Masters Theses: Recent submissions
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An FPGA Implementation of the Mean-shift Algorithm for Object Tracking
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Object tracking remains an important field of study within the broader discipline of Computer Vision. Over time, it has found application in a wide variety of areas, including industrial automation, user interfaces, ... -
Coping Strategies of Asylum Seekers from Sub-Saharan Africa in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The experiences that push people to leave their countries to seek asylum in foreign countries are stressful and in some cases traumatic. Unfortunately, in many countries, the immigration procedure that asylum seekers ... -
(Dis-) Empowering Offenders of Māori Descent Through Restorative Justice
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The purpose of this study is to explore whether restorative justice (RJ) has the capacity to empower (or disempower) offenders of Māori descent in the eyes of currently practising restorative justice facilitators. The ... -
Angel's Trumpet
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This thesis consists of a full-length screenplay for a feature film. A summary of the screenplay is as follows: Angel’s Trumpet is a crime drama about a friendship between three young criminals, Pauline, Jacky and Nina, ... -
Assessing Core Stable Coalitions Based On Social Network Structures
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Game theoretic techniques have become deliberate with social network analysis. Studies show that contemporary approach on social network analysis is unable to collectively evaluate the rationality of individuals and synergies ... -
Insights into Social Media Strategies by Small Marine Tourism Operators in Auckland
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The development of Social Media from its infancy towards the end of the 20th century, to its mass proliferation in recent years has been rapid. Its function as a communication, marketing and distribution tool has influenced ... -
Communicating the 'smart' Way to Improve and Support Oral Health Amongst Young Adults in New Zealand: A mHealth in Oral Health Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)INTRODUCTION Free dental and oral health care is available to all New Zealanders until their 18th birthday. Despite this, oral disease remains one of the most prevalent, preventable diseases in New Zealand (NZ) communities. ... -
Challenges Faced by Female Chefs in the Kenyan Hospitality Industry: A Study Through an African Oral Tradition of Storytelling
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Female chefs experience many challenges in the male-dominated chef profession. Research shows that female chefs face challenges of promotion, low pay, work-life balance, burnout and sexual harassment (Fungai, Monica, & ... -
Love for Beginners
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The purpose of this exegesis is to ascertain and explore the genre of the screenplay Love for Beginners, the emotional truth of the narrative and development of the narrative itself. The main points of the exegesis are ... -
Movement Patterns and Injury Incidence in Cross-country Skiers: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Purpose of the Work This 12-month prospective study describes the characteristics of a group of elite cross-country skiers using subject demographics; intake physical measurements (Movement Competency Screen—MCS, hamstring ... -
Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Anti-DFS70 in ANA Positive Patients Undergoing Routine ANA Testing in a New Zealand Public Hospital
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in serum is the hallmark diagnostic test for most Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease (SARD). Anti-dense fine speckled (DFS) 70 is an autoantibody that produces a characteristic ... -
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Intensity of Physical Activity As Moderator of the Fitness-CHD Risk and Mental Health-illness Relationships
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The aim of this study was to determine whether perceived intensity of training moderates the physical activity-health, physical activity-fitness, and fitness-health relationships. The participants (N=237) from eight different ... -
Corporate Truth
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Corporate Truth is a full-length creative work set within the thriller genre and it is the first book in the series, The Truth Files. It follows Justin Truth’s climb up the corporate ladder in a large multinational ... -
Sleepwalkers Songs
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Sleepwalkers Songs is a multiple viewpoint, multiple time-frame tandem narrative ‘siege story’ featuring – as its Story in the Present – a cast of five members of a loosely assembled family journeying the length of New ... -
Surveillance Alarm Making
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Computer vision based surveillance systems have become increasingly important to society. This thesis presents a new approach for computer vision based alarm making systems which detect abnormal events in fixed camera ... -
Creating the Economics Digital Classroom in a New Zealand Secondary School – a Case Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Secondary schools in New Zealand are incorporating the use of digital technologies, and reflecting this implementation in their school’s statements of vision, mission and strategic intent. As this initiative is widely ... -
A Comparison of the Rates of Destruction by Reactive Milling of Functionalised Long Chain Hydrocarbons
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Soil is composed of various minerals with variable amounts of organic matter that absorb many pollutants, which can be difficult and expensive to remove. High energy ball milling is an effective and cheap way of remediating ... -
The Grafton Light
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)The Grafton Light thesis is a contemporary story set in Auckland, New Zealand. The exegesis is an examination of The Grafton Light thesis. The current background of the author in terms of the digital age, and an overview ... -
The State of Mobile-friendly Websites in the New Zealand Tertiary Academic Sector
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Tertiary academic institute websites act as an important marketing medium for targeting prospective students (Jabar, Usman, & Awal, 2013; Williams, 2013). Younger New Zealanders, aged 16-19, are the highest Internet users ...