• The Influence of the Closed Grip, Hook Grip, and Lifting Straps on Kinetic, Kinematic, and Qualitative Performance Variables of the Power Snatch 

  Kennedy, Chris (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Weightlifters routinely utilize the hook grip (HG) or may use lifting straps (LS) when performing the various lifts in training. While weightlifting specific movements and their derivatives have been extensively researched ...

• Creating Healthy Food, Building Healthy Families: An Evaluation of a Healthy Cooking Healthy Lifestyle Programme in New Zealand 

  Cameron, Stephen (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Obesity has become an increasingly significant challenge as it continues to defeat public health sectors within developed and developing countries. The New Zealand Health Survey 2016/17 reported the prevalence for overweight ...

• Performing Sentiment Analysis on Large Email Text Data 

  Sreehari, Sandeep (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Companies and organizations all over the world aims to progress and prosper and anyone who wishes so is expected to know about the current progress of the company which can be got from live data. One such live data is found ...

• How to Win Fans and Influence People: The Dynamic Between Social Media Influencers and Those They Influence 

  Whitston-Lee, Emily (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  With the rise of social media in the past decade there has been very little documentation or research that considers the advent of social media opinion leaders, or influencers, and their relationship with their followers ...

• In What Ways Does the Genre of Music Influence Shopping Behaviour in Retail Stores? 

  Ferreira, Calista (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Background music in retail settings is the subject of much academic enquiry (Garlin & Owen, 2006). Music is one form of sound that can be used to create an atmosphere that visitors will find pleasant and welcoming. Several ...

• Why Does Passenger’s Perception of Low Cost Carriers Change As Identified on Social Media: A Case Study on Jetstar Airways? 

  Reddy, Ronal (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Low-cost carriers have been operating since early 1990’s and the reputation of these low-cost carriers have been a questionable one. This research looks to understand customer perceptions of Jetstar, one of the low-cost ...

• The Impact of Awe-inspiring and Non-awe-inspiring Ambient Music on Shoppers’ Purchase Intentions Toward Luxury and Non-luxury Goods 

  Alzahrani, Huda (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Music is used by people for various reasons. For example, people use music to relax and enjoy themselves; healthcare professionals use it as a healing and therapeutic tool, while marketers use music of different types to ...

• The 2022 Winter Olympics: Sharing the Perceptions of Auckland's Chinese Diaspora 

  Chen, Zerui (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  In 2015, Beijing (China) became the first city to win the rights to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. This research was designed with the intention of discovering the extent to which Auckland’s Chinese diaspora ...

• Security Mechanisms Over Delay Tolerant Infrastructures 

  Gonzales, Brian (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  The motivation of this research is to seek a flexible encryption and authentication method to facilitate the secure delivery of data through a Delay-Tolerant Network Infrastructure. This work will demonstrate a proof-of-concept, ...

• The Effect of Ionic Liquids Solvents on the Dehydration of Alcohols 

  Kapila, Bhavana (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Ionic liquids have a unique combination of intermolecular interactions that give rise to unusual structure features including the formation of amphiphilic nanostructures with well-defined polar and non-polar domains. The ...

• Hearing the Voices of Frontline Employees in the Retail Industry on Engagement in the Workplace 

  Mohamed, Samaa (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  The purpose of this research is to explore the perceptions frontline employees working in New Zealand retail sector have on the concept of employee engagement and the role managers play in enhancing employee engagement so ...

• Standardization Requirements for Digital Forensic Laboratories: A Document Analysis and Guideline 

  Alshebel, Abdullah Khaled S (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  In recent years, the rapid growth in technology has played an essential role in transforming the lives of humans. It has changed the way individuals communicate and it can improve their quality of life. The increase of the ...

• The Experiences of Men Living With Untreated Prostate Cancer (PCa) in Papua New Guinea 

  Indoro, John (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Prostate cancer (PCa) is a major public health concern worldwide. Many low resource nations in the Pacific region have rapidly increasing incidence and prevalence rates of untreated PCa. Globally, in 2018 there were 18.1 ...

• Selling Vs. Helping : Exploring The Ideal Digital Content Steering Strategy For Optimal Online Customer Engagement In Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) 

  De Silva, Marie (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Customer interaction in the B2B Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) sector saw a drastic paradigm shift to digital platforms from a predominantly physical ecosystem in the last decade. Digital transformation of ...

• Ultrasound Imaging for the Examination of Diaphragm Thickness in Females With Breathing Pattern Disorders 

  Peirce, Scott Anthony (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  This research examined diaphragm thickness and diaphragm thickening fraction, using ultrasound imaging (USI), in females with breathing pattern disorders (BPD) and healthy female controls. The diaphragm is the key muscle ...

• Anomalies Detection and Tracking Using Siamese Neural Networks 

  An, Na (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  In this thesis, we detect and track anomalies on the sidewalk using deep learning. The proposed network consists of two parts: The first part is an object detection network, namely, SSD(Single Shot MultiBox Detector) is ...

• What Drives Corporate Social Responsibility in New Zealand? 

  Pierce, Cathrine (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provides an avenue for engagement, transparency and trust between an organisation and its stakeholders, and is therefore a topic receiving growing interest from public relations scholars. ...

• Country-specific Determinants and Effectiveness Factors of the Adoption of Social Media-based Corporate Disclosures 

  Ma, Lin (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  While it is well known that social media platforms are useful channels for corporate disclosure in the US, the adoption and effectiveness of social media-based corporate disclosure (SMCD) is little scrutinized in the rest ...

• Augmented Reality on Mobile Devices Using Both Front and Rear Cameras 

  Liu, Tongtong (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  When people buy sunglasses in the store, it is hard for them to see themselves wearing sunglasses in the mirror. Besides, if people want to buy glasses online, they can't try on the glasses and they don't know if the glasses ...

• Maintaining Friendships Through Computer- Mediated Communication: An Investigation of University Students’ Use of Asynchronous and Synchronous Communication 

  Zhuo, Lan (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  This study investigates the ways in which university students maintain their existing friendships through different forms of computer-mediated communication (CMC). It aims to contribute to a greater understanding about ...

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