Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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Multiplicity: A Critical Framework and Underlying Theme
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Undercurrents is composed of a creative work (contemporary novel) and a critical work (exegesis). The thesis follows three students through their final year of high school: Cam, Jacob and Melissa, who share the text’s ... -
Muscle Endurance Performance of Quadriceps and Hamstrings, and Functional Ability Before and after Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery: a Case Controlled Inter-limb Comparison
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate muscle performance of the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles, as well as lower limb function in participants with meniscal lesions that required partial meniscectomy. ... -
Muscle power after stroke
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide. It often leads to mobility limitations resulting from deficits in muscle performance. While reduced muscle strength and rate of force production have been reported, ... -
Musings on Musos: A Thematic Analysis of the Working Conditions Experienced by New Zealand Musicians
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The labour conditions in creative industries, such as the music industry, are complex. For instance, the deterioration of the 9-to-5 workday and the rise of project-based work has given creative workers more autonomy and ... -
My brother's keeper
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)The thesis My Brother’s Keeper is a novel about the intersecting lives of three young Australians, trying to find their way in the world against a backdrop of the Vietnam War and small town cultural stereotypes. Rose is ... -
My journey into the unknown: exploring the experiences of Tongan graduates in New Zealand today and the Quarter Life Crisis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)After completing a Bachelor’s degree, I had little success in finding a job which matched my field of study. I thought this situation was unique to me until I found that quite a few of my Tongan and other Pacific graduate ... -
My own space : a visual exploration of the space between cultures through the application of Arabic calligraphy, Kufi, to English writing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)My practice-based research investigates a hybrid cultural space that involves a person taking on the values and beliefs of a new culture while still holding onto his or her original culture. My investigation is situated ... -
My Samoan accent: An investigation discussing issues that emanate out of my identity as a New Zealand born Samoan artist
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)This exegesis investigates my identity as a contemporary New Zealand-born Samoan artist. It is my intention to discuss studio practice, and associated issues. Using an autobiographical approach, I will discuss my works of ... -
The mystery of Z
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Z is a name created by the project to collect and follow what it perceives as indelible, a situation with resounding atmosphere: - The snap of an unripe nectarine, its dulled sweetness. -The posture of a praying mantis, ... -
The mythical, the miniature and fantastical biologies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This project is informed by notions of hybrid and fluctuating identity, transformations and disguises, and in equal parts by the creatures of fiction and the creativity of the biological real. My sculptures and installations ... -
Na Bure Kalou I Degei - The Spirit House of Degei
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Under the thrall of a tourist destination, the Fiji Islands have become the ideal place to holiday. Equipped with theme parks, lavish hotels and floating restaurants it is easy to see the appeal. The influence of 19th-century ... -
Nafion simultaneous humidification and actuation feasibility
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The Ionic Polymer Nafion has existed since the 1960’s when DuPont developed it and found that it worked for the fuel cell industry. Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMC’s), such as platinum coated Nafion, have been known ... -
Named Entity Recognition With Deep Learning
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Named entity recognition is a significant subtask of natural language processing. Traditional methods require large numbers of feature engineering and handcrafted additional dictionaries to achieve high performance. ... -
Narrative and Gameplay Design in the Story-driven Videogame: A Case Study on The Last of Us
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The story-driven trend over the last decade has experimented with incorporating narrative into the videogame alongside traditional gameplay. This study analyses some of the challenges when integrating narrative into the ... -
Narrative cure and the writing of A Girl Called Frank
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Writers of women’s literary fiction often draw from life experience in their creative process. Self-referential narrative captures memories, events and relationships in order to create meaning rather than recount facts ... -
A narrative inquiry into the induction and mentoring experiences of overseas trained teachers in South Auckland special need schools
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This is a qualitative study in which I have collected and interpreted data in narrative form. In this qualitative study, interviews were carried out with eight teachers who had been teaching in a South Auckland Special ... -
The Narrative Potential of Videogames: How Designing Mechanics Impacts Storytelling
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This research started with the development of four preliminary videogame prototypes, these prototypes were then reflected on and synthesized into four key points used to direct the development of a final prototype focused ... -
Narratives of people's everyday occupational lives following long term psychiatric hospitalisation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)This narrative study examines the stories of the everyday occupational lives of eight people with a serious mental illness who had been subject to the policies of psychiatric institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation ... -
Narratives of Persuasion: Exploring Rhetorical Elements of McDonald’s New Zealand Advertising
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The purpose of this research was to critically analyse how McDonald’s advertisements have targeted New Zealanders over the years. My interest in this subject stemmed from a growing awareness on the prevalence of United ... -
Narratwist: alteration in meaning in a short film text
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This project is a creative production that combines image, sound, and narrative. It uses these elements to employ a twist as a device for a paradigm and genre shift in a short film text. My short film introduces a plot ...