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Privacy Issues and Digital Forensic Analysis For "Smart Personal Assistants"
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Not many years ago, the relationship between society and technology was related to a previous understanding or training of the different ways in which users could interact with them. It was common to receive training to ... -
Privacy-aware Cloud-based Architecture for Sharing Healthcare Information
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The advancement in the field of information and communications technology has led to generating a significant amount of information in various fields and domains. The healthcare industry like other industries has generated ... -
The privatization of Chinese state owned enterprises: Developments from the perspective of the Chinese telecommunications industry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)Having started in Great Britain in the late 1970s, privatization has swept rapidly across the world and become one of the most important business phenomena in the modern economy. Although the initial success in the ... -
A Pro-poor Tourism Case Study: Efate Island, Vanuatu
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Vanuatu is classified as a “Least Developed Country” by the United Nations Development Program and is constrained by its socio-economic environment. The majority of Ni-Vanuatu live in a predominantly rural situation, within ... -
Probing for Change: Can Teacher Networks Promote Ideas Spread in a Complex Education Community?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The world is changing in complex and unpredictable ways. Our education system, set up to meet 20th century needs, needs to change to meet the needs of 21st century learners. In particular, we need to re-think how best to ... -
Problem and Project Based Learning in Sustainability Enterprise Management: Exploration of Student Cognitive and Affective Skills
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The purpose of this study was to conduct an evaluation of learning outcome from a sustainability course implementing problem and project based method. This study was addressing the effectiveness of problem and project ... -
Problem gamers’ perceptions and experiences of therapy: a thematic analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This dissertation asks how treatment is experienced by problematic gamers and gaming addicts who have sought help for this issue. Four participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interviewing approach, and the ... -
The Problem of the Warrior Woman
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The exegesis, The Problem of the Warrior Woman explores the lack of female warriors in contemporary fiction and how the notion of what makes a hero if the protagonist is a woman. It also explores some of the many problematic ... -
The Problem with Success: Perspectives of the Specialist Classroom Teacher Role in New Zealand Secondary Schools
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)An on-going challenge for teachers and leaders is addressing the diverse needs of students in order to raise student achievement. Quality teaching is regarded as an important influence on outcomes for students. The key ... -
Procedural game environment generation in independent game development: case study and simulation approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The evolution of game development techniques and digital distribution platforms has not only boosted the power of mainstream game developers, but also provided a global opportunity for independent game developers. Various ... -
The Process - An Exegesis to the Thesis MS Dhoni: Triumphs and Disasters
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)MS Dhoni: Triumphs and Disasters is a creative non-fiction book that relives the highs and lows in the career of India’s most successful cricket captain. It begins with the story of how cricket became such a big sport in ... -
Process mapping software: vendor business benefit claims
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)More and more organisations in their efforts to gain efficiencies and obtain higher profits turn towards Business Process Improvement (BPI) techniques. Many utilise specialised process mapping software in their quality ... -
The Process of Immersive Photography: Beyond the Cognitive and the Physical
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This thesis constitutes a practice-led, artistic research project that asks: What are the issues that must be addressed when photographing land, such that one might express an immersive, embodied, spiritually-attuned ... -
Processing and characterisation of nano-enhanced composites
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Since the discovery of nanomaterials in early ninety’s, a remarkable progress in the synthesis of nanocomposites has been reported looking for a new better material with improved physical and chemical properties for a ... -
Product personality: an investigation into how congruent personalities identified in a target market can intentionally be assigned to a wireless speaker
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Consumer’s show a preference for products that communicate a personality congruent to their own. When a user perceives a product to share similar personality attributes to their own, they respond through ‘approach’ ... -
Product stewardship and stakeholder participation in Solid Waste Management: a New Zealand study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Product Stewardship (PS) is one of the strategies adopted to incorporate stakeholders’ participation for the minimisation of solid waste. The term PS is defined as a comprehensive programme implemented by the stakeholders ... -
The production and characterization of spray dried tamarillo powders
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The objective of this research was to study the influence of spray drying conditions on the chemical and the physical characteristics of tamarillo powders. The spray drying process was conducted on a mini spray dryer with ... -
Production and perception of vowels in New Zealand popular music
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)An acoustic comparison of sung and spoken vowels for three New Zealand singers investigates the phonetics of pronunciation in popular music. The singers recited the lyrics to their songs and recordings of their sung vocals ... -
Production design for traditional cut-out animation: digital remediation of genre-specific aesthetics
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Historically, cut-out animation has been overshadowed by mass-produced cel animation made in Hollywood and Japan. There are historical and production-related reasons that have led to the under-appreciation of this animation ... -
Production of biobutanol from white grape pomace by Clostridium saccharobutylicum using submerged fermentation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The use of agricultural residues for the production of biofuel such as butanol is one potential alternative to fossil fuels. The abundance of white grape pomace in the wine industry in New Zealand makes grape pomace a ...