Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Title
Now showing items 1845-1864 of 5389
-
F.I.T Wāhine – Acute Physiological and Perceptive Responses to an Adapted High-Intensity Interval Training Protocol with Inactive Māori Women – a Māori Values Approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The purpose of this study was to identify acute physiological and perceptive responses to adapted high intensity interval training with inactive Māori women, using a Māori values approach in a community setting. The ... -
Fabricating intimacy: reducing subliminal distances between people and textiles
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)In our age, the fast, technological production of cloth and resulting overconsumption can appear as a nihilistic force. At an ever accelerating rate, industrial production distances us from our formerly intimate connection ... -
Face of place: developing a method of embodying personal impressions about place in an image of the human face building on theories of humanistic geography, anthropomorphism, and physiognomy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Humans are inclined to anthropomorphise environments due to the natural desire to understand the world in terms of the human form and nature. The research begins from the question “How would the face of a place look like, ... -
The Facebooked organisation: a critique of corporate social media in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The research illustrates that people on Facebook communicate with organizations as though the organisations are people too. Furthermore, organisations induce this behaviour through promotional materials that persuaded the ... -
Faceless body in performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Faceless Body in Performance is a practice-led research project in live and digital performance. There are two series of solo performances, Breath of Air and Black Glove, which explore choreographic procedures that can ... -
Facial Expression Classification Using R-CNN Based Methods
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)With the rise of artificial intelligence technology and the development of human vision research, most of researchers are gradually putting more and more attention on the machine recognition of face images. In this thesis, ... -
Facial Masculinity and Academic Research Performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Folk wisdom believes “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. However, many studies find that an individual’s appearance is a strong predictor to the person’s behaviour. This paper aims to validate if one can actually “judge” a ... -
Facilitating Health Professional Wellbeing Following Critical Incidents: An Action Research Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The impact of critical incidents on health professionals and the lack of subsequent support is a concern for me, my colleagues, and the wider service we work in. The aim of this study was to explore how the development and ... -
Facing Personal Adversity While Dealing with the Pain of Others: a Hermeneutic Literature Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This study explores how experiences of adversity can impact the mind of the psychotherapist and the therapeutic relationship. Thus, the question of how one deals with personal pain while dealing with the pain of others and ... -
Facing up to cancer: the lived experience of being diagnosed with a life threatening form of cancer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2002)This Heideggerian phenomenological hermeneutic study explores the lived experience of those coming to terms with the diagnosis of a life-threatening form of cancer. It offers an interpretation of the narratives of eight ... -
Factors affecting knowledge-sharing within endurance-sports online communities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)According to Hur, Ko, and Valacich (2007), the Internet is becoming one of the most important management tools for sports stakeholders (e.g. marketers, sports business owners, and etc.). The number of Internet users has ... -
Factors affecting the implementation of enterprise systems within government organisations in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)The 1990's saw a rapid growth in the use of Enterprise Systems by organisations to undertake quick and strategic decisions. Significant to the use of Enterprise systems, is their implementation in the organisation. The ... -
Factors affecting the optimal sizing of generators and storage in stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)There is a need to provide low cost electric power systems in a number of locations around the world. However, the size and cost of renewable energy generators and storage increase when they are used alone, due to the ... -
Factors Affecting the Use of Knowledge Management Practices among Operational Personnel Within Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises in New Zealand: A Systematic Literature Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Knowledge management (KM) is the creation, sharing and utilisation of organisations' intangible assets in order to generate value for their stakeholders. Current literature focuses on KM within larger organisations and ... -
Factors Affecting Trust in Business-to-Business Relationships in the Context of Subcontracting and Offshoring
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Outsourcing (delegating a part of a core contract to another contractor) and offshoring (subcontracting to another unit within the same company) has become common in business. Companies utilise outsourcing to respond to ... -
Factors Affecting Women's Career Advancement in Guangzhou's 5-star Hotels
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The objective of this research is to explore the important factors that affect women’s career advancement in the hotel industry, in particular in five-star hotels in Guangzhou, China. This study also aims to fill the ... -
Factors associated with smoking amongst a cohort of mothers of pacific infants in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)This thesis aims to describe the association between cigarette smoking and maternal factors amongst a cohort of Pacific mothers utilising data from a longitudinal Pacific Islands Families: First Two Years of Life (PIF) ... -
Factors Influencing Adoption and Sustained Use of Rehabilitation Technologies in Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Background: In response to a growing recognition of the potential of rehabilitation technologies (RT) to improve efficiency in and outcomes from rehabilitation the purchase of RTs were prioritised in the author’s practice ... -
Factors Influencing Cryptocurrency Adoption Among Individuals: A Systematic Literature Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)A cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency that acts as a medium of exchange. Although many people know about cryptocurrency, only a few are using it. The lack of wider adoption of cryptocurrency is likely to hamper ... -
Factors influencing Digital Evidence transfer across international borders: a case study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Digital Forensics has grown out of the necessity to extract, analyse and present evidence from digital devices in support of an investigation or court case. In its early stages in the 1970' and 80's this would often relate ...