Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Title
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I Can’t Work It Out! Maths Anxiety and Discount Effectiveness
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Mathematics Anxiety (MX) and Mathematics Ability (MA) are separate variables, that do not necessarily correlate (Suri, Monroe and Koc, 2013). Whereas MA is learned, MX is apparently innate; a person with a high mathematical ... -
I Know What I Need – Thank You for Asking: A Model of Young Women’s Co-creation for Internet Based SRH Promotion
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This project, titled “I know what I need – Thank you for asking”, aimed to address the sexual and reproductive health needs of young women diaspora from the Indian subcontinent in Aotearoa New Zealand, by providing an ... -
I Land Here: An Exploration of Material Boundaries
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)In a search for new understandings of the relationship between the maker and the made, this practice-based research explores the conceptual threshold of material boundaries through a lens of eco-philosophical thought. ... -
‘I prefer a dry red thanks’: a consumer behavioural study of resident Auckland Chinese wine consumption and wine-related tourism
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Chinese people may be distinctly visible when they are visiting New Zealand wineries and experiencing a wine tasting of a local Sauvignon Blanc at the cellar door. When the researcher was visiting New Zealand wine regions ... -
I Sea a Vessel Filled With Tea: A Sculptural Practice Exploring Day-to-day Wāhine Ways Through Whakapapa Layers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This thesis engages in a sculptural practice to explore concepts of wāhine and whakapapa and the complexities these concepts bring to lived realities of wāhine. It is upheld by a scaffold of Māori and Indigenous academics, ... -
I Shop, Therefore I Am: The Meaning of Fast and Slow Fashion Consumption
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The contemporary fashion system is dominated by fast fashion business models that encourage unsustainable production practices and continuous consumption. Resulting environmental and social externalities, such as environmental ... -
I understand it well, but I cannot say it proper back: language use among older Dutch migrants in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The purposes of this study were (a) to examine two groups of healthy older Dutch English bilingual migrants in a New Zealand setting to investigate whether they were showing signs of L2 attrition with accompanying L1 ... -
"I want to be a forensic scientist playboy bunny"
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The moving image work I want to be a forensic scientist playboy bunny offers a creative consideration of contemporary female representation. This thesis considers how a typographic discourse might communicate the current ... -
"I'll Look It Up Anyways": The Cyberpsychology of Trust
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Why do people trust the first Google result? This research highlights the importance of instant gratification, personalisation and control to understand the evolving future of communication. The study has been designed to ... -
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(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This thesis consists of practice–led research in the form of a full-length script for a feature film; plus a 6,000-word essay (exegesis). A summary of the script is as follows: It is AD 61 and Rome rules the tribes of ... -
ICT and the New Zealand outbound retail travel industry: strategic adaptation to the threat of disintermediation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Disintermediation is the displacement of market intermediaries within the supply chain allowing for consumers to engage directly with suppliers to purchase product. Widespread disintermediation of travel intermediaries was ... -
ICT in community-based lifelong learning center: model for northeast Thailand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This thesis investigates how rural and remote communities in northeast Thailand harness information and communication technologies (ICTs) for community development and develops a new model of ICT-based lifelong learning ... -
ICT Policies Making Toward Smart Living in Taiwan
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Taiwan’s government has had the goal of adopting smart living enabled by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and applications. Previous Taiwanese government’s ICT policies have primarily focused ... -
Identification and genotyping of Campylobacter spp. strains isolated from a captive wildlife population in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The Auckland Zoological Park holds 120 species and over 850 animals within a 17-hectare park in central Auckland. Species include non-primate mammals, avians, primates and reptiles, including a mixture of exotic and native ... -
Identification of fall-risk factor degradations using quality of balance measurements
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Falls concern a third of the people aged over 65y and lead to the loss of functional ability. The detection of risks factors of falls is essential for early interven- tion. Six intrinsic risk factors of fall: vision, ... -
Identification of novel compounds in Undaria pinnatifida with anti-cancer potential
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)In New Zealand, the rate of registered cancer cases increased significantly in recent years especially for breast, melanoma, colorectal cancer and lung cancer (Ministry of Health, 2008b). The success rate of cancer ... -
Identification of Reference Genes and Quantification of Gene Expression Changes in Nicotiana glutinosa Plants Infected by Subgroups I & II of Lettuce Necrotic Yellows Virus
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Lettuce necrotic yellows virus (LNYV) is a plant virus that has been reported to cause widespread crop losses in lettuce in Australia and New Zealand for the last 60 years. Phylogenetic analysis has determined two subgroups ... -
Identification of the Scope of Information Technology Intervention in Horticulture in the Post COVID World – A Thematic Analysis Approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the agriculture industry across the world. Agricultural activities are time-bound and, the impacts of the COVID-19 on agriculture are currently under scrutiny. COVID-19 has also changed ... -
Identification, transport and treatment of adhered deleterious substances of stormwater in an urban catchment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)This thesis develops and presents a practical, rapid and cost effective method of assessing the most efficient strategy to limit sediment and associated contaminants from entering and impacting on Auckland’s waterways. ... -
Identifying an effective framework for usability evaluation of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning System in Educational settings
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)A review of previous studies has highlighted a gap between Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) system usability evaluation (UE) in educational collaborative teaching and learning settings and groupware UE in ...