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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 ... -
Nasal Drying During Pressurised Breathing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The human nose not only provides the main portal through which air passes to and from our respiratory system, it also plays an important role in maintaining airway health. This function takes the form of heating and ... -
Natal dispersal, habitat selection and mortality of North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) at the Moehau Kiwi Sanctuary, Coromandel
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The Moehau Kiwi Sanctuary is one of five sanctuaries established in 2000 and managed by the Department of Conservation. The objective of the sanctuaries is to protect the most endangered kiwi taxa, and increase kiwi ... -
Nation branding and semiotics: a case study of the 100% Pure New Zealand campaign
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The objective of this study is to identify the value creation mechanism behind the 100% Pure brand, with regard to its cognitive and affective utility. This was achieved by conducting a thorough literature review on nation ... -
National Identity, Ethnocentrism and Consumer Ethnocentrism, and Effects of Language Choice in Advertising
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Identifying with a social group can help a person to define themselves. This self-categorisation process facilitates the transition from “I” to “we”, and encourages people to value their social group memberships. As a ... -
Nationalising international signs: Beijing 2008 Olympics sports pictograms and signage design
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)Nationalising International Signs is a practice-based research project focused on the analysis, design and evaluation of sports pictograms and signage for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. This is a very significant event for ... -
Nationhood by Design? The Discursive Construction of a "new" New Zealand in the Flag Consideration Project
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)In 2015/2016, the Flag Consideration Project provided an opportunity for New Zealanders to change the national flag, and while the change of flag did not come into effect, the texts distributed by the Flag Consideration ... -
Native noise: Māori popular music and indigenous cultural identity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)This thesis argues that Māori popular music, regardless of genre, is a valuable resource in the formulation of a vibrant and relevant Māori rangatahi (youth) identity. Specifically, the research investigates the complex ... -
Native vegetation classification using remote sensing techniques: a case study of dairy flat regrowth bush by using the AUT Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Traditional field-based methods of habitat mapping to determine and classify vegetation on private land have been proven unsatisfying in terms of coverage, and time and cost-effectiveness. Remote sensing using Unmanned ... -
Natural immune systems for developing novel Machine Learning algorithms
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This thesis presents novel multi-layered natural immune system (NIS) inspired algorithms in the domain of machine learning. The exploration of biological metaphors for developing novel learning algorithms for computation ... -
Natural Turn With Hesitation: Reconstructing the Choreographed Moment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)This thesis explores the possibilities of sequential art conventions in relation to the reconstruction and enrichment of movement within the static image. Creating this sense of enrichment is achieved by manipulating and ...