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Interpreting and Animating the Tāwhaki Myth Cycle in a Video Game
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This exegesis explores the ways in which the Tāwhaki myths may be interpreted in a video game. The Tāwhaki myths were chosen because of their relative obscurity in the modern era (Mead, 1996). I examine three possible ways ... -
Enhancing Readiness: an Exploration of the New Zealand Qualified Firefighter Programme
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Volunteers significantly contribute towards the operational capability of many organisations, including New Zealand's national fire service: Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Ensuring that volunteers are trained to attend ... -
Values, Employee Perceptions and Organisational Change: A Case Analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The concept of values is multifaceted and one that is closely related to organisational culture constructs. Values have been conceptualised at multiple levels - individual, leader, social group, institution, inter-organisation ... -
How Then to Act? A Performance As Research Investigation Into the Potentials of Expanding an Actor's Agency
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This thesis investigates how to act in a type of theatre that honours the traditions of psychological realism and heightened Shakespearian acting and also accommodates the incorporation of a multiplicity of mediatised ... -
Wearable Resistance Technology to Enhance Swimming Performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Resistance training that replicates specific sport actions may optimise the transference of muscular adaptations to performance. In swimming, there are many different in-water training aids that are used by swimmers with ... -
Romanticising Market Exchange: Unpacking Cultural Meanings of Value in Home-sharing Markets
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The so-called sharing economy has disrupted the way people exchange, create, produce or transfer value. Digitally-enabled, this economy makes it easier for consumers to rent, share, barter and lend private resources to ... -
The Ecological Self — A Lens-based Inquiry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This lens-based research project explores a deep personal connection with a familiar coastal site. I am interested in exploring the ways in which different lens-based media can facilitate a reciprocal exchange between the ... -
Technical and Economic Analysis of Solar Energy Application for a Hospital Building in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)An increase in energy demand is a consequence of the world’s population growth. Hence, more energy supply is needed to meet the demand. Fossil based energy can run out as well as cause air pollution. Consequently, this ... -
Painting: Adventures in a Marginal Aesthetic
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This project explores how a relationship between consonance and dissonance can operate as a dynamic interplay that is constantly at work during the process of painting. It also explores how this interaction operates as a ... -
Shifting Registration: an Exploration of Printmaking and Possibilities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This practice-led research explores creative opportunities within fine art printmaking. In the context of my own practice, it investigates how new possibilities might emerge from the interplay between a technically precise ... -
Lived Experiences of Secondary School Technology Leaders With Flexible Learning Environments
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Flexible Learning Environments (FLEs) are a highly topical aspect of New Zealand education due to the work of the OECD (2015) and the prioritisation of the flexible spaces by the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Much of ... -
The Effect of Distillation Conditions and Molasses Concentration on the Volatile Compounds of Unaged Rum
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Caribbean rums are made from blackstrap molasses and during the production process, four critical stages can affect the flavor of rum. These four stages include fermentation, distillation, aging, and blending. During the ... -
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, ... -
Re-negotiating the Boundaries: a Grounded Theory Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Physiotherapy’s historical adoption of the biomechanical approach which views the body-as-machine, has played an important part in defining its professional role, identity and status. But the physiotherapy profession is ... -
Case Study Research Exploring the Impact of Material Poverty on a Child’s Patterns of Occupation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Poverty breaches tamariki/children’s rights and is socially unjust, as it has negative effects on their health and well-being that could be prevented. Growing up in poverty is associated with a sense of loss, feelings of ... -
Beyond Filling the Skill Gaps - The Entrepreneurial Drivers, Challenges, and Contribution Channels of Skilled Indian Migrants in the New Zealand Economy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Skilled migrants are an essential component of global migration flows to developed countries. This includes New Zealand, which is highly dependent on skilled migrant labour to fill its labour market shortages (DOL, 2009; ... -
The Effect of Scan Speed on Lack of Fusion Formation During Electron Beam Melting of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy and Crack Growth Behaviour of the Alloy Under Impact and Fatigue Loading
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Electron beam melting (EBM) is a powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing process suitable for fabricating metallic parts with a high degree of shape complexity, opening EBM’s application potential with the Ti-6Al-4V alloy ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the Engineering Properties and Performance of Limestone Compared to Contract Specifications As Road Construction Aggregate in the Kingdom of Tonga
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Flexible unbound aggregate pavement failure can be caused by a number of factors due to the nature and duration of repetitive loading being applied. These pavements are considered to be elastic multilayered system made up ... -
Does the Implementation of Rapid Deceleration Training Improve Change of Direction Performance in Rugby Players?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Agility and change of direction (COD) are distinct but crucial skills for team sport athletes. As athletes develop different performance aspects, the ability to control the body during COD is altered. Unplanned rapid COD, ...