Doctoral Theses
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The Doctoral Theses collection contains digital copies of AUT doctoral theses deposited with the Library since 2004 and made available open access. All theses for doctorates awarded from 2007 onwards are required to be deposited in Tuwhera Open Theses unless subject to an embargo.
For theses submitted prior to 2007, open access was not mandatory, so only those theses for which the author has given consent are available in Tuwhera Open Theses. Where consent for open access has not been provided, the thesis is usually recorded in the AUT Library catalogue where the full text, if available, may be accessed with an AUT password. Other people should request an Interlibrary Loan through their library.
Theses are protected by the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand). The thesis may be consulted by you, provided you comply with the provisions of the Act and the following conditions of use:
- Any use you make of these documents or images must be for research or private study purposes only, and you may not make them available to any other person.
- Authors control the copyright of their thesis. You will recognise the author’s right to be identified as the author of the thesis, and due acknowledgement will be made to the author where appropriate.
- You will obtain the author’s permission before publishing any material from the thesis.
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Opportunistic Fog Computing for Next-Generation Radio Access Networks
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Probiotics and Intermittent Fasting to Improve Prediabetes in Obese Participants
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)New Zealand has the third highest rate of obesity within OECD countries with 8% of the adult population presenting type 2 diabetes and 25% living with pre-diabetes. Obesity and type 2 diabetes significantly increase the ... -
An Investigation Into the Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy and Infancy, on Early Childhood Dental Health in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Study Purpose: To investigate the effects of early-life vitamin D supplementation on the dental health of New Zealand (NZ) children. Background: NZ has a high caries burden, where dental disparities exist from a very young ... -
So Close, Too Far: Co-designing Meaningful Mothering Experiences Through Products With Mothers Living With SCI
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)There is a significant gap in the current literature to investigate the construction of meaningful mothering experiences with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). This research applied co-design practice to explore the construction ... -
Estimation of Near Ground Particulate Matter in Urban Areas
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Air quality and its effect on human health is an area of increased research and interest over the last twenty years. As the world’s population increases understanding the effects of human activity on the environment and ... -
Coupled Dynamics Response Analysis of a Hybrid Floating Platform Concept for Offshore Wind Turbines
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Deepwater Floating platforms for Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT) are integrated systems that combine Wind Turbine Generators (WTG), floating platforms, and station keeping systems (moorings and/or tethers) responding to wind, ... -
Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of New Zealand District Health Boards: An Empirical Enquiry Using Bayesian Stochastic Frontier Analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The bulk of efficiency studies in healthcare literature that use longitudinal data assume that inefficiency is independent over time. However, if the operating environment imposes significant adjustment costs that prevent ... -
Fatigue Behaviour of Aluminium Alloy AA2024 to Titanium Alloy Ti6Al4V Friction Stir Lap Welded Joints
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state joining technique which can be used for joining not only similar or dissimilar aluminium alloys but also between aluminium alloys and other high melting temperature alloys. ... -
IoT-Based Sensor Networks: Architectural Organization, Virtualization and Network Re-orchestration
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Internet of ‘Things’ (IoT), an extension of localised ‘Wireless’ Sensor Networks (WSN), has been employed to realize a multitude of smart, intelligent and pervasive Cyber Physical System (CPS) infrastructures. CPS encompasses ... -
Development of Boundary Conditions to Select Suitable AC and DC Wiring Topology for Future Residential Houses
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Photovoltaic (PV) panels are installed on present-day residential houses which generate Direct Current (DC) power, and the energy is then stored in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). DC power from the PV panels is ... -
Te Aho Tapu uru tapurua o e te muka e tui nei a muri, a mua: The Sacred Strand That Joins the Past and Present Muka Strands Together
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This is an exegesis with a shared collaborative creative component with two other weaving exponents, Jacqueline McRae-Tarei and Rose Te Ratana which is reflective of a community of shared practice. This shared practice and ... -
Effectiveness of Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surface in Viscous Drag Reduction in Boundary Layers at Varying Reynolds Numbers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Drag in marine vehicles is unavoidable but a decrease of the drag is always a perused aim. With modern technologies, it is critical to investigate the new opportunities for achieving reduced drag on the marine vessels and ... -
Te mana o te kāhui kairaranga: Mai i te tīmatatanga
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research is located in the field of mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) within Te Ipukarea, because this study embodies a Māori worldview including te reo me ngā tikanga Māori (Māori language and customary practices), ... -
Iti noa ana, he pito mata: A Critical Analysis of Educational Success Through a Māori Lens and Two Case Studies of Whānau Within Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Throughout New Zealand history, successive governments’ legislation, and policies such as the Education Ordinance Act 1847, followed by the Native Ordinance Act 1880; Native School Act 1858 - 1867 and revisions of the ... -
Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour of Cobalt-based and Nickel-based Superalloy Processed by Selective Laser Melting
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The production of cobalt-based and nickel-based superalloys via Selective Laser Melting (SLM) has been successfully applied in low-mass production, particularly in producing components/equipment for the spacecraft and ... -
Te Ao Manamanaia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research comprises of two parts: a) an exegesis and creative work that is sole-authored, b) a larger collaborative creative installation that is interwoven with the PhD research of two other candidates (who are also ... -
Agritourism As a Tool for Sustainable Local Development: The Case of Thuy Bieu, Vietnam
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Agritourism has proved to be a viable diversification strategy for farmers to enhance their quality of life and, prior to COVID-19, had gained ground in terms of not only visitor numbers and demand but also attention from ... -
Social Determinants of Sustainable Consumption
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)When is acting sustainably not enough? Sustainable consumption behaviours are becoming more frequent - from carrying reusable shopping bags and reusable coffee cups to buying food from the local farmers market and buying ... -
Beyond Binaries: An Ethnographic Study of Hijra in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Hijra, a category often considered to be beyond the woman/man binary, has been officially recognized as a separate gender in Bangladesh since 2013. However, there has been little research exploring the lived experiences ... -
Effort Estimation in Agile Development
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Context: Organizations that develop software deploy considerable resources on projects in order to drive innovation and transformation. However, enduring evidence indicates that many software projects fail to deliver within ...