Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Use of yeast species as the biocomponent for priority environmental contaminants biosensor devices
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Along with an increasing understanding of the harmful effects on the environment of a wide range of pollutants has come the need for more sensitive, faster and less expensive detection methods of identification and ... -
User interface guidelines for Tablet PC Arabic educational applications
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This research was motivated by a strong demand to improve user interfaces (UIs) for the Arabic language. Educational applications and tablet PCs were focused on, and the designers and developers of Arabic UIs were targeted. We ... -
User participation in the evaluation of the quality of knowledge in professional online communities: a motivational process
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)In a digital society, professionals increasingly seek knowledge from online communities to resolve problems that they encounter in the workplace. Despite the potential benefits to professionals and related community, there ... -
Using a boat instrumentation system to measure and improve elite on-water sculling performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Sculling performance is largely determined by the magnitude and timing of blade force application, i.e. the size and shape of the sculler’s force profile. Discovering specific force profile characteristics that relate ... -
Using Movement Intention EEG in Rehabilitation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Stroke causes brain injury and is a major cause of long term disability in New Zealand and across the world. Scientific evidence shows that our nervous system is plastic and adapts itself to this injury in order to recover ... -
Using Stereo Vision and Transfer Learning to Identify Potholes on the Road
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Identification of dangerous road distress on road surfaces is essential to many applications such as improved driving comfort, safety, the country’s economy and better traffic efficiency. For these reasons, research around ... -
Using the Repetitions in Reserve-based Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale to Autoregulate Powerlifting Training
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Autoregulation is a training approach where adjustments are made based on the recovery, performance and readiness of the individual. By providing greater individualisation, autoregulation may optimise muscular adaptations. ... -
Utilisation of Waste Heat Energy from an Internal Combustion Engine for Tri-generation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This thesis presents an investigation of the utilisation of waste heat energy from an internal combustion engine for tri-generation. In articulating this, a preliminary experimental investigation was performed which involved ... -
Vehicle Assisted Energy-Efficient Data Dissemination Framework
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)One of the main issues of maintaining a smart city (SC) is to handle a huge volume of data generated from various data sources and to transport them to the central control units for further processing and analysis. These ... -
Veitalatala: Mātanga ‘o e Talanoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This study is concerned with representation. It considers the nature of a culturally located, discursive form called veitalatala and its creative translation into designed artifacts that consider the lyrical and graceful ... -
Vibration Characteristics of Stepped Thickness Circular Cylindrical Piezoelectric Shells for Ultrasound Amplifications
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This research investigates the vibration characteristics of stepped-thickness cylindrical shells with a specific application to ultrasound power amplifications for water particle disintegration. One of the main purposes ... -
Vibration of branched circular cylindrical shells as applied to airway walls
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)This research focuses on investigating the vibration characteristics of branched circular cylindrical shells with applications to airway passages. Analytical modelling is carried out based on Donnell-Mushtari equations of ... -
Vietnamese University EFL teachers' code-switching in classroom instruction
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This study examines the under-explored phenomenon of code-switching practised by EFL teachers in classroom instruction in a Vietnamese setting. Among the foreign languages taught and learned in Vietnamese universities, ... -
Vigorous intensity physical activity and the metabolic health of adolescents
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Despite efforts to improve adolescent physical activity participation and adherence, as many as 80% of youth fail to achieve the recommended 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) per day. ... -
Volatility and Return Spillovers in International Financial Markets
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Globalization of financial markets has led to stronger relations among different markets and asset classes. As a result, information across financial markets is transmitted almost instantaneously with potential implications ... -
Vulnerability Prediction and Risk Assessment of the Xen Hypervisor
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The thesis presents a vulnerability prediction and risk assessment process of the Xen hypervisor. The process predicts the number of unknown Xen vulnerabilities that may appear in the future. It also determines the risk ... -
Walking for wellbeing after stroke: Building a treatment theory to improve real-world walking
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis explored ways to enable people with stroke to walk more in the real-world. The starting point for this work was the lack of sustained change in real-world walking following clinic-based interventions after ... -
Wavelet based OFDM with V-BLAST Virtual MIMO for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are finding their place in many real life applications because low power and small-size sensor nodes can be inexpensively and easily deployed in the areas of interest for different applications. ... -
A Way to Understand Interpreters Working With Refugees in New Zealand. Exploring the Meaning of Doing Interpreting
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This study seeks to understand the ‘lived’ experience of interpreters and clinicians working with clients who are refugees. Using a hermeneutic phenomenological method, informed by Heidegger [1889-1976] and Gadamer ... -
Weight Estimation without Waiting: Design, Development and Testing of a Mobile Application to Measure the Length and Estimate the Weight of New Zealand Children for Advanced Paediatric Resuscitation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Background Weight estimation is critical in paediatric resuscitation as the time taken to weigh a child could directly influence their survival and quality of life. Unfortunately, the weight estimation techniques used in ...