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Adjusting and redefining priorities: a grounded theory of everyday parental management in families with young children
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)“The family” is an institution acknowledged around the world as being the setting where children are born and raised. In Western countries the transition to parenthood and the first three years of a child’s life have been ... -
Adjustment experiences of non-indigenous students studying a second language in a different country: a case study of Chinese non-indigenous Thai learners at Mahasarakham University, Thailand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Worldwide, there are many students studying in foreign language environments but, to date, not a great deal of literature examining how well they cope. This study explores the adjustment experiences of Chinese undergraduate ... -
The adjustment of African women living in New Zealand: a narrative study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Migration has been a recurrent phenomenon since the beginning of human existence and involves a major life transition. In recent times, migration has been identified as a major factor for facilitating economic growth, ... -
Advanced Analysis of Supercapacitor-Assisted Low-Dropout (SCALDO) Regulator
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)DC-DC converters can be found in three basic forms which are the linear regulators, the switch-mode power supplies (SMPSs) and the charge pumps. The combinations of these topologies are prevalent in power management circuits ... -
Advanced Control of Domestic Grid Connected Photovoltaic Systems with Battery Storage
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)With the increasing use of solar thermal energy systems and small-scale photovoltaic (PV) energy generation, there is a need to develop intelligent controllers to manage efficiently the energy generated by these systems. ... -
Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners in the New Zealand Health Context: An Exploratory Case Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Background: Musculoskeletal complaints accounts for 25% of New Zealand’s total annual health spending. Internationally, Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (APP) roles have been adopted to reduce orthopaedic waiting lists ... -
Affect in Art Education: Spinoza, Deleuze and Guattari and the Emerging Creative Subject
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This research explores the relationship between art pedagogy and art practices of the emerging creative subject in the art school studio. The significance of this research is in its contemplation of how art education ... -
Affective Computing Using Brain-Inspired Spiking Neural Networks
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The interaction between humans and computational devices are becoming more and more common with the advent of personal digital devices, wearable systems, and other technological interventions. The field of affective computing ... -
African Communities in New Zealand: An Investigation of Their Employment Experiences and the Impact on Their Well-being Using African Oral Tradition of Storytelling as Research Methodology
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This qualitative study seeks to investigate and identify the key employment-related experiences and challenges faced by New Zealand-based African communities and the impact of these experiences on their well-being. The ... -
African Migrants and TB in Aotearoa New Zealand: The Role of Individual, Social, Economic and Structural Factors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The post 2015 tuberculosis (TB) strategy by the World Health Organisation (WHO), “Towards TB elimination”, which is aimed at eliminating TB by 2050, has brought with it a new sense of urgency to eliminate TB in low-incidence ... -
Age Invariant Face Recognition Via Aging Modelling
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Aging is a complex problem because at different age points different changes occur in the human face. From childhood to teenage the changes are mostly related to craniofacial growth. At maturity the changes are mostly ... -
The Age-Friendly Attributes of Warkworth: A Case Study of a Rural Town in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Background Ageing of the global population is expected to be the predominant demographic pattern of the twenty-first century and is having an impact on nearly every country. The majority of older people have a preference ... -
Ageing at work: the phenomenon of being an older experienced health professional
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)This study explores the phenomenon of experienced health professionals ageing at work asking: What is the meaning of being an older experienced health professional. The aim was to open up the taken for granted aspects of ... -
Ageing With Technology – An Extended Multimodal Design Study of Active Ageing Users’ Emotional Experience With Social Robots
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This research explores the experience of advanced technology for active ageing users through their extended engagement with a social robot as a subcategory of smart products. In this project, such influences include the ... -
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 ... -
Airway smooth muscle dynamics
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The current study aims to investigate the relative contributions of each of the processes that govern airway smooth muscle mechanical behaviour. Studies have shown that breathing dynamics have a substantial effect on airway ... -
Airway smooth muscle response to vibrations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)The main goal of this research was the in vitro investigation of the stiffness response of contracted airway smooth muscles under different external oscillations. Living animal airway smooth muscle tissues were dissected ... -
Aka Kaupapa: The Trajectories of Kaupapa Māori as Lived Experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Kaupapa Māori expresses a worldview that is uniquely Māori. It is based on an ontological view that recognises the inseparable interconnectivity between people, geographies and resources of the Earth and beyond. It forms ... -
Alternate slicing and deposition strategies for Fused Deposition Modelling
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Fused deposition modelling is one of the most widely used rapid prototyping processes, considering the relative simplicity, availability, and ease of use. The proliferation of numerous systems at all possible price ranges ... -
Alternative accountability in the Ugandan community-led HIV/AIDS programme
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Internationally, many public sector reform initiatives have been undertaken over the last three decades under the label New Public Management (NPM), with improvements in accountability and management among their main ...