Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Interpersonal and extrapersonal coordination in high-performance rowing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Rowing presents a unique perception–action problem. The challenge is not for rowers to try to couple their actions together, as thought by many, but rather, it is to coordinate their actions with that of the boat. This ... -
Interpretable Deep Learning Architectures for Mortality Prediction Inside the Intensive Care Unit
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)To improve the performance of Intensive Care Units (ICUs), the field of bio-statistics has developed scores which try to predict the likelihood of negative outcomes. These help evaluate the effectiveness of treatments and ... -
Interrogating Women's Activism in the Age of Neoliberal Democratization in Mongolia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis interrogates the emergence and evolution of a small number of women-led Mongolian NGOs committed to human rights, women’s rights, substantive democracy and social justice. It relied on a feminist activist ... -
Introduction of the Growth Assessment Protocol at Counties Manukau Health, New Zealand: Effect on Detection of Small for Gestational Age Pregnancy, and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Timely identification of the small for gestational age (SGA) fetus is pivotal in high quality antenatal care. Non-detection of poor fetal growth multiplies the risk of morbidity, stillbirth, and neonatal death amongst these ... -
Investigating Academic Literacy Challenges on Undergraduate Programmes: A Focus on Arabic-speaking Students in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The challenges facing non-native English-speaking students (NNESSs) in their attempts to adapt to the conventions of academic writing at tertiary level in English-medium institutions have been canvassed in scholarly research. ... -
Investigating the determinants of training transfer in enterprise systems
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The advent of information systems (IS) has improved the face of the global business environment. Faced with increasing competition, expanding markets and rising customer expectations, companies have sought to improve their ... -
Investigating the Effectiveness of Adopting Building Information Modelling for Refurbishment of Complex Buildings; Case Study of Auckland
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The adoption of building information modelling (BIM) is relatively new to the refurbishment of existing building projects. As a result, the uptake and delivery have been recently reported to be slow for refurbishment ... -
Investigating the Effectiveness of BIM-BMS Integration on Managing Existing Building Facilities: A New Zealand Educational Building Case
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Nowadays, the building sector and people’s activities in buildings account for nearly 60% of the world’s electricity consumption. Wherein, the operation accounts for 87% of total costs in the whole building lifecycle. ... -
Investigating the Social-ecological Trade-offs Between Removing and Preserving Mangroves in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)How we perceive and interact with the natural world will govern our future in times of great environmental change. In New Zealand, the indigenous mangrove species Avicennia marina (subsp.) australasica has expanded within ... -
Investigating the Stress-and-coping Model of Self-forgiveness, Self-compassion, Affect and Psychological Health
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background Historically many authors have written about the restorative influence that self-compassion and affect can have upon the process of self-forgiveness in promoting psychological health (e.g. Dalai Lama, & Chan, ... -
An investigation into Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) rupture prediction
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the world. The mortality rate between 1993 -1997 in New Zealand was about 46% and 32% worldwide. CVDs such as Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ... -
An Investigation Into Acoustics and Vibration Characteristics of CPAP Devices
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)High demand for lower noise generation in the CPAP device industries necessitates the need to have a computational modelling for obtaining in-depth understanding of internal aerodynamic flows and aero-acoustic characteristics ... -
An investigation into ambulatory blood pressure measurement
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Hypertension is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases threatening people's health worldwide. Although, hypertension itself is rarely an acute problem, it increases the risk of cardiovascular events and kidney ... -
An Investigation Into Aspects of the Economic Consequences of Marital Separation Among New Zealand Parents
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Marital separation, especially when dependent children are involved, is a significant and disruptive life event that often involves considerable changes in living standards and in how families organise their economic life. ... -
An investigation into bicycle performance and design
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)The main hypothesis of this thesis was to determine to what extent mathematical modelling can influence the dynamics of the bicycle and improve handling performance. Hence a key objective was to develop effective and valid ... -
An Investigation Into Improving the CPAP and the Electrical Stimulation for the OSA Treatment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered a worldwide public health problem. It is characterised by the repetitive episodes of partial (hypopnea) or complete collapse (apnea) within the upper airway during sleep of OSA ... -
Investigation Into Nasal Saline Irrigation Within a Healthy Human Nose
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Nasal saline irrigation is a therapy that bathes the nasal mucosa with a liquid saline solution to treat inflammatory nasal and paranasal disease or manage post nasal and sinus surgery recovery. Saline irrigation is thought ... -
Investigation into the Development of a Parrot-inspired Therapeutic Robot to Improve Learning and Social Interaction of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This research reports on the design and development of a parrot-inspired therapeutic robot to improve learning and social interaction abilities of children with autism spectrum disorder. The research also aims to reduce ... -
An Investigation Into the Effects of Pressure Oscillations on Airway Smooth Muscle in Chronic Asthma
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The hyperconstriction of airway smooth muscle (ASM) is the main driving mechanism during an asthmatic attack. The airway lumen is reduced, resistance to airflow increases, and normal breathing becomes more difficult. The ... -
An investigation into the expansion of western professional accounting bodies - using the case of CPA Australia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Extensive research has been done on the formal professionalisation processes of western professional accounting bodies. It would appear that as the growth of local markets reaches saturation, professional accounting bodies ...