Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Calcium-dependent Protein Kinases: Understanding Functional Diversification and Specificity of Plant Signalling Hubs Using the Most Conserved Members
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Agricultural productivity and food security are declining globally, because of factors such as climate change, crop disease, natural calamities, population growth and pollution. Research on how to improve plant stress ... -
The camera-dancer dyad: a critical, practical dialogue of virtual and live studio methodologies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This research project constitutes studio-based inquiry into the benefits of dance collaborators using handheld, lightweight video cameras to develop ‘new’ methods of dance making. To uncover compositional openings, we ... -
Capturing recurring concepts in high speed data streams
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This research addresses two key issues in high speed data stream mining that are related to each other. One fundamental issue is the detection of concept change that is an inherent feature of data streams in general in ... -
Career as meaning making: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of women's lived experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The multifaceted nature of women’s careers has received growing interest in the career management literature. This research utilises hermeneutic phenomenology (Heidegger, 1927/2008) a methodology previously little used in ... -
Cash or card: consumer perceptions of payment modes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This study examines the cognitive and emotional associations that people have with payment modes in order to ascertain if and how these associations impact on payment mode choice and how the payment mode selected impacts ... -
Celebrity athlete endorsement and social marketing: Promoting participation in sport and physical activity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Endorsement is a common promotional strategy which can capture the attention of a target audience. Social marketing campaigns promoting sport and physical activity could be more effective if endorsed by a suitable individual. ... -
Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Influence Motor Learning
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Stroke is a widespread health-care problem that causes impairments of neural structure and function, and often limits the ability to move. Despite some spontaneous recovery and rehabilitative efforts, recovery is often ... -
Change Through Stillness: Qualitative Explorations of Heterosexual Men As They Utilise Meditation As an Intervention for Self-perceived Problematic Pornography Use
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This project fills significant research gaps in current literature related to adult heterosexual men who identify with a problematic relationship with pornography, including qualitative research examining the experiences ... -
Changes in self-efficacy beliefs, learning and arousal following attributional re-training in novice white water kayakers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)One of the problems faced by teachers who train outdoor pursuits instructors in the hot‐house environment of time limited, criterion referenced training and assessment programmes in tertiary education is managing the ... -
The changing face of current affairs television in New Zealand from 1984 to 2004
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)The research objective of this thesis is to examine the consequences of deregulation and commercial pressures on current affairs television programmes. The changes to broadcasting content in New Zealand after deregulation ... -
Characteristics and development of strength and power in Rugby Union
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Rugby Union is a contact sport where successful performance relies on players possessing a combination of strength, power, speed, aerobic and anaerobic fitness, along with technical skills and tactical knowledge. Resistance ... -
Chemical and Biological Characterization of Air Particulate Matter in Japan, New Zealand and Rwanda As Case Studies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Particulate matter in the air is recognized as the largest environmental cause of premature human mortality worldwide. Their health risk arises largely from carcinogenic chemical components (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ... -
Chinese EFL Teachers’ Written Feedback on Expository Argumentation (EA): a Sociocognitive Perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Although teacher written feedback on student writing has become a central topic for second language (L2) writing research, investigations into it have mainly focused on the surface-level errors of student writing. This ... -
Christianity Sells and the Advertiser’s Toolbox: The Work of Christian Cultural Markers in Television Advertisements
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)"The work of the advertisement is not to invent a meaning for [a product], but to translate meaning for it by means of a sign system we already know" (Williamson, 1978, p. 25). Television advertisements are cultural ... -
Church communication and constructions of the self: exploring identity & identification in church communication
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The purpose of this research was to examine the everyday communications of Christian religious organisations for evidence of intentional and unintentional construction of member identity (Cheney, 1983a). My interest in ... -
Circular Supply Chain Management: Conceptualisation and Empirical Investigation of Performance and Barriers in China
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This thesis conceptualises a new frontier in supply chain sustainability research, namely Circular Supply Chain Management (CSCM), which integrates the Circular Economy (CE) concept in Supply Chain Management (SCM). Building ... -
City/State: Foucault urbanism & risk
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The State is the coldest of all cold monsters. Coldly it lies, too; and this lie creeps from its mouth: “I, the State, am the people.” –Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathrustra. The city model already dominates the ... -
Civil society leadership as learning
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This thesis argues that learning to work with complexity is central to civil society leadership. The thesis provides evidence of three inter-related conditions that foster the emergence of civil society leadership: being ... -
A Clinical and Sonographic Investigation of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint in Gout and Asymptomatic Hyperuricaemia: A Comparison With Normouricaemic Individuals
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Background: Although hyperuricaemia is required for the development of symptomatic gout, many individuals with hyperuricaemia remain asymptomatic. However, ultrasonography has identified urate deposition in people with ... -
Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of an Occupational Therapy Group Intervention for Children Designed to Promote Emotional Wellbeing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Background: Children’s mental health is a growing focus in health promotion. Current treatments focus primarily on modifying internal cognitions with insufficient effect on functional outcomes. Occupational therapists can ...