Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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(De)constructing Tongan Creativity: a Talanoa about Walking in Two Worlds
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The growing number of Tongan creators searching for a place of belonging and acceptance between the two worlds Tonga and Aotearoa New Zealand has contributed to cultural spaces shifting in terms of identity negotiation, ... -
Dealing With Distress for Cancer Patients: Using Brief Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Groups for Patients With Cancer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The global incidence of cancer is rising due to the ageing of the population and population growth (Conley et al., 2016). In New Zealand, cancer is the leading cause of death (Ministry of Health, 2018b). The literature ... -
Debt sources: Empirical determinants and their impact on corporate financial policies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Different debt sources have different characteristics, which can have different impact on various corporate financial policies. Understanding a firm’s choice of debt sources and how this choice affects the firm’s value ... -
Deciding What Belongs: How Psychotherapists in Aotearoa New Zealand Attend to Religion and/or Spirituality
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Since the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, declared religion to be an illusory refuge for those who could not face the realities of existence, the relationship between psychotherapy and religion and/or spirituality ... -
Decision making and contraception: Perceptions and experiences of Thai-Isan adolescents
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Adolescent pregnancy became a nationally recognised public health priority in Thailand in 2008, at first National Health Assembly of Thailand. The prevalence of contraceptive use by Thai adolescents still remains low, ... -
Decision to commit digital piracy: the role of emotions and virtues
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Due to the increasingly negative impact of global digital piracy worldwide, there is strong enthusiasm among scholars and business practitioners to find a solution to this phenomenon. Most research on digital piracy behaviour ... -
Deep Learning and Knowledge Representation in Brain-Inspired Spiking Neural Networks for Brain-Computer Interfaces
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Brain-Computer Interfaces aim at decoding neural commands from neurological signals and translate them into machine commands for manipulating digital devices. It provides a way of bypassing affected neural pathways in ... -
Deep Learning Methods for Human Behavior Recognition
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)With the decreased costs of security monitoring equipment such as cameras, video surveillance has been broadly applied to our communities and public places. However, at present most of the surveillance systems acquire ... -
The Denied Happiness: Stages of Violence, Terror and Repression in Colombia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This thesis analyses how acts of violence, terror, and repression in Colombia can be analysed as performances, that is for the way they are constructed to be viewed by the general public. To see these acts as events that ... -
Design and Evaluation of an Ecosystem of Existing Mobile Wellness Apps for Supporting Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The increase in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) in New Zealand especially in the Auckland region has increased the workload on clinicians. However GDM for a large part can be self-managed. This requires healthy lifestyle ... -
Design and Synthesis of Bilayer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Minimally Invasive Cartilage Replacement
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The complex structure of healthy articular cartilage facilitates the joint withstanding the imposed pressures and retaining interstitial fluid to lessen stresses on its soft tissue, while easing the locomotion and minimizing ... -
Design of Formal Query Languages and Schemas for Graph Databases
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The industry-wide adoption of graph databases has been hindered due to the lack of a standard query language. Hence projects such as ISO/IEC 39075 have been proposed to integrate features from existing graph query languages, ... -
Design of Reconfigurable Antennas for Multiband Radios
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)In recent years, telecommunication technologies have witnessed exponential growth, especially in cellular communications and wireless sensor networks. To meet the demand of increasing transmission capacity, it is necessary ... -
Design of Reconfigurable Multiband Low Noise Amplifiers for Software Defined Radios
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The rapid proliferation of wireless communications necessitates software defined radios (SDRs). In an SDR receiver, a multiband LNA is the first active element, which should provide good impedance matching, adequate gain, ... -
Designer-driven Procedural Game Content Generation using Multi-agent Evolutionary Computation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Creating computer game levels that offer good playability and interesting layouts is a laborious and costly task. In particular, multiplayer game levels necessitate careful balancing of gameplay between teams and clear ... -
Designing way-finding in the Thai context
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This applied PhD study focuses on navigation systems for the new Urban Transport System (UTS) in Khon Kaen city, Thailand. In 2017 Khon Kaen city will reform their UTS by introducing ‘Bus Rapid Transits’ (BRT), replacing ... -
Determinants of Asian Democratisation (1981-2005)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)As a culturally distinctive region, Asia was chosen as the sample for this study. This empirical study investigated what the major trends of democratisation were in Asia between 1981 and 2005: why some countries became ... -
Determination of the effect of lyophilised kiwifruit on digestion of protein: in vitro and in vivo
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Consumption of the green flesh kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa, Hayward variety) is known to relieve constipation and provide relief from symptoms of digestive dysfunction, but the effect is poorly researched and a credible ... -
Developing a Digital Forensic Capability for Critical Infrastructures: An Investigation Framework
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Digital forensic science in critical infrastructures is a booming study area of research. It combines cybersecurity practices of industrial control systems in critical infrastructures, with the problems of big data quantities ... -
Developing a Framework for Roading Infrastructure Projects Procurement System Selection
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The ability to select an optimal procurement system is critical to project success and can potentially contribute to the sustainability of the construction society. Although its importance has been recognised, current ...