Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Quadriceps Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition: Neurophysiological Mechanisms and Possible Therapeutic Interventions
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Quadriceps arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) is a near universal finding after knee joint injury, surgery and pathology; leading to marked quadriceps weakness that impairs physical function and may hasten joint degeneration. ... -
Quantification of Load and Lower Limb Injury in Men’s Professional Basketball.
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Lower limb injuries are a significant issue in basketball and load has been implicated as a causative factor. The quantification of the training load-injury relationship requires the implementation of effective injury and ... -
Quantifying sustainability for industry: a New Zealand electricity power sector case study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Sustainable development is now being recognised as a vital component of our society in the environmental, ethical, social, technological, economic, and institutional aspects, or dimensions, so, this thesis develops a ... -
Rafting-with... Choreography of Participatory Ecologies: an Ethico-poetics of Everyday Life
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The aim of this practice-led research is to explore how a Choreography of Participatory Ecologies (COPE) reveals an ethics distilled from a poetics of everyday life. This choreographic practice describes a relational ... -
Raising the web conversion rates for online ventures with no name recognition: analytical and empirical studies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)This research aims to build a theoretical model of the salient factors affecting the purchase behaviour of visitors to online retailers without an existing reputation. The proposed model, referred to as the conversion ... -
Re-working disability: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of vocational rehabilitation in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Vocational rehabilitation is a social practice that is focused on enabling people to overcome disability so that they can work. It involves many, sometimes diverse, strategies and programmes to achieve this aim, which ... -
Real option games with stochastic volatility
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This thesis presents several real option models to address investment-timing deci- sion problems in various scenarios. The traditional NPV method only considers the difference between the future cash flow and the cost of ... -
Real-time and Dynamic Planning and Scheduling Under Disruption Using Multi-hybrid Simulation and Optimisation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Planning and scheduling are the principal components of construction contract execution. Distinct studies have developed a wide range of tools and technologies for solving construction planning and scheduling problems. The ... -
Recipes for Recovery: A Configurational Approach to Developing and Deploying Interorganisational Trust Recovery Solutions Following Service Failure
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Trust has been described as “perhaps the single most powerful relationship marketing tool available to a company” (Berry, 1995, p. 242). When one party trusts the other, he or she is willing to risk dependence on the other ... -
Reconceptualising engagement: a relational practice with people experiencing communication disability after stroke
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)‘Engagement’ is a term increasingly used in healthcare and has commonly been conceptualised as a patient behaviour and responsibility. However, an emerging body of research indicates that the practitioner can influence ... -
Recovery as the re-fabrication of everyday life: Exploring the meaning of doing for people recovering from mental illness
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The notion of recovery from mental illness has become a significant force in mental health policy, practice and literature. As a process, recovery can been described as the lived experience of personal growth and search ... -
Regional spread of marine non-indigenous species, a pathway modelling approach in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The devastating ecological and socio-economic impacts of non-indigenous species (NIS) have been documented worldwide, highlighting the need for effective management. In contrast to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, ... -
The Relationship Between Engagement and Charge Nurse Manager Leadership, the Leadership Relationship, Practice Environment and Patient Outcomes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Aim. To explore the effects of leadership style, unit level supervisor/subordinate relationships, and perceived organisational support on engagement and unit level patient outcomes. Background. Senior managers are under ... -
Rendezvous in cognitive radio ad-hoc networks
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Cognitive radio (CR) is a promising technique to enhance the spectrum utilisation by enabling the CR users to opportunistic access the spectrum holes or channels. CR ad hoc network is a multi-channel environment where ... -
Replenishment Policy for Perishable and Substitutable Products at Suppliers and Retailers: A Multi-criteria Approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Defining replenishment policies for perishable products is an important activity, particularly where suppliers have a range of products. As product ranges increase, consumers can substitute products if their preferred ... -
Requirements Change Management in Global Software Development: A Multiple Case Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This thesis reports a comprehensive investigation of the challenges encountered in managing requirements change and investigates the associated role of collaborative technologies in Global Software Development (GSD) ... -
Research into tutoring: exploring agency and intersubjectivity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This thesis explores the notions of agency and intersubjectivity, using knowledge communication in research into high school tutoring as an example. Both agency and intersubjectivity are central to communication, but thus ... -
Resettling the unsettled: the refugee journey of Arab Muslims to New Zealand
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Resituating the meaning of occupation in the context of living
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This study explores the meaning of occupation, defined as a “conceptual entity… [which] includes all the things that people do in their everyday life” (Sundkvist & Zingmark, 2003, p. 40). Using a phenomenological hermeneutic ... -
Resolving co-reference Anaphora using Semantic Constraints
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Anaphora resolution forms a critical cornerstone of natural language computational systems and hence forms a large part of computational linguistics literature. Study of anaphora is as old as the origin of languages, ...