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Acting and Its Double: A Practice-led Investigation of the Nature of Acting Within Performance Capture
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research deepens our understanding, as animators, actors, audiences, and academics, of how we see the practice of acting in performance capture (PeCap). While exploring the intersections between acting and animation, ... -
Lightweight Composite Structure for Solar Central Receiver Heliostats
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Of all Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technologies available today, central tower CSP systems are moving to the forefront as they have the capability to become the technology of choice for the generation of renewable ... -
Cross-Agency Communication and Information Exchange in Disaster Healthcare
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)In disasters, emergency management and health agencies usually play the biggest roles in providing healthcare services to the victims. Despite these agencies having common goals and operational similarities, post-disaster ... -
The Land of Milk and Honey? An Investigation into the Working Experiences of International Students in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Labour markets within New Zealand, as with other similar economies, have overcome labour shortages through worker migration schemes, seasonal work programmes, or limited entitlements to work. However, significant numbers ... -
Metabolic Implications of Environmental Heat Stress for Endurance Athletes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Carbohydrates and fats are the primary substrates used to fuel energy metabolism during exercise, and endogenous carbohydrate availability may be an influential physiological characteristic in some endurance events. Substrate ... -
Plasmacytoma Variant Translocation 1 Gene (PVT1) as a Potential Novel Target for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is clinically characterized by the development of proteinuria with a subsequent decline in glomerular filtration rate which progresses over time. It is a common complication in patients with ... -
Rapid Heat Acclimation Strategies for Use in the Military
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Military units often deploy abroad to provide international aid for peacekeeping, disaster relief and conflict resolution. Therefore, military personnel are required to operate in environments different to that in which ... -
Conversations With the Sea: How Localised Design-things Can Sensitise Communities to the Conditions of the Anthropocene
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)As we attempt to sidestep ecological collapse, new creative methods of engaging publics with the Anthropocene are urgently required. Yet, public indifference and even climate change denial persist, despite the overwhelming ... -
Load Disaggregation: Towards Energy Efficient Systems
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Electricity is one of the valuables and widely used forms of energy. However, with the fast-paced technological development in the electrical and electronics market, the electricity demand is on a constant rise. To tackle ... -
Mahi Ngātahi: Culturally Responsive Ways of Working With Whānau Accessing Well Child/Tamariki Ora Services
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Well child/tamariki ora (WCTO) services in Aotearoa provide child and family health services to over 90 percent of families with children under five years of age. Feedback from Māori consumers across the health sector ... -
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, ... -
Leadership Competencies of Hotel Frontline Managers and Their Effects on Subordinates: A Comparative Study of New Zealand and Vietnam
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)In the hospitality industry, high turnover has been a persistent issue. Some research has indicated that incompetent leadership is one of the major reasons and that general leadership theories may be inadequate in studying ... -
A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study Into the Midwife-Woman Relationship
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Research shows that the midwife-woman relationship is important. Taking a hermeneutic phenomenological approach this study drew on the work of Heidegger and Gadamer to uncover understandings of the professional relationship ... -
Unfairness and Structural Injustice in a Middle School in Aotearoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research commenced with an observation that unfairness/injustice encountered in a well-resourced school may be different from that experienced in a school challenged with behavioural concerns and academic underachievement. ... -
Injury Prevention in Futsal: An Observational Longitudinal Prospective Study to Assess the Influence of the Modified FIFA “11+” Injury Prevention Program
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Futsal, a five-a-side version of the association football, has experienced significant growth globally, as well as in New Zealand (NZ). Due to the growing population of futsal players, the issue of safety has become more ... -
“It’s almost like an ownership of my body”: Negotiating Identity and Marginalisation in the Lives of Bisexual and Other Plurisexual Women
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Bisexuality is becoming increasingly visible as the diversity of sexual identities is becoming more recognised in mainstream Anglo-Western societies. At the same time, rigid categorisations that views sexual identity as a ... -
Causes of Recruitment Limitation at Abrupt Alpine Treelines
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)At the abrupt ecotone between the upper limit of southern beech forests in New Zealand and adjacent subalpine vegetation, ecological processes such as competition/facilitation, and species’ tolerances to alpine conditions, ... -
A Generalised Model for Assessing the Large-scale Deployment of Residential Energy Management Systems
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Large-scale deployment of effective and suitable demand-side management technologies such as residential energy management systems can bring significant technical, social, and economic advantages for households, and ... -
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 ... -
Lifting the Veil: Integrated Reporting, Materiality Determination, and Stakeholder Inclusivity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Materiality is constructed within the critical accounting literature as a fractured and disputed concept and practice. Within this literature, materiality is simultaneously re-presented as a technical-rational and objective ...