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The Masters Theses collection contains digital copies of AUT University masters theses deposited with the Library since 2002 and made available open access. From 2007 onwards, all theses for masters degrees awarded are required to be deposited in Tuwhera Open Theses & Dissertations unless subject to an embargo.
For theses submitted prior to 2007, open access was not mandatory, so only those theses for which the author has given consent are available in Tuwhera Open Theses & Dissertations. Where consent for open access has not been provided, the thesis is usually recorded in the AUT Library catalogue where the full text, if available, may be accessed with an AUT password. Other people should request an Interlibrary Loan through their library.
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- Any use you make of these documents or images must be for research or private study purposes only, and you may not make them available to any other person.
- Authors control the copyright of their thesis. You will recognise the author’s right to be identified as the author of the thesis, and due acknowledgement will be made to the author where appropriate.
- You will obtain the author’s permission before publishing any material from the thesis.
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Men Who Knit: A Social Media Critical Discourse Study (SM-CDS) on the Legitimisation of Men Within Reddit’s r/knitting Community
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Rethinking Cardiac Rehabilitation - A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
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Development and Evaluation of Dry-Contact Electroencephalography (EEG) Sensors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The driving force behind ongoing advancements in dry-contact electroencephalography (EEG) sensor development, is the user-comfort, reduced set-up time and sustained period of use that can potentially be exhibited in wearable ... -
Information Models in Multiplayer Gaming: Teaching New Players the Complex In-game Economy of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)An important aspect within multiplayer online games are the unwritten rules of play. Often unknown and unobserved from the outside, these rules make up the foundation in which online play takes place. With more and more ... -
Extending the BPMN Model for IOT Design
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The continued extension of the BPMN modeling for IoT is done in this work. The need of modeling processes in BPMN and using an appropriate extension to represent IoT is a focus of attention for academia. Academic research ... -
The Influence of the Closed Grip, Hook Grip, and Lifting Straps on Kinetic, Kinematic, and Qualitative Performance Variables of the Power Snatch
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Creating Healthy Food, Building Healthy Families: An Evaluation of a Healthy Cooking Healthy Lifestyle Programme in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Obesity has become an increasingly significant challenge as it continues to defeat public health sectors within developed and developing countries. The New Zealand Health Survey 2016/17 reported the prevalence for overweight ... -
Performing Sentiment Analysis on Large Email Text Data
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Companies and organizations all over the world aims to progress and prosper and anyone who wishes so is expected to know about the current progress of the company which can be got from live data. One such live data is found ... -
How to Win Fans and Influence People: The Dynamic Between Social Media Influencers and Those They Influence
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)With the rise of social media in the past decade there has been very little documentation or research that considers the advent of social media opinion leaders, or influencers, and their relationship with their followers ... -
In What Ways Does the Genre of Music Influence Shopping Behaviour in Retail Stores?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Background music in retail settings is the subject of much academic enquiry (Garlin & Owen, 2006). Music is one form of sound that can be used to create an atmosphere that visitors will find pleasant and welcoming. Several ... -
Why Does Passenger’s Perception of Low Cost Carriers Change As Identified on Social Media: A Case Study on Jetstar Airways?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Low-cost carriers have been operating since early 1990’s and the reputation of these low-cost carriers have been a questionable one. This research looks to understand customer perceptions of Jetstar, one of the low-cost ... -
The Impact of Awe-inspiring and Non-awe-inspiring Ambient Music on Shoppers’ Purchase Intentions Toward Luxury and Non-luxury Goods
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The 2022 Winter Olympics: Sharing the Perceptions of Auckland's Chinese Diaspora
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)In 2015, Beijing (China) became the first city to win the rights to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. This research was designed with the intention of discovering the extent to which Auckland’s Chinese diaspora ... -
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The Experiences of Men Living With Untreated Prostate Cancer (PCa) in Papua New Guinea
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