• Influence of Operating Conditions on Reuterin Production by Resting Cells of Lactobacillus Reuteri DPC16 

  Sun, Yuanze (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Reuterin (3 hydroxypropionaldehyde), secreted from L. reuteri strains, is a potentially valuable chemical and broad spectrum antimicrobial substance. The patented bacteria strain, L. reuteri DPC16, is supported by Drapac ...

• How Does Contact With an Artificial Intelligence Avatar Influence Customer Perceptions of Bank Service Quality? 

  Alharbi, Shrooq (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Artificial intelligence is thought to improve the efficiency, quality and operations of many organizations. For example, the use of chatbots allows organizations to serve customers 24/7 without the need to hire frontline ...

• Accessing Paediatric Dental Services in Papua New Guinea 

  Gahanao, Elsie (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Background Maintaining healthy teeth is essential for the short and long-term well-being of children. Yet, this is not the case for many children in Papua New Guinea (PNG), with its high prevalence of dental caries and ...

• Tātou o tagata folau. Pacific Development Through Learning Traditional Voyaging on the Waka Hourua, Haunui. 

  Tucker, Raewynne Nātia (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Pacific development is happening in Aotearoa New Zealand through learning traditional voyaging on Haunui, a waka hourua or double-hulled sailing canoe. This study examines the experiences of nine Haunui crew members who ...

• Terms of (be)longing: Queerying the Trace and Embrace of Print Media 

  Nicholas, Luca (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  My project uses methods of intaglio, screenprinting, sculpture, and installation to explore the loss of home and belonging for queer subjects. - Home is a space that is often layered with heteropatriarchal and neoliberal ...

• The Arrival of the Body That Perceives: The Exploration of Sexuality and Identity Through Auto-ethnographic Narratives in Mixed Reality Environments 

  Cui, Mona Muchao (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  The purpose of this practice-led research project is to speculate about how immersive and interactive media could nurture narratives about sexuality and identity by using practice-led design approaches. To understand ...

• Demonstrating the Impact of High-fidelity Polarization Calibration on High-precision Pulsar Timing 

  Rogers, Axl Floyd (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Pulsars are highly magnetised, rapidly rotating neutron stars most frequently observed in radio wavelengths as their emitted beam path crosses an observer's line-of-sight. Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) demonstrate exceptional ...

• Family Memories: Capturing Stories From Different Time-lines Within the Tongan Traditional Crafts of Ngatu (Decorated Barkcloth) Making and Kupesi (Embroidered Stencil) Design 

  Nai, Uhila (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  This project derives from a personal interpretation of lea mu’a (old saying) and lea Faka-Tonga (Tongan language), which is translated into kupesi symbols to produce a contemporary Tongan ngatu. The research utilises ...

• The Ocean is Calling Me Home: Settler-Indigenous Relationships of Te Moananui a Kiwa 

  Parr, Emily (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  'The ocean is calling me home: settler-indigenous relationships of Te Moananui a Kiwa' seeks to understand whose waters I come from, what my waka look like, and how I might come to know my stories. Through looking to ...

• Navigating Abandonment – Elective Surgery Cancellation From the Patient Perspective 

  Inivale, Joanne (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Elective surgery cancellation creates significant cost to both patients and organizations. To date, the majority of research has been from the hospital perspective, with a focus on decreasing the numbers of cancellations, ...

• On Returning to the Sea: Towards Belonging Through Land, Language, & Tactile Storytelling 

  Walker, Arielle (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Stories are intrinsically connected to acts of making with fibre. Customary knowledge is passed down in stories, songs, conversations held over the extraction of muka, the spinning of wool, the weaving of harakeke, the ...

• Front the Home (Front): The Spatialisation of Epistolary Correspondence From World War One 1914-1918 

  Prasad, Shivneel (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  This practice-led research thesis investigates epistolary correspondences from the front lines to explore the relationship between spatial belonging and dislocation with the concept of the home as a domestic interior that ...

• Virus Identification From Digital Images Using Deep Learning 

  Zhang, Luxin (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Given the electron microscopy images, virus recognition using deep learning approaches from digital images is critical at present, because virus identification by human virology experts is slow and time-consuming, this ...

• Metrics for Data-driven Energy Efficiency 

  Song, Shuang (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Currently, the world is witnessing a mounting avalanche of data due to the tremendous growth of the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). This trend is continuing to develop in a quick and diverse manner in ...

• Veterinarian Wellbeing in New Zealand: Examining the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Programme in Improving Veterinarian Wellbeing Experiences, Affect and Self-Perception (a Mixed Methods Study) 

  Djokovic, Ana (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  Evidence shows that veterinarian wellbeing is compromised more often than any other profession, with a proportionate suicide rate four times greater than the average population. The current support mechanisms endorsed by ...

• Policy to People: An Investigation of the Public’s Interpretation of the New Zealand Government’s Wellbeing Budget 2019 Through News and Twitter Channels 

  Chester-Cronin, Ciara (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  The Wellbeing Budget, released by the New Zealand Government on 30 May 2019, presented its expected revenues and proposed spending for the forthcoming financial year. The Wellbeing Budget was touted as being unique in that ...

• ‘Pre-season’ Preparation: Māori and/or Pacific Island Heritage Players and Their Experiences in Auckland Rugby Academy 

  Stanley, Ashley (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  It is no surprise that Māori and Pacific rugby players make up a high percentage of players in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world (Ryan, 2007). As audiences of these athletes, we are given little insights into their ...

• Active and Passive Privacy Issues in Current Smart TVs 

  Godakanda Arachchige, Pubudu (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  The convergence of electronics and Internet connectivity has transformed the consumer application market, and added the word “smart” ahead of every device and gadget. The present smart world produces thousands of products ...

• Transition Experiences of First-time School Principals: The Internal Appointment of the Deputy Principal 

  Sole, Rachael (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  This research critically examines the lived experiences of deputy principals who have been promoted internally to the role of principal within their school, by analysing the perceptions of their experiences during transition. ...

• Is Feminism a Trash Term to Use in New Zealand? An Investigation Into the Feelings Towards Feminism Using Emojis. 

  Johnson, Harriet (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)

  This thesis explores the feelings towards Feminism and if these feelings can change through satirical styled art in New Zealand. This paper centres around the ideology of Standpoint Feminism. The research conducted was ...

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