Masters Theses: Recent submissions
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Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Exploring the Effectiveness and Sustainability of Community Disaster and Climate Change Committees in Vanuatu
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Local communities are at the forefront when disaster happens. People cannot control natural hazards, however, they can work together to strengthen their capacities and identify ways to reduce vulnerability for improved ... -
Whenua Māori - Hokia ki Tō Whenua, He Taonga Tuku Iho
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The thesis is a microcosm of the Māori colonial experience and its aftermath (postcolonialism). It is explored through a case study of contemporary Māori land ownership in a post-colonial context. The painful reality of ... -
Ambedic Actions: Definition and Taxonomy of a New Game Mechanics Category
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research identifies components within existing video games that demonstrate similar characteristics in their lack of interaction with other in-game systems. The research proposes to unite these components under the ... -
What Are the Experiences of Māori With the Green Prescription Service?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research was conducted to explore the experiences of Māori with the Green Prescription service. Additionally, I investigated variations of the GRx service that were culturally enhanced for Māori and then looked at the ... -
No, Really, It's OK: Exploring Trauma and Healing Through Video Game Creation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The following exegesis is an autoethnographic enquiry into designing video games to reflect on personal trauma. Using the context of video game culture and design, I explore the capability that video games hold for expressing ... -
Artisan Entrepreneurship & Community-Based Tourism Nexus - Indian Art & Craft Renaissance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The objective of this research was to explore the linkages between the artisan economy and tourism in India. The focus was to help stimulate community-based tourism in India for the revival of the traditional art and craft ... -
Exploring the Role of Hospitality in Aotearoa New Zealand Student Immigrants’ Experiences: Transitioning from International Students to Aotearoa New Zealand Residents/Citizens
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This thesis explores the role of hospitality in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) student immigrants’ experiences when transitioning from international students to NZ residents/citizens. The international education sector is NZ’s ... -
Love and Feminine Virtue: Reconsidering the Women of Shahnameh Through Naqqāli
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Shahnameh, written in Persian (Farsi) by Abolqasem Ferdowsi in the late 10th and early 11th centuries, is Iran’s national epic poem and a renowned work of Persian history and mythology. The women of Shahnameh and “Mehr,” ... -
Branding the Digital Nomad Lifestyle - A Genre Analysis of Coworking Retreat Websites
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The concept of digital nomads – professionals who are able to use digital communication technologies to simultaneously earn an income while travelling the world – has become increasingly popular in the recent years due to ... -
Finding the Śāṭān in the Sacred: An Exploration of Resignification and Generative Sacredness in The Dying of the Light
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The Dying of the Light is the story of Paradise Lost (2005), reframed. It tells of Lucifer escaping heaven, an abusive institution and family structure, then living with their trauma, and freeing humanity (or so they think). ... -
A Lonely Courage Behind Enemy Lines
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)To Catch A White Mouse is the draft of a novel targeting young adults (13-16-year-old readers). It is a historical tale written in modern day language about a strong female character set mostly in Europe during WWII. I ... -
Population Analysis and Subgroup Diagnosis of Lettuce necrotic yellows virus in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Lettuce is a key economic crop in New Zealand (NZ). However, recently NZ has experienced increased crop losses of up to 50 %. These losses were due to necrosis symptoms on leaves, which were strongly associated with the ... -
Hybrid Mythology and Personal Nostalgia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)I aim to produce a short-animated film consisting of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional components. The narrative will be based on hybrid myths, fables, and urban legends that I discovered as a child. Considering ... -
24 GHz Flexible Antenna for Doppler Radar based Human Vital Signs Monitoring
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Noncontact monitoring of human vital signs is an emerging research topic in recent years. A key approach to this monitoring is the use of the Doppler radar concept which enables real-time vital signs detection, resulting ... -
Digitally Naive to Digital Natives: Changes in the Social Media Landscape from the Perspective of Women in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)With social media usage creeping into the everyday lives of a global majority, it has become increasingly important to understand a user’s engagement with these new-age digital channels and recognise the level and type of ... -
Domestic Tourism Experience of Indian Nationals Studying in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (2017) stated that the number of international students escalated from 1.3 to 5 million over a span of 24 years (1990-2014). Apart from paying fees, international ... -
The Effect of Doxorubicin on ABC Transporter Gene Expression in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Breast cancer is the single foremost killer of women in the world today, and of this triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most clinically aggressive kind. TNBC impacts roughly 15% of the worlds breast cancer cases ... -
Emerging Technologies: Perspectives of New Zealand Public Relations Practitioners
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This study investigates New Zealand public relations practitioner perspectives of emerging technologies as of the year 2020. In order to do this, practitioner perspectives, ethical challenges and uses of emerging technologies ... -
The Impacts of Information-seeking Strategies and Social Presence on the Interaction between Customers and Conversational Agents
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Many organisations in different industries have jumped on the bandwagon and implemented conversational agents (CAs) to support customer service operations. Although CAs are found to offer many benefits to their customers, ... -
Genomic Characterisation and Comparison of Antibiotic Resistant and Sensitive Helicobacter Pylori in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Helicobacter pylori is an important and prevalent human pathogen present in approximately 50 % of the world’s population; causing a range of clinical outcomes from chronic gastritis and gastric ulcers to gastric carcinoma ...