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California Dreamin' - inspiring innovative car design and development
(School of Art and Design, AUT University, 2013)Why is California the home of the advanced design studios of every major automotive manufacturer? Take a road trip with Tony Robotham, Senior Lecturer at AUT University’s School of Engineering, and discover the influence ... -
Camera based face tracking for enhancing surgical teamwork training with non-verbal communication
(AUT University, 2008)In recent years, the increased use of simulation for the training of surgical skills has improved the medical curriculum and the overall patient outcome. Advances in hardware and simulation techniques have resulted in many ... -
Can busy classroom teachers really do action research: an action research study in an EAL [English as Additional Language] tertiary setting
(Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand, 2006)Recent literature in general and language teacher education has promoted the benefits of empowering teachers to be in control of their professional development and curriculum development through reflection on practice and ... -
Can India plug into Asian international production networks through RTAs?
(Murdoch University, 2013)Recent literature has focused attention on the important question of whether the current trend of proliferation of bilateral and regional trade agreements can facilitate creation and development of international production ... -
Can we improve real world walking after stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Elsevier, 2014)Objective: This study aimed to determine effectiveness of current interventions to improve real world walking for people with stroke and specifically whether benefits are sustained. Data sources: EBSCO Megafile, AMED, ... -
Canopy of the upturned eye: writing on Derrida’s Crypt
(Mosaic, 2010)The evocation of a spatial sheltering in this title hints at a covering over death. Indeed, a canopy is productive of fertile vegetation for a continued nurturing of living after death. However, this paper aims at a threshold ... -
Canopy: proposal for Wynyard wharf. Auckland architecture week 09 invited design charette
(AUT University, 2009)As part of Auckland Architecture Week 09, a one-day invited design charette was held in a public venue in the Britomart Quarter. The charette was intended to show people what architects do, and to generate concepts for the ... -
Capacity building for school improvement: a case study of a New Zealand primary school
(Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association (APERA), 2008)Capacity building is now mentioned synonymously with school improvement in much of the literature with an absence of debate on the implications of political, social and economic trends. The paper explores capacity building ... -
Capacity building for school improvement: a case study of a New Zealand school
(Springer, 2009)Capacity building is now mentioned synonymously with school improvement in much of the literature with an absence of debate on the implications of political, social and economic trends. This article explores capacity ... -
Capacity building for school improvement: knowledge production and utilization
(Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2010)Educational reform, focused on promoting student learning, depends on schools’ capacity to improve. Building capacity for school improvement is critical. This paper explores capacity building in one low decile, multicultural ... -
Capturing meaning-making in journalism
(The State and University Library - Aarhus, 2010)Performing content analysis is not merely a question of developing and using quantitatively-defined categories in order to investigate a research problem. If you want to go further and look at the meaning of the whole text, ... -
Capturing the Integration of Practice-based Learning With Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes Using Modified Concept Mapping
(Libertas Academica, 2016)Practice-based learning integrates the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains and is influenced by students’ beliefs, values, and attitudes. Concept mapping has been shown to effectively demonstrate students’ changing ... -
Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing Has No Effect on Power Output During Cycling in a Glycogen-reduced State
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: The effect of mouth rinsing with a carbohydrate (CHO) solution on exercise performance is inconclusive with no benefits observed in the fed state. This study examined the effect of CHO mouth rinse or CHO ... -
‘Carbon Colonialism’: Pacific Environmental Risk, Media Credibility and a Deliberative Perspective
(Pacific Media Centre, School of Communication Studies, AUT University, 2014)The effects of climate change are already occurring in all continents and across the oceans, and the situation has deteriorated since the last account in 2007, warned the United Nations scientific agency charged with ... -
Careers Constructed on Location: A Bourdieusian Critique
(European Group for Organisational Studies (EGOS), 2014)No abstract. -
Carrying a Ball Can Influence Sidestepping Mechanics in Rugby
(The International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS), 2015)Sidestepping mechanics have been implicated as a risk factor for knee injury in rugby. Carrying a ball is proposed to alter movement patterns. Therefore the purpose of the study was to examine the effects of sidestepping ... -
Carving a niche for minority language media studies not so easy. Book Review of ‘Social Media and Minority Languages: Convergence and the Creative Industries’, edited by E. Gruffydd Jones and E Uribe-Jongbloed
(Pacific Media Centre, Creative Industries Research Institute, AUT University, 2014)Whenever a new field of research emerges a lot of shuffling and sorting of knowledge is required to establish a niche, to define its boundaries, to encourage acknowledgement of the area and to stimulate debate concerning ... -
Cascade effects of load shedding in coupled networks
(IEEE, 2013)Intricate webs of interlinked critical infrastructures such as electrical grid, telecommunication, and transportation are essential for the minimal functioning of contemporary societies and economies. Advances in Information ... -
A Case for Creative Misunderstanding
(Te Ara Poutama, AUT University, 2015)The differences between us necessitate the dialogue, rather than disallow it – a dialogue must take place, precisely because we don’t speak the same language. (Ahmed, 2000, p. 180, italics in the original) Human ways of ...