Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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A civil and ecclesiastical union? The development of prison chaplaincy in Aotearoa-New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)New Zealand prisons were a colonial construct established by early colonial administrations to deal with criminal behaviour occurring at the time of European settlement. Like the prison system, prison chaplaincy also had ... -
A comparative of subtitling strategies: culture specific items in the series Friends
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The dissertation is based on the analysis of thirty episodes of the American television series Friends with the focus on the CSIs (Culture Specific Items) and how these differences have been handled by Chinese translators ... -
A comparative study of mobile internet deployment models in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Internet services play an increasingly important role in modern society. Mobile Internet, a fast-growing technology that combines the Internet with mobile devices, has recently become popular. It is predicted that the ... -
A comparative study of two small and remote urban communities: implications for social policy and practice (a tale of two towns)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Defined as resource communities and independent urban centres, Raetihi and Ohakune are two small and remote towns on the North Island of New Zealand’s Central Plateau. They have similar sized populations and are set ... -
A comparison between media representation of Asian international students and their own accounts of experience in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)This research takes as its starting point the role of the media as a major influence on the way people understand and interpret events, focusing on media coverage of Asian international students in New Zealand. The thesis ... -
A comparison of physiotherapy and RICE self treatment advice for early management of ankle sprains
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries. Physiotherapy treatment and advice to rest, use ice, use compression, and elevate the ankle (RICE advice) is believed to speed up the functional recovery ... -
A comparison of surface EMG temporal and spectral parameters from the vastus medialis of subjects with and without knee joint osteoarthritis during a sustained, fatiguing submaximal isometric contraction
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)Knee joint osteoarthritis is recognised as a significant subset of osteoarthritis. Little work has examined muscle changes that occur with knee joint osteoarthritis. Much of this work has centred on strength deficits, while ... -
A familiar villain: surveillance, ideology and popular cinema
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)This thesis examines the representations of surveillance in mainstream cinema. Using ideology critique it will show how filmic illustrations of monitoring depoliticize the relationship between surveillance and structural ... -
A fatal cycle
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This art project focuses in a voyeuristic way on the fatality and futility of war. With its accompanying emotional responses; the aim is to reflect on these issues through a cyclical process of construction and destruction. ... -
A field study of domain knowledge sharing in the software development industry in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)In contemporary software development, an emergent understanding of the problem domain and envisioned goals forms the basis of designing, testing and development activities. Lack of a common understanding of the domain can ... -
A fine balance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The aim of this study is to analyse the discourses drawn upon by community paediatric nurses in relation to children’s rights to health. The philosophy of Michel Foucault has been used to underpin the analysis of the ... -
A generic platform for the evolution of hardware
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Evolvable Hardware is a technique derived from evolutionary computation applied to a hardware design. The term evolutionary computation involves similar steps as involved in the human evolution. It has been given names in ... -
A Heideggerian Hermeneutic Study of the Meaning of Living With Prostate Cancer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in New Zealand men and the second highest cause of male deaths. This Heideggerian study explores the experience of six men, with prostate cancer: five of whom were ... -
A heuristic method to distinguish horse rider mounts using a single wrist mounted inertial sensor
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)A Design Science methodology was used to create a context recognition method for data from a single, wearable inertial sensor. The sensor was worn on riders right wrists. The data was associated with a rider mounting their ... -
A human rights-based approach to the discourses governing active recreation in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Public policy is an ever changing field with practitioners struggling to find the best ways to develop and implement their policies. Auckland City Council's Community Services and Recreation Department is no different. ... -
A manual for Sartorial Disruption
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This practice-based research project critically examines the menswear design process. It proposes that since the late 19th century there have been fundamental changes in most areas of clothing design, yet the elemental ... -
A New Narrative of Time: time and space mediated through the medium of painting
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Through a mediation across time and between images this project explores the many and varied perspectives thrown back and reflected onto a represented past. The aim is to bring these perspectives into some alignment to ... -
A novel technology for In Vitro and In Utero modification of Endometrial cells
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Implantation failure is a major contributing factor to both the diagnosis of unexplained infertility and unsuccessful In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) outcomes. Research efforts aimed at increasing IVF success rates have largely ... -
A phenomenological and thematic interpretation of the experience of creativity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Creativity is a nebulous concept, lacking both clear articulations and common understandings of meaning. Due to a lack of clear alternatives the concept of creativity is increasingly becoming infused with economically ... -
A pilot study to develop and validate a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) questionnaire: a health status instrument for TCM assessment in patients with Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)Research suggests acupuncture is potentially an effective treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee. Essential for the evaluation of Chinese acupuncture treatment is the availability of a reliable and valid ...