Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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F.I.T Wāhine – Acute Physiological and Perceptive Responses to an Adapted High-Intensity Interval Training Protocol with Inactive Māori Women – a Māori Values Approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The purpose of this study was to identify acute physiological and perceptive responses to adapted high intensity interval training with inactive Māori women, using a Māori values approach in a community setting. The ... -
Fabricating intimacy: reducing subliminal distances between people and textiles
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)In our age, the fast, technological production of cloth and resulting overconsumption can appear as a nihilistic force. At an ever accelerating rate, industrial production distances us from our formerly intimate connection ... -
Face of place: developing a method of embodying personal impressions about place in an image of the human face building on theories of humanistic geography, anthropomorphism, and physiognomy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Humans are inclined to anthropomorphise environments due to the natural desire to understand the world in terms of the human form and nature. The research begins from the question “How would the face of a place look like, ... -
Faceless body in performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Faceless Body in Performance is a practice-led research project in live and digital performance. There are two series of solo performances, Breath of Air and Black Glove, which explore choreographic procedures that can ... -
Facial Expression Classification Using R-CNN Based Methods
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)With the rise of artificial intelligence technology and the development of human vision research, most of researchers are gradually putting more and more attention on the machine recognition of face images. In this thesis, ... -
Facial Masculinity and Academic Research Performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Folk wisdom believes “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. However, many studies find that an individual’s appearance is a strong predictor to the person’s behaviour. This paper aims to validate if one can actually “judge” a ... -
Facing up to cancer: the lived experience of being diagnosed with a life threatening form of cancer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2002)This Heideggerian phenomenological hermeneutic study explores the lived experience of those coming to terms with the diagnosis of a life-threatening form of cancer. It offers an interpretation of the narratives of eight ... -
Factors affecting the implementation of enterprise systems within government organisations in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)The 1990's saw a rapid growth in the use of Enterprise Systems by organisations to undertake quick and strategic decisions. Significant to the use of Enterprise systems, is their implementation in the organisation. The ... -
Factors associated with smoking amongst a cohort of mothers of pacific infants in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)This thesis aims to describe the association between cigarette smoking and maternal factors amongst a cohort of Pacific mothers utilising data from a longitudinal Pacific Islands Families: First Two Years of Life (PIF) ... -
Factors influencing Digital Evidence transfer across international borders: a case study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Digital Forensics has grown out of the necessity to extract, analyse and present evidence from digital devices in support of an investigation or court case. In its early stages in the 1970' and 80's this would often relate ... -
Factors Influencing Recovery from Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR) in High-Performance Athletes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is a common occurrence in sport, with high-performance athletes at particular risk. Current research in this area has focused mainly on the outcomes of ACLR, with little ... -
Factors influencing students' approaches to learning: a case study of postgraduate students at a New Zealand university
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)Research on students' approaches to learning in higher education has consistently demonstrated a range of factors influencing students' approaches to learning. The vast majority of these studies have been carried out with ... -
Factors influencing the adoption and usage of internet banking: a New Zealand perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)Although the offering of financial products and services over the Internet by banks and financial institutions continues to spread, reports on Internet banking show that the adoption and usage of such services by consumers ... -
Factors influencing the use of mobile banking: the case of SMS-based mobile banking
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Mobile banking is an application of mobile computing which provides customers with the support needed to be able to bank anywhere, anytime using a mobile handheld device and a mobile service such as text messaging (SMS). ... -
Factors that influence nurses’ attitudes towards working with older adults: a qualitative descriptive study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)In line with global trends, the population in New Zealand is ageing. It is projected that the total population of New Zealand will be around 5 million people by the mid-2020s and by the late 2020s approximately 20% of those ... -
Factors that influence the use of Web 2.0 tools for e-learning
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Web 2.0 tools, such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, and RSS feeds, provide users with a flexible, collaborative and interactive environment for developing communities around shared interests. These tools are especially useful ... -
Factors that informed the New Zealand Government's decision to implement an Emission Trading Scheme as New Zealand's climate policy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)It is been about two decades since debate on New Zealand’s climate policy first started. The speed at which the incumbent governments have modified New Zealand’s climate policy proves that climate policy is one of the most ... -
Fagogo: "Ua molimea manusina": a qualitative study of the pedagogical significance of Fagogo-Samoan stories at night- for the education of Samoan children
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)This study explores "Fagogo"- the Samoan stories of the night- as a source of pedagogy. It argues that ideas to inform practices that could transform and improve the teaching and learning by Samoan children can be obtained ... -
Faith - a Feature Film
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis consists of a full-length screenplay for a feature film. A summary of the screenplay is as follows: Sixteen Years ago, while eluding school punishments, Neev (10) and Ray (10) gets lost in the woods. In the ... -
Faito'o Fakatonga: The Visual Practice of Traditional Medicine Making and Healing Practices From Tonga to Aotearoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This project is a moving image art project using the concept of Veitalatala (poetic documentary) (as defined by Talita Toluta’u (2014) that will explore faito’o (traditional medicine) and kau faito’o (native doctors), the ...