Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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Vacancies and Attenuated Presences: A Counter-Memorial Swimming Pool for Waitara
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This practice-led research thesis inquires into the memorial pool, and posits these strange and disjunctive spaces as counter-memorials, mediums for alternative methods of remembrance. The work unfolds over two stages: ... -
Vaevae Manava: context and perception of food security for Tongan mothers and health workers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Food security refers to the “ability of individuals, households and communities to acquire appropriate and nutritious food on a regular and reliable basis by socially acceptable means”. In 2000, interviews with the first ... -
Validation of Two Patient Self-report Questionnaires Measuring Cultural Responsiveness of Physiotherapists Practising in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Background: The importance of cultural competence for the safe and effective practice of physiotherapy is widely acknowledged. Cultural competence is recognised by the Physiotherapy Board of Aotearoa New Zealand as a ... -
Validation study of intangible business relationship value measurement
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)Both marketing researchers and practitioners realise that having customer relationships that enhance a firm's competitive advantage is an important strategic issue and that there is a need for relationship value measurement. ... -
Validity of Symptom Reporting Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Objective: Recent evidence of persistent reporting of symptoms after mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) has come under question, with the suggestion that participants may be over-reporting symptoms more generally. This ... -
Validity of the Nijmegen Questionnaire for Hyperventilation Syndrome
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The Nijmegen Questionnaire is an outcome measure used by health professionals for the assessment of symptoms associated with hyperventilation syndrome in the clinical setting and other areas of health research. However, a ... -
Valley of the Cyborgs: A Posthuman Re-imagining of the Surrealist Representation of the Female Form
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Valley of the Cyborgs is a digital animation three channel video installation that responds to the representation of the female form presented as a passive, entrapped entity in the Mannequin Street installation from the ... -
The Value and Use of the Telugu Language in Young Adults of Telugu-Speaking Backgrounds in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The Indian diaspora is one of the most culturally diverse communities present in New Zealand. This study will investigate the Telugu community, which is a minority within the larger Indian diaspora in New Zealand. The ... -
The Value of Waste Material: Creating Products from Recycled HDPE Plastic
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental problems in the world. Plastic creates substantial business opportunities and affords the design of innovative products. Plastic’s advantage is that it can be ... -
Values, Employee Perceptions and Organisational Change: A Case Analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The concept of values is multifaceted and one that is closely related to organisational culture constructs. Values have been conceptualised at multiple levels - individual, leader, social group, institution, inter-organisation ... -
Valuing the voices of children: a case study of involving children in the process of medical equipment design in the hospital environment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Paediatric hospital design is receiving growing attention internationally around the value of involving children (the users) in the process. Many studies demonstrate the value of involvement and consultation/collaboration ... -
Variation in Response and Recovery to Training Intensity in Highly Trained Rowers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Background: In endurance sports, where training loads are high, effective programming of day-to-day training is crucial to achieve sufficient training stimuli and adequate recovery for optimal adaptation. The time required ... -
Varieties of encounter in an immersive installation of nature
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)This exegesis explores how a visual arts accumulative installation process can open up questions about archiving and occupancy. It argues that such a practice signifies a desire for a kind of material fullness and immersion ... -
Vastra Avatar: a personal manifestation of fashion, culture, and identity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)This research project asks; what is the potential for garments to express an Indian/European cultural hybridisation? The research explores the development of an alternative aesthetic by hybridising the ethos of traditional ... -
Vehicle propulsion using continuous track linear induction motors on steel plates
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Linear induction motors (LIMs) are zero-carbon emission, non-contacting electrical motors that operate on the same principle as rotary squirrel cage induction motors found prominently in industry today. LIMs are capable ... -
Vehicle-related Scene Understanding Using Deep Learning
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Automated driving technology is an inevitable trend in the future development of transportation, it is also one of the eminent achievements in the matter of artificial intelligence. Primarily deep learning produces a ... -
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)
(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 ... -
Vibrating Matter: situating sound
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)My research investigates site-specific sound installation practice by way of two public urban sound projects, created for the Auckland City Council in Tamaki Makarau / Auckland. Contrary to the typically dominant visual ... -
Vibration analysis in non-destructive detection of milk powder blockage in the cyclone of a spray dryer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This research investigates possible monitoring methods to non-invasively detect blockages in the cyclone of milk powder spray driers to avoid costly production shutdowns. Two possible solutions have been identified. These ... -
Video art: accelerationism and the reification of desire
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This research project explores the creative links between the production and circulation of video-based artworks and the dominance of capitalist-based forms of subjectivity. More specifically, I seek to determine whether ...