• Readability, suitability, and quality of online information in English on single-sided deafness. 

  Folkerts, Sarah (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Purpose: This study investigated the readability, suitability, and quality of online Single- Sided Deafness (SSD) information available in English. Method: Four search terms (“Deaf in one ear”, “Can’t hear in one ear”, ...

• Investigating the mechanisms of the formation of spiral grain and interlocked grain in wood. 

  Dijkstra, Stephanie M. (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Spiral grain is the deviation of grain angle away from the stem axis, where the grain forms a helical array around the pith. In radiata pine, trees are initially straight- grained but develop a left-handed twist in the ...

• The synthesis and characterisation of polydentate/polyamine phosphonate complexes of cobalt (III) and their imine precursors. 

  Ekekwe, Nneka Daniel (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  This thesis reports the synthesis and characterisation of polydentate/polyamine phosphonate complexes of cobalt(III) and their imine precursors. The complexes prepared during this project have been characterised by a range ...

• Cognitive and affective predictors of emotional reactivity in university students. 

  Chapman, Hannah (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Background: Difficulties in emotional reactivity have repeatedly been associated with the development of psychopathology and generalised poorer outcomes. While much of this research has been conducted using self-report ...

• Plant–pollinator communities : environmental gradients, trade-offs, and controllability 

  Cagua, Fernando (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  This thesis is composed of three scientific articles. All of these articles study the processes that influence the structure of pollination networks and their implications. Each chapter is a standalone piece of research ...

• Exploring the influence of fractures and rock type on seismic velocity in volcanic rocks : a combined laboratory and field study of Tuawera / Cave Rock, Sumner New Zealand. 

  Cleary, Callum (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Seismic investigations have long been used to assess characteristics of rock masses, subsurface structures, magma, and areas of economic interest that are otherwise invisible at the Earth’s surface. Here I show that assessing ...

• Bonebridge health related quality of life and clinical outcomes in New Zealand. 

  Healy, Eliot (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Objectives: To determine to what extent the Bonebridge improves clinical and health related quality of life outcomes in the New Zealand context. Methods: Preliminary results for 18 adults with conductive and mixed hearing ...

• The clinical assessment of concerning sexual behaviour. 

  Williams, Michelle (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  The context for the current study is the clinical assessment of people with an intellectual disability who have engaged in concerning sexual behaviour. Research aims include examining the assessment tools used internationally ...

• Through a glass darkly : the assessment of parenting capacity in the context of child protection. 

  Whitcombe-Dobbs, Sarah (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  BACKGROUND: Parenting capacity assessment (PCA) in the context of maltreatment is complex and the stakes are high for children and families. Among parents where a formal PCA is undertaken due to child abuse or neglect, ...

• The application of hyperspectral imaging for surface alteration mapping : a case study of Pinnacle Ridge, Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand. 

  Douglas, Abbey (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Diagnostic absorption features in hyperspectral data can directly correlate to a specific mineral, or mineral assemblage. However, it is unknown how accurate hyperspectral mapping can be for identifying alteration mineral ...

• An optical study of southern gamma Doradus stars. 

  Dorsey, Rosemary (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  This thesis aimed to perform a comprehensive analysis of the five target stars HD 10167*, HD 206481, HD 209295*, HD 214291* and HD 216910 to identify their pulsation modes. High-precision space photometry from the ...

• The fabrication of a lab-on-a-chip device to investigate the invasive capability of hyphae in different oxygen levels. 

  Ding, Qituo (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Fungi and oomycetes, which can grow invasively, can lead to some of the most devastating die-offs and extinctions of both animals and plants. In their natural environment, such as soil, and during the infection, they may ...

• Spatial abilities in jumping spiders. 

  Aguilar Argüello, Samuel Oswaldo Aguilar (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Cognition refers to any state of information processing, including memory, perception, decision-making, and learning. Decision-making, the main component of this thesis, is a cognitive process that allows animals to evaluate ...

• Including children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in functional behavioural assessment-informed interventions for sleep disturbance 

  van Deurs, Jenna (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Sleep disturbances are a significant problem for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across the lifespan and are associated with numerous detrimental impacts to the individual and their whānau/family. The ...

• Surviving well together: post development, maternity care and the politics of ontological pluralism 

  McKinnon, Katharine; Healy, Stephen; Dombroski, Kelly (Routledge, 2019)

• Delivering Urban Wellbeing through Transformative Community Enterprise: Final Report 

  Dombroski, Kelly; Diprose, Gradon; Conradson, David; Healy, Stephen; Watkins, Alison F. (2019)

  Urban communities around the world are using farming and gardening to promote food security, social inclusion and wellbeing (Turner, Henryks and Pearson, 2011). In the New Zealand city of Christchurch, a recently formed ...

• The affect of effect: affirmative political ecologies in monitoring climate change adaptation interventions 

  Dombroski K; Do HT (2018)

  All over the world, climate change adaptation interventions (CCAIs) are being implemented in a variety of ways, but mostly monitored using outcomes-based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks that are prone to ...

• Reported behavioural differences between geldings and mares challenge sex-driven stereotypes in ridden equine behaviour 

  Aune, Anna; Fenner, Kate; Wilson, Bethany; Cameron, Elissa; McLean, Andrew; McGreevy, Paul (MDPI AG, 2020)

  © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Horse trainers and riders may have preconceived ideas of horse temperament based solely on the sex of the horse. A study (n = 1233) of horse enthusiasts (75% of ...

• Community Economies: Responding to questions of scale, agency, and Indigenous connections in Aotearoa New Zealand 

  Diprose G; Dombroski K; Healy S; Waitoa J (2017)

• Hybrid activist collectives: reframing mothers’ environmental and caring labour 

  Dombroski K (Emerald, 2016)

  © 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use a case study of an online parenting forum to theorise how mothers’ everyday environmental and caring labour is a form of environmental ...

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