• Ca II absorption in the circumstellar disk of β Pic. 

  Gulati, Harshil (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Presented in this thesis is an analysis of absorption features identified in Ca II H & K absorption profiles obtained via observations taken of β Pic at the University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory (UC MJO) using ...

• Utilisation of Poplar Lane Quarry (PLQ) basecourse aggregate as a suitable source for roading material. 

  Dring, Clare Louise (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  The scope of this research was to assess the utilisation of Poplar Lane Quarry (PLQ) basecourse aggregate as a suitable source for roading material. Poplar Lane Quarry (PLQ) basecourse aggregate generally, but not consistently, ...

• Conflicts of high country landscape(s). 

  Ryan, James (University of Canterbury, 1995)

  The landscapes of the South Island high country are valued by a diverse range of interests. More recently, high country environments have become the setting for a number of conflicts contested by different values, at ...

• Using simple models to improve understanding of the interactions between components of the climate system 

  Sodergren, Anna Helena (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  In this work a hierarchy of simple models are used to gain further understanding of the interaction between atmospheric processes and components, and the impact these processes and components have on the climate ...

• Molecular deformation of wood and cellulose studied by near infrared and Raman spectroscopy 

  Guo, Fei (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Eucalyptus can be an alternative plantation species to radiata pine for New Zealand. One major problem preventing eucalyptus wood from high-value uses is its high growth-stress level, which causes problems ...

• Use of the Ling 7-Sound Test to monitor hearing in young children with Down syndrome. 

  Rees, Beth (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Children with Down syndrome are at an increased risk of developing conductive hearing loss as a result of chronic/recurring otitis media with effusion (Barr, Dungworth, Hunter, McFarlane, & Kubba, 2011; Bernardi, Pires, ...

• Improving urban freshwater ecosystem health : drivers and barriers to public participation. 

  Keay, Will (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Growing public scrutiny of freshwater quality issues throughout the country highlights their importance to the people of New Zealand. This unprecedented concern has been matched with the establishment of community-based ...

• The role of dissociation, conceptual processing and PTSD symptoms in analogue distressing narratives. 

  Faulkner, Gareth James (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Current theories of PTSD have proposed that enhanced perceptual processing and impaired conceptual processing contribute to PTSD symptoms. However, few studies have provided evidence for the role of conceptual processing ...

• Seed priming of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) with exogenous amino acids : enhanced tolerance to salinity stress during germination and early seedling growth 

  Lee, Keum-Ah (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Climate changes such as erratic rainfall patterns and unpredictable temperatures have brought about environmental stresses, leading to reduction in crop, horticulture, and forage productivities and natural resources in ...

• The effect of risk attitude, trust and social norms on the investment choice between shares, bank deposits, and residential real estate in New Zealand and Germany. 

  Kemp S; Chen Z; Fetchenhauer D; Steiniger T (2018)

  Why do many people in many countries invest so much in real estate? We consider the investment choices of New Zealanders and Germans and investigate how these choices varied with Investment Risk Attitude, economic trust ...

• Quality Criteria for Design and Science 

  Bartneck C (2007)

  This paper discusses the quality criteria that are used in design and science to evaluate the value of the produced knowledge and artifacts. The scientific criteria discussed are: generizability, falsifiability, truth, ...

• Comparing the similarity of responses received from experiments conducted in Amazon's Mechanical Turk to experiments conducted with traditional methods 

  Bartneck C; Duenser A; Moltchanova E; Zawieska K (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2015)

  © 2015 Bartneck et al. Computer and internet based questionnaires have become a standard tool in Human-Computer Interaction research and other related fields, such as psychology and sociology. Amazon's Mechanical Turk (AMT) ...

• Changes in extended high frequency hearing following middle ear surgery. 

  Howey, Monique E. (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Middle ear surgery is frequently performed to eradicate disease and improve hearing. It is reported that thresholds in the extended high frequency (EHF) range (8 – 16 kHz) frequently deteriorate following middle ear ...

• Cretaceous and lower Tertiary glauconite in the South Island of New Zealand 

  McConchie, David (University of Canterbury, 1978)

  Petrographic examination was carried out on glauconites of Cretaceous or Lower Tertiary age from 142 localities in the South Island of New Zealand, Campbell Island and Chatham Island. Samples from which concentrated ...

• Model of Risk of Exposure to Lyme Borreliosis and Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus-Infected Ticks in the Border Area of the Czech Republic (South Bohemia) and Germany (Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate) 

  Hönig V; Švec P; Marek L; Mrkvička T; Dana Z; Wittmann M; Masař O; Szturcová D; Růžek D; Pfister K; Grubhoffer L (MDPI AG, 2019)

  In Europe, Lyme borreliosis (LB) and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) are the two vector-borne diseases with the largest impact on human health. Based on data on the density of host-seeking Ixodes ricinus ticks and pathogen ...

• An investigation into the anti-tumour properties of resveratrol against ovarian cancer using the CAM model. 

  Singh, Melanie Gabrielle (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest gynaecological cancers. A key contributing factor to its high mortality rate is its non-specific symptoms and lack of early detection, which results in most patients being diagnosed ...

• The impact of domestic cats (Felis catus) living around Travis Wetland, Christchurch, New Zealand. 

  Silvester, Olivia (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Cats all over the world hunt wild animals and can contribute to the extinction of threatened species. In New Zealand, around half of all households have at least one cat. When cats live close to a natural area, such as a ...

• Ammonium toxicity on germination and early seedling growth of Lolium multiflorum L. (Italian ryegrass) : oxidative stress biomarkers and potential mitigation strategy based on antioxidative defence. 

  Ling, Bernie Y. C. (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Ammonium (NH₄⁺) toxicity is a major issue to plant growth as well as of economic importance. Various ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃) concentrations were applied to Lolium multiflorum L. (Italian ryegrass) seeds to determine the ...

• White matter hyperintensities and cognition in Parkinson's disease. 

  Halliday, Sophie (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Cognitive decline and dementia are common non-motor impairments associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are vascular MRI ndings that are common in older individuals and have been ...

• Readability and quality of online information regarding tinnitus in the Spanish language. 

  Greer, Christina M. (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Background: Tinnitus is a common symptom of multiple different audiological impairments which can lead to negative psychological ramifications for some people. Given the link between low health literacy and poor health ...

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