College of Science: Recent submissions
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Long-term analysis of sea ice drift in the western Ross sea, Antarctica, at high and low spatial resolution
(MDPI AG, 2020)© 2020 by the authors. The Ross Sea region, including three main polynya areas in McMurdo Sound, Terra Nova Bay, and in front of the Ross Ice Shelf, has experienced a significant increase in sea ice extent in the first ... -
Updated inventory of glacier ice in New Zealand based on 2016 satellite imagery
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2020)The only complete inventory of New Zealand glaciers was based on aerial photography starting in 1978. While there have been partial updates using 2002 and 2009 satellite data, most glaciers are still represented by the ... -
A country comparison of place-based activity response to COVID-19 policies
(2020)The emergence of the novel Coronavirus Disease in late 2019 (COVID-19) and subsequent pandemic led to an immense disruption in the daily lives of almost everyone on the planet. Faced with the consequences of inaction, ... -
The impacts of a community-based health education and nutritional support program on birth outcomes among migrant workers in maesot, thailand: A retrospective review
(2020)Since 2014, The Charis Project and later Shade Tree Foundation have been conducting community-based interventions focusing on nutritional support and education for pregnant and nursing mothers to alleviate immediate human ... -
Selling just preservation
(Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, 2020)Treves et al. argue for better representation of voiceless groups in current policy decisions. We agree with the argument but believe it will be challenging to convince enough people of its importance to change policy — ... -
Non-spatial paired-associate memory function and anterior thalamic contribution
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The anterior thalamic nuclei (ATN) are a central node in a complex ‘hippocampal-diencephalic-cingulate’ memory system. The integrity of the anterior thalamic nuclei is linked with severe amnesia in the Korsakoff’s syndrome, ... -
Dispersion in natural channels
(University of Canterbury, 1974)This thesis, concerning the longitudinal dispersion of fluid part icles in natural river channels, was prompted by the discrepancies associated with the Fickian analogy. Its primary focus is the compre hensive definition ... -
Cellulases of Thermoascus aurantiacus
(University of Canterbury, 1979)A β-glucosidase and three celulolytic enzymes designated as cellulase I, II and III have been purified from culture filtrates of Thermoascus aurantiacus. The enzymes were homogeneous in disc-gel electrophoresis. Data ... -
Covalent carbon surface modification with iron porphyrin : application to oxygen reduction reaction.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)This thesis describes the strategies used to covalently immobilize iron porphyrin on carbon surfaces and attempts to improve its oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic performance in aqueous acid media. In order to ... -
A commons perspective on urban informal settlements : a study of Kallyanpur slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)This research aims to reimagine urban informal settlements beyond the existing hegemonic understanding of slums, currently imagined through the tropes of ‘dysfunction’ and ‘disorder’. Contemporary writing about slums mostly ... -
Hybrid collectives for effective spatial data infrastructure development in the global south : developing a Zambian prototype.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The aim of this thesis was to generate a theoretical framework to help people understand how to better develop spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) in the Global South that could lead to addressing the challenges of access ... -
Comparing remotely sensed observations of clouds and aerosols in the Southern Ocean with climate model simulations.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Southern Ocean (SO) shortwave (SW) radiation biases are a common problem in contemporary general circulation models (GCMs), with most models exhibiting a tendency to absorb too much incoming SW radiation. These biases have ... -
The presentation of self on WeChat Moment : the role of personality traits and network characteristics.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)In this day and age, the rapid development of internet-based communication tools has greatly changed the way we socially interact, especially for social networking sites (SNS) which enable people to develop and maintain ... -
Risk and protective factors of suicidality in New Zealand young adult males.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)For the past three decades New Zealand’s suicide rates have continued to grow. Young adult males are disproportionally represented in these statistics, particularly in those from rural areas (Beautrais, 2018; Pearce et ... -
The effect of swallowing task and visual feedback on submental muscle activity during swallowing.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Background: One approach to swallowing rehabilitation is skill rather than strength training. This study sought to improve the calibration process used in a skill training protocol (BiSSkiT) for swallowing rehabilitation. ... -
Assessing tsunami evacuation behaviour and dynamics of a near-source threat – the case study of Kaikōura township following the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Recent global tsunami events including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2011 Great East Japan tsunami, have reinforced the importance of improving scientific understanding of tsunami hazard risk assessment and ... -
Ngā kōrero a ngā poupou o te whare : how to improve Crown and local authority-initiated environmental planning engagement, from the perspectives of Ngāi Tahu environmental kaitiaki.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)In large tracts of Te Waipounamu, the Crown and Local Authorities are required by legislation to engage with Ngāi Tahu on environmental planning matters. In turn, Ngāi Tahu are often morally bound to participate in these ... -
Geomorphology and geotechnical characterization of the Queenstown Hill landslide
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The Queenstown Area is a major tourist destination in the lower South Island and has approximately 16,000 permanent residents. Residential development occurs predominantly on flat-lying alluvial terraces, and elsewhere on ... -
Initiator Feeding Policies in Semi-Batch Free Radical Polymerization: A Monte Carlo Study
(MDPI AG, 2020)<jats:p>A Monte Carlo simulation algorithm is developed to visualize the impact of various initiator feeding policies on the kinetics of free radical polymerization. Three cases are studied: (1) general free radical ... -
The efficacy of a computer based reading program for increasing the reading comprehension skills of children with autism
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Reading comprehension skills are often impaired in children with autism. This multiple-phase single case design study sought to explore the impact of a computer assisted reading program, Reading Eggspress (RE), on the ...