Science: Theses and Dissertations
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Disgust among people who use child pornography.
(2022)How can some people use child pornography, when most find it disgusting and aversive? The current study explored this question by looking at whether people who use child pornography are less sensitive to disgust than ... -
Representing the environment : naming places in Te Wai Pounamu/the South Island
(1999)Place naming is an important means by which humans attach meaning to the physical environment, making it knowable, navigable, and ultimately a 'home' place. The way in which peoples name places depends on their cultural ... -
A cretaceous ichthyosaur from North Canterbury.
(2022)Ichthyosaurs were a group of secondarily aquatic marine reptiles that colonised the marine realm shortly after the Permian-Triassic mass extinction and were major components of Mesozoic marine ecosystems for more than 150 ... -
Outcomes of sexual abuse differentiated by victim gender and perpetrator gender.
(2022)Most research regarding sexual abuse has focused on male perpetrators and the impact female-perpetrated sexual abuse has on victims remains comparatively unknown. How female-perpetrated sexual abuse impacts victims is ... -
Transcriptional responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to bacterial leaf colonisation.
(2022)Leaves host remarkably diverse microbes that colonise both surface and apoplast. Studies on plant pathogens have demonstrated that plants perceive microbes by detecting microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). Such ... -
Management of a coastal environment, Marlborough Sounds : insights into two world-views
(1999)This thesis is examining coastal management in the Marlborough Sounds, exploring the role of the RMA in providing Maori with adequate consultation on decision-making regarding coastal resources. The Resource Management Act ... -
Petrophysical and geophysical properties of rhyolitic lava domes : a reservoir potential analysis.
(2022)Volcanic rocks often have sufficient porosity and permeability to provide suitable reservoirs for fluid storage, carbon sequestration and geothermal and hydrocarbon production. Presently, physical properties of lava domes ... -
The therapeutic alliance : measurement, predictors and experiences of trainee clinicians in Aotearoa New Zealand.
(2022)Decades of research have found a consistent, moderate and positive association between a strong therapeutic alliance and favourable treatment outcomes. Beyond this, much about the therapeutic alliance remains unclear. ... -
‘Care-full’ leadership in disaster preparedness and response.
(2022)With increasing disruption brought about by more frequent disasters, communities in Indonesia and the Philippines are more than ever in need of collective, caring leadership in disaster preparedness and response. Alongside ... -
Three-dimensional architecture and petrophysical properties of a basaltic-trachytic polygenetic volcano, Lyttelton Volcanic Complex, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.
(2022)Volcanic and associated sedimentary rock reservoirs occur in most global basins. These deposits have received attention in the last decades due to the increasing global energy demand, delineating low carbon energy sources ... -
Landslide dam hazard modelling in the West Coast Region, New Zealand.
(2022)Landslide dams are common in mountainous regions with steep narrow valleys and can expose downstream communities and critical infrastructure to large intense outburst floods. Large earthquakes such as the M 7.8 Kaikōura ... -
The moderating effects of organisational self-esteem, sex, and status on the conflict style of employees
(1997)The purpose of the present study was to explore the moderating influence of sex, organisational self-esteem and status on the conflict style of employees. The relationship between these variables has not been studied in a ... -
Resistance to change in concurrent schedules : a function of stimulus presentation and local rates of reinforcement?
(1997)Resistance to change was formulated as an alternative to the measurement of response strength in terms of response rate changes in the presence or absence of reinforcement. In order to replace response rate as a measure ... -
The historical geography of the Collingwood goldfields
(1977)This thesis undertakes to examine the Historical Geography of the Collingwood Goldfield. This goldfield was the first payable field in New Zealand and was first rushed during 1857. From then on it was continuously worked ... -
Macroecological patterns in plant-frugivore networks
(2022)Species interactions are essential for many ecological functions and may provide an important pathway for the propagation of indirect impacts, such as apparent competition and secondary extinctions, via trophic effects. ... -
A study of the efficacy of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) with noncompliant children from single parent families
(2003)A study was conducted that investigated the efficacy of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) with noncompliant children from single parent families. Standard Triple P measures: Eyeberg Child Behaviour Inventory, ... -
Hippocampal disconnection lesions, spatial working memory, and configural learning
(1997)The effects of a rarely used hippocampal disconnection lesion and a unilateral entorhinal cortex lesion with transection of the dorsal hippocampal commissure were examined in two radial maze tasks. The first part of the ... -
The emotional effects of music on religious experience : a study of the Pentecostal-Charismatic style of music and worship
(2000)The relationship of the Pentecostal-Charismatic's style of music and worship practices to religious experience is the central focus of this study. The church uses music to facilitate religious experience in congregants ... -
A model of coerciveness against women
(1997)The last decade or so has seen a dramatic increase in both interest and research in the sexual offending area. Thus, the literature of this area is both varied and abundant in its scope and has resulted in the dual ... -
Correlates of educational and occupational aspirations of adolescent girls
(1968)This thesis is designed to explore the educational and occupational aspirations of New Zealand adolescent girls in high school, to test hypotheses about the relationship between these aspirations and personal and social ...