Science: Theses and Dissertations

Impacts of future sea level rise on fluvial and coastal flood risk in Bangkok, Thailand

Goeysinsup, Kal (2022)

Many communities in low-lying coastal cities around the globe already live with threats from sea level rise, coastal flooding and the impact of climate change. Likewise, Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, one of the low-lying ...

Subsequent behavioural effects of simultaneous adolescent exposure to caffeine and nicotine

Murphy, Samantha (2022)

Both caffeine and nicotine are popular and widely used psychostimulants, with many people increasing their consumption of these substances in adolescence. Anxiety is a common side effect of these drugs, as well as a prevalent ...

Seeing through another lens: exploring diverse economies in Christchurch Farmers' Market

Asmarani, Putri Ayu (2022)

This is a thesis about the way(s) that farmers' markets support social and economic resilience in a time of crisis. It explores the dynamics of livelihood resilience in the Christchurch Farmers’ Market, New Zealand in ...

Adaptive thermal image velocimetry - a new thermal image processing approach for micrometeorological applications

Schumacher, Benjamin (2022)

The main challenge for most traditional micrometeorological point measurement techniques has always been the spatial representation of near-surface turbulent conditions. About 25 years ago, researchers started to use thermal ...

Provenance of middle Miocene–early Pleistocene conglomerates from the northern Canterbury Basin, northeastern South Island, New Zealand

Parker, Matthew Oliver (2022)

Late Cenozoic strata of the northern Canterbury Basin record uplift and erosion of the adjacent Southern Alps and Kaikōura Ranges that formed as a result of oblique convergence between the Australian and Pacific plates. ...

Exploring the knowledge and beliefs about child language development held by parents and caregivers of deaf or hard of hearing children in New Zealand

McKee, Ellen Jean (2022)

Background: For Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children, early identification and intervention, and quality linguistic input during early childhood pave the way for optimal language development, educational achievement, and ...

Peeping possums: exploring social learning in the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Godfrey, Emma Jayne (2022)

The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) has become a highly invasive pest in New Zealand since its first introduction in the mid-1800s. A range of control methods are used to manage this species, but most fail ...

Transposon mediated genetic modification of gram-positive bacteria.

Stocks, Christian F. (2022)

Genetic modification is vital for modern microbial research. In this thesis, genetic modification explored in bacteria with the use of plasmid vectors that contain modified transposons. Transformation of Gram-positive ...

Assessing tsunami hazard risk awareness and evacuation intentions of highly exposed remote rural coastal communities : a Wairarapa, New Zealand case study.

Evans, Alice (2022)

Recent tsunami disasters around the world have demonstrated the necessity for effective tsunami risk management. Evacuation is considered the most effective tsunami risk management measure for preventing injury and death. ...

An examination of the negative effects of wild bird feeding in New Zealand.

Dawson, Christopher S. (2022)

Bird feeding is a global activity that takes on a variety of forms, from ordinary people feeding birds for fun at their local park to government and conservation organisations using supplemental feeding at a landscape scale ...

Three dimensional nanowire networks for reservoir computing.

Daniels, Ryan K. (2022)

Over the past few decades, machine learning has become integral to our daily lives. Deep learning has revolutionized industry and scientific research, enabling us to solve complex problems that were previously intractable. ...

Burnout syndrome, compassion satisfaction, occupational stress, and resilience among experienced audiologists.

Giddens, Kate Sarah Mayne (2022)

Objective: The first aim of the research was to provide insight into compassion satisfaction, resilience, burnout syndrome, and overall occupational stress levels of experienced audiologists. Another aim was to investigate ...

Explicit mentalization psychoeducation as an early-intervention tool for young adults who engage in non-suicidal self injury : a pilot investigation.

Lamb, Rebecca (2022)

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a growing issue around the world and can be associated with a higher risk of suicide. One of the main functions of NSSI is to regulate emotions which is a hallmark struggle of individuals ...

Does psychotherapy for binge eating remediate nutritional intake in people with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder?

Robertson, McLeod James (2022)

People who binge eat (those with bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED)) have a significantly disturbed nutritional intake compared to people who don’t binge eat. Moreover, people who binge eat consume excess ...

Validation and reliability of a simplified matrix sentence in quiet test.

McGill, Cynthia (2022)

Hearing impairment is a significant concern in New Zealand and worldwide. When a hearing impairment is left unaddressed, it has the potential to affect many aspects of an individual’s life, including education, employment, ...

A scoping review of parenting and family-based interventions for severe and persistent conduct problems in children and adolescents aged 10-17.

Lee, Vera (2022)

A comparative assessment of lesser-studied trace elements in the soil-plant system : implications for environmental quality.

Jensen, Hayley (2022)

The study of the chemical elements in the environment has focused on common, easily measured nutrients and contaminants that commonly affect humans and ecosystems. Technological development has resulted in the increased ...