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The gullies of the Canterbury Bight : Rakaia to the Rangitata.
(University of Canterbury, 1998)This thesis is an investigation into some erosional gully features of the landscape along the coastal margin of the Canterbury Bight, east coast of the South Island, New Zealand. These gullies range in size from only a ... -
The suitability of online tinnitus information
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the suitability of English language online tinnitus information, as identified and assessed by Manchaiah et al. (2017). The study also analysed the relationships between ... -
How easy is it to read hearing-related webpages in Japanese?
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Purpose: To assess the readability of hearing-related information on the internet in the Japanese language and compare the readability between webpages by origin, type of organisation, and author. This study also aimed ... -
Effects of chronic alcohol and nicotine consumption on aggressive behaviour of adolescent male rats.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Adolescent rats were chronically treated with alcohol, nicotine or the combination of both for 16 days. Aggression was examined before, during and following chronic treatment using the resident-intruder paradigm for ... -
Body size distributions and diet breadth : stream food web proxies and predictions across a contaminant gradient
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Ecological networks, such as food webs, offer a powerful framework for understanding the structure, function, and stability of biotic communities. However, logistical constraints related to traditional food web construction ... -
Testing and developing tools for macrophyte management in small Canterbury agricultural waterways.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Aquatic macrophytes provide important functions in fresh waters. However, excessive growth in small lowland agricultural streams, particularly of introduced macrophytes, can have negative impacts. These include accumulating ... -
Control and prediction of eliminative cyclisation.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Eliminative cyclisation is a class of intramolecular reactions that provide a versatile synthetic route to functionalised and substituted polyaromatic and heteroaromatic compounds, which form the building blocks of ... -
Spectroscopy and Synthesis of CaF₂ : Eu³⁺ /²⁺ Nanoparticles
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Nanoparticles based on uoride hosts are an emerging class of materials with promising applications in biomedical imaging and the treatment of various diseases. Trivalent europium doped into calcium uoride nanoparticle ... -
Effects of magmatic intrusions on the mechanical and physical properties of volcanic host rock : Pinnacle Ridge, Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Magmatic intrusions are common to volcanoes worldwide. The emplacement of these intrusions disturbs the temperature and pressure conditions within the volcano and presents a potential heat source to develop and drive a ... -
Critical infrastructure impacts and adaptations in small rural towns following the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)On 14 November 2016, the Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake caused widespread damage along the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand. Kaikōura town itself was isolated from the rest of the country by landslides blocking off ... -
Changes to the teaching of clinical masking for audiology students, including a new software-based teaching tool, maskME.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Introduction. Hearing tests often require masking, the procedure that isolates the ears so they are able to be tested separately. Known to be a difficult topic to teach and learn, the present study set out to create and ... -
The Dark Triad and personnel selection : an exploration of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism in an organisational selection process.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)As a first point of entry into an organisation, personnel selection is an important tool to identify positive and negative characteristics of job candidates. Three such negative characteristics are Machiavellianism, ... -
Large ring lasers: beyond the Macek and Davis experiment.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Large-scale ring laser gyroscopes are highly sensitive rotation sensors whose operating principle is based upon the Sagnac effect. They are constructed for direct measurement of Earth rotation and offer applications in ... -
Static risk assessment of sexual offenders in New Zealand: predictive accuracy, classification of risk, and the moderating effect of time offence-free in the community
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Sexual offending is regarded, both legally and morally, as among the most serious of crimes; therefore, accurate identification and reduction of recidivism risk for offenders who commit these crimes should be given ... -
Readability and suitability of online noise-induced hearing loss information in English
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Purpose: This study investigated the readability and suitability of online NIHL information available in English. Method: Two search terms (“hearing loss noise” and “noise induced hearing loss”) were entered into 19 ... -
A cluster analysis exploring youth welfare and justice histories linked to later offending
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The first aim of this thesis was to investigate the possible existence of subgroups within a Child, Youth and Family dataset based on known risk factors for recidivism using exploratory cluster analysis. A second aim was ... -
Caregiver stress across different dementia types
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Research examining the risk factors of caregiver stress has included various populations treating caregivers as a homogenous group. This can dilute possible effects of disorder specific risk factors. Recently, the ... -
“Echoes in Education:” Re-classifying classroom acoustics in traditional and modern learning environments in New Zealand
(University of Canterbury, 2018)AIMS This project focused on the acoustic characteristics in a mixture of Modern Learning Environments and Traditional NZ classrooms currently in use for educating primary school children. The aim was to evaluate these ... -
Potential physical effects of any future 1886 type eruption from Tarawera Volcano on the Bay of Plenty Region.
(University of Canterbury, 2003)Tarawera Volcano is cl8 ka, and has experienced 5 eruptive episodes in that time. The last eruption occurred in 1886, dispersing more than 1.3km3 of ejecta over the Bay of Plenty region, in what was the largest basaltic ... -
Readability and quality of online hearing- related information in Spanish.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Purpose: Previous research has demonstrated that online hearing-related information in English and health information in Spanish is too difficult to read and is of variable quality. This thesis investigated the readability ...
