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Evaluation of a psychoeducational programme teaching emotional discrimination and management to treat binge eating disorder.
(University of Canterbury, 2002)Much current research indicates that there is a strong emotional component in the etiology and maintenance of binge eating disorder. In particular, the affect regulation model argues that binge eating is a way of coping ... -
Engineering geological investigations and hazard assessment for the Picton, Waikawa and Shakespeare Bay area, Marlborough Sounds.
(University of Canterbury, 1989)The township of Picton, situated at the south-western corner of the Marlborough Sounds, is experiencing steady urban growth due to its servicing role and healthy tourism industry. The adjacent areas of Waikawa and Shakespeare ... -
A GATE Monte Carlo dose analysis from Varian XI conebeam computed tomography
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a commonly used imaging technique in radiation therapy. Images are acquired prior to radiation therapy treatment to assess changes in patient anatomy and correct any errors in ... -
Wastewater treatment plants as a source of microplastics to the environment.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment, due to the intensification in global commercial demand for plastics since the 1960s. The detection of microplastics in remote locations and in a range of aquatic organisms ... -
Synthesis of N-glycans for immunological studies.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Over the past few decades, immunologists have begun to try and develop vaccines against tumour cells. These vaccines typically contain an antigen that is present only on the tumour, which can then activate tumour-specific ... -
The effects of changing resource use in the Marlborough Sounds
(University of Canterbury, 2000)The Marlborough Sounds is an area of New Zealand that possesses great scenic beauty. The area is biculturally and ecologically significant, a recreational haven and is a great resource both economically, historically and ... -
Respiratory physiology of Neomyxine biniplicata, the slender hagfish
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Neomyxine biniplicata is one of the 79 currently described species of Myxinidae and one of only six species endemic to the waters about the east coast of New Zealand. Whilst perhaps not everyone’s favourite animal species, ... -
Increasing the disaster resilience of remote communities through scenario co-creation
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Collaboration to enable participatory disaster impact reduction decision-making has become a political, policy and practice priority, for example, featuring in the 2015 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. ... -
Engineering geological investigations of the Wharanui earthflow, northeast Marlborough.
(University of Canterbury, 1986)The Wharanui Earthflow, located 67 km south of Blenheim on the Kaikoura Coast, is of concern because of its proximity to State Highway 1. This thesis provides a detailed engineering geological assessment of its nature and ... -
Traditional and Western knowledge integration in water governance and its implications for rural livelihoods in Esigodini, Zimbabwe.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Globally, the quality and quantity of water resources continue to decline, and there has been a realisation that water governance systems based solely on Western science, are not providing adequate solutions to the world’s ... -
Assessment and modulation of the sensorimotor cough response.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Impairments of coughing (i.e. dystussia) and swallowing (i.e. dysphagia) frequently co-occur. This co-morbidity increases the risk of developing aspiration pneumonia. The aim of this research program was to enhance methods ... -
Assessment and behavioural modulation of the upper oesophageal sphincter in healthy swallowing.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Timely and adequate opening of the upper oesophageal sphincter (UES) during swallowing is critical for safe and efficient bolus transfer from the pharynx into the oesophagus. At rest, the occluded UES functions as an ... -
Optimising the use of an EPID-based in-vivo dose verification system for 3DCRT breast treatments.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Purpose Christchurch Hospital has implemented EPIgray, an EPID based in-vivo dosimetry (IVD) sys- tem for dosimetric verification of treatment. The current EPIgray clinical tolerance of ±5% has been set for all sites ... -
A robust and efficient algorithm for determining molecular connectivities.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are a powerful tool for describing the structure, dynamics, and function of biomolecules in microscopic detail. The role of numerical simulations in biochemistry has been steadily growing ... -
Tephra clean-up in Auckland City, New Zealand : quantitative impact assessment and response planning.
(University of Canterbury, 2014)Tephra impacts urban communities by disrupting transport systems, damaging buildings and infrastructure, and affecting human health. Impacts can be exac- erbated by remobilisation of tephra by wind and water processes, and ... -
A pilot study of the effects of the way-to-play training programme in supporting communication and social engagement of parents and their children with autism.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The Way to Play Parent Training programme (WTPPTP) supports parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by training them in the use of communication and social engagement strategies to use with their children ... -
The built environment and health: a spatial analysis of type 2 diabetes and childhood weight status in urban New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The built environment is an integral aspect of everyday life. It provides the context in which individual behaviours are set and can affect both individual and population health. It is shaped by distal systematic drivers ... -
Tectonics, sedimentation and magmatism of the Canterbury Basin, New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This PhD investigates the tectonics, sedimentation and magmatism of the Canterbury Basin. Unlike the emergent part of Zealandia continent, the offshore Canterbury Basin has not been deformed by Cenozoic plate boundary ... -
Engineering geological investigations of two North Canterbury landslide complexes.
(University of Canterbury, 1994)Engineering geological investigations of the Mt. Vulcan and Coringa Landslide Complexes, situated near Motunau Beach, North Canterbury, New Zealand, have been carried out with the intention of determining the nature and ... -
MapPHAN for conformal arc SABR: an analysis of normal tissue dosimetry
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR), when delivered to the lung, provides several unique challenges from a quality assurance (QA) standpoint. To date, there has been little research performed on the eficacy ...
