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Accumulation of trace elements in sediment and biota in the Wouri Estuary, Douala, Cameroon.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)The Wouri Estuary on Cameroon’s Atlantic Coast is located adjacent to the Douala metropolitan area. Three rivers (Wouri, Dibamba, and Mungo) discharge into the Wouri Estuary. Seventy percent of the industries (soap, brewery, ... -
Long term effects of benzylpiperazine and possible amelioration by environmental enrichment
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Adolescents have a proclivity for risk taking and novelty seeking which can lead to BZP use and this can be damaging to the maturing brain. BZP is commonly consumed within party pills alongside TFMPP for its amphetamine ... -
Effect of open student models on self-assessment, problem selection and learning
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Student modeler, as the central component of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs), has been formed to assist in systems’ decision making for students’ learning. The ITS can adapt its pedagogical actions to provide personalized ... -
Establishing Failure Indicators for Conventional On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Conventional On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems (COWTS) are systems used for the treatment of domestic wastewater. These systems comprise of a septic tank that provides primary and secondary treatment in which solids are ... -
Shake and wake: investigating how earthquakes trigger volcanic activity by shaking bubbles in viscoelastic fluids as an analogue for magma chambers during earthquakes
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Shaking bubbles within a viscoelastic magma analogue material provides insight into how seismic shaking affects magma bodies. Volcanic eruptions connected to earthquakes have been recorded since the 19th Century and have ... -
Effects of the Terminal Regions on Rubisco Activase Form and Function
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Rubisco is the sole enzyme responsible for the incorporation of CO2 into sugar molecules useable by all life on earth. In the vast majority of discovered autotrophic organisms their respective rubisco has been accompanied ... -
Identification of the evolutionary divergence in DHDPS and DHDPR
(University of Canterbury, 2017)DHDPS and DHDPR are the first two committed steps in the DAP pathway: a pathway responsible for the biosynthesis of lysine. It is only present in bacteria and plants making an important biological target. While DHDPS exists ... -
Creating an engineering modelling workflow for RAMMS::Rockfall, using the input parameter sensitivities
(University of Canterbury, 2017)As the exposure to rockfall increases to both infrastructure and the population of New Zealand. The need for reliable and accurate modelling tools becomes necessary in order to predict, protect and prevent against ... -
A corpus-based study of speech fluency across English dialects
(University of Canterbury, 2017)The main purpose of the current study was to investigate whether differences in speech fluency exist across three English dialects. The study consisted of a total number of 128 participants including 40 American English, ... -
Mechanisms of trace metal and diclofenac toxicity in inanga (Galaxias maculatus): contextualising responses of a non-model native New Zealand species to standard fish models.
(University of Canterbury, Mechanisms)Pharmaceuticals and trace metals are increasingly prevalent in the aquatic environment, due to anthropogenic pressures. The essential trace metal zinc (Zn) and the non-essential trace metal cadmium (Cd) are particularly ... -
Towards the introduction of communication between metallo-supramolecular [M2L3]2- and [M2L3]4+ assemblies.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)In this thesis the construction of a number of supramolecular entities was undertaken with the intention to probe their spin-crossover properties. The introduction of communication between metal complexes within the crystal ... -
Studies in the solid state : optical spectra of IrCl62- and PtCl62- complexes
(University of Canterbury, 1969)The optical absorption spectra of the complexes IrCl62- and PtCl62- in single crystals of Cs2ZrCl6, Cs2HfCl6 and K2SnCl6, and PdCl62- in Cs2ZrCl6 have been studied at liquid helium temperature. Both molecular orbital theory ... -
Clinical Outcomes of the Hearing Questionnaire
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Aims: This study investigated the participation restrictions associated with hearing impairment using a modified version of the Hearing Handicap Inventory termed the “Hearing Questionnaire”. The Hearing Questionnaire ... -
Infant Sleep Disturbances: contrasting perspectives on intervention for Infant Sleep Disturbance (ISD) within popular media culture
(University of Canterbury, 2017)The aim of this study was to determine what information pertaining to Infant Sleep Disturbance (ISD), and intervention for it, are portrayed in two forms of popular parenting resources (books and websites). Through using ... -
The theory of S-functions and applications in quantum mechanics
(University of Canterbury, 1970)S-functions, as developed by D.E. Littlewood, are reviewed and their properties developed and extended. A computer programme has been written to perform most S-function operations. In particular, S-function division is ... -
Readability of hearing related internet information in traditional Chinese.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Hearing impairment is a prevalent issue that affects many people. However, the prevalence and consequences of hearing impairment may be prevented or managed through proper understanding of health information (El Dib & ... -
Combined light therapy and group psychotherapy as treatment for delayed sleep phase syndrome in university students.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Delayed sleep phase syndrome is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder, prevalent amongst adolescents and young adults, the symptoms of which can cause distress and impairment in daily functioning. This study evaluated the ... -
An investigation into the primary and secondary effects of functional behavioural assessment based interventions for sleep problems in six children with autism.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Sleep problems, including co-sleeping, are highly prevalent in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Given the negative secondary effects associated with sleep problems, it is essential that effective treatments ... -
Lower ionospheric irregularities
(University of Canterbury, 1967)This thesis is a study of the structure of that part of the ionosphere lying between 60 and 120 km. In the usual terminology the ionized parts of the atmosphere in this altitude range are called the ionospheric D and E ... -
Some studies of the theory and application of continuous groups in atomic spectroscopy
(University of Canterbury, 1971)This thesis is concerned with the representation theory of continuous groups both compact and non-compact and its application to atomic spectroscopy. In Chapter I some atomic wavefunctions for equivalent electrons in the ...
