Science: Theses and Dissertations
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Monitoring at Ruapehu volcano; can eruptions be predicted?
(University of Canterbury, 2009)Impacts from volcanic eruptions at Ruapehu affect a large number of people and spread over a large area. Knowing when these eruptions are going to occur would be beneficial, but is usually difficult to determine. Monitoring ... -
Mist chemical vapour deposition of tin oxide thin films and nanostructures
(University of Canterbury, 2019)High quality thin films and novel square nanotubes of SnO2 were produced by the straightforward technique of mist chemical vapour deposition (Mist-CVD). Mist-CVD is a non-vacuum, solution-based process that involves the ... -
Mechanism of 7,8-dihydroneopterin to downregulate CD36 scavenger receptor and foam cell formation.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Atherosclerosis is a disorder that involves the build-up of plaque in medium and large arteries. Atherosclerotic plaques are made from a range of cellular and extracellular components including lipid-filled immune cells, ... -
Industrial relations in the New Zealand news media
(University of Canterbury, 1978)A content analysis was performed upon items of industrial relations news from eight daily newspapers, three daily radio news programmes, and four daily television newscasts, over a period of two weeks in 1977. The analysis ... -
Treating binge eating disorder : a psychoeducational programme teaching emotional discrimination and management.
(University of Canterbury, 1998)There is a vast amount of literature concluding that some form of emotional distress precedes binge-eating episodes. Such evidence makes accountable this current research - to design and implement a psychoeducational group ... -
Daily recovery from work-related effort : investigating emotional labour strategies and work-related thoughts.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Strategies for emotion regulation at work (emotional labour) have been linked to negative employee health outcomes such a burnout. An important part of the work-stress-strain relationship is recovery during non-work time. ... -
Transformational leadership, well-being, and OCB : the mediating role of belongingness.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this research was to investigate whether a sense of workplace belongingness mediated the relationship between the idealised influence and intellectual stimulation dimensions of transformational ... -
The value of forest fragments in maintaining ecosystems for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Historically, forest fragments in Afrotropical montane regions have supported a rich diversity of bird species. On the Mambilla Plateau in South East Nigeria, forest fragments have a long history of association with small ... -
Astrophysical contributions to the Fermi Galactic Centre GeV excess.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)An excess of GeV gamma rays above the expected astrophysical background has been detected in the region of the sky towards the centre of the Milky Way using observations from the Fermi Large Area Telescope. Early studies ... -
Long-term consequences of genetic rescue on island populations of South Island robins.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Population bottlenecks can lead to the loss of genetic diversity, including genetic variants that may be adaptive. In turn, small population size and isolation increases the chances that related individuals mate, and the ... -
The discrepancy of perceived public stigma and personal stigma in gendered-dominating environments.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the discrepancy between perceived public stigma and personal stigma in gendered-dominating environments. Design/Methodology: A self-report online questionnaire was ... -
The impact of workplace mental health support method usage on mental health stigma within the workplace.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The rise in mental health awareness within the New Zealand workforce has stimulated the increased availability of Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) and much debate around the use of mental health days to cope with ... -
Transformational leadership, well-being, and OCB : the mediating role of belongingness.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this research was to investigate whether a sense of workplace belongingness mediated the relationship between the idealised influence and intellectual stimulation dimensions of transformational ... -
Neuromorphic behaviour in nanoparticle films
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Conventional computer power has increased dramatically over the last 50 years due to reduction in the physical size and increased areal density of the fundamental electrical components, but this is now facing physical and ... -
Examining Employee Preferences for Workplace Wellbeing Intervention Designs
(University of Canterbury, 2019)It is widely recognised that optimising the health and wellbeing of employees has benefits at both the individual and organisational level, yet wellbeing interventions often have disappointing participation levels. Employee ... -
Validation of speech-language therapists’ perceptions of reflexive cough strength against objective measures of peak flow, pressure and acoustics
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Introduction: Clinicians routinely use subjective ratings of reflexive coughing strength to make judgements about an individual’s ability to protect their airway in the event of aspiration. It is therefore important to ... -
Acoustic communication of bark and ambrosia beetles
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae), also known as bark and ambrosia beetles, are two subfamilies of weevils that have evolved acoustic communication within plant tissue. ... -
Transformational versus servant leadership: their role on employee eudaimonic well-being
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The increasing mental health crisis has seen organisations work to help promote and foster the mental well-being of their employees. Leadership is one of the most utilised tools in this pursuit. The current study aims to ... -
Analysis of microlensing events with latest generation telescopes.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Gravitational microlensing is an astronomical phenomenon where the gravity of a foreground massive object bends the rays of light of a background source into images. Effectively, the background source appears to be magnified ... -
Improving the success of insect conservation translocations: a case study of the nationally endangered robust grasshopper (brachaspis robustus bigelow)
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The current rates of species loss and decline are so extraordinary that the Earth is speculated to be on the cusp of entering a sixth mass extinction, with the majority of species lost expected to be insects. Insects make ...
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