UC Research Repository: Recent submissions
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Hydrogen oxidation influences glycogen accumulation in a verrucomicrobial methanotroph
(Frontiers Media SA, 2019)Metabolic flexibility in aerobic methane oxidizing bacteria (methanotrophs) enhances cell growth and survival in instances where resources are variable or limiting. Examples include the production of intracellular compounds ... -
ASEM’s First Two Decades: A Role Discovered
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2019)This article examines the first two decades of the transregional Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) from its inception with the Bangkok Summit of 1996. Examining instances of region building and the socialisation of states, it ... -
Revealing regional regeneration projects in three small towns in Aotearoa—New Zealand
(Wiley, 2019)We discuss case studies of three South Island small towns: Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru and their wider local authority jurisdictions, focusing on how local stake holders are defining the issues facing these places and ... -
Problem-Based Learning and International Commercial Dispute Resolution in the Indian Ocean
(Informa UK Limited, 2018)One of the primary challenges for a law lecturer is to take students beyond their own assumptions about the parameters of a subject and provide them with new oppor tunities for exploration and a broader vision to enhance ... -
After the earth moved : accounting and accountability for earthquake relief and recovery in the early twentieth-century New Zealand
(SAGE Publications, 2015)There has been little discussion of what archival accounting evidence can contribute to an understanding of a society’s response to a natural disaster. This article focuses on two severe earthquakes which struck New Zealand ... -
The collapse of a superpower : the fall of communism, the military, and the threat of a coup in Russia, 1992-1996
(University of Canterbury, 1999)This thesis examines the impact of regime transitions on the military, and the likelihood of a military coup. This examination is conducted within the context of the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet ... -
Ethnicity and engagement in first year New Zealand Law programmes
(Informa UK Limited, 2017)This paper investigated the extent to which the engagement levels of a self-selected cohort of students enrolled in first-year law programmes at three New Zealand universities varied according to ethnicity. When viewed in ... -
A numbers game: two case studies in teaching data journalism
(SAGE Publications, 2016)Influenced by the practices of social scientists, data journalists seek to create stories that frame social reality through quantitative data analysis. While the use of statistics by journalists is not new, exponential ... -
Inclusive Journalism
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Does attachment to a third place influence individual behaviours across different geographical scales?: The case of the Imagination Station.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Civil society requires the provision of distinctive public places for informal public gatherings in order to nurture human associations and relationships. Such spaces are often described as ‘third places’. Growing evidence ... -
How many snails are too many? Sustained densities of tolerant taxa in post-restoration waterways may be a barrier to ecological recovery.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Common stream restoration methods, such as the addition of riparian vegetation and in-stream habitat, often fail to subsequently restore macroinvertebrate communities. This suggests there are unaddressed limitations to the ... -
Intercepting landfill leachate for recirculation : an initial assessment of experimental design parameters.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)The primary goal of this research was to begin an understanding of the differences in using leachate removed at different depths in a landfill for leachate recirculation, on the biodegradation of waste. The central ... -
Factors that influence employee participation in workplace mental wellbeing initiatives : the role of leadership.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)This study examines the factors that influence employee participation in workplace mental wellbeing initiatives. Extant research consistently shows that employee participation rates are low, typically between 1–50 percent. ... -
Resonant dual active bridge based battery management system to provide lithium-ion cell balancing.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)This thesis presents the specification, simulation, design, and experimental results of a resonant Dual Active Bridge based Battery Management System. The intention of the Sponsor, Sunshine Solar, was to create a cost-effective ... -
Shake table testing of fire sprinkler piping systems typical of New Zealand practices
(2020)An automatic fire sprinkler piping system is an essential non-structural element which can have major impacts on both the fire safety and building functionality (e.g. flooding damage) if damaged during a seismic event. ... -
Experimental investigations into the fragility of commercial glazing systems in New Zealand
(2020)Probabilistic assessment methods, such as those described in the FEMA P-58 framework, underpin modern performancebased earthquake engineering. Such assessment permits quantification of useful seismic risk metrics, such as ... -
Dependence or independence : New Zealand's external relations, 1942-1952
(University of Canterbury, 1999)This thesis looks at the New Zealand's external relations in the period 1942- 1952 and in particular the degree of independence, from other countries, exercised by the Government in Wellington when deciding external affairs ...