UC Research Repository: Recent submissions
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The organizational reality perception scale : a measure for the management of new employees’ work expectations
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The main objective of this research was the introduction of a new theoretical construct and measurement scale in the field of employee work expectations and organizational socialization, called organizational reality ... -
Prediction of microsleeps using EEG inter-channel relationships
(University of Canterbury, 2019)A microsleep is a brief and involuntary sleep-related loss of consciousness of up to 15 s during an active and attention-demanding task. Such episodes of unresponsiveness are of particularly high importance in people who ... -
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 ... -
Towards understanding of student engagement in blended learning: A conceptualization of learning without borders.
(2018)Not another paper on student engagement! The topic of student engagement has been reported on for decades and there is a multitude of literature adopting different perspectives and views conceptualizing and defining ... -
Job insecurity and trust: Uncovering a mechanism linking job insecurity to well-being
(Informa UK Limited, 2019)© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Job insecurity has well-documented negative effects for individuals as well as organisations. However, the mechanisms by ... -
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 ... -
Process Simulation and Economic Evaluation of Bio-Oil Two-Stage Hydrogenation Production
(MDPI AG, 2019)Bio-oil hydrogenation upgrading process is a method that can convert crude bio-oil into high-quality bio-fuel oil, which includes two stages of mild and deep hydrogenation. However, coking in the hydrogenation process is ... -
Loanword phonology in New Zealand English : exemplar activation and message predictability.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This thesis explores the production of loanwords. When a word is borrowed from one language to another language, the word may contain a sound or structure that is not permitted in the grammar of the borrowing language. ... -
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 ... -
Understanding software maintenance in the context of software architecture evolution.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Context and background: Software maintenance and evolution occur throughout the lifetime of a software system and involve activities such as fixing bugs, adding functionality or improving the software’s design. Maintenance ... -
Methamphetamine contamination of residential property In New Zealand : the property law and insurance law implications.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Methamphetamine is not a new drug, nor is chemical contamination in residential property a new phenomenon. Rental accommodation, particularly social housing, is one of the main target areas for those looking to consume or ... -
“Not another Katrina.” Interpersonal communication at interagency interfaces when responding to the needs of vulnerable people during the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Background: We are in a period of history where natural disasters are increasing in both frequency and severity. They are having widespread impacts on communities, especially on vulnerable communities, those most affected ... -
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 ... -
Naïve infinitesimal analysis.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This research has been done with the aim of building a new understanding of the nonstandard mathematical analysis. In order to achieve this goal, we first explore the two existing models of numbers: reals (R) and ...
