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Perspective-taking in the workplace : can a priming manipulation encourage employees to empathise with their colleagues?
(University of Canterbury, 2021)The current study attempted to expand perspective-taking literature in an organisational context by testing whether a priming mechanism could encourage employees to empathise with their colleagues. 140 full-time employees ... -
“isn’t all violence bad, though?” : an investigation into the role of violence in nonviolent resistance
(University of Canterbury, 2020)This thesis examines the role that violence plays in the practice and theory of nonviolent resistance. The project investigates not only the occurrence of violence in movements and movement dynamics, but also the role of ... -
Surfactants produced by epiphytic bacteria and their role in diesel degradation
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Hydrocarbon contaminations cause serious harm in the environment. Bacterial bioremediation is an environmentally friendly method to reduce such contaminants. To increase the bioavailability of hydrocarbons, bacteria produce ... -
Public opinion formation on social media in a big data perspective : measuring political homophily and cross-cutting agreement
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The establishment and constant development of social media technologies over the last two decades have left media scholars with a burning desire to understand their contribution to the formation of public opinion and its ... -
Talking about writing : a case study of a doctoral learning community
(University of Canterbury, 2020)This thesis reports a study of a group of international doctoral students in New Zealand who were brought together to develop a learning community. The intention of the community was to help students to work collaboratively ... -
Arson risk assessment : the development of an actuarial model for arson recidivism
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The main aim of this thesis was to contribute to the understanding of arson offending in terms of arson risk factors, arson recidivism, arson actuarial risk assessment and whether arson recidivists are qualitatively different ... -
Trustworthiness of tweets in post disaster events : a case study of Nepal Earthquake 2015
(University of Canterbury, 2020)This research focuses on the trustworthiness of information shared through Twitter in a post- disaster event, particularly focusing on the Nepal earthquake, 2015. It explores how Twitter users access and verify tweets by ... -
Negotiating tensions in identity: from physical education teacher educator to academic leader
(Informa UK Limited, 2021)Academics in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE), similar to their counterparts in other disciplines, receive little formal preparation when they take on academic leadership positions. Yet such career changes require ... -
Racialist thinking in the life and work of Francis Galton (1822-1911).
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This research paper focuses on the racialist thinking of Francis Galton and how this impacted on his work on eugenics and for a eugenic society. Whereas the focal point for most of the historiography is class and its impact, ... -
“Fascism alone will save this country” : presentations of decline, rebirth and the enemy in the newspapers of the British Union of Fascists.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This dissertation examines the ways in which the two main newspapers of the British Union of Fascists (‘BUF’), Action and the Blackshirt, presented ideas of social decline, the need for regeneration and the enemy. It builds ... -
The Yorkist scribe : his motivations and the objectives behind his edit of the Canterbury Roll.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The Canterbury Roll is a genealogical manuscript that traces the line of English succession from Edward IV to Noah. It originates from the fifteenth century and was edited by four subsequent scribes between 1429 and 1485. ... -
“Get outside your comfort zone : reflections of New Zealand historians”.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This study investigates what four leading New Zealand historians think about the changes that have happened in historical practice in these islands over recent decades. New Zealand historians continuously debate how our ... -
Spatial-temporal patterns of childhood immunisation in New Zealand (2006–2017): an improving pattern but not for all?
(2020)Background: Declining childhood immunisation represents a serious public health problem globally, and in New Zealand. To guide efforts to increase immunisation coverage, this study monitors nationwide change in immunisation ... -
The Impact of Uber on Drunk Driving in New Zealand
(University of Canterbury, 2021)In May 2014, the global ridesharing service, Uber, began operations in Auckland, New Zealand and by March 2019, Uber was available in seven cities across the country. As in other countries, Uber New Zealand‘s press releases ... -
Caring labour: Redistributing care-work
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020)Theorizing and illustrating diverse, more-than-capitalist economies, this broad-ranging Handbook presents ways in which it is possible to imagine and enact other ways of being. -
The Press Bureau, ‘D’ Notices, and Official Control of the British Press's Record of the First World War
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2021)Concerns about fake news and media manipulation are commonplace in contemporary society, and, throughout the twentieth century, historians regularly presented the First World War as an era of manipulated public messages. ... -
A Tip-Tilt Mirror Control System for Partial Image Correction at UC Mount John Observatory
(IEEE, 2021)Astronomical images captured by ground-based telescopes, including at University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory, are distorted due to atmospheric turbulence. The major constituents of atmospheric distortion are ... -
Understanding vulnerability to COVID-19 in New Zealand: a nationwide cross-sectional study
(Informa UK Limited, 2021)COVID-19 can affect the entire population, but it poses an increased risk for particular population groups. Socioeconomic and demographic factors, as well as long-term health conditions, can make populations vulnerable ... -
A Wavefront Sensorless Tip/Tilt Removal method for Correcting Astronomical Images
(IEEE, 2021)Images of astronomical objects captured by groundbased telescopes are distorted due to atmospheric turbulence. The phase of aberration is traditionally estimated by wavefront sensors (WFS). This information is utilised ...