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Timbral Processes in Three Selected Works by Olga Neuwirth, Kaija Saariaho and Clara Iannotta, and Their Influence on a Portfolio of Creative Works

Ballard, Sarah (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

The instrumental music of composers Olga Neuwirth, Kaija Saariaho and Clara Iannotta inhabits an inventive sphere of approaches to timbre, inviting a variety of possibilities of considering how sound can be organised to ...
Extracellular matrix derived peptides and mesenchymal stem cell motility

Dempsey, Sandi Grainne (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Biomaterials derived from decellularised extracellular matrices have shown promise as tools in tissue regeneration and wound healing. Such materials display biocompatibility as well as inherent bioactivity, promoting ...
An exploration of ako-rich teaching practices in an English-medium mathematics classroom drawing from the voices of Year 9 and 10 students, and their parents

Saunders, Karyn (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Ako is a traditional Māori concept underpinned by the notion of reciprocity. Ako-rich teacher practices are considered important for creating culturally responsive classroom learning environments, particularly for Indigenous ...
Social Media Strategies for Marketing in University Libraries: Undergraduate User Attitudes and Motivation for Engagement

Ihejirika, Kingsley (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Social media has dramatically revolutionised the way people communicate and interact in the 21st century. The benefits of these tools are manifested in the increasing uptake worldwide by individuals, groups and organisations ...
Value Relevance of Integrated Reporting using a Novel Approach: Comparative Cross Country Evidence of Mandatory and Voluntary Implementers

Mohaimen, FJ Abu (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

This thesis examines the value relevance of accounting information under integrated reporting (IR) in a comparative mandatory and voluntary setting. A meta review is conducted of all published work focusing on integrated ...
Beyond the dollar: Carbon farming and its alternatives for Tairāwhiti Māori landowners

Mercer, Leo (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

This research explores landowner preferences for various land use options suitable for Māori land in Te Tairāwhiti, on the East Coast of the North Island of Aotearoa-New Zealand (henceforth Aotearoa). A particular emphasis ...
Integrated conservation of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel

Fischer, Johannes (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Seabirds are one of the most threatened taxa on the planet. These species are also considered ecosystem engineers. Therefore, seabirds are of particular conservation interest. One of the most threatened seabirds is the ...
Essays On Disaster Management Issues Related To Household Preparedness And Public Attention

Habibi, Hanna (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

This dissertation contains an essay on the effects of earthquake exposure on household preparedness in the short and long term and two essays on the predictors of public attention to earthquakes around the world. In ...
Factors influencing professional identity development and negotiation of public librarians in Aotearoa New Zealand

Pierson, Cameron (Victoria University of Wellngton, 2021)

The definition and fit of the librarian and library in society have been called into question amidst rapid professional and social change. This professional and social change has similarly called into question the professional ...
Knowledge-making Endeavours of the Dutch East India Company in Malabar, 1663-1795

Gopurapillil Muralidharan, Meera (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

The Malabar Coast of south-western India, presently comprising the modern state of Kerala, played a unique role in the history of Indian Ocean trade in the early modern period. Of the spices involved in expanding trade ...
The Impacts Of A Free Health Insurance Policy In Vietnam

Nguyen, Khoa (2021)

Social Health Insurance (SHI) is promoted as a policy that tackles the impoverishing effects of catastrophic spending that results from unexpected health shocks. This thesis contributes to the literature on the impact of ...
Patching up the differences: An exploration into Whanganui gang identity

Sayles, Feona (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

The District Council (Prohibition of Gang Insignia) Act 2009 (‘Gang Insignia Act 2009’) came into force in 2009 and prohibited the ‘display’ of ‘gang insignia’ within ‘specified areas’ of the Whanganui District. The purported ...
Storying place: A tok stori about relationalities in Oceanic education and development

de la Torre Parra, Lorena (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Education and development are intimately connected and highly contested in Oceania, in theory and in practice. Indigenous Oceanic notions and practices of both education and development are fundamentally relational, and ...
He kete hauora taiao: A Bicultural Ecological Assessment Framework

Belcher, Sara (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Ka mau tonu ngā taonga tapu o ngā matua tupuna Koinei ngā taonga i tuku iho, na te ātua Hold fast to the treasures of the ancestors For they are the treasures that have been handed down to us by God’ (Dymond, 2013, p. ...
A Study of Long-Form Works for the Jazz Ensemble

Brake, Ryan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Reflections (In Mosaic) is a long-form work written for a modern jazz orchestra. While made up of seven smaller parts, it is intended to be listened to as a single continuous performance. Reflections (In Mosaic) serves as ...
The Physics of Interdigitated Dielectrometry Sensors and Application as In-Situ Oil Oxidation Monitoring

Risos, Alexander (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Monitoring of hydrocarbon oxidation is of great importance in many industry applications and reliable in-situ measurements are a challenge. In literature, it was shown that new versus degraded hydrocarbons show a change ...
The Number of Unanimous Witnesses who Identify a Suspect from a Lineup Influences Mock Jurors

Taylor, Robbie (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

During a criminal proceeding, jurors need to weigh up the presented evidence and determine a verdict. Research has shown that witness identification evidence is compelling to jurors, despite the fact that it can be unreliable. ...
Urban Microclimate Analysis for High Performance Office Buildings

Li, Jing (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

This research explored whether urban microclimate analysis has significant impacts on high-performance office buildings. It studied the effects of detailed three-dimensional urban microclimate modelling on building performance ...
Functional analysis of Hypoxylon pulicicidum genes required for heterologous biosynthesis of nodulisporic acids

Van de Bittner, Kyle Cornelius (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Nature holds some of the greatest secrets in drug design and development and the ability to access these trade secrets has been revolutionised by modern bioengineering technologies. In order to exploit these technologies ...
The Synthesis and Evaluation of Heterocycles as Anti-Tuberculosis Agents

Santoso, Kristiana Tika (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), worldwide. Currently, the efficacy of TB treatment regimens has declined due to the rise in antibacterial ...