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Ultrafast Spectroscopy for Printable Photovoltaics

Pugliese, Silvina (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The development of efficient and low cost photovoltaic technologies is key to a more sustainable energy pathway for future generations. Research efforts aimed at improving the performance of organic photovoltaic (OPV) ...
Ultraproducts and Higher Order Models

Malcolm, Wilfred Gordon (Victoria University of Wellington, 1972)

The programme of work for this thesis began with the somewhat genenal intention of parallelling in the context of higher order models the ultraproduct construction and its consequences as developed in the literature for ...
Umufonotalatalaga ma faiā‘oga Samoa – Navigating Samoan teachers’ experiences in classroom behaviour management

Faamanatu-Eteuati, Niusila (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This qualitative research study explored Samoan teachers’ experiences of classroom behaviour management in the context of Samoan secondary schools. As Pacific teachers of the 21st century, we are encouraged to be resilient ...
An unbroken connection? New Zealand families, duty, and the First World War

Patrick, Rachel (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This thesis explores the topic of families during the First World War through a single New Zealand family and its social networks. The family at the core of the thesis, the Stewarts, were a well-to-do Dunedin family who ...
Underestimating Lifespans? Why Longevity Risk Exists in Retirement Planning and Superannuation Policy

O'Connell, Alison (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

The pace of increasing life expectancy in recent decades came as a surprise to demographers, as mortality rates unexpectedly improved at the oldest ages in developed countries. The most common policy response, although one ...
Understanding and addressing challenges faced by forensic interviewers in their work with children

Wolfman, Missy (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Questioning techniques in forensic interviews make a critical contribution to the amount and quality of children’s testimony (Lamb, La Rooy, Malloy, & Katz, 2011). Best practice recommendations advise that interviewers ask ...
Understanding contributor behaviour within Free/Libre/Open Source Software communities: A socialization perspective

Carillo, Kévin Daniel André (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Attracting a large number of new contributors has been seen as a way to ensure the survival, long-term success, and sustainability of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) communities. However, this appears to be a ...
Understanding distributions of invasive mammals in urban environments using remote cameras and citizen science

Anton, Victor (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Preserving biodiversity in urban environments is crucial not only for preventing local extinctions of native species, but also for educating the public about the importance of species conservation. Invasive mammalian species ...
Understanding Inequality in Chile: A Revisited Dependency Analysis of Education

Kennedy, Colin M. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

This thesis makes a case for a revisited dependency analysis in understanding how socio-economic inequality is produced and reproduced. It illustrates that a succession of Chilean governments has been unable, despite ...
Understanding mechanisms that may underlie the development and maintenance of anxiety in children and adolescents: Cognitive biases and parenting behaviours

Bryce, Lauren (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Anxiety is one of the most common forms of psychopathology in children and adolescents. Understanding the mechanisms that underlie the development and maintenance of this disorder is therefore critical. A variety of factors ...
Understanding New Zealand Homeowners Apparent Reluctance to Adopt Housing-Sustainability Innovations

Christie, Lauren Hilary (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

This thesis investigates why sustainability innovations are not being adopted at the expected rate when they not only reduce environmental problems but also improve health, comfort, productivity, and economic and social ...
Understanding Online Disinhibition: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Information and Communication Technology and Adolescent Personality, Identity, and Behaviour

Kurek, Anna (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

A series of investigations were carried out to gain a better understanding of the influence of adolescent personality and identity in predicting online disinhibition. Taking a person-centred approach, the thesis tested ...
Understanding spatial and temporal patterns in movement and habitat use of black-tailed deer in Northern California, USA

Bose, Samhita (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

Black-tailed deer (BTD, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), a socio-economically important deer species in western North America is steadily declining throughout much of its range over the last century. Though a large number ...
Understanding the costs, benefits, mitigation potentials and ethical aspects of New Zealand’s transport emissions reduction policies

Hasan, Md Arif (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Greenhouse gas emissions from New Zealand’s road transport sector have been increasing rapidly since 1990. Between 1990 and 2017, New Zealand’s gross greenhouse gas emissions increased by 23.1% while emissions from the ...
Understanding the Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Video-Mediated Communication

Nergui, Selenge (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

People are increasingly using advanced communication technologies such as videoconferencing to collaborate across geographical boundaries and time zones. This presents problems because cultural values, attitudes, and ...
Understanding the effect of changing land use on floods and soil erosion in the Cagayan de Oro catchment

Benavidez, Rubianca (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

The destructive capability of typhoons affects lives and infrastructure around the world. Spatial analysis of historical typhoon records reveal an area of intense storm activity within the Southeast Asian (SEA) region. ...
Understanding the Generation and Regulation of IL-4 Producing T Helper 2 Cells

Mearns, Helen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

A keenly sought therapeutic approach for the treatment of allergic disease is the identification and neutralization of the cytokine that regulates the differentiation of Th2 cells. Th2 cells are CD4 T cells differentiated ...
Understanding the influence of development interventions on women beneficiaries' perceptions of empowerment: A case study in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Muchtar, Adinda Tenriangke (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

This thesis argues that international development interventions influence the way women perceive empowerment. It does so by looking at aid relationships and the relevance of development interventions. It involves a case ...
Under the skin of truancy in Aotearoa (New Zealand): A grounded theory study of young people’s perspectives

Baskerville, Delia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Truancy is a longstanding, unresolved educational issue in countries where there are compulsory attendance policies. Taking time out from class without permission is illegal and negatively influences future functioning for ...
Unidirectional fibre reinforced geopolymer matrix composites

Welter, Michael (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

Geopolymers have been suggested in the literature as matrix materials for fibre reinforced composites due to a unique combination of low-temperature synthesis and high temperature stability. This study investigated several ...