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Machine Actuated Craft

Murdoch, Jonathan William (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

Throughout history the use of scale representations has been important in the process of creating architecture. In recent times the introduction of computer-aided design (CAD) has significantly altered traditional methods ...
A Machine for Growing. Relocalising Agriculture to an Urban Context

Davies, Thomas (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Agriculture is the most fundamental industry to our survival. With out being able to produce good nutritional food we can not exist. But increasingly this industry and the role it plays in our lives is changing due to its ...
Machining Ornament: An investigation into contemporary machining practices and the creation of patterned ornamental surfaces

Saunders, Samuel (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

Robotic tools open a new frontier in surface articulation. The combination of computer modelling with robotic tools allows the transfer of digital information onto physical objects with comparative ease. This permits a ...
Mad Bad or Sad: Caring for the Mentally Disordered in the Court Environment, from a Nurse's Perspective

Smith, Paul (Victoria University of Wellington, 2004)

This paper examines the difficulties health professionals face daily when providing care for the mentally disordered offender in the court environment. The role ofthe court nurse is to provide care for people with mental ...
Made to Measure: Revealing and Measuring a Dynamic Coastal Environment

Leslie, Callum James (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

MacLean Park located on the Kapiti Coast has one of the most dynamic natural environments in the country. As tides rise, dunes shrink and grow and rivermouths shift over time, it can be difficult to perceive these environmental ...
Mafutaga Samoa

Unasa, Leilani (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

Turquoise water laps the sandy white shore where coconut palms hang lazily over the sea. The sound of a church choir singing a Samoan hymn in the background. A loud phone ring. The entire landscape shakes like crazy. What ...
Magazines for youth? : a comparative content analysis of two New Zealand juvenile periodicals

Buckingham, Anoushka (Victoria University of Wellington, 2002)

This research project investigated the readership of two New Zealand youth magazines during the period 1945-1947. The magazines, Conquest: the magazine for youth, and Junior Digest: the magazine for girls and boys, were ...
Magister Ludi: Hermeneutics in Architectural Representation

Coetzee, David (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

Written narrative has the ability to enchant the imagination of a person into a heightened emotional state, all without being directly visual. How, when existing almost entirely within a visual sense, does architecture and ...
The Magnetic Properties of Selected Rare Earth Nitrides Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Ludbrook, B. M. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

Gadolinium nitride (GdN) and samarium nitride (SmN) are grown by pulsed laser deposition on yttria stabilised zirconia substrates. Surface and structural characterisation shows that the thin films are epitaxial ...
Magneto-electric nano-composite for analog tunable radio frequency filters

Mousnier, Pierre (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

The emerging field of magnetoelectric electronics opens significant opportunities for the next generation of sensors and wireless devices. A key feature of magneto-electric materials is the coupling between their magnetic ...
Magneto-tunnelling transport of chiral charge carriers

Pratley, Luke (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

We study magneto-tunnelling between two parallel two-dimensional electron gases theoretically, where the electrons have a pseudo-spin-½ degree of freedom that is coupled to their momentum. The two-dimensional electron gases ...
Maintaining Matroid 3-Connectivity With Respect to a Fixed Basis

Williams, Alan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

We show that for any 3-connected matroid M on a ground set of at least four elements such that M does not contain any 4-element fans, and any basis B of M, there exists a set K [is a subset of] E(M) of four distinct elements ...
Maintaining private views in Java

Haslett, Paran (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

When developers collaborate on a project there are times when the code diverges. When this happens the code may need to be refactored to best suit the changes before they are applied. In these situations it would be valuable ...
Makers of Moments

Powell, Ryan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The thesis Makers of Moments develops a series of holiday architectures that inspire unique and profound experience with the ultimate purpose of facilitating memory through place. The development of a ‘unique and profound’ ...
Make Yourself At Home: Can architecture enable a sense of home in Kuala Lumpur’s public housing?

Ibrahim, Nadrah (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Public housing in Kuala Lumpur was introduced by the government as a means of replacing informal settlements and providing housing for the lower income. Government subsidies often cover some of the costs of public housing ...
Making a House a Home: Motivations for Earthquake Strengthening Domestic Homes in Dunedin, an Argument Towards Domestic Heritage

Stockwell, Imogen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Following the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, earthquake strengthening is one of the biggest issues facing heritage buildings in New Zealand. This process is mainly affecting commercial and public buildings; residential ...
'Making' A Statement - Exploration of 3D Printing Technologies as a form of Customisation and Ownership in Urban Spaces

Bagley, Mark (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Ownership of urban space has been heavily contested in recent years by prominent artists, policy-makers and citizens alike. From Shephard Fairey and his condemnation of corporate culture in public space, to Banksy and his ...
Making Business Work for Development: Issues for Small to Medium Enterprises

Thompson, Paul (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

This thesis examines the question of whether business can be made to work for development. Can the standards that are used to measure development projects be applied to the outcomes of business ventures in developing ...
Making climate action meaningful: Communication practices in the New Zealand climate movement

Oosterman, Jonathan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

The climate crisis requires urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; however, ‘business as usual’ continues to fuel further increases. Instead of the social change needed to safeguard the wellbeing of people and ...
Making Connections 3D printing, Libraries and augmenting their reality

Hughes-Ward, Dylan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Digital technologies have initiated a global shift in the way we conceive, configure, and exchange information. This shift is occurring on many levels and is impacting the way many organisations operate; including Libraries. ...