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The Carbon Footprints of Beef and Lamb: A Lifecycle Approach to Measuring the Sustainability of New Zealand's Primary Produce

Goldberg, Amelie (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

Carbon footprints show the carbon impacts of food products. They are argued here to reflect these impacts more accurately than 'food miles'. New Zealand research has shown that our major primary sectors are more efficient ...
Carbon isotopic equilibrium of the surface waters as a proxy for climate change through the last glacial/interglacial cycle in the Southwest Pacific

Maxson IV, Charles Reynolds (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Carbon-13 is a relatively understudied geochemical property in the world ocean. The Southwest Pacific, in particular, is devoid of δ¹³C data. This thesis therefore has two main objectives: to create a model to describe the ...
Carbothermal Reduction and Nitridation of Geopolymer-Carbon Composites: A Study of Reaction Mechanisms

O'Leary, Bryan Glenn (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

The mechanism of carbothermal reduction and nitridation of potassium-graphite and potassium-, sodium- and ammonium-carbon black geopolymer composite systems was studied by varying the reaction conditions of temperature, ...
Career or culture? : a study of the relation of vocation & culture in education

Money, John William (1944)
Care in Collaboration: Preventing Secondary Victimisation Through a Holistic Approach to Pre-Court Sexual Violence Interventions

Beckett, Linda Louise (Victoria University of Wellington, 2007)

Although men's sexual violence is well known as a problem of epidemic proportions and a cause of significant harm, effective prevention strategies have yet to be developed and the effectiveness of services for victims ...
Care-Oriented Practice In At-Risk Units: Risks, Realities and the Role of Multi-Disciplinary Teams

Harris, Alexis (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

At-Risk Units (ARUs), which contain and prevent suicide and self-harm among prisoners, have been criticised for their isolating, non-therapeutic nature. This thesis explores the potential for care-oriented practice to ...
Caring and Bioethics: Perspectives, Predicaments and Possibilities

Cleary, Helen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2001)

This thesis presents an explorative study of the place of caring in bioethics. Through the examination of various sources of literature from the disciplines of nursing, feminist theory and ethics, and bioethics, a case is ...
Caring for People with Mental Health Problems Who Present at the Emergency Department: a Nurse Educator's Journey

Thompson, Charlotte (Victoria University of Wellington, 2005)

The New Zealand Emergency Department (ED) nurse is faced daily with the challenge of caring for patients of all ages with a wide variety of presenting complaints. Courses are available for ED specialty work such as trauma ...
Car Park House Share: Reclaiming Wellington's Car Parking Buildings

Dodd, Luke (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

This thesis anticipates that inner city car parking buildings will become vacant as new car ownership models, such as car sharing, reduce the number of cars parked in cities. “Collaborative consumption” is changing the way ...
Car sharing in Wellington, New Zealand: Benefits and barriers

Sobiecki, Lucia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Sprawling urban development and high levels of car dependency in New Zealand have resulted in a range of adverse impacts, including increased greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Car sharing can support compact ...
Cascade Approaches Towards the Synthesis of Daphnioldhanin A Alkaloid

Khan, Ashna Ashneen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

Daphnioldhanin A 1.6 is a recent alkaloid obtained from Daphyniphyllum plants. The core structure as shown consists of a 5,5,7 tricyclic ring system, which is a challenging ring system and to date has not been reported in ...
The Case Against Cognitive Enhancement: Responding to the Reversal Test

Monro, Alice (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

In this thesis I argue against the use of genetic technologies to enhance human cognitive capacities. More specifically, I respond to Nick Bostrom and Toby Ord's "Reversal Test", which they use to argue in favour of genetic ...
Case Examination of Teacher-Tailored Student Evaluation of Teaching Augmented with Peer Observation of Teaching in a Vietnamese University

Nguyen, Phuong (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

This study explored how teacher-tailored student evaluation of teaching (TT-SET) augmented with peer observation of teaching (POT) impacted on academics’ pedagogical reasoning in a Vietnamese university. The qualitative ...
A Case For Student Housing: A holistic approach to student housing in the modern University learning environments.

Swift, Jordan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Learning and teaching methods in universities globally and in New Zealand are rapidly changing and adapting to technological advancements and virtual methods of information communication. As new research begins to shed a ...
The case of Conlon v. Ozolins : more than one mistake?

Quigg, Julie Ann. (1985)
A Case Study: How Young Children and Teachers Use an Interactive Whiteboard in a New Zealand Kindergarten Setting for Visual Art Learning Experiences

Terreni, Lisa (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

This case study examines how an interactive whiteboard (IWB) was used in a New Zealand kindergarten to support young children's visual art learning experiences. A qualitative approach was used to investigate the use of the ...
A Case Study into the Environmental Context of Walking School Buses and Other Modes of Travel Used for the Journey to School

Forne, John (Victoria University of Wellington, 2004)

The journey to school involves a number of different modes of travel. Approximately half of all journeys to school in New Zealand rely on the use of an automobile. This heavy dependence on automobiles involves a number ...
A Case Study of the Manageability and Utility of Assessment in Three New Zealand Primary Schools 1993-2006

Young, John Richard (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

This study is concerned with the manageability of assessment in New Zealand schools. In order for assessment to be effective in schools, it needs to be manageable. This is especially important for New Zealand schools in ...
Case Study: ResearchArchive@Victoria

Shepheard-Walwyn, Emma Jane (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

The research archive was established to provide long-term storage and access to University research outputs such as theses and academic papers. The repository enables research students and academics (past, present and ...
Catchment Sediment Dynamics and the Role of Deep-Seated Landslide-Dams; Waipaoa Catchment, Raukumara Peninsula, New Zealand

Taylor, Richard James (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

Sediment volumes retained by landslide-dams of the Waipaoa are small at 1.85x10⁶m³ compared to the 24.5km³ (Marden et al., 2008b) of sediment eroded in the landscape since the last glacial maximum. Landslide-dams do however ...