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Catholic shrines in Chennai, India: the politics of renewal and apostolic legacy

Nagy, Thomas Charles (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This thesis investigates the phenomenon of Catholic renewal in India by focussing on various Roman Catholic churches and shrines located in Chennai, a large city in South India where activities concerning saintal revival ...
Caught In-Between: The Impact of Different Forms of Mandated National Assessment for Qualifications on Teacher Decision-Making in Year 12 History in New Zealand, 1986-2005

Fountain, Gregor James (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

This case study takes an historical perspective to explore the curriculum decision-making of History teachers in New Zealand. It is argued that between 1986 and 2005, Year 12 History teachers were caught in-between curriculum ...
Caught out on judicial review : an analysis of judicial review and employment

Coleman, Martha, 1956- (1996)
Cave Art and the Evolution of the Human Mind

Gray, Martin Paul (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

The discovery of cave paintings made by our Upper Paleolithic ancestors in Western Europe was an astonishing find – so astonishing, that they were originally believed to have been fakes. However, as more sites were ...
CCD Time-Series Photometry of White Dwarf Stars

Chote, Paul Robin Brian (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This thesis describes a practical programme that focused on CCD photometry of pulsating white dwarf (WD) stars. The first part of this thesis describes the development of two high-speed CCD photometer instruments and their ...
CD4 T Cell Responses in Lung Tissue and Their Role in Th2 Protective Immunity

Harvie, Marina Catherine Goudie (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

The acquisition of protective immunity is a critical feature of the immune system. It is the unique ability of the adaptive immune response to generate and maintain long-lived antigen specific memory cells, which is the ...
“Ceci n'est pas une pipe” : copyright protection for industrial design and the Copyright Amendment Act 1985

Mcclelland, Thomas Philip. (1986)
Celebrating Difference: Architectural Conflation within an Urban Fabric

Anderson, Casey (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

Celebrating Difference questions New Zealand’s current civic architecture, and the way we will design these environments in the future. This thesis explores various cultural literary precedents supported by two detailed ...
Celebrating the Spectacular: Discovering the New Enabled Through Performance Art

Richards, Fenella (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

Social exclusion is a common problem facing amputees, however, there has been a development in the sporting context that has begun to change how amputees are perceived with the help of new technologically advanced and ...
The Cellular and Physiological Basis of Host-Symbiont Specificity in a Model Cnidarian-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis

Gabay, Yasmin (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

The ability of corals to form novel partnerships with symbionts that may be better suited to new environmental conditions is an important factor when assessing the ability for corals to adapt to climate change. However, ...
Cellular effects of gliotoxin: Evaluation of a proteomic, isotope-based method to detect reactive cysteines

Sondhauss, Sven (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Cysteinyl residues in proteins are important for many cellular processes and unregulated modification of the cysteine thiol group can have negative effects on cell vitality and viability. In this thesis, the potential for ...
The Cellular Effects of Nicotine and Tobacco Particulate Matter on Monoamine Transporters

Danielson, Kirsty Maree (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

Cigarette smoking causes nearly 6 million deaths worldwide every year (WHO, 2011). Current smoking cessation therapies available to the public are only marginally effective (Jorenby, 2006; Balfour et al., 2000), partly due ...
Cellular Inflammation in Models of Acute Gout

Martin, William John (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

Gout is a common form of inflammatory arthritis that is caused by the precipitation of monosodium urate crystals (MSU) in the joints. The acute form of gout is associated with sudden painful inflammatory episodes characterised ...
Cellular Targets and Tumour Suppressive Mechanisms of Peloruside A

Chan, Ariane (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

Peloruside A (PelA) is a novel secondary metabolite isolated from the New Zealand marine sponge Mycale hentscheli. It is a potent microtubule-stabilizer and binds to a distinct site on β-tubulin compared to the widely ...
Cemented in Time: Concrete Bungalows designed by Cambridge Architect James Thomas Douce 1914-1928

Gainsford, Jennifer M. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This study examines the significant architectural commissions of James Thomas Douce in Cambridge and the surrounding districts between1914 and 1928. The major component of the thesis will encompass a historical and an ...
Cement / rock interaction in geothermal wells

Marques Conde da Silva, João Ricardo (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

One of the main issues associated with the exploitation of geothermal energy is the durability of the cement that is used downhole to cement the steel casing to the formation. Cement durability can have a major impact on ...
Cenozoic Antarctic climate evolution based on molecular and isotopic biomarker reconstructions from geological archives in the Ross Sea region

Duncan, Bella (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

During the Cenozoic Era (the last 65 Ma), Antarctica’s climate has evolved from ice free conditions of the ‘Greenhouse world’, which at its peak (~ 55 Ma) supported near-tropical forests, to the ‘Icehouse’ climate of today ...
Cenozoic evolution of the Campbell Plateau, Subantarctic New Zealand: Insights from sub-bottom profile data

Cathie, Benjamin (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The Campbell Plateau represents ~30% of the submerged continent of Zealandia and represents part of the Gondwana super-continent that began to break-up ~98Ma. The focus of this MSc thesis is to use sub-bottom, profile data ...
CensorNet : the competing ideals of censorship and cyberspace

Mccarthy, Miles. (1996)
Centennial Stances: Museums, Morals and the First World War

King, Sophie (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

This thesis examines the extent to which New Zealand’s Centennial Great War exhibitions impact visitor perceptions, particularly those regarding their personal moral values. Two case studies are used, in order to inform ...