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A Study of the Sorption Characteristics of Nanostructured Calcium Silicate

Cairns, Mathew James (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

Nanostructured calcium silicate (NCS) is an X-ray amorphous silicate material consisting of randomly arranged platelets several tens of nanometres in size, forming agglomerates a few micrometres in size. This affords the ...
A Study of the Uptake of Cu²⁺ by Calcium Silicate by Batch and Continuous Reactors for Potential Commercialisation

Barassi, Giancarlo (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

This study presents a significant advancement in the understanding of the uptake of Cu2+ by nanostructured calcium silicate (NCaSil) and to develop a strategy of using it in a continuous manner using packed columns. The ...
A Study of University Students in Japan: Learning and Application of Academic English Writing

McKinley, James Graham (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

This study investigated Japanese first and second year undergraduate students learning English academic writing in their compulsory English composition courses in a Japanese university. The thesis takes a social constructivist ...
Subglacial Conditions of the Kamb Ice Stream and its Response to Environmental Change

van Haastrecht, Laurine (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The Siple Coast ice streams, which drain the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf, are susceptible to temporal changes in flow dynamics. The Kamb Ice Stream on the Siple Coast, stagnated approximately 160 years ...
The Sub-Lethal and Density-Dependent Effects of an Invasive Wasp on an Endemic Ant

Burne, Allan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

The detrimental effects of invasive species on recipient taxa are most frequently reported in terms of displacement or extinction. However, there may be other less obvious effects. For example, a reduction in resource ...
Subsequence, Prophecy and Church Order in the Apostolic Church, New Zealand

Worsfold, W. Luke (Victoria University of Wellington, 2004)

The Apostolic Church of New Zealand forms a distinct group within the pentecostal movement on account of its practice of "divine government." The revelation of the restoration of apostle and prophet ministry, which ...
Subtle invasions: Aspects of Samoan women's wartime experiences

Mataia-Milo, Saui'a Louise Marie Tuimanuolo (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

During World War Two the peaceful “occupation” of the Samoa Islands by US Forces combined with existing colonial conditions to transform the lives of Samoans in important yet also subtle ways. Drawing on thirty two oral ...
Success of Ecotourism Sites and Local Community Participation in Sabah

Pengiran Bagul, Awangku Hassanal Bahar (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, is an ecotourism destination that is well known in the international tourism scene, where nature and culture has been positioned as the two main products. With high biodiversity and more than 30 ...
The Suitability of Double-Layer Space Structures for Super-Tall Buildings: A Study from Structural and Building Systems Integration Perspectives

Sutjiadi, Hendry Yahya (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

As buildings rise higher, designers face two major issues. Firstly, how to design efficient structures to resist the lateral loads that impact so greatly on tall buildings. Secondly, how to effectively integrate building ...
Supporting successful learning outcomes for secondary Pacific students through home-school relationships

Flavell, Margaret (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

A need to improve learning outcomes for Pacific students has been highlighted by the Ministry of Education in Aotearoa/New Zealand, with the reflection that the education system has not adequately catered for these learners. ...
Supporting the use of algorithmic design in architecture: An empirical study of reuse of design knowledge

Globa, Anastasia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

This thesis tests the reuse of design knowledge as a method to support learning and use of algorithmic design in architecture. The use of algorithmic design systems and programming environments offer architects immense ...
Suppression of the Immune Response Against Tuberculosis by Natural T Regulatory Cells

Quinn, Kylie Margaret (Victoria University of Wellington, 2007)

The causative agents of Tuberculosis (Tb), Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis, subvert a number of host immune mechanisms to promote persistence of infection in the human host. Infection with these immunoevasive ...
Surmounting Boundaries: Closing The Governance Gap Governance Arrangements In Public Sector Ict Shared Services

Williams, Richard (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Hundreds of millions of dollars of public money have been spent creating Public Sector ICT Shared Services (PSISS) based on expectations of improved customer service and cost reduction. Unfortunately, the promised benefits ...
Sustainability in the film industry: External and internal dynamics shaping the Wellington film district

Muñoz Larroa, Argelia Erandi (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

Official statistics show that the revenue from film production in Wellington has increased in the last decade. However, unofficial debates identify that the Wellington film industry lacks financial capacity and has only ...
S-wave splitting in the transpressional zone of New Zealand plate-boundary: implications for deformation and dynamics

Karalliyadda, Sapthala (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Seismic anisotropy in the transpressional plate-boundary zone in New Zealand is investigated with shear-wave splitting to gain insights into lithospheric deformation and mantle flow. Constraints on plate-boundary deformation ...
Symbiont diversity and coral bleaching: An antioxidant view on thermal stress

Krüger, Thomas (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

The functioning of coral reef systems, as biodiversity hotspots, is largely dependent on the symbiotic association between dinoflagellate symbionts (Symbiodinium spp.) and scleractinian coral hosts. The breakdown of this ...
Symbiotic relationships in patients' engagements with practice nurses

Lally, Elsa (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Practice nurses engaging with patients is a daily activity in general practice. However, there is little research to assess these relationships from a primary health care, general practice standpoint. The purpose of this ...
The synthesis and biological evaluation of glycosphingolipids for improved cancer immunotherapy

Cheng, Janice Mei Hsia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

The immune system plays a crucial role in providing the first line of defence against invading pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. It is activated when immune cells known as dendritic cells (DCs) detect ...
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Trehalose Glycolipids

Khan, Ashna Ashneen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

Numerous α,α-trehalose diesters have been isolated from bacteria such as Mycobacteria and Corynebacteria, and more recently from Caenorhabditis elegans dauer larvae. Although these glycolipids are thought to confer protection ...
Synthesis and characterisation of copper (I) oxide and zinc oxide quantum dots and development of new fluorescent fibre composites

Zeller, Andreas Josef (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

The use of nanotechnology in the fabrication of everyday products has increased significantly in the last years. Materials prepared in the form of very small particles, at nano-scale, change their physical and chemical ...