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Am I Luckier Than You? Individual Differences in Precognition Performance

Zdrenka, Marco (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

The results found in parapsychological research have not been particularly persuasive, in large part due to a lack of replicability of those studies purporting evidence in support of the existence of psi phenomena. I propose ...
Aminophosphine Reduction Mechanisms and the Synthesis of Indium Phosphide Nanomaterials

Laufersky, Geoffry (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Indium phosphide (InP) nanomaterials are attractive for countless technological applications due to their well-placed band gap energies. The quantum confinement of these semiconductors can give rise to size-dependent ...
Analysis and Diagnostics for Censored Regression and Multivariate Data

Aziz, Nazrina (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

This thesis investigates three research problems which arise in multivariate data and censored regression. The first is the identification of outliers in multivariate data. The second is a dissimilarity measure for ...
Analysis and Diagnostics of Categorical Variables with Multiple Outcomes

Suesse, Thomas Falk (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

Surveys often contain qualitative variables for which respondents may select any number of the outcome categories. For instance, for the question "What type of contraceptive have you used?" with possible responses (oral, ...
An analysis of how political governance of liquid fuels contributes to energy security in Papua New Guinea

Hualupmomi, Francis (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

This study examines how political governance of liquid fuels at the institutional level contributes to energy security in Papua New Guinea (PNG) from a political economic perspective. An interpretive methodology and critical ...
Analysis of Loop Programs Using Generalization

Colman, Glenn (Victoria University of Wellington, 1989)

This thesis describes a symbolic execution system, PAN, that is able to symbolically execute loops. PAN achieves this by generalizing the effect of a few loop iterations to predict the effect of an unknown number of ...
Analysis of Multiuser Cellular Systems Over Heterogeneous Channels

Tataria, Harsh (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

This thesis considers the analysis of current and future cellular communication systems. The main focus is on multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) antenna systems. The goal of this work is to characterize the ...
An analysis of National Certificate of Educational Achievement chemistry courses in terms of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment: With comparison to the International Baccalaureate Diploma

Tewkesbury, Michelle (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

New Zealand has seen significant change in curriculum and qualification frameworks in recent years. The implementation of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) from 2002 and a revised national curriculum ...
An Analysis of Ownership Forms in Offshore Higher Education Markets: A Resource Based Perspective

Naidoo, Vikash A. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

This PhD research seeks to consider overseas investment in a new and important context: education. Estimated at approximately US$ 65 billion and representing roughly 3% of global services exports (Alderman, 2001), trade ...
An analysis of restorative justice and intimate partner violence policy and practice: professionals' perspectives and perceptions

Garber, Melissa L. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

This qualitative research project endeavoured to open up the conversation around RJ and IPV and highlight gaps in policy in order to give voice to an area in the RJ process that has, up to this point, been virtually silent. ...
An Analysis of Selection in Genetic Programming

Xie, Huayang (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

This thesis presents an analysis of the selection process in tree-based Genetic Programming (GP), covering the optimisation of both parent and offspring selection, and provides a detailed understanding of selection and ...
An Analysis of the Temperature Profiles of Some Antarctic Lakes

Shirtcliffe, T. G. L. (Victoria University of Wellington, 1967)

The temperature profiles of certain lakes in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica, are shown to be consistent with the hypothesis that these lakes were formerly cold brine pools; that their levels were raised by the ...
An Analysis of Traditional Ecological Knowledge's Status and its Conservation Options

Tang, Ruifei (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

The value of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) has been recognised and discussed widely in the literature and in public media over the last six decades. Over the same time period, the declining trend in TEK has been ...
Ancient Climate and Environmental History From Phytolith-Occluded Carbon

Carter, John Alec (Victoria University of Wellington, 2007)

The best records of atmospheric change of glacial cycles are those from ice cores. However, ice cores cannot provide estimates of changes in atmospheric 13CO2 because of as of yet unresolved technical problems. One of ...
Ancient Ways in Current Days: Ethno-Cultural Arts and Acculturation

Fox, Stephen H. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

This research investigates the benefits of traditional/ethnic arts participation on well-being for immigrant and ethnic minority groups. While arts programs are increasingly seen as beneficial, little empirical evidence ...
André Brink, Dissenter

Dixon, Shelley May (Victoria University of Wellington, 2005)

This thesis provides a survey of the novels written in English by Afrikaans author, André Brink. It contextualises these texts in terms of the political and social issues of the era in which each was written. Specifically, ...
Angel Faces, Killer Kids, and Appetites for Excess: Reapproaching Moral Panic

Wright, Sarah Louise (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

It is argued that the contemporary era is one proliferated with moral panics (Thompson, 1998). This is just as the concept of moral panic, which has enjoyed nearly forty years of analytical purchase, is being ‘rethought’ ...
Anion Adsorption onto Clay Mineral Surfaces using Radioisotope Techniques

Furkert, Roderick John (Victoria University of Wellington, 1965)

Any reaction that occurs between two substances will depend initially on the reaction, or lack of reaction, of the various atoms or molecules that are on the surface of the substances being brought into contact with each ...
Anonymously Establishing Digital Provenance in Reseller Chains

Palmer, Benjamin Philip (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

An increasing number of products are exclusively digital items, such as media files, licenses, services, or subscriptions. In many cases customers do not purchase these items directly from the originator of the product ...
Antarctic and Southern Ocean dust transport pathways: Forward-trajectory modeling and rare earth element source constraints from the RICE ice core

Neff, Peter David (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

Mineral dust fertilization of Southern Ocean surface waters, and mixing with Antarctic deep-water, influences oceanic uptake of carbon dioxide and draws down global atmospheric concentrations during glacial periods. ...