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Showing 1 to 20 of 161 for “"NZ"”.
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Exploring the multiplicative structure of Z/nZ
The set of integers modulo n, for a fixed integer n, is well known as a ring also as an additive group. In this thesis, we focus exclusively on its structure as a multiplicative monoid, when endowed with the multiplication only. To do this, our approach relies on the study of monoid homomorphisms. …
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Challenging risk: NZ high-school students’ activity, challenge, distress, and resiliency, within cyberspace
… for young people in Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ). From 2005, the phenomena of convergence and Web 2.0, enabled more cyber-activity, from more places, more often. The thesis utilised mixed methods to explore cyber-activity, and the challenges it produced. It also examined resilience; focusing …
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A streamline model application for the waterflood performance of NZ-OF-HRL carbonate reservoir
The NZ-OF-HRL Carbonate reservoir had produced only 3.07 per cent of the oil in place, mainly by internal gas drive, when the pressure had declined from the original pressure of 4,781 psig to 4,009 psig to 8,750 feet. As a result of such rapid change in pressure and due to the fact that energy …
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How can the NZ Diploma in Tourism and Travel pave the way for a regenerative future in tourism?
… of developing a sustainable tourism programme (NZ Diploma in Tourism and Travel) that considers economic, environmental, and social factors. The primary research question that has guided my exploration is: What approaches can be taken by Otago Polytechnic/Te Pūkenga to provide a sustainable and …
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Designing a Pre-assessment platform to promoting the use of Green Star NZ rating systems at the early stage
… more specific in-depth information on the GSNZ rating system. This platform displays specific issues, important details about barriers. The third goal of the pre-assessment platform is to assign difficulty levels to the indicators that will be used in the certification process. The …
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Synthesis of Sustainable Antibacterial Materials by Surface Functionalisation of NZ Flax (Phormium tenax) Fibres and Hemp (Cannabis sativa) Hurd
… of functionalisation of Phormium tenax (NZ flax) fibre (PTF) and hemp hurd core of Cannabis sativa (HH) through surface grafting of chitosan 1, a potent novel chitosan derivative 132 (selected for the excellent bioactivity from a set of O-amine-modified chitosans synthesised in this …
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Governance strategies towards organising for action sports: A national structure for New Zealand skateboarding
… in many countries, including New Zealand (NZ), skateboarding was largely an informal activity, ungoverned and lacking structure, and with some resistance to Olympic inclusion. This research explores and documents the views of various skateboarding-related stakeholder groups, and …
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Passive Stiffness Characteristics of the Scoliotic Lumbar Torso in Trunk Flexion, Extension, Lateral bending, and Axial Rotation
… overall fit (R2 > 0.901). The neutral zone (NZ) width, or the range of motion where there is minimal internal resistance, was then calculated. Stiffnesses within the NZ and outside of the NZ were also calculated. Stiffness asymmetries were also computed within each trial. These parameters …
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Evaluating Models of Pharmacist Integration into General Practice in New Zealand
… role is underdeveloped in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), and there is a paucity of information about how the role is operationalised in practice. Aim: This research aimed to ascertain how pharmacists are currently integrated into general practice in NZ, and what factors can affect the role becoming …
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Towards a comprehensive natural health products and medicines census for New Zealand
Background: In New Zealand (NZ), TCAM is widely available; however, recent, comprehensive, nationally representative data on TCAM use are lacking. Aim: To explore the feasibility of conducting a comprehensive medicines census that collects data on the use of TCAM, including natural health products …
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Evaluation of patient-centred services by community pharmacists in New Zealand: Focus on cardiovascular disease risk assessment
… of death and hospitalisation in New Zealand (NZ). Pharmacists are ideally positioned to have an influence on cardiovascular risk reduction. However, it is still unknown whether community pharmacists in NZ are well equipped to be involved in CVD preventive strategies that are effective and …
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The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease among Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand
In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), health outcomes are usually reported for Pacific peoples as a collective group. This results in variability between Pacific-specific ethnic groups remaining hidden, which may be further compounded by differences in country of birth. The aim of this thesis was to …
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Breaking the masculine looking glass : women as co-founders, nurturers, and executors of extremism in New Zealand : a thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Defence and Security, Massey University, New Zealand
… will be focused on men. Focusing on the NZ environment post 9/11, this thesis presents insight into how women can, and do, participate in extreme ideologies, specifically in contemporary Islamic (IE) and Right-Wing extremism (RWE). It aims to advance conceptual foundations applicable to …
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Debriefing after simulation scenarios in undergraduate nursing education: the New Zealand experience
… in nursing education practice in New Zealand (NZ). Investigation of adult learning theory assists in understanding the key elements required when teaching nursing students. The debriefing session is explored in the context of clinical simulation scenarios where the educator and student come …
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The marine biogeochemistry of molybdenum
… sediments. Mo is used in both nitrogenase, the enzyme responsible for Nz fixation, and nitrate reductase, which catalyzes assimilatory and dissimilatory nitrate reduction. Laboratory culture work on two Nz fixing marine cyanobacteria, Trichodesmium and Crocosphaera, and a marine facultative …
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A Near-Zone to Far-Zone Transformation Process Utilizing a Formulated Eigenfunction Expansion of Spheroidal Wave-Harmonics
… as near-zone to far-zone transformations (NZ-FZTs) as well as near-field far-field (NF-FF) transformations. These processes make use of sampled near-zone field quantities along some virtual surface, viz., the transformation surface, that surrounds the radiating structure of interest. …
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