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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES"”.
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Optoelectronic processes in polyfluorene ambipolar transistors
This thesis describes the use of charge modulation spectroscopy to investigate the negative and positive charge-induced absorptions in conjugated semiconducting polymers as a way to experimentally compare the wavefunctions of electrons and holes. Interactions between light and charges including …
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Effects of urban noise on vocalisations of tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
… size have all been demonstrated as being subject to sexual selection. Changes in these aspects at noisy urban sites are considered adaptations to urban effects. Such changes may have further implications for other important behavioural aspects such as mate choice and can have profound …
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Non-linear conduction in superconductors
Part I of this dissertation is concerned with the problem of the magnetic field dependence of the surface impedance of superconductors, with particular reference to tin. In chapter 1 the predictions of the simple theory for the behaviour of the surface impedance for different frequencies and fieid …
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Dopant effects on solid-solid transitions in atomic clusters
… clusters (i.e. nanoalloys) are currently a subject of intense interest because their properties can be tuned by adjusting the cluster size and composition. Previous work has demonstrated the sensitivity of cluster structure and melting temperature to the presence of a single dopant atom. …
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Performance analysis of assisted-GNSS receivers
The goal of this thesis is to improve the understanding of the performance of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers that use assistance data provided by cellular networks. A typical example of such a receiver is a mobile phone including a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. …
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Genome-wide microscopy screening identifies links across processes including a conserved connection between DNA damage control and the microtubule cytoskeleton
Previous PhD students in the lab created a method for large-scale, high-content microscopy screening of a cell library consisting of over 3000 single mutant strains of the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Each strain has one nonessential gene knocked-out, allowing investigation of the …
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Bayesian source inversion of microseismic events
… the driving processes. Earthquakes either occur naturally, such as in volcanic eruptions and natural geothermal fields, or are linked to anthropogenic activities including hydrofracture of gas and oil reservoirs, mining events and extraction of geothermal fluids. Source inversion is very …
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Multiscale hybrid simulation of brittle fracture
When a brittle material is loaded to the limit of its strength, it fails by nucleation and propagation of a crack. The conditions for crack propagation are created by the concentration of a long-range stress field at an atomically sharp crack tip, creating a complex and strongly coupled multiscale …
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The far-ultraviolet spectroscopy of molecules of astrophysical interest
More than 40 different molecules have been observed in Interstellar space within the Galaxy. Many of these molecules are seen near hot OB-type stars whose far-ultraviolet emission is intense. Laboratory spectroscopy of such molecules will lead to a better understanding of their astrophysical …
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Molecular and phylogenetic analysis of a Bacillus thuringiensis genetic locus
… it to represent the second identification of a natural C-terminal truncate of a Cry4-type protein, the first being Cry10A. The missing C-terminal region of AMl appears to be encoded as a complete Orf ($\textit{am2}$) immediately downstream of the first protein gene. When DNA containing both the …
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Effector-triggered immunity against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in nonhost plants : thesis submitted to the Massey University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
𝘗𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘦 pv. 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘦 (Psa) is a virulent and highly damaging pathogen causing bacterial canker in all currently commercially important cultivars of kiwifruit (𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘢 spp.). Arabidopsis and 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 spp. plants, however, are nonhosts to 𝘗𝘴𝘢. In our course of investigating the …
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