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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"thesis with publication"”.
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Testing for bubbles in time series data using long historical series
… rise in asset prices in the early periods along with a sudden collapse, which have been observed in a wide range of financial markets including commodity, real estate and stock. This thesis attempts to examine several well-noticed bubble episodes in history, for example, the Mississippi Bubble in …
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In Vivo computation - Where computing meets nanosystem for smart tumor biosensing
… for the existing medical imaging techniques with limited imaging resolution to detect microscopic tumors. Hence, the need of the hour is to explore novel cross-disciplinary strategies to solve this problem. The rise of nanotechnologies provides a strong belief to solve complex medical …
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Trade and investment effects of free trade agreements: The case of Vietnam
… investment (FDI) depend on various factors, with certain types of trade agreements working better in stimulating these flows. This thesis contributes four studies analysing the effects of RTAs that Vietnam has entered into, focusing on Vietnamese trade and investment. Based on econometric …
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Lagrangian observations and numerical modelling of hydrodynamics, turbulence, and sediment transport in a tidal river
… downstream and freshwater inputs from upstream, with the interaction of multiple physical processes controlling velocities, salinities, mixing, and sediment transport. As such, accurate numerical modelling of the hydrodynamics and sediment movement in these regions can prove challenging. However, …
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High-throughput machine learning algorithms
… to advance beyond the state-of-the-art. This thesis develops specialised techniques and algorithms for a subset of computationally difficult machine learning problems. The applications under investigation are quantile approximation in the limited-memory data streaming setting, interpretability …
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Sediment-effects on seagrass Zostera muelleri in New Zealand
… and substrate physico-chemical alteration. Within this research framework, provision of assistance for successful seagrass restoration was also considered. The principal research question for this project was to evaluate how sediment affects seagrasses and the project hypothesis was that …
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Ethnic mobility and the spatial distribution of ethnicity in Auckland
… that constitute a population and how that varies within regions and between local areas assists in understanding socio-economic and demographic sub-national trends. It is important to project the probable future population diversity in regions for successful policy planning and implementation, …
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Institutions and uncertainty: An empirical investigation
This thesis presents four papers on the role institutions (defined as Douglass North defined institutions) play in generating uncertainty. Specifically, we focus on how uncertainty changes as institutions change. The thesis is empirically focused. In answering our research questions, we employ, …
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Teacher Education ICT Appropriation Model TEAM: A Model for ICT Appropriation in Early Childhood Initial Teacher Education
… methodology. Data were collected over two years with two cohorts of student teachers who were engaged in online discussions in the course of their ITE studies. Thirty-three practising early childhood teachers participated in semi-structured interviews. The online discussions and the interviews …
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Eliciting Expert Uncertainty from Decision Making
Eliciting expert uncertainty is a complex task with many caveats. Its usefulness in high-level decision-making and Bayesian inference makes it a necessary task that must be completed accurately. This thesis explores uncertainty elicitation in terms of prior elicitation for Bayesian inference and …
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Autoencoder-based techniques for improved classification in settings with high dimensional and small sized data
… the features such as the autoencoders. This thesis investigates the problem of predicting from small sizedhigh dimensional datasets by introducing novel autoencoder-basedtechniques to increase the classification accuracy of the data. Twoautoencoder-based methods for generating synthetic data …
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Satellite remote sensing for improvement of groundwater characterisation
… water managers. A break-through is needed. This thesis researches the added value of satellite data to better estimate groundwater volumes and flows, including their uncertainties, in New Zealand. The thesis uses the concept of `efficient combination', where satellite data are combined with …
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Perpetrators’ perspectives on family violence: What happens, and why, during a family violence event?
… of the FVEPM and its pathways was tested with an incarcerated sample of eight men with extensive histories of violent and other offending (Chapter 7). Overall, participants’ event narratives were consistent with the phenomena and processes set out in the FVEPM. However, event narratives …
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Development and application of an eccentric force-velocity profile in rugby union athletes
… training tends to favour the former with respect to hypertrophy, strength and muscle architecture. Furthermore, the existing literature for ECC tends to emphasise heavy- or tempo-controlled exercises. Current research has suggested that relatively fast ECC may provide a superior …
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The dynamics of Vietnam agriculture under changing conditions
… is likely to be impacted by these drivers. This thesis is among the first studies which provided robust estimates of the impacts of technology change and climate change on the Vietnam agrarian economy. Utilizing data from the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Surveys (VARHS) 2006 -2016, this …
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The informal sector’s contribution to the economic wellbeing of people in Timor-Leste
… of economic needs and as a last resort. This thesis empirically analyses the features and characteristics of the informal sector in Timor-Leste and is made up of three connected studies. In the first study, in Chapter 2, the factors associated with being an informal sector work were …
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Three essays on stated choice experiments for nonmarket valuation of landslide protection
This thesis consists of three essays that improve the general understanding of the public demand for safety programmes in the context of natural hazards. With the growing importance of this topic around the world, this study provides a practical and methodological contribution to the literature on …
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Biopolymer foams from Novatein thermoplastic protein and poly(lactic acid)
… address these issues, Novatein has been blended with another biodegradable polymer with good mechanical properties, polylactic acid (PLA). Blending two components can lead to poor mechanical properties of the blend due to weak interfacial adhesion and thermodynamic incompatibility. These problems …
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Parental engagement in primary schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand: A policy enactment case study
… how schools, as sites of policy enactment, deal with the multifaceted dimensions of parental engagement. This study aims to increase the knowledge and understanding of the reality of parental engagement, especially as it is enacted and experienced in an Aotearoa New Zealand school setting. It …
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Inequality within and between New Zealand urban areas
… factors play an important role as well. This thesis examines the socio-demographic determinants of changes in the distribution of income in New Zealand urban areas from 1986 to 2013, using data from the Censuses of Population and Dwellings. The thesis examines the role of changes in the age …
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