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Daming Lake Meditation Centre : a Chinese meditation retreat centre in central Jinan
(2016)With the quick development of China’s society and economy, it has become evident that people in many communities are experiencing psychological stress. With intense competitive pressure and unaffordable real estate many ... -
Dancing into the classroom Te kanikaniki roto i te ruma: The student and teacher experiences of somatic practices in a New Zealand intermediate school
(2009)The primary purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which somatics are being taught in a New Zealand mainstream school. Integrated awareness of self and the environment are somatic tools used in tertiary education ... -
Data driven decision making and the New Zealand secondary school principal
(2010)In an age of expanding educational accountability driven by pressures to lift student achievement the role of Data Driven Decision Making (DDDM) within schools has escalated. In a New Zealand context the 2001 Education ... -
Data driven decision making processes for pedagogical purposes in the case of Latin and South American bi-lingual international schools
(2012)A student’s educational journey is one that is governed by decision makers. There is very little research examining the decision making processes of Latin and South American bi-lingual international schools and the use ... -
Data mining driven computational analysis of stock markets, methods and strategies
(Academic Fora (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), 2015-12)The stock market is a complex, dynamic and non-linear environment. The prediction of any future market reaction is further complicated by huge amounts of often unstructured financial data and uncertainty due to the effects ... -
Daylighting waste : can community-based recycling depots become part of Auckland’s everyday life?
(2014)This project explores the potential role of landscape architecture in waste minimisation, specifically around the conceptualisation, siting and design of Community Recycling Centres as part of the Auckland Council’s zero ... -
De-colonizing journalism curricula: A research & ‘development’ perspective
(2007-01-01)This paper argues that there is a need to decolonise journalism curricula and practices from the prevailing western models. Putting journalism curricula in the wider context of higher education in developing and non western ... -
De-westernising research methodologies: Alternative approaches to research for higher education curricula in developing countries
(2006)This paper looks at the impact of western research methods in training researchers in developing countries and how much of the research carried out in universities in developing countries is directly relevant to their needs ... -
Dead cities
(2012)This research project explores through architecture, the lost relationship between cities of the living and cities of the dead in urban centres. Proposing the question: How can architecture re-connect/re-engage cities of ... -
‘Dearest beloved one, I need your assistance’: The rhetoric of spam mail
(Oxford University Press, 2010-01)The article offers an overview of strategies deployed by spammers in the Dearly beloved e-mail genre, analyzes the rhetoric of spam mail and considers its implications for teaching and research particularly into English ... -
‘Death to Videodrome’: Cronenberg, Žižek and an ontology of the real
(Department of Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago, 2016)The closing frames of David Cronenberg’s Videodrome (1983) show us the protagonist, Max Renn, seemingly in the act of suicide, his mutated flesh-hand-pistol pressed firmly against his head. Looking directly at us, Max ... -
Decoherence : Mount Albert Science Center
(2012)Philosophy, Science and Architecture have ever been engaged in serious interdisciplinary discourse. In various and profound ways, each discipline derives insight from the others. The discoveries and insights held between ... -
Defence mechanisms evaluation against RA flood attacks for Linux Victim Node
(Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA), 2017-12)This research evaluates the performance of different defence mechanisms used in IPv6 networks to protect against router advertisement (RA) flood attacks that rely in ICMPv6 Router Advertisement messages to flood the network. ... -
Defining public relations in New Zealand through its history and practice
(2006)This project sets out to examine how public relations is conceptualised in theory and in practice in New Zealand. Further it aims to advise the profession’s future direction. An examination of the PR literature identified ... -
Defining workplace harassment: Who is the bully?
(Business Co-ordination Forum, 2002-09)This paper provides a brief overview of approaches to development of legal definitions of bullying and harassment in the workplace. The paper discusses the early definitions in Sweden and reviews recent developments in ... -
A delicate balancing act
(Unitec Institution of Technology, 2016)This paper examines a bicultural approach to the development of planting strategies for landscapes and asks the question: In what ways can vegetation help to create a bicultural landscape? The case studies discussed include ... -
Delirium assessment and management : a qualitative study on aged-care nurses’ experiences
(Unitec ePress, 2017-11-13)Aged residential care (ARC) residents with morbid health conditions frequently experience delirium. This condition is associated with diminished quality of life, preventable morbidity and untimely death. It is challenging ... -
Delivering successful projects in the New Zealand process engineering industry
(2008)The objective of this study was to identify the critical success factors that provide a focus to assist project managers in New Zealand deliver successful process engineering projects. Possible critical success factors ... -
Density, energy and metabolism of a proposed smart city
(Anglo-American Publishers, 2017)This paper reports on a detailed analysis of the metabolism of the Island City of Mumbai should the Indian Government’s proposal for ‘smart’ cities be implemented. It focuses on the environmental impact of increased ... -
Deployment of a service robot to help older people
(2010)This paper presents the first version of a mobile service robot designed for older people. Six service application modules were developed with the key objective being successful interaction between the robot and the older ...
