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Recent Submissions
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A cluster-driven energy routing protocol for optimal network lifetime in ad hoc networks
(Telecommunications Association Inc., 2019-06-11)Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) is a group of networked mobile devices working in a cooperative manner. Due to usage, these devices quickly run out of battery power in critical situations and consequently fail in packet ... -
Engaging children with educational content via gamification
(Springer Open, 2019-07-18)Gamification is the application of game mechanisms in non-gaming environments with the objective of enhancing user experience. In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness of gamification in an educational context, i.e. ... -
An investigation into what are the important motivation factors that help to retain Generation Y and Z employees in a mining company in Laos
(2019)RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: Ø To assess the current retention strategies used in a mining company in Laos. Ø To provide/suggest improvements to staff retention practices in the Lao mining company. Ø To investigate motivational ... -
Sustaining growth through live-work
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a live-work development respond sustainably to current growth patterns within Auckland? ABSTRACT: The rapid rise in population within Auckland has created a high demand for housing. Current ... -
Reviving the heart : establishing place & connection through the architectural mechanism and fabric of a transport exchange, using Trivalent Design
(2017)This research project, REVIVING THE HEART, researches and explores architectural solutions in connecting the people of Auckland back to their urban fabric of Auckland and eachother to restore their sense of place. Auckland ... -
Spaces we hear : closing the gap between architecture and the soundscape
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture benefit from a design process driven by sound investigations? ABSTRACT: This project is concerned with what R. Murray Shafer has termed the ‘soundscape’, the aural equivalent ... -
Arresting momentum : creating a sense of place in a multi-modal transit hub
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How might the design of a transit interchange inform the experience of movement and promote the use of public transport? ABSTRACT: People are instinctively keen to travel. In the past, communities ... -
The river archive
(2017)AIM: The aim of this research project was to investigate how architecture can store, evoke and recall memories and histories within its structure. OBJECTIVES: 1. Investigate previous ways in which memorialisation has ... -
Regeneration of Papatoetoe
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How does a town centre regeneration project use existing and new public open space to achieve identity and by this process re-establish its purpose as a local centre? ABSTRACT: With the increasing ... -
Powerful landmark : re-energizing Huntly
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How might the soon to be defunct parts of Huntly Power Station be repurposed to provide for positive growth in the community of Huntly? ABSTRACT: The town of Huntly needs a new direction. Historically ... -
Exploring teachers’ perceptions on the use of digital devices and the digital technologies curriculum content in diverse decile 1 schools
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How do teachers perceive the value of digital devices in the context of teaching in a diverse decile 1 school? 2. What are the current strategies that teachers in diverse decile 1 schools use to ... -
The move out
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: Using Christchurch’s Southern Corridor, how can a transport oriented, multi-use interchange, positively respond to transport issues present in Christchurch’s greater urban growth, whilst refocusing ... -
IEA Hydrogen Forum - New Zealand update
(2019-02)Recent in-country developments / update on policy National Energy strategy Government policy incentives Highlights (R&D, Demo) Other news (market & commercial X 3) IDEA Hydrogen Task - New Zealand engagement FCVs -
Particulate matter in residential buildings in New Zealand : Part II. The impact of building airtightness, mechanical ventilation using simulated occupancy
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-03-12)Many occupant activities can adversely affect indoor air quality which has been shown to be detrimental to human health. This research eliminated some of the variability of previous measured levels of indoor particulate ... -
Particulate matter in residential buildings in New Zealand : Part I. Variability of particle transport into unoccupied spaces with mechanical ventilation
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-03-11)Air pollution measured as particulate matter (PM) has been shown to be detrimental to human health and can lead to increased mortality rates. There are four main indoor sources of episodic PM emissions: smoking, cooking, ... -
Reducing ICT carbon footprints through adoption of green computing
(Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest. Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics, 2019-05)A significant economic, environmental and sustainability topic in information and communication technology (ICT) and e-business sectors is green computing. An aspect of green informatics, green computing is gaining attention ... -
Long-term outcomes after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction when comparing three surgical techniques
(2019)BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is one of the most frequent orthopaedic surgeries in young, active people. Secondary graft rupture is common and there is insufficient long-term evidence ... -
Whakatipu iwi nui = growing great people : māra kai and service-learning – an evaluation of a culturally responsive approach to teaching in an English medium mainstream school in Aotearoa New Zealand
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What new understandings and learnings specific to māra kai do the students attribute to their experiences in the ‘Whakatipu Iwi Nui’ project? 2. What new understandings and learnings specific to ... -
Online communities of practice in the secondary music classroom : a tool for increased collaboration and peer to peer learning?
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How might participating in an online community of practice encourage collaboration and peer to peer learning for secondary school music students in remotely located secondary schools? 2. What are ... -
School-leaver work-readiness: the perspectives of students, educators and employers in a rural New Zealand setting
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What aspects of communication between school-leavers, employers and educators support work readiness for school-leavers? 2. How can schools and employers work together to increase school-leaver ...
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