Unitec Research Bank: Recent submissions
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The indigenous vascular flora of the domain of Anela (Sardinia, Italy)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2018-12-11)The importance of mountains for plant diversity and richness is underestimated, particularly when transition zones between different bioclimates are present along altitudinal gradients. Here we present the first floristic ... -
A route map for wireless sensor networks over large coverage area
(2018-10)This paper presents a mechanism to increase the coverage area of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and increase the availability of wireless nodes. The proposed solution relies purely on open standards that implement 6LoWPAN ... -
Te arotahi ki ngā rauemi ako ka whakaputaina ki ngā akomanga arareo Māori : ngoikoretanga, ngā āhuatanga haere ake nei?
(CORE Education | Tātai Aho Rau Ltd, 2017)Ngā mātāpono tārai rauemi mātauranga ara reo Māori -
Potential spread of invasive species in NZ: modelling, mapping & art
(2018-08)Invasive species Invasive species suitability mapping Model and map production Art and information production workflow Bractocera tryoni (Queensland fruitfly) Trachycarpus fortunei (Chinese Fan Palm, Chinese Windmill ... -
Tongan agricultural sector diagnostic study
(The AgriChain Centre, 2018-11-02)This project is intended to present an overview of how the Tongan Agricultural Sector operates, its challenges and opportunities including the impact of climate change. The three main areas of consideration are Food Security, ... -
Report of the Fit and Proper Working Group to CSWEANZ
(Council for Social Work Education, Aotearoa New Zealand (CSWEANZ), 2017-11)Survey invitations were sent on 17th August, 2015 to 20 contacts from 19 tertiary institutions with the following message. “Attached is a survey that has been developed in response to a request from CSWEANZ to look ... -
drawing Japan
(Unitec Institution of Technology, 2018)Students from Unitec's landscape and architecture programmes visited Japan in September 2018. Architecture lecturer Jeanette Budgett and teamed up with Hikoi Garden Tours (Penny Cliffin and Ian Henderson) to offer an ... -
Professional development for new classroom spaces : extending the concerns-based adoption model
(Edinburgh Napier University in collaboration with Aston University, the Universities of Dundee and Auckland, 2018)This article outlines how a tertiary institution designed professional development, during the first year of a long-term building initiative, to support teachers moving into new collaborative learning spaces. The Concerns-Based ... -
Beyond design, detail, print : the Tech Futures Lab design-build studio
(University of the Arts London, 2018)This article describes an assignment that enabled students to undertake a design-and-build project. The educational facility, Tech Futures Lab, acted as client for which an interior was designed and fabricated using rapid ... -
Realising the value of performance appraisal for middle leaders in New Zealand secondary schools
(EARDA-Turkish Educational Administration Research and Development Association, 2016)This paper reports on a study that investigated the appraisal of middle leaders in three New Zealand secondary schools in order to determine what constituted effective performance appraisal and how this practice could be ... -
A novel adaptive active noise control algorithm based on Tikhonov regularisation
(2018-11)This paper proposes a novel adaptive active noise control algorithm based on Tikhonov regularization theory. A regularized cost function consisting of the weighted sum of the most recent samples of the residual noise and ... -
Bayesian parameter estimation of Euler-Bernoulli beams
(2018-11)This paper develops a statistical signal processing algorithm for parameter estimation of Euler-Bernoulli beams from limited and noisy measurement. The original problem is split into two reduced-order sub-problems coupled ... -
Critical Chain project management : a case study in software Industry
(International Academy of Science, Technology, Engineering and Management (IASTEM), 2018-12)Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) has been a controversial topic with extreme opinions on its merits. This is in turn partly due to dominance of theoretical debates in CCPM literature as opposed to empirical evidence ... -
The Hīhīaua Studio
(Unitec ePress, 2018-09-26)In 2016, the Momentum North Hīhīaua Community Group asked the Unitec Architecture Pathway to investigate the development of a new masterplan for the Hīhīaua Peninsula in Whangarei, Northland. This request became the basis ... -
Application of Artificial Neural Network model to forecast runoff for Waikato river catchment
(2018-05)As we know that over the past decade or so the Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques (e.g. ANN - Artificial Neural Network & FIS - Fuzzy Interference System) have been used as an alternative modelling tools in water ... -
Thesis review: The storytellers : Identity narratives by New Zealand African youth: A participatory visual methodological approach to situating identity, migration and representation by Makanaka Tuwe
(Unitec ePress, 2018-10-10)This fascinating and original work explores the experiences of third-culture children of African descent in New Zealand. The term ‘third-culture kid’ refers to an individual who grows up in a culture different from the ... -
Son et lumière : re-enchantment and environmental obligation in Michael Symmons Roberts' 'Drysalter'
(2018-09-28)A particular Western secularisation and disenchantment narrative proposes that the post Enlightenment promotion of rationalism, science and technology entails the abandonment of “the great enchanted garden” (Weber, The ... -
SANZ Live Radio : the role of ethnic media beyond entertainment
(2018-06-22)How the study began South African migration SANZ Live SANZ Live Activities SANZ Live as Ethnic Media Migrants and diversity SANZ Live and Sense of Place Methodology Immigrant emotions Music and Dance: Community ... -
Pāngarau : mathematics in the environment workshop
(2018-08)The aim of this workshop is to connect you to your inner mathematician “An effective mathematics curriculum begins with the premise that all children are powerful mathematics learners irrespective of age and ability”. ... -
Enabling children to go beyond the horizon : a lateral thinking workshop
(2018-07-20)Session overview: Aim: to consider ways of thinking that support children to “thrive beyond the horizon” Intro-choose an item-what does it say about you. The difference between vertical and lateral thinking The ...
