Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 11241
The use of dogs to detect New Zealand reptile scents : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Zoology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2005)
This study examined the ability of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) to detect the scent of the Cook Strait tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), Marlborough green gecko (Naultinus manukanus) and forest gecko (Hoplodactylus ...
The pensioner settlements: a thesis presented for the degree of Master of Arts in History
(Massey University, 1954)
This thesis is the history of an experiment in colonisation which was also an experiment in colonial defence - the settlement of the Royal New Zealand Fencibles in a series of villages just south of the city of Auckland, ...
The rheology of butter : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in food technology at Massey University
(Massey University, 1989)
A parallel place viscoelastometer was built to perform creep compliance tests on butter and related fats. Creep movement was measured with a linear displacement transducer and recorded by a data logger designed and built ...
Men, prostate cancer and complementary and alternative medicine : a narrative inquiry : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University
(Massey University, 2014)
Cancer is the most feared illness in Western societies. Yet remarkable medical advances are being made that extend life-spans that once would have been cut short by cancer. Prostate cancer is now a chronic disease in most ...
Continuum: the mixture's moment : presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University
(Massey University, 1993)
This thesis grew out of a simple observation. This was that in terms of sheer numbers, allusions to the bodily, the sexual and scatological in Continuum outweighed all other references. What is the significance of so much ...
Assessing cognitive functioning in older adults and its relationship to quality of life : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctorate of Clinical Psychology at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2013)
Cognitive impairment of any magnitude carries an undetermined societal and individual cost. The desire to accurately predict cognitive decline at an early stage is sought-after as robust cognitive health and function in ...
Epidemiological aspects of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in New Zealand : this thesis is presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Veterinary Science at Massey University
(Massey University, 1982)
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) has been recognised in New Zealand only in the past 7 years and there is little information available concerning epidemiological features of the disease under local conditions. ...
Bovine uterine pressure and the response to oxytocin as measured by a new apparatus : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Veterinary Science at Massey University
(Massey University, 1980)
A new apparatus for measuring uterine pressure (UP) was developed from an artificial insemination tube, modified by sealing one end and creating a side opening which was covered by a rubber diaphragm. It was a wholly ...
Investigating the physiological impacts of capture and handling on threatened avian species by using surrogate species as models : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Science in Conservation Biology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2013)
The conservation management of many threatened species requires the capture and handling of wild individuals for monitoring, translocation or research purposes. However whenever wild animals are captured and handled there ...
Structural and biochemical characterisation of utrophin and dystrophin spectrin repeat domains : submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ
(Massey University, 2012)
Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies are muscle-wasting disorders caused by mutations in the X-linked dystrophin gene. Dystrophin is a large cytoskeletal protein belonging to the spectrin superfamily, that links ...