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Studies of neuroendocrine mechanisms influencing seasonal variations in semen production and plasma hormone levels in rams : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
Many workers have shown that sheep are seasonal breeders with peak reproductive activity occurring during the autumn months. The initial experiment in this thesis was designed to define the seasonality of reproduction in ...
The sequences of the tryptic peptides from actinidin : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy [in Biochemistry] at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
Actinidin is a plant thiol protease which is isolated from the fruit of Actinidia chinensis, the chinese gooseberry. Determination of the primary amino acid sequence of actinidin was undertaken to extend the limited ...
The interaction of achievement orientations and content familiarity with hierarchically structured programmes : a dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
This study attempted to determine the interactive effects of learner characteristics with two differentially but hierarchically structured programmed instructional tasks. The learner characteristics chosen were a subjects' ...
Industrial militancy in New Zealand : the contributing influence of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and its administration, 1894-1908 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
This thesis will attempt to demonstrate that the legal and administrative evolution of the IC and A Act after 1894, contributed to a developing climate of industrial militancy down to 1908. It will further attempt to argue ...
Tryptophan deficiency and food intake depression in pigs : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
Two experiments are described, in which the effects or feeding pigs on a tryptophan deficient diet or supplemented diet were investigated. The feeding patterns of 10 cross-bred pigs were measured by continuous recordings ...
Maoritanga : a study of teacher sensitivity : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
For many years it has been recognised, both by official and unofficial sources, that as a group, Maori children do less well in school than Pakeha children. The major explanations for this have usually involved reference ...
Perceptions of residential child care in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Education at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
This thesis sets out to describe and explain aspects of residential child care in New Zealand. It notes that the indigenous literature is sparse, that the subject has been neglected as a research area and that there is ...
Parent-teacher expectations : parent-child relationships and teacher-child interactions with new entrants in peninsular Malaysia : a thesis ... for the degree of Master of Arts in Education at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
The concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy used by Merton (1948) to explain large scale social and economic phenomena, such as prejudice in everyday life and the causes of bank failures, has been introduced into classroom ...
A clinical cytogenetical study of the horse : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
Chromosome preparations were derived from short-term cultures of blood lymphocytes and from fibroblast-type cell cultures of subcutaneous fascia obtained from 44 clinically normal horses. The quality of mitotic cells ...
Matrons with a mission : women's organisations in New Zealand, 1893-1915 : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University
(Massey University, 1976)
There have consistently been two aspects to the development of a generalised feminist consciousness. One has involved the personal drive toward autonomy and self determination - the expression of which resulted mainly in ...