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Hokowhitu : a sport-based programme to improve academic, career, and drug and alcohol awareness in adolescent Māori

Heke, Justin Ihirangi (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2005)

The purpose of this project was to design and evaluate a sport-based life skills intervention designed for indigenous New Zealand (Māori) youth who may be exposed to drug or alcohol abuse. An indigenous research approach ...
Understanding Conversion Disorder: Electrophysiological and behavioural evidence for impaired neuromotor preparation and movement execution

Scott, Rebekah Laura (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)

Conversion Disorder, originally hysteria, affects the voluntary motor system by disrupting the production of normal volitional movement and is characterised by unexplained neurological symptoms without an organic cause; ...
Blood pressure and plasma volume responses during recovery: Effect of exercise intensity and exercise limb

Graham, Matthew John (Thesis, Master of Physical Education, 2011)

Background: Arterial and central venous blood pressures are reduced following exercise, which contributes to exercise being a key anti-hypertensive therapy and facilitates expansion of blood volume. However, the effects ...
Training and detraining effects on familial insulin resistance, muscle fibre type, and performance

Schofield, Katherine L (Thesis, Master of Physical Education, 2011)

Introduction: Chronic hyperinsulinemia affects muscle, and may advantage speed and power athletes. Hyperinsulinaemia is associated with shifts in expression of myosin heavy chain isoforms, and muscle fibre type resulting ...
Kinematics of Throwing in Paralympic Boccia Athletes with Cerebral Palsy

O'Donovan, David Patrick (Thesis, Master of Physical Education, 2011)

Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) contend with a number of sensory and motor deficits as a consequence of their neurological impairment. Research on children with CP performing simple tasks of everyday living, such as ...
Coaching in the 'current' : the climate of an elite men's rowing training programme

Purdy, Laura Grace (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2007)

The climate of sport has been undervalued as a contributing factor in athletes' achievement of quality performances (Strean, 1995). Subsequently, the aim of this study was to generate insight into the climate created by ...
The effect of exercise mode and muscle mass on plasma glucose oxidation during exercise in the fasted state

Harvey, Christopher Ross (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)

The purpose of this study was to investigate what effect the size and location of skeletal muscle mass have on the source of glucose oxidised with a specific emphasis on plasma glucose, and to find out how pre-exercise ...
Protector or packhorse: the impact of stab resistant body armour and appointments on police performance

Dempsey, Paddy Carrick (Thesis, Master of Physical Education, 2012)

Introduction: Despite being deployed to all frontline New Zealand Police in 2007, there are few studies that have investigated the influence of Stab Resistant Body Armour SRBA) and mandated appointments on officer function ...
The physiological and psychological impact of adjuvant chemotherapy treatment in women with primary breast cancer

van den Ende, Saskia Nicole (Thesis, Master of Physical Education, 2012)

Adjuvant chemotherapy treatment for primary breast cancer is a successful treatment protocol for prolonging disease-free and overall survival; however, it is associated with numerous physiological and psychological side ...
Globalisation and corporate nationalism: the New Zealand All Blacks, Adidas advertising and national identity

Scherer, Jay (Jerome Christopher) (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2004)

This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge addressing the operations of multinational corporations at the global-local nexus and their commodification of national identity (Miller, Lawrence, McKay, & Rowe, ...

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