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Learner engagement with where-to-next feedback in early tertiary studies
(ePress, Unitec|Te Pūkenga, 2023-11-29)Learners on the New Zealand Diploma in Business are early tertiary learners and do not perform as well as it is believed that they should. In addition, there is a disparity between ethnicities and age groups. This study ... -
An early childhood education lens on the practice of reflection in Aotearoa New Zealand
(ePress, Unitec|Te Pūkenga, 2023-11-29)Reflection is a well-researched concept in the field of education. However, the authors find the book resources are limited in terms of current practice in early childhood education (ECE) within the context of Aotearoa New ... -
The effectiveness of signage at mitigating visitor-bird interactions at Auckland Zoo
(2022-12-09)Auckland Zoo has had reports of high levels of visitor-bird interactions in three walkthrough aviaries: red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) (RTBC), kea (Nestor notabilis), and kaka (Nestor meridionalis). ... -
Validation of the Horse Grimace Scale
(2022-12-09)Recognising signs of pain in animals can help to ensure appropriate and effective treatment. The grimace scale has been developed for a variety of species, including domestic horses (Equus caballus), to showcase the facial ... -
Study of sunshine and solar radiation relationship and patterns in New Zealand
(2022-12-09)What are renewable energy sources? Motivation for renewable sources Why Solar? Motivation and rationale Literature overview Data collection and processing Data analysis using Tableau Analysis of data: sunshine and ... -
A study on the New Zealand North Island power system resilience
(2022-12-09)Examples of extreme events, where M denotes the number of customers without power in million New Zealand power system overview North Island system frequency - 12 November 2013 event New Zealand North Island backbone ... -
Improving power systems stability using reactive power compensation
(2022-12-09)Introduction to angle stability Example of steady state instability Methodology, the theory, examples Simulation: Python Code results Simulation: Circuit without midpoint compensation Multisim simulation Simulation: ... -
Penetration testing & mitigation techniques
(2022-12-09)Penetration testing is a security measure used by many organizations to identify and exploit security vulnerabilities within networks and computer systems, allowing organizations to prevent potential attacks. According to ... -
A smart autonomous drone for scanning and route discovery
(2022-12-09)Drones Current limitations Proposed smart autonomous drone - SAD SAD benefits Conventional drone components Drone operation structure Take off/landing Stabilization SAD - where from now -
Low cost Codesys Raspberry Pi based virtual simulations and development of motion control implementation
(2022-12-09)Education Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) hardware systems tend to be laboratory based and entail a cost per unit and as class numbers increase, the cost increases proportionally which can ultimately limit class sizes. ... -
Dietotherapy applications of yacon concentrate NZFOS+: Yacon prebiotic functional drinks
(2022-12-09)Yacon Health-related properties Aim of the study Development of yacon functional drinks Sensory evaluation Antioxidant capacity Shelf-life Conclusions Further work Acknowledgements: The team • Dr Rothman Kam, ... -
Security analysis and evaluation of Bluetooth technology
(2022-12-09)Overview - Bluetooth technology Implementation - attack stages: obfuscation, surveillance, fuzzer attack, range extension, sniffing, man-in-the-middle, denial of service (DOS), unauthorised direct data access ... -
Evaluation of a server under DDOS cyber attack
(2022-12-09)Principle HTTP DDOS Statistics Impact Testbed settings Monitoring - Wireshark Performance metrics Result - TPS (Transactions per second) Result - response time References -
Wardriving, exploitation and mitigation of security-encrypted wireless networks
(2022-12-09)Problem: how secure the wireless networks are? ; What can we do to make end users savvy about wireless security? Implementation: powerback, GPS dongle, Raspberry Pi 3B+, Alfa adapter Ethical issues Legisla ... -
The ambiguous presence of children's mental health in the context of Covid-19 pandemic in early childhood curriculum
(2022-12-09)Introduction What is known so far Wellbeing in the ECE curriculum Proposed addition to the ECE curriculum Conclusion References -
Evidence of interference competition between the invasive plague skink and a native skink
(2022-12-09)Competition between species Types of interspecific competition Plague skinks (Lampropholis delicata), Does the plague skink compete with native skinks Examining behavioural interactions Results Conclusions -
What were the employee experiences during the Covid-19 epidemic in a New Zealand tertiary educational institute?
(2022-12-08)The outbreak of Covid-19 was first reported in New Zealand (NZ) and most other countries during late February 2020. This resulted in immediate action being taken by the NZ Government involving a series of lockdowns and ... -
Haʻamo Taha: Tongan Social Workers Network Aotearoa
(2022-12-08)Overview • Puipuituʻa: Why was Haʻamo taha • Kamataʻanga: How did Haʻamo Taha started? • Uhinga: Why the term Haʻamo Taha ? • Tefitoʻi moʻoni: Principles of Haʻamo Taha • Founga: Haʻamo Taha framework • Tefitoʻi ilo: ... -
Collaborating to understand teaching and learning through Covid-19
(2022-12-08)Introductions What is the focus of our research? Guiding values & principles Professional experience Pedagogies Relationships Concluding thoughts References