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The Influence of BCL6 on the WNT Pathway in Glioblastoma Therapy Resistance
Authors:   , Gordon-Schneider Rosemary
Published: December 2021

Glioblastoma is a devastating disease with a median survival of 18 months from diagnosis and a 5 years survival rate of only 10%. The gold standard of treatment for glioblastoma is surgical resection followed by chemotherapeutic treatment with Temozolomide, a DNA alkylating agent, and irradiation around the remaining tumour margins. These treatments are both designed to create DNA damage to the cancerous cells, causing the cell cycle to halt, and result in apoptosis. This treatment does extend patients life for a few months, however glioblastoma cells quickly become resistant to therapy, and disease is always fatal. The anti-apoptotic protein BCL6, confers resistance to apoptosis in response to DNA damage and has been shown to be upregulated in Glioblastoma in response to DNA damaging chemotherapy and irradiation. This upregulation has been hypothesised to increase resistance to these therapies. By minimizing resistance to the standard therapies, the outlook for sufferers of glioblastoma could be greatly improved. Dysregulation of the WNT pathway has also been shown to be very important in carcinogenesis of glioblastoma and is responsible for the diffuse nature of the tumour which makes total resection nearly impossible. An RNA-seq screen was carried out on a glioblastoma cell line in which BCL6 was inhibited using the small molecule inhibitor FX1. This resulted in a change in expression of a large number of WNT related genes. This indicates that there is a link between BCL6 and the WNT pathway. Changes in expression in the WNT genes DKK1, WNT5a and WNT5b were validated. Experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of chemotherapy and BCL6 inhibition on both the canonical and non-canonical WNT pathways. It was found that BCL6 has an influence of the level of activity of the canonical WNT pathway. It also influences migration, the cell cycle, and clonogenicity. Understanding this link between WNT and BCL6 could be crucial in finding an effective treatment for glioblastoma.
"Facci Lei!": Subtitling Humour in 'Fantozzi' (1975)
Authors:   , McKenzie Rory
Published: December 2021

Subtitling provides scholars and translators alike with the challenge of negotiating meaning across languages and cultures in an extremely limited space. The subtitler faces many restrictions than can severely affect a translation. However, subtitles are central to making films more widely and easily accessible. These difficulties are challenging at the best of times and are compounded by the specific difficulties of translating comedy. Humour is both universal and at the same time culturally specific. Anthropologists, sociologists, literary theorists and scholars have amply demonstrated how deeply intertwined humour, culture, and language are. It is for this reason that the current project will expand on the literature of subtitling humour, applying the relevant theories associated with both subtitling and translating humour to the Italian film classic Fantozzi (1975).  The character Ugo Fantozzi has been a cult figure in Italian culture and society since his appearance in Italian cinema and literature in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the films in particular he has come to represent the average Italian of the post-economic miracle, whose life does not quite match the dreams of wealth and prosperity emphasized by the media. Fantozzi epitomises the average, and while his character has received little academic attention to date more credible academic studies are emerging since the death of his creator, Paolo Villaggio, in 2017. Fantozzi, therefore, provides the perfect cultural product for a discussion of what it means to translate Italian culture and humour, combining this with considerations about the emerging field of translation studies of subtitling.  By providing a complete translation of Fantozzi in English, accompanied by a critical commentary, in this thesis I attempt to show how, despite all the restrictions imposed by the field of subtitling, as well as the difficulties of translating humour, a subtitler can still produce well thought out and reliable subtitles that convey the cultural and comedic aspects of film, and more specifically of this beloved Italian icon.
Building Stories: Oral History, Built Heritage & Numinous Fabric
Authors:   , Williamson Miranda
Published: December 2021

Carman and Sørensen’s book Heritage Studies: Methods and Approaches challenges us to reconsider and extend methodologies in heritage studies. This thesis takes inspiration from their book to ask how and why heritage practitioners and academics researching built heritage should use oral history as a useful qualitative tool in their research process. In the New Zealand context, researchers find it difficult to find information for the period that spans the Second World War to the present, due to the common practice of restricting access to recent official records and government documents, in most cases due to sensitivities about privacy, and the cessation of the Papers Past newspaper resource. This thesis asks if researchers could fill this gap by drawing on tools from the fields of public history and oral history and by doing this extend and refine the theory and practice of heritage studies and heritage management.  To test this approach, I have undertaken a case study of the historic building, Ngaroma, in Wellington’s Lyall Bay. The methodology I have followed involved first delving into the building’s history through library and archival sources; I then conducted nine interviews with people who have had a connection to the building. The data I have gathered about both the physical and social fabric of Ngaroma and its history has built up a picture of life in the building. Memory, senses and emotion have emerged as important aspects of my findings.  In analysing the results, I have extended the established binary understanding of the physical and social fabrics of the building and developed the concept of ‘numinous fabric’. In doing so I argue that we can identify the overlap between physical fabric and social fabric which can guide and inspire the way we can go about interviewing people by linking extant fabric with intangible things such as memories. This thesis finds that oral history can be used to tap into a rich source of material that adds depth and dimension to our understanding of the built heritage around us. It encourages all academics and heritage professionals researching historic buildings to undertake oral interviews as a central qualitative methodology and in doing so to bring together heritage theory and heritage management practice.
SpLD - Silent Learning Difficulties? Factors influencing literacy learning of Māori students, as identified by teachers, SENCo, and parents
Authors:   , Smallbone Catherine
Published: December 2021

This qualitative research study, conducted in primary English-medium schools in a mid-sized, central New Zealand city, uses mixed-methods to investigate the factors that teachers, special education needs coordinators (SENCo), and parents identify as influencing Māori student literacy learning. It looks at the prevalence of discourse around specific learning difficulties (SpLD), and whether the different parties consider SpLD as a potential reason behind low literacy achievement among Māori students. The motive for the study is to begin a conversation around the possibility of SpLD being overlooked in favour of socio-cultural understandings of literacy learning. It uses a critical theory lens and touches on the potential influence of unconscious bias amongst participant teachers. Data collection methods included an online survey, sent to all of the schools in the area for teaching staff to complete, interviews conducted with teachers and SENCo, both online and in person, and focus groups with groups of parents, in neutral and welcoming environments. There are three significant findings, and the study concludes that teachers, SENCo, and parents tend to look for social and cultural causes where there is low literacy achievement amongst Māori students. The three main findings are that teachers look ‘outwards’, to influences on literacy learning such as socioeconomic status, transiency, home background, and oral language development. Secondly, both teacher and parent participants generally do not consider specific learning difficulties as one of the main influences on literacy learning. There seems to be a lack of confidence amongst teachers in supporting students who have been identified as having a SpLD. The final major finding was that teachers, SENCo, and parents all agreed on and promoted the importance and value of relationships between teacher and child, and whānau as underpinning the student’s learning.
The implementation of task-based language teaching in EFL primary school classrooms: A case study in Vietnam
Authors:   , Bui Trang
Published: December 2021

Research into the introduction of task-based language teaching (TBLT) in Asian primary school classrooms is rare, despite curriculum initiatives in many Asian countries promoting communicative and task-based teaching and learning. This study addresses this gap by investigating the implementation of TBLT in EFL classrooms in primary schools in Vietnam, a context hitherto under-research from a TBLT perspective. The research was conducted in two phases.  Phase 1 was a multiple case study which used classroom observations, stimulated recall and in-depth interviews to investigate how seven Vietnamese EFL primary school teachers implemented speaking lessons and how they viewed the lessons. The results showed that all teachers followed the presentation-practice-production (PPP) sequence specified in the textbooks, but that they independently incorporated communicative activities into the lessons. The teachers’ view of the PPP lessons varied but they shared a concern about the mechanical nature of the PPP lessons.  Phase 2 investigated the implementation of two task-based lessons redesigned from PPP speaking lessons in a textbook by three teachers who participated in Phase 1 of the study. The data were collected from classroom observations, stimulated recall and in-depth interviews with the teachers, interviews with pupils, and recordings of task performances by nine pairs of learners. The results showed that all three teachers successfully carried out the two task-based lessons and reported a higher level of learner engagement and communication in their classes. Analysis of pupil interview data reveals evidence to support the teachers’ views. All pupils expressed interest in the task-based lessons with stronger pupils affirming the scaffolding role of the pre-tasks and communicative value of the main tasks. Weaker pupils reported challenges of completing the main tasks due to lack of pre-teaching of the target structural patterns. Analysis of task interaction data showed that all dyads worked consistently towards completing the main tasks in the task-based lessons, although the achieved outcomes varied slightly. They were able to assist each other to co-construct their utterances, correct their own errors and help correct each other’s errors, negotiate for meaning to overcome comprehension difficulties and use L1 to foster task completion. All of these strategies were found to facilitate task completion and provided a fruitful context for language development. In sum, the results point to the viability of TBLT in the Vietnamese EFL primary school context. They contribute to an understanding of the implementation of TBLT in authentic classrooms and the nature of task interaction among EFL primary school pupils.
Are community music therapy principles relevant to my work with large groups of older adults in a residential care facility?
Authors:   , Barrett Hazel
Published: December 2021

This research focuses on my student practicum placement at a residential care home offering rest home, hospital and specialist dementia care for older people. A significant part of my work at the home was facilitating large, open groups, as ensuring the maximum number of residents could participate in music therapy each week was a priority for the facility. Due to my background in community music, which included work in care homes, I was interested in whether community music therapy principles would have relevance in this context. I wanted to improve my practice and add value to my work and in doing so I also hoped to contribute to the wider conversation around the distinction between community music and community music therapy, and how these two disciplines can enhance and support each other.  Using an interpretivist framework I engaged in action research, an orientation towards the research process which focuses on real-world change. I conducted three action cycles, collecting data for each cycle over a period of approximately six weeks. I then used thematic analysis to examine this data. My main data source was my practice notes, which included reflections and ideas for improvement. I also drew on the community music therapy literature to develop my practice. Based on emerging themes, I generated actions I could take in the next cycle to advance and improve my practice.  I found that large group music therapy sessions can provide the opportunity for participants, both staff and residents, to experience a shared social space which enables moments of connection and promotes inclusion, creativity, self-determination, and expanded identities. This suggests that the groups had therapeutic value for the participants. I discuss identified differences between my community music and music therapy practice, including the possibilities for individual work and use of music therapy theory. I believe that community music therapy principles were relevant to this work and in particular taking an ecological perspective was significant. Further research into community music therapy in residential care settings is recommended.
Nanostructured Inorganic Metal Halide Perovskites for Optoelectronic Applications
Authors:   , Vashishtha Parth
Published: December 2021

Semiconductor quantumdots have proven to be promising materials for optoelectronic devices, such as light emitting devices (LEDs) and solar cells, due to their thin linewidth of emission, high photoluminescence quantum yield and high absorption coefficient. Over the last decade, perovskite crystals have gained significant attention due to their extraordinary optoelectronic properties. Therefore, perovskite nanocrystals combine the advantage of both crystalline perovskite and quantum dots. Here, we synthesised high quantum yield (50 - 80 %) monodispersed CsPbX₃ (X= Cl, Br, I) quantum dots, with tuneable emission spectra over the entire visible region, by a colloidal synthesis method. We have then successfully processed them to produce thin films as the emitting layer in an organic LED-type device architecture. Most importantly, we demonstrated field induced halide separation in mixed halide CsPb(Br/I)₃ NCs which is the reason color instability in these LEDs.  Perovskite nanocrystal LEDs were found to have low external quantum efficiency (EQE) due to their bulky ligands. As a result, Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) phase layered perovskite was investigated to increase the EQE over perovskite QD LEDs. As a result, we constructed RP perovskite phase CsPbX₃ LEDs with emission through the entire visible spectrum (460-700 nm). Colour tuning was achieved by taking advantage of both quantum confinement effect and halide mixing. The EQE of these LEDs outperformed the literature values in the blue and blue-green spectral regions, with relatively long life time.  We also invented a novel perovskite nanocrystals made from thalliumlead halide by replacing caesium with thallium. These materials are potential candidates for various optoelectronic applications. Size-, shape-, and composition- tuning in these nanocrystals were performed by varying the reaction conditions andmixing the halide composition. A weak confinementwas observed in these NCs. Additionally, we have shown the application of TlPbI₃ nanowires as photoconductors.  Collectively, this thesis includes the synthesis of various types of inorganic metal halide perovskite nanostructures followed by their implementation into working optoelectronic devices, specifically LEDs.
Characterisations of Pseudo-Amenability
Authors:   , Vujičić Aleksa
Published: December 2021

We start this thesis by introducing the theory of locally compact groups and their associated Haar measures. We provide examples and prove important results about locally compact and more specifically amenable groups. One such result is known as the Følner condition, which characterises the class amenable groups. We then use this characterisation to define the notion of a pseudo-amenable group. Our central theorem that we present provides new characterisations of pseudo-amenable groups. These characterisations allows us to prove several new results about these groups, which closely mimic well known results about amenable groups. For instance, we show that pseudo-amenability is preserved under closed subgroups and homomorphisms.
A framework to guide policymakers on the use of science to inform public health policy and law: Immunisation as a case study
Authors:   , Pishief Alexander Sebastian
Published: December 2021

This thesis examines the incorporation of science into public health policy/law. The key problem that the thesis tackles is the blurring of science and values arguments in the creation of policy/law. To overcome this problem, a decision-making framework is proposed that draws a distinction between arguments based on science and those based on values. The framework suggests categorising science as information obtained by adherence to the scientific method. Values, then, are those legally protected rights, freedoms and principles that do not follow scientific methodology. Examples include public health as a community value, informed consent, freedom of choice, and religious beliefs. The idea is that the acquisition of scientific knowledge through the scientific process provides the platform from which debate about values can begin. It is acknowledged that scientific methodology does not entail an absence of values, and the reality may be the separation is more of a continuum than two distinct groups. The shorthand labels (values and science) are used for functional purposes to describe the stages of the proposed framework. There are three stages to the framework. The first stage acts as a gatekeeper, preventing non-scientific components being confused with science. The second stage addresses values, particularly rights and freedoms protected by law. The third stage looks at whether a health policy option (which could involve new law) that restricts existing rights protected by law can nevertheless be justified. Examples relating to the immunisation of children are used to help describe how the framework could work when applied to a real-world public health policy issue.
How can I as a Māori music therapy student develop the use of taonga puoro in my practice to support client recovery in an inpatient mental health setting?
Authors:   , Solly Ruby
Published: December 2021

This research focuses on developing the use of taonga puoro as part of an individual's music therapy practice, within the context of an acute mental health unit. This was qualitative research guided by Kaupapa Māori Theory, using a self-reflective action research design of three cycles. Through the three action research cycles, themes were observed and developed within the secondary analysis of clinical notes and a reflective journal, with action plans created as a response. At the end of the three cycles, a model for using taonga puoro in music therapy, 'Nga Pou e Ono', was created by looking retrospectively at the cycles. This research acknowledges the importance of narrative, depth of tpic, acknowledgment of self-determination, spirituality, personal power, and the environment within taonga puoro based music therapy. This research has been inspired by the works of other Māori and Indigenous music therapists such as Dennis Kahui (2008), Nolan Hodgson (2014), and Carolyn Kenny (1989), as well as acknowledging the traditions of taonga puoro for healing within Māori society, and the revivalists whose mahi aroha helped to further embed taonga puoro within te ao Māori.
Localise It
Authors:   , Sobye Anna
Published: December 2021

Wellington is located on a fault line which will inevitably, one day be impacted by a big earthquake. Due to where this fault line geographically sits, the central city and southern suburbs may be cut off from the rest of the region, effectively making these areas an ‘island’. This issue has absorbed a lot of attention, in particular at a large scale by many different fields: civil engineering, architecture, infrastructure planning & design, policymaking.  Due to heightened awareness, and evolved school of practice, contemporary landscape architects deal with post-disaster design – Christchurch, NZ has seen this. A number of landscape architects work with nature, following increased application of ecological urbanism, and natural systems thinking, most notably at larger scales.  To create parks that are designed to flood, or implement projects to protect shorelines. A form of resilience less often considered is how design for the small scale - people’s 1:1 relationship with their immediate context in exterior space - can be influential in forming a resilient response to the catastrophe of a major earthquake. This thesis intends to provide a response to address the shift of scales, as a paradigm for preparation and recovery.  After a large-scale earthquake, state and civic policies and agencies may or subsequentially not go into action. The most important thinking and acting will be what happens in the minds, and the immediate needs, of each and every person; and how they act communally. This is considered in general social terms in state and civic education programmes of civil defence, for example, but much less considered in how the physical design of the actual spaces we inhabit day-to-day can educate us to be mentally prepared to help each other survive a catastrophe. Specifically, the identification of design of typologies can provide these educative functions.  Typology inherently a physical form or manipulation of a generic and substantial prototype applicable in contexts is something that exists in the mind. Working with the physical and social appearance and experience of typologies can also/will change people’s minds.  Socially, and economically driven, the community-building power of community gardening is well-proven and documented, and a noticeably large part of contemporary landscape architecture. The designs of this thesis will focus on community gardening specifically to form typologies of resilience preparation and response to disaster. The foundation will remain at the small scale of the local community. The specific question this thesis poses: Can we design local typologies in landscape architecture to integrate community gardens, with public space by preparing for and acting as recovery from a disaster?
Playing Their song: Developing and delivering a repertoire for use in music therapy on placement with two singing groups of people living with neurological conditions, and their carers
Authors:   , Gordon Jennifer
Published: December 2021

This research study uses qualitative, action research methodology to investigate the factors impacting how I can choose and deliver repertoire within the context of my music therapy practice on placement with two singing groups of people living with neurological conditions and their partners and carers. Adhering to the characteristics of action research, this study consists of cycles of learning, and focuses on my understanding of the perceptions and perspectives of clients of the service, plus my own responses regarding the repertoire and how it is used during the music therapy, thus attempting to understand people’s preferred repertoire and improve my practice. My clinical practice notes, participatory observations and reflective journals were coded and analysed to develop themes. Following this, inductive meanings were made of what, how and why the particular repertoire was used. There were many insights learned, from the perspective of the researcher (as a student music therapist and beginning researcher), but the most salient seemed, to me, to be that the entire gestalt of the experience shared whilst singing and playing together with the groups was more important than the minutiae of individual factors that go into making up that experience.
Conflict and satisfaction in distribution channels: Hotel operators' perspectives in Cambodia
Authors:   , Eng Sarik
Published: December 2021

This study examines hoteliers’ perceptions of the level of satisfaction and sources of conflict with both traditional and online intermediaries (TI and OI) in Cambodia. It unveils the overall level of satisfaction of hoteliers with intermediaries in Cambodia, discusses the sources of conflict, and assesses whether there are differences in terms of the levels of satisfaction as well as sources of conflict between TI and OI. This study is focussed on the supply side, which is hoteliers. A mixed methods approach is used for this study and 42 hoteliers in Cambodia were interviewed in three different regions in Cambodia: Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, and Sihanoukville.  The study found that the overall level of satisfaction of hoteliers with intermediaries is very positive. The overall level of satisfaction of hoteliers with TI such as travel agencies and tour operators is perceived as satisfactory between "Somewhat good" and "Extremely good". Similarly, the overall level of satisfaction of hoteliers with OI such as Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, and Ctrip is also perceived as satisfactory ranging from "Somewhat good" to "Extremely good".  The results also reveal that the most common sources of conflict with TI are price level-related conflict, payment-related conflict, and price-quality ratio-related conflict. The least common sources of conflict for TI were booking details-related conflict, commission-related conflict, and overbooking-related conflict. Likewise, the most frequent sources of conflict with OI are price level-related conflict, overbooking-related conflict, and complaint handling-related conflict and commission-related conflict, booking details-related conflict, and fulfillment of contract conditions-related conflict were the least frequent sources of conflict.  Some differences were found for the level of satisfaction and sources of conflict in terms of hotel attributes and respondents' backgrounds. Regarding the level of satisfaction, differences were found in the case of hotel size and hotel age with TI. Concerning the sources of conflict, differences were found in terms of respondents’ nationalities, hotel category, hotel size, and hotel age. It is surprising to note that no statistical differences were found in the case of hotel location, ownership, and respondents’ job titles.
Tracing Motivations: A Comparative Analysis of Lone-Actor Terrorism and Rampage Shootings in North America and Europe Between 2010-2018
Authors:   , Turnbull Eleni
Published: December 2021

Lone-actor terrorism and rampage shooting events attract a substantial amount of interest and concern from scholars, the public, and the media. Empirical research on lone-actor terrorism from a criminological perspective to date is limited, and it is crucial to investigate what is known about these incidents to further our understanding of these relatively rare but extremely high-impact events. The current research aims to investigate key differences between lone-actor terrorists and rampage shooters on a wide range of characteristics, and seeks to explore whether there are similar underlying mechanisms for these events. Little is known about the comparative nature of these events worldwide, and the present study addresses this gap in knowledge by offering the first quantitative analysis of lone-actor terrorism and rampage shooting incidents in North America and Europe within the recent time period of 2010-2018. An open-source data collection strategy was employed and searches of online databases and additional materials were undertaken to gather information on incidents, which resulted in a comprehensive sample of 155 perpetrators who were responsible for 134 incidents. To compare characteristics between groups, a series of bivariate and multivariate tests were conducted through SPSS, which allowed for conclusions to be drawn based upon statistical analysis of the data. The current study found significant differences between groups on a wide range of variables. Results revealed that the majority of lone-actor terrorism incidents occurred across Europe, whereas rampage shootings were more likely to occur within North America. Rampage shootings were more likely to involve the use of firearms compared to lone-actor terrorism incidents, whereas lone-actor terrorism incidents were more likely to involve the use of explosives and vehicles. Additionally, lone-actor terrorists were more likely to commit an attack as a result of political and/or religious motivations, whereas rampage shooters were more likely to be motivated by emotional triggers, relationship and/or domestic issues, and personal grievances. These findings offer insights into the underlying mechanisms of these events and the various behaviours and experiences of lone-actor terrorists and rampage shooters. Future research into these areas could lead to important prevention implications, and could be used to monitor and reduce lone-actor terrorism and rampage shooting events.
How can I use, develop and improve a collaborative music therapy practice to enhance the sense of community at a day programme for adults with learning disabilities?
Authors:   , Sabri Sophie
Published: December 2021

Everyone needs to belong. People with disabilities often experience belonging to restricted communities of people who usually have similar needs. The purpose of this study is to investigate how music therapy could enhance the sense of community at a day program for adults with learning disabilities. The project focuses on exploring and improving my own collaborative music therapy practice in order to reach the goal of this research.  This action research follows three cycles of planning, acting and reflecting. The different cycles observe my own collaborative skills, moments of togetherness as an expression of a sense of community and relationship building with different communities of people. The data analysis involves a thematic analysis of my clinical and reflective notes taken during each cycle. I have used song composition for each cycle as a tool for integrating meaning and summarising my learning.  The process of this action research helped me understand that:  1) Effective collaboration with staff required working genuinely as a team, sharing goals and acknowledging individual skills. 2) A sense of community was about connecting with others but also about self- realisation in a group. 3) Building relationships between people, staff, whānau, the local community and communities of musicians contributed to enhance the sense of community at the facility.  Collaboration is an essential skill for music therapists aiming at connecting people with their community and to expend connections to a wider horizon.
Making user-friendly experiences that leverage online collaboration
Authors:   , Paz Trujillo Juan Sebastian
Published: December 2021

The recent rapid advancements in web technologies has led to an increase in the development of new devices, applications and methods of interaction that are continually evolving. However, the rate of these technological advancements outpaces those of design. This has also given rise to a new way of understanding how to work and collaborate online. Interestingly, in addition to this understanding came a corresponding increase in the frequency of online collaborations. A good example of this is a content management system. This system gives the ability for multiple users to collaborate online with the goal to maintain and create content for a website. However, during the time of writing this thesis, most content management systems come with limited functionality and not as user-friendly as they could be. As most of these systems are used by non tech-savvy users.   This thesis sets to understand social aspects of online collaboration, new design methodology, and to design and develop a user-friendly interface for both front-end and back-end admin area to leverage the online collaboration within an educational setting. Using both iterative and experimental approaches, I have tried and experimented with a few content management systems(CMS) in order to find their strengths and weaknesses. These CMS being Joomla, Drupal, SilverStripe and Wordpress. Then continued to develop a set of prototypes in which the research findings were applied to aid in the usability of both the front-end admin area and the back-end website.
“A Convenient Ventriloquist’s Dummy”: The “Christopher Isherwood” Character in Christopher Isherwood
Authors:   , Kavanagh Penno Oliver
Published: December 2021

The “Christopher Isherwood” character first appears in Lions and Shadows (1938), Christopher Isherwood’s lightly fictionalised autobiography. Its foreword claims that “Isherwood” is merely a “guinea-pig” and asks us to read Lions and Shadows “as a novel” (xv). In the foreword to Goodbye to Berlin (1939), the author distances himself from his namesake once again: “‘Christopher Isherwood’ is a convenient ventriloquist’s dummy, nothing more” (np). This thesis examines Christopher Isherwood’s relationship with the “Christopher Isherwood” character in five texts: Lions and Shadows, Goodbye to Berlin, Prater Violet (1945), Down There on a Visit (1962), and Christopher and His Kind (1976). In doing so, I attempt to answer the question, ‘what happens when Christopher Isherwood gives his name to the narrator of his fiction?’  The second paragraph of Goodbye to Berlin begins, “I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking” (1). The critical consensus is that this paragraph is indicative of a namesake narrator who acts as a detached observer, withholding judgment, existing only as a vessel through which the story can be told. I maintain, however, that as Isherwood and “Isherwood” have the same name, we are compelled to compare and contrast the two. Isherwood’s biographer, Peter Parker, claims that “Isherwood liked to imagine himself his own creation” (np). Through his construction of “Isherwood,” Isherwood creates a self – one that does not pre-exist his texts.  Isherwood’s novels anticipate a new kind of autobiographical writing, transparent and aware in their fictionality, four decades before it is formally recognised as a genre; while contemporary writers all over the world are now publishing autofiction more than ever before, there was a writer, alone the English island in the 1930s who preceded them all. His name, and his character, is Christopher Isherwood.
Fractured minds to flourishing minds
Authors:   , Wallace Rebecca
Published: December 2021

Youth suicide and self-harm are major public health concerns worldwide. The high rate of youth suicide and intentional self-harm in New Zealand, illustrates that there is a large amount of youth experiencing severe mental illness, as mental illness corresponds to suicidal/harmful behavior. Although more youth are seeking and receiving help, a large portion who are suffering are unwilling to engage in services, due to stigma surrounding mental health. Characteristics of the built environment can effect wellbeing and therefore architecture holds significant implications for the mental health of individuals.  Inpatient environments are an effective intervention for the treatment of a range of severe mental illnesses, however there is a definitive lack of acute inpatient facilities for youth in New Zealand. A shift in the way mental healthcare services are provided has meant that large psychiatric hospitals have been closed or downsized and compulsory inpatient treatment has given way to voluntary engagement with community mental health services. This has not eliminated the need for inpatient care and there still remains a need for these highly specialized environments. These current specialized environments are generally not designed to benefit the mental health and wellbeing of patients, but are just regarded as settings in which recovery takes place.  This thesis aims to explore how architecture can act therapeutically to support the wellbeing of individuals suffering mental illness. It looks at how architecture can retain the dignity of these patients, and challenge conventional norms of prior mental healthcare environments. This thesis aims to integrate Maori and Pacific models of health and wellbeing in order to allow improved care and treatment for Maori and Pacific groups. It responds to the lack and unsuccessful architectural responses for youth in New Zealand and in particular, the central region and aims to design a new mental health inpatient and outpatient facility specifically for youth suffering mental illness.
Virtual Palimpsest and Pentimenti for an Architecture in Reality
Authors:   , Hannaway Keegan
Published: December 2021

Behind every site is an unseen history. Before us, countless people have lived their lives through an ever evolving environment. This research examines how a process of uncovering site specific architectural and cultural histories using virtual reality can facilitate for the development of a design intervention that builds upon former histories of the site.  This has been done through a process of digitally unveiling traces of historic architectures, using notions of palimpsest and pentimento.   Palimpsest and pentimento are terms from art and literary studies which are concerned with the physical traces of historic processes left on parchment and canvas, the reworking and adding to a new piece that reflects what was before. Palimpsest as an architectural theory is somewhat related to ideas of historicism in 1980s post-modernist architecture.  This research was undertaken initially through conventional historical research using archival plans and photographs of former buildings on the site. These were obtained from sources such as the Wellington City Council and National Library of New Zealand in order to accurately determine what has previously existed. This history was then visually represented in three-dimensional digital models and overlaid onto a model of the site.  By digitally rebuilding each built intervention, users can occupy each phase separately or simultaneously in a virtual reality environment. This full scaled model enables an accurate visualisation of how the historic architecture really existed. Ideas such as scale, phenomenology, depth, form, and detail can be represented in virtual reality in a way that allows a greater understanding than simple flat images and plans.  This process then leads to a way of developing an architecture based off what made the previous buildings successful. Once Again using virtual reality, this time as a design tool, to root the new building in to its historical context, creating a deeper architectural experience.  Developing this process of using the history of a site as a tool for generating a new architecture allows for a greater meaning of the site, and for a deeper meaning to the architecture.
Ansiedad al tratamiento odontológico en adultos mayores a 65 años, de la parroquia Cañaribamba, Cuenca-Ecuador, 2017-2018.
Authors: Naranjo Alejandra
Published: December 2021

Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de ansiedad al tratamiento odontológico en adultos mayores a 65 años, de la parroquia Cañaribamba, Cuenca-Ecuador, agosto 2017- abril 2018. Materiales y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de enfoque cuantitativo y descriptivo, de campo,comunicacional y retrospectivo. Se evaluó a 320 personas mayores a 65 años (114 mujeres y206 hombres), las mismas que llenaron el test de auto reporte escala de ansiedad dental versión corta. Las encuestas se realizaron de manera aleatoria a los habitantes de la parroquia deCañaribamba. Resultados: Se determinó una prevalencia de ansiedad al tratamiento odontológico con un 58%. El nivel de ansiedad leve fue el que mayor predominio tuvo en la población(27,19%), seguido por la ansiedad moderada (15,31%). El nivel de ansiedad predominante enla mujeres fue el leve con un 35,96%, al igual que en los hombres con el 22,33%. Existe unarelación estadísticamente significativa (α p<0,05) entre el género y el nivel de ansiedad dental(X2p= 0,0068). Las principales causas que provocaron ansiedad en los adultos mayores fueron en el momento en que el odontólogo alista el carpule con anestesia (19,28%), pensar que el odontólogo va a utilizar la turbina en su boca (16,05%), y pensar que el odontólogo le va a extraer el diente (15,70%). Conclusión: Se concluyó que existe un alto porcentaje de ansiedadal tratamiento odontológico en los adultos mayores a 65 años (58%), respecto a estudios realizados en países más desarrollados (4% a 36%).
HOMENAGEM AO PROFESSOR JOSÉ LUIZ MOTA MENEZES
Authors: F. Cabral de Souza George
Published: December 2021

Homenagem ao professor José Luiz Mota Menezes
O ESTUDO DOS GRUPOS PRÉ-HISTÓRICOS CERAMISTAS DO MUNICÍPIO DE TRIUNFO-PERNAMBUCO: RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES
Authors: Henrique do Nascimento Fabiano , Alves de Oliveira Cláudia
Published: December 2021

Áreas de brejo sempre foram propícias para a ocupação de grupos pré-históricos devido ao clima mais ameno, solos mais férteis e maior disponibilidade de água. Essa pesquisa apresenta o resultado do levantamento de sítios arqueológicos realizado no município de Triunfo, no Estado de Pernambuco. Em grande parte da área prospectada, verificou-se considerável quantidade de artefatos do período histórico, dos séculos XIX e XX, como fragmentos de grés, louças, cerâmicas populares, vidros, além de materiais construtivos. Em contrapartida, durante as pesquisas de campo realizadas em 2013 e 2020, não foram identificadas evidências de grupos pré-coloniais na área de brejo de altitude. Porém, a identificação de vasilhames cerâmicos de grupos Tupi no Pediplano Central do Planalto da Borborema no município supracitado abre um leque de discussões nos mais variados temas, como a expansão e a mobilidade desses grupos no semiárido de Pernambuco. Trata-se, portanto, de uma pesquisa de caráter inicial que procura ampliar o quadro de informações sobre os grupos pré-históricos, em particular os que produziam a cerâmica.
REVELANDO O PATRIMÔNIO CULTURAL DO CAMPUS RECIFE DA UFPE
Authors: Peregrino Torres Ramos Ana Catarina , de Andrade Monteiro Gabriela , Barbosa Machado de Souza Ravena , Alves Lucena Renata
Published: December 2021

Fundada em junho de 1946, a Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) representa uma importante instituição pública de ensino superior do país. Seu primeiro campus, situado no bairro da Várzea, Recife-PE, caracteriza-se por ser um espaço com valor social, cultural e ambiental para o Estado. Esta pesquisa buscou entender as relações que a comunidade acadêmica tem com o patrimônio material do Campus. Foi proposto a elaboração de um modelo de Inventário Participativo que teve como objetivo: identificar quais elementos eram mais valorados; e levantar dados que auxiliem no entendimento da identificação do patrimônio e dos vínculos afetivos do indivíduo com o espaço da UFPE. Constatou-se uma correlação entre o tempo de permanência e o reconhecimento de um número maior de bens patrimoniais no Campus; e um desconhecimento da existência de um sítio arqueológico, do acervo paleontológico e dos Museus de Oceanografia e de Minerais e Rochas. Em contrapartida, ressaltou-se uma valorização dos espaços culturais e naturais do Campus. Desta forma, tal proposta pretende contribuir com a disseminação do conhecimento sobre os bens culturais do Campus, para que eles sejam reconhecidos e, então, mais bem preservados.
PROSPECÇÃO ARQUEOLÓGICA EM COMPLEXO FOTOVOLTAICO NO MUNICÍPIO DE AÇU-RN, POVOADO CANTO DO MARI
Authors: Costa Paiva Beatriz , Souza Barbosa Marina
Published: December 2021

O presente relatório técnico objetiva descrever as atividades de prospecção arqueológica em um empreendimento tipo complexo Fotovoltaico no município de Açu, estado do Rio Grande do Norte, no povoado Canto do Mari. Está dividido em dois momentos: o contexto da pesquisa, no qual se descreve as características ambientais, arqueológicas e etno-histórica da área de estudo; e a metodologia de pesquisa no qual se descreve a metodologia prospectiva adotada e os resultados obtidos.
O MODO DE FAZER CERÂMICO: UMA ANÁLISE ETNOARQUEOLÓGICA EM PATANÉ/CAMOCIM E EM SÃO PEDRO-RN
Authors: Gomes Vicente Elizânia , de Souza Miller Francisca
Published: December 2021

Este trabalho foi desenvolvido nas comunidades de Patané/Camocim e em São Pedro, no Rio Grande do Norte, sendo a produção das vasilhas realizada nesta última localidade. Esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de entender as ausências e permanências de técnicas indígenas, e foi pautada na linha pós-processual, pois o enfoque era analisar o objeto dentro de uma perspectiva de valorização do indivíduo, sendo a metodologia bem diversificada e de cunho etnográfico, o que está em consonância com a Etnoarqueologia. Houve o cruzamos das informações coletadas em campo com as do Museu Câmara Cascudo, o que permitiu identificar a permanência dessas técnicas principalmente o acordelado, porém não verificamos componentes físico-químicos, mas sim, a carga de informações culturais contidas nesses objetos. Podemos concluir que embora haja a permanência das técnicas indígenas, elas não são identificadas como tal pelas oleiras, além de que há uma tentativa de distanciamento da ancestralidade indígena. Percebemos a importância da valorização do modo do fazer cerâmico e sua origem nativa. Esse conhecimento é repassado através da oralidade e envolve observar, experimentar e transmitir.
ZOÓLITOS DO BRASIL MERIDIONAL E A POTENCIAL RELAÇÃO COM A FAUNA AQUÁTICA DE IMPORTÂNCIA MÉDICA E PRÁTICAS XAMÂNICAS
Authors: Oricchio Ivana , Okumura Mercedes , Haddad Jr Vidal
Published: December 2021

Os zoólitos são artefatos arqueológicos líticos provenientes do Brasil Meridional e do Uruguai, cuja morfologia evoca figuras animalescas com maior ou menor grau de realismo. O objetivo desse estudo foi levantar dados que pudessem suportar a sugestão de relação entre os zoólitos, animais aquáticos que podem oferecer risco à saúde humana e práticas xamânicas. O levantamento compreendeu a pesquisa bibliográfica em estudos etnográficos, médicos, históricos, arqueológicos, zooarqueológicos e paleopatológicos. As evidências a seguir nos permitiram propor que alguns zoólitos sejam representações de fauna aquática de importância médica e/ou associados a práticas xamânicas devido às evidências a seguir: a evidência de representação de metamorfose interespecífica interpretada à luz do Perspectivismo Ameríndio; a identificação de índices relacionados ao xamanismo; a presença de fauna aquática de importância médica em sambaquis do Brasil meridional; a evidência de alguns zoólitos serem representações dessa mesma fauna; a potencial relação da cribra orbitalia com quadros associados a intoxicações e/ou zoonoses parasitárias provenientes de interação ou consumo de fauna aquática.