bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pengetahuan Generasi Milenial Sunda Perkotaan terhadap Peralatan Dapur Tradisional Sunda
Authors: Samsudin Dindin
Published: December 2021

Many regional languages in Indonesia are threatened with extinction due to the decreasing number of the younger generations who use the language. There are only 13 regional languages that have more than one million speakers and most of the speakers are older generations. Sundanese language is one of that 13 languages. However, nowadays the Sundanese language is starting to be sidelined and abandoned by the younger generations, especially children. Based on the observations of Sundanese language observers currently, the number of children in Bandung who can speak Sundanese is less than fifty percent. This study aimed to reveal the urban Sundanese millennial generation’s knowledge on the Sundanese vocabulary of traditional kitchen utensils. This study needs to be done since the vocabulary of household appliances is the closest in the home domain. This research uses a quantitative approach with a survey method. The data analysis technique for the research problem is descriptive statistics (crosstab). The results showed that the knowledge of the urban Sundanese millennial generation on the vocabulary of Sundanese traditional kitchen utensils reached an average of 87.17%, which can be categorized as good. Although it is categorized as good, some respondents do not know the name of the kitchen utensils.AbstrakBanyak bahasa daerah di Indonesia terancam punah karena semakin berkurangnya generasi muda pemakai bahasa tersebut. Kini hanya terdapat tiga belas bahasa daerah yang memiliki jumlah penutur di atas satu juta orang, itu pun sebagian besar generasi tua. Bahasa Sunda termasuk di antara tiga belas bahasa tersebut. Walaupun demikian, saat ini bahasa Sunda mulai dikesampingkan dan ditinggalkan oleh generasi muda, khususnya anak-anak. Berdasarkan pengamatan para pemerhati bahasa Sunda, saat ini jumlah anak-anak di Kota Bandung yang dapat berbahasa Sunda tidak sampai lima puluh persen. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan penguasaan generasi milenial Sunda perkotaan terhadap kosakata peralatan rumah tangga di dapur tradisional Sunda. Hal ini perlu dilakukan karena kosakata peralatan rumah tangga merupakan kosakata terdekat yang ada di lingkungan rumah. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode survei. Analisis data menggunakan statistika deskriptif (crosstab). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan generasi milenial Sunda perkotaaan terhadap kosakata peralatan rumah tangga di dapur tradisional Sunda mencapai rata-rata 87,17% sehingga dapat dikategorikan baik. Walaupun secara umum pengetahuan generasi milenial Sunda terhadap peralatan dapur dikategorikan baik, ada beberapa responden yang tidak mengetahui nama peralatan dapur tersebut.
ENTOMOLOGICAL INDEX AND INSECTICIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY STATUS IN DENGUE-ENDEMIC AREAS YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Astuti Fardhiasih Dwi , Azka Arlina
Published: December 2021

Backgrounds: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a disease that receives special attention because of causing outbreaks in some countries, including Indonesia. The problems that often emerge on the DHF Control Program are the high vector density (Aedes aegypti) and the vector resistance resulting from continuous insecticide use. This study describes the entomological index and susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti against malathion and permethrin insecticides in Sorosutan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta.Methods: This study used a descriptive observational method with a cross-sectional design. An entomological survey is done at 354 houses in Sorosutan, which is randomly selected. The sample of Aedes aegypti was obtained through the larval collection and ovitrap installation in 100 places. Susceptibility tests performed using the bioassay method with impregnated paper were based on the WHO standard. This study was conducted from December 2018 â€“ February 2019. The data were analyzed using univariate analysisResults: The entomological survey in Sorosutan showed the House Index value was 35.03%; Container Index was 16.68%; Breteau Index was 46.33; Density Figure was 5.00, and Larva Free Rate was 64.97%; meaning that Sorosutan had a high level of vector density. So, the risk of DHF transmission was high. The population of Aedes aegypti in Sorosutan has been tolerant against Malathion, with 87.83% mosquito mortality.Conclusion: Sorosutan was an area with high DHF transmission risk. Aedes aegypti population in Sorosutan has been tolerant against Malathion.
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION AMONG POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN PARANGTRITIS COASTAL AREA IN BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA
Authors: Pratama Yanasta Yudo
Published: December 2021

Background: Blood pressure tends to increase in women associated with menopause. Thus, post-menopausal women more often had hypertension than pre-menopausal. One of the risk factors for hypertension is high blood cholesterol levels (hypercholesterolemia). Meanwhile, people who live in coastal areas can suffer from hypertension, which is higher than in rural or mountain areas.
Objective: To study the factors associated with hypertension among post-menopausal women in Parangtritis Coastal Area.
Method: We used an observational study using the Case-Control design conducted in Parangtritis village, Kretek subdistrict, Bantul district, in June-July 2013. Amount 62 respondents were recruited using consecutive sampling consist of 31 people for each case and control- data obtained from primary data (measurements and interviews). Analysis war performs using descriptive and the Chi-Square test.
Results: Among the three risk factors we assessed, age and BMI significantly affect post-menopausal women's hypertension. At the same time, total cholesterol is not a risk factor for post-menopausal women to get hypertension.
Conclusion: There was an association between age, BMI, and hypertension among post-menopausal women in Parangtritis coastal area. In contrast, total cholesterol was not a risk factor for post-menopausal women to get hypertension.
Вимірювання добротності НВЧ-резонаторів за допомогою мостового методу
Authors: Каращук Наталія Миколаївна , Манойлов В’ячеслав Пилипович , Мартинчук Петро Петрович , Чухов Владислав Вікторович
Published: December 2021

Для вимірювання параметрів НВЧ-резонаторів зазвичай застосовуються різноманітні методи, у яких використовують різні хвилеводні елементи, такі як спрямовані відгалужувачі або різні гібридні з’єднання. У роботі розглядаються основні схеми вмикання об’ємних металевих резонаторів у лінії передачі та їхні параметри. Використовувані методи вимірювання параметрів резонаторів мають велику трудомісткість настроювання та низьку точність. Мостові методи із використанням Т-трійника мають кращу точність вимірювань, проте їхнім недоліком є використання підстроювальних елементів у вигляді штирів чи діафрагм для балансування мостової схеми, що призводить до збільшення тривалості вимірювання. У роботі розглянуто метод вимірювання параметрів добротності НВЧ-резонаторів з використанням неузгодженого Т-мосту, який не має наведених вище недоліків. Описано методику вимірювань та запропоновано автоматичну установку із застосуванням ПЕОМ. За експериментальними даними способом графічної побудови на круговій діаграмі можна визначити всі основні параметри резонаторів. Також наведено формули для оцінки похибки вимірювання параметрів резонаторів.
Дослідження витрати палива автосамоскидами в умовах Омелянівського кар’єру
Authors: Ковалевич Людмила Анатоліївна , Леонець Ірина Володимирівна , Лебля Микола Вікторович , Дубінчук Денис Олегович , Куницька Марина Сергіївна
Published: December 2021

Оскільки вплив циклічної діяльності на споживання палива вантажними автомобілями при відкритих гірничих роботах у літературі не розглядається, тому пропонується методика оцінки цих ефектів. У цьому дослідженні вимірювалося паливо, яке було спожито за один цикл роботи автосамоскида. Цикл роботи складається з основних етапів: завантаження, маневрування, транспортування, розвантаження та повернення в вихідне положення. Кожен із компонентів циклу пов’язаний із певною витратою палива. Тому функціональна залежність між компонентами циклу (як незалежні змінні) та кількістю споживаного палива за цикл (як залежна змінна) визначає частку кожного компонента у загальній витраті палива автомобіля. Хоча виробники автосамоскидів пропонують приблизні оцінки витрат палива для різних моделей та розмірів вантажівок, існують значні невизначеності щодо фактичних показників споживання палива, які обумовлені специфічними умовами роботи. Специфічні умови (якість доріг тощо) призводять до значних відхилень у фактичному споживанні палива щодо оцінок виробника. Недостатня оцінка потреби кар’єру в паливі призводить до значних труднощів у прийнятті рішення про бюджет кар’єру. Для того, щоб надати достовірні та конкретні оцінки споживання палива для вантажівок, у цьому дослідженні оброблені статистичні дані з Омелянівського щебеневого кар’єру. У цьому підході, в першу чергу, враховуються варіації споживання палива, які обумовлені конкретними умовами видобутку. Ця мета досягається використанням достатньо великої бази статистичних даних про споживання палива.
Технології та засоби організації системи технічного обслуговування
Authors: Аксютенко Ігор Сергійович , Аксютенко Поліна Сергіївна
Published: December 2021

Зростання глобальної конкуренції призвело до помітних змін у способах роботи виробничих компаній. Ці зміни вплинули на технічне обслуговування і зробили його роль ще більш важливою для успіху бізнесу. Щоб залишатися конкурентоспроможними, виробничі компанії мають постійно підвищувати ефективність своїх виробничих процесів. Те, що технічне обслуговування стає все більш важливим для промислового сектору, очевидно з поточних обговорень національних програм індустріалізації. При цьому, незважаючи на зростаючий попит на надійне виробниче обладнання, деякі компанії-виробники займаються розробкою стратегічного обслуговування. Крім того, традиційних стратегій технічного обслуговування, таких як реактивне технічне обслуговування, більше недостатньо для задоволення промислових потреб, наприклад, як максимальне скорочення відмов і втоми виробничих систем.

У цій статті наведено аналіз стратегій технічного обслуговування. Їх огляд спрямований на те, щоб вказати на важливість незапланованих простоїв, які можуть статися під час роботи обладнання на виробничому підприємстві. Для підтримки працездатного стану машини було розроблено різні стратегії технічного обслуговування, серед яких найбільш популярними є реактивне технічне обслуговування, планово-профілактичне обслуговування і обслуговування на основі технічного стану. Метод прогнозованого стану більш ефективний для технічного обслуговування складних і відповідальних машин, але планово-профілактичне обслуговування залишається найбільш поширеною програмою технічного обслуговування.
Аналіз важких металів у промислових ґрунтах за допомогою атомно-абсорбційної спектроскопії і їх зв’язок з деякими властивостями ґрунту
Authors: Мішра Анкіт Чанд , Гупта Снеха
Published: December 2021

Ураження ґрунту є передумовою небезпеки для здоров’я людей на різних рівнях, а також міст і міських районів. Переважна кількість металів з плавильних заводів як отруйні стоки скидається в біологічну систему і пов’язана з небезпекою для здоров’я. Сучасна індустріалізація є основною причиною випуску різних металів, які потрапляють до бруду у вигляді аерозолів, твердих частинок, залишків, стічних вод і твердих відходів. Ці стійкі метали будуть переходити з ґрунту в рослини, що в кінцевому підсумку поставить під загрозу добробут людини. Принциповим моментом цього дослідження є вирішення проблеми концентрації важких металів у ґрунтах промислових земель зони Горакхпур (Гіда) (промислова). Промисловий викид, який безпосередньо скидається в атмосферу і в кінцевому підсумку потрапляє в ґрунт, значною мірою викликає забруднення. Для вивчення цього питання було зібрано 10 різних зразків з різних ділянок. Проби ґрунту з цих конкретних ділянок були висушені і оброблені азотною кислотою. Ці зразки були досліджені за допомогою атомно-абсорбційної спектрофотометрії (ААС). Вміст кадмію, миш’яку, свинцю, хрому, заліза, міді, цинку і марганцю в мг/кг коливався від 35,32 до 44,9053, ND, ND,23.603-39.80203,4.2-7.5,0.114-1.8,0.52-4 і 1.04-10. У роботі також представлено статистичний аналіз даних. Після оцінки цих зразків ми з’ясуємо постійний взаємозв’язок між основними металами та іншими елементами ґрунту, які є природними (органічні речовини) і кислотністю. Атомно-абсорбційна спектрометрія – це стратегія, що корисна для оцінки кількості досліджуваних компонентів, наявних у зразках ґрунту.
Формулювання та аналіз вимог до метрологічного забезпечення інформаційно-вимірювальної системи обліку газу
Authors: Тарарака Валерій Дмитрович , Подчашинський Юрій Олександрович , Чепюк Ларіна Олексіївна , Шавурський Юрій Олександрович , Мазурчук Надія Юріївна
Published: December 2021

Застосування інформаційно-вимірювальних систем у нафтогазовій галузі допомагає покращити комерційний облік витрати газу, що подається споживачам з метою забезпечення взаєморозрахунків із споживачами. Газорозподільні станції (ГРС) є одними з основних об’єктів магістральних газопроводів. Газорозподільні станції призначені для виконання таких операцій: приймання газу з магістрального газопроводу; очищення газу від механічних домішок; зниження тиску до заданої величини; автоматична підтримка тиску на заданому рівні; розподіл газу по споживачах; вимірювання кількості газу. Крім того, на газорозподільній станції здійснюється вторинна одоризація газу. Незалежно від пропускної здатності, кількості споживачів, тиску на вході і виході, характеру зміни навантаження (витрати газу) технологічна схема газорозподільної станції складається з таких основних вузлів: схема підключення ГРС до газопроводів, очищення газу, регулювання тиску, вимірювання витрати газу і контрольно-вимірювальних приладів (КВП), одоризації газу. Вузол вимірювання витрати та кількості природного газу (далі вузол обліку газу) призначений для вимірювання, реєстрації результатів вимірювань і розрахунків обсягу газу, зведеного до стандартних умов, а також за необхідності визначення його показників якості, враховуючи компонентний склад, щільність, вологість, питому теплоту згоряння. Виконано аналіз різних типів витратомірів та обрано ультразвуковий витратомір.
Images of Homelessness: The Home of the Needy Aged
Authors: McCarthy Christine
Published: December 2021

Homelessness in 1880s New Zealand, as reported in the press, appears to be more intimate and less melodramatic than overseas examples. House fires, such as that of William Beals' eight-roomed house in Epsom, the destruction by fire of Mr Keogh's seven-roomed dwelling on the north-west side of Mount Pukekaroro, and the 1884 fire which broke out "on the grounds of St. Mary's Orphanage, Ponsonby" are examples. Chronic homelessness, when it appears, occurs via the reporting of institutional and architectural support structures. The paper will examine a specific example of an architecture for the homeless: the Home for the Needy Aged in Newtown, Wellington.
Parihaka-tecture
Authors: Wood Peter
Published: December 2021

At 5.00am of November the 5th, 1881, government-sanctioned troops entered the Taranaki Pā of Parihaka, arresting key leaders, expelling occupants and destroying the buildings. The impetus for the assault was highly political. On the one hand Parihaka represented a focus for a broad fear of Māori political independence. At the same time the demand for fertile farm land by colonial settlers was not being met. Scattering the people of Parihaka was a central strategy for alleviating the former and satisfying the latter. Similarly, the destruction of the material fabric of the village – its architecture – was a purposeful action designed to erase any legitimate presence over the land. Not until the publication of Dick Scott's The Parihaka Story, in 1954, were the events of Parihaka brought to a wider Pākehā audience. Today it is largely, and correctly, understood as a particularly ugly moment in our history. However, while we may have developed a certain social self-consciousness toward the racial and political ramifications of Parihaka, not enough has been made of the extraordinary architecture that framed it. In this paper I wish to add to what we do know by reviewing period photographs of Parihaka Pā at the time of the invasion. In particular, I will be giving consideration to Miti-mai-te-arera (the house of Te Whiti), Rangi Kapuia (the house of Tohu), Nuku-tewhatewha (the communal bank) and Te Niho-o-Te-Ātiawa (the dining hall). It is my view that the colonial government were right to interpret these prominent buildings as symbolically threatening and in this paper I hope to show why they were so, but also how their presence nonetheless continued well into the twentieth century.
"Interior view of a hut ...": Stereography and the depiction of an Interior Architecture in 1930
Authors: Wood Peter , Dudding Michael
Published: December 2021

This paper is an exploration of a stereographic photograph taken inside a New Zealand backcountry hut. Matter-of-factly entitled, "Interior view of a hut, with mugs, a bottle, plate and cutlery on a table, looking through door to another hut, location unidentified," the photograph is attributed by the Alexander Turnbull Library to keen amateur photographer Edgar Richard Williams. The image gives little detail away in its depiction of the hut interior, except for a utilitarian table tableau that begins to suggest a nascent New Zealand interior defined by no-nonsense pragmaticism and Lea & Perrins. But, far from being a scene of Depression-era poverty and deprivation, close examination of the photographed situation and its broader context provides a glimpse into a monied amateurism that heralded an emergent leisure class. As a stereoscopic image, the photograph does more than depict a scene. By placing us within a spatial view, we become immersed in questions concerning interiority and exteriority. We are presented with two spatial contrasts: one in the subject of the image, the other in the object of the image. By taking a close reading of both contrasts, this paper is an attempt to make some architectural sense of these dualities.
Climatic Conscience for Dwelling Design
Authors:   , Newmarch Emily
Published: December 2021

In New Zealand, our residential architecture is built off the pragmatic approach of the instinctive farmer, and the desire to dissolve the boundary between architecture and landscape. In the search to create the dream home, many have packed up their beach houses to setup camp in the alpine environment surrounding Queenstown, causing the population and construction demand in the area to rise rapidly. As a result the building’s thermal envelope is put under pressure to perform both pragmatically and poetically as it faces one of New Zealand’s most extreme environments to live in. However, when put into action a pragmatic approach, to create a warm, dry and healthy home, often confronts conflict with a poetic approach that priorities the building’s relationship with the landscape through high amounts of glazing to dissolve the boundary.  In response, ‘Climate Conscience for Dwelling Design’ focused on the potential to exceed the minimum thermal envelope requirements, whilst actively engaging with the relationship between architecture and its environment. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used to explore the dialectic between pragmatic and poetic approaches to design. The theoretical framework, background research and a systematic investigation into design precedents aided in sculpting a series of strategies and criteria that were refined throughout the design process. A series of cabins simulated and tested the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology and early design investigations to streamline the overall design investigation.  The developed design proposal builds off the aesthetic of an external structure to integrate the building with in its landscape, whilst removing the load-bearing requirements from the building’s thermal envelope. As a result the predicted amount of heating energy was reduced. The process of resolving the design continued to constructively build off both poetic and pragmatic approaches to develop critical building elements to the appearance, experience and performance. As a speculative and simulated design, it hopes to become an example of how much potential there is for designers and architects to push boundaries with aesthetic and performance-based design decisions.
Interlinked; A New Approach to Urban Expansion in Papamoa
Authors:   , Hinton Kerry
Published: December 2021

New Zealand cities are prone to poor urban planning and have a strong tendency to expand out into widespread suburbs, consuming the fertile farmland and natural landscapes that reside at the fringes of urban development.  These types of greenfield development are rampant throughout New Zealand. Posed as the solution to housing issues and a growing population, these developments nullify and alienate the surrounding context. Low-density urban planning is particularly damaging with its maze of curving cul-de-sacs and dead-end streets resulting in an overly complex network with little to no central framework or hierarchy. This lack of internal infrastructure puts a significant strain on static infrastructure such as roads and public transport, which struggle to meet the needs of the end user.  The aim of this research is to develop an alternative strategy for urban growth in Papamoa. Located in the Bay of Plenty, Papamoa is a regional community within the Tauranga city limits, currently experiencing unprecedented growth.  Current projections show development in Papamoa will exhaust current land reserves by as early as 2028, requiring the development of additional land to the south in order to sustain demand. This research aims to respond to this issue by increasing density within the existing sprawl, specifically focusing on the site of Papamoa Plaza, the original retail centre of the area. By reducing the need for greenfield development and enabling better connectivity across the region, a shift in focus of the use of public space can revitalise the existing urban centre to the benefits of connectivity within urban design.  Case studies and literature were reviewed in order to assess their viability within the New Zealand context and to identify key design elements that would be used. Criteria and guiding principles were developed using Assemblage Theory and Space Syntax. Existing developmental framework and growth trends were analysed during the research, then initial design goals and strategies were identified. Using this information, several schemes and approaches were developed. These were evaluated using ‘Space Syntax’ to establish levels and patterns of connectivity. A selection process of the most viable schemes was explored in detail. These were then broken into key components that were progressively developed to generate a range of different options, which were then reflected upon, assessed and, from this, the final scheme emerged.
Craft, Detail & Quality
Authors:   , Peacocke Georgia
Published: December 2021

Over the past decade and even currently within New Zealand there have been quality issues within timber construction. My research proposes to address what these quality issues are both functionally, and aesthetically and how we can create a dialogue between craft, detail and quality. In residential architecture in New Zealand, the most common practice is timber stud framing or otherwise known as traditional platform framing. This construction type results in little variety throughout NZ as the vast majority is dominated by NZS:3604. This common platform framing can also create architecture that barely resembles the timber material.  This research creates a framework to what will be a possible solution in exposing the details of timber joints, which in turn may prevent quality issues along with creating a crafted timber design. As a starting point for this research, it seemed appropriate to draw on traditional Japanese, European and Pacific construction techniques. These cultures have mastered the art of craft, and we in New Zealand could learn from this and reflect in contemporary practices in NZ. This could in turn create a solution which highlights the quality issues in construction of New Zealand residential architecture.  Typically, in New Zealand platform framing construction, timber joint details are concealed. These concealed details are more prone to failure and so by exposing these, it can lead to improving quality of construction. Quality is, however, an elusive concept and this will become clear through an analysis of interviews with numerous builders, project managers, architects and of course the everyday user. These interviews define what they believe is the most common area of defect, and where quality can be improved. This research will therefore look at what system can be designed between the connections of architectural elements to focus on exposed refined details and joints. As these connection details are explored the definition of “craft” will become more defined, where it currently begins as examples of exposed, visible and readable detail.  Taking place in a rural New Zealand environment in Raglan Waikato, the portfolio proposes a boutique hotel, with a scheme that demonstrates this newly proposed construction system as an alternative to platform framing. The role of the hotel design is merely a vehicle to apply and test the research. There are many implications that may be a factor in the conclusion of this research proposal, for example CLT timber accessibility and costs. However further outcomes will result in celebration and awareness of detailing which leads to improving quality of New Zealand timber architecture.  This research explores turning traditional methods of construction into contemporary architecture using the technologies and material practices of today.
Virtually Home - An Innovative Methodology for Identifying the Housing Needs of Marganalised Communities
Authors:   , Musson Marcus
Published: December 2021

Home is an experience universally sought after. It is a desire somehow and somewhere built into us as humans. Yet for marginalised groups understanding what makes ‘home’ is made difficult by various technical and cost barriers.  This thesis proposes an innovative methodology – using immersive virtual reality technology coupled with 3D scanning processes, to facilitate an understanding of the meaning of home for both designers an marginalised groups. Several characteristics of virtual reality are explored through a review of literature to identify the potential application of this technology as an alternative method of spatial inhabitation.  Concurrently, research exploring the meaning of home and existing qualitative methodologies are analysed to establish a methodological framework for use in the current work. A pilot study applying the proposed methodology, attempts to identify the potential of immersive virtual reality, as a tool to identify what makes home for participants in the context of their own homes. As such the data generated using this methodology informs a design solution applying the qualities of home identified. The methodology proposed enables a process for identifying how the intangible nature of home is expressed within the design of housing. As such it becomes possible for both architects and their clients to ‘see’ what makes home.
LINKages
Authors:   , Lambert Caitlin
Published: December 2021

Currently, there is a negative trend in the way small New Zealand towns are developing, ignoring community values and a sense of identity. New Zealand, a country renowned for the beauty of its small towns and wild natural landscapes has also experienced a negative trend in small town developments. Coastal and rural settlements are growing and changing to cater for expansion while neglecting significant and unique character. These aspects hold a considerable amount of value concerning the identity of the town and what makes it unique to the community.  Kapiti Coast, specifically Waikanae, is a place within the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand which presents an ideal location populated mainly by retirees and elderly (50%) as well as young families (35%) seeking affordable housing. The landscape form is unique as it is composed of both an attractive coastal edge with proximity to a lush rural setting. The suburban town was once a cohesive region with an ‘Olde beach’ character that is now highly disjointed through infrastructure developments. The implementation of new highways combined with the continuous development of residential neighbourhoods has influenced a decline both socially and ecologically.  This thesis investigation aims to explore how landscape architecture can re-inject values and character through design interventions within coastal environments. Highlighting unique elements within the coastal landscape while considering both the needs of younger and older generations, public space can be provided as a way to foster social cohesion and assist with future coastal town development.
Community Participation in Urban Design - A Masterplan for Shelly Bay
Authors:   , Short Jay
Published: December 2021

This research examines the role of community participation in urban design. It looks at developing more efficient methods of facilitating participation so that it can become more feasible for developers and designers.  A literature review and analysis of case studies found that community participation in urban design, in the developed world, is almost non-existent. In impoverished countries, however, it is more common - recognising that the commercial and political pressures of Western societies make participation in urban design difficult to justify.  The research then moves to its major case study - Shelly Bay. This area is facing a large development which has been highly protested by members of the local and wider community. One of the more significant reasons for the protest was the lack of transparency in the development planning stages.  So why does the public not have a say on the future of Shelly Bay? This thesis researches ways which developers, architects and urban designers can involve local community groups in the design of the environments they live, work and play in.  The research consists of two stages; Stage One uses traditional methods of consultation (surveying and interviewing) while Stage Two uses less conventional methods - presented as a workbook. The results from these participatory experiments have been used to produce a community masterplan proposal for Shelly Bay - ‘Shelly Bay 2030’.  This research concludes by stressing the importance of communicating and working with those who are most affected by the decisions made by urban developers. It recognises the challenges of reaching a level of collaboration but believes that the traditional surveying and interviewing methods should be standard in urban design. It also finds that a tool as simple as a workbook can be extremely effective in gathering public feedback.  Shelly Bay 2030, is strikingly different to the current development plans - showing the disconnect between the community and the developer. This research argues that if they were able to work together, it would be possible to create something which benefits everyone involved.
Get Wavy: Introducing irregularity into modular timber housing
Authors:   , Irvine Brittany
Published: December 2021

The construction industry accounts for 23% of global CO₂ emissions each year¹. Coupled with contemporary pressures of urbanisation, there is demand for increased density construction². To improve the relationship the industry has with the environment it must reconsider its construction methods and material choices. Engineered timber is a sustainable and structural solution for these issues.  Commonly when building with engineered timber, traditional construction methodologies are applied. The material is simply used as a replacement for steel and concrete and does not explore the tectonic opportunities available. This results in the same monolithic multi-story buildings.  This research portfolio offers a new approach to flexible modular housing using cross-laminated timber (CLT). It is researched through an adaptable urban housing complex. It explores the tectonics of CLT and develops a diverse design language that offsets how the material has been traditionally used.  The design research was conducted through a series of design-led experiments comprised of four key phases; the problem, the exploration, the parts and the test. The problem researched key issues around CLT. This highlighted current deficiencies in the design of timber medium-density housing in New Zealand. The research explores the specific tectonics of CLT as an engineered timber product. Developing a series of components that can be assembled on various urban sites. This process translated into a singular site-specific test in Te Aro, Wellington.  The implications of this research are to provide an alternative approach to urban medium-density housing using engineered timber technology. The result of this process is the design of a modular system of interlocking dwellings that can be optimized to site and that optimise the visual and spatial opportunities of engineered timber. Offsetting the current design language of medium-density timber buildings and proposing visual and spatial improvements to inner-city living in New Zealand.  ¹ (Huang, Krigsvoll, Johansen, Liu, & Zhang, 2018) ² (Wellington City Council, 2015.)
Small Country, Big Films: An Analysis of the New Zealand Feature Film Industry (2002-2012)
Authors:   , Ferrer-Roca Natàlia
Published: December 2021

This thesis explores the contextual, institutional, and economic characteristics that influence contemporary feature filmmaking in New Zealand. It identifies and analyses the conditions and circumstances that have made it possible for New Zealand, as a country whose relatively small market size combines with its geographical remoteness, to not only create and sustain a feature film production industry, but also achieve unusual success for the resulting films, in critical and/or commercial terms. Applying an institutional political economy perspective to its research and analyses, this study draws on archival material, policy analysis and expert interviews with key personnel in industry and state agencies, in its undertaking of a ‘value chain’ examination of New Zealand feature film productions. Seven case studies are used to examine the distinguishing factors of the three kinds of productions – ‘tiers’ – that constitute the New Zealand feature film industry, with an emphasis on the connections between these tiers, as well as their individual significance for feature filmmaking in New Zealand.  The study’s successful application of the three-tier feature film production ecology to the contemporary New Zealand filmmaking context is valuable for its capacity to add clarity to existing distinctions between the different types of film production occurring in Twenty-first Century New Zealand. Those are subject to, and emerge from, sometimes very different institutional and financing arrangements, and thus entail different expectations. Important in determining these differences is the question of whether a film’s contribution to a country is primarily cultural or economic, or, is situated somewhere between these functions and expectations. Central to the study’s ‘value chain’ structure and mode of analysis is the investigation of the priorities and motivations of the main institutions and agents involved, in recognition of their capacity to profoundly shape the possibilities for feature film production in New Zealand.  This thesis argues that New Zealand is best advised to maintain and nurture all three-tiers of feature productions, because they depend on and complement each other. Together, they have contributed significantly to the success of the New Zealand feature film industry. To sustain this competitive position and to develop the country’s filmmaking potential further, it will be crucial for New Zealand’s public institutions to ensure continued support for bottom- and middle-tier films in particular, both in terms of favourable policies and funding allocations. Continued support is justified not just in recognition of the important cultural contributions of bottom- and middle-tier films, but also to help these film productions overcome the financial hurdles imposed by a small domestic market and limited economies of scale.
Experiences in a rehabilitation programme: Case studies of male juvenile offenders in a correctional school in Vietnam
Authors:   , Do Ha
Published: December 2021

While the challenge of rehabilitating juvenile offenders has attracted international research interest, the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders in Vietnam has received little research attention. This study employed a qualitative collective case study approach to gain insights into how eight juvenile offenders perceived and experienced a rehabilitation programme in a correctional school in Vietnam. It drew on the perspectives of juvenile offenders, teachers and one manager. Deprivation, importation and Aker’s social learning theories provided a theoretical framework to explore the juvenile offenders’ experiences. Data were collected through observations, interviews and document analysis supplemented by field notes and a research journal. Data were then analysed thematically. The findings suggest that individual characteristics, family and peers played roles in the development of juvenile offenders’ antisocial behaviours and in their engagement with the rehabilitation programme. These roles could be positive and negative. The case studies illustrate the ways in which the programme was perceived to influence the young people’s thinking and behaviour in positive and negative ways. For instance, the eight young participants all recounted examples of modifying their behaviour in a deliberate attempt to ‘game’ the staff. This was done in order to gain preferential treatment, and as a means to coping with the ‘pains’ of incarceration.  The case studies illustrated short coming in the current provision of educational and vocational training programmes intended to support reintegration into the community. A lack of alignment between the school programmes and future educational and labour market opportunities is likely to potentially undermine the policy goal of successful reintegration into the community. Based on the findings of this study, it is proposed that rehabilitation policy and practice in Vietnam should be reviewed and reformed. This study highlights the need to better meet the social, emotional and educational needs of young people in the Vietnamese juvenile justice system. Future research and policy initiatives should be focused on minimising recidivism and supporting reintegration into society on release. There should be guidelines to ensure there is active cooperation between families, the correctional schools and local authorities. It is recommended that the family should be involved in youth rehabilitation processes in the correctional school.
Interactive Generation of Path-Traced Lightmaps
Authors:   , Roughton Thomas
Published: December 2021

Indirect illumination is an important part of realistic images, and accurately simulating the complex effects of indirect illumination in real-time applications has long been a challenge for the industry. One popular approach is to use offline precomputed solutions such as lightmaps (textures containing the precomputed lighting in a scene) to efficiently approximate these effects. Unfortunately, these offline solutions have historically enforced long iteration times that come at a cost to artist productivity. These solutions have additionally either supported only the low-frequency diffuse component of indirect lighting, yielding poor visual results for glossy or metallic materials, or have used overly expensive approximations.  In recent years, the state of the art lightmap precomputation pipeline has shifted to using highly vectorised path tracing, often on GPU hardware, to compute the indirect illumination effects. The use of path tracing enables progressive rendering, wherein an approximation to the full solution is found and then refined as opposed to solving for the final result in a single step. Progressive rendering through path tracing thereby helps to provide rapid iteration for artists.  This thesis describes a system that can progressively path-trace indirect illumination lightmaps on the GPU.Contributing to this system, itintroduces a new gather-based method for sample accumulation, enhances algorithms from prior work, and presents a range of encoding methods, including a novel progressive method for non-negative least-squares encoding of spherical basis functions.  In addition, it presents a novel, efficient solution for high-quality precomputed diffuse and low-frequency specular indirect illumination that extends the Ambient Dice family of spherical basis functions. This solution provides comparable or better specular reconstruction to prior work at lower runtime cost and has potential for widespread use in real-time applications.
Export Ambidexterity in Small- and Medium-sized Family Firms: A Case of New Zealand Clustered Wineries
Authors:   , Yaghoubi Sara
Published: December 2021

Ambidexterity, defined as the ability to simultaneously explore new knowledge and exploit existing knowledge, allows firms to adapt over time, build a sustainable competitive advantage and achieve growth in the long run. However, due to the tensions and trade-offs between exploration and exploitation, pursuing ambidexterity or developing a more balanced strategy can be challenging. Previous research on ambidexterity has focused primarily on large and well-established organizations and the outcomes of ambidexterity such as performance, whereas little is known about how ambidexterity of small- and medium-sized family businesses in an international business context is managed, especially with regard to exporting, which is the most common form of internationalisation for those firms.  Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative case study is to understand how small- and medium-sized family firms manage ambidexterity in exporting. Specifically, I shed light on both market and product domains in exporting and further the impact of industrial cluster on firms’ approach to becoming ambidextrous. Using data from semi-structured interviews with six family-owned wineries located in the Marlborough wine region, New Zealand, the research provides evidence that family firms’ unique characteristics, that is, the socioemotional wealth, guide them to particular types of export exploration and exploitation activities in both market and product domains. These are not only aligned with their non-economic goals but also create synergies among seemingly contradictory ambidextrous activities. These findings suggest a behaviour logic and path to explain how ambidexterity in exporting is achieved, through combining and integrating exploration and exploitation in a balanced way. The findings also show that cluster membership improves family firms’ ability to achieve export ambidexterity by providing access to critical resources.  Overall, the study adds to the growing body of literature on family business internationalisation and organizational ambidexterity by focusing on the export context. It further links ambidexterity research to industrial cluster literature.
Supporting people with dementia who are experiencing loss and grief; developing student music therapy practice
Authors:   , Stewart Alicia Joy
Published: December 2021

This study is an action research project to develop my music therapy practice with people living with dementia who are encountering loss and grief. The research was developed during my practicum at the Music Moves Me Trust; a charitable trust offering music therapy services to people and their families living with dementia in the Waikato, New Zealand. The researched question was, “How can I use music therapy to support people with dementia through loss and grief?” This research is particularly relevant given the call for non-pharmaceutical dementia care in New Zealand. Over three action research cycles, I planned, performed, evaluated and reflected upon focused research actions. Thematic analysis was used to find common themes across the research cycles. Five themes of: sensing over speaking; human connection; honouring spirituality; knowing individuals closely and therapist self-care are presented in the model of a human hand. The palm of the hand holds the core theme valuing the person, as inspired by Kitwood (1997)’s model of personhood. The research’s findings valuing spiritual care, and an emphasis on nonverbal connection aligns with Kirkland, Fortuna, Kelson, and Phinney (2014)’s study of a spiritual care and music therapy group.
A seismic stratigraphic model for understanding the sedimentary and tectonic evolution of Solander Trough, offshore Fiordland, New Zealand
Authors:   , Patel Jiten
Published: December 2021

Solander Trough is located offshore and south of Fiordland, New Zealand, adjacent to the geologically young Pacific-Australian plate boundary. Petroleum industry exploration was restricted to the near-shore. This thesis presents the first stratigraphic analysis of Solander Trough south of ~46.5°S, using 2D seismic reflection data acquired and processed onboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth in 2018 (voyage MGL1803). The only pre-existing high-quality line, which was acquired onboard the R/V Maurice Ewing during voyage EW9601a in 1996, was reprocessed.  The study area is divided into northern and southern sub-basins by Tauru High. Four megasequences and eight sequences are identified in the northern sub-basin (SLN). In the southern sub-basin (SLS), three megasequences and seven sequences are mapped. Biostratigraphy from the Parara-1 exploration well enabled age determination in the northern sub-basin. High resolution (~10 m) swath bathymetry data collected along seismic reflection lines provide insight into modern sedimentary processes.  Solander Trough formed in the Eocene, but most sediment is young (<~15 Ma). Puysegur Ridge formed in the Miocene during subduction initiation and now shelters Solander Trough from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which affects depositional architecture. The oldest megasequences, SLN1 and SLS1, relate to normal-faulted basement with irregular relief. An increase in sediment supply from the north created megasquence SLN2, but it is thin and not recognised in the southern sub-basin. Megasequence SLN3 signals reverse reactivation on the Parara Anticline and Tauru High; its equivalent (SLS2) marks the first sediments rapidly deposited in southern Solander Trough, and is also linked in the south to initial growth of Puysegur Ridge. SLN4 is a product of Pliocene-Quaternary reverse reactivation of Solander Anticline, and its correlative, SLS3 in the southern sub-basin, is related to folding and widening of the eastern margin of Puysegur Ridge.