title: The artist is present: Lynch, Mendieta and creative practices of the body on-screen

authors: Porter, Archie

subjects: Screen-production research

abstract: This thesis examines visualisations of the human body and investigates how specific creative practices influence body representation on screen. Utilising a mixed methodological approach, including practice-related frameworks and qualitative textual analysis, this study will present socio-cultural implications of body conceptualisation. To demonstrate contemporary creative practice of depicting the body on screen, this thesis has produced a creative output in the form of a short film entitled Iris (2021). The film is a central output for the research and was created in response to the analysis of selected works of artist-filmmakers, David Lynch and Ana Mendieta. Through this creative component, I demonstrate the capacity to do research via filmmaking, locating the influences of Lynch and Mendieta on my practice. This research draws on Laura Mulvey’s influential theory of ‘visual pleasure’ and the male gaze, as well as Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity.

Throughout their respective careers, both Lynch and Mendieta have continuously adopted specific techniques that challenge and subvert gender representation. Using qualitative analysis, I will examine two selected works from each of these artists: Six Figures Getting Sick (1967), Lynch’s first true experiment with moving images, and Eraserhead (1977), Lynch’s debut feature-film. This will highlight Lynch’s aesthetics of depicting gender and the body from the transition of short audio-visual practices to feature filmmaking. For Mendieta, I will analyse Untitled: Glass on Body Imprints (1972), a photography series and performance work that examines gender representation and female identity through self-portraiture. Lastly, I will explore Sweating Blood (1973), an experimental film-work in which Mendieta expands her practices and investigates the female body as a visual site of crisis and violence. Furthermore, this research is among the first to comparatively examine Lynch and Mendieta’s work, thus I will generate new knowledge and heighten awareness of these specific creative practices. As a final analytical component, I present a critical exegesis of Iris. Through this, I discuss the various phases of production and argue the necessity for the creative component as a tool for conveying and generating knowledge.

text: The artist is present: Lynch, Mendieta and creative practices of the body on-screen This thesis examines visualisations of the human body and investigates how specific creative practices influence body representation on screen. Utilising a mixed methodological approach, including practice-related frameworks and qualitative textual analysis, this study will present socio-cultural implications of body conceptualisation. To demonstrate contemporary creative practice of depicting the body on screen, this thesis has produced a creative output in the form of a short film entitled Iris (2021). The film is a central output for the research and was created in response to the analysis of selected works of artist-filmmakers, David Lynch and Ana Mendieta. Through this creative component, I demonstrate the capacity to do research via filmmaking, locating the influences of Lynch and Mendieta on my practice. This research draws on Laura Mulvey’s influential theory of ‘visual pleasure’ and the male gaze, as well as Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity.

Throughout their respective careers, both Lynch and Mendieta have continuously adopted specific techniques that challenge and subvert gender representation. Using qualitative analysis, I will examine two selected works from each of these artists: Six Figures Getting Sick (1967), Lynch’s first true experiment with moving images, and Eraserhead (1977), Lynch’s debut feature-film. This will highlight Lynch’s aesthetics of depicting gender and the body from the transition of short audio-visual practices to feature filmmaking. For Mendieta, I will analyse Untitled: Glass on Body Imprints (1972), a photography series and performance work that examines gender representation and female identity through self-portraiture. Lastly, I will explore Sweating Blood (1973), an experimental film-work in which Mendieta expands her practices and investigates the female body as a visual site of crisis and violence. Furthermore, this research is among the first to comparatively examine Lynch and Mendieta’s work, thus I will generate new knowledge and heighten awareness of these specific creative practices. As a final analytical component, I present a critical exegesis of Iris. Through this, I discuss the various phases of production and argue the necessity for the creative component as a tool for conveying and generating knowledge.

year: 2021

title: A decision support system for predicting the complications of diabetes mellitus: A design science research approach

authors: Madurapperumage, Anuradha

abstract: Health information systems (HIS) serve as the cornerstone of modern healthcare, seamlessly
weaving data into actionable insights and empowering professionals to make informed
decisions and elevate patient care. Decision support systems became a prominent research
area in the discipline of HIS, where clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) with the ability
to diagnose and prognosis of disease are recognised as the most common and beneficial
information systems. Moreover, the high prevalence and adverse effects of diabetes all over
the globe evidently make it vital to predict diabetes and its complications.
The current study aims to resolve an issue at Te Whatu Ora, by generating a CDSS which can
predict the complications of diabetes mellitus (CoDM) while answering the knowledge gap.
Although a rich data set of diabetes patients’ is maintained at Te Whatu Ora, their
involvement in decision-making is unsatisfactory. This study created a CDSS to resolve the
issue at Te Whatu Ora while considering two perspectives of the question: design and data
analysis. The system design followed design science research methodologies (DSRM) while
selecting suitable techniques in the steps of the empirical cycle to confirm their applicability
in the domain. The data analysis perspective of the study focused on survival analysis
methods due to their appropriateness in fulfilling the identified research gaps.
The created CDSS is the primary outcome of the research, which resolves the real-world issue
while addressing the recognised research gaps. The solution's design perspective confirms
the applicability of adopting design science research approaches in the context of a
systematic solution-design process. The data analytics perspective confirms the
appropriateness of survival techniques in the domain while validating the system’s
performance.
The outcome of this research has significant academical, and managerial implications. The
implemented CDSS is capable of providing a chronological risk percentage for 10 CoDM in a
cohort of New Zealand. The systematic procedure adopted in the research contributes to the
existing knowledge gaps while answering the design, implementation, and evaluation stages.
The managerial implications of the study expand through policy-makers, resource-allocators,
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and healthcare administrators to doctors, nurses, and patients. The predicted risk of CoDM
may be beneficial in managing the patients by issuing early warnings, starting treatment
plans, conducting diagnosis tests, recommending dietary/exercise routines and more from
the perspective of patient care. The visualisation of the statistical details and the survival
curves in the system may assist in managing diabetes data repositories efficiently.
This study creates a cohort-specific risk prediction model based on the New Zealand cohort.
The interoperability challenges in the CDSS could occur due to the variety of practices in real
life. Future research studies in this domain can concentrate on increasing the accuracy of the
models with more features of a rich dataset while protecting the patents’ confidentiality.
Additionally, the cohort specificity of the CDSS can be avoided with the engagement of a
global dataset.

text: A decision support system for predicting the complications of diabetes mellitus: A design science research approach Health information systems (HIS) serve as the cornerstone of modern healthcare, seamlessly
weaving data into actionable insights and empowering professionals to make informed
decisions and elevate patient care. Decision support systems became a prominent research
area in the discipline of HIS, where clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) with the ability
to diagnose and prognosis of disease are recognised as the most common and beneficial
information systems. Moreover, the high prevalence and adverse effects of diabetes all over
the globe evidently make it vital to predict diabetes and its complications.
The current study aims to resolve an issue at Te Whatu Ora, by generating a CDSS which can
predict the complications of diabetes mellitus (CoDM) while answering the knowledge gap.
Although a rich data set of diabetes patients’ is maintained at Te Whatu Ora, their
involvement in decision-making is unsatisfactory. This study created a CDSS to resolve the
issue at Te Whatu Ora while considering two perspectives of the question: design and data
analysis. The system design followed design science research methodologies (DSRM) while
selecting suitable techniques in the steps of the empirical cycle to confirm their applicability
in the domain. The data analysis perspective of the study focused on survival analysis
methods due to their appropriateness in fulfilling the identified research gaps.
The created CDSS is the primary outcome of the research, which resolves the real-world issue
while addressing the recognised research gaps. The solution's design perspective confirms
the applicability of adopting design science research approaches in the context of a
systematic solution-design process. The data analytics perspective confirms the
appropriateness of survival techniques in the domain while validating the system’s
performance.
The outcome of this research has significant academical, and managerial implications. The
implemented CDSS is capable of providing a chronological risk percentage for 10 CoDM in a
cohort of New Zealand. The systematic procedure adopted in the research contributes to the
existing knowledge gaps while answering the design, implementation, and evaluation stages.
The managerial implications of the study expand through policy-makers, resource-allocators,
iii
and healthcare administrators to doctors, nurses, and patients. The predicted risk of CoDM
may be beneficial in managing the patients by issuing early warnings, starting treatment
plans, conducting diagnosis tests, recommending dietary/exercise routines and more from
the perspective of patient care. The visualisation of the statistical details and the survival
curves in the system may assist in managing diabetes data repositories efficiently.
This study creates a cohort-specific risk prediction model based on the New Zealand cohort.
The interoperability challenges in the CDSS could occur due to the variety of practices in real
life. Future research studies in this domain can concentrate on increasing the accuracy of the
models with more features of a rich dataset while protecting the patents’ confidentiality.
Additionally, the cohort specificity of the CDSS can be avoided with the engagement of a
global dataset.

year: 2024

title: Te Kāuta

authors: Roa, Raukura

subjects: Kōrero paki

abstract: He rite tonu tā mātou hokihoki ki te take o Pirongia maunga, ki te tutungi i te ahi kā i Pūrekireki Marae. Ia wā ka hoki mātou ki tēnei o ngā marae, ka hīkaka taku ngākau, i te mea, ko taku mahi i reira, he tiaki ahi. Ao noa, pō noa, ko au te kaiwhakatutungi i te ahi o te kāuta, kei kewa. Ko te ahi o te kāuta o Pūrekireki marae, he ahi nui, he ahi kaitā. E ono tāngata pea ka uru ki te rua o te ahi nei. Nō reira, ko taku mahi i te rā, he kohi rākau i waho, he tapahi wahie, he whakamaroke anō hoki i te wahie, inā mākū i te ua. I ngā pō, kia hoki rā anō te iwi ki te moe, ko tāku, he noho ki roto i te kāuta me te tutungi ahi, kia wera tonu ai te wai mō āpōpō. Kei pōhēhē mai, he mahi mokemoke tēnei! Ehara! Ia pō, ka noho mai aku kuia ki taku taha ki te pahupahu. He nui ngā akoranga me ngā mātauranga i tuku iho mai ki a au i roto i tērā kāuta, i te taha o tērā ahi. Me uaua ka kitea tēnei momo ahi kaitā i ngā marae i ēnei rā. Kāore e whakaaengia ana e ngā ture Pākehā ngā ahi kaitā, pēnei nei te rahi, i roto i ngā kāuta o ngā marae; ‘Health and Safety Standards’ tā rātou i whakatau ai. Nō reira, i karangangia e taku pāpā tētehi hui ki te marae kia wānangahia te whakahōutanga o tō mātou kāuta. Nō taku rongotanga ake i te kaupapa o tēnei hui, ka tangi taku ngākau ki tō mātou kāuta. Nō reira, i whakarite ahau kia haere i tana taha.

text: Te Kāuta He rite tonu tā mātou hokihoki ki te take o Pirongia maunga, ki te tutungi i te ahi kā i Pūrekireki Marae. Ia wā ka hoki mātou ki tēnei o ngā marae, ka hīkaka taku ngākau, i te mea, ko taku mahi i reira, he tiaki ahi. Ao noa, pō noa, ko au te kaiwhakatutungi i te ahi o te kāuta, kei kewa. Ko te ahi o te kāuta o Pūrekireki marae, he ahi nui, he ahi kaitā. E ono tāngata pea ka uru ki te rua o te ahi nei. Nō reira, ko taku mahi i te rā, he kohi rākau i waho, he tapahi wahie, he whakamaroke anō hoki i te wahie, inā mākū i te ua. I ngā pō, kia hoki rā anō te iwi ki te moe, ko tāku, he noho ki roto i te kāuta me te tutungi ahi, kia wera tonu ai te wai mō āpōpō. Kei pōhēhē mai, he mahi mokemoke tēnei! Ehara! Ia pō, ka noho mai aku kuia ki taku taha ki te pahupahu. He nui ngā akoranga me ngā mātauranga i tuku iho mai ki a au i roto i tērā kāuta, i te taha o tērā ahi. Me uaua ka kitea tēnei momo ahi kaitā i ngā marae i ēnei rā. Kāore e whakaaengia ana e ngā ture Pākehā ngā ahi kaitā, pēnei nei te rahi, i roto i ngā kāuta o ngā marae; ‘Health and Safety Standards’ tā rātou i whakatau ai. Nō reira, i karangangia e taku pāpā tētehi hui ki te marae kia wānangahia te whakahōutanga o tō mātou kāuta. Nō taku rongotanga ake i te kaupapa o tēnei hui, ka tangi taku ngākau ki tō mātou kāuta. Nō reira, i whakarite ahau kia haere i tana taha.

year: 2016