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Using 27 years of data this paper considers short-run, bi-lateral, and long-run, linkages between the US, UK and nine European equity markets. Using time-varying parameter and multivariate cointegration modelling techniques, we show that since October 1992, UK stock market returns have become increasingly sensitive to perturbations in the US market relative to those in European markets. We also... [Conference Item]

Using 54 years of US quarterly data and a VAR model underpinned by a theory of the relationship between stock prices and output, this paper considers the deviations of US stock prices from their fundamental value. To do this we derive the fundamental price-output ratio and the fundamental stock price under different assumptions regarding the time-variability of returns, and proceed to compare... [Conference Item]

The achievement of Samoan students in English reading comprehension has been identified as a major challenge for the education in New Zealand. This study examined the effectiveness of reading comprehension instruction in the context of six Samoan bilingual classrooms in two schools in South Auckland. The quasi-experimental intervention involved two phases over three years. One was the... [Thesis or Dissertation]

Restricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or available through Inter-Library Loan. In this thesis results are presented from a study of the biochemical stress responses from the temperate marine reef teleost blue mao mao (Scorpis violaceus), and the cryopelagic antarctic teleost Pagothenia borchgrevinki. Ubiquitin is a polypeptide responsible for... [Thesis or Dissertation]

The purpose of this study was to create a ubiquitous proximity activated interactive digital display system providing adjusted artworks as content for evaluating viewer reactions and opinions to determine if similar interactive ubiquitous systems are a beneficial, enjoyable and even an appropriate way to display art. Multimedia used in galleries predominately provides content following set... [Book]

Seasonal changes in the activity and responsiveness of the adrenal gland in red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags were quantified by measuring 24 h endogenous cortisol secretory profiles and plasma cortisol responses to either administration of exogenous ACTH or a standardised stressor during November (period of velvet growth), February (pre-rut), April (mid-rut) and July (post-rut) (southern...This article has been published in the Journal of Endocrinology. Copyright 1999 Society for Endocrinology. [Journal Article]

The New Caledonian ultramafic belt is a peridotite-gabbro-granodiorite, alpine-type complex which crops out over the length of the archipelago (some 500 km) as a series of upstanding, perched massifs. The southern portion of the largest of these massifs consists predominantly of partially serpentinised harzburgite containing a dunite-chromitite-eucrite core. Relict cumulus textures,... [Thesis or Dissertation]

Restricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or available through Inter-Library Loan. Human amylin (HA), a 37 amino acid peptide, was purified as the major constituent of the amyloid plaques deposited within the extracellular spaces of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients (Cooper et al., 1987; Cooper et al., 1988;... [Thesis or Dissertation]

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This paper investigates the determinants of attendance at New Zealand matches in the Super 12 rugby union competition in 1999 to 2001. Emphasis is placed on testing the effects of within-season and match uncertainty of outcome on demand. A general-to-specific model selection approach, using Hendry and Krolzig’s automated procedures, is applied to a general model that includes potential... [Book]

This paper investigates the determinants of attendance at New Zealand matches in the First Division of the National Provincial Championship (NPC) in 2000 to 2003. Emphasis is placed on testing the effects on demand of (within-season and match) uncertainty of outcome and player quality. A general-to-specific testing procedure is used to select a set of factors that have a statistically... [Book]

Restricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or available through Inter-Library Loan. Firms in market economies play an important role by shaping the economic experiments conducted in the marketplace. This thesis explores the microeconomics of the process through which firms sift and develop potential product innovations. Our departure point is a set of quite... [Thesis or Dissertation]

Uncertainty is the core variable in any contingency theoretical framework (Chapman, 1997; Donaldson, 2001). Many reviews however have claimed that the accounting literature lacks a comprehensive framework for analysis of the relationship between uncertainty and MCS (Otley, 1980; Dent, 1990; Chapman, 1997; Langfield-Smith, 1997, Chenhall, 2003). Central to this study is the specification of...

This thesis reveals and explores a history of the New Zealand present, providing insight into myths through which New Zealanders shape their perceptions and relationships with the world that surrounds them, and interrogating the concepts that support those myths. This myth referred to is a regime of truth based on perceptions of environmental responsibility, embodied in language, policy,... [Thesis or Dissertation]

The combination of entrepreneurship and strategy is gaining increasing recognition as a pathway for growth within both individual organisations and national economies. Hence the benefits emerge from both a micro and macro economic perspective. Essentially, however, research on strategic entrepreneurship, being the intersection of entrepreneurship and strategy remains in the early stages. While... [Thesis or Dissertation]

You are granted permission for the non-commercial reproduction, distribution, display, and performance of this technical report in any format, BUT this permission is only for a period of 45 (forty-five) days from the most recent time that you verified that this technical report is still available from the original CITR web site; http://citr.auckland.ac.nz/techreports/ under terms that include...Understanding human motion is based on analyzing global motion patterns, rather than on studying local patterns such as hand gestures or facial expressions. This report reviews briefly (by selection, not by attempting to cover developments, and with a focus on Western History) people and contributions in science, art, and technology which contributed to the field of human motion understanding.... [Report]

Whole document restricted at the request of the author, see Access Instructions file below for details of how to access the print copy.Undergoing specialist investigation of breast symptoms is a distressing experience for most women because of the possibility of a breast cancer diagnosis. Anxiety is typically reduced in those women who receive a benign diagnosis, however, some women remain distressed and are not reassured, despite malignancy being ruled out. Anxiety following benign breast symptom diagnosis has both clinical... [Thesis or Dissertation]

Video-mediated communication (VMC) is currently the prevalent mode of telecommunication for applications such as remote collaboration, teleconferencing, and distance learning. It is generally assumed that transmitting real-time talking-head videos of participants in addition to their audio is beneficial and desirable, enabling remote conferencing to feel almost the same as face-to-face...

You are granted permission for the non-commercial reproduction, distribution, display, and performance of this technical report in any format, BUT this permission is only for a period of 45 (forty-five) days from the most recent time that you verified that this technical report is still available from the original CITR web site; http://citr.auckland.ac.nz/techreports/ under terms that include...The recognition of animal tracks plays an important role in environmental research and pest control. In a traditional procedure, tracks are collected by a tracking system and such track analysis can only be accurately carried out in a manual identification procedure by experienced biologists. In this paper we discuss the potential of image analysis methodologies for allowing automatic... [Report]

You are granted permission for the non-commercial reproduction, distribution, display, and performance of this technical report in any format, BUT this permission is only for a period of 45 (forty-five) days from the most recent time that you verified that this technical report is still available from the original CITR web site; http://citr.auckland.ac.nz/techreports/ under terms that include...Recognition of animal tracks plays an important role in environmental research and pest control. So far such track analysis can only be accurately carried out by experienced biologists. In this paper we discuss the potential of image analysis methodologies for allowing automatic identification of rat tracks. The approach is basically a refinement of template matching (as designed earlier for... [Report]

Software engineers need to understand the structure of the programs they construct. This task is made difficult by the intangible nature of software, and its complexity, size and changeability. Static analysis tools can help by extracting information from source code and conveying it to software engineers. However, the information provided by typical tools is limited, and some potentially...

Kiwifruit growers (or orchardists) comprise a diverse group of individuals with a variety of perspectives on and approaches to sustainable production. This diversity is the product of a broad range of social, cultural, economic, and ecological influences and experiences. It is also possible, however, for commonalities to emerge among the orchardists based on their (possibly) shared experiences... [Book]

Sheep/beef farmers comprise a diverse group of individuals with a variety of perspectives on and approaches to sustainable production. This diversity is the product of a broad range of social, cultural, economic, and ecological influences and experiences. It is also possible, however, for commonalities to emerge among the farmers based on their (possibly) shared experiences with similar social... [Book]

This research examined the mechanisms by which temperature, water availability and nitrogen (N) affect the dry matter (DM) yield potential of cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) dominant pastures. The experiment was a split plot design with main plots of fully irrigated (I) or dryland (D), sub-plots of N fertiliser at 800 kg N/ha in 2003/04; and 1600 kg N/ha in 2004/05 (+N) or 0 kg N/ha (-N). The... [Thesis or Dissertation]