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Item Publications submitted to the University of Auckland for the award of the degree of Doctor of Science(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1980) White, Robert E.Consists of copies of 39 papers and articles.Item An application to the University of Auckland for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Science(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1968) Waters, Thomas Neil MorrisThe application rests on the contribution to structural inorganic chemistry, particularly in the elucidation and understanding of the molecular structures of co-ordination compounds, and in the use of X-ray crystallographic methods in a number of chemical investigations.Item Analysis and modelling of probes in waveguides and mobile radio propagation and systems engineering(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 2008) Williamson, Allan G.This volume overviews the author's research in two areas: the analysis and modelling of probes in microwave waveguides and cavities, and related topics; and the modelling of radio wave propagation in mobile radio situations, both outdoor and indoor, and the application of such models in systems engineering. The contributions range from detailed mathematical analysis for some problems, often associated with experimental or simulation confirmations, to for others, extensive experimental investigations or computer simulations usually with significant analysis, data interpretation and modelling. Reference is made to sixty publications in the international literature as author or coauthor.Item Thesis submitted to the University of Auckland for the degree of Doctor of Science(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1981) Thompson, William J.[no abstract available]Item Research publications, 1967-1986(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1986) Clark, George RaymondConsists of copies of 93 periodical articles.Item Contributions to the study of micro analytical chemistry, and some applications to plant and animal nutrition : papers.(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1968) Jones, Gordon B.[no abstract available]Item Contributions to applied meteorology [These publications are submitted to The University of Auckland for the degree of Doctor of Science](ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1984) Stow, Christopher David[no abstract available]Item Electrochemistry in molten salts: a compilation of publications(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1978) Welch, Barry JohnItem Some papers on mathematical statistics : [ application for a Doctor of Science degree from Auckland University](ResearchSpace@Auckland, 2009) Withers, C. S. (Christopher Stroude)In section 1, an outline of the applicant's research interests in given, with a list of related references. Section 2 gives a list of 76 publications and 14 papers in press. Three hard copies of the 76 publications are provided. Section 3 lists three possible referees. Section 4 gives a brief CV. Section 5 gives the required statutory declaration.Item Publications submitted to the University of Auckland for the award of Doctor of Science(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1973) O'Connor, Charmian J.Item Research publications, 1961-1985(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1985) Rutledge, Peter StewartConsists of copies of 93 periodical articles.Item Contributions of the theory of data dependencies(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 2014) Link, SebastianThe thesis is a collection of my original scholarly works published as articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and books. The articles investigate structural and computational properties for several classes of data dependencies in a variety of data models, including the relational model of data, incomplete data models, complex-value data models, and the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) model. It is also illustrated how the techniques developed in these articles can be applied to reason efficiently about classes of conditional independencies fundamental in artificial intelligence, statistics and probability theory.Item Research publications, 1965-1985 : presented to the University of Auckland for the Degree of Doctor of Science(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1985) Woodgate, Paul DesmondConsists of reprints of 104 periodical articles.Item Human settlement and landscape change on Rarotonga, southern Cook Islands(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1994) Peters, Caradoc; Sutton, Doug G; Green, Roger C.This thesis seeks to examine certain aspects of those changes which occurred in the land scape of Rarotonga during the period it has been occupied by humans. Because the exact date of human arrival is as yet uncertain, part of the problem has been to try to establish this b y attempting to detect initial human interference with the landscape, in particular the vegetation. A number of different approaches have been used in the investigation of these problems: swamp deposits were analysed by stratigraphic and palynological studies. Modern vegetation surveys and modern pollen rain studies provided a statement of the present landscape and comparisons for the fossil data and ethnographic and historical sources contributed information about the last two hundred years , and generated ideas and models for earlier periods and helped establish control over any changes to the landscape that were of more recent origin. Finally, archaeological evidence and oral tradition, where available , establish as far as possible what changes may have occurred in landscape usage and manipulation from first settlement to European contact. In addition, from late 1992, a series of techniques were brought to bear on the swamp sediments, in order to clarify questions raised by the pollen evidence. These include X-ray analysis , chemical analysis and particle-size analysis. The early Holocene rising sea-level could have caused lake formation at Karekare before 8137 BP. Accruing sediment and local hydrology reduced the depth of the lake, consequently forming a marsh , though other factors may also have been in volved . Falling sea-level could have been a vital factor too . With the formation of a marsh from 4 ,500 BP , there followed what is interpreted as a hydrosere beginning with swamp ferns , then some swamp forest, finally being replaced by drier elements after 3000 BP . Factors such as truncation, shrinkage and compaction due to cultivation and drainage by colonizing people between 2700 and 800 BP brought the sequence to an end. A four phase model based on biogeographic theories is proposed for landscape change on Rarotonga, starting with the island before humans arrived, then with the first Polynesian settlement and later developments therefrom (up to European contact), then the arrival of Europeans and finally the late twentieth century . Wider implications for Pacific Islands emerging from this thesis are discussed under the following headings : extinction, problems with other sites , plant distribution history , sea-level change and climatic change, dating of human arrival and the influence of the environment on settlement history. It could well be that whilst some extinctions are related to initial colonization of islands and later expansion therefrom, others may be associated with the economic, religious and social changes brought about by missionaries, merchants and colonial authorities . It is suggested here that whilst early Polynesian settlers no doubt altered their landscapes, it is not necessary to invoke quite as much alteration by them as is sometimes inferred . It is proposed that early Polynesian colonists adapted their economy to the landscape and did not attempt to impose a totally alien system on the local ecology of newly settled islands. Some plant were discovered to have existed on Rarotonga before humans arrived , others formerly had different distributions than today. Living memory, oral tradition (see Chapter 6) and missionary records show that breadfruit trees and plantains were grown in the lower-lying areas because they are better adapted to the warmer , drier conditions, whilst the taro and mountain plantains were grown further up the valleys, where reliable all-the-year-around supplies of freshwater were available...Item Publications, 1973-1988, submitted for the degree of D.Sc.(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1990) Rudman, W. B.W. B. Rudman's 24 published publicationsItem Human immune receptors as potential targets for antigen delivery(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 2010) Manning, Kristy D.; Taylor, John; Dunbar, RodTargeting antigen to recycling receptors present on immune cells may represent a strategy for increasing antigen uptake. The C-type lectin receptors CD206, CD209 and MGL, as well as MHC-II were identified as potential targets for antigen delivery. To elucidate the use of these receptors as antigen delivery vehicles, the endocytic trafficking patterns were examined to determine each receptor's ability to deliver antigen to appropriate endocytic compartments for processing and presentation. Advanced confocal microscopy techniques were used to quantitatively assess the trafficking of these receptors to early, late and recycling endosomes as identified by co-localization with protein markers EEAI, LAMPI, Rab5, Rab7 and Rabi 1. This thesis also investigated the potential use of a non-toxic superantigen variant, SMEZ2.Ml to target antigen through its high affinity binding to MHC-II. Characterization of SMEZ2.M 1 revealed it formed stable complexes with MHC-II that were re-distributed to lipid rafts. SMEZ2.Ml binding to MHC-II also resulted in a loss of CD4+ T cell receptor (TCR) recognition of allogenic MHC-II: peptide complexes at high concentrations. Analysis of hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) trafficking following conjugation to SMEZ2.M 1 revealed that SMEZ2.M 1 facilitated the internalization of HBcAg in human dendritic cells (DCs) and targeted HBcAg to MHC-1 and MHC-II positive endosomes. Investigation of the use of LPS and Poly (l:C) as maturation stimulants for human dendritic cells revealed concentration dependent effects on the up-regulation of maturation markers, secretion of the cytokine IL-12p70 and enhanced phagocytosis. Analysis of the effects of receptor binding by anti-CD206, CD209, MGL and MHC-11 antibodies found modest changes in the expression of dendrite cell maturation markers CD86, MHC-1 and MHC-11. Receptor-mediated endocytosis of HBcAg via CD209, MGL and MHC-11, revealed that these receptors were capable of delivering HBcAg to compartments involved in crosspresentation. Comparative analysis of receptor-mediated endocytosis and phagocytosis of HBcAg revealed that phagocytosis was more effective at inducing CDS+ T cell activation. Furthermore, LPS enhanced cross-presentation in cells that phagocytosed antigen, but down-regulated cross-presentation in cells that delivered HBcAg by receptor-mediated endocytosis. This result suggested that receptor-mediated signaling, when combined with TLR3 or TLR4 triggering, may negatively impact the cross-presentation pathway.Item Intercellular junctions : a collection of papers and reviews(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1994) Green, Colin RichardMulticellular animals require intercellular junctions in order to maintain tissue integrity (adhering junctions - the various forms of desmosome), to enable cells to communicate (gap junctions), or to allow the formation of physiologically distinct compartments (occluding junctions - the septate and tight junctions). The research publications bound in these two volumes covers my work on intercellular junctions and is presented here for submission in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Science at the University of Auckland. My earlier work on sponges is included for completeness, and because it was during these studies that my interest in the role of junctions in patterning and development was aroused. What processes control sponge patterning and development, and how sponge larvae maintain metachronal rhythm of their surface cilia, each arising from a separate cell, remains to be resolved. The publications on sponges and most of the septate junction papers arise from my Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree studies. These papers are marked with an asterisk in the Contents list. The work presented is divided into sections reflecting the main themes of my research. The first two sections cover sponges and invertebrate junctions. The techniques section presents papers pertaining to vertebrate gap junction studies, although the methods will not be unique to these. The next three sections reflect my major interest in gap junctions; the biochemistry of gap junctions, the role of gap junctions during patterning and development and cardiovascular gap junctions. The final section comprises reviews and book chapters. Papers within each section are placed in chronological order. The work is divided into two volumes simply for convenience.Item Barnacle biology : a thesis consisting of 40 papers published or in press over the years 1967 to 1989(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1989) Foster, Brian ArthurForty papers dealing largely with aspects of the biology of barnacles (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica) are presented, and discussed in broad terms as to their contributions to the systematics, phylogeny and general biology of barnacles, and the use of barnacles as part of wider questions in marine biology. Particular attention is drawn to review papers on ecology and palaeontology in the book "Barnacle Biology" published by Balkema, Rotterdam, 1987. In these, the other papers of the author are interwoven into interpretations of the lives diversity and history of extant barnacles of the world's oceans.Item Publications submitted to the University of Auckland for the award of Doctor of Science(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1973) O'Connor, Charmian J.Item Research publications, 1958-1987(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1989) Cochrane, G. Ross Thesis