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Judge Creek goes organic : a business plan for organic sheep and beef farming
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2007)
With the growing global demand for organic produce boosting organic premiums and
a low-input farm management history, plus our desire to reduce our negative impact
on the environment, we have decided to convert our farm, ...
Values and meanings of botanic gardens to Chinese residents and visitors: the case of Christchurch, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2007)
As a type of amenity horticultural setting, botanic gardens play an important role in creating sense of place for people of local origin, those who have immigrated and long-term visitors. The Local Government Act 2002 ...
Liminal experience in international education : a study of experimental programming in a United World College
(Lincoln University, 2007)
This thesis is a qualitative exploration of student experience with the international education offered at one often United World Colleges (UWC). The UWCs are a group of ideology-driven international schools (Matthews, ...
The role of floral resource subsidies in structuring a four tropic-level parasitoid/host system
(Lincoln University, 2007)
In this study, conservation biological control principles were explored to determine whether the efficacy of Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris (Homoptera: ...
University student satisfaction: an empirical analysis
(Lincoln University, 2007)
New Zealand's tertiary education sector has experienced political reform, social changes, economic changes and globalisation in the last two decades, and the sector has become more internationally competitive. DeShields, ...
Rumen biohydrogenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in high quality pasture
(Lincoln University, 2007)
The intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as omega-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids, can prevent many diseases such as coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes and hypertension. This work looked at aspects ...
Shadow removal for object tracking in complex outdoor scenes
(Image and Vision Computing New Zealand, 2007-12)
Shadows occurring in outdoor scenes can have a significant impact on the content within captured images. In object tracking applications they can grossly extend the apparent shape of an object due to the reduction in ...
Quantifying the economic value of ecosystem services on arable farmland: a bottom-up approach
(Lincoln University, 2007)
The study concerns the evaluation and quantification of the economic value of ecosystem services (ES) or nature's services in arable farmland. The importance of ES is now very well established and ES have been demonstrated ...
"It lets you use your feet more like you use your hands on the rock" : a haptic geography of bouldering
(Lincoln University, 2007)
This dissertation presents the results of an exploratory study of the ways boulderers have developed unique haptic skills during the practice of bouldering at Castle Hill/Kura Tawhiti, 100 km west of Christchurch, New ...
Pseudo-static electromagnetic modelling of moisture sensors in lossy dielectrics
(International Society for Electromagnetic Aquametry (ISEMA), 2007-04)
Both integral equation and differential equation methods enable modelling moisture content sensors in heterogeneous materials, although integral equation methods provide better computational efficiency when inverting ...