Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2024)Following hundreds of phytochemical investigations of Western Australian plant species over the last 73 years, this study demonstrates that endemic plant species are excellent sources of interesting natural products. The ...
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(2024)This project explores the design of a hand orthosis for rehabilitation which builds upon several pre-existing designs to create a novel mechanism which can provide targeted therapy to one or more discrete joints simultaneously ...
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(2024)The passive margin sequence of the Northern Carnarvon Basin comprises distinct sequences that correspond to periods of post -rift subsidence, bottom current activity and mass transport complex deposition. These different ...
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(2024)This thesis offers valuable insights into BLEVE pressure prediction and its implications on structural response predictions and BLEVE resistant design. The empirical formulae and charts for predicting BLEVE pressure-time ...
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(2024)The COVID-19 pandemic increased single-use plastic demand, highlighting the need for sustainable alternatives like polylactic acid (PLA) from biodegradable sources. This study explores using Eucheuma cottonii residues for ...
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(2023)This study assesses climate change impacts on socio-environmental vulnerability in Sarawak, Malaysia. Three essays focus on evaluating exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity, adapting a vulnerability model for ...
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(2024)We summarized the morphology and applications of nanoparticles formed by Ostwald ripening and Kirkendall effect; studied the interesting phenomenon of Ostwald ripening in the synthesis of Zinc Chalcogenide Quantum Rods; ...
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(2023)In this thesis, blade shape optimization of a vertical axis wind turbine blade was performed. The study consist of 2D and 3D analysis using computational fluid dynamics. 2D shape optimization was performed on a NACA0018 ...
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(2023)Many bacteria use chemical signalling molecules called AHLs to communicate with other bacteria to regulate various traits, in a phenomenon called quorum sensing. AHLs are synthesised by one protein-family called LuxI, and ...
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(2023)Reconstructing Quaternary tropical ecosystems using sedimentary ancient DNA.