Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2021)Characterisation of the molecular mechanism and energetics of the interaction of small molecules with cell membranes is of the utmost biological importance to understand and optimise the action of drugs. This work describes ...
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(2021)Vibration-based damage identification has been a challenging task in structural health monitoring. The main difficulty lies on the reliable correlation between the measured vibration characteristics and the damage states ...
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(2021)The aim of this study was to understand how post-retirement transitions back into paid work were experienced by mature age workers. Narrative research methodology was used to explore how 18 mature age workers, in the ...
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(2021)This thesis comprises three independent research essays that address knowledge gaps in the Australian literature surrounding the response of housing prices and individual wellbeing to residential segregation within ...
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(2021)This thesis examines the simulation and modelling of interstellar scintillation at low radio frequencies. We improve upon an existing scattering model which allows us to predict the magnitude of variability due to ...
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(2021)In this thesis, acoustics measurement is used to estimate the wettability of the formation rock. The wettability effect on the wave propagation in the saturated porous media is studied by applying the slip boundary condition ...
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(2021)This thesis analyses the effect of patent reforms on firm-level technical efficiency and productivity growth in selected Indian manufacturing industries by computing and decomposing productivity changes. The empirical ...
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(2021)This thesis analyses the role of the screen in defining disability and accessibility in the dominant urban discourses of the Creative and Smart cities, and the increasing prosthetic role of the mobile urban screen ...
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(2021)This thesis is concerned with the use of computational optimal control methods to determine optimal strategies for operating raceway ponds in order to maximise the lipid yield of microalgae grown therein. Currently the ...
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(2021)PDCs are among the most commonly used materials on cutting and drilling tools for rock fragmentation. However, they show inconsistent performance in hard rocks with excessive wear and chipping. This research is an ...