Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2021)Growth anomalies are a type of coral disease affecting Isopora palifera at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Traditional diagnostic techniques determined this disease impairs skeletal growth processes and reproductive functioning. ...
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(2021)Age is an important biological parameter which can be used to guide conservation. It is difficult to assess in wild populations, however, and especially in many cetacean species. Epigenetic analyses now offer an alternative ...
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(2021)I have carried out the numerical and analytical evaluation of the pore pressure/stresses coupling of the reservoir rock in real reservoir settings. It is also estimated how pore pressure and stress develop as a result of ...
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(2021)A novel glycine-based leach system was recently proposed, and it has been proved to be effective for copper and gold extraction. The synergetic glycine-cyanide system is particularly effective for treating copper-gold ...
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(2021)This thesis addresses knowledge gaps in the productivity, breeding and economics of mallee eucalypts which have potential as a biofuel feedstock or for carbon sequestration. We assessed mallee productivity at 19 sites ...
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(2020)This practice-led research project investigates the prison space from an insider’s perspective through the mediums of drawing and digital manipulation. Literature on the daily happenings within the closed society of those ...
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(2021)The end-Cretaceous mass extinction is linked to an asteroid impact 66 Ma ago. Biomarker and stable isotopes are used to summarise the extinction event and the recovery of microbial life in the Chicxulub impact crater. ...
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(2021)The practice of soil stabilization has become an essential part of present day geotechnical engineering projects. However, it is a matter of growing concern that popular chemical stabilizers possess high carbon footprint ...
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(2021)There are concerns that increases in dwelling density brought about by urban consolidation might require changes in open space policy to ensure liveability does not deteriorate. A mixed methods approach was adopted utilising ...
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(2020)This thesis is devoted to the study of various classes of nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations with nonlocal terms, which arise from many disciplinary fields. By using the variational method, the topological ...