Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2020)An investigation into the impact of preterm birth on the exercise capacity in school-aged children. Children born preterm had decreased lung function and altered lung structure and exhibited an altered ventilatory pattern ...
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(2020)What are you afraid of, and what will you do to protect yourself from that threat ? When envisioning the creation of a new state this dissertation lays the groundwork, for the incorporation of a multidimensional pre-state ...
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(2020)This thesis examines the relationship between CEO characteristics, namely CEO power, CEO outsider, with corporate financing decisions, specifically corporate cash holdings and dividend policy. The study finds that powerful ...
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(2020)This thesis investigates the effect of cyclic loading conditions on the strength and deformation behaviour of rock materials under uniaxial compression. Two microstructurally and mineralogically different rocks are ...
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(2020)In this I PhD explored the application of the circular economy theory to buildings. I employed methods based on systematic review and meta-analysis, life cycle assessment, case study method and method development. I ...
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(2020)This thesis explored the role of interior design in Aboriginal students' sense of belonging in Western Australian boarding schools. Through Participatory Action Research, data were collected by yarning and drawing with ...
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(2020)This dissertation evaluated critical aspects of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and generated valuable information for the understanding and management of this corrosion threat. The main outcomes include a ...
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(2020)This thesis consists of three essays on corporate governance, accounting conservatism and corporate financial decisions in the GCC region. It is found that Saudi firms with ruling-family directors practise less accounting ...
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(2020)The aim of the study was to provide an evidence base about antibiotic use in the general population in Nepal. A mixed methods design was adopted, with data collected across public and private health facilities, and from ...
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(2020)Accounting information systems may fail resulting in financial, social, environmental, and economic catastrophes. The reasons underlying these failures are not well investigated yet. While technical causes may play a role, ...