Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2019)This experimental research provided new insights into mechanisms mediating the enduring reduction of fear. The findings are of relevance to the basic and applied setting, demonstrating that fears that are typically difficult ...
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(2019)Mining industry uses Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to improve and extend the procurement decision beyond the initial price to consider all costs over the lifecycle of assets. Along with TCO implementation, the risk of ...
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(2019)Current leg exoskeletons for rehabilitation are mostly heavy and bulky, which limits their applications in clinical settings. Moreover, portable leg exoskeletons driven by built-in batteries have limited working hours due ...
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(2019)Nanomaterials are widely used in medical, pharmaceutical and industrial areas. The thesis investigated nanosystems in the skin. First, establishing through in vitro skin studies that nanomaterials accumulate on the skin ...
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Development and Implementation of Next Generation Molecular Tool Kits for Environmental Applications(2019)Environmental DNA (eDNA) is used increasingly to map biodiversity in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. In this thesis, a combination of existing and novel eDNA assays are used to study temporal and spatial patterns ...
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(2019)The sponsored bench-top scale Monoethylene glycol distillation unit located at Curtin University was designed and operated to use realistic production fluids, such as condensate mixtures and formation water/brines to ...
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(2019)Advanced oxidation processes have been extensively studied for wastewater purification in past years. Nanocarbons demonstrated robust catalytic activity in activation of sulfate oxidants for toxic organics degradation, ...
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(2019)Low salinity waterflooding appears to be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly means to improve oil recovery by increasing hydrophilicity. However, the controlling factor(s) behind this process remains unclear. ...
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(2019)This thesis explores the multiplicity and mutability of the essay genre, memory and identity. It utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to bring cognitive neuroscience, life writing scholarship, literary studies and ...
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(2019)This thesis presents an investigation on synthesis of carbon nanoribbons by edged engineering and the roles of the carbon edges in several catalytic reactions, oxygen reduction reaction, aqueous organic remediation and ...