Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2018)This longitudinal study used a mixed methods design to investigate how, why and to what extent science teaching efficacy beliefs changed over time from preservice teacher education to first year teaching. Analysis of ...
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(2018)Biomass pine cone (Pinus. Radiate) and eucalyptus bark (Sheathiana) based biochar were synthesized through a slow pyrolysis method. Biomass based biochar and kaolin adsorbents were characterized and their adsorptive ...
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(2018)Nanofluids gaining increased importance in science and industry including enhanced oil recovery. In this work, the ability of nanoparticles to alter the wettability of oil-wet surfaces towards water-wet at reservoir ...
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(2018)This project focused on the interpretation of a panel of laboratory investigations used in the diagnosis and management of SLE patients in the light of an hypothesis postulating aberrant apoptotic processing of cellular ...
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(2017)A hybrid of theoretical and computational methods is developed and used to show that localised stiffness added to flexible panels can reduce their susceptibility to flow-induced damage caused by static- and flutter-type ...
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(2017)Slum settlements in Addis Ababa are examined in this thesis through a sustainability lens. The Modernist slum clearance approach improves physical and economic conditions but removes the community fabric. An Organic ...
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(2018)This thesis describes the development of a new technique targeting interfacial measurements of liquid-liquid systems in practical scenarios: movement in the sample, low Bond number systems or systems which are physically ...
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(2018)I validated a 56-item seven-scale mathematics learning environment survey and used it to quantify the joint influence of students’ prior knowledge and classroom learning environment on achievement when mediated by ...
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(2017)This thesis describes physical and chemical investigations performed on latent fingermarks deposited on non-porous surfaces in order to provide the necessary fundamental underpinnings for future fingermark research. ...
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(2018)Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are new class of nanomaterials possessing high surface area, large volume and tuneable pore size. These unique materials are promising candidates for wastewater treatment. In this work, ...