Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2016)This thesis details the synthesis and characterisation of novel silica coated Fe3O4-ZnO core-shell nanostructures for applications in target-specific photodynamic cancer therapy. While the silica shell was outfitted with ...
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(2016)Lupin has health benefits but low consumer acceptability due the beany flavour caused by Lipoxygenase (LOX) enzyme. To improve this acceptability the beany flavour needs to be removed. Three types of heat treatment were ...
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(2017)In this first study of opt-out HIV testing in Australia, a needs assessment and systematic review of research on opt-out HIV testing indicated a need for a change in testing strategy. Next, a qualitative study of health ...
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(2017)Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are promising photo-voltaic devices for solar energy conversion. The design of DSSCs includes the configuration of efficient anodes, sensitizer and counter electrode. In this thesis, a ...
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(2017)Numbers of secondary students, studying science to tertiary level in New Zealand, continues to decrease resulting in a lack of trained scientists to meet demands. This study has researched that a layered curriculum ...
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(2017)The PhD study focuses on developing new optimisation models for the open pit mine planning and production scheduling using TopCone Algorithm and mathematical programming techniques. Specifically, TopCone Algorithm is a ...
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(2017)Fisheries acoustics are one of the most promising tools for holistic marine monitoring. Modern fishing vessels, equipped with echosounders, can be used as scientific platforms. Acoustic data and optical catch recordings ...
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(2017)This research studies the methodology of using GNSS for tide estimation. It mainly investigates suitable filtering methods to extract tide signal from temporal changes in GNSS estimated height of the sea surface. These ...
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(2017)This study describes the various roles adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) play in a breast tumour environment. The ADSC-derived secreted factors inhibit breast tumour cell growth aspects, whereas the tumour-derived ...
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(2017)This thesis re-evaluates the history of fossil fuels in the Dampier sub-Basin, North West Shelf of Australia, from the stage of deposition of land plant debris. It then identifies potential source rock signatures from ...