Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2016)This research uses a narrative inquiry approach to explore and stage a Bhutanese community dialogue on the recent troubling rise in suicides by school students. Forty-four individual interviews and seven group interviews ...
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(1998)This thesis makes a comparative study of cultural differences and similarities between Chinese and Western outlaw heroes. It examines this cultural phenomenon from eight angles: the outlaw hero as constructed by history, ...
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(1997)This research is about the problem of identifying key factors for corporate recovery of electric utilities in New Zealand and the Philippines. Its primary objective is to learn from the experiences of three regulated ...
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(2016)Seismic attenuation is a major factor affecting seismic amplitudes. It is important to understand its spatial distribution in the overburden to correctly image seismic horizons and use qualitative interpretation techniques. ...
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(2014)Proprioceptive input is critical for normal and safe movement. There exists a gap in the literature regarding the assessment of proprioceptive function during dynamic tasks of the lower limb. To fill this gap, the present ...
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(2015)Sustainable geopolymer composites reinforced with natural cotton fibres have been developed and their mechanical and durability properties are evaluated in this research. Results showed that the mechanical properties ...
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(2012)In this thesis, We propose new computational algorithms and methods for solving four classes of constrained optimization and optimal control problems. In Chapter 1, we present a brief review on optimization and ...
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(2011)Nitrification has been acknowledged as one of the major barriers towards efficient chloramination in water supply distribution systems. Many water utilities employing monochloramine as the final disinfectant have been ...
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(2006)This thesis is about the everyday cultural practices of communal television viewing by urban kampung people. It challenges the institutional frameworks and constructs about the television audience. To achieve this, the ...
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(2015)This study investigated function, ecology and evolution of variation in seed size in Hakea (Proteaceae). I first revealed that the evolution of seed size is phylogenetically constrained. Using a series of glasshouse ...