Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2010)The purpose of this research was to synthesize novel macroporous thermosensitive hydrogels and to characterise the produced hydrogel materials for controlled drug delivery applications.Twelve hydrogel polymers were ...
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(2013)Breastfeeding has been consistently shown to be the appropriate feeding method for infants. The benefits of breastfeeding for the health of infants and women are well documented. To achieve optimal growth, development and ...
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(2001)Members of the family Chenopodiaceae are routinely used as colonizer plant species to rehabilitate waste and tailings materials on mine sites in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. These are specifically selected ...
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(2007)It is well established that rural regional Australians have borne the brunt of globalization in terms of the adverse impacts caused by social and economic restructuring resulting from global, national and local forces. ...
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(2015)Geopolymers are versatile materials, often made with ash from coal Power Stations. Applications include low green-house-gas emission cement, fireproof barriers and many more. This thesis furthered the understanding of ...
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(2008)Since bellyache bush invaded to East Timor it has significantly reduced crop and animal production and consequential loss of income from farm enterprises. Methods of control of bellyache bush chosen should be appropriate ...
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(2012)The overarching aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a teacher professional development initiative, designed to help lower secondary teachers to improve their teaching practice. To evaluate the effectiveness ...
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(1985)Two rare Banksia species, B. chamaephyton A.S. George and B. elegans Meissner, were the subject of this study. B. chamaephyton is gazetted as rare under the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia and B. elegans ...
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(2015)This study aimed to establish a new model of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) for construction projects using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). Survey research and Costs Significant Items (CSIs) methods were conducted to identify ...
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(2016)This study focused on the coastal inundation and erosion process in the Mid-West Coast of Western Australia. The process was evaluated for 1, 100 and 500 ARI events with future sea level rise using numerical modelling ...