Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2012)This thesis examines voluntary risk disclosures from 600 firm year annual reports in four countries’ (Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore) manufacturing listed companies for the 2007-2009 financial years. This ...
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(2014)Following from the rhetoric and promise of compact cities, how best may we accurately model the interactions of local land-use plans with public transportation provision to transform automobile-dependent metropolitan ...
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(2012)Atmospheric leaching (AL) of low-grade nickel laterite ores can produce a pregnant leach solution (PLS) containing significant amounts of impurities such as trivalent iron, aluminium and chromium ions. Purification of PLS ...
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(2005)The thesis was based on a unique opportunity to compare the perceptions of participants before and after a scenario planning project conducted in a water utility. The researcher was able to explore the perceptions of the ...
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(2010)The overarching objective of this study is to examine the association between audit committee effectiveness and the level of earnings conservatism exhibited by Australian publicly listed firms. Studying the audit committee ...
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(2012)This PhD dissertation mainly studies the prediction, simulation and mitigation methods of the two main hazards in LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) industry, LNG vapor dense gas dispersion and LNG fire radiation, respectively. ...
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(2013)Inclusion of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) together with fly-ash can have significant effects on the development of mechanical and durability properties of geopolymer concrete when cured at normal temperature. ...
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(2013)Assembly is the process in which two or more objects are joined together through particular sequences and operations. Current practice utilises two-dimensional (2D) drawings as the main visualisation means to guide assembly. ...
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(2011)In this thesis, we consider several types of optimal control problems with constraints on the state and control variables. These problems have many engineering applications. Our aim is to develop efficient numerical methods ...
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(1999)This research involved an in-depth and holistic investigation into the use of Internet technologies in high school classrooms. Specifically, it combined studies of the physical and psychosocial learning environments ...