Curtin Theses: Recent submissions
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(2022)This thesis investigates the genetic aetiology of congenital myopathy in families with an unresolved genetic diagnosis. In two families, massively parallel sequencing and functional analyses identified two genetic candidates: ...
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(2021)The source craters of the Martian meteorites remain unknown. This PhD extracted pyroxene mid-infrared spectra directly from the shergottites to supplement the current spectral libraries in modelling the geology of the ...
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(2021)This study examined student digital technology usage and student self-regulated learning in 2012 and 2020. Digital technologies have become a staple in both our learning environment, as well as our personal environment. ...
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(2022)I investigated the spatial and temporal distribution of Galapagos fish assemblages using diversity, abundance, and length data from baited remote underwater stereo-video systems. I generated information describing the ...
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(2021)Using France Colony and Mehr Abadi in Islamabad, Pakistan as case studies, the thesis argues that enhanced liveability requires safeguarding the cultural heritage of rural migrants in the city. It investigates the process ...
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(2021)This thesis focuses on identifying factors that could be used to predict recovery following concussion. The first study is a pilot assessment of blood-based biomarkers, neuropsychological tests and MRI outcomes, followed ...
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(2021)Top-bar defects in reinforced concrete are voids that are observed below the reinforcing bars that are at an elevation of more than 300 mm, which reduces the bond strength and accelerates the corrosion process of reinforced ...
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(2022)Drawbell connects the production and undercutting levels in block cave mines. The variables controlling a successful drawbell construction include; rock mass strength, blast damage and induced stress redistribution. ...
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(2021)The thesis entails the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel small molecules as potential antitubercular and/or antitumour agents.
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(2021)This study proposed an effective strategy by utilizing natural minerals consisting of transition metal elements as the substitute for conventional synthetic catalysts in PMS activation to decompose organic pollutants in ...