Griffith Theses: Recent submissions
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The Importance of Public Knowledge and Community Engagement in Climate Change Adaptation Policy-making and Planning
(2021-07-28)Most of Australia’s population resides in coastal cities, but many of these communities are highly vulnerable to climate change. This makes the challenge of adapting to build resilience a high priority. Although effective ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Microbial degradation of 3-chloropropionic acid
(2021-07-28)A wide variety of contaminants have been introduced into the environment by human activity, through processes such as the manufacture and use of chemicals, petroleum products, herbicides and pesticides. Pollution not only ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The responses of soil microbes to climatic and anthropological factors in the Tibetan grasslands
(2021-07-28)It is widely known that soil microbes play an important role in biogeochemical cycling, affecting plant growth, and creating soil structure. Faced with the widespread global changes, unravelling the response of soil microbes ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
How Does Culture Influence Personality and Personality Assessments? An Emic Investigation Within the Teaching Profession
(2021-07-26)Personality and assessments have important practical applications within the work domain (Salgado, 2017) making it important to examine the work-relevancy of personality descriptions. Generally-developed personality ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The Undertowed Nature of Identity: Transcendental Performance Through Fetish and Costume
(2021-07-23)This is a practice led thesis comprised of an exhibition of artworks and an exegesis. The thesis focuses on the ineffably undertowed nature of identity and how that nature may be expressed through transcendental performance ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Understanding the Molecular and Physiological Responses of Tropical Coralline Algae to a Changing Ocean
(2021-07-23)Coral reefs are amongst the most biologically diverse ecosystems on our planet, supporting the livelihoods of millions of people globally. Despite their economic and ecological importance, human-driven global change is ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The Role of Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis in Bone Metastatic Breast Cancer and the Effect of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
(2021-07-21)Osteoporosis is a debilitating disorder of the bone that is characterised by excessive bone resorption. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women globally and frequently metastasises to the bone. Skeletal ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Creating a three-dimensional nerve bridge: translating a laboratory device into a surgical product
(2021-07-21)Nervous system injuries represent serious burdens to both those afflicted, and to global healthcare, costing several billions each year to manage. Whilst functional recovery is possible with minor injuries, current treatments ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Treatment of chitin production wastewater with a combined process of chitosan coagulation and anaerobic-anoxic-oxic biofilm reactors
(2021-07-21)Along with the rapid development of the seafood processing industry in Vietnam, thousands of tons of seafood scraps are generated annually. One of the major seafood processing wastes is shrimp waste, estimated at over ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Improvising with technology in a jazz context through composition, performance and recording
(2021-07-21)This project investigates the process of creating new works for two jazz trio ensembles, with a particular emphasis on improvisation with acoustic instruments and technology. Utilising a practice-based research model the ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Development of Polymer-based Sol-Gel Therapeutics for Parkinson's Disease
(2021-07-21)Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease is associated with the formation of neuronal cytoplasmic inclusion bodies, termed Lewy Bodies, which are comprised mainly of the pre-synaptic protein α-synuclein. Aggregation of ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Prohibiting deferred consent can lead to research bias in clinical trials within Paediatric Intensive Care Units
(2021-07-21)The conduct of clinical trials under time constraints in the paediatric critical care setting may pose an ethical dilemma for researchers. Many life-saving interventions do not allow adequate time to obtain informed, ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Inner Change: Using drama as a counselling method in generating self-awareness and supportive class interactions
(2021-07-21)Efforts to enhance the function of counselling departments in primary and middle schools are emphasised in Taiwan; however, emotion-management related courses are haphazard and rare. This study was concerned with investigating ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Structural and Functional Investigation of Galectin-8 and Galectin-9: A Pathway to Develop Novel Cancer Drugs
(2021-07-19)Galectins, or galactose binding proteins, are widely distributed in nature from sponges to humans and are defined by highly conserved carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs). Up to now, 15 mammalian galectins have been ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
TiO2-based Photoelectrocatalysis Technology for Degradation and Detection of Organics in Wastewater
(2021-07-19)With industrialization rapidly progressing in recent decades, great amounts of refractory organic pollutants are found in water bodies, which severely jeopardizes ecosystem health. Monitoring the organic compounds in water ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Leadership Practice: Tools for Meaningful Change How Leaders Use Language to Lead
(2021-06-09)To ensure the appropriate capacity development of educational leaders to meet the varying professional challenges they will encounter in the current landscape and into the future, school leaders need to be equipped to make ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Tasmanian Jazz Identity: A History of Jazz in Tasmania 1917-1989
(2021-05-28)The Tasmanian Jazz Identity theme is used as the overarching framework for this research, which identifies unique factors in Tasmania’s jazz history compared with other Australian states. Identity, in its broad sense, is ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Performing the Transformative
(2021-07-05)Inherent in this artistic project is the question of why menopause is not defined in Western society as a natural process of transformation that has the potential to result in empowerment for the individual woman. The ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Ageing in another country: the impact of family and neighbourhood environment on the wellbeing of older Chinese immigrants
(2021-07-07)The older Chinese immigrant group is one of the largest non-English-speaking ageing groups in Australia. A large volume of research has examined the health status and the social environment of older Chinese immigrants, yet ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Progressive Collapse Resistance of Post-and-Beam Mass Timber Buildings: Experimental and Numerical Investigations on 2D and 3D Substructures
(2021-07-08)Mid-rise to tall timber buildings are internationally gaining popularity. Reaching heights greater than 5 to 6 storeys has been made possible by the availability of engineered wood products, such as Laminated Veneer Lumber ...GRIFFITH THESIS