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Contains the higher degree research theses completed by Griffith graduates.
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Decolonising Design: Mapping Futures
(2019-02)This thesis expands upon design theories and methods for understanding and speculating futures. New perspectives on participatory design techniques combined with Indigenous approaches to knowledge production are presented ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities and Educational Outcomes: Examining the Contribution of Sex-Role Identification
(2019-02)Sex differences in cognitive ability have been documented in psychological research for over a century, and the research area has seen considerable changes in theoretical perspectives and methodology. While males and ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Impact of Community Based Rehabilitation Interventions in Five Districts of North West Bangladesh
(2018-10)Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is an approach to rehabilitation and disability services first advocated to the world by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the late 1970’s as an approach for low- and middle-income ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Measuring the Impact of Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth and Income Inequality
(2019-01)Globally increasing income disparity, both across and within countries, suggests attention be paid to the role of fiscal policy in mitigating the problem. However, conventional wisdom suggests this can be achieved only at ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
WEARING THE MARKS OF PLACE: Wearable Objects as Vehicles for a Poetic Exploration of Edges, Walls and Fences
(2019-05)Places undergoing transition where the built environment, changing economic value, and uncontrolled nature intersect are often rich in decay and growth. Predominantly fallow, ignored or discarded sites, they are contested ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
An exploration of leadership in complex projects within the UAE in the 21st Century
(2019-02)Leading complex projects requires a high level of understanding of the softer (e.g. people management) and harder (e.g. project management tools) skills of project management (Davis & Hobday, 2006). It also requires operating ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Translating evidence into practice: Wellbeing and suicide prevention in rural Australia
(2018-12)In Australia, farmers have been recognised as a particular at-risk group for suicide. A greater understanding is needed as to why this is the case so that contextually sensitive suicide prevention strategies may be developed. ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Design, optimisation and characterisation of Silicon Carbide based thermal flow sensors for harsh environments
(2019-02)Thermoresistive and Joule heating effects in metals (e.g. platinum, nickel) and semiconductors (e.g. silicon) have been extensively utilized to develop Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) based thermal sensors. Due ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Identification of CSR Micro Social Initiatives within a Developed and Developing Country Context
(2017)Increasingly, corporations focus on balancing the needs of society and the environment, against the need to make profit (Ilhen, Bartlett and May, 2011). By adopting corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices, a ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Enhancing musical practice and performance in a variety of contexts: An autoethnographic investigation
(2019-02)This research project involved an autoethnographic investigation of strategies that can improve practice and pre-performance routines. Although much research has already been conducted in the area of optimal performance ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Tensions between urban life, disadvantage, energy consumption and the transition to renewable energy for Australian households: A series of essays
(2017-03)Anthropogenic climate change poses a significant threat to the planet’s natural ecosystems on which human civilisation depends. Since industrialisation, society has relied on the burning of fossil fuels to supply human ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Heavy Metal Bioremediation by Anaerobic-Thermophilic Bacteria from the Great Artesian Basin
(2019-01)Bioremediation is considered an effective environmental remedial strategy when compared with physical and chemical techniques. Microorganisms can remove and detoxify pollutants by transforming or degrading them. A large ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Molecular signalling and interactions in colon cancer stem cells
(2019-04)Colorectal cancer, the cancer of the inner lining of the large intestine, is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in the aging Australian population. Many studies have shown that cancer stem cells, or formally referred ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Music for Health Outcomes: How to Compose and Select Music for Perioperative Surgical Interventions
(2018-03)This study is an investigation into how to compose and select music for health outcomes in a perioperative setting. Evidence shows that music can positively affect the physiology of a patient, resulting in faster healing ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Human Resource Management in education: Recruitment and selection of teachers in independent schools
(2018-01-31)Education has been shown to be the foundation of social equity and economic progress, underpinning individual and community, self-sufficiency and sustainability. The correlation between teacher quality and student education ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Screenwriting with Stanislavsky : Augmenting a Screenwriting Process Using Stanislavsky’s ‘System’
(2015)When screenwriter and doctoral candidate, Anthony Mullins, first started studying Konstantin Stanislavsky’s ‘system’ of performance and script analysis, he hoped the well-known acting technique would be a useful tool for ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Hydrocortisone and TGF-ß1 regulate the glucocorticoid receptor and the serotonin transporter in SWAN-71 and JEG-3 cells
(2019-02-27)Introduction Pregnancy-related disorders such as pre-eclampsia (PE), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), and pre-term birth (PTB) significantly contribute to maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in all human ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Tackling Cross-Shareholding Issue in Vietnam's Banking Industry in the Context of Banking Restructuring Project
(2018-11)For the past ten years, the world has been in the midst of a financial meltdown, one of the worsts in history. Vietnam is no exception and since 2010 has been facing a slew of economic problems. The property market crash, ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Because I am Woman: The Representation of Women in the Queensland Parliament 1915-2015
(2018-04)Between 1915 and 2015, 83 women held seats in the Queensland Parliament. This thesis seeks to understand why the women Members of the Queensland Parliament are under-represented and less likely to hold leadership positions. ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Australian Transnational Vocational Education and Training Provisions: Sustainability, Quality, and Relevance
(2019-03-07)In an era of globalisation and economic competitiveness, Australia plays a major role in assisting other countries’ governments to build their workforce through the provision of vocational education programs. This is ...GRIFFITH THESIS