RSS 1.0Theses - Higher Degree by Research
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Contains the higher degree research theses completed by Griffith graduates.
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A Multi-criteria Framework for Analysing Cross-cultural Differences in Adolescent Drug Policy
(2017-05)Adolescent drug involvement and its associated harms reflect a dynamic and multifaceted phenomenon, which makes holistic policy decisions and trade-offs of intended and unintended policy impact difficult to manage. Drug ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Investigation of epigenetic inhibitors as anti-plasmodial drug leads
(2018-03)Malaria, caused by Plasmodium parasite species, remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases and is a major public health problem in numerous developing countries. In 2016, an estimated 216 million malaria cases ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Interaction and Engagement in Online Education: Impacts of Student Characteristics and Perceptions
(2018-07)Online learning has become a common method for providing learning at different levels of education. It uses a new form of technology in the field of education to improve classroom activities, overcome the limitations ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Multi-nucleated glial cells and the implication for neural health
(2017-10)The term glioma encompasses all tumours that originate from glial cells and accounts for almost 80% of primary malignant brain tumours. Gliomas typically present as a heterogeneous mass of cells that include the presence ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Monitoring the effects of climate change on the rainforest birds of eastern Australia
(2017-09)Climate change will significantly affect avian biodiversity on a global scale. Increasing temperatures over the next century will lead to shifts in species distributions, alterations in the timing of breeding and migration, ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Un/comfortable Bodies: Collaborative Performance, Embodiment, and Materiality in the Sensorial Field of Clay
(2018)This exegesis proposes art as an in/hospitable space for female embodiment, drawing on manifestations of the uncanny, the shadow, and the ghostly, for which theoretical support is found in new feminist, posthumanist, and ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
'Bend the bamboo shoot while it's young': Rhetoric, ideals and children in Brunei Darussalam
(2018-02)The protection and rights of children is a worldwide concern. Globally most countries have agreed to minimum standards for child participation, protection, and provision of basic needs. Yet, it is recognised that children ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Health and Safety Issues for Women Working in the Ready-Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh
(2018-03)In the 1980s, Bangladesh entered the global market by establishing export-oriented industries, the largest of which was the ready-made garment (RMG) industry. This industry has recruited a mainly female workforce consisting ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Genetic structure and life history variation in a cryptic fish species complex, Australian smelt (Retropinna semoni) across south-east Queensland, Australia
(2018-04)Generally freshwater fish exhibit higher levels of genetic structuring between spatially distinct populations than marine species due to the presence of natural and artificial barriers to dispersal in freshwater ecosystems. ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Developing and Investigating a Theory of Endemic Sexual Violence and Abuse
(2018-04)Sexual violence and abuse is a serious, global, public health concern. Prevalence rates, however, are unevenly distributed, with concentrations of sexual violence and abuse occurring in some countries, communities, ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Exploring C4-Modified Sialosides in Siglec Affinity and Selectivity
(2018-03)The family of Sialic-acid-binding ImmunoGlobulin-like LECtins, known as Siglecs, play a vital role in the hematopoietic, immune and nervous systems of many mammals, including humans. These membrane-bound proteins mediate ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Identification and Characterization of Novel Anti-leishmanial Compounds.
(2017-10)Leishmaniasis is characterized as a parasitic disease caused by the trypanosomatid protozoan termed Leishmania. Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries around the globe with increased cases of morbidity and mortality ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Novel Approaches to Whole Parasite Blood-Stage Malaria Vaccine Development
(2018-02)The development of blood-stage vaccines capable of reducing severe disease remains a critical component of malaria eradication efforts. Such a vaccine will hypothetically reduce gametocyte densities which will in turn ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Defects on Graphene for Hydrogen and Oxygen Electrocatalysis
(2018-03)Electrocatalytic energy conversion reactions as a branch of catalysis, are widely utilized in industry and continuously hot in academic research. Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Effects of Nutrient Additions on Dune Lakes on Fraser Island, Australia
(2002)Given the rapidly increasing visitation levels to Fraser Island, there is increasing concern that tourist activities may threaten the long-term ecological health of the region's unique dune lakes. This project aimed to ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Human Health Risk Assessment and Management of Chlorpyrifos Exposure among Rice Farmers in Ghana
(2017-10)Pesticides are commonly applied in the agricultural sector of Ghana by farmers. Owing to weaknesses in regulations and unsafe practices, applicators of pesticides in the country are vulnerable to excessive exposure and ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Probabilistic modelling for flow density relationship
(2018-03)Speed - density relationship is the foundation of the traffic flow theory and transportation engineering. It represents the mathematical relationship among the three significant traffic parameters - traffic flow, speed and ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
IPSAS and Local Government Financial Reporting in Indonesia: Evidence from Municipalities and Cities
(2018-03)The New Public Management (NPM) reform in the late twentieth century around the globe incites the need for increased accountability and transparency at governmental level both central and local. The International Public ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The Association of Stress and Resilience with Non-Motor Symptoms and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease
(2018-01)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects approximately 1% of persons over the age of 65. (1) PD is characterised by alpha-synuclein-immunoreactive inclusions, or Lewy bodies, that cause neuronal ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Recombinant Images: Genome Sequencing as a Catalyst for Studio Printmaking
(2018-04)This practice-led visual arts research project explores the implications of modern genetic technologies through printmaking and the use of genome sequencing as a catalyst to produce artistic responses. Studio methodologies ...GRIFFITH THESIS