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Contains the higher degree research theses completed by Griffith graduates.
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The Presentation and Impact of School Refusal Behaviour in Children on the Autism Spectrum.
(2021-09-30)Almost half of all children on the autism spectrum experience school refusal (Totsika et al., 2020), yet very little is known about the presentation of school refusal, the way families support their children, and the impact ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Sources, effects and trophic transfer of microplastics in jellyfish
(2021-09-30)A discrepancy between high plastic production rates and low recycling rates contributes to a ubiquitous plastic pollution problem. If this discrepancy persists, it is estimated that approximately 12 billion tons of plastics ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Is your stress the same as my stress? The role of the role of stressor appraisal, future-oriented coping, and resilience from a transactional stress perspective.
(2021-09-30)Occupational stress is known for its negative outcomes on employee wellbeing, particularly various mental health disorders including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Furthermore, the costs of ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Foreign Policy Decision Making: Explaining Indonesia's Approach toward Australia during the 2004 Aceh Tsunami
(2021-09-27)Why did the Indonesian government decide to approve Australian humanitarian assistance following the 2004 Aceh tsunami, and how did governmental agencies manage the assistance? This thesis unpacks the Indonesian foreign ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Sounding the Everyday: Working with Objects in New Music Practice
(2021-09-27)Sounding the Everyday: Working with Objects in New Music Practice is an examination of how everyday objects can expand the music practices of composers, performers, and improvisers. I identify with each of these roles in ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Novel Forecasting and Scheduling for Microgrid Energy Management System
(2021-09-27)The high penetration of renewable energy resources brought new challenges to the modern grid; therefore, new solutions and concepts need to be developed. The idea of a microgrid (MG) has been introduced to overcome the ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Factors that Impact Attendance and Engagement of Young Consumers Referred to in Early Psychosis Service: A Challenge for Social Work.
(2021-09-27)A major challenge for service providers is maintaining the attendance and engagement of young people in mental health services as without engagement recovery from mental illness is unlikely (Casey et al., 2016). This makes ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Phosphorus sources contributing to phytoplankton blooms in a subtropical reservoir
(2021-09-27)Lakes comprise 87% of surface freshwater existing in liquid form on Earth. In recent years, however, lake condition has deteriorated at an alarming rate primarily attributed to an increase in anthropogenic-related nutrient ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
How does a shift in the accident analysis process impact a learning culture
(2021-09-24)The accident process is one of the foundation stones on which all other safety-related learning can be built. The post-accident treatment of the actors involved not only determines the level of learning gained, it can ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
It's a Matter of Trust: The Impact of Leadership Style on Organisational Identification and Job Satisfaction of Aged Care Employees
(2021-09-24)Background and Purpose: With demand for aged care growing rapidly in Australia and globally, there is a concomitant growth in demand for an aged care workforce. The Australian Royal Commission’s into Aged Care Quality and ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Antecedents of Luxury Brand Purchase: The Case of Chinese Consumers
(2021-09-22)China has shown an increasing demand for luxury in the global market; for example, Louise Vuitton, Dior, Prada, Gucci. Previous research regarding Chinese consumers has mainly focused on wealth and social status for luxury ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Development of Novel Therapies for Human Papilloma Virus Driven Cancers
(2021-09-15)Human papillomavirus (HPV) and its oncogenes (E6 and E7) are responsible for 5% of the entire burden of cancer and more than 99% of all cervical cancer cases. Although protection against infection was made possible with ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
A comparative study of the medical scientist profession in Australia and around the world to provide evidence for a review of the current self-regulatory framework.
(2021-09-10)In 2010 the Australian Government established the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) to oversee the registration requirements of fifteen healthcare professions. The official reason reported for the ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Everyday Coercion: An Exploration of Young Adults' Negotiations of Heterosexual Sex, Consent, and Normalised Male-Enacted Sexualised Violence
(2021-09-15)Sexual coercion has been used to describe tactics ranging from subtle, manipulative pressure to violent physical force, with more scholarly attention on the latter. This thesis shifts the focus to non-physically violent ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Shifting Ideals, Violent Ordeals: Pakistan's Ideological Shift and its Effects on Sectarian Violence
(2021-09-15)The Islamic Republic of Pakistan was initially conceived as a secular state by its founding fathers. Over time, the state has experienced a shift from secularism to a political ideology based on a Sunni manifestation of ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Synthesis of a new compound class of anti-tuberculosis natural products
(2021-09-13)Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It usually affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect other parts of the body (extrapulmonary TB). According to the World Health ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Developing an Idiolect for the Augmented Drumset: Exploring Music-Making as a Solo Percussionist
(2021-08-30)This project examines the integration of the MIDI keyboard alongside the Traditional Drumset (TD) and suggests that the continual renewal of technology has both shaped the TD and led to the integration of digital technologies. ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Theoretical understanding of mechanical properties of low-dimensional materials
(2021-09-01)Low-dimensional materials including carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes), transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and beyond have recently become the focus of intense research ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The influence of antiresorptive bone medication on the effect of bone-targeted exercise on indices of fracture risk in postmenopausal women with low bone mass
(2021-09-01)First-line therapy for postmenopausal osteoporosis comprises antiresorptive medication such as bisphosphonates (BPs) and denosumab (Dmab; a human monoclonal antibody). Exercise is an effective non-pharmacological stimulus ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Got a Gut Feeling: Truthiness, conspiracy and archives in contemporary culture
(2021-09-01)This exegesis reports on research undertaken for the fulfilment of my Master of Visual Arts candidature at Griffith University. My research project takes the form of a practice led installation-based studio methodology. ...GRIFFITH THESIS