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Contains the higher degree research theses completed by Griffith graduates.
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Becoming a midwife : a case study of a women-centred midwifery curriculum
(1998)Midwifery education is in transition in Australia. Courses are being implemented in the university sector at a time when there is increasing debate and concern over the provision of maternity services. The idea of ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Emerging Out of Graffiti Into the Gallery
(2015-10)This exegesis develops and applies strategies for how my practice emerging out of the tradition of graffiti in contemporary Australia can maintain its criticality in a gallery context crossing over from the street to ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Community Knowledge and Use of the National Pollutant Inventory
(2009-05)Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) have been established in many countries on the basis, at least partially, that community awareness will lead to pressure on polluters to reduce their emissions. In Australia, ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Attention bias to threat in mothers with emotional disorders predicts increased offspring anxiety symptoms: A joint cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis
(2015-10)Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent and disabling emotional disorders. While a number of risk factors have been identified, the exposure of children to their parent’s cognitive biases is a possible mechanism through ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Reframing the Subject/Reframing the Self: Contextualising Lesbian Ontology in North of the Border: Stories from the “A Matter of Time” Project
(2015)This doctoral submission is comprised of two parts: a studio research component in the form of North of the Border – a book of photographs and interview-based narratives – and an exegetical dissertation that speaks to the ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Ultrasound-observed tendon abnormalities in lateral epicondylalgia: Exploring associations with neurosensory and clinical outcomes
(2018-03)Background Lateral epicondylalgia (LE) also known as tennis elbow is an overuse tendinopathy of the common extensor tendon at the lateral elbow causing persistent pain and disability. Current pathophysiological models ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Investigations of High Efficiency Wireless Power Transfer Systems (WPTS) for Electric Vehicles (EVs)
(2018-04)Over the last decade, fossil fuel prices have significantly increased due to the dependency on hydrocarbon energy sources for transportation and electricity generation. In order to solve power generation issues, most ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
How do restricted and repetitive behaviours influence the participation of children with autism in school contexts?
(2018-07-23)Background: Restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests are one of the two core diagnostic features of autism. Frequent, severe restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests can cause significant difficulties ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Chemical Investigation of Plant Taxodium ascendens
(2018-06)Anticancer activity screening of an extract library containing 152 traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) has identified one crude extract from Taxodium ascendens with potent activity. The overall aim of the project was to ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Reckless Behaviour in Emerging Adulthood: A Psychosocial Approach
(2018-02)The emerging adult years, extending from the late teens through the 20s, are commonly associated with peak physical health and being in the “prime” of one’s life. However, these years are also associated with peak lifetime ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Using Cytological Profiling to Discover Chemical Probesfrom Traditional Chinese Medicines against Parkinson's Disease
(2018-06)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder with a high prevalence rate worldwide, imposing serious burden to affected individuals, their families and society as a whole. Unfortunately, the molecular ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Mass Spectrometry Method Development to Identify Binding Ligands Against A2AR Nanodisc Complex
(2017-11)Protein is essential for human physiological processes and signalling pathways. Mass spectrometry (MS) is an important tool for ligand identification against protein target. This project aims to establish an MS-based ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Physical properties of blood in patients with differing severities of obstructive sleep apnoea and the effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment
(2018)Background: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep breathing disorder that results from the repetitive collapse of the upper airway. Clinical research has demonstrated complex multifaceted relationships between ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Interpreting Youth Representation in Transitional Justice
(2018-05)The political agency of young people has been increasingly acknowledged within the practice and scholarship on peace and conflict. Recognition that young people have agency denotes a normative shift in the beliefs of the ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Resilience and Emergence in Contemporary Project Evaluation: An Epic Battle Between Professional and Political Logics
(2018-06)Purpose – This study seeks to shed light on the increasing complexity of evaluation practices in the context of international development projects by exploring two competing evaluation logics—professional and political. ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
How does it go? An investigation into interpretive options of selected clarinet works
(2018-02)This submission examines and compares different approaches to preparing and performing a specific programme of Western concert clarinet repertoire. Historic and modern sources concerning contrasting performance approaches ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Next generation of human cancer diagnostics: Nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensors for clinically relevant exosomes and exosomal biomarkers analysis.
(2018-04)Exosomes are 40-100 nm diameter membrane vesicles which are released from cells and circulate in body fluids such as blood, urine, and saliva. Being encapsulated by a lipid bilayer, these nanoscale vesicles carry a cargo ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
House of Homes: Theatrical Explorations of Home and Belonging
(2017-11)This arts-based thesis focuses on notions of mapping a home of belonging. By investigating creative ways to re-story our past, present, and future, it considers what we might do to satisfy this basic human longing and ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The effects of shear stress on blood
(2018-02)The scientist’s advancement in human biological and physiological understanding, and the engineer’s increasing capabilities has allowed for development of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices with improved ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The effects of organisational capabilities and pro-environmental attitude of management on the adoption of proactive environmental strategies for obtaining competitive advantage: An empirical evidence of the hotel industry in Thailand
(2018-05)Businesses in this century are facing a critical challenge concerning environmental problems. It has been argued that unstainable business operations are one of the major factors that contribute to the deterioration of the ...GRIFFITH THESIS