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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Explaining community-level variation in police use of force: The influence of community characteristics and community-oriented policing on Australian officers use of force
(2019-09-10)Extant research on police use of force has established that force is not distributed evenly across communities. However, this body of research is limited compared to the attention afforded to the influence of individual ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Educating tourism students to have a sustainable mindset: a study into how universities can develop students' capabilities to have more complex understandings of sustainability.
(2019-10-10)An important outcome of a university business education is to shape individuals who are capable of working in and operating businesses that deliver economically profitable, socially responsible and ecologically viable ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Social and Mental Health Sequelae Following Childbirth Injuries in Women in Eastern and Central Africa
(2019-09-10)Female pelvic organ dysfunction occurring in eastern and central Africa results in significant morbidity and adverse social and mental health sequelae.Lack of adequate resources available for health care compounds the ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Sustainable Livelihoods in Traditional Fishing Villages on Rote Island, Indonesian: Providing a FRESH Start for the next generation
(2019-09-04)Sustainable Livelihoods in small-scale fishing villages throughout Southeast Asia is the region’s greatest poverty alleviation problem. Small-scale fisheries are frequently characterised as an occupation of last choice, ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Seabed Instability around a Submerged Breakwater due to Dynamic Loadings
(2019-08-29)A breakwater is one of common offshore structures for protecting ports and coastlines. Dynamic response of a seabed around a breakwater caused by the interactions between waves and currents is a critical aspect in ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Clinical Decision Making for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
(2019-08-28)Objective: Interprofessional collaborative practice skills and the ability to make effective clinical decisions are among the most important skills required for practising health professionals, and are an important focus ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Superelastic Electron Scattering from Laser Excited States of Sodium
(2007)This thesis presents the results of a series of experiments in which electrons are superelastically scattered from various laser excited states of sodium. The atoms, once in the optically prepared state, are forced to relax ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Single and Multicomponent Heavy Metal Ion Adsorption from Aqueous System Using Biochar Derived from Date Seed Biomass
(2019-08-27)Water contamination by heavy metal ions is a world-wide issue. Adsorption is an effective treatment method for heavy metal removal from contaminated aqueous solutions. Traditional adsorbents such as activated carbons are ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Rethinking the Relationship with Nature in Contemporary Australia: Salvaged Materials, Colonial History, and Cross-Cultural Narratives
(2019-08-27)This doctoral project analyses Eurocentric and anthropocentric ideologies about nature, tracing them back to the eighteenth century invasion and colonisation of Australia. This research informs my series of unmonumental ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
A cross-cultural investigation on the role of body dissatisfaction in predicting problematic weight-related behaviours, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours and quality of life of female emerging adults in Malaysia and Australia
(2019-08-27)The increase in body dissatisfaction (BD) in recent times for Western and non–Western women is a concerning public health issue given that BD has been associated with a myriad of negative health outcomes. While BD is often ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Numerical Modelling of Blood Flow for Coarctation of the Aorta: Pre- and Post-treatment Simulations
(2019-08-27)Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA) is a disease that is present in newborns and is commonly described as a short section of narrowing in the aorta. This thesis uses mathematical and numerical modelling to investigate both ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Impact and Documentary Filmmaking: Ethical Reflections On A Practice Based Study
(2019-08-27)In this exegesis I examine my creative project, a series of seven short documentary films entitled The Ripple Effect of PTSD (Melzer 2016a), and its impact on community, on the film participants, and on me as a filmmaker. ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The Cultural Politics of Paradise
(2019-08-27)This thesis depicts the cultural transformation of Australia’s Gold Coast over the last decade. Informed by my own professional experience in the arts community, I present qualitative research conducted with artists, ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Muscular stabilisation of the knee and development of automated and tuned subject-specific musculoskeletal models for gait simulations
(2019-08-20)Computational models of the human musculoskeletal system allow researchers to investigate human biomechanics without the need for invasive methods or expensive experiments. These models can be combined with standard motion ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Frictions of Difference: Transcultural Reimaginations, Reinterpretations, and Reconsiderations in Contemporary Visual Arts
(2019-08-23)This arts-based research investigates the ways in which contemporary transcultural artists (a category in which I include myself) have harnessed the frictions and tensions of cultural difference to develop their practices. ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Wellbeing and Physical Activity in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder with and without Intellectual Disability
(2019-08-22)Background: During adolescence, risk and opportunity are both elevated. Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ASD with co-occurring intellectual disability (ASD+ID) must navigate this period of psychological ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
An Evaluation of the Thai Tsunami Victim Identification DNA Operation
(2017)On 26 December 2004, a 9.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the west of Sumatra, Indonesia triggering a tsunami that killed over 280,000 people in thirteen countries. The total energy released from the earthquake was ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
A case study of students' attitudes towards ANNESTs and ANNESTs' reflections on their language teaching practice
(2019-08-29)For English-language students, the dominant preference is to have native English- speaking teachers (NESTs). This is because NESTs are perceived as the ideal teachers for learning English given that it is their first ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Hydrogen Storage in Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs)
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Ecosystem Valuation of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the South Pacific Islands
(2018-07)One of the greatest challenges for sustaining the ecosystem services that we, as a society, derive from marine ecosystems is to minimize the knowledge gap relating to marine ecosystem values. That is, identifying, eliciting ...GRIFFITH THESIS