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Contains the higher degree research theses completed by Griffith graduates.
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Mental Computation in Year 1
(2020-07-30)The purpose of this research was to investigate the processes that Year 1 students use when doing mental computation. This was a qualitative research with six Year 1 students from a Queensland State School. The research ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Design Considerations for a Virtual Reality Serious Game Towards Connectedness to a Nature-Based Tourism Attraction
(2020-07-30)This dissertation explores the potential of a virtual reality serious game to help people understand the complexity of a nature-based attraction, and leverage this to cultivate a connectedness to the ecosystem, working ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Don't Worry, I'm a Professional: A study of safety practitioners and their risky recreations
(2020-07-27)Portrayals of those who work in ‘safety’ increasingly conjure images of danger-avoiding crusaders on a quest to prevent exposure to even the most trivial of risks. “Bureaucratic”, “petty”, and “fun police” are just a few ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Development of a nerve stretching device to facilitate peripheral nerve repair
(2020-07-29)Advancements in biomedical engineering have improved medical technology by redefining surgical standards and developing medical devices to carry out complex repairs at a tissue level; however, effective surgical management ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Bacterial CpG DNA enhances immune responses to cancer membrane antigensin vitro
(2020-07-29)This year, more than 2.1 million people are likely to die from lung cancer, and half of these deaths will occur within the first year of diagnosis. Lung cancer represents one of the most aggressive variants of cancer and ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Microscopic Hyperspectral Image Analysis via Deep Learning
(2020-07-29)Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is a technique that can obtain more spectral information than that in normal color images. Due to this property and strength in material classification, it is widely used in remote sensing, ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
What are the determinants of participation in life for people with spinal cord injury, and how might a knowledge of these determinants enhance rehabilitation?
(2020-07-27)This thesis presents a body of work which explores three research questions. The first two are closely related – what are the determinants of participation in life after spinal cord injury (SCI), and, how might knowledge ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Salivary micro RNAs as Potential Biomarkers for Oral and Head and Neck Cancers
(2020-07-27)Head and neck cancer (HNC) could include several squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cancers that are considered a serious health problem worldwide today. The incidence rate of HNC has seen a sustained increase in Australia. For ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Clarifying the Notion of Coherence in Standardised Oral Proficiency Tests using Systemic-Functional Linguistics
(2020-07-21)Coherence is a construct used in assessing the speaking proficiency of test-takers whose first language is not English in many high-stakes oral proficiency (OP) tests. The speaking section of many OP tests are conducted ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The pharmacokinetics and anti-inflammatory capacity of Bilirubin Sulfonate: A novel biliverdin metabolite
(2020-07-23)In mammals, tetrapyrroles formed following the catabolism of haem (i.e. bilirubin and biliverdin, bile pigments) protect against free radical mediated damage that is induced during inflammation and therefore represent ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Development of Novel Scaffolds Acting Against Priority Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria
(2020-07-21)Bacterial resistance towards clinically used antibiotics continues to emerge and represents an increasing threat to human health. To address growing antibiotics resistance globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) has ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Determination of a recommended trial period for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients commencing warfarin therapy in Australia.
(2020-07-21)Background: Over the past five decades, warfarin, an anticoagulant drug, has been used in patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) for the prevention of embolic stroke. Many guidelines suggest that AF patients who have had ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Study on the Machinability of Natural Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials
(2020-07-16)Interest in natural fiber reinforced composites (NFRCs) is increasing rapidly thanks to their numerous advantages such as low cost, biodegradability, eco-friendly nature, relatively good mechanical properties, and a growing ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Dysphagia in the Community: Perspectives and Experiences of Speech Pathologists, Clients, and Caregivers
(2020-07-15)Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is estimated to affect between 5 and 72% of people living at home in the community. This figure is expected to increase in the context of a globally ageing population in which people ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli colonization of the urinary tract: pathways to chronicity
(2020-07-14)Chronically recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) caused most frequently by uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli (UPEC) are common infections and cause considerable healthcare burdens. Repeated reintroduction of ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
How can the material requirements of stop-motion puppet animation production be balanced with the affordances of digital effects and processes in order to best exploit the unique attributes of the technique?
(2020-07-09)Despite the increasingly digital domain of contemporary animation, stop-motion appears to remain a popular subset of animation. This research project attempts to account for its continued appeal by examining its unique ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
The Effects of Self-Compassion on Internalised Weight-Based Stigma
(2020-07-08)Weight stigma is a painful and distressing phenomenon experienced by many individuals with overweight and obesity around the world. Weight stigma, whether experienced from others, or internalised by individuals with ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Staying Connected after Brain Tumour: Changes in Social Networks and Relationship to Wellbeing after Brain Tumour
(2020-07-09)People with primary brain tumour typically experience high levels of functional impairment with an uncertain and often poor prognosis. Outcome studies highlight that up to 48% of people with brain tumour experience clinical ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Effective Behavioural Strategies for Reducing Disgust in Contamination Fears
(2020-07-08)Disgust has been implicated in the aetiology and maintenance of various forms of psychopathology, including contamination related obsessive-compulsive disorder (C-OCD). Disgust is difficult to diminish using standard ...GRIFFITH THESIS -
Chemical and Biological Investigations of Australian Crinoids
(2020)Natural products (NPs) are commonly defined as the secondary metabolites derived from plants, microorganisms, fungi, insects, and marine invertebrates, as the result of adaptation to the environment or as defense mechanisms ...GRIFFITH THESIS