2008 Thesis Submissions

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Md Ali - M Engineering (Mechanical) [R] - Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Fluid Mixing in T-Shaped Micromixer

Thomas Bellamy - M Philosophy [R] - An Investigation Into the Roles and Contributions of Non-Technical Skills in Collaborative Design Teams in an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Environment

Mohammednoor Altarawneh -  PhD (Chemical Engineering) - Theoretical Investigation on Formation and Destruction of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs): Thermodynamic and Kinetic Studies

Yan Han - PhD (Civil Surveying & Environmental Engineering) -  A Study of Two-Way Bending in Unreinforced Masonry

Md Islam - PhD (Computer Science) - Privacy Preservation in Data Mining Through Noise Addition

Drew Mellor - PhD (Computer Science) - A Learning Classifier System Approach to Relational Reinforcement Learning

Boris Godoy - PhD (Electrical Engineering) - Modelling and Feedback Control of Copper Heap Bioleaching Processes

Meng Wang - PhD (Electrical Engineering) - Efficient Algorithms for Optimization of Wireless Multicarrier Communication Systems

Christian Lovaas - PhD (Electrical Engineering) - Dissipativity, Optimality and Robustness of Model Predictive Control Policies

Cristian Rojas - PhD (Electrical Engineering) - Robust Experiment Design

Adrian Medioli - PhD (Electrical Engineering) - Maximal Controllability via Reduced Complexity Model Predictive Control

Timothy Donohue - PhD (Mechanical Engineering) - Permeability and the Structure of Porosity in Particulate Materials

Alexia Sinclair - M Fine Art [R] - The Regal Twelve

Lee Zaunders - M Fine Art [R]  - Dialogue Between Flesh and Paint

Beverly Whyte - M Philosophy (Aboriginal Studies) -  Exploring the Indigenous Curator in a Regional and Urban Context

Camille Kersley - M Philosophy (Fine Art) - Reinterpreting Prayer: The Not so Strange Place of Contemplative Prayer in the Creative Process

Agustinus Bandur - PhD (Education) - A Study of the Implementation of School-Based Management in Flores Primary Schools in Indonesia

Ashley Whamond - PhD (Fine Art) - Where Am I? Between Looking and Being in Digital Space

Brian Walsh - PhD (History) - Heartbreak and Hope, Deference and Defiance on the Yimmang: Tocal's Convicts 1822-1840

Desmond Potts - PhD (History) - Dr Peter Chamberlen 17th Century Royal Physician

Neville Drury - PhD (Humanities) - Rosaleen Norton's Contribution to the Western Esoteric Tradition

Euridice Charon Cardona - PhD (Humanities) - No Little Havana: Recreating Cubanness in Sydney Australia

Geoffrey Morris - PhD (Music) - Contemporary Guitar Repertoire:  A Performer's Examination of Preparation and Performance

Jennifer Boddy - PhD (Social Work) - Map Your Future: A Study of a Mentoring Program for Women from Disadvantaged Communities

 

Adam Quirk - M Design [R] - Navigational System and Desktop Environment Design Within the Virtual Space

Imam Kambali - M Philosophy (Physics) - Determination of Deuterium and Hydrogen Adsorption Sites on Pd(100) Using Low Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy

Jennifer Bowman - M Psychology (Clinical) [R] - Smoking Cessation for Methadone Clients: A Matter of Having the 'Where-With-All'?

Jian Luo - M Sc (Food Science) [R] - Potential Application of the Novel Probiotics - Propionibacterium Jensenii 702 in Cattle and Chicken

Hong Luu - M Sc (Food Science) [R] - Evaluation of the Quantities and Values of Byproducts of the Fish Processing Industry in Vietnam with Special Reference to the Utilization of Fish Bone

Aude Loisier - M Sc (Marine Science) [R] - A Test of the Potential Effectiveness of Rapid Biodiversity Assessment and Environmental Diversity for the Selection of Intertidal Protected Areas

Vikaskumar Shah - PhD (Biological Sciences) - Use of Coprostanol and Related Faecal Sterols for Faecal Source Tracking from Diverse Mixed Land Use Catchments

Geoffrey Doherty - PhD (Biological Sciences) - The Composition of Transcription Complexes in Bacillus Subtilis

Anthony Spinks - PhD (Biological Sciences) - Water Quality, Incidental Treatment Train Mechanisms and Health Risks Associated with Urban Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Australia

Jonathan Paul - PhD (Biological Sciences) - Oolemmal Proteomics: Identification of Oocyte Cell Surface Protein Complexes Involved in Murine Fertilisation

Sarah Norman - PhD (Chemistry) - Chemical Process Analysis: Chemometrics; Instrument Control; Applications in Equilibrium and Kinetic Investigations

Jie Zhang - PhD (Chemistry) - Ionic Liquids for Synthesis and Metal Recovery

Michael Owen - PhD (Chemistry) - Studies on the Electro-Deposition of Manganese Dioxide and Gold

Lachlan Schwarz - PhD (Chemistry) - Design and Synthesis of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for the Selective Recognition of Small Chloro-Arene Contaminants

Emelyn Smith - PhD (Chemistry) - Organised Layers of Adsorbed Block Copolymer Micelles

Vanny Tiwow - PhD (Chemistry) - Complexation of Mixed Donor Ligands

Tamar Reid - PhD (Clinical Psychology) - The Implications of Autobiographical Memory Style for the Deficits Associated with Borderline Personality Disorder

Marie-France Boissonneault - PhD (Communication & Media Arts) - Creatures Comfort: An Examination of the Historical Bond Between NonHuman Animals and Human Lived Experiences

Alan Archer - PhD (Environmental Science) - Social and Environmental Change as Determinants of Ecosystem Health: A Case Study of Social Ecological Systems in the Paterson Valley NSW Australia

Lucyna Gayler - PhD (Environmental Science) - A Palaeoenvironmental History of the Paroo and Warrego Regions, Australia: A Multi-Proxy, Multi-Site Approach

Penta Pristijono - PhD (Food Science) - Use of Nitric Oxide to Extend the Postharvest Life of Fresh-Cut and Intact Fruits and Vegetables

Phu Ha Ho - PhD (Food Science) - Lactobacilli from Vietnamese Fermented Food: Isolation, In-Vitro Probiotic Functionality and Characterisation Following Spray Drying

Paul Brockwell - PhD (Food Science) - The Effect of Temperature Management on the Quality of Broccoli and Table Grapes Exported from Australia

Timothy Connor - PhD (Human Geography) - Rewriting the Rules - The Anti-Sweatshop Movement; Nike, Reebok and Adidas' Participation in Voluntary Labour Regulation; and Workers' Rights to Form Trade Unions and Bargain Collectively

Lingyu Duan - PhD (Information Technology) - Multimodal Mid-Level Representations for Semantic Analysis of Broadcast Video

Rohani Ambo Rappe - PhD (Marine Science) - Environmental Impacts of Habitat Fragmentation and Heavy Metal Contamination on Estuarine Seagrass Communities

Nita Rukminasari - PhD (Marine Science) - Factors Affecting Phytoplankton Growth and Assemblage Structure in the Myall Lakes, Australia

Mohammad Reza Shokri Bousjein - PhD (Marine Science) - Selection of Estuarine Protected Areas

Robert Ramos - PhD (Marine Science) - Age and Growth Estimates for the Port Jackson Shark, Heterodontus Portusjacksoni, (Mayer, 1793) from New South Wales, Australia

Mamoon Ali Hamad Ahmed - PhD (Mathematics) - Semigroup C* Crossed Products and Toeplitz Algebras

Michael Thrush - PhD (Physical Geography) - The Pleistocene Glaciations of the Cradle Mountain Region, Tasmania

Daniel Cotton - PhD (Physics) - Near-Field Scanning Optical Lithography for Nanostructuring Electroactive Polymers

Rebbekah Atkinson - PhD (Psychology - Science) - Brain Maturation in Chickens: Biochemical, Behavioural and Electrophysiological Investigations

Nicolette Hodyl - PhD (Psychology - Science) - Prenatal Programming of the Innate Immune Response and Pain Perception in an Animal Model of Gestational Infection

Trevor Moffiet - PhD (Statistics) - Bivariate Relationship Modelling on Bounded Spaces with Application to the Estimation of Forest Foliage Cover by Landsat Satellite ETM-plus Sensor

John Duguman - PhD (Sustainable Resource Management) - Integrated Conservation and Development Projects in Papua New Guinea: A Case Study Approach

Christiaan McCombe - M Philosophy (Management) - The Purposes of Workplace Coaching

Arief Budiman - PhD (Management) - Brand Status Drivers: A Consumer Behaviour Exploration of Indonesian Generation Y's Perceptions of Status Brands

Malliga Marimuthu - PhD (Management) - Factors Influencing Spatial Technology Adoption: A Study of Retail Businesses in Australia

Mohd Yaacob - PhD (Management) - An Investigation of the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry's Environmental Strategies, Stakeholders' Pressure, Environmental Effectiveness and Competitive Advantage

Stacey Baxter - PhD (Management) - Australian Children's Brand Awareness: The Impact of Cognitive, Social and Environmental Factors

Jennifer White - M Medical Science (Occupational Therapy) [R] - The "Lived Experience" of Long-Term Stroke Survivors in Newcastle, Australia

Lyn Ebert - M Philosophy (Midwifery) - Midwives Interactions With Women Who Smoke in Pregnancy

Carolyn Hastie - M Philosophy (Midwifery) - Putting Women First: Interprofessional Integrative Power

Marie-Christina Virago - PhD (Behavioural Science) - A Journey Past the Sun - Group Art Psychotherapy for People with Melanoma: An Investigation Using Narrative and Immunological and Psychosocial Measures

Conor Gilligan - PhD (Behavioural Science) - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women: An Examination of Smoking During Pregnancy

Dieu Thi Thu Huynh - PhD (Community Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology) - Assessment of Risk Factors for Excess Weight Gain and Development of Obesity in PreSchool Children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ahmad Saedi Some Olia - PhD (Human Physiology) - Role of Lycopene and Long Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplements in Airway Inflammation

Robert Sullivan - PhD (Human Physiology) - Adaptive Plasticity in the Degenerating Rat and Human Retinae

Jay Horvat - PhD (Immunology & Microbiology) - Modulation of Responses in the Asthmatic Lung by Chlamydial Infection

Kathryn Skelding - PhD (Immunology & Microbiology) - Viral Oncolysis of Human Breast Cancer

Bente Anita Talseth-Palmer - PhD (Medical Genetics) - Genetic Variation and Its Role in Malignancy

Alireza Khoshdel - PhD (Medicine) -  Circulatory Syndrome: A New Insight Into the Early Diagnosis and Management of Renal-Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Mellitus

Thi Dieu Thuy Nguyen - PhD (Medicine) - Airway Inflammation in School-Aged Children with Asthma

Michael Stark - PhD (Medicine) - The Influence of Sex-Specific Differences in Feto-Placental Glucocorticoid Metabolism on the Preterm Microvasculature and Transitional Circulation

Gemma Madsen - PhD (Medicine) - Estrogen and Progesterone Actions in Human Parturition

Paul Watson -  PhD (Nursing) -  In Search of What it Means to Preschool Children to be Ill

Paul Long - PhD (Nursing) - Therapeutic Imagination: A Key Feature of Nursing Care in Forensic Mental Health Care Settings

Yeun-Sim Jeong - PhD (Nursing) - Gerotranscendence: A Case Study of the Phenomenon of Advance Care Planning (ACP)

Anne Dullow - PhD (Nursing) - A Critical Ethnography of the Impact of Policy and Legislative Changes on the Roles and Functions of Child and Family Health Nurses in New South Wales

Jean Booth - PhD (Nursing) - It's Just Part of the Job, Isn't It?  Violence and Aggression in the Nursing Home

Gwenda Wilkinson - PhD (Nursing) - Protecting Client Autonomy: A Grounded Theory of the Processes Nurses Use to Deal with Challenges to Personal Values and Beliefs

Afsoon Mehraban Hassani - PhD (Occupational Therapy) - An Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Understanding Falls Risks Among Older Community-Dwelling Women in Australia

Richard Fletcher - PhD (Paediatrics) - The Assessment and Support of New Fathers