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Theses from 2018 2018

An integrated system to design machine layouts for modular special purpose machines, Uday Hameed Farhan

Impact of Biobanks on Research Outcomes in Rare Diseases：A Systematic Review, Monique Garcia

Health impacts and dietary composition of Paleolithic and Australian Guide to Healthy Eating Diets in Australia, Angela Genoni

Using agricultural wastes to treat lead-contaminated water in Western Australia, Hanie Hashtroudi

The online student experience: An exploration of first-year university students’ expectations, experiences and outcomes of online education, Melanie Henry

A study on the impact of a music looping technology intervention upon pre-service generalist teachers’ self-efficacy to teach music in primary schools, John Nathan Heyworth

The value of animal behaviour as a bio-indicator of restoration quality, Floyd Holmes

Exploring the preparedness of novice (student) paramedics for the mental health challenges of the paramedic profession: Using the wisdom of the Elders, Lisa Holmes

No-one was watching: A collection of short fiction and Stories beyond the gates: An exegesis, Ann Elizabeth Horner

A framework for development of android mobile electronic prescription transfer applications in compliance with security requirements mandated by the Australian healthcare industry, Kyaw Kyaw Htat

Food allergy management in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Services: Are services aware of training guidelines for food allergy management?, Tonghuan Hua

A coat of ashes: A collection of poems, incorporating a metafictional narrative - and - Poetry, Daoism, physics and systems theory: a poetics: A set of critical essays, Janet Ruth Jackson

Beyond the Wall An opera for children in 2 acts –and– Toward a more engaging operatic genre for children An exegesis, Emma Michelle Jayakumar

Bone fracture incidence, measurement and adaptation: An exploration through the continuum from incidence to measurement and adaptation, Mark Jenkins

Seed morphology, dormancy and germination of South-West Australian Ericaceae, Michael Just

A framework for social media use in project management, Muralitheran V. Kanagarajoo

The effects of exercise intensity and cognitive load on acute changes in attention and vigilance in healthy young adults, Benjamin Kan

A profile of game style, physical, technical and tactical skills, and the pathways that underpin expertise in Australian youth soccer players, Bradley Scott Keller

Residents’ perceptions of geotourism in Qeshm Island UNESCO Global Geopark, Iran, Shahrzad Khodayar

Developing and evaluating online education for dietitians to enhance learning of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), Varitha Kinghorn

Neuromuscular factors contributing to reductions in muscle force after repeated, high-intensity muscular efforts, Benjamin J. C. Kirk

An investigation of mobile phone use while driving: An application of the theory of planned behavior, Sokunthea Kruy

Is leadership the key to public sector retention in regional Western Australia? An exploratory study, Damian Lambert

High-intensity interval eccentric cycling: Acute and chronic effects, Marcin Lipski

Design, implementation and evaluation of the impact of a body image professional development program for early childhood educators, Karen Lombardi

The Beloved: A documentary film on the history and aftermath of Fremantle’s Rajneesh sannyasin community – and – Hidden Realities: Transcendental Structures in Documentary Film: An exegesis, Joseph London

Development, manufacture and application of a solid-state pH sensor using ruthenium oxide, Wade Lonsdale

Early childhood HASS matters: An investigation of early childhood staff and their transition to the new Western Australian Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum in 2017, Jane Loxton

Exploring Chinese English-as-a-foreign-language teachers’ beliefs about effective teaching of English reading in primary schools in Zhejiang Province of China and the impact of these beliefs on the teachers’ instructional practices, Meina Luo

Examining the perceived benefit of education for Aboriginal secondary students in Western Australia, Mary-anne Macdonald

Employee retention in manufacturing SMEs in Indonesia: The applicability of job embeddedness theory, Fanny Martdianty

Mobile small cell networks for next generation wireless communication systems, Ade Syaheda Wani Marzuki

I am here now: A play – and – Polyvocality, the unhomely, and the methods of Mike Leigh in playwriting: An exegesis, Michael McCall

The delivery of Primary Health Care in remote Australian communities: A Grounded Theory study of the perspective of nurses, Kylie McCullough

Circulating tumour DNA: A non-invasive biomarker for melanoma, Ashleigh Cavell McEvoy

Caught in the frame: A critical analysis of Australian media representations of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2014–2015, Mayyada Mhanna

Holistic health: Shaping women’s experiences of positive body image, Helen Elizabeth Monks

Next generation wireless communication networks: Energy and quality of service considerations, Md Munjure Mowla

Assessment of joint kinetics in elite sprint cyclists, Lynne Munro

The effect of maximal isometric training on doublet-induced force enhancement and its relationship with changes in voluntary rate of force development, David Vernon Murray

Comparative pairs judgements for high-stakes practical assessments, Hendrati Nastiti

How do national employment policies influence Human Resource practices? A comparative study of the Integrated Resort and Hotel Industry in Macau and Singapore, Poh Chong Danny Ng

Within-fire patchiness associated with prescribed burning in the northern Jarrah forests of Western Australia, Zigourney Nielsen

meeting place An exhibition – and – locating the Country: an Australian bricoleuse’s inquiry An exegesis, Annette Nykiel

Comparing live to recorded music and stories using multiple psychoneuroendocrine and psychological measures, Ronniet Orlando

Toeing the triple bottom line: Interior design for retail spaces. Creative Project: The interior design of three women’s clothing shops in Perth, Western Australia, represented as visual timelines of the design process, and Exegesis: Toeing the triple bottom line: Interior design for retail spaces, Eko Pam

Liner characterisation and leak detection using electrical resistivity techniques, Lopa M S Pandey

Does facial physiognomy in the context of anoccupational safety and health message predict outcomes?, Ian Parker

Gender differences in physical performance characteristics of competitive surfers, Joanna Parsonage

Evolving gameplay elements into virtual terrains, Andrew Pech

Mindfulness at work: Assessing the impact of practising mindfulness in the workplace on engagement, wellbeing, happiness and positivity, Fiona Peters

Breathing New Life: Investigating ways to improve the mental health of people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Western Australia, Tina Phan

Genetic determinants of rates of cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease, Tenielle L. S. Porter

Corrosion behavior of titanium-based materials produced by selective laser melting, Peng Qin

Extraction of patterns in selected network traffic for a precise and efficient intrusion detection approach, Priya Naran Rabadia

The distribution and trophic ecology of Golden ghost crabs (Ocypode convexa), Caitlin Rae

The cryopreservation of human semen, and subsequent evaluation of a commercially-available device to isolate motile sperm, Callum Andrew Robinson

Antibiotic resistance in Gram negative bacteria isolated from fish sold in Western Australia, Hannah Kathleen Robinson

Superconducting magnetic energy storage for power system stability and quality enhancement, Embaiya Salih

Social justice for sex trafficked females and sex workers in Jordan, Nora Tawfiq Samoudi (Dekaidek)

An investigation into the creation of goal scoring opportunities in Women’s International Football; And a comparison to Men’s International Football, Mark Scanlan

Exploring historical Russian pianism in Sergei Lyapunov’s Twelve Transcendental Études, Op. 11: The development of a performance edition, Tsu Tham Tommy Seah

Spatial variation of Allanblackia parviflora seed products in Ghana: Chemical and ethnobotanical exploration, Wilfred Sefah

Vital performance: Culture, worldview, and romanticist performance practice with application in Franz Liszt’s Consolations and Années de Pèlerinage Première Année, Andrew John Snedden

Ultrasound measurements on the inferior vena cava by renal nursing staff for assessment and management of intravascular volume status in haemodialysis patients, Ulrich Steinwandel

A multilanguage blended learning approach for Thai agricultural science students, Pornchai Taechatanasat

On the spatial modelling of mixed and constrained geospatial data, Hassan Talebi

Investigation of the role of amla in modulating cholesterol metabolism, and understanding its mechanism of action in reducing Alzheimer’s risk, Elham Teimouri

Young people who fireset in Western Australia: Peer group influences and impulsiveness trump consequences, Catherine Analise Timms

Muslim women in Australia and the Netherlands: A multimodal enquiry into television documentary representations, Fleur H C M van den Heuvel

Where the desert meets the sea: A fusion and reimagining of Venetian and Ottoman soundscapes for the contemporary violin, Julia Watson

An unfamiliar face, an unfamiliar environment: Investigating educators’ understanding of their attachment relationships with infants and toddlers in Early Childhood Education and Care settings, Nadia Wilson-Ali

Braking ground reaction force during 90deg sidestep cut and its relationship to leg muscle strength, Walter Yu

The identification and validation of a diagnostic signature of tumour-associated autoantibodies for the early diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma, Pauline Zaenker

Défence d’afficher: An exhibition -and- From snap-shot photography to digital printmaking via the concept of the flâneur: An exegesis, Hans-Dieter Zeh

Theses from 2017 2017

Residence time in coastal canopies, Maryam Abdolahpour

Smart home energy management: An analysis of a novel dynamic pricing and demand response aware control algorithm for households with distributed renewable energy generation and storage, Jamal Abushnaf

Denial-of-service attack modelling and detection for HTTP/2 services, Erwin Adi

Digital change detection and separation of anthropogenic and natural impacts on ecohydrological conditions in the Pilbara region, WA, Masoomeh Alaibakhsh

Luminescent solar concentrator structures for solar energy harvesting and radiation control, Ramzy Alghamedi

A study of walking and walkability through a spatial justice/spatial practice framework, in Maylands, Western Australia, Tina Askam

Creativity as a place-making tool for redevelopment of Christchurch: A case study of international students’ perceptions of city or place, Vahid Askari

Development of the MEAL framework: A multiliteracies approach to engaging adolescents in nutrition education, Samantha Lee Baker

Exploring the experience of separation in Australia: Perspectives from formerly married and cohabiting parents, Sarah M. Barbas

Genetic markers in circulating tumour cells as a measure of the metastatic propensity of uveal melanoma, Aaron Beasley

Tracing the ancestral roots and the flow of pedagogical practices in the development of ballet teaching from 1950 to 2016 in Perth, Western Australia, Diana C. M. Beck

Women in District Assemblies in Ghana: Gender construction, resistance and empowerment, Janet Serwah Boateng

Effect of a neuromuscular electrical stimulation muscle strength training intervention on muscle force and mass, physical health and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury, Vanesa Bochkezanian

A sound idea: An investigation into accessible video game design for the deaf and hard of hearing, Luke James Brook

Chinese diaspora and Western Australian nature (Perth region): A study of material engagement with the natural world in diasporic culture, Li Chen

International postgraduate students and their reasons for choosing to study at public universities in Perth, Western Australia, Steven Cohen

Sites of justice: Face-to-face encounters through dance-making in Meeting Places, Lucinda Coleman

Investigating register preferences in the female singer of contemporary commercial music, Tracey Cooke

Investigating the practice and capacity of paediatric occupational therapists to promote the physical activity levels of children in Western Australia, Sally Coombs

Comparison in muscle activity between the back squat, Romanian deadlift and barbell hip thrust during hip extension, Jose Delgado

Alexandre goes south: A novel – and – An essay, ‘The modern adventure novel’, Samima Dindar

Towards active ageing: A comparative study of experiences of older Ghanaians in Australia and Ghana, Daniel Doh

The impact of communication satisfaction on paediatric nurses’ job satisfaction and intention to stay, Gemma Doleman

Dialogue not Diatribe: Methods for a practice of socio-humanitarian playwriting, Siobhan Dow-Hall

Evaluation of acceptance and efficiency of exercise for Indigenous Australians to benefit physiological, anthropometric and metabolic syndrome outcomes, Tuguy Esgin