Modelling intention to use third party logistics: an application of the...
The role and impact of behavioural factors in the business customers’ decision to outsource a service to a third party logistics (3PL) provider is the subject of this thesis. Unless it is understand...
View ArticleContested objects: redeploying commonplace objects to create new insights...
Identifying with the field of sculptural practice this project explores the potential of commonplace objects to unfold and communicate understandings of territoriality. Territoriality is the...
View ArticleArchitectural knowledge: the way that architects know and use knowledge...
This thesis uses case study analysis to discuss the nature of architectural knowledge, how architects know and what it is we know. I discuss the flexible way architects think to transform knowledge...
View ArticleComplex network tools to enable identification of a criminal community
Retrieving criminal ties and mining evidence from an organised crime incident, for example money laundering, has been a difficult task for crime investigators due to the involvement of different groups...
View ArticleUtilizing advanced modelling approaches for forecasting air travel demand: a...
One of the most pervasive trends in the global airline industry over the past few three decades has been the rapid development of low cost carriers (LCCs). Australia has not been immune to this trend....
View ArticlePeptide and monoclonal antibody mediated targeting of nanoconjugates in...
Cancer is one of the most common causes of the death. Currently used anticancer drugs have shown to be effective against various cancers. However, these anticancer drugs can not differentiate between...
View ArticleDoes community legal education work? educating English language students...
Community Legal Education (CLE) is undertaken by legal aid commissions and community legal centres. It aims to build legal capability so people can identify and address or avoid legal problems. The...
View ArticlePortion of the surface never seen: the perceptual construction of unseen...
Imaging technology has vastly extended human perception by enabling access to aspects of reality that may never be seen with the naked eye, such as a distant galaxy or the blinding light of an eclipse....
View ArticleEden. Exile. Babel: an exploration through contemporary painting practice of...
Through this project I have explored the possibilities of contemporary painting practice as a mode for investigating concepts of human-divine interrelationship, via an exploration of the themes of...
View ArticleTowards the commercialization of microalgal production: the role of...
Production of hydrocarbons and biofuels from microalgae is an emerging field that shows great potential for carbon neutral production. The green alga Botryococcus braunii is widely recognized as a...
View ArticleThe role of transthyretin in oligodendrocyte maturation
Transthyretin (TTR) is a protein that binds and distributes thyroid hormones (THs). While TTR has long been known to be synthesised in the liver and in the choroid plexus of the brain, recent...
View ArticleEffect of mixing on high density polyethylene/clay nanocomposites mechanical...
Polyethylene (PE) is the highest volume commodity polymer. The largest volume applications are flexible and rigid packaging. Key properties for packaging application materials include barrier,...
View ArticleEffect of sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate (SDBS) on nitrogen removal in...
Municipal wastewater treatment plants generally utilise biological activated sludge processes to remove organic compounds and nitrogen. The biological nitrogen removal (BNR) occurs in two steps,...
View ArticleA novel simultaneous quantification method for fat-soluble vitamins using...
The accurate and precise quantification of fat-soluble vitamins (FSVs), specifically vitamins A, D and E, has proved to be a challenge for clinical laboratories. This challenge is partially the result...
View ArticleRe-enchanting fashion: an ecocentric approach
The contemporary disconnect between people and their garments, is symbolic of a greater malaise; the loss of connection between humans and the environment. The loss of connection leaves us vulnerable...
View ArticleManagers' intentions to adopt sustainable supply chain practices
As the world moves towards the sustainable ideology, it is important for organisations to participate in such innovations. The objective of this research is to develop a model of sustainable supply...
View ArticleReady or not: investigating an early years readiness program at a Victorian...
This research study investigated the impact of a two-year Foundation program on children’s social, emotional and academic readiness and their achievements at Sunny Bank Primary School (SBPS) in...
View ArticleTheme-led script development
This practice-led research project takes the form of a one-hour television script and an accompanying dissertation that explores how theme can be used as the primary craft tool for the development of...
View ArticleInvestigating the origin and dynamics of salinity in a confined aquifer...
A seasonally pumped, multi-layered confined coastal aquifer in the Western Port Basin (southeast Australia), was assessed using environmental isotopes to identify the origins of salinity, to determine...
View ArticleA case study exploring the effect of implementing a caseload midwifery model...
Caseload midwifery is a new form of maternity care where women are cared for throughout pregnancy, birth and the early postnatal period by a known midwife, with one or two back-up midwives. The major...
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