Space : Contemplating the voids
- Authors: Zuccolo, Michelle
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: This research project into the manipulation of spatial concepts by artists on the two-dimensional surface plane, has involved a selected study into cultural and aesthetic evolution from early civilization through to the present era. I have cast a line of inquiry into eastern, western and primitive art practices, observing the journey of chance accelerated by developments in technology. Traditionally artists utilized modes of spatial convention and techniques according to the specific cultural traditions of the time and place of their production. By contrast, contemporary artists know no such boundaries, and are able to select from a range of spatial options relevant both to current forms of expression and to a personal visual language. My own art practice has been enriched and extended, increasing my ability to challenge the notion of still life composition by reversing the traditional hierarchy of form and space through the application of a series of experiments brought about by extensive research into this spatial evolution. The research project has further assisted this development in my art practice by engaging me in a new level of understanding of the topic, informing my perceptions and increasing my ability to translate a combination of forms in space with heightened emotion and personal meaning.
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual Arts)
Acute cardiovascular responses during post-exercise recovery to short-term exhaustive exercise
- Authors: Zichy-Woinarski, Christopher
- Date: 2000
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "The aim of this study was to examine the effect of consecutive bouts of acute exhaustive exercise in a hot ambient environmemt on baroreflex gain, plasma volume and heart variability one week post-exercise in trained individuals." Problem with pages xviii-xx Pages 9-37 missing.
- Description: Masters of Applied Science
A study of solid and protein extraction in tofu production
- Authors: Yuwono, Sudarminto
- Date: 1998
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "The aim of this study was to investigate the extraction process, in particular the effects of solid and protein extractability in tofu production and their effects on tofu quality in terms of physical, chemical and sensory characteristics."
- Description: Master of Applied Science (Food Technology)
An investigation of actual and perceived home environmental hazards which contribute to falls of elderly Chinese
- Authors: You, Liming
- Date: 2000
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "The aim of the research project is to describe and compare the actual home environment hazards which contribute to falls of elderly Chinese."
- Description: Master of Nursing
Analysis of mobile banking malware on the Android operating system
- Authors: Xu, Dan
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: The Android platform is the fastest growing smartphone operating system to date. Consequently, malware on Android OS has been increasing at an alarming rate. Similar to Windows-based malware, Android malware also have different families which are responsible for different malicious activities. In this thesis, we focused on one particular group of Android malware which is designed to target banks and financial institutions. These banking malware use different techniques to attack bank clients and banking servers. A coherent framework to analyse the behaviour of these malware needs to be developed, so the impact of theirs attacks could be minimised. This thesis investigates a systematic analysis to understand these malware’s behaviour and distribution method. From public and private sources, 37 samples of banking malware have been collected which represent eight major Android Banking malware families. In addition, we also analysed malware source code by reverse engineering all malware samples. As a result of analysis, a clear overview and better understanding of mobile banking malware on Android OS was established. The results indicated that Android banking malware is evolving in technique and will become more difficult to analyse in the future.
- Description: Masters by Research
What is the perceived effectiveness of fully on-the-job training for carpentry apprenticeships?
- Authors: Wright, Barry
- Date: 2018
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: This study examined the training experiences of apprentices and employers who were involved in fully on-the-job training in the building and construction trades, specifically in carpentry. Fully on-the-job training, in apprenticeship, means that all training is delivered at the workplace rather than in an institution or training centre and must include structured training arrangements. The apprentice acquires competence through the performance of normal work duties, with some self-managed or facilitated training, as well as receiving support from the appointed Registered Training Organisation (RTO) trainer or trainers, which is all undertaken on the worksite. In the building and construction trades, carpentry apprentices in Australia must gain skills and knowledge over an extensive range of competencies to achieve their qualification. Traditional construction trade jobs have become more specialised over the past 20 years, which could limit the learning activities in terms of tasks and knowledge, resulting in a restricted range of skills. The project investigates this issue and other possible challenges of this delivery model. This qualitative research project involved individual apprentice and employer interviews together with key stakeholder focus group sessions. The research question was: What is the perceived effectiveness of fully on-the-job training for carpentry apprenticeships? Findings included people’s views regarding the advantages, disadvantages, the learning impacts and the outcomes of fully on-the-job training and ways of compensating for limited job roles.
- Description: Masters by Research
The landscape of my life
- Authors: Woodfield, Linda
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: The investigations surrounding the topic ‘The Landscape of My Life’ questions whether it is possible for a landscape to delineate the way in which we live our lives. For a period of thirty-two years my home has been a historic rural property comprising a dwelling and outbuildings on twenty acres of undulating countryside at Carngham. The work conveys the story of my life at this locale and pursues the motives behind the purchase of the country property, the experiences and remembrances that exist from this period of time and reflects upon the implications of a way of life over the last three decades. While considering the impact that a landscape can have on individual lives, it became important to consolidate the insights that surfaced for me with respect to my own life and works and compare it with that of other selected landscape artists. This comparison took into account personal and family backgrounds, artistic techniques, relationships with the land and the motivations that resulted in the depiction of particular landscapes. The result of these observations led to a consideration that not only can a landscape define the way in which we live our lives but, also identifies an affinity between human beings and the environment.
- Description: Master of Arts
The use of crosslinked casein for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater
- Authors: Wilson, Stephen
- Date: 1986
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: This project studies the heavy metal cation adsorption of crosslinked casein, to assess its viability as an alternative means of removing heavy metal ions from the wastewater produced by mining and manufacturing processes.
- Description: Masters Degree in Applied Science
Woven mantra : a visual expression of meditation
- Authors: Wilson, Carole
- Date: 2001
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This research project examines the links between spiritual practice and visual art. More specifically, the research examines the relationship between the repetition of a mantra, the repetition of an image and the repetition of a stich.
- Description: Master of Arts Visual Arts
Sacred landscape : An unsettling
- Authors: Whitson, Robert
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This project is concerned with a visual exploration of the land of the Western Plains of Victoria and the nature of "the sacred" in that landscape. Specifically, I have explored these ideas through the medium of painting and works on paper. The studio practice has been informed both by my personal experiencs of this geographic region and by research into the histories associated with white settlement and the subsequent forms of erasue of aboriginal presence."
- Description: Master of Arts- (Visual Arts)
The experiences which influence the decisions made by third year undergraduate nursing students to choose psychiatric nursing as a speciality area of practice
- Authors: Warner, Jackie
- Date: 1999
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: The purpose of this study is to look at the reasons why few students are choosing to enter the field of psychiatric nursing. The aim is to identify issues of concern and make recommendations to rectify the situation regarding the shortage of psychiatric nurses.
- Description: Master of Nursing
Using autobiographical figuration in painting as a vehicle for conveying my understanding of Buddhism
- Authors: Wang, Chain Khiang
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: In this research project the author focuses on making links between his art, religion (Buddhism) and life.
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual Arts)
Utilisation of Kluyveromyces marxianus for the ethanolic fermentation of lactose in skim milk permeate
- Authors: Wakeling, Lara
- Date: 1994
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "In this study ethanoal was produced via fermentation of skim milk permeate using Kluyveromyces marxianus".
- Description: Master of Applied Science
Complemented and uncomplemented subspaces of Banach spaces
- Authors: Vuong, Thi Minh Thu
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "A natural process in examining properties of Banach spaces is to see if a Banach space can be decomposed into simpler Banach spaces; in other words, to see if a Banach space has complemented subspaces. This thesis concentrates on three main aspects of this problem: norm of projections of a Banach space onto its finite dimensional subspaces; a class of Banach spaces, each of which has a large number of infinite dimensional complemented subspaces; and methods of finding Banach spaces which have uncomplemented subspaces, where the subspaces and the quotient spaces are chosen as well-known classical sequence spaces (finding non-trivial twisted sums)." --Abstract.
- Description: Master of Mathematical Sciences
Electrochemical studies of organic compounds in zinc electrowinning circuits
- Authors: Vawdrey, Peter
- Date: 1986
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: Most of Australia's zinc production is by the electrolytic zinc process, in which zinc is electrowon from an acid sulphate solution. The process is known to be exceptionally sensitive to the presence of trace impurities. At the Electrolytic Zinc plant (Risdon, Tasmania), isobenzofuranone (pthalide) has been detected in the electrowinning circuit, and found in higher concentrations during efficiency slumps. It was found that di-2-ethylhexyphthalate, (present in the liners and plastics used in the electrowinning circuit), is reduced to isobenzofuranone under the electrolysis conditions employed. In addition, an investigation involved a constant current electrolysis of a synthetic zinc electrolyte, as identified an additional pathway for the productionof isobenzofuranone. 2-Naphthol, added to the electrolysis circuit for current efficiency purposes, is also a major precursor of isobenzofuranone. 2-Napthol and possibly 1-nitroso-2-napthol can be oxidized to pthalic acid, either at a lead anode or via anode oxidation productions, and the phthalic acid produced can be reduced to isobenzofuranone at a zinc cathode. In addition, it was found that isobenzofurane is further reduced at the potential of zinc deposition to ultimately yield 2-methylbenzaldehyde. This compound, which has also been detected in Risdon plant electrolytes, is also toxic in the zince electrowinning circuit. The compound 2-methylabenzyl alcohol has also been detected via GLC examination of Risdon plant liquors. However, this compound was not detected in the present investigation, and thus no explanation can be offered for its presence in plant electrolytes. The toxicity of zinc electrolyte impurities on current efficiency was determined by a cyclic voltammetric technique. The results of this investigation indicate that the presence of isobenzofuranone and 2-methylbenzaldehyde can significantly lower current effciency, and the compounds phthalic acid and 2-methylbenzyl alcohol also lower efficiency.
- Description: Masters Degree in Applied Science
The influence of glycerol hyperhydration on run performance within an Olympic distance triathlon
- Authors: Van Ewyk, Gerald
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: This study was designed to determine the impact of glycerol hyperhydration, compared with a placebo hyperhydration, on the run performance during an Olympic distance triathlon. Ten competitive triathletes (mean peak oxygen consumption, VO2 peak = 65.5 ± 5.5 ml.kg.-1min-1) undertook two simulated Olympic Distance Triathlons in 31° C and 61% relative humidity. The trials were split into two work phases: a fixed workload phase comprising a 18-20 min swim and a 60 min cycle and, a self regulated time trial run over 10 kilometres conducted on a treadmill. One hundred and fifty min prior each trial, either a glycerol solution (1 g.kg.-1 body mass (BM) in a 4% carbohydrate – electrolyte drink) or a placebo of equal volume of the 4% carbohydrate-electrolyte solution was ingested over one hour. The total fluid intake in each trial was 23 ml.kg.-1 BM. A randomised, double blind, cross over design was used. Due to either 1) the arduous nature of the trials 2) the side effects associated with the ingestion of glycerol 3) or the combination of the two aforementioned reasons, only five of the 10 subjects completed the final 10 km self regulated time trial for both treatments. Only the data obtained from these five subjects were reported in this study. Glycerol ingestion expanded body water over the placebo by 154 ml (26%). At 60 and 90 min after the start of drinking, urine output was significantly higher with glycerol than placebo treatment (216.4, 366.4 ml vs 81.0, 242.0 ml, respectively) but significantly higher at 120 min in the placebo (421.6 ml vs 131.2 ml). There were no significant differences in heart rate and rectal temperature during the swim and cycle phases. However, there were significant increases in heart rate (at 5, 10, 15, 25 and 30 min) and rectal temperature (at 5, 20 and 30 min) during the 10 km run in the glycerol trial. The mean 10 km run time for the placebo trial was 40 min 21 sec (± 2.9 min) while the glycerol trial was 39 min 22 sec (± 2.0 min). The mean difference of 2.1% in finishing time between trials was not significant. Three of the five subjects in the glycerol trial improved their 10 km time by 7.0, 2.4 and 2.7%, respectively. The finishing time for one subject did not change for both trials while another subject had deteriorated by 2.3% in the glycerol trial. In the glycerol treatment, five subjects complained of bloating and nausea while only one subject complained of feeling unwell in the placebo treatment. Data from this study have shown that glycerol hyperhydration did not significantly improve performance while plasma volume expansion and subsequent lower rectal temperature and lower heart rates were not evident. The exact mechanisms of how glycerol hyperhydration can improve performance warrant further investigation.
- Description: Masters in Applied Science
A quantitative risk assessment of laboratory fume cupboards at Monash University
- Authors: Tillman, C.J.
- Date: 1990
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "In this work, a quantitative risk assessment procedure for laboratory fume cupboards has been developed using estimates of frequency (probabilty x exposure) and severity."
- Description: Masters Degree in Applied Science, Occupational Health and Safety
A neural network approach for predicting the direction of the Australian stock market index
- Authors: Tilakaratne, Chandima
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: This research investigated the feasibility and capability of neural network-based approaches for predicting the direction of the Australian Stock market index (the target market). It includes several aspects: univariate feature selection from the historical time series of the target market, inter-market analysis for finding the most relevant influential markets, investigations of the effect of time cycles on the target market and the discovery of the optimal neural network architectures. Previous research on US stock markets and other international markets have shown that the neural network approach is one of most powerful techniques for predicting stock market behaviour. Neural networks are capable of capturing the non-linear stochastic and chaotic patterns in the stock market time series data. This study discovered that the relative return series of the Open, High, Low and Close prices of the target market, show 6-day cycles during the studied period of about 14 years. Multi-layer feedforward neural networks trained with a backpropagation algorithm were used for the experiments. Two major testing methods: testing with randomly selected test data and forward testing, were examined and compared. The best neural network developed in this study has achieved 87%, 81% 83% and 81% accuracy respectively in predicting the next-day direction of the relative return of the Open, High, Low and Close prices of the target market. The architecture of this network consists of 33 input features, one hidden layer with 3 neurons and 4 output neurons. The best input features set includes the relative returns from 1 to 6 days in the past of the Open, High, Low and Close prices of the target market, the day of the week, and the previous day’s relative return of the Close prices of the US S&P 500 Index, US Dow Jones Industrial Average Index, US Gold/Silver Index, and the US Oil Index.
- Description: Master of Information Technology by Research
Occupationally exposed sulphide lead workers and tobacco smoking 1996-1997
- Authors: Tight, Peter
- Date: 1998
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: The aim of the study was to determine if tobacco smoking contributes to elevated blood lead levels, in a study of sulphide exposed mining process workers.
- Description: Master of Applied Science
Charting cyberspace : self-identity, community, and nationalism in the virtual realm
- Authors: Thompson, Kevin
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This thesis takes a broad look at recent developments in cyberspace with a particular focus on the key concept areas of self-identity, community and nationalism. The field of cyber research is very much a nascent one, but already a seminal core of literature abounds that privleges cyberspace as a world that is somehow removed from the everday one in which we reside. This study argues against this assertion, suggesting instead that cyberspace, for most users, is merely another commonly accessed part of daily life."
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy