• Regime Transition and Foreign Policy: The Case of Russia's Approach to Central Asia (1991-2008)  

  Hazelton, Glen (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)

  In 1991, Russian embarked on an ambitious regime transition to transform the country from communism to democracy. This would be a massive transformation, demanding economic, political, institutional, and social change. It ...
• Nutritional Optic Neuropathy in Papua New Guinean Prisoners  

  Gould, Camilla Alice (Thesis, Master of Science, 2012)

  Since 2000, ophthalmologists providing clinical services in Madang, Papua New Guinea, have become aware of local adult prisoners presenting with gradual vision loss. An informal assessment conducted in Beon Jail in 2007 ...
• Marram grass seed ecology: the nature of the seed bank and secondary dispersal  

  Lim, Daniel David (Thesis, Master of Science, 2012)

  Marram Grass (Ammophila arenaria), represents a significant threat to the natural values of dune systems in southern New Zealand. Following introduction, marram grass’ primary mode of invasive spread is vegetative. Key ...
• Optimal design methods that are robust to uncertainty  

  Foo, Lee Kien (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)

  Assumptions are usually made when optimising design for an experiment. Unexpected departure from the assumptions may result in suboptimal design. This thesis aims to address the issue of optimal design under uncertainties. ...
• IR Studies of the Zirconia-Water Interface  

  Scholz, Jan (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)

  The aim of the present work was to contribute to an understanding of the reactivity of hydroxylated zirconia surfaces towards hydration and anion adsorption. IR spectroscopy was used to characterise the structure and bonding ...

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