ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONTRIBUTION TO THE RESEARCH WORK AND/OR AUTHORSHIP

This thesis includes . . .

original papers published in peer reviewed journals.

The core theme of the thesis is. . . The ideas, development and writing up of all the papers in the thesis were the principal responsibility of the candidate, working within the (name of academic unit) under the supervision of . . . The inclusion of co-authors reflects the fact that the work came from active collaboration between researchers and acknowledges input into team-based research. If this is a laboratory-based discipline then there could follow a paragraph outlining the assistance given during the experiments, the nature of the experiments and an attribution to the contributors.

CONFIRMATION OF CO-AUTHORSHIP Paper 1 Author(s) Contribution Title Chapter in thesis Name of Publication 1. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

2. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

3. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

Paper 2 Author(s) Contribution Title Chapter in thesis Name of Publication 1. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

2. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

3. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature Paper 3 Authors(s) Contribution Title Chapter in thesis Name of Publication 1. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

2. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

3. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

Paper 4 Authors Contribution Title Chapter in thesis Name of Publication 1. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

2. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

3. Nature of contribution Percentage contribution Signature

Attachment 2 Monash University MONASH RESEARCH GRADUATE SCHOOL DECLARATION In accordance with Doctorate Regulations 17/Doctor of Philosophy Regulation 61 at Monash University the following declarations are made: 1 I hereby declare that this thesis contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma at any University or equivalent institution and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, this thesis contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference is made in the text of the thesis. Further, Chapters 4, 5 and 10 present articles co-authored with "A", "B", "C" and "D". In the case of Chapters 4 and 5 my contribution to the work involved the provision of the data, the preliminary analysis and categorisation of the data into a usable format and providing direction on the scope and structure of the analysis. In the case of Chapter 10 my role involved most of the computer programming and analysis of results. (Signed) ...........................

2 It is agreed that in terms of the overall workload for each paper the relative contributions of each author, in percentage terms, was: Chapter 4: "Self" (45%) "D" Chapter 5: "A" Chapter 10: "B" (45%) "C" (10%)

(40%) "Self" (40%) "D" (20%) (50%) "Self" (50%)

(Signed) ......... (Signed) ........... (Signed) .......... "A" "B" "C"

(Signed) ......... (Signed) ........ "D" "Self"