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N-acetyl cysteine in the treatment of alcohol use disorder in patients with liver disease: Rationale for further research.

Morley, KC; Baillie, A; Van Den Brink, W; Chitty, KE; Brady, K; Back, SE; Seth, D; Sutherland, GT; Leggio, L; Haber, PS (Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 2018)

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the leading cause of alcohol-related death and one of the most common forms of liver disease. Abstinence from alcohol is crucial to reducing morbidity and mortality associated with the ...

N-Myc pathways in neuroblastoma progression from transcriptome studies, and insights into the GABA A receptor as a target in tumour progression

Vacher, Catherine Marie-Odile Simone (University of Sydney Faculty of Pharmacy, 2014-08-31)

Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer diagnosed in infancy and represents 15% of paediatric cancer deaths. The N-Myc gene is amplified in approximately 25% of neuroblastomas, which almost halves the survival rate. The ...

Nacre-like Aluminium Alloy Composite Plates for Ballistic Impact Applications

Miao, Tingyi (University of Sydney Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies School of Civil Engineering, 2019-03-04)

It is a major scientific challenge to develop the light-weight materials with high performance simultaneously in diverse applications ranging from civil engineering to defence. Numerical results for composite plates of ...

Nam June Paik, cybernetics and machines at play.

Ballard, Susan (ISEA International Australian Network for Art & Technology University of Sydney, 2013)

Nam June Paik's playful, imperfect and often ambiguous use of cybernetics has left an important legacy for contemporary media art. Paik's works demonstrate that it is essential to temper aesthetics with ethics in order to ...

The Nano-X Linear Accelerator: A Compact and Economical Cancer Radiotherapy System Incorporating Patient Rotation.

Eslick, EM; Keall, P (SAGE Journals, 2015-10)

Rapid technological improvements in radiotherapy delivery results in improved outcomes to patients, yet current commercial systems with these technologies on board are costly. The aim of this study was to develop a ...

Nanomaterials Embedded Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion

Faisal, Shaikh Nayeem (University of Sydney Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 2016-03-31)

A facile synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene with high atomic percentage of Nitrogen (9.2 at%) including high ratio of pyridinic N and graphitic N has been reported via thermal annealing of graphene oxide with uric acid. ...

Nanoparticle formation and dynamics in a complex (dusty) plasma: from the plasma ignition to the afterglow.

Couedel, Lenaic Gael Herve Fabien (University of Sydney. School of Physics, 2009-03-18)

Complex (dusty) plasmas are a subject of growing interest. They areionized gases containing charged dust particles. In capacitively-coupled RF discharges, dust growth can occur naturally and two methods can be used to grow ...

Nanoparticles: the future for platinum drugs or a research red herring?

Wheate, Nial (Future Science Group, 2012)

Naphthalimide-based fluorescent sensing

Leslie, Kathryn (University of Sydney Faculty of Science School of Chemistry, 2018-09-17)

Fluorescent sensors are indispensable tools for studying the chemical environment of cells and furthering our understanding of the processes behind health and disease. The design of fluorescent sensors which can sensitively ...

"Naples is a Leap": Time, Space and Consciousness in Shirley Hazzard's Naples

Oudditt, Sharon (Sydney University Press, 2014)

The city of Naples, on the Tyrrhenian coast of the Italian peninsula, has a 3000-year history of discovery, settlement and exploitation by Greeks, Romans, Hohenstaufens, Angevins, Aragons and Bourbons. Its visitors over ...

Narcissus Brainwave Artistic Visualisation of the Brainwaves of Meditators

Kim, Youngdong (University of Sydney Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning Design Lab, 2015-12-17)

This project explores meditation by visualising its brainwave status in a similar manner as Narcissus in the Greek myth who viewed his own reflection in the water. In this Greek myth, the myth was about external appearance ...

Narrating Past and Present: Archaeological Sites, Heritage and a Sense of Place in Ireland

Staats, Rebecca (2018-03-08)

Studies of place and landscape abound in the anthropological literature. This thesis aims at synthesising archaeological and anthropological approaches to explore how archaeological sites contribute to a sense of place and ...

Narrative after traumatic brain injury : a comparison of monologic and jointly-produced discourse

Jorgensen, Mikaela; Togher, Leanne (2008-09-26)

Primary objective: To investigate the effects of a familiar communication partner on the production of narrative after traumatic brain injury(TBI) Method: Ten participants with TBI were matched with ten control participants ...

A Narrative Analysis of the Labour Market Experiences of Korean Migrant Women in Australia

Lee, Jane Gyung Sook (Faculty of Economic and Business Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies, 2005-03)

Abstract This thesis examines the experiences of Korean migrant women (KMW) in the Australian labour market. A review of the extant literature leads to two propositions, both of which assert that KMW are likely to ...

Narrative and Peace: a “New Story” to address structural violence

Bennett, Melissa Juliet (University of Sydney. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences School of Social and Political Sciences Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, 2014)

This thesis applies narrative as theory and method to explore a growing body of interdisciplinary scholarship that connects a holistic and process understanding of the world (a “New Story”) with social and ecological justice ...

Narrative comprehension in Kindergarten: an analysis of talk about narratives by children differing in early literacy development

Markowiak, Anthea N (University of Sydney. Department of Education, 2005)

Literacy skills include expressive language, oral and written, and receptive language, comprehension. This study explores both aspects of language in six Kindergarten children differing in early literacy development- three ...

Narrative comprehension in Kindergarten: an analysis of talk about narratives by children differing in early literacy development

Markowiak, Anthea N (University of Sydney. Dept of Education, 2005)

Literacy skills include expressive language, oral and written, and receptive language, comprehension. This study explores both aspects of language in six Kindergarten children differing in early literacy development-three ...

Narrative Form and Mediaeval Continuity In The Percy Folio Manuscript: A Study Of Selected Poems

St. Clair-Kendall, S. G. (Stella Gwendolen) (University of Sydney. Department of English, 2010-05-20)

This study examines the continuity of mediaeval literary tradition in selected rhymed narrative verse. These verses were composed for entertainment at various times prior to 1648. At or shortly before this date, they were ...

A narrative landscape of a teacher's perception of the 'other' in a Korean Christian University : the courage to 'be' and to learn

Yoo, Joanne (University of Sydney. Faculty of Education and Social Work, 2008-03)

The teaching and learning field has been renowned for being a rapidly changing and multifaceted environment. Moreover, being both intensely personal and public, the process of cultivating, discovering and relaying knowledge ...

Narrative medicine: learning through stories

Degeling, C (BMJ Publishing Group, 2012)

Animal owners typically speak as storytellers: they communicate concerns about their animals through a narrative. I argue that, rather than being a distraction, a better understanding of the nature of storytelling can help ...