Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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The “Wu Yao” Phenomenon in Ancient China
Published 2024The social phenomenon in which people excessively pursue novel and luxurious items in defiance of sumptuary laws and use high-level and prohibited items is known as “Wu Yao”. This study examines the development of Wu Yao ...Open AccessThesis -
Decoders and circuits for practical quantum error correction
Published 2024In this thesis, we explore practical areas in the theory of quantum error correction that have become especially relevant in light of recent experimental advances. We address the question of whether classical decoding ...Open AccessThesis -
Investigations towards an understanding of superconductivity
Published 1959The work embodied in this thesis falls into three distinct parts :- the magnetic behaviour of a charged 2-dimensional Bose gas; the Meissner-Ochsenfeld effect in the Bogoljubov theory; and a study of pair correlations in ...Open AccessThesis -
Global radiomic features for improving the process of curating educational mammographic test sets
Published 2024This thesis explores the value of global mammographic radiomic features (GMRFs) for improving the process of curating educational test sets. It first examines existing literature and then studies the value of GMRFs in ...Open AccessThesis -
Influences of maternal nutrition and the gut microbiome on pregnancy and infant outcomes: results and challenges from the BABY1000 pilot study
Published 2024Maternal health prior to and during pregnancy, alongside the early childhood environment, influence disease risk across the life course and in subsequent generations. Maternal diet is one factor important in shaping the ...Open AccessThesis