Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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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 -
Assessing Human Heat Stress Risk During Outdoor Summer Sports
Published 2024Exposure to extreme thermal environmental conditions for people engaging in outdoor sports and physical activity is projected to increase as global conditions worsen in the face of climate change. The broad objective of ...Open AccessThesis -
Procedure-based Assessment Implementation in Colorectal Surgery
Published 2023Competency-based training (CBT) marks a shift from time-dependent teaching to achieving proficiency based on defined surgical standards—a significant evolution in 21st-century surgical education. As this framework becomes ...Open AccessThesis -
Improving thinking skills in young people in custody with mental conditions using social cognitive and neurocognitive remediation therapy: A pilot study
Published 2024Background: Young people coming into custody often have poor educational attainment and have experienced unstable housing, mental health concerns, substance misuse and limited family support. These barriers can affect the ...Open AccessThesis -
The Diagnosis and Management Landscape of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: An Australian Experience
Published 2024Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common form of the fibrosing idiopathic interstitial pneumonias of unknown aetiology. The condition is characterised by incessant and progressive lung function decline, leading ...Open AccessThesis