Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Leveraging Organophosphorus Chalcogen Reactivity in the Study of Post-Translational Protein Modifications
Published 2024The Human Genome Project uncovered the intricacy of the genetic code that governs life and raised an interesting evolutionary question; with just shy of 20,000 protein-encoding genes, why does the human genome contain far ...Open AccessThesis -
Cardiac Autonomic Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Implications for Cardiovascular Risk
Published 2023Purpose: This study examines the link between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and cardiovascular disease. Factors such as intermittent hypoxia, sleep arousal, and intrathoracic pressure swings activate the sympathetic nervous ...Open AccessThesis -
Grading the Severity and Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis with Deep Learning Methods
Published 2024Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a highly prevalent form of arthritis and a leading cause of physical disability, given the growing aging population. To assist these KOA assessments, there is a demanding interest in ...Open AccessThesis -
Delays and factors influencing delays in breast cancer care pathway and its impact on survival in Nepal and Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Published 2024The thesis aims to explore the waiting time intervals and the factors influencing the time in breast cancer (bc) care pathways in LMICs including Nepal. It also assessed the impact of longer time intervals on patients’ ...Open AccessThesis -
Diagnostic, prognostic and predictive markers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Published 2023The emergence of novel pathogens, particularly those of pandemic potential, requires large public health laboratories with expertise to lead the early development of accurate diagnostics to identify cases to enable a ...Open AccessThesis