Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Social isolation and social functioning in dementia syndromes: Mechanisms and interventions
Published 2024Social functioning encompasses an individual’s ability to engage in diverse social contexts, from intimate relationships to broader societal settings. Our understanding of the extent to which social functioning is affected ...Open AccessThesis -
Telehealth physiotherapy to deliver exercise in aged care settings.
Published 2024This thesis addresses critical gaps in evidence regarding fall prevention and mobility enhancement for older individuals, particularly those in aged care settings. It highlights the need for effective prevention strategies ...Open AccessThesis -
Reconciling architectural aesthetics and economic imperatives through complex, interdependent and contingent building design processes
Published 2024This dissertation explores how architectural aesthetics and economic imperatives are reconciled. It draws from observations, interviews and documentation assembled during a six-month ethnographic study within a large ...Open AccessThesis -
Co-culture of primary chondrocytes and stem cells for regeneration of cartilage in the head and neck
Published 2023Reconstruction of cartilaginous structures of the head and neck is a field that’s been traditionally limited by difficulties sourcing sufficient donor cartilage, post-operative infection and achieving consistent aesthetic ...Open AccessThesis -
The Role of a Novel Biosynthetic Graft in Nasal Reconstruction
Published 2024Background: Septorhinoplasty is a common procedure, and when native septal cartilage is insufficient for grafting during reconstruction, a variety of alternatives are currently used with varying success. Thus, the aims of ...Open AccessThesis