Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Trends and Socio‑economic Inequalities of Overweight, Obese and Underweight Women of Reproductive Age in South Asian Countries: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan
Published 2026This thesis assesses the trends and prevalence of associations between overweight, obesity and thinness among women and social determinants in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) in South Asia. We investigated the ...Open AccessThesis -
Exploring the Interplay of Perceived Subjective Task Values, Parental Influences and Cultural Stereotypes in Shaping Girls' Mathematical Education and Career Aspirations
Published 2026In Western secondary school contexts, Caucasian and Asian boys are often considered to be advantaged in mathematics, with stereotypes such as “boys = mathematics” and “Asian = mathematics” being pervasive. However, it is ...Open AccessThesis -
Continuity of Care in Cleft Palate Speech-Language Pathology Services
Published 2026Children born with cleft palate often require long-term speech-language pathology (SLP) intervention to support communication development. In Australia and New Zealand, care is typically delivered through a dual service ...Open AccessThesis -
Developing and applying input-output analysis tools for assessing sustainability and informing global frameworks
Published 2026This thesis takes a double-materiality approach, first by considering global warming, in quantifying the cost of a climate catastrophe generally and on sectors and regions, using robust, holistic and standardised input-output ...Open AccessThesis -
Surgical reconstruction of the mandible and maxilla: A health technology assessment in the Australian context
Published 2026Surgical resection of the mandible and maxilla is a standard treatment for jaw pathology, including tumours, trauma, infection, and osteonecrosis. Jaw resection profoundly impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL) ...Open AccessThesis