Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Supporting functional diversity of flower-feeding insects
Published 2023Flower-feeding insects supply agricultural production with important ecosystem services, including crop pollination and natural control of crop pests. They are also a key component of biodiverse landscapes. While there ...Open AccessThesis -
The role of autophagy in TLR2-mediated alpha-synuclein accumulation in neurons.
Published 2023Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders in the world. It is pathologically characterized by a loss of dopaminergic neurons and accumulation of protein inclusions called Lewy Bodies ...Open AccessThesis -
Targeting lipids to regulate endothelial cell senescence
Published 2023Endothelial cell senescence, marked by irreversible growth arrest, is a major factor in vascular aging and cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis. One of the key drivers of senescence is oxidative stress, which ...Open AccessThesis -
An Analysis and Defence of the Two-Dimensional Zombie Argument
Published 2023This thesis presents an analysis and defence of the two-dimensional zombie argument against physicalism by David Chalmers (2009). Put simply, the zombie argument uses the conceivability of zombies in an attempt to defeat ...Open AccessThesis -
‘Civilising’ Urban Life: Governmentality, Alcohol, and Sydney’s Public Spaces 2005-2022
Published 2023Over the last two decades Sydney experienced seismic shifts in nightlife regulation, driven by a moral and expert panic over alcohol-related violence and local drinking ‘culture’ which culminated in the 2014 ‘lockout ...Open AccessThesis