Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis in diabetes: clinical exploration and targeting CCN family members in a pre-clinical rodent model
Published 2023Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor for the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progression to the severe phenotype of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) fibrosis. ...Open AccessThesis -
Bayesian Parametric Financial Risk Forecasting Employing Multiple High-Frequency Realized Measures
Published 2023This thesis aims to develop parametric volatility models that utilize multiple high-frequency realized volatility measures to forecast two types of tail risks: Value at Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES). An extension ...Open AccessThesis -
Investigation into physiology and genetic infrastructure regarding the impact of heat stress on commercially cultivated chickpea
Published 2023This thesis is the culmination of a multi-faceted investigation into the impacts, physiological management, and genetic architecture of heat stress and tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum). Previous research in stress ...Open AccessThesis -
Australian Equine Rugging Practices and Relevant Aspects of Thermoregulation
Published 2023The practice of horse rugging has important implications for horse welfare and performance, but in Australia, rugging practices have not been properly documented. The objectives of this thesis were to: 1. Review equine ...Open AccessThesis -
Defining immune system function in humans
Published 2023In this thesis I design two novel methods for the analysis of human immunological data from blood and solid tissue respectively. I have developed a method capable of identifying poorly characterised disease-associated ...Open AccessThesis