Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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The Pathological Pursuit of Muscularity: Improving Understanding of the Phenomenology and Treatment of Muscle Dysmorphia
Published 2024Muscle dysmorphia (MD) is a psychological disorder characterised by extreme preoccupation that one is not big or muscular enough, rigid diet and exercise practices, and significant functional impairment. To date, little ...Open AccessThesis -
The past, present, and prospects of an arid zone micropredator, the kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei)
Published 2024Australia's biodiversity is unique with high levels of endemism, yet this national treasure remains poorly secured. Extinctions have become commonplace since European colonisation in 1788 and many remaining species persist ...Open AccessThesis -
The Effect of Chromatic Adaptation on Perception of Light Chromaticity
Published 2024Building occupants' perception of light chromaticity frequently changes due to chromatic adaptation, a phenomenon often overlooked in current lighting design practices. This oversight can impede environmental comfort, ...Open AccessThesis -
COVID-19 and the 'Other' Pandemic: White Nationalism in a Time of Crisis
Published 2023This thesis considers the resurgence of white nationalist campaigns within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Situated in Feminist, Media and Cultural Studies, it analyses how ethnonationalist movements exploited 'crisis' ...Open AccessThesis -
Computational systems approaches for reconstructing trans-regulatory networks for decoding cellular mechanisms
Published 2024Multicellular organisms rely on complex trans-regulatory networks (TRNs) to coordinate cellular functionality. Understanding TRNs has profound implications for developmental biology, disease mechanisms, and precision ...Open AccessThesis