Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Putting genomics to work in threatened species management
Published 2024Earth’s sixth mass extinction event threatens over one million species. Small populations are most at risk of extinction due to genomic erosion and decreased adaptive potential. Conservation genetic management of threatened ...Open AccessThesis -
The influence of second-generation antipsychotics and cannabidiol on sphingolipid metabolism
Published 2025Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder marked by positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms, resulting in substantial disability and socioeconomic burden. Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are the mainstay ...Open AccessThesis -
Religious Representations in the Francophone Iconographic Satire Landscape: The Analysis of Charlie Hebdo’s Caricatural Bande Dessinée, La Vie de Mahomet (2013)
Published 2025How does La Vie de Mahomet (Charlie Hebdo)'s novel strategy - which combines a BD form and substantive analytical tools in peritext - contribute to asserting authorial control over the caricatural representation of Islam ...Open AccessThesis -
Deep Learning-Based Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Using Routine Mammograms
Published 2025Aims This thesis aims to develop an innovative deep learning-based framework for the automated detection and grading of breast arterial calcification (BAC) using routine mammograms. The framework is designed to enhance ...Open AccessThesis -
Exploring Sex Differences in Asthma: The Role of Sex Chromosome Genes in Pathogenesis and ICS/LABA Response
Published 2025Asthma affects over 262 million people worldwide, imposing a substantial global health burden. Asthma is a complex chronic airway disease characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness, variable airflow obstruction, and ...Open AccessThesis