Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISATION OF TENDONS: Uncovering Characteristics of Human Tendons and Ligaments Commonly Injured or Used as Grafts in Orthopaedic Surgery
Published 2025Tendons play a major role in musculoskeletal functioning. Tendon and ligament disease (including degeneration, rupture, traumatic injury, etc.) affects multiple different tendons throughout the body and is increasing in ...Open AccessThesis -
Maternal Dietary Patterns During Pregnancy and Their Association with Offspring Growth Outcomes
Published 2024Background: Dietary intervention has the potential to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes, but the connection with low birth weight remains inconclusive. Understanding prevalent dietary patterns among pregnant women is ...Open AccessThesis -
An investigation into factors influencing the success of ovine artificial insemination programs
Published 2024Variation in pregnancy rates following laparoscopic artificial insemination (LAI) in sheep has resulted in reduced adoption of reproductive technologies and genetic gain. The study aimed to determine the impact of male and ...Open AccessThesis -
An analysis and survey of Australian Aboriginal children's books containing heritage language
Published 2025This thesis describes Australian Aboriginal written literature for young children up approximately 12 years of age. It only examines books authored by an Aboriginal people and containing an Aboriginal language. It describes ...Open AccessThesis -
Re-membering my Charrúa roots on unceded land: weaving new narratives
Published 2025The framework for this thesis arises from my experiences cultivating relationship with Beada-o-Lajau an ancestral Ombú tree (Phytolacca dioica), native to Uruguay where I was born. My relationship with Lajau facilitates a ...Open AccessThesis