Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Equity Considerations in Telehealth Service Access with a Focus on Rural-Urban Health Inequalities
Published 2026Telehealth is widely promoted as a strategy for overcoming geographic barriers to healthcare, yet whether it consistently reduces or may exacerbate health inequalities remains uncertain. This thesis systematically assesses ...Open AccessThesis -
Investigations of Heat Shock Protein 70 for Non-Invasive Detection of Heat Stress in Dairy Cows
Published 2026Heat stress (HS) constrains dairy production, impairing welfare, milk yield, and reproduction. Common indicators—rectal temperature (RT), infrared thermography (IRT), and reticulorumen temperature (RRT)—capture environmental ...Open AccessThesis -
A Glimpse of Polarisation with Sea Urchins and Gold Nanorods
Published 2026Light is an essential part of the universe and for most living things, it is one of the main avenues we use to experience life. From the astonishing phenomena of sight to telecommunications to probing the entire Universe, ...Open AccessThesis -
Dancing with Agency: How rehabilitation nurses seek to promote and preserve personhood following traumatic brain injury
Published 2026Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can alter consciousness, cognition and behaviours, threatening traditional understandings, recognition and expression of personhood during rehabilitation nursing care. This thesis presents a ...Open AccessThesis -
Novel Markers of Neuroinflammation in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Published 2026Diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is challenging due to diverse clinical presentations and limited sensitivity of current biomarkers, particularly in antibody-negative cases or those presenting solely with psychiatric ...Open AccessThesis