Postgraduate Theses: Recent submissions
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Global radiomic features for improving the process of curating educational mammographic test sets
Published 2024This thesis explores the value of global mammographic radiomic features (GMRFs) for improving the process of curating educational test sets. It first examines existing literature and then studies the value of GMRFs in ...Open AccessThesis -
Improving Health Services Delivery for Better Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Published 2024Objectives: To identify and describe the outcomes of health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children valued by stakeholders, and to elicit the preferences of stakeholders for characteristics of health ...USyd AccessThesis -
Influences of maternal nutrition and the gut microbiome on pregnancy and infant outcomes: results and challenges from the BABY1000 pilot study
Published 2024Maternal health prior to and during pregnancy, alongside the early childhood environment, influence disease risk across the life course and in subsequent generations. Maternal diet is one factor important in shaping the ...Open AccessThesis -
Assessing Human Heat Stress Risk During Outdoor Summer Sports
Published 2024Exposure to extreme thermal environmental conditions for people engaging in outdoor sports and physical activity is projected to increase as global conditions worsen in the face of climate change. The broad objective of ...Open AccessThesis -
Toll like receptor 2 mediated alpha synuclein pathology in Parkinsons disease
Published 2023α-Synuclein (αSyn) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Initially, it was thought to exist exclusively within cells. However, evidence suggests its presence in cerebrospinal fluid, plasma, ...USyd AccessThesis