Postgraduate Theses: Recent submissions
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The Role of Bronchial Epithelial Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Modulating Macrophage Function and COPD Progression
Published 2025Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a major environmental risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). PM2.5 directly damages bronchial epithelial cells and promotes pro-inflammatory ...USyd AccessThesis -
Mortality, morbidity, and associated complications in paediatric anaesthesia in Mongolia
Published 2024Paediatric procedures requiring anaesthesia have been increased in varied locations, from tertiary children’s hospitals to remote provincial hospitals due to population growth and socio-economic advancements in Mongolia. The ...Open AccessThesis -
Quick—Nobody’s Looking: Sidestepping Structures of Power in Contemporary Art through Wry Humour and Absurdist Institutional Critique
Published 2025How might a contemporary artist trouble systems that prize compliance and quietly sideline dissent? Can criticality in contemporary art be sustained when collection and dissemination are reliant on platforms invented to ...Open AccessThesis -
Defining Homeostatic and Inflammatory Mononuclear Phagocytes in Human Blood and Tissue and Investigating Their Role in HIV Acquisition
Published 2025Tissue mononuclear phagocytes (MNPs) form the first line of cellular defence against pathogens breaching skin or mucosal barriers. As antigen-presenting cells, they sample and deliver antigens to CD4 T cells. These tissues ...Open AccessThesis -
Settler Colonialism and the Australian Environment: A Sociolegal Discourse Analysis of Decolonising Narratives Mobilised by First Nations Peoples in Modern Australian Environmental Conflicts
Published 2025This thesis uses a historical discourse analysis of sociolegal narratives mobilised by First Nations peoples in environmental conflicts in modern Australia to develop three case studies on (1) the Wild Rivers Act 2005, (2) ...USyd AccessThesis