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e-Learning in Campus-based Blended Language Learning Environments: University Teacher and Student Perceptions and Experiences
Published 2014-01-01This research aims to examine university teacher and student perceptions of, and experiences in, e-learning in campus-based blended language learning environments at Australian universities. The blended environments examined ...USyd AccessThesis -
E-Sheikhs: How Online Islamic Discourse Can Reproduce Authoritarian Power Structures and Traditional Islamic Beliefs
Published 2017-10-01Social media have been hailed by many scholars as one of the main catalysts of the Arab Spring, and hopes were high that the winds of change would promote a less hegemonic Islamic discourse. Online religious discourse, ...USyd AccessThesis -
E-sport, spectatorship, technicity: Examining broadcasts of videogame expertise and impacts on play experience
Published 2018-09-15This thesis investigates an intersection of broadcasting and watching videogame performance (over internet-based platforms, such as Twitch.tv), and the play of videogames. My focus is the broadcast of professional gaming, ...USyd AccessThesis -
E.M. Forster and the Parataxis of Modernity
Published 2017-06-01This thesis explores the under-charted literary-historical territory located between the concepts of modernity and modernism. E.M. Forster’s writing is deeply embedded in the experience of modernity, preoccupied with modern ...USyd AccessThesis -
Early career teachers' negotiation of a marketised hierarchy of schools: From the safety net to the high wire
Published 2018-01-01The secondary schooling market in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, is complex and diverse, with the encouragement and growth of ‘choice’ having a range of impacts for students, parents, and schools. This dissertation ...USyd AccessThesis -
Early Diagnosis Implementation, Classification And Intervention For Infants With Cerebral Palsy
Published 2022Background: Early diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) is now standard of care although not fully implemented in practice. Irrespective of diagnosis age, parents and clinicians have three fundamental questions: 1) is it CP ...USyd AccessThesis -
Early diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis in children
Published 2017-04-20Autoimmune neurological syndromes have become increasingly recognised over the last decade. Early immune suppressive treatment of autoimmune encephalitis can improve outcomes1. However, symptomatic management of autoimmune ...USyd AccessThesis -
The Early Gothic Cathedral: A Response to Widespread Cultural Change
Published 2018-07-11This thesis covers an immense territory of religious thought and architectural history. Its intent is to explain the emergence of the Early Gothic cathedral: this remarkable construction type first appeared at the St-Denis ...USyd AccessThesis -
Early identification of Alzheimer's disease using positron emission tomography imaging and machine learning
Published 2020Dementia is a chronic neurodegenerative disease impacting millions of elderlies globally every single day. There are several well-known forms of dementia. Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most prevalent and deadly with no ...USyd AccessThesis -
Early Identification of Anastomotic Leak in Colorectal Intestinal Surgery by Two Novel Biomarkers
Published 2022The aim of this thesis was to evaluate two novel drain fluid biomarkers (BM) of anastomotic leak (AL) in two different operative scenarios. These projects were supported by a number of background studies evaluating the ...USyd AccessThesis -
Early identification of cognitive deficits in young children with neurofibromatosis type 1
Published 2014-08-31Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common neurogenetic disorder with a birth incidence of approximately 1 in 2700. The most commonly reported neurological complication of NF1 is cognitive dysfunction, which can negatively ...USyd AccessThesis -
Early Management of Burn Injuries and Review of Patient Outcomes in New South Wales, Australia
Published 2022Burn injuries are one of the most common forms of trauma and present a great challenge to health systems around the world with potentially devastating lifelong consequences for survivors. Patients with significant burn ...USyd AccessThesis -
Early Parenthood and Out-of-home Care: Placements, services, and social supports
Published 2024International research has widely identified that care-experienced young parents benefit from stable placements, consistent social support, and the availability of comprehensive services tailored to their individual needs. ...USyd AccessThesis -
The Eastern grey kangaroo in coastal NSW: reproduction, genetics and behaviour
Published 2020The environment an animal inhabits directs the inheritance of traits that improve fitness, with genes that aid survival being selected for each generation. Furthermore, sexual selection plays a role directing the inheritance ...USyd AccessThesis -
Eating behaviours, choice, expectations and perceptions associated with metabolic surgery: A multi-centre investigation
Published 2016-05-20Restraint, Disinhibition and Hunger eating behaviours have been examined in relation to three metabolic surgical procedures commonly performed to treat severe obesity: adjustable gastric banding (AGB), gastric bypass (GBP), ...USyd AccessThesis -
Echocardiography in Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy: Amyloidosis and Fabry Disease
Published 2021The infiltrative cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders classically characterised by increased wall thickness and progressive diastolic dysfunction. While considered relatively rare, they are likely ...USyd AccessThesis -
Ecological drivers of human-tick encounters in urban environments
Published 2022Ticks are one of the most important zoonotic disease vectors globally. In Australia, tick bites can lead to bacterial infections, debilitating allergies, and paralysis. The use of repellent is currently the primary way to ...USyd AccessThesis -
The ecology and behaviour of eucalypt-feeding caterpillars in response to predation risk
Published 2016-03-11It was traditionally assumed that predator effects were lethally transmitted, however there is now increasing evidence of the importance of their non-consumptive effects. I outline a conceptual framework that integrates ...USyd AccessThesis -
The ecology and behaviour of hover flies in urban ecosystems
Published 2023Biodiversity is under threat from a range of transformative processes that humans have set in motion. It is critical that we understand how wildlife responds to these processes, to protect them from threats posed by them. ...USyd AccessThesis -
The ecology and management of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in woodland-agricultural environments in New South Wales
Published 2014-03-28The European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a predator of native species and livestock in Australia. Coordinated approaches to fox management are most effective and were explored in this thesis by studying fox behaviour and ...USyd AccessThesis