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Fabrication and Application of Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors for Monitoring Structural Behaviour
Published 2017-08-31Optical fibre sensors with fibre Bragg grating (FBG) are used widely because of their advantages such as electrical immunity and high sensitivity. The motivation for this thesis is to use the FBG sensors to measure strain ...USyd AccessThesis -
Fabrication and Characterisation of Nano-doped and Pure Magnesium Diboride Superconductors
Published 2013-08-29The effect of SiC by diffusion method shows the broadening of full width at half maximum values in x-ray diffraction patterns with the increasing of the doping level; indicates smaller grains and imperfect MgB2 crystallinity. ...USyd AccessThesis -
Fabrication and Microscopic Characterization of AlCoCrCu0.5FeNi High Entropy Alloy Thin Films
Published 2021The high entropy alloy (HEA) was first discovered and reported in 2004. It was also called multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs). Generally, it is consisted of at least five elements in equimolar or near equimolar ratios, ...USyd AccessThesis -
Fabrication and self-assembly of colloidal crystals of core-shell hybrid particles
Published 2014-02-11Monodisperse silica nanoparticles (SiNP) with different diameters ranging from 40-390 nm were prepared by the hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in an alcoholic solution. Incorporation of diethoxydimethyl silane ...USyd AccessThesis -
Fabrication of Nanobiosensor for Early Detection of Cancer Biomarker
Published 2018-09-30The common problem with all different forms of cancer is that many people experience the symptoms, and have it diagnosed when it is too late. Nanobiosensors have become essential tools in early cancer biomarker detection ...USyd AccessThesis -
Facial affect processing in delusion-prone and deluded individuals: A continuum approach to the study of delusion formation
Published 2001-01-01This thesis examines attentional and cognitive biases for particular facial expressions in delusion-prone and deluded individuals. The exploration of cognitive biases in delusion-prone individuals provides one means of ...USyd AccessThesis -
Facial Emotion Identification in Early-Onset and First-Episode Psychosis
Published 2016-08-11Psychotic conditions are a major public health concern as service expenditure costs are high, rates of unemployment are elevated, and risk of homelessness is increased. Improvements in the treatment of acute symptoms have ...USyd AccessThesis -
Facile Synthesis of Boron-doped Graphitic Materials for Oxygen Reduction Purpose in Fuel Cell
Published 2016-02-04Modern civilization is blamed for aggravating climate change as well as global warming by pumping millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In addition to environmental concerns, the ever-increasing energy ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors affecting digital radiography exposure indices: are radiographers achieving the recommended levels?
Published 2014-07-24Introduction With digital radiography (DR), radiographers receive immediate feedback on detector exposure in the form of the exposure index (EI). Purpose To identify whether radiographers were meeting the manufacturer- ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors Affecting The Outcome Of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Published 2018-09-29Many factors may affect the outcome following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Pre operative factors were most likely to consistently predict patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). Age seems to be associated with higher ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors Affecting the Recruitment and Retention of Allied Health Professionals in Rural New South Wales
Published 2014-04-02Factors affecting the recruitment and retention of allied health professionals in rural New South Wales Rural allied health professional (AHP) workforce shortages are widespread. Evidence is needed to underpin policy ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors associated with perinatal depression in Pakistan
Published 2022There is little data on the burden of perinatal depression in Pakistan. This research aimed to provide estimates of the prevalence of perinatal depression, identify the risk factors, and understand the experiences and ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors Causing Variability When Reading Mammograms
Published 2022Aims: This thesis investigated the impacts on radiologist performance of 1) the time of day at which an image is read, 2) how long a radiologist has been awake and the hours slept the night before and 3) the number of cases ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors Contributing To The Success Of Self-Directed Weight Loss
Published 2016-03-30Background Obesity is identified as one the most important public health problems within Australia and a variety of weight management programs with different intensity of professional support have been developed to assist ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors determining intrinsic GDP release in GTPases: a structural and functional study of the ferrous iron transporter FeoB
Published 2015-11-14Factors determining intrinsic GDP release in GTPases: A structural and functional study of the ferrous iron transporter FeoB FeoB is a prokaryotic membrane protein involved in ferrous iron transport. It comprises a membrane ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors influencing hospital pharmacists reporting of medication errors
Published 2016-09-30Over a decade ago, the Institute of Medicine report “to err is human” focused widespread public and healthcare attention on avoidable patient harm from medication misadventure. Subsequently, the reporting of medication ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors influencing medication adherence in people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and their parents/carers
Published 2020Introduction Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity. ADHD can manifest itself as predominantly inattentive, predominantly ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors influencing pulmonary nodule detection on a postero-anterior chest radiograph
Published 2020-01-01Lung cancer deaths are predicted to double by 2035, and with 60% of these deaths occurring in the Western Pacific and South East Asia regions, chest radiography remains an important modality in the detection of non-small ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors influencing the decision-making of third party consultants in the context of evaluating escalation of commitment
Published 2014-08-13Successful management of capital investment projects is vital to organisational performance. However, research shows that managers are prone to continue investment in projects in the face of significant negative accounting ...USyd AccessThesis -
Factors Influencing the Early Implementation of the Australian Clinical Pathway for the Screening, Assessment and Management of Anxiety and Depression in Adult Cancer Patients (ADAPT CP): Success Factors and Organisational Readiness for Change
Published 2021Background: Cancer is a deadly disease associated with significant distress; rates of psychological morbidity are significantly higher in people living with cancer than the general population. Most recent systematic reviews ...USyd AccessThesis