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Habitat soundscapes and sound production by tropical and temperate sea urchins and the swimming behaviour of their larvae
Published 2014-08-01The distribution, abundance and behaviour of soniferous organisms influence the spatial variability of underwater noise characteristics or ‘soundscape’. In this way, the soundscape provides useful information on habitat ...USyd AccessThesis -
Haematology and Serum Biochemistry of Wild Tasmanian Devils with Devil Facial Tumour Disease
Published 2015-08-27The Tasmanian devil (TD) is threatened with extinction by a fatally infectious cancer known as Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). The objectives of this study were toestablish species reference intervals (RIs) and examine ...USyd AccessThesis -
Haliotis rubra hemocyanin: sequencing, recombinant expression and investigation of the binding activities of expressed function units with HSV-1
Published 2017-09-01Hemocyanin (HrH) has been shown to possess antiviral activity against HSV-1 by selectively binding to viral glycoproteins (gB, gC, gD). Its large size however precluded the application of this protein, which required ...USyd AccessThesis -
Handmade Film: Chaos, Field and Chance
Published 2023This thesis comprises both a body of creative work and a written dissertation (of 68,000 words). The written component explores a set of philosophical and theoretical contexts and constructs which, together, provide ...USyd AccessThesis -
Handwriting in the digital age: how handwriting is taught in Australian primary schools
Published 2014-12-15The increasing reliance on the use of computers in society has seemingly diminished the need for opportunities to handwrite. Schoolwork and key education assessment tasks in primary schools are mostly undertaken by pencil ...USyd AccessThesis -
The haptic experience, gesture made material: a process- based investigation into a space between now and then
Published 2017-08-05This dissertation is an exploration of my art practice and how I form connections to place through the process of making. It investigates physical and psychological interaction with landscapes I inhabit - present and past. ...USyd AccessThesis -
Harm Minimisation Drug Policy Implementation Efficacy Among Australian Community Based People Who Inject Drugs
Published 2022Background: Harm minimisation drug policies prioritise the reduction of harm to people who use drugs and the wider community through harm reduction (HR) approaches. A critical harm reduction intervention for People Who ...USyd AccessThesis -
Harnessing and creating new technology to gain understanding of young adults’ nutrition
Published 2021Food journaling is important for individuals and nutrition researchers. Food journaling is very tedious and challenging to do accurately. This thesis explores how to improve this based on both simple and detailed food ...USyd AccessThesis -
Harnessing the Musicality of Noise: Formal Grammar in Music Composition
Published 2022Impeded by the pitch and rhythm-oriented bias of conventional approaches to composition, composers seeking to incorporate unpitched or rhythmically ambiguous elements into their artistic work have tended to invent novel ...USyd AccessThesis -
Harnessing the power of international taxation to tackle poverty, inequality, and climate change: How the OECD's Two Pillars and their formulary alternative, tailor-made to prioritise developing countries, compare under a normative analysis
Published 2022The thesis addresses the global problems of extreme poverty, international inequality and climate change that impact developing countries. It notes that international resources are insufficient to remedy these problems and ...USyd AccessThesis -
Harry Potter and the 9/11 Generation How 9/11 and the Global War on Terror Influenced Adolescent Franchise Cinema
Published 2015-10-30A new wave of adolescent fantasy cinema arrived in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001, terrorist attacks and the Global War on Terror. Directed with themes of social fear, and dependent on digital technology, these ...USyd AccessThesis -
Haunted borders: Temporary migration and the recalibration of racialised belonging in Australia
Published 2017-05-18The shift away from a focus on permanent settlement and towards a temporary migration paradigm is remaking Australia’s borders in the twenty-first century. Through an empirical case study of Indian migrants in Australia ...USyd AccessThesis -
Haw Par Villa: Representations and Remediation of Singaporean Culture
Published 2016-01-01In this thesis I describe how the negotiations of my cultural identity as a mixed-race individual has motivated the subject and material methodologies of my practice, noting in particular how my anxieties about being mixed ...USyd AccessThesis -
Head Positioning and Other Strategies in Stroke Care
Published 2016-03-30Background Stroke is the second major cause of death and a leading cause of disability, particularly so in low and middle-income countries. There are numerous gaps in stroke care and inconsistencies in clinical practice ...USyd AccessThesis -
Health and leisure time physical activity promotion through exergaming for individuals with spinal cord injury
Published 2018-06-30This thesis comprised of six critical studies divided into three phases, which evaluated the context, explored available alternatives to exercise and sought to improve the unsettling scenario of “sedentary” lifestyles among ...USyd AccessThesis -
Health behaviours and environmental perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published 2023Between 2019 and 2022, Australia faced an unprecedented sequence of disasters: the Black Summer bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. These events resulted in significant changes to daily life. Restrictions on social and ...USyd AccessThesis -
The Health Burden Experienced by Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Quality of Life and Cancers
Published 2022Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a leading public health problem affecting almost 700 million people globally and is the 12th leading cause of death worldwide.1 The increasing burden of CKD across the globe parallels the ...USyd AccessThesis -
A health check-up for educational institutions: a settings-based intervention trial to improve tertiary education food environments
Published 2016-08-08The physical environment that people are exposed to greatly influences their diet-related decisions and behaviours. The current obesity-promoting environment is typified high availability, accessibility and promotion of ...USyd AccessThesis -
Health economic modelling of overweight and obesity in Australian adolescents
Published 2023Adolescence, defined as the phase of life from 10 years to 19 years of age, is a particularly vulnerable time for the development of overweight and obesity. This is a concern, as the earlier that excess weight is accumulated, ...USyd AccessThesis -
Health Economics Analysis of Cancer Biobank Costs and Outputs in NSW
Published 2021Human preclinical and translational research frequently relies upon quality human biospecimens and associated data, usually obtained from biobanks. Despite the importance of human biospecimens in research, biobanks have ...USyd AccessThesis