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1000 NORMS PROJECT: MEASURES OF PHYSICAL FUNCTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Published 2016-12-14Meaningful, reliable, and sensitive outcome measures are required to track the progression of neuromuscular disorders and evaluate the significance of changes attributed to therapies. Determining whether changes are ...USyd AccessThesis -
1000 Norms Project: self-reported outcome measures across the lifespan
Published 2017-02-28In healthcare, patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) provide valuable information from the individual’s perspective. Normative reference data for PROs are essential to enable comparisons of results with ‘normal’ scores, ...USyd AccessThesis -
1D supercapacitors based on graphene hybrids
Published 2021In recent years, fiber-shaped supercapacitors (FSCs) have emerged as a promising candidate in the field of power electronics due to their unique advantages in energy storage, such as high power density, good rate capability, ...USyd AccessThesis -
32 Parameter Mass Cytometry Reveals Changes to Circulating and Bone Marrow Immune Cells in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Mice.
Published 2017-08-31Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of chronic hyperglycaemia which arises from interactions between genetic, epigenetic, environmental and behavioural determinants. Inflammation plays a vital role in diabetes ...USyd AccessThesis -
3D Neural Human Avatar Reconstruction from RGB Images
Published 2023Human avatars play a crucial role in a wide array of real-life applications, including gaming, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), film production, telepresence, and especially in the emerging metaverse, where ...USyd AccessThesis -
3D Point-based Scene Understanding
Published 2023Scene understanding is a foundational aspect of computer vision, aiming to emulate the intricate processes of the human visual system. This involves discerning the myriad of subtle cues embedded within the multifaceted ...USyd AccessThesis -
Aberrant MicroRNA Expression in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Published 2018-06-26Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive asbestos related malignancy. The global downregulation of microRNA (miRNA) expression is common in MPM, however, the mechanisms driving the downregulation of some tumour ...USyd AccessThesis -
Abnaa’u Marj el-Zhour: Lebanese Migration and Citizenship in Wollongong
Published 2019-02-01The confessional system in Lebanon was designed in response to the diversity of cultures and religions in Lebanon’s sectarian society. However, Lebanese immigrant communities are commonly understood through their shared ...USyd AccessThesis -
Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Cystic Fibrosis and the Role of Low Glycaemic Index Diets
Published 2018-09-28Abnormal glucose metabolism states have increased in prevalence in cystic fibrosis (CF). Hypoglycaemia without glucose lowering therapies is a novel complication, with no unifying definition or hypothesis for its aetiology. ...USyd AccessThesis -
Aboriginal Stories of Victoria Park: Negotiation, consultation and engagement. Navigating design consultation on colonised and contested urban land
Published 2018-03-12In 2008, Col James, a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney, initiated a collaborative design project celebrating Aboriginal culture in Victoria Park, an historic public park on the outskirts of Sydney’s CBD. This ...USyd AccessThesis -
Abrasive Wear of Advanced Engineering Materials
Published 2019-02-28The mining and mineral processing industries always suffer serious working environments. Thus, the service life of facilities and parts used in these industries are frequently limited by the harsh environmental erosion and ...USyd AccessThesis -
Absolute Music: Its relevance to the articulation of meaning in contemporary artistic practice
Published 2014-01-16This research assesses the relevance of eighteenth century ideas of absolute music to understanding the articulation of meaning in contemporary artistic practice. More specifically, it proposes that issues of form and ...USyd AccessThesis -
Accelerated long-term forgetting and academic achievement in children with idiopathic generalised epilepsy
Published 2014-06-25Recently, children with IGE were found to have a more rapid rate of forgetting of newly-learned information over long delays (days or weeks) relative to shorter delays (up to 30 min): accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF). ...USyd AccessThesis -
The acceptability of heart valve replacement procedures, and patient-reported outcomes in adults with aortic stenosis
Published 2022The incidence of aortic stenosis (AS) is high and increasing alongside the aging of populations in developed countries. Yet the impact of severe AS and associated treatments on the lives of people and their carers who ...USyd AccessThesis -
Access To And Effectiveness Of Dietetic Services For People With Type 2 Diabetes
Published 2021Nutrition therapy is central to the management of type 2 diabetes and Accredited Practising Dietitians have the expertise to best deliver this type of health care. Yet, some people with type 2 diabetes never consult with ...USyd AccessThesis -
Access to evidence-based treatment among Muslim females with obsessive-compulsive disorder washing subtype: influence of religious affiliation and scrupulosity
Published 2014-08-29This thesis presents the findings from three studies conducted to investigate the relationship between religiosity and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder symptom presentation in Muslim females, their help seeking pathways ...USyd AccessThesis -
Accessing childhood cancer care in the era of Universal Health Coverage: Insights from India
Published 2019-01-01Childhood cancers are a rare group of diseases for which despite relatively high cure rates for some cancers when detected early, survival rates remain low in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared to high ...USyd AccessThesis -
Accommodating English, Islam, and secular values: an exploration of pre-service English teacher education curriculum in Islamic and secular public universities in Indonesia
Published 2015-02-25This study explores the interplay of English, Islam, and secular values in Pre-service English Teacher education (PETE) curriculum within the hybrid contexts of university education in Indonesia. It particularly investigates ...USyd AccessThesis -
Accounting for sample support in geostatistical analyses of soil properties
Published 2016-01-28The support of a soil sample defines the size and shape of the volume of soil material that is collected and then analysed to give a single datum. This includes both the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the sampled ...USyd AccessThesis -
Accounts of Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī in Pāli and Chinese sources
Published 2016-09-29When reflecting on outstanding women, their roles and impact on Buddhist communities, Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī (Pāli Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī) is considered to be at the forefront due to the many activities she was engaged in as ...USyd AccessThesis