Sydney Digital Theses (University of Sydney Access only): Recent submissions
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Switching On, Off, and In-between: Media Use, Identity, and Belonging in the Lebanese Australian Shiite Community
Published 2024In the current climate of populist politics, migrants have borne the brunt of media misrepresentation. Questions of loyalty, citizenship, and belonging have dominated media discourse about immigration and migrants. Such ...USyd AccessThesis -
Development of new PLGA-based nanocarriers for triple negative breast cancer: Fabrication, characterization, and pharmacological evaluation
Published 2024Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer that is characterised by aggressive nature, high metastasis, onset at young age, high recurrence rate and limited availability of targeted therapies. ...USyd AccessThesis -
The use of electrical stimulation to modulate cell behaviour in the nervous system
Published 2024Following injury, the nervous system has poor regenerative capabilities and autologous grafts and nerve conduits are used to help aid in regeneration especially for large gap peripheral nerve injuries. Neurotrophic ...USyd AccessThesis -
Myelin lipid metabolism in brain ageing and carriers of dementia risk alleles
Published 2024Ageing is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia overall. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is the major lipid transport protein in the brain, and inheritance of the e4 allele of the APOE gene (APOE4) is ...USyd AccessThesis -
Inositol polyphosphate kinases: Investigating their function and targeting potential for new antifungal drug development
Published 2024Invasive fungal infections kill ~1.5 million people annually. Existing drugs target the cell wall and ergosterol but have drawbacks including toxicity and a narrow efficacy range. Resistance is also emerging. Our aim is ...USyd AccessThesis