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Tristan Sharp
Doctor of Philosophy - biomechanical and physiological demands of front row forwards during the scrum
"My PhD is centred on rugby union scrummaging. More specifically the research is examining the biomechanical and physiological demands of front row forwards during the scrum. The reason behind only focusing on the front row guys is because they are the only ones during the scrum that are interlocked and can be influenced by the opposition. In addition, it is these guys who transmit the forces created by both their own team and the opposition. If these players understand their technique more and how it influences others, then it’s intended that the game will be a lot faster and more appealing to the rugby audience."
Jessica Redding
Medical Imaging
"Although I was learning a specific field of medical imaging, the course involved common classes for all disciplines, which allowed me to broaden my knowledge of each modality. The classes were also much smaller than what I was used to, so there was more interaction between students and staff. Throughout the course we undertook four blocks of clinical placements which helped reinforce the theory we were being taught in class. The clinical placements are great because they have the potential to lead to a Professional Development Year position at the end of the course."
Lin Yuan
Participation by Miao Older People in the new Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (RCMS) in Sichuan Province, P.R. China
My area of research is in rural healthcare services and rural health policy in P.R. China. My PhD study will explore the barriers to, and opportunities for, enhancing the participation of older Miao people in the local development and implementation of the new RCMS. A principal objective in the process will be to analyze how the needs of older Miao people are identified and addressed by the scheme. The study will contribute to the effective development and implementation of health policy and services designed to enhance the health outcomes of marginalized, ethnic minorities in rural China.
From the molecular study of receptor-ligand interactions to novel biomarkers of disease and non-invasive brain imaging - opportunities in basic and clinically oriented research
Methodologically broad but thematically focused on the role of receptors in glial (non-neuronal) cells in brain disease, the available basic science projects are concerned with the characterisation of receptor-ligand interactions while clinically oriented research centers around in vivo biodistribution studies and imaging of brain pathology in neurological and psychiatry diseases. more...
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National Imaging Facility, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney
Program Type:
Masters/PHD
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Functional analysis and evaluation of behavioural and environmental interventions designed to improved the lives of people with dementia
This program of research will evaluate behavioural and environmental interventions designed to enhance life engagement by persons with dementia living in residential care or with a family caregiver.. more...
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Ageing and Human Development Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
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Functional analysis; behaviour change; residential and community care; dementia;, Behavioural & psychiatric disorders, Brain & nervous system disorders, Counselling & patient support, Neuroscience & psychology, Professional practice, Public health & social medicine
Investigating mechanisms of microparticle production by microvascular endothelial cells and defining clinically useful inhibitors
To study the role of microparticles in causing a major complication of malaria infection, namely cerebral malaria.. more...
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malaria, vascular diseases, inflammation, Endothelium, cytokines, immunopathology, Brain & nervous system disorders, Cardiovascular & respiratory diseases, Infectious diseases, Cell biology, Human body, Infection & immunity, Heart & circulation
Walk Again: Enabling Standing and Walking after Neurological Impairment
This project is a cluster of research studies investigating health benefits and functional outcomes using Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for standing, walking and leg exercise in spinal cord injury, stroke, head injury and other neurological conditions.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Davis, Glen (Associate Professor)
Research Location:
Exercise, Health and Performance Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
Program Type:
N/A
Keywords:
Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Hemiparesis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Closed Head Trauma, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation, Electrical Stimulation, Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), ElectrotherapyNeuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), Neurological, exercise, Closed Loop Control, Engineering, Gait, Brain & nervous system disorders, Movement disorders, Human body, Movement, Neuroscience & psychology, Professional practice
Proteomics Surveillance of the Influenza Virus
Surveillance of the structure and antigenicity of circulating and emerging strains of the influenza by mass spectrometry and proteomics.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Downard, Kevin (Associate Professor)
Research Location:
School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences
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influenza, respiratory infection, virus, mass spectrometry, Proteomics, microarray, protein, antigen, antibody, Cardiovascular & respiratory diseases, Infectious diseases, Cell biology, Infection & immunity
Onset of oxidative damage in human tissue proteins
Onset of protein oxidation and its implications for protein damage in human tissue proteins.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Downard, Kevin (Associate Professor)
Research Location:
School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences
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Tissue disease, aging, cataractogenesis, Protein oxidation, disease, imass spectrometry, radicals, tissue, crystallin, Cancer & leukaemia, Cardiovascular & respiratory diseases, Hearing & vision problems, Liver & hormonal disorders, Cell biology, Human body
Acoustic, spatial and informational cues used to solve the cocktail party problem
This project examines the many acoustic cues and cognitive processes underlying our ability to understand what someone is saying in the noisy, everyday listening environment.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Carlile, Simon (Associate Professor)
Research Location:
School of Medical Sciences, Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory
Program Type:
PHD
Keywords:
Hearing impairment, Spatial hearing, cocktail party problem, auditory scene analysis, auditory localisation, neural encoding of speech, Hearing & vision problems, Neuroscience & psychology, The senses
Behavioural and cognitive phenotypes in genetic disorders causing intellectual disability and autism
This project will assess characteristic behaviours and psychological function in young people with genetic disorders associated with intellectual disability and autism.. more...
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Disability and Community Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
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Intellectual disability, mental retardation, autism, Genetics, psychopathology, cognition, Prader-Willi, Fragile X, Williams, Down and Angelman syndromes, children, adolescents, mental health, Behavioural & psychiatric disorders, Brain & nervous system disorders, Genetic disorders, Genes in biology & medicine, Neuroscience & psychology
Mothers Activities and Participation Study (MAPS)
The Mothers Activities and Participation Study ( MAPS ) addresses the serious social isolation, disadvantage and poorer health experienced by mothers with intellectual disability.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Llewellyn, Gwynnyth (Professor)
Research Location:
Disability and Community Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
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Disability, Disability studies, Family, health literacy, Antenatal care, Health and social welfare policy, Health and social welfare service utilization and outcomes, Early intervention and prevention in families, Behavioural & psychiatric disorders, Counselling & patient support, Health system research, Professional practice, Public health & social medicine
The nature and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder
The research investigates the nature and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. more...
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Ageing and Human Development Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
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Obsessive compulsive disorder, Anxiety disorders, Compulsive checking, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Behavioural & psychiatric disorders, Counselling & patient support, Neuroscience & psychology, Professional practice