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Cricket and golf biomechanics

This project is a cluster of available studies on sports biomechanics with partucular emphasis on cricket and golf: Segment velocity contribution in cricket bowling  Power flow analysis of injury susceptible bowling actions  Three-dimensional kinematics and lower lumbar kinetics analysis of the golf swing Upper body kinetics analysis of the golf swing  Biomechanics analysis of cricket batting drives  Biomechanics analysis of cricket throwing and baseball pitchingEEG, attention and golf putting mechanics  EEG and focussing strategies of elite cricket batters  Kinematics and kinetics analysis of kicking in soccer, rugby and AFL footballKinematics and kinetics analysis of tennis serve, forehand and backhand strokes . more...

Supervisor(s):

Ferdinands, Edouard Rene (Dr)

Research Location:

Exercise, Health and Performance Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Keywords:

Back injury, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, shoulder counter-rotation, crunch factor, anxiety, sport psychology, yips, Biomechanics, kinematics, kinetics, power cricket, batting, bowling, fielding, throwing mechanics, golf, driving, putting, electroencephalography, EEG, technique, Movement disorders, Health & lifestyle, Human body, Movement, fast bowling, spin bowling, swing bowling, kicking, rugby, soccer, side-kick, instep kick, tennis, serve, forehand, backhand

Legal Theory

The faculty's focus on Legal Theory is lead by the Julius Stone Institute which was designed to keep faith with Professor Stone’s commitment to the importance of legal theory in its broad sense, which includes philosophical reflection, sociological theory and comparative enquiry. more...

Supervisor(s):

Walton, Kevin (Dr), Sadurski, Wojciech (Professor), Irving, Helen (Associate Professor), McDonald, Barbara (Associate Professor), Johns, Fleur (Dr), Savell, Kristin (Dr), Dunne, Bernard (Mr), Loughnan, Arlie (Ms), Ziegert, Alex (Associate Professor), Birch, Christopher (Dr)

Research Location:

Law

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Keywords:

Jurisprudence, Comparative Law, Sociological Jurisprudence, Legal History

Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in commensal Escherichia coli

This project will examine the Escherichia coli present in the gut of healthy adults who have not been recently exposed to antibiotics to determine the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and which resistance genes and plasmids are present.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Hall, Ruth (Professor)

Research Location:

School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences

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Keywords:

Antibiotic resistance, Infectious diseases, microbiology, molecular biology, microbial genetics, Cell biology, Genes in biology & medicine, Infection & immunity

Web based asthma information: Accessibility, use and appropriateness

The project explores internet usage for obtaining information on asthma in target populations.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Saini, Bandana (Dr)

Research Location:

Discipline of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy

Program Type:

Masters/PHD

Keywords:

Asthma, asthma medications, asthma care, asthma resources, exploratory, internet use, e-health, web based technologies, Cardiovascular & respiratory diseases, Counselling & patient support, Health & lifestyle, Professional practice, Respiration

Combating Obesity in Pharmacy (COP) Study

This study aims to explore possibilities to initiate an accredited training program for weight management in pharmacy.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Chaar, Betty (Dr)

Research Location:

Discipline of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy

Program Type:

Masters/PHD

Keywords:

Obesity, weight management, pharmacist, training program, ethics, conflict of interest

Can planting trees make it rain? Investigations into land surface atmosphere feedbacks

Over the last couple of years there has been significant discussion about the coupling of the earth surface with the atmosphere and in particular the feedback between soil moisture and the atmospheric processes such as rainfall through vegetation. more...

Supervisor(s):

Vervoort, Willem (Dr)

Research Location:

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources - Generic

Program Type:

PHD

Keywords:

Stochastic hydrology, land surface atmosphere feedbacks, ecohydrology, semi-arid landscape hydrology, Climate Change, Environment

Discovering how human cytomegalovirus functions during the latent phase of infection

Human cytomegalovirus functions during latent infection of myeloid cells. more...

Supervisor(s):

Slobedman, Barry (Dr)

Research Location:

Westmead Millennium Institute, Centre for Virus Research

Program Type:

PHD

Keywords:

Human cytomegalovirus, post-transplant disease, Leukaemia, Virology, Latent infection, Pathogenesis, Herpesvirus, Immune modulation, Infectious diseases, Infection & immunity, Cell biology

Elucidating secretory pathways and mechanisms essential for establishing cell wall integrity in pathogenic fungi

The project aims to identify genes/proteins and signal transduction pathways involved in secretory processes and the maintenance of cell wall integrity in pathogenic fungi.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Djordjevic, Julianne (Dr)

Research Location:

Westmead Millennium Institute, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

Program Type:

Masters/PHD

Keywords:

Cryptococcosis, Cryptococcus neoformans, secreted phospholipase B, fungal cell wall, beta glucans, Infectious diseases, Infection & immunity, Pathogenic fungi, HIV/AIDS

2.5D Graph Navigation and Interaction Techniques

This project aim to design, implement and evaluate new methods and algorithms for effective and efficient navigation and interaction with 2.5D graph layout.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Hong, Seok-Hee (Associate Professor)

Research Location:

Information Technologies

Program Type:

Masters/PHD

Keywords:

algorithm, graph drawing, Information visualization, interaction, social networks, biological networks

Fitness to Practice Study

The aim of this study is to explore the occurrence of impairment in the profession and how best to address the problem in light of the existing programs available to other healthcare providers in Australia.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Chaar, Betty (Dr)

Research Location:

Discipline of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy

Program Type:

Masters/PHD

Keywords:

pharmacist, impairment, Substance abuse, Trauma, mental illness