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The Role of Androgens in Prostate Physiology and Pathology

 This project is examining the specific sites and roles of androgen action involved in prostate mature prostate.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Simanainen, Ulla (Dr), Handelsman, David (Professor)

Research Location:

ANZAC Research Institute

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Keywords:

Prostate Cancer, Prostate, androgen, androgen receptor, transgenic models, Cre-LoxP technique, Cancer & leukaemia, Reproduction & development

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

Dynamic effects in soil (B) – Dynamic compaction

The aim of this project is to provide new experimental data of the mechanics of the compaction process using photographic techniques and other instrumentation.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Airey, David (Associate Professor)

Research Location:

Civil Engineering

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Keywords:

compaction, dynamic compaction, soil improvement, soil

Speech separation and localisation using particle filtering

The objective of this project is to solve the “Cocktail Party Problem”.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Jin, Craig (Dr), van Schaik, André (Dr)

Research Location:

Electrical and Information Engineering

Program Type:

PHD

Keywords:

Audio Engineering, Signal Processing, Source Separation, Sound localisation, Particle Filtering

High Efficient Switching Power Supplies Design for High-Brightness LEDs lighting

This project will involve analysis, design, simulation and practical implementation of the proposed power converters.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Lu, Dylan (Dr)

Research Location:

Electrical and Information Engineering

Program Type:

Masters/PHD

Keywords:

AC/DC, Efficiency, Power Converters, Switching Power Supplies, power electronics, power engineering

Interpolation of binaural impulse responses for virtual auditory displays

The aim of this project is to minimise the number of recordings that need to be made by investigating methods for the interpolation of a limited number of recorded binaural impulse responses.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Jin, Craig (Dr), van Schaik, André (Dr)

Research Location:

Electrical and Information Engineering

Program Type:

PHD

Keywords:

Audio Engineering, Signal Processing, Virtual Reality, Virtual Auditory Displays

Enzymes as drug targets

Studies of enzyme structure.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Guss, Mitchell (Professor)

Research Location:

School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences

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Keywords:

malaria, vascular disease, protein structure, enzymes, X-ray crystallography, drug design, Therapeutics & adverse drug effects, Infectious diseases, Infection & immunity, Pharmacology & therapeutics

Performance without injury in aquatic sports

The project aims to maximize performance in rowing, kayak and dragon boat while minimizing the propensity for injury by identifying the main factors that determine performance in both equipment and athlete in the real environment of the sport.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Smith, Richard (Associate Professor)

Research Location:

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

Program Type:

Keywords:

Rowing, paddling, performance, drag, power output, inverse dynamics, injury, efficiency., Movement disorders, Health & lifestyle, Human body, Movement

Promoting individualised treatment for brain tumour patients by molecular marker discovery

Using gene profiling technology we are looking for molecular markers that can be used to more accurately diagnose brain tumours as well as key signature markers that could stratify patients for more effective therapy.. more...

Supervisor(s):

McDonald, Kerrie (Dr)

Research Location:

Kolling Institute of Medical Research

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Keywords:

Cancer, tumour banks, microarray, immunohistochemistry, Flow cytometry, tissue culture, platform development, functional analysis, prognosis, chemotherapy, response to therapy, translational research, Brain & nervous system disorders, Cancer & leukaemia, Cell biology

Beamforming with acoustic vector sensors - Multiple acoustic source localisation using acoustic vector sensor arrays

This project investigates the design of a microphone array configuration to localise acoustic sources in air.. more...

Supervisor(s):

Jin, Craig (Dr), van Schaik, André (Dr)

Research Location:

Electrical and Information Engineering

Program Type:

PHD

Keywords:

Audio Engineering, Signal Processing, Acoustic Vector Sensors, Beamforming, Microphone arrays