The University of Adelaide

Weakening conjugation of organic cyclic additives towards advanced aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) offer a safe and economical option for energy storage but face zinc dendrites and parasitic reactions. Here we report 1,3,5-tris(2-hydroxyethyl) isocyanurate (THI) as an electrolyte additive that delivers environment-dependent dual-state protect...

Experience, influences, and impacts on breathlessness among people receiving care in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study

Introduction Breathlessness is frequently experienced by patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and associated with anxiety and delays in weaning from mechanical ventilation. Breathlessness in this clinical setting remains under-recognised in clinical guidelines, and little is...

Prenatal substance exposure and developmental outcomes at age 5: a population-based cohort of 260 000 children in New South Wales, Australia

Objectives We quantified the risk of developmental support needs at school entry among children with and without prenatal substance exposure, to inform service delivery initiatives in the first 2000 days of children’s lives. Methods We assembled a cohort using population-level pe...

Community-level AM fungal interactions lead to unexpected growth and disease outcomes in tomato

Abstract Background and Aims Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can enhance plant growth and resistance to pathogens through Mycorrhiza-Induced Resistance (MIR). While individual AM fungal species differ in their effects on plant performance, the consequences of multi-species AM f...

Prevalence and disclosure of AI and non-AI online child sexual victimisation: Findings from a national study of Australian adolescents

Background Rapid technological evolution has made online sexual victimisation of children an important societal concern. However, empirical evidence on prevalence, and the use of artificial intelligence in online victimisation, remains scarce. Objective To determine the prevalenc...

Survival among patients with systemic sclerosis‐associated pulmonary arterial hypertension in the Australian scleroderma cohort study

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma; SSc) patients can develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which is a leading cause of death. We sought to evaluate severity, therapeutic strategy and survival of SSc-PAH in the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study (ASCS)...

Why She Stays: A Role-Based Analysis of Women’s Motivations in Construction

The construction industry is actively promoting female participation, but the motivation to drive their entry and stay, particularly into different job roles, remains underexplored. Previous studies typically treated extrinsic motivation as a single, undifferentiated construct. T...

Estimating soil SPT N-values from investigative drilling data: correlation and machine learning analyses based on field drilling tests

Abstract Investigative drilling (ID) is a variant of measurement while drilling (MWD) techniques that has been successfully applied to multiple site investigation projects in Australia; however, no reliable correlation or model currently exists for estimating Standard Penetration...

An expert-level generalist AI for abdominal CT diagnosis

Artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology aspires to deliver expert-level diagnosis across diverse clinical tasks, yet existing supervised strategies remain limited in scope. We developed RADAR, a generalist vision-language model trained on more than 400,000 contrast-enhanced abd...

The Role of the MYOC Gene in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in Ethiopia

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions. Table S1: MYOC variants reported as causative in individuals of African descent in previous studies...

The ecology of inclusive education reimagined: A framework for research, policy, and practice

Abstract Evidence suggests the educational gap between those who experience success at school and those who do not is growing. Decades of rhetoric, policy and reform have failed to deliver an inclusive form of schooling that meets the learning needs of all students and much of th...

Toward scalable organ-level 3D plant segmentation: A systematic and quantitative review through the lens of the data-algorithm-computing triangle

The precise characterization of plant morphology provides valuable insights into plant-environment interactions and genetic evolution. A key technology for extracting this information is 3D segmentation, which delineates individual plant organs from complex point clouds. Despite...

Insomnia treatment preferences of older adults and people living with dementia: A qualitative study

BackgroundInsomnia is common in people living with dementia and older adults. While clinical guidelines recommend non-pharmacological treatment as first-line therapy, insomnia is often managed with benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs), which carry a significant risk of medica...

Sarcopenia and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Liver Cirrhosis: Clinical Perspectives of Myostatin Inhibition

Liver cirrhosis is frequently complicated by sarcopenia, a progressive and systemic loss of skeletal muscle mass and function that contributes substantially to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare utilisation. The pathogenesis of sarcopenia in cirrhosis is multifactoria...

When Vision Deceives: The Compensatory Role of Passive Haptics in Mitigating Sim2Real Gap During Teleoperation Assembly

In model-mediated teleoperation (MMT), network latency and sensor drift often cause discrepancies between visual rendering and actual physical states (the Sim2Real gap), compromising safety and increasing cognitive load. To investigate the compensatory role of kinesthetic feedbac...

Broadband absorption of ocean wave energy using a graded array of heaving buoys in three dimensions

The generation of renewable power from ocean waves at a commercial scale requires arrays of wave energy converters (WECs) to be designed for efficient power capture over broad frequency bands and a wide range of incident wave directions. Here, array designs are developed in a thr...

Preparing for Future Group B Streptococcus Vaccines: Perspectives of Pregnant Women in Australia

Background: Vaccines for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) intended for pregnant women are currently in advanced stages of clinical trials. Conducting preparatory research now can help identify factors influencing GBS vaccine acceptance and potential challenges to future implementation...

Plasma–Microreactor Integration for Green and Continuous Synthesis of Pt/GO Electrocatalysts

Abstract The green and continuous preparation of supported noble metal catalysts is crucial for both fundamental research and industrial applications but remains highly challenging. Herein, a continuous microflow strategy that integrates dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma...

Identifying methodological guidance used for systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, and health technology assessment for rare diseases: a scoping review protocol.

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review will identify methodological guidance relevant to systematic reviews (SRs), clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), and health technology assessments (HTAs) for rare diseases, and examine methodological challenges associated with their development. INT...

Divergent fertility responses to cyclones and floods: a mixed-methods study from rural Bangladesh

Over the past decade, Bangladesh has experienced substantial demographic change alongside increasing climate-related disruption. This study examines the links between extreme climatic events and fertility among married Bangladeshi women of childbearing age who already have childr...