The University of Sydney

Linguistic complexity and writing proficiency in assessing L2 Spanish writing

Abstract Although linguistic complexity is widely used to assess second language (L2) writing proficiency, the linguistic correlates of L2 Spanish writing proficiency remain relatively underexplored. This study addresses this gap by examining how selected lexical, syntactic, and...

A game-theoretic assessment of urban road-network vulnerability: a case study of Naples, Italy

Urban road-network vulnerability is difficult to assess when disruption probabilities are unknown and alternative paths perform differently under adverse network conditions. This study proposes a game-theoretic framework in which network users and an adversarial entity interact t...

‘Performing Never Comes Naturally’: Expert Performers’ Strategies for Rehearsal Excellence

Professional music performances seem second nature to expert performers. Top performers are acutely aware of performance conventions, stagecraft and audience expectations of the concert. Performance students have much to learn from expert stage preparation. This study investigate...

Free-Monodromic Mixed Tilting Sheaves on Flag Varieties

In this paper we propose a construction of a monoidal category of “free-monodromic” tilting perverse sheaves on (Kac–Moody) flag varieties in the setting of the “mixed modular derived category” introduced by the first and third authors. This category shares most of the properties...

From prediction to mechanism: rethinking PTSD treatment non-response through an iron–inflammation framework

Precision psychiatry has improved prediction of treatment response across psychiatry, but translating biomarkers into treatment strategy remains difficult. Using PTSD as a model, we outline an iron-inflammation framework linking treatment-predictive neural circuitry to an upstrea...

Multifocal Glioblastoma Managed With Primary Temozolomide as a Strategy to Delay Radiation Therapy: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes

Abstract Aim To evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of upfront temozolomide (TMZ) monotherapy in deferring radiotherapy for multifocal glioblastoma (GBM). Methods We analysed 18 consecutive adult patients with newly diagnosed, multifocal GBM treated with upfront TMZ m...

Lung cancer incidence, metastatic disease and mortality in people accessing mental health services: Opportunities for screening

Objective: To describe lung cancer incidence, stage and post-diagnosis mortality in people accessing mental health services, focusing on people aged 50–70 targeted by Australia’s new lung cancer screening programme. Methods: Linkage to the New South Wales Cancer Registry identifi...

Subspace Accelerated Measure Transport Methods for Fast and Scalable Sequential Experimental Design, with Application to Photoacoustic Imaging

Abstract. We propose a novel approach for sequential optimal experimental design (sOED) for Bayesian inverse problems involving expensive models with high-dimensional unknown parameters. This work focuses on designs that maximize the expected information gain (EIG) from prior to...

Post-discharge alcohol-related emergency department use among older adults following involuntary inpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder

Objective The New South Wales Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Treatment (IDAT) program provides last-resort involuntary inpatient treatment for severe substance dependence. This study described older adults with severe alcohol use disorder (AUD) admitted to IDAT and their alcohol-re...

Stable Benefit Allocation for Economically Sustainable Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources: A WRT-Inspired Fidelity-Controlled Reduction Framework

Local energy sharing can support more sustainable distribution systems by coordinating rooftop photovoltaic generation, behind-the-meter storage, and flexible demand among prosumers. Its expansion to larger energy communities, however, requires benefit-allocation mechanisms that...

Shared Governance for Effective Clinical Education in Medical Radiation Science: A Narrative Review

ABSTRACT Medical radiation science (MRS) education operates within a rapidly evolving healthcare environment characterised by technological advancement, workforce pressures, and increasing regulatory oversight. Effective governance structures are therefore required to ensure that...

A preference for sameness and associated positive emotions in interindividual discrimination, even when based on chance

It was recently demonstrated that people allocate more money to another person when they both demonstrate the same outcome versus a different one, even when the outcome is based on chance. Different theoretical frameworks predict whether this effect reflects a preference for same...

Hypertension detection, treatment and control in young adults in Australia

Young adult hypertension increases risk of future cardiovascular disease but is often overlooked. We aimed to identify opportunities to reduce blood pressure among younger adults by determining the drivers of hypertension detection, treatment and control in young adults in Austra...

Investigating the Use of Routine Swabs in Incision and Drainage of Abscesses: An Audit of Western Sydney Hospitals

ABSTRACT Background Incision and drainage of subcutaneous abscesses is a common surgical procedure. It is the standard of treatment, with or without adjunctive antibiotics. Interestingly, there exists a lack of evidence regarding the role of intraoperative sampling of the purulen...

Closer to the gods: Residue analysis of chalices from Tomb 89, Pella, Jordan

Tomb 89 from Pella, Jordan, was an undisturbed communal tomb of 82 individuals dating to the late Iron IB − early IIA period (c. 1000 – 900 BCE). This article discusses the results of organic residue analysis performed on seven chalices that accompanied individuals into the tomb...

CrossAcclimation and Endurance Performance Following Adaptation to Dry and Humid Heat

Purpose: To examine the influence of hot-dry and warm-humid heat acclimation (HA) on endurance performance and the cross-acclimation benefit between environments. Methods: In a cross-over design, trained male cyclists completed a 30-min time trial in hot-dry (Dry-TT; 42°C, 25% RH...

Data and code for: Online Search Interest in Facial Aesthetic Procedures Across Nine Countries From 2004 to 2026: A 22-Year Google Trends Analysis

This deposit contains the Google Trends export files exactly as downloaded, the download verification record, the cleaned analysis dataset, and all analysis code for the study named above. It allows an independent reader to reproduce every number, table and figure in the article...

Global Incidence of All-Cause Dementia

Importance Global dementia incidence estimates are limited by underrepresentation of low- and middle-income countries and heterogeneous analytic methods. Due to these limitations, true understanding of the global dementia landscape remains incomplete. Objective To identify dement...

Illuminating Sacred Value: Indigenous Creativity and the Translation of Religious Value

This article examines how the commercial circulation of Indigenous Australian artefacts produces a structured encounter between sacred Indigenous value systems and secular economic frameworks. Drawing on case studies from Papunya Tula, tourist markets, Bali boomerangs, and auctio...

Free Mucosal Grafting Is a Simple Adjunct for Rapid Re‐Epithelization in Septal Perforation Repair

ABSTRACT Objective Mucosal grafting has become more established in rhinology. While it is accepted that free mucosal grafts take to bone and vascularized recipient beds, the use of mucosal grafting on the contralateral side during nasal septal perforation (NSP) repair with vascul...