University of Technology Sydney

Upcycling automotive shredder residue into sustainable hybrid composite materials: a cost-effective solution for circular economy

Automotive shredder residue (ASR), the non-metallic fraction generated during end-of-life vehicle processing, remains a recycling challenge due to its complex composition and limited valorisation pathways. This study presents an approach for transforming 100% non-metallic ASR int...

Solar-driven photocatalytic air purification for road infrastructure: Pollutant dynamics, material integration, and sustainable engineering

Road infrastructure provides a scalable platform for integrating photocatalytic technologies to mitigate urban air pollution. However, practical deployment remains uncertain because pollutants in road environments show substantial diversity and dynamic variation in their emission...

Object-Based Reconstruction of Mining-Associated Water Body Lifecycles from Multisource Satellite Time Series

Mining-associated water bodies are typically mapped as independent annual patches, obscuring their formation, transformation and continuity over time. Changes in visible water therefore need to be distinguished from changes in water body identity and surface state. Here, we devel...

Liposome supplementation enhances host metabolism in a model symbiotic cnidarian

Abstract Stable cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbioses provide the trophic foundation of coral reef ecosystems. Understanding nutrient exchange underpinning this symbiosis, and the need for interventions to improve coral health via aquaculture, grow increasingly urgent as reefs face...

Ultimate shear strength of steel plate shear walls with edge-stiffened openings

Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSWs) are widely used as efficient lateral load–resisting systems; however, the presence of web openings required for architectural and service demands disrupts the diagonal tension field and reduces shear capacity. While previous studies have proposed s...

Promoting Adolescent Health and Confidence: Novel Seamless Sports Bra Design for Comfort, Biomechanical Support, and Satisfaction

The lack of well-fitting and supportive sports bras is a significant public health barrier, hindering adolescent girls from engaging in physical activity and negatively impacting their physical and mental health. This study aims to optimize sports bra design through seamless cons...

Settlement-informed boundary-adaptive excess pore water pressure prediction during vacuum preloading

Predicting excess pore water pressure (EPWP) fields during vacuum preloading remains difficult because EPWP sensors are sparse and the time-varying vacuum boundary is rarely recorded continuously. This study frames this problem as settlement-informed boundary adaptation rather th...

Coordination‐Gated MOF@COF Functional Separators for Regulating Ion Flux in Lithium Metal Batteries

ABSTRACT Functional separators that regulate ion transport before lithium ions (Li + ) reach the lithium metal surface are critical for mitigating dendritic deposition and interfacial instability in lithium metal batteries. However, most separator designs mainly emphasize Li + af...

Multiscale mechanical analysis of live breast cancer spheroids by micro‐compression and Brillouin imaging

Abstract Recent developments in cancer mechanobiology have highlighted the importance of tumour mechanics as a potential marker of disease progression. Three‐dimensional tumour models provide simplified yet physiological relevance exhibiting mechanical heterogeneity. However, com...

The type and extent of travel for professional female footballers undertaking national team duties

This study retrospectively described the extent and type of travel experienced by female national team footballers and compared travel based on club locations. Details of 634 trips over a three-year period from 48 professional footballers in a women's national team were collated...

Africa’s first standard measure for child and adolescent health: The Nigerian EQ-5D-Y-3L value set using composite time trade-off and discrete choice experiments

Nigeria has a rapidly growing child and adolescent population, yet no locally derived EQ-5D-Y-3 L utility weights (value set) exists for estimating quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in paediatric economic evaluations. This study developed the first Nigerian EQ-5D-Y-3 L value se...

Pioneering MOF-303 in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Coordination Defect Engineering Enables Accelerated Sulfur Redox and Dendrite-Free Plating

Abstract Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are severely hindered by the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and uncontrolled lithium dendrite growth. Herein, a defect-engineered MOF-303 (D-MOF-303) modified separator is developed via a ball-milling strategy to simultaneo...

Cross-Cultural Encounters With Free-Living Dogs as Epistemic Disruption in Western Dog Training Expertise

Debates about canine welfare and behavior in Western settings are often shaped by professional expertise grounded in pet-centered assumptions about care, control, and risk. While often presented as evidence-based and welfare-oriented, these frameworks are culturally situated, dra...

Mesoscale structures in signed networks

Mesoscale structures in signed networks have been studied under the limiting assumption of the validity of social balance theory, which predicts positive connections within groups and negative connections between groups. Here, we propose and apply a methodology that overcomes thi...

Integrated Top-Down Proteomics for Comprehensive Proteome Analysis at the Proteoform Level

Background: Proteoforms are the critical functional species that drive biological processes. However, conventional proteogenomic (“shotgun”) analyses discard relevant proteoform-level information through bulk protein digestion. This study presents a proof-of-principle integrative...

Targeting delirium in gastric surgery: An interpretable predictive model and statistical analysis in critical care

Background Postoperative delirium is a serious complication in elderly ICU patients after gastric surgery, increasing mortality and healthcare burden. Early identification of high-risk patients may support timely prevention and optimise perioperative care. Objective To develop an...

Cross-Cultural Learning in Action: Role-Play Negotiations for Cultural Competence Development

Cultural competence is increasingly recognised as a critical skill for management students navigating global business environments. This article presents a classroom-based negotiation exercise designed to enhance students’ intercultural understanding through experiential learning...

Development and Validation of a Tool to Measure Documented Health Care Encounter Time

Importance Time toxicity, defined as the time patients spend receiving cancer treatment and interacting with health care systems, is an emerging treatment-related burden. Existing studies typically quantify time toxicity using health care contact days, which may inadequately capt...

Experiences of sexual rehabilitation post-stroke among LGBTQI+ stroke survivors and their partners: a qualitative study

Introduction Little is known about sexual rehabilitation for LGBTQI+ stroke survivors and their partners. This study explored the experiences of LGBTQI+ stroke survivors and their partners in relation to post-stroke sexual rehabilitation.Methods A qualitative phenomenological res...

Protocol for quantifying chromatin DNA replication by multiplex labeling and single-molecule localization microscopy

We present a protocol for imaging and quantifying chromatin DNA replication-associated signals in synchronized mammalian cells. We describe steps for cell-cycle enrichment, nucleoside analog-based metabolic labeling, and fluorescence detection. We then detail the procedure for du...