University of Technology Sydney

Exercise for chronic pelvic pain in pre-menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

In women, chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is recurrent or constant pain in the pelvis, lower abdominal region, and female organs that persists for longer than 6 months. Exercise has been effective for other chronic pain conditions and could potentially be effective for CPP. The objecti...

Probiotic Spore Inspired Oral Drug Delivery System With Multiple‐Barriers‐Crossing Ability Modulates Gut‐Brain Axis for Parkinson's Disease Therapy

ABSTRACT For Parkinson's disease (PD), the development of oral brain‐targeted drug delivery is challenging due to various physiological barriers. Besides the brain, the effect of the gut on the microbiome‐gut‐brain axis should not be ignored. Therefore, developing a gut‐brain dua...

Liking Fast-Food Brands Predicts Poorer Diet Quality, Independent of Perceived Healthiness

Within the theory of planned behavior, ambivalent attitudes (that are simultaneously positive and negative) can weaken the link between attitudes, intentions and behavior. This study examined whether perceived healthiness of fast-food brands would weaken the relationship between...

Environmental conditions shape the movement patterns of a marine ambush predator on homogeneous soft sediment habitat

Abstract Background Quantifying the patterns and drivers of animal movement is critical to the effective conservation and management of species across all ecosystems. Despite their importance for global commercial and recreational fisheries, the movement patterns of marine soft s...

Predictors and prediction models for complications of early medical abortion: a scoping review

Background Despite its overall safety and efficacy, early medical abortion (EMA) may result in complications. Understanding factors predicting these complications is essential for improving clinical risk assessment by healthcare providers and guiding effective management of compl...

Assessment of Geocell Confinement for Sustainable Stabilisation of a Landslide-Affected Road: Australian Case Study

This paper presents a case study of a road embankment affected by landslide activity that was subsequently stabilised using geocell reinforcement. The project involved a temporary accessway, approximately 80 m long and 8 m wide, located along Wattamolla Road, NSW, Australia. Stab...

Expelled Food Vacuoles as Protozoan-Derived Vehicles for Bacterial Persistence and Transmission

Abstract Protozoa are major bacterial predators in aquatic, soil and host-associated environments. During feeding, bacteria are internalised into food vacuoles, which normally mature into digestive vacuoles containing the molecular machinery required for bacterial digestion. Howe...

Assessing the Validity of the Fixed Tree Topology Assumption in Phylodynamic Inference

Abstract Fixed tree topologies are widely used in phylodynamic analyses to reduce computational burden, yet the consequences of this assumption remain insufficiently understood. Here, we systematically assess the impact of various fixed-topology strategies on phylogenetic and phy...

Distinct lattice and charge excitations in AV3Sb5 kagome superconductors

The kagome superconductor family A V 3 Sb 5 ( A = Cs, Rb, K) provides a rich platform for exploring diverse electronic symmetry breaking phenomena, including superconductivity and various forms of density wave orders. Although these compounds share the identical lattice structure...

Disentangling Elemental Roles in an Amorphous Medium‐Entropy Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution

ABSTRACT Understanding elemental cooperation in high/medium‐entropy electrocatalysts is essential for rational design but remains challenging due to their compositional complexity. Herein, an amorphous medium‐entropy catalyst, FeCoNiMo‐a, with a nanoring architecture, is develope...

HITH4HIPs: a feasibility trial of hospital in the home after hip fracture

In Australia, as in many other jurisdictions, people with low-trauma hip fractures often stay in hospital for extended periods, even when medically stable, increasing risk of hospital-related complications and increasing healthcare costs. In this context, we sought to determine t...

Markerless Gymnastics Score Prediction Using Biomechanical Feature-Group Attention SVR

Objective assessment of technical execution in artistic gymnastics remains challenging because scoring relies on expert visual judgement of posture, movement control, alignment, symmetry, and action-specific execution quality. This study developed a markerless, video-based, and b...

Conserving Australian lizards and snakes: an update on progress since 2017

The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017 summarised results from the first comprehensive assessment of the Australian squamate fauna by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), updating a more precursory assessment in 1993. This review outlines the...

Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and toxic metals in short-tailed shearwaters following a mass mortality event

In 2013, a mass mortality event resulted in the deaths of approximately three million short-tailed shearwaters ( Ardenna tenuirostris ) along the east coast of Australia. As pelagic apex predators within their marine ecosystems and extensive migratory routes, these seabirds may s...

Data‐Efficient Cycle‐Level Capacity Prediction Using 1D Deep Convolutional Network

Fundamental battery research is constrained by the time‐consuming process of long‐term charge–discharge cycling stability testing. Here, we introduce DeepBat, a deep learning framework designed to shorten cycling tests by achieving accurate, long‐horizon prediction of cycle‐level...

Anchored Oxygen‐Release‐Suppression Phase Stabilizing High‐Voltage Ni‐Rich Cathode Materials

ABSTRACT The Ni‐rich LiNi x Co y Mn 1−x−y O 2 (x ≥ 0.9) cathode materials (NCMs) have been considered promising for next‐generation Li‐ion batteries owing to their high‐energy density. However, their practical application is hindered by gas evolution and rapid capacity degradatio...

Sitting Time and Physical Activity Correlate With Asthma Exacerbations in Adults: A Cross‐Sectional Study From the Australasian Severe Asthma Network

Summary Lower levels of sitting time were associated with a lower risk of severe asthma exacerbations in adults. High levels of physical activity eliminated the detrimental association of sitting time with severe asthma exacerbations in adults.

Unlock the Potential of Pichia in Coffee: Knowledge Transfer From Fermented Beverages

ABSTRACT Considerable research has focused on non‐ Saccharomyces yeasts to explore their biochemical potential and genetic diversity beyond the capabilities of the conventional starter culture, Saccharomyces cerevisiae . Among these, species of the genus Pichia have emerged as pr...

A PGSA approach to interactive pricing optimization: converting consumer costs into marketing value

Purpose This study reconceptualizes interactive pricing as a reciprocal and value co-creation process that sets personalized optimal prices to drive purchases and profit margins. We introduce Predictive Global Sensitivity Analysis (PGSA) as a method for real-time interactive pric...

Carbon-rich carbon nitride for singlet-oxygen-driven photocatalytic degradation of benzophenone-3 and coral vitality recovery

Coral reefs, vital marine ecosystems, are increasingly threatened by global warming and chemical pollutants such as benzophenone-3 (BP-3), a widely used UV filter. To address this challenge, we present a carbon-doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalyst with efficient...