Theses from 2018
The mechanics of front leg loading during cricket fast bowling: delivery variations, spell demands, and the effects of strength training, Samuel J. Callaghan
1,2,4-Oxadiazole antimicrobials act synergistically with daptomycin and display rapid kill kinetics against MDR Enterococcus faecium, Glen Carter, Jitendra Harjani, Lucy Li, Noel Pitcher, Yi Nong, Thomas Riley, Deborah Williamson, Timothy Stinear, Jonathan Baell, and Benjamin Howden
Predicting incidents may never happen, but what about forecasting their risk?, Marcus Cattani
Injury risk management training for leaders, Marcus Cattani, Russell Jones, and Jessica Boylan
Alterations in serum kynurenine pathway metabolites in individuals with high neocortical amyloid-β load: A pilot study, Pratishtha Chatterjee, Kathryn Goozee, Chai K. Lim, Ian James, Kaikai Shen, Kelly R. Jacobs, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Tejal Shah, Prita R. Asih, Preeti Dave, Candice Manyan, Kevin Taddei, David B. Lovejoy, Roger Chung, Gilles J. Guillemin, and Ralph N. Martins
Association of plasma neurofilament light chain with neocortical amyloid-β load and cognitive performance in cognitively normal elderly participants, Pratishtha Chatterjee, Kathryn Goozee, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Shen Kaikai, Tejal Shah, Prita R. Asih, Preeti Dave, Candice ManYan, Kevin Taddei, Roger Chung, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, and Ralph N. Martins
POStCODE middleware for post-market surveillance of medical devices for cyber security in medical and healthcare sector in Australia, Junaid Chaudhry, Craig Valli, Michael Crowley, Jon Haass, and Peter Roberts
Muscle damage protective effect by two maximal isometric contractions on maximal eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors of the contralateral arm, Trevor C. Chen, Ming J. Lin, Hsin L. Chen, J. L. Lai, H. I. Yu, and Kazunori Nosaka
Low-intensity elbow flexion eccentric contractions attenuate maximal eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage of the contralateral arm, Trevor C. Chen, Ming J. Lin, Jian H. Lai, Hsin L. Chen, Hui I. Yu, and Kazunori Nosaka
Contralateral repeated bout effect of the knee flexors, Trevor Chen, Ming-Ju Lin, Hsin-Lian Chen, Hui-I Yu, and Kazunori Nosaka
Preferential degradation of cognitive networks differentiates Alzheimer's disease from ageing, Jasmeer P. Chhatwal; Aaron P. Schultz; Keith A. Johnson; Trey Hedden; Sehily Jaimes; Tammie L.S. Benzinger; Clifford Jack, Jr; Beau M. Ances; John M. Ringman; Daniel S. Marcus; Bernardino Ghetti; Martin R. Farlow; Adrian Danek; Johannes Levin; Igor Yakushev; Christoph Laske; Robert A. Koeppe; Douglas R. Galasko; Chengjie Xiong; Colin L. Masters; Peter R. Schofield; Kirsi M. Kinnunen; Stephen Salloway; Ralph Martins; Eric McDade; Nigel J. Cairns; Virginia D. Buckles; John C. Morris; Randall Bateman; and Reisa A. Sperling
Suboptimal bone status for adolescents with Low Motor Competence and Developmental Coordination Disorder - it's sex specific, Paola Chivers, Timo Rantalainen, Fleur McIntyre, Beth Hands, Benjamin Weeks, Belinda Beck, Sophia Nimphius, Nicolas H. Hart, and Aris Siafarikas
Effect of water immersion temperature on heart rate variability following exercise in the heat, Hui C. Choo, Kazunori Nosaka, Jeremiah J. Peiffer, Mohammed Ihsan, Chow C. Yeo, and Chris R. Abbiss
Peripheral blood flow changes in response to postexercise cold water immersion, Hui C. Choo, Kazunori Nosaka, Jeremiah J. Peiffer, Mohammed Ihsan, Chow Chea Yeo, and Chris Abbiss
Cold-water immersion after training sessions: Effects on fiber type-specific adaptations in muscle K+ transport proteins to sprint-interval training in men, Danny Christiansen, David J. Bishop, James R. Broatch, Jens Bangsbo, Michael J. McKenna, and Robyn M. Murphy
Increased FXYD1 and PGC-1α mRNA after blood flow-restricted running is related to fibre type-specific AMPK signalling and oxidative stress in human muscle, Danny Christiansen, Robyn M. Murphy, Christos G. Stathis, and David Bishop
Finding companionship on the road less travelled: A netnography of the Whole Food Plant-Based Aussies Facebook group, Robyn Chuter
Do bilateral vertical jumps with reactive jump landings achieve osteogenic thresholds with and without instruction in premenopausal women?, Tracey L. Clissold, Paul W. Winwood, John Cronin, and Mary Jane De Souza
Developing cost-effective, evidence-based load monitoring systems in strength and conditioning practice, Jo Clubb and Mike McGuigan
Interdisciplinary perspectives on grandparental investment: a journey towards causality, David A. Coall, Sonja Hilbrand, and Rebecca Sear
Clostridium difficile guidelines, Deirdre Collins and Thomas Riley
Normative data for human postural vertical: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Laila Conceição, Jussara Baggio, Suleimy Mazin, Dylan Edwards, and Taiza Santos
Effects of stretching and fatigue on peak torque, muscle imbalance, and stability, Pablo B. Costa, Cassio V. Ruas, and Cory M. Smith
The current state of subjective training load monitoring—A practical perspective and call to action, Joseph O. C. Coyne, G. Gregory Haff, Aaron J Coutts, Robert U. Newton, and Sophia Nimphius
The relationship between internal training load variables during a taper and elite weightlifting success, Joseph O. C. Coyne, Greg Haff, A. J. Coutts, Robert U. Newton, and Sophia Nimphius
Cancer care in regional Australia from the health professional’s perspective, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Belinda Goodwin, Sonja March, Michael J. Ireland, Melissa K. Hyde, Suzanne K. Chambers, Joanne K. Aitken, and Jeff Dunn
Interventions for prostate cancer survivorship: A systematic review of reviews, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Sonja March, Belinda Goodwin, Nicholas Ralph, Daniel A. Galvao, Robert Newton, Suzanne K. Chambers, and Jeff Dunn
Geographical variations in the clinical management of colorectal cancer in Australia: a systematic review, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Sonja March, Michael Ireland, Arlen Rowe, Belinda Goodwin, Melissa Hyde, Suzanne K. Chambers, Joanne Aitken, and Jeff Dunn
Watch where you're going? Interferer velocity and visual behavior predicts avoidance strategy during pedestrian encounters, James L. Croft and Derek Panchuk
Children’s perception of action boundaries and how it affects their climbing behavior, James L. Croft, Gert-Jan Pepping, Chris Button, and Jia-Yi Chow
Cyber-friendly schools, Donna Cross, Amy Barnes, Patricia Cardoso, Kate Hadwen, Therese Shaw, Marilyn Campbell, and Phillip T. Slee
Impact of the Friendly Schools whole-school intervention on transition to secondary school and adolescent bullying behaviour, Donna Cross, Therese Shaw, Melanie Epstein, Natasha Pearce, Amy Barnes, Sharyn Burns, Stacey Waters, Leanne Lester, and Kevin Runions
Effects of multidisciplinary therapy on physical function in Huntington's disease, Travis M. Cruickshank, Alvaro P Reyes, Luis E Penailillo, Tim Pulverenti, Danielle M. Bartlett, Pauline Zaenker, Anthony J. Blazevich, Robert Newton, Jennifer A Thompson, Johnny Lo, and Mel R. Ziman Dr
Effects of long-term participation in tennis on cognitive function in elderly individuals, Scott Culpin
The general adaptation syndrome: A foundation for the concept of periodization, AAron J. Cunanan, Brad H. DeWeese, John P. Wagle, Kevin M. Carroll, Robert Sausaman, W. Guy Hornsby III, Greg Haff, N. Travis Triplett, Kyle C. Pierce, and Michael H. Stone
Authors’ reply to buckner et al.: ‘Comment on: “The general adaptation syndrome: A foundation for the concept of periodization”, Aaron J. Cunanan, Brad H. Deweese, John P. Wagle, Kevin M. Carroll, Robert Sausaman, W. Guy Hornsby, G. Gregory Haff, N. Travis Triplett, Kyle C. Pierce, and Michael H. Stone
Paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation increases maximal voluntary activation of human adductor pollicis, Jessica M. D’Amico, Siobhan C. Dongés, and Janet L. Taylor
Relationship between Amyloid-β positivity and progression to mild cognitive impairment or dementia over 8 years in cognitively nonrmal older adults, Christa Dang, Karra D Harrington, Yen Ying Lim, David Ames, Jason Hassenstab, Simon M. Laws, Nawaf Yassi, Martha Hickey, Stephanie Rainey-Smith, Joanne Robertson, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Olivier Salvado, Michael Weinborn, Victor L Villemagne, Christopher C Rowe, Colin L Masters, and Paul Maruff
“The people make it fun, the activities we do just make sure we turn up on time.” Factors influencing older adults’ participation in community-based group programmes in Perth, Western Australia, Julie Dare, Celia Wilkinson, Ruth Marquis, and Robert J. Donovan
Trend analysis of 20 years of FIM road racing grand prix motorcycle world championship, Emanuele D’Artibale, Maheswaran Rohan, and John B. Cronin
Occupational health and safety in cannabis production: an Australian perspective, Maggie Davidson, Sue Reed, Jacques Oosthuizen, Greg O'Donnell, Pragna Gaur, Martyn Cross, and Gary Dennis
Personal exposure of dairy workers to dust, endotoxin, muramic acid, ergosterol, and ammonia on large-scale dairies in the high plains western United States, Margaret E. Davidson, Joshua Schaeffer, Maggie L. Clark, Sheryl Magzamen, Elizabeth J. Brooks, Thomas J. Keefe, Mary Bradford, Noa Roman-Muniz, John Mehaffy, Gregory Dooley, Jill A. Poole, Frank M. Mitloehner, Sue Reed, Marc B. Schenker, and Stephen J. Reynolds
Low-level cadmium exposure and cardiovascular outcomes in elderly Australian women: A cohort study, Kane Deering, Anna C. Callan, Richard Prince, Wai Lim, Peter Thompson, Joshua Lewis, Andrea Hinwood, and Amanda Devine
Loaded hip thrust-based PAP protocol effects on acceleration and sprint performance of handball players, Antonio Dello Iacono, Johnny Padulo, and Laurent B. Seitz
Hip thrust-based PAP effects on sprint performance of soccer players: heavy-loaded versus optimum-power development protocols, Antonio Dello Iacono and Laurent B. Seitz
Curious Kids: Why do we need food?, Amanda Devine
Kinetic analysis of push-up exercises: A systematic review with practical recommendations, Wissem Dhahbi, Helmi Chaabene, Anis Chaouachi, Johnny Padulo, David G Behm, Jodie Cochrane, Angus Burnett, and Karim Chamari
Bexarotene modulates retinoid-x-receptor expression and is protective against neurotoxic endoplasmic reticulum stress response and apoptotic pathway activation, Yogita Dheer, Nitin Chitranshi, Veer Gupta, Mojdeh Abbasi, Mehdi Mirzaei, Yuyi You, Roger Chung, Stuart L Graham, and Vivek Gupta
Talent identification for soccer: Physiological aspects, Karl D. Dodd and Timothy J. Newans
Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Comments on Doguet et al. (2017) ‘Muscle length effect on corticospinal excitability during maximal concentric, isometric and eccentric contractions of the knee extensors’, Valentin Doguet, Kazunori Nosaka, Arnaud Guével, and Marc Jubeau
Movement economy in soccer: Current data and limitations, Filippo Dolci, Nicolas H. Hart, Andrew Kilding, Paola Chivers, Ben Piggott, and Tania Spiteri
Involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in plasticity induced by paired corticospinal-motoneuronal stimulation in humans, Siobhan C. Dongés, Jessica M. D’Amico, Jane E. Butler, and Janet L. Taylor
Kinetic determinants of reactive strength in highly trained sprint athletes, Jamie Douglas, Simon Pearson, Angus Ross, and Michael McGuigan
Effects of accentuated eccentric loading on muscle properties, strength, power, and speed in resistance-trained rugby players, Jamie Douglas, Simon Pearson, Angus Ross, and Mike McGuigan
Strategies and challenges associated with recruiting retirement village communities and residents into a group exercise intervention, Rachel L. Duckham, Jamie L. Tait, Caryl A. Nowson, Kerrie M. Sanders, Dennis R. Taaffe, Keith D. Hill, and Robin M. Daly
Prognostic relevance of CCDC88C (Daple) transcripts in the peripheral blood of patients with cutaneous melanoma, Ying Dunkel, Anna L. Reid, Jason Ear, Nicolas Aznar, Michael Millward, Elin Gray, Robert Pearce, Melanie Ziman, and Pradipta Ghosh
Work-integrated learning and professional accreditation policies: An environmental health higher education perspective, Louise Dunn, Rosemary Nicholson, Kirstin Ross, Lisa Bricknall, Belinda Davis, Toni Hannelly, Jane-Louise Lampard, Zoe Murray, Jacques Oosthuizen, Anne Roiko, and James Wood
The influence of a simulated Olympic distance cycle exercise on subsequent running economy and biomechanics in triathletes, Chantelle du Plessis
The role of adult day services in supporting the occupational participation of people with dementia and their carers: An integrative review, Janice du Preez, J. L. Millsteed, Ruth Marquis, and Janet Richmond
Posts, pics, or polls? Which post type generates the greatest engagement in a Facebook physical activity intervention?, Sarah Edney, Jemma Looyestyn, Jillian Ryan, Jocelyn Kernot, and Carol Maher
Public health implications of metal ash concentrations from prescribed burns: A study of open jarrah forests, John Edwards
Adjuvant pembrolizumab versus placebo in resected stage III melanoma, Alexander Eggermont, Christian Blank, Mario Mandala, Georgina Long, Victoria Atkinson, Stéphane Dalle, Andrew Haydon, Mikhai Lichinitser, Adnan Khatta, Matteo Carlino, Shahneen Sandhu, James Larkin, S. Puig, P. Ascierto, P. Rutkowski, D. Schadendorf, R. Koornstra, L. Hernandez-Aya, M. Maio, A. van den Eertwegh, J. Grob, R. Gutzmer, R. Jamal, Paul C. Lorigan, N. Ibrahim, S. Marreaud, A. van Akkooi, S. Suciu, and C. Robert
Developing a modified low-density lipoprotein (M-LDL-C) Friedewald’s equation as a substitute for direct LDL-C measure in a Ghanaian population: a comparative study, Richard K. Ephraim, Emmanuel Acheampong, Swithin M. Swaray, Enoch Odame Anto, Hope Agbodzakey, Prince Adoba, Bright Oppong Afranie, Emmanuella Nsenbah Batu, Patrick Adu, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, and Beatrice Amoah
Indigenous research methodologies: Decolonizing the Australian sports sciences, Tuguy Esgin, Deborah Hersh, Kevin Rowley, John Gilroy, and Robert U. Newton
The potential therapeutic effects of creatine supplementation on body composition and muscle function in cancer, Ciaran M. Fairman, Kristina L. Kendall, Nicolas H. Hart, Dennis R. Taaffe, Daniel A. Galvao, and Robert U. Newton
Workloads of competitive surfing: Work-to-relief ratios, surf-break demands, and updated analysis, Oliver R. Farley, Josh L. Secomb, Ellen R. Raymond, Lina E. Lundgren, Brendon K. Ferrier, Chris R. Abbiss, and Jeremy M. Sheppard
The potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation, Warnakulasuriya M. A. D. B. Fernando, Steve H. Flint, K. K. D. S. Ranaweera, Arthur Bamunuarachchi, Stuart K. Johnson, and Charles S. Brennan
Associations of dietary protein and fiber intake with brain and blood amyloid-β, Warnakulasuriya M. Fernando, Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith, Samantha L. Gardener, Victor L. Villemagne, Samantha C. Burnham, Macaulay S. Lance, Belinda M. Brown, Veer Gupta, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Michael Weinborn, Kevin Taddei, Simon M. Laws, Kathryn Goozee, David Ames, Christopher Fowler, Paul Maruff, Colin L. Masters, Olivier Salvado, Christopher Rowe, and Ralph N. Martins
The effects of acute and chronic sprint-interval training on cytokine responses are independent of prior caffeine intake, Guilherme Ferreira, Leandro Felippe, Rômulo Bertuzzi, David Bishop, Emiliano Barreto, Fernando De-Oliveira, and Adriano Lima-Silva
Tissue specificity of mitochondrial adaptations in rats after 4 weeks of normobaric hypoxia, Alessandra Ferri, Alice Panariti, Giuseppe Miserocchi, Marcella Rocchetti, Gaia Buoli Comani, Ilaria Rivolta, and David Bishop
Scoring analysis of the men’s 2014, 2015 and 2016 world championship tour of surfing: the importance of aerial manoeuvres in competitive surfing, Brendon Ferrier, Jeremy Sheppard, Oliver R.L. Farley, Josh L. Secomb, Joanna Parsonage, Robert Newton, and Sophia Nimphius
Achieving Grand Tour success. A pilot study using cycling's World Tour points, Luca Fillpas, Antonio L. Torre, Paolo Mensaspa, and Hedda Giorgi
Differences in muscle performance during fatigue may explain the differences in motoneurone excitability between acute and chronic hypoxia, Harrison T. Finn, Simon C. Gandevia, and Janet L. Taylor
Motoneuron excitability of the quadriceps decreases during a fatiguing submaximal isometric contraction, Harrison T. Finn, David M. Rouffet, David S. Kennedy, Simon Green, and Janet L. Taylor
SNAC_OSHC: Exploring a multifaceted approach to develop outside of school hours care as a health promoting setting, Karen Forde
Negative effects of "Predatory" journals on global health research, Diego A. Forero, Marilyn H. Oermann, Andrea Manca, Franca Deriu, Hugo Mendeita-Zeron, Mehdi Dadkhah, Roshan Bhad, Smita N. Deshpande, Wei Wang, and Myriam Patricia Cifuentes
Ultrasonographic measurement of the biceps femoris long-head muscle architecture, Sandro R. Freitas, João Marmeleira, Maria J. Valamatos, Anthony J. Blazevich, and Pedro Mil-Homens
Proficiency in pole handling during Nordic walking influences exercise effectiveness in middle-aged and older adults, Eiji Fujita, Karen Yakushi, Masaki Takeda, Mohammod Monirul Islam, Masaki Nakagaichi, Dennis Taaffe, and Nobuo Takeshima
Profiling shoulder strength in competitive surfers, James Furness, Ben Schram, Tim Cottman-Fields, Brendan Solia, and Josh Secomb
Enhanced skeletal muscle ribosome biogenesis, yet attenuated mTORC1 and ribosome biogenesis-related signalling, following short-term concurrent versus single-mode resistance training, Jackson J. Fyfe, David J. Bishop, Jonathan D. Bartlett, Erik D. Hanson, Mitchell J. Anderson, Andrew P. Garnham, and Nigel K. Stepto
Can exercise delay transition to active therapy in men with low-grade prostate cancer? A multicentre randomised controlled trial, Daniel A. Galvao, Dickon Hayne, Mark Frydenberg, Suzanne K. Chambers, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nigel Spry, Paul A. Scuffham, Robert S. Ware, Nicolas H. Hart, and Robert U. Newton
Randomized controlled trial of a peer led multimodal intervention for men with prostate cancer to increase exercise participation, Daniel A. Galvão, Robert U. Newton, Afaf Girgis, Stephen J. Lepore, Anna Stiller, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Robert A. Gardiner, Dennis R. Taaffe, Stefano Occhipinti, and Suzanne K. Chambers
Contourlet-based hippocampal magnetic resonance imaging texture features for multivariant classification and prediction of Alzheimer's disease, Ni Gao, Li-Xin Tao, Jian Huang, Feng Zhang, Xia Li, Finbarr O'Sullivan, Si-Peng Chen, Si-Jia Tian, Gehendra Mahara, Yan-Xia Luo, Qi Gao, Xiang-Tong Liu, Wei Wang, Zhi-Gang Liang, and Xiu-Hua Guo
Impact of Biobanks on Research Outcomes in Rare Diseases：A Systematic Review, Monique Garcia
Impact of biobanks on research outcomes in rare diseases: a systematic review, Monique Garcia, Jenny Downs, Alyce Russell, and Wei Wang
Assessment of upper-body ballistic performance through the bench press throw exercise: Which velocity outcome provides the highest reliability?, Amador García-Ramos, Greg G. Haff, Pedro Jiménez-Reyes, and Alejandro Pérez-Castilla
The role of nutrition in cognitive function and brain ageing in the elderly, Samantha L. Gardener and Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith
Stem cell-based strategies in vascular surgery [Stammzell-basierter biologischer Gefäßersatz], M. Gasser, Markus H. Frank, and A. M. Waaga-Gasser
Health impacts and dietary composition of Paleolithic and Australian Guide to Healthy Eating Diets in Australia, Angela Genoni
Exploring the occupational injustices of human trafficking, Emma George and Mandy Stanley
Type 2 diabetes mellitus: Integrative analysis of multiomics data for biomarker discovery, Siqi Ge, Youxin Wang, Song Manshu, Xingang Li, Xinwei Yu, Hao Wang, Jing Wang, Qiang Zeng, and Wei Wang
Statistical analysis plan (SAP) for the Very Early Rehabilitation in Speech (VERSE) after stroke trial: an international 3-arm clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of early, intensive, prescribed, direct aphasia therapy, Erin Godecke, Tapan Rai, Dominique A Cadilhac, Elizabeth Armstrong, Sandy Middleton, Natalie Ciccone, Anne Whitworth, Miranda L Rose, Audrey Holland, Fiona Ellery, Graeme J Hankey, and Julie Bernhardt
Strategies to address the complex challenge of improving regional and remote children’s fruit and vegetable consumption, Stephanie L. Godrich, Christina R. Davies, Jill Darby, and Amanda Devine
Geographic disparities in previously diagnosed health conditions in colorectal cancer patients are largely explained by age and area level disadvantage, Belinda C Goodwin, Sonja March, Michael J Ireland, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Shu-Kay Ng, Peter D Baade, Suzanne K. Chambers, Joanne F Aitken, and Jeff Dunn
Elevated plasma ferritin in elderly individuals with high neocortical amyloid-β load, Kathryn Goozee, Pratishtha Chatterjee, Ian R. James, Kaikai Shen, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Prita R. Asih, Preeti Dave, Candice Manyan, Kevin Taddei, Scott J. Ayton, Manohar L. Garg, John Kwok, Ashley I. Bush, Roger Chung, John S. Magnussen, and Ralph N. Martins
Dietary flavonoids and the prevalence and 15-y incidence of age-related macular degeneration, Bamini Gopinath, Gerald Liew, Annette Kifley, Victoria M. Flood, Nichole Joachim, Joshua Lewis, Jonathan M. Hodgson, and Paul Mitchell
Association of dietary nitrate intake with the 15-year incidence of age-related macular degeneration, Bamini Gopinath, Gerald Liew, Annette Kifley, Joshua R. Lewis, Catherine Bondonno, Nichole Joachim, Jonathan M. Hodgson, and Paul Mitchell
Active and inactive leg hemodynamics during sequential single-leg interval cycling, Nicole Gordon, Chris R. Abbiss, Mohammed Ihsan, Andrew J. Maiorana, and Jeremiah J. Peiffer
Intrarater reliability and agreement of the physioflow bioimpedance cardiography device during rest, moderate and high-intensity exercise, Nicole Gordon, Chris R. Abbiss, Andrew J. Maiorana, Kieran J. Marston, and Jeremiah J. Peiffer
Correction to: Principles of exercise prescription, and how they influence exercise-induced changes of transcription factors and other regulators of mitochondrial biogenesis, Cesare Granata, Nicholas A Jamnick, and David Bishop