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Development of anti-tropomyosin drugs, anti-cancer drugs
A potential target for anti-cancer drugs is the actin cytoskeleton; however, it has been unattainable because the toxicity associated with disabling this target has been unacceptable.
Using a biosocial approach to advance pandemic influenza control
This Australian Research Council Discovery Project examines how Australia responded to H1N1 2009 (Swine flu) and similar outbreaks.
Accelerating clean automotive innovation: Fundamental insights into alternative fuel combustion
Alternative fuels such as renewable ethanol have much potential for a sustainable transportation future, yet engines are not optimised for these fuels, and engine design is hindered by the lack of understanding of key governing phenomena.
NEU-HORIZONS: The neuroprotection and therapeutic use of riluzole for the prevention of oxaliplatin neurotoxicity study.
Colorectal cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia, with more than 13500 cases recorded annually. Oxaliplatin is an effective chemotherapy for the treatment of colorectal cancer.
The role of transient DNA methylation in muscular adaptation
DNA methylation provides a mechanism by which external environmental factors can modify gene expression.
Health service utilisation and risk factors for cancer of unknown primary (CUP).
Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a diagnosis used to describe patients with metastatic cancer with no identifiable primary site of origin at the time of presentation. CUP is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in NSW, but little is known about its risk factors or management.
Avoiding catastrophic failure of rock bolts in underground coal mines
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The aim of this work is to identify the factors responsible for the emerging problem of catastrophic stress corrosion cracking failure of rock bolts in underground mines and to develop strategies for resisting rock bolt failure.
Reducing the health, social and economic burden of injecting drug use in Australia
Injecting drug use is a behaviour strongly associated with other highly marginalised characteristics such as imprisonment, blood borne virus infections, homelessness and mental illness.
(USyd Admin) Multi-Dimensional, High-Speed Laser Imaging facility for fluids and combustion
This proposal seeks to establish state-of-the-art, high-speed laser diagnostics facilities that provide Australian researchers with unique capabilities to make real-time and space-resolved measurements of reactive species and polluting particles in combustion systems.
Targeting the Wnt signalling pathway - a new anti-metastatic and epigenetic therapy for ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a difficult disease to treat, because often women are diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease.
A population-based family study of follicular lymphoma
Annually more than 900 Australians are diagnosed with follicular lymphoma. The proposed research aims to identify the environmental and genetic causes of this blood cancer. People diagnosed with lymphoma, and an unaffected family member, will be enrolled in a 5-year study in NSW and Victoria.
Interpreters in court: Witness credibility with interpreted testimony.
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This ARC Linkage project investigates how juries and judicial officers resp
Interpreting Accuracy and Rapport in High Stakes Interviews: A Simulation Experiment
Increasingly, interviewers rely on interpreters because they lack proficiency in the language spoken by the interviewee. Yet little is known about ways interpreters can affect the dynamics of the interview.
Burden of cancer – prevention, treatment, costs and related diseases
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The aims of this Fellowship are to utilise and further extend recently developed methods for estimating different aspects of disease burden in order to:
Evaluation of Program for Young People Transitioning from Out of Home Care
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Springboard is a leaving care service funded by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) ($16.9 million over four years: 2011/12 – 2014/15).
Indigenous Australians with Mental Health Disorders and Cognitive Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System
High rates of Indigenous Australians with mental health disorders and cognitive disabilities in the criminal justice system are evidenced in a current ARC Linkage project.
Participation in the administration of justice: Deaf citizens as jurors
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The primary aim of this applied research project is to investigate the capacity of deaf people who use sign language to participate in the administration of justice by serving as jurors. Research of this kind has never previously been conducted in Australia or internationally.
University student travel-health and immunity study
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The congregation of students, who may have similar infectious diseases risks, may amplify infectious disease outbreaks, as seen in the USA. In contrast to the USA, there are no existing requirements at universities in Australia regarding proof of immunisation.
Olfactory Characterisation of Odours for Optimising Impact Assessment
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Complaints due to odour annoyance have become a major issue for intensive livestock, waste management and wastewater treatment operators.
Fundamental investigation of particle-fluid flow in IsaMill
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The Australian mining and minerals processing industries generated exports of around $56 billion in 2004/5, representing approximately 44 per cent of Australia?s total exports. Grinding is one of basic operations in minerals processing, liberating valuables from the host rock.