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Showing 1 to 20 of 148 for “"School of Biomedical and Health Sciences"”.
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The perceived effect that part-time work has on undergraduate and postgraduate osteopathic students
… study focuses on students from all year levels of the Osteopathic medicine course at Victoria University, both undergraduates and postgraduates, asking for their perceptions on what effect employment has on their study. It also explores whether any differences existed between the responses of …
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Modulation of functional properties of whey proteins by microparticulation
Heat-induced destabilisation (denaturation) of whey proteins (WP) is one of the major problems limiting their application in food products. As a means of modification, and, thereby improvement of the WP functionality, microparticulation of WP using combined heat and high pressure shearing achieved …
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Factors affecting viability of yoghurt and probiotic bacteria in commercial starter cultures
The main objective of this study was to identify the factors affecting the viability of yoghurt bacteria {Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus) and probiotic bacteria (Lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacteria) in commercial starter cultures. T o achieve the …
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Factors affecting the excitability of skinned fibres of the rat
… frequency to investigate cellular aspects of excitation-contraction (EC) coupling processes in mammalian skeletal muscle. The main aim of this thesis was to increase awareness of factors that affect the contractile responsiveness of rat mechanically skinned fibre preparations to T-system …
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Assessment of underutilized starchy roots and tubers for their applications in the food industry
Physicochemical properties of flours and starches isolated from tubers and roots commercially available in Australia and traditionally produced in Indonesia were investigated in this study. The results showed that these flours and starches may be utilized in certain food applications. Raw starchy …
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Physico-chemical and therapeutic properties of low-fat yogurt as influenced by fat replacers, exopolysaccharides and probiotics
The general objective of this research was to develop a low-fat probiotic yogurt using fat replacers and EPS producing strains of Streptococcus thermophilus along with probiotics and to establish its antihypertensive property in vitro and in vivo. The specific aims of this project were: a) to …
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Chickpea proteins for food applications
The potential applications of chickpea proteins (Cicer arietinum L. cv Kaniva) as food ingredients have been investigated and presented in three major parts of this thesis. The first part identified different extraction conditions and their effects on the extraction yield and characteristics of the …
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An investigation of volatile organic compounds in landfill gas
… in this thesis contains the results on the study of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in landfill gas from seven landfill sites in the western region of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sampling methods including sampling with adsorption tubes, tedlar bags and cryogenic trapping were investigated …
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Release of bioactive peptides from milk proteins by lactobacillus species
… activity is very important characteristic of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) They produce therapeutic benefits and also increase physiological activity of cultured dairy products by liberating a number of biologically active peptides. The main aim of this project was to determine the release of …
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Strain identification, viability and probiotics properties of lactobacillus Casei
The objectives of this study were: 1) to investigate differentiation of Lactobacillus casei group by carbohydrate fermentation, PCR, gene sequencing and pulsed field gel electrophoresis, 2) to investigate tolerance of Lactobacillus strains in the presence of acid, bile salts and the or bile salt …
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Dietary Supplementation & Resistance Training Programs Designed to Promote Increases in Muscle Mass
… skeletal muscle mass will enhance the health of a wide sector of the population and possibly, diminish the severity of many ageing-related illnesses. The focus of this dissertation was to examine the effects of strategic intervention with dietary supplements and exercise designed …
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Factors Influencing Muscle Purine Nucleotide Metabolism.
… the factors influencing the metabolism of purine nucleotides in human skeletal muscle, plasma and urine. Study one investigated the influence of the number of intermittent sprint bouts and the subsequent accumulation of plasma purines and urinary purine excretion. Study two investigated …
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Osteopathic treatment for the symtomatic relief of meniere's disease
This study evaluated the effects of osteopathic treatment (OT) on people experiencing active symptoms of Meniere's disease. As Meniere's disease is a multifactorial disease it is possible that osteopathy may directly address one or more of the factors causing Meniere's symtoms, thus providing a …
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The short and intermediate term effect of rib raising on lung function on a child with asthma: a comparison case study
… most common chronic illness effectring children and adolescents in Australia, and is associated with increasing morbidity rates and financial costs to our society. The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of a specific manual therapy technique, rib raising, could produce short and …
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The effect of osteopathic treatment on people with sub-chronic and chronic neck pain
Background and Objectives: Neck pain can be severely disabling and costly, it is a common problem in the general population with point prevalence ranging between 10% and 15%. The aim of this single cohort study was to investigate if osteopathic management of neck pain would reduce patients' …
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The effect of a specific isometric muscle energy technique on the range of opening of the temporomandibular joint
… technique had an effect on the vertical range of opening of the mandible of the TMJ compared to therapeutic jaw exercises and non-intervention control group. Conclusions: Within the limitations of the study, the results support the hypothesis that the application of a specific osteopathic …
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Reflective practice in an osteopathic student clinic: a pilot study
A variety of healthcare professions have debated methods of implementing reflective practice in academic curricula. Reflective practice serves as a means of accessing cognitive and behavioural patterns of clinical skills that competent professionals use in their daily lives. The Osteopathic …
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Analysis of co-pathologies in 1000 patients attending an osteopathic teaching clinic
… treat musculoskeletal disorders, but as primary health care providers, also need to diagnose and recognise co-pathologies, and understand the implications any past conditions may have on a patient's present complaint. These conditions may affect the patient's presenting complaint, and …
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The effect of a muscle energy stretch on suboccipital tenderness
Background and objective: Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is commonly advocated by authors of manual therapy as a means of treating spinal pain and dysfunction, but there is little evidence of its role in pain modulation. This controlled and single blinded study aimed to investigate the effect of MET …
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Study of referral sources, patient retention rates and patient satisfaction in the Victoria University osteopathic clinic
… factor in the sustained long term success of practices in the health care industry. The Victoria University Osteopathy Clinic (VUOC) is a clinic, which provides a competitively priced, high quality service yet suffers currently from low patient numbers. Conclusion: Extrapolation of …
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