Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Robust Representation Learning: Understanding the Role of Early Stopping amidst Noisy Labels
Published 2024As large models grow in popularity, the demand for data has skyrocketed. This surge in demand has surpassed the availability of high-quality annotated data and even outstripped the volume humans can realistically produce. ...Open AccessThesis -
Investigation of Rhodococcus equi bacteriophages from Australian horse breeding farms
Published 2024Rhodococcus equi is the cause of pneumonia in foals and significant economic losses to the equine industry. Alarmingly, R. equi antimicrobial resistance is rising and no vaccine is available. A potential alternative to ...Open AccessThesis -
Advancing Insurance Intelligence: Integrated Statistical and Machine Learning Models in Loss Reserving and Auto Insurance Claim Prediction using Telematics data
Published 2024This thesis marks a significant stride forward in insurance modeling, emphasizing innovative methodologies for loss reserving and auto insurance claim prediction utilizing telematics data. Spanning three distinct research ...Open AccessThesis -
Sources of variation in phenotypic plasticity across ectoterms
Published 2024Anthropogenic changes including pollution, artificial light-at-night, and climate change can influence physiological and ecological functions at all levels of organisation. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the ...Open AccessThesis -
Measuring Compulsive Exercise in Individuals with Eating Disorders
Published 2023Compulsive exercise is a transdiagnostic eating disorder symptom which affects symptom severity and treatment outcome. Despite its impact, compulsive exercise has long taken a back seat in the assessment and treatment of ...Open AccessThesis