Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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FGF10 and the Mystery of Duodenal Atresia
Published 2023The cause of duodenal atresia (DA) is not known. Tandler’s “solid cord” hypothesis conflicts with current biological evidence. In humans, a genetic aetiology is supported by the association with Trisomy 21. Interruption ...Open AccessThesis -
Implementation research on risk-stratified cancer screening in Australia
Published 2023Risk-stratified (risk-tailored) cancer screening tailors screening to individual risk rather than the mostly one-size-fits-all approach of organised population screening programs designed for the average person. There is ...Open AccessThesis -
In Search of Balanced Metrics: Understanding the Role of Consumer Mindset Metrics in Online Interactions
Published 2023The rise of digital advertising has provided marketers with more ways to communicate with consumers. This increase in potential advertising channels has created complexity in measuring advertising impact as consumers now ...Open AccessThesis -
Optimization and Learning over Riemannian Manifolds
Published 2023Learning over smooth nonlinear spaces has found wide applications. A principled approach for addressing such problems is to endow the search space with a Riemannian manifold geometry and numerical optimization can be ...Open AccessThesis -
Exploring novel, minimally invasive, multi-modal bronchoscopic biopsy tools and techniques using radial endobronchial ultrasound and the guide sheath to improve the diagnostic yield of peripheral pulmonary lesions suspected of lung cancer
Published 2023Peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPL) suspected of lung cancer require a safe, high-yield diagnostic biopsy with concurrent mediastinal staging to reduce treatment delays. Emerging lung cancer screening programmes amplify ...Open AccessThesis