UNSW Sydney

Quadratic Sample Complexity for Strictly Replicable Realizable Learning with Unknown Marginals

Under the quantifier "there exists A for all D", where the realizable distribution and its marginal are unknown, we determine the finite-class sample-complexity exponent for strict replicability: two independent samples and one shared seed must produce identical functions. For ep...

Clinicians' Perspectives and Experiences of Barriers, Enablers and Implementation of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis Service: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Safeguards Team Program

BACKGROUND: Presentations of children and young people (CYP) to Emergency Departments (ED) for acute mental health (MH) issues have increased globally and in Australia. The Safeguards Teams Program (STP) was implemented to provide acute, rapid response, recovery-focused, trauma-i...

Pointwise Replicable Agnostic Learning: The Additive Term Is Unnecessary and the Fixed-Confidence Order Is Exact

Hopkins, Impagliazzo, and Ye (arXiv:2510.20200) introduced $\rho$-pointwise replicable learning and proved that every class of VC dimension $d$ admits a pointwise replicable agnostic $(\alpha,\beta)$-learner with $\widetilde O(d/(\rho^2\alpha^2)+1/(\rho^2\alpha^4))$ samples, aski...

Forest-skein groups III: simplicity

An Ore forest-skein category provides three forest-skein groups equipped with a powerful diagrammatic calculus analogous to Richard Thompson’s groups F\subset T\subset V . We investigate when forest-skein groups have simple derived subgroups and establish two characterisations: a...

Assessing organisational commitment and readiness through the DANMM project: a mixed-methods study

Background Low representation and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives remain a persistent challenge for Australian health systems, constraining delivery of culturally safe, person-centred care. Building and sustaining this workforce is essential...

Recognising L2 Pragmatics Learning as a Morally Embedded and Psychologically Challenging Process

ABSTRACT Traditional understandings of pragmatic competence within the field of second language acquisition have tended to emphasise the learner's ability to successfully comprehend the pragmatic norms of ‘native speakers’ in terms of mappings between linguistic forms, functions,...

An Updated Evidence Assessment of the Genetic Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

BACKGROUND: Evidence of the diverse genetic architecture of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) continues to emerge and requires reassessment of the clinical relevance of implicated disease genes. Building on the 2019-2020 Clinical Genome Resource evaluation, the DCM gene curation exper...

Positive Joint Work Redistribution in Running: The Role of Plantar Flexor Fatigue and the Effect of Advanced Footwear Technology

Abstract Over the course of a near-maximal effort 10 km run, positive mechanical work decreases at the ankle and increases at the knee. Although plantar flexor fatigue is believed to be responsible for the proximal shift in mechanical work generation, this has yet to be confirmed...

Conditioned stochastic stability of equilibrium states on uniformly expanding repellers

Abstract We propose a notion of conditioned stochastic stability of invariant measures on repellers: we consider whether quasi-ergodic measures of absorbing Markov processes, generated by random perturbations of the deterministic dynamics and conditioned upon survival in a neighb...

Towards integrated rock support visualisation in 3D point cloud of underground mines

The effectiveness of rock support in underground mines depends on the interaction between installed rock bolts and the structural fabric of the surrounding rock mass. However, discontinuity characterisation and rock bolt identification are commonly treated as separate tasks, limi...

Effectiveness of social skills interventions in young people aged 12 to 25 years with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background While there are numerous social skills interventions (SSI) designed for pre-schoolers, the evidence supporting their effectiveness for adolescents and young adults remains limited. This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the avail...

Data-Driven Fault Ride-Through Operation of Distributed Grid-Forming Inverters Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

Grid-forming inverters (GFMIs) are essential for future low-inertia power systems because they establish voltage and frequency rather than simply following the grid. However, compared with synchronous machines, they have limited overload and fault current capability, so providing...

Silica secrecy: Navigating access to silica dust data under freedom of information legislation

Abstract Tunnel construction supports vital infrastructure development but can expose workers to serious health risks, including silicosis, from exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). This study examines how Australia's freedom of information (FOI) legislation facilitat...

Unsafe after dark? Women's travel experiences while walking, cycling and using public transport in Australia and New Zealand

Women experience distinct safety challenges when walking, cycling, and using public transport, particularly after dark and in relation to unwanted behaviours. Contemporary evidence integrating multiple transport modes and whole-journey stages across Australia and New Zealand rema...

Electrochemical DNA Biosensors Formed from Self-Assembled Monolayers of Thiolated DNA and Mercaptohexanol: What We Know About This Interface

Abstract Alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers have dominated methods for forming nucleic acid-modified functional interfaces on gold nanoparticles and electrodes due to the ease and spontaneous nature of gold–sulfur bond formation. In particular, an interface composed of DNA mod...

Who sustains the designers? Resilience, professional practice and the future of design

Design is increasingly positioned as a discipline capable of addressing complex societal challenges, yet comparatively little attention has been assigned to the wellbeing of the designers expected to undertake this work. This critical commentary argues that contemporary design di...

Silk Fibroin for Cardiovascular Medical Devices: Review of Material Properties, Applications, and Clinical Potential

Silk fibroin, a natural protein polymer derived from the silkworm Bombyx mori , has emerged as a versatile biomaterial in regenerative medicine. Its mechanical strength, cytocompatibility, slow biodegradability, and tunable properties have positioned silk as a promising candidate...

Technology meets time: assessing the impact of clinical decision support tools for viral hepatitis in primary care (the HepLOGIC pilot and feasibility study)

Lack of diagnosis and management of hepatitis B and C in Australia contribute to the increasing burden of liver cancer and other adverse outcomes for those affected. The Hep atitis and l iver cancer o utcomes in g eneral practice: an i ntervention c ollaboration (HepLOGIC) study...

Integrated crop residue return, film mulching, and irrigation enhance climate resilience of maize production and soil carbon storage in cold regions

Climate change is expected to intensify changes in soil freeze–thaw processes, thereby affecting water availability and agricultural productivity. However, the mechanistic links among climate-induced changes in seasonal freeze–thaw conditions, maize productivity, and soil organic...

Opening threshold and kinetics of the MscL mechanosensitive channel are regulated by its periplasmic loop

Abstract Mechanosensitive (MS) channels are membrane proteins that respond to mechanical stimuli and are essential across prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. The E. coli mechanosensitive channel of large conductance (MscL) provides a powerful model for dissecting protein–lipid...