cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Smoking prevalence, attitudes and beliefs of female nursing students at the University of the Sunshine Coast (2012)
Creators: name: Duncan, David
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2013
Subjects: cross-sectional
nursing student
smoking
tobacco
nursing curriculum

description: This study was undertaken as a cross-sectional survey to analyse the smoking prevalence, attitudes and beliefs among 385 female nursing students at the University of the Sunshine Coast (response rate: 82.5%). An anonymous, self-reporting questionnaire was used to collect the data. The overall prevalence of current smoking was 18.2%, with a further 15.6% classified as ex-smokers. The smoking prevalence among nursing students was higher than the general population. The limited smoking-related content in the nursing curriculum appeared to have minimal effect on the smoking prevalence, attitudes and beliefs of the students in each year of study. The smoking status of the students may have an influence on the students' attitudes and beliefs towards the role of nurses in smoking cessation and their perceptions of smoking policy. A large proportion of the nursing students supported either a total ban of smoking on campus or a restriction to designated areas. The study results suggested that smoking remained a common behaviour among nursing students. Smokers were less likely to perceive there was a role for nurses in helping people quit smoking. A more comprehensive integration of smoking-related content and health promotion training into the nursing curriculum, along with targeted cessation interventions for nursing students who smoked may decrease the smoking prevalence and positively influence the attitudes and beliefs of nursing students.
Nuovi concittadini? I giovani di origine immigrata, vettore di cambiamento della società italiana
Creators: name: Ambrosini, Maurizio
Publisher: name: Università degli  Studi di Milano
Year: 2009

description: The article deals with the increase of a population of immigrant origins' youth in Italy, starting from  a piece of research, conducted by different methods:1-     a survey on  families whose members have been separated during the migration and now they are rejoined 2-     a survey on pre-adolescents (11-14 years old)3-     a survey on educational outcomes in secondary school4-     a survey on the opinion of immigrant origins' youth about citizenshipThe scenario outlined, where a youth population of foreign origins becomes more an more visible, questions the social and political institutions, and compels to rethink the concepts of Italian society and Italian cultural identity.
description: Altre Modernità, N° 2 (2009): Letterature e migrazioni
El-Ghibli. Il caso di una rivista di letteratura della migrazione
Creators: name: Emina, Antonella
Publisher: name: Università degli  Studi di Milano
Year: 2009

description: During the XX, literary magazines were the elected places for experimenting in literature and for spreading cultural and political manifestoes, but in the XXI print seems to loose its appeal. Online literary magazines begin publishing important writers and interesting new ones. Besides they deal with the most significant themes of our time. El Ghibli - rivista online di letteratura della migrazione, that really promotes migrant writers in Italy, is elected as a case study. This article describes its essential features and verifies its position among Italian literature and national cultural movements. Moreover, it is a preliminary study of the magazine which is a quite original issue within the Italian milieu.
description: Altre Modernità, N° 2 (2009): Letterature e migrazioni
Impact Evaluation of the Kids in the Kitchen School Based Health Promotion Program
Creators: name: Ritchie, Barbara
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2010
Subjects: health promotion
school settings
children's fruit and vegetable consumption

description: Australian children's fruit and vegetable consumption is lower than the level required for optimal growth, development and health. A number of health promotion programs aimed at increasing children's fruit and vegetable consumption have been implemented and evaluated, with mixed results. Students' self efficacy in food preparation is one of the determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption. However there are few studies published in the literature that describe the implementation or evaluation of health promotion programs addressing this important determinant. The Kids in the Kitchen health promotion program was developed and has been implemented at Chancellor State College, Queensland, Australia since 2005. The major program strategy involves the engagement of children in the preparation of fruit and vegetable snacks and meals. Teachers and parents work with children in small supervised groups to prepare fruits and vegetables for consumption. The ten week program is integrated into existing school curriculum units in Grades one and five. An evaluation of the impact of the Kids in the Kitchen program was conducted from July to December 2007 and is the focus of this research. The research methodology is evaluation research, guided by the Hawe, Degeling and Hall Health Promotion Evaluation Framework. A questionnaire and skills audit were used to collect quantitative data pre and post the implementation of the Kids in the Kitchen program. Impact evaluation data were collected in relation to children's: knowledge of fruits and vegetables; attitudes towards eating fruits and vegetables; consumption of fruits and vegetables; skills in preparing fruits and vegetables; and environmental supports in the home for the consumption of fruits and vegetables.
It Goes On: exploring the ‘many worlds’ interpretation in both a philosophical and creative literary framework
Creators: name: Larkin, Jane
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: many worlds
subject: philosophy
subject: Martin Heidegger
subject: creative
subject: science fiction
subject: linearity
subject: singularity
subject: philosophy of time
subject: time
subject: ideologies on time
subject: abstract narrator
subject: parallel realities
subject: nested storytelling
subject: John Lock
subject: Rene Descartes
subject: Georg Hegel
subject: Immanuel Kant
subject: Creative and professional writing
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Quantum physics

description: This Doctorate of Creative Arts combines elements of philosophy, science, and creative writing to investigate how a philosophically driven science-fiction novel can challenge the theory of linearity and singularity of time through the ‘many worlds’ theory. This concept is addressed through the creation of an exegesis and accompanying creative artefact, designed to be read in conjunction with each other, in an explorative, interwoven manner. This research undertaken into scientific concepts, such as the ‘many worlds’ interpretation of quantum mechanics, and diverse philosophers and their ideologies on time, are embodied in an original science-fiction narrative titled, It Goes On. The five frames that make up the creative artefact are enhanced not only by five leading philosophers, and their philosophies on time, but by an appreciation of the exegesis, which comes first in the doctorate. Research into traditional approaches to storytelling are creatively and innovatively inverted in a number of ways, thus challenging the singularity and linearity of time. Further nonconventional approaches into literary techniques include an abstract narrator, embodied by Time, a concept and a figure in the text, whose voice and vantage point in relation to death furthers the unreliability of the notion of time. These further challenge individuals’ understanding of complex scientific and philosophical views in a variety of ways. The science-fiction genre is essential when considering the speculative nature of It Goes On, which deals with parallel realities, and is a fantastical exploration of human ingenuity in plausible futures. Therefore, this doctorate documents the research-led methodology used to create It Goes On, the application of the ‘many worlds’ theory within a nested storytelling framework, and the many innovative techniques used to contribute new knowledge in a variety of fields.
title: Übersicht zur Entwicklung der energiebedingten Emissionen und Brennstoffeinsätze in Deutschland 1990 - 2019
title: Übersicht zur Entwicklung der energiebedingten Emissionen und Brennstoffeinsätze in Deutschland 1990 - 2019
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Energiebedingte Emissionen
subject: Luftschadstoff
subject: Emission
subject: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
subject: Brennstoffeinsatz
subject: Deutschland
subject: Klima | Energie

description: Die Broschüre zeigt anhand von Schaubildern die Entwicklung energiebedingter Brennstoffeinsätze und Emissionen von Treibhausgasen und Luftschadstoffen im Zeitverlauf von 1990 bis 2019. Der Trend bei den Treibhausgasen ist insgesamt rückläufig, die Entwicklung der einzelnen Sektoren ist jedoch sehr unterschiedlich. Außer dem Verkehrssektor haben sich die Brennstoffeinsätze aller Sektoren seit 1990 teilweise deutlich gemindert. Diese Entwicklung spiegelt sich auch bei den energiebedingten Emissionen von Treibhausgasen und Luftschadstoffen wider. Die Publikation erscheint jährlich mit aktualisierten Zahlen aus der Emissionsberichterstattung des UBA Umweltbundesamt. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Die Broschüre zeigt anhand von Schaubildern die Entwicklung energiebedingter Brennstoffeinsätze und Emissionen von Treibhausgasen und Luftschadstoffen im Zeitverlauf von 1990 bis 2019. Der Trend bei den Treibhausgasen ist insgesamt rückläufig, die Entwicklung der einzelnen Sektoren ist jedoch sehr unterschiedlich. Außer dem Verkehrssektor haben sich die Brennstoffeinsätze aller Sektoren seit 1990 teilweise deutlich gemindert. Diese Entwicklung spiegelt sich auch bei den energiebedingten Emissionen von Treibhausgasen und Luftschadstoffen wider.Die Publikation erscheint jährlich mit aktualisierten Zahlen aus der Emissionsberichterstattung des ⁠UBA⁠.
Da questa parte del mare. Gianmaria Testa ed Erri De Luca nel secolo delle migrazioni
Creators: name: Zoppi, Isabella Maria
Publisher: name: Università degli  Studi di Milano
Year: 2009

description: Gianmaria Testa's album Da questa parte del mare (2006) expresses a fifteen-year-long meditation about the theme of the great migrations which have marked the Twentieth Century. That same theme is considered by Erri De Luca as the only possible, epic narration of the contemporary world. On the one hand, Testa's project finds its starting point from the song-writer's capacity of observing and interpreting common stories as well as from his considerations about the changing of History; on the other hand, it takes origin from the reading of Erri De Luca's novels and lyrics, especially those of Solo andata. Righe che vanno troppo spesso a capo (2005). Within Testa's Da questa parte del mare, their lyrical voices and artistic and human perspectives seem somehow to cross and melt. Through his songs, Testa tells in an original way the new human geography traced by the migrant phenomenon across the Mediterranean and Europe.
description: Altre Modernità, N° 2 (2009): Letterature e migrazioni
I fantasmi e i corpi. Breve excursus sulla letteratura dei Latinos negli Stati Uniti
Creators: name: Maffi, Mario
Publisher: name: Università degli  Studi di Milano
Year: 2009

description: The article shows the development of a distinctive Latino cultural tradition, linked to the immigration to the United States both from bordering Mexico (Mexican American immigrants, or chicanos) and from Puerto Rico (immigrants from la isla mainly to New York City, soon to be known as Nuyoricans). It retraces the complex and dramatic dynamics of both immigration trends, from the late 19th century to the late 20th century, and explores their cultural effects, both in terms of literary and theatrical production and in terms of socio-cultural behaviours more in general (class- and gender-based); and, by synthetically presenting some of these too often neglected authors and their works, it shows the important, critical and dialectical contribution offered by them to the literature(s) of the United States.
description: Altre Modernità, N° 2 (2009): Letterature e migrazioni
An exploration of transcriptome data for the study of crustacean endocrinology
Creators: name: Hyde, Cameron
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2020
Subjects: database
receptor
lobster
gene
expression
visualization
application
web

description: The advent of affordable next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has sparked a huge increase in the production of genomics data in recent years. Transcriptome sequencing in particular has granted access to an ever-expanding range of species, with each dataset representing a particular biological context. The latter feature of transcriptome data stems from the generation of not only sequence data from transcriptome analysis, which can be regarded as relatively static within a species, but also gene expression data, which is incredibly dynamic.
description: Historically, gene expression has been immensely important for describing the behaviour of genes within an organism, but until now the production of this data has been very labour-intensive, always limited to a set of premeditated candidate genes. Transcriptome sequencing, on the other hand, provides immediate access to every expressed gene – known or otherwise – within a biological sample. Most excitingly, the development of de novo assembly algorithms has allowed thistechnology to be applied to new and unexplored species. As the potential for knowledge expands across the taxonomic landscape, we can begin to explore the mechanics some of nature’s more unique and enigmatic creatures and, in doing so, take advantage of the unique biological contexts that they offer.
"In vivo" Behavorial Characterization of Anxiolytic Botanicals
Creators: name: Cayer, Christian
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: anxiety
rats
behavior
botanicals

description: This thesis studied three plants traditionally used for treating a variety of anxiety related conditions. The three species were Roseroot, Rhodiola rosea from Nunavik, Cordonsillo, Piper amalago from Belize and “Sin Susto”, Souroubea sympetala from Costa Rica. The main objective of this research project was to investigate effects on behavior of these traditionally used native plants. It was found that the crude ethanol extracts derived from these plants administered intragastrically had measurable anxiolytic effects in male Sprague Dawley rats. Rats treated with extracts of these plants were then tested in several behavioral paradigms: elevated plus maze (EPM), social interaction (SI), conditioned emotional response (CER) and fear potentiated startle FPS. “Sin susto” produced significant anti-anxiety effects in several paradigms. Its active principle, betulinic acid, was significantly active in the EPM and FPS at a dose of 0.5mg/kg. Cordonsillo had strong activity in the SI paradigm and Roseroot in the CER paradigm. The results suggest that traditional use is based on pharmacological activity of the plants.
Il piccolo inizio: vita materiale e realtà
Creators: name: Sini, Carlo
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2011

description: Dalla Lebenswelt di Husserl alla possibilità pratica di una nuova via  filosofica. La rivalutazione della doxa e del senso comune. Vita materiale e  pensiero delle pratiche.The little beginning: material life and realityFrom the question of Lebenswelt in Husserl to the possibility of a new way of  philosophing. The revaluation of doxa and common-sense. Material life and the  thought of practices.
description: Nóema, N° 2 (2011): Oggettività e realismo: l'ultima impresa della verità
The Adoption of Online Education for the Delivery of Graduate Business Programs in Canadian AACSB Accredited Business Schools: Exploring the Influence of Enabling and Constraining Forces on Institutional Change
Creators: name: Pavic, Ivana
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2016
Subjects: Institutional Change
Institutional Theory
AACSB accredited Business schools
Graduate management education
Online education

description: The competitiveness of the graduate business education market; concerns over graduate program relevance; and decreased provincial funding are placing destabilizing pressures on the current graduate business program offerings in business schools promoting the possibility of institutional change. Despite most academic institutions embracing online education as an option to respond, Canadian AACSB accredited business schools have not moved in this direction. The purpose of this research study was to explore the reasons for the limited adoption of online education in Canadian AACSB accredited business schools. The theoretical lens framing this research study was Institutional theory. A qualitative multiple case study research design was carried out with four Canadian AACSB accredited business schools participating. The main data collection method was semi-structured interviews with senior administration and faculty. This study revealed that the constraining forces were stronger than the enabling forces towards adoption, ultimately leading to limited adoption. The enabling forces identified were: market expansion opportunities; cost and infrastructure savings; and student demand for more online education. The constraining forces identified were: the lack of face-to-face interaction; and development and delivery cost. An examination of stakeholder influence found faculty resistance, to hold the strongest influence on organizational decision making in these business schools. Faculty resistance was concentrated mainly towards fully online graduate programs with greater acceptance for the hybrid format. The Institutional theory lens helped to understand that institutional change in academic institutions is difficult, due to the isomorphic forces acting as constraining forces to institutional change. This rendered the finding that the lack of legitimacy of this delivery medium was the main reason for the limited adoption of online education. A number of significant contributions to research in the areas of online education and institutional change in academic institutions; practical implications; and suggestions for future research in this area were also provided.
Wie der Klimawandel den deutschen Außenhandel trifft
Creators: name: Martin, Peter
name: Guyer, Madeleine
name: Füssler, Jürg
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Vulnerabilitätsanalyse
subject: Außenwirtschaft
subject: Außenhandel
subject: Volkswirtschaft
subject: Anpassung an den Klimawandel
subject: Klima | Energie
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum

description: Dass der ⁠Klimawandel⁠ die deutsche Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in zahlreichen Bereichen direkt treffen und beeinträchtigen wird, hat das Umweltbundesamt in der Vulnerabilitätsanalyse 2015 eingehend dargestellt. Wie der Klimawandel über die internationalen Handelsverflechtungen auf die deutsche Wirtschaft wirkt, wurde jedoch bisher kaum untersucht. Im Rahmen der Deutschen Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel untersucht das Umweltbundesamt die Frage, ob und inwiefern die Bundesrepublik den Klimawandel zukünftig vor allem auch über den Außenhandel zu spüren bekommt. Für die deutsche Volkswirtschaft, die jährlich Ein- und Ausfuhren in der  Größenordnung von einer Billion Euro tätigt, ist diese Frage besonders relevant.Erste Hinweise gibt die Fachbroschüre „Wie der Klimawandel den deutschen Außenhandel trifft“.
Neuronal progenitor enrichment in the adult Cx32 knockout (KO) mouse.
Creators: name: Beyko, Sandy.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Biology, Neuroscience.

description: The connexin (Cx) family of channel-forming proteins is comprised of 15 or more members that form intercellular channels directly connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells (gap junctions). Cx proteins are found in both oligodendrocytes and neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) and myelinating Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). In humans, mutations in the gap junction Cx32 gene are associated with a inherited demyelinating disorder of the PNS, Charcot-Tooth-Marie disease (CMTX). In the CNS, Cx32 is one of the predominant Cxs expressed during the later stages of differentiation, neurogenesis, cell migration, and neural circuit formation. Thus, it is hypothesized that intracellular communication via Cx32-mediated channels plays a role in regional specification and arrangement of structures within the CNS. However, the impact of endogenous Cx32 expression and/or null mutation on neuronal differentiation have yet to be determined. To test the hypothesis that Cx32 expression influences CNS development, the cerebral development of Cx32 knockout (KO) mice was compared to that of wild-type (WT) littermate controls. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Supplementary document for High-resolution digital control of highly multimode laser - 5225743.pdf
Creators: name: Mahler, Simon
name: Tradonsky, Chene
name: Chriki, Ronen
name: Pal, Vishwa
name: Friesem, Asher
name: Davidson, Nir
name: Cai, Gaodi
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Lasers and Quantum Electronics
Classical and Physical Optics
Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy

description: Supplemental document
Il lavoro e le forme del fare
Creators: name: Sini, Carlo
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2011

description: Lavoro e conoscenza. La sessualità umana e il resto come prodotto economico.  L'economia della vita eterna e il destino futuro del capitalismo.The essence of work and the structures of doing

Work and knowledge. The human sexuality and the  rest as economic products. The economy of eternal life and the future  destination of capitalism.

description: Nóema, N° 2 (2011): Oggettività e realismo: l'ultima impresa della verità
Stone Mastic Asphalt for Australian Airport Pavements
Creators: name: Jamieson, Sean
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2019
Subjects: stone mastic asphalt
airport pavements
asphalt performance
airfield engineering

description: Flexible airport pavements in Australia have traditionally been surfaced with Marshall-designed dense graded asphalt (DGA). Grooving is undertaken on runways to avoid aircraft skidding incidents during wet weather conditions, as well as satisfying regulatory surface texture requirements as set by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Groove closure is a common distress experienced at airports surfaced with DGA in Australia, inhibiting the pavement's ability to shed water, ultimately increasing the risk of hydroplaning. Repairing of grooves is costly and effects the operational capability of an airport for the period of repair works. Consequently, this has led to the investigation of stone mastic asphalt (SMA) as an alternate runway surfacing. Due to the gap-graded nature of SMA, and therefore increased surface texture, grooving can be avoided. SMA is commonly used internationally as a runway surface due to its high rut resistance, increased fatigue resistance and coarse texture. In Australia, SMA has been employed on roads as a premium product for heavy duty traffic. The use of SMA on Australian airport pavements is extremely limited with only two airports undertaking non-runway trials in the recent past, with mixed results. The confidence for Australian aerodrome operators to employ this material is low as the solution has neither been translated or validated for Australian airports. This research aimed to perform that validation.
Mediator Neutrality: A Model for Understanding Practice
Creators: name: Douglas, Susan
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2010
Subjects: mediation
neutrality
power
relationship of trust

description: Mediator neutrality continues to be a highly debated and contested concept for mediation practice. This thesis proposes a model for the practice of neutrality in mediation that is drawn from an empirical study of mediators' understanding of the concept, and a review and reconstruction of scholarly definitions and descriptions. The empirical component of the study consists of in depth interviews with mediators from two community based mediation services. The main findings of the fieldwork are firstly, that mediators do adopt neutrality as a core principle of practice; secondly, that mediators make sense of neutrality by understanding it in relation to party self determination; and thirdly, that mediators extend the meaning of neutrality, as commonly understood, by creatively employing a range of legal and therapeutic and or community themes.
Detection and characterisation of pathogenic Escherichia coli using PCR and quantitative real-time PCR for clinical and environmental applications
Creators: name: Tucker, Jack
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2013
Subjects: escherichia coli
E. coli
real-time PCR

description: The work presented in this thesis sets out to compare classical culture-based methods of Escherichia coli detection from environmental water samples with PCR and quantitative real-time PCR assays. Further, it also provides an insight into the complexities of virulence gene mobility by investigating the occurrence of E. coli virulence genes in an alternative genus of waterborne bacterial pathogens, Aeromonas, and the assessment of a large clinical isolate collection obtained from diseased cattle; recognised as a major reservoir of pathogenic E. coli and source of faecal contamination of water. Alternatives to culture-based methods of E. coli detection were firstly assessed using the Phene-Plate (PhP) biochemical fingerprinting method and an existing database of E. coli and enterococci isolates to determine point sources of contamination in a local catchment and the efficacy of applying an existing isolate database to a separate catchment area. This also provided the opportunity to build a strain bank for use in assessing the molecular approaches to water quality assessment employed throughout the project. The results of this investigation indicate that a representative database developed from a separate catchment can be used to effectively predict the sources of faecal contamination in a catchment with similar land use patterns within the same geographical area.
Supplementary document for High-resolution digital control of highly multimode laser - 5225743.pdf
Creators: name: Mahler, Simon
name: Tradonsky, Chene
name: Chriki, Ronen
name: Pal, Vishwa
name: Friesem, Asher
name: Davidson, Nir
name: Cai, Gaodi
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Lasers and Quantum Electronics
Classical and Physical Optics
Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy

description: Supplemental document
Management of patients with non-life-threatening urgent conditions in the community: a case study in South-East Queensland
Creators: name: Adie, John
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2022
Subjects: after-hours general practice
integrated primary care
emergency care practitioner
emergency department avoidance
non-life-threatening urgent condition
nurse practitioner
urgent care
urgent care community pharmacy
Health services and systems

description: Limited access to General Practitioner (GP) appointments able to treat non-life-threatening urgent conditions (NLTUC) is resulting in increased patient presentations to emergency Departments (ED). These increased ED patient presentations contribute to increasing financial cost, overcrowding, health care associated infections and patients leaving before being seen. International literature describes the Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) model as a solution to this problem. There have also been studies conducted that identify reasons for
description: patient presentations to different healthcare facilities for these conditions and the types of conditions that can be seen in General Practice. What is not known is if these findings are
description: relevant to the Australian context.
Photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy of SiV− and GeV− color center in diamond
Creators: name: Häußler, Stefan
name: Thiering, Gergő
name: Dietrich, Andreas
name: Waasem, Niklas
name: Teraji, Tokuyuki
name: Isoya, Junichi
name: Iwasaki, Takayuki
name: Hatano, Mutsuko
name: Jelezko, Fedor
name: Gali, Adam
name: Kubanek, Alexander
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Diamond
subject: Silicon vacancy center
subject: Germanium vacancy center
subject: Photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy
subject: Electronic level structure
subject: Color center in diamond
subject: Quantum emitter
subject: DDC 530 / Physics

description: Color centers in diamond are important quantum emitters for a broad range of applications ranging from quantum sensing to quantum optics. Understanding the internal energy level structure is of fundamental importance for future applications. We experimentally investigate the level structure of an ensemble of few negatively charged silicon-vacancy (SiV−) and germanium-vacancy (GeV−) centers in bulk diamond at room temperature by photoluminescence (PL) and excitation (PLE) spectroscopy over a broad wavelength range from 460 to 650 nm and perform power-dependent saturation measurements. For SiV− our experimental results confirm the presence of a higher energy transition at ~2.31 eV. By comparison with detailed theoretical simulations of the imaginary dielectric function we interpret the transition as a dipole-allowed transition from Eg2 -state to A u 2 2 -state where the corresponding a2u-level lies deeply inside the diamond valence band. Therefore, the transition is broadened by the diamond band. At higher excitation power of 10 mW we indicate signs of a parity-conserving transition at ~2.03 eV supported by saturation measurements. For GeV− we demonstrate that the PLE spectrum is in good agreement with the mirror image of the PL spectrum of the zero-phonon line. Experimentally we do not observe a higher lying energy level up to a transition wavelength of 460 nm. The observed PL spectra are identical, independent of excitation wavelength, suggesting a rapid decay to E u 2 excited state and followed by optical transition to Eg 2 ground state. Our investigations convey important insights for future quantum optics and quantum sensing experiments based on SiV−-center and GeV−-center in diamond.
What autistic girls are made of: Presenting authentic female autistic characters through the subversion of established androcentric tropes in fictional narratives
Creators: name: Horsfall, Shannon
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2020

description: This Honours in Creative Writing research addresses the dearth of female protagonists with autism and subverts the established androcentricity in fictional narratives. As children’s literature reflects and projects current societal and cultural realities, the lack of representation of the female autistic experience is problematic. Employing an iterative approach of practiceled research and research-led practice, this research comprises a creative artefact, Elanora is a Wonder, a work of middle grade fiction featuring a neurodiverse female protagonist. The accompanying exegesis presents foundational theory in relation to the female experience of autism, textual analysis of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003) and Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005), and discussion of non-fiction texts which informed the creative practice.
Treatment de-escalation for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with radiotherapy vs. trans-oral surgery (ORATOR2): study protocol for a randomized phase II trial
Creators: name: Nichols, Anthony C
name: Lang, Pencilla
name: Prisman, Eitan
name: Berthelet, Eric
name: Tran, Eric
name: Hamilton, Sarah
name: Wu, Jonn
name: Fung, Kevin
name: De Almeida, John R
name: Bayley, Andrew
name: Goldstein, David P
name: Eskander, Antoine
name: Husain, Zain
name: Bahig, Houda
name: Christopoulous, Apostolos
name: Hier, Michael
name: Sultanem, Khalil
name: Richardson, Keith
name: Mlynarek, Alex
name: Krishnan, Suren
name: Le, Hien
name: Yoo, John
name: MacNeil, S. D
name: Mendez, Adrian
name: Winquist, Eric
name: Read, Nancy
name: Venkatesan, Varagur
name: Kuruvilla, Sara
name: Warner, Andrew
name: Mitchell, Sylvia
name: Corsten, Martin
name: Rajaraman, Murali
name: Johnson-Obaseki, Stephanie
name: Eapen, Libni
name: Odell, Michael
name: Chandarana, Shamir
name: Banerjee, Robyn
name: Dort, Joseph
name: Matthews, T. W
name: Hart, Robert
name: Kerr, Paul
name: Dowthwaite, Samuel
name: Gupta, Michael
name: Zhang, Han
name: Wright, Jim
name: Parker, Christina
name: Wehrli, Bret
name: Kwan, Keith
name: Theurer, Julie
name: Palma, David A
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2020

description: Background: Patients with human papillomavirus-positive (HPV+) oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPC) have substantially better treatment response and overall survival (OS) than patients with HPV-negative disease. Treatment options for HPV+ OPC can involve either a primary radiotherapy (RT) approach (± concomitant chemotherapy) or a primary surgical approach (± adjuvant radiation) with transoral surgery (TOS). These two treatment paradigms have different spectrums of toxicity. The goals of this study are to assess the OS of two de-escalation approaches (primary radiotherapy and primary TOS) compared to historical control, and to compare survival, toxicity and quality of life (QOL) profiles between the two approaches. Methods: This is a multicenter phase II study randomizing one hundred and forty patients with T1–2 N0–2 HPV+ OPC in a 1:1 ratio between de-escalated primary radiotherapy (60 Gy) ± concomitant chemotherapy and TOS ± de-escalated adjuvant radiotherapy (50–60 Gy based on risk factors). Patients will be stratified based on smoking status (< 10 vs. ≥ 10 pack-years). The primary endpoint is OS of each arm compared to historical control; we hypothesize that a 2-year OS of 85% or greater will be achieved. Secondary endpoints include progression free survival, QOL and toxicity. Discussion: This study will provide an assessment of two de-escalation approaches to the treatment of HPV+ OPC on oncologic outcomes, QOL and toxicity. Results will inform the design of future definitive phase III trials. Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT03210103. Date of registration: July 6, 2017, Current version: 1.3 on March 15, 2019.
The Potential of Social Capital to Contribute to Best Practice Urban Planning Outcomes
Creators: name: Osborne, Caroline
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2016
Subjects: social capital
best practice
community development
greenfield development
master planning
mixed methods
social capital measurement
triple bottom line sustainability
governance
engagement
collaboration

description: This research investigates how social capital can contribute to best practice urban planning outcomes. Using the conceptual framework of social capital, specifically the composite lens of bonding, bridging and linking social capital, resident perspectives on their neighbourhood were measured in a middle class socio-economic suburban neighbourhood on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. This framework was selected as studies have demonstrated that analysis of the types of social networks, the level of civic participation and the trust embedded in relationships can indicate the sustainability of a particular community. The density of bonding social capital contributes to social resilience within communities, and the existence and quality of bridging and linking social capital indicates the level of ability of a community to adapt and develop. These are also characteristics of communities with a strong sense of place identity, local economic growth and innovation-factors that are often associated with sustainable development.
Specificity of functional exercise in water compared to on land: Understanding biomechanics to improve the clinical effectiveness of aquatic rehabilitation
Creators: name: Heywood, Sophie
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2019
Subjects: aquatic exercise
hydrotherapy
osteoarthritis
biomechanics
aquatic physiotherapy

description: Although aquatic rehabilitation is effective in improving function, pain and quality of life in musculoskeletal conditions, it is less clear if aquatic exercise improves muscle performance. Lower body closed kinetic chain (CKC) exercises are commonly used in aquatic rehabilitation because they are believed to reduce joint loading whilst replicating functional tasks. However, the forces and relationship to land-based functional movement is unknown. The aims of this thesis are to a) systematically review literature on the biomechanics of lower limb functional exercise in water compared to on land; b) evaluate the effectiveness and scope of aquatic exercise programs in improving muscle performance; c) compare the pattern and peak of vertical ground reaction (GRF) during squats, calf raises and jumping in water and on land and d) investigate how speed influences biomechanics and muscle activity parameters during functional CKC exercises in water compared to on land.
Rejecting the Page, Inciting Visuality: Staging 'Woyzeck' in a Mediatized Culture
Creators: name: Conway, Elisha
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Visuality
Postdramatic
Space
Visual Media
Hyperrealism
Synesthesia
Superficiality
Visual narration
Thomas Ostermeier
Vesturport
Robert Wilson
Josef Nadj
Mediatized culture
Woyzeck
Soap Operas
Music Videos
Postmodern Cinema
Photography
Silent Film
Iconicity
Framing
Dimensionality
Visual Culture

description: The influence of new media on theatrical practice over the past fifty years has spurred a movement towards theatrical forms which are increasingly organized around the sensory elements of performance. This change is most noticeable in the visual approaches to theatre, and it has produced what I have labeled a theatre of visuality. This thesis argues that the tendencies for visualization found in visual media have extensively marked the performance strategies of contemporary theatre practice, resulting in a shift away from the logocentric dramatic text and towards theatre performance organized around the visual. Looking at four contemporary productions of Georg Buchner’s Woyzeck –Thomas Ostermeier’s Woyzeck (2005), Vesturport’s Woyzeck (2005), Robert Wilson’s Woyzeck (2000), and Josef Nadj’s Woyzeck ou l’Ébauche du Vertige (1994)– this thesis produces a preliminary typology of four distinct visualities/theatrical forms which make up the theatre of visuality: hyperrealism, synesthesia, superficiality, and visual narration. This thesis contributes to the conceptualization and understanding of postdramatic theatre by linking the theatre’s rejection of the text to the increased centrality of the visual in performance, and by tracing these shifts to the influence of visual media.
Business Elites and State-Business Relations
Creators: name: Yakovlev, Andrei
name: Marandici, Ion
name: Duvanova, Dinissa
name: Or, Artem
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2025
Subjects: Russian-Ukrainian War
Business elite
ELITES (SOCIOLOGY)
Oligarchs
Economic stagnation
crony capitalism
economic statism
cleptocracy

description: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD), 326
description: ISSN:1863-0421
Green Man Resurrected: An Examination of the Underlying Meanings and Messages of the Re-Emergence of the Ancient Image of the Green Man in Contemporary, Western, Visual Culture
Creators: name: Araneo, Phyllis
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2007
Subjects: Green Man
Alexandra Kersten
M J Anderson
David Eveleigh
Paul Sivell
Jane Brideson
Dorothy Bowen
Lawrence D Adrian
Marjorie Bussey
Ruth Sanderson
Andrew Rothery
Monica Richards
Phyllis Araneo
eco warriors
eco art
gaia hypothesis
biophilia
contemporary visual culture
Peter Pan
Robin Hood

description: Many of us have imagined seeing the image of a face or figure in the bark of a tree, in the patterns made by the leaves and shadows, or in the form of its branches. The Green Man is the artistic and iconic representation of that image-a figure part human, part plant. History is filled with Green Man images, but very little has been written about the significance of the image. Whilst the figure of the Green Man has appeared, disappeared and reappeared throughout the centuries, there is evidence to show that his appearance is often linked to times of upheaval, change or environmental crisis. His emergence, however, often goes unnoticed by the population and is all too often taken for granted or simply overlooked. The images that we interact with on a daily basis are a vehicle for the way we "see" or "view" our world and thus our perception of life. As the twenty-first century dawns, it is clear that the image of the Green Man is again reappearing in a wide range of artistic and cultural manifestations. This exegesis explores the driving force behind the current reappearance of the Green Man and examines what the figure represents to us in this age of environmental crisis. The study focuses in particular on the meanings and messages that the image conveys to contemporary Green Man artists and proposes some answers to the ancient mystery of what the Green Man tells us. In addition, the study also presents a body of creative work-a series of paintings that have been informed and inspired by the research and subsequent findings.
Development of Monoclonal Antibodies that Recognize a Wide Spectrum of Listeria Monocytogenes Strains
Creators: name: O'Neill, Teela
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Listeria monocytogenes
monoclonal antibodies
ELISA

description: Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterial pathogen that is typically transmitted to humans through consumption of contaminated foods. Infection with this organism can lead to a severe and life-threatening illness referred to as listeriosis. The goal of this study was to develop monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) with high specificity and affinity to proteins found on the surface of all strains of L. monocytogenes while not cross-reacting with non-pathogenic Listeria spp. or other major bacterial pathogens commonly found in foods. A literature search was conducted to identify ten candidate surface proteins involved or putatively involved in the virulence of L. monocytogenes. Bioinformatics analyses using BLAST on the NCBI website showed that five of the ten candidate proteins were potentially present in L. monocytogenes strains but absent from strains of other Listeria spp. Genes encoding for these five proteins, ActA, InlA, InlC2, InlJ and LapB, were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. MAbs were raised against recombinant LapB, InlJ and InlC2 proteins using hybridoma technology. A total of 48 anti-LapB, 33 anti-InlJ and 37 anti-InlC2 MAbs were developed. Based on the comparison of IFM signal of each MAb against L. monocytogenes cells, seven anti-LapB MAbs and six anti-InlC2 MAbs were selected for further characterization. All of the anti-InlJ MAbs showed weak IFM signals and negative reactivity in ELISA against L. monocytogenes cells. The selected anti-LapB and anti-InlC2 MAbs were further characterized by assessing their ability to bind to cells of 51 strains representing 11 L. monocytogenes serotypes using ELISA. Six anti-LapB MAbs (M3484, M3495, M3500, M3509, M3517, M3519) reacted strongly with 44 of 51 strains representing 9 of the 11 L. monocytogenes serotypes tested. Five anti-InlC2 MAbs (M3607, M3618, M3630, M3633, M3636) reacted strongly with 47 strains representing 10 of the 11 L. monocytogenes serotypes tested. These results indicate that anti-LapB and anti-InlC2 MAbs could potentially be used as diagnostic reagents for isolation and detection of almost all L. monocytogenes strains in contaminated foods.
Genetic and physiological control of fruit development in macadamia
Creators: name: Herbert, Steven
Publisher: name: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year: 2013
Subjects: macadamia
fruit development

description: The two commercial macadamia species Macadamia integrifolia and Macadamia tetraphylla, are native to the east coast of Australia but are now grown in all sub-tropical regions of the world. While the understanding of crop agronomy and yield of macadamia has improved markedly in recent years, nut quality, in particular kernel size and kernel recovery have not been fully studied. Cross-pollination increases kernel and nut-in-shell (NIS) weight and kernel recovery of macadamias. However the effect of pollen parent (xenia) on fruit growth and development has not been studied. A greater theoretical understanding of how kernel size and kernel recovery are determined may enable better targeting of selection for these traits.
Προστασία προσωπικών δεδομένων στο πλαίσιο της φαρμακοεπαγρύπνησης
Creators: name: Καββαδία, Άννα Γεωργίου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2024
Subjects: Προσωπικά δεδομένα
Ασφάλεια φαρμάκων
Φαρμακοεπαγρύπνηση
Personal data
Medicine / drug safety
Pharmacovigilance

description: Η παρούσα διπλωματική επιχειρεί να αναλύσει την περίπλοκη σύνδεση της προστασίας δεδομένων και της φαρμακοεπαγρύπνησης, διερευνώντας τα νομικά πλαίσια και τις ηθικές επιταγές που διέπουν τη συλλογή, την επεξεργασία και τη διασφάλιση των προσωπικών δεδομένων στο πλαίσιο της παρακολούθησης της ασφάλειας των φαρμάκων. Μέσω της ανάλυσης του Γενικού Κανονισμού για την Προστασία Δεδομένων (ΓΚΠΔ) και της σχετικής νομοθεσίας που διέπει τη διαδικασία της φαρμακοεπαγρύπνησης, η μελέτη διερευνά τους ρόλους και τις ευθύνες των ενδιαφερομένων μερών, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των φαρμακευτικών εταιρειών και των ρυθμιστικών φορέων, για τη διασφάλιση της συμμόρφωσης και την προάσπιση των δικαιωμάτων προστασίας της ιδιωτικής ζωής. Επιπλέον, η εν λόγω εργασία εξετάζει τις τεχνολογικές και ηθικές διαστάσεις της προστασίας των δεδομένων στη φαρμακοεπαγρύπνηση, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τις προκλήσεις που θέτουν οι αναδυόμενες τεχνολογίες και την επιτακτική ανάγκη εξισορρόπησης των ανησυχιών για την προστασία της ιδιωτικής ζωής με τα συμφέροντα της δημόσιας υγείας. Μέσω ενδελεχούς έρευνας, η παρούσα μελέτη προσφέρει πληροφορίες σχετικά με τις βέλτιστες πρακτικές και συστάσεις που αποσκοπούν στην ενίσχυση των μέτρων ασφάλειας δεδομένων και στην προώθηση της δεοντολογικής συμπεριφοράς στη φαρμακοεπαγρύπνηση.
description: The present thesis aims to analyze the complicated link between date protection and pharmacovigilance by exploring the legal frameworks and ethical imperatives that regulate collection, processing and safeguarding of personal data in the context of drug safety monitoring. Through the analysis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant legislation governing the pharmacovigilance process, the study investigates the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, including pharmaceutical companies and regulatory bodies, to ensure compliance and uphold privacy rights. Furthermore, the study at hand examines the technological as well as the ethical dimensions of data protection in pharmacovigilance, while it also takes into account the challenges posed by emerging technologies and the urgent requirement to balance privacy concerns with public health interests. Following a thorough research, the present study offers an in-depth insight into best practices and recommendations which aim at strengthening date security measures and promote ethical behavior in pharmacovigilance.