cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Understanding activity participation 3-months after stroke: a mixed methodology study
Creators: name: Tse, Tamara
name: Lentin, P
name: Douglas, Jacinta
name: Carey, Leeanne
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4201
subject: Allied health and rehabilitation science
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society

description: Purpose: To investigate stroke survivors’ activity participation 3-months after stroke, reasons for activity participation and the change in reason for activity participation. Method: Thirty stroke survivors were administered the Activity Card Sort-Australia concurrent with a semi-structured interview about their activity participation. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and spiral content analysis. Results: Participants had returned, in part, to 96% of their previous leisure, social/educational and household activities 3-months after-stroke; retaining more sedentary and home-based activities but fewer physically demanding and community-based activities. Thirteen participants described a change in their reasons for their activity participation. Personal, environmental and temporal dimensions explained these reasons for activity participation, as well as the changes in reason for activity participation. Full activity participation involved participants’ orchestrating a dynamic mix of fulfilling their personal desires according to their current physical, mental and emotional capacity; their social, organizational and physical environmental demands and obligations; and their routines, available time and future plans. Conclusion: Qualitative interviews extend our understanding of the process of returning to participation in life activities and occupations following stroke to reveal that it involves the stroke survivor in a dynamic adaptation process of synchronizing personal, environmental and temporal dimensions in their daily lives.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Rehabilitation professionals need to recognize the unique knowledge and ability stroke survivors have to manage their capacities, activities, occupations and environments. Client-centered practice involving true collaborative partnerships are needed to ensure stroke survivors return more satisfactorily to their activities and occupations. Rehabilitation professionals need to continually consider the ongoing changing relationships that occur between the person, their capacities, social, organizational and physical environments, and the person’s activity/occupational participation during recovery from stroke. Returning to full activity/occupational participation after stroke is a dynamic and continuous process. Rehabilitation needs to be provided in different forms at different stages beyond the immediate post-stroke time so that stroke survivors benefit from the “right rehabilitation” at the “right time” throughout their recovery journey.
Altari e spazi architettonici a Vicenza tra XV e XVI secolo. Casi di studio a confronto.
Creators: name: GUIDA CONTE, Michele
Publisher: name: Universit� degli studi di Bergamo
Year: 2021

description: Il lavoro � articolato in tre parti, procedendo secondo l?analisi dei contesti architettonici. Il primo capitolo prende in esame la chiesa domenicana di Santa Corona, partendo dall?ampliamento della zona orientale (confessione e cappella maggiore) voluto nel 1479. In questo caso si � affrontato l?argomento facendo dialogare tra loro fonti di natura diversa: i dati d?archivio inediti, le cronache cittadine di fine Quattrocento, e infine i dati emersi dai recenti scavi archeologici. Si � poi passati ad analizzare gli altari che adornano la navata laterale sinistra. Dopo una revisione delle fonti edite, una ricerca d?archivio mirata ha consentito di aggiungere di volta in volta qualche tassello utile alla ricostruzione della vicenda di ciascuna opera. Il criterio adoperato ha visto in primis uno studio sulla committenza, aspetto che finora era rimasto in ombra, e poi l?analisi stilistica vera e propria. Nel secondo capitolo si sono approfonditi due casi studio rimasti ai margini degli studi di settore: l?altare commissionato dalla famiglia Velo, nella chiesa dei Servi, e gli altari fatti erigere dai canonici di San Giorgio in Alga per la chiesa di San Rocco. In entrambi i casi si � ormai dentro il Cinquecento. L?ultimo capitolo � dedicato interamente allo studio di un caso di committenza cardinalizia, la Loggia tardo-quattrocentesca voluta da Giovanni Battista Zeno nel complesso del vescovado di Vicenza. Lo Zeno, cardinale e poi vescovo di Vicenza, risiedette solo saltuariamente e per periodi relativamente brevi nella sede vescovile assegnatagli; gran parte del suo tempo lo trascorse a Roma, presso la corte papale. Su queste premesse, la tesi � che il progetto della Loggia sia basato su disegni portati da Roma, per volont� dello Zeno, e non a una maestranza locale, come finora sostenuto dalla critica. Attraverso documenti inediti si � proposta una ricostruzione dell?andamento del cantiere, e congiuntamente a confronti instaurati con architetture romane e dell?Italia centro-settentrionale, si � avanzata una rivalutazione critica del monumento.
A Comparison of the Gluco-Regulatory Responses to High-Intensity Interval Exercise and Resistance Exercise
Creators: name: Gordon, Brett
name: Taylor, Caroline
name: Church, Jarrod
name: Cousins, Stephen
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4207
subject: Sports science and exercise

description: No description supplied
L'eredit� di Roberto Longhi
Creators: name: TOVAGLIERI, Tommaso
Publisher: name: Universit� degli studi di Bergamo
Year: 2021

description: L?obiettivo di questo saggio � volto a ricostruire, da un punto di vista apparentemente eccentrico, le vicende dell?eredit� ? materiale e ideale ? di Roberto Longhi (1890-1970). Da un esame di documenti attinti a diversi archivi, pubblici e privati, si tratteggia il lascito del grande storico dell?arte attraverso alcuni aspetti della sua esistenza, ripercorsa cronologicamente al contrario, dalla fine al principio: dalle reazioni alla sua dipartita fino ai primissimi pensieri giovanili, passando dalla decisione di istituire una fondazione culturale recante il suo nome. Una storia tutta in salita che vede coinvolte numerose personalit� del nostro Novecento, inaspettate e di primo piano, presentate da un osservatorio che non tiene conto del valore gerarchico degli elementi ma che cerca di comprenderli scientificamente anche l� dove appaiono minori o rievocati in maniera del tutto personale.
THE ROLE OF ERROR CORRECTION IN IMPROVING ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS
Creators: name: Sidikova, Muxlisa
name: Axmedova, Muyassar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Learning to write in English is essential for success in the classroom, in the workplace, and in one’s personal life. Error correction is one of the most crucial strategies to improve writing skills. Even though it’s normal for language learners to make mistakes, fixing these mistakes is essential for ongoing progress. Error correction is a crucial component of improving writing abilities because it enables students to identify and fix their errors, which eventually results in more accurate and cohesive written communication. This essay will examine the importance of error correction in enhancing writing abilities in English as well as how it affects the educational process.
Die Editionsregistry (ERY) und das zugrundeliegende Datenmodell – Dokumentation und Spezifikation
Creators: name: M1 der Task Area Editions in Text+
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Das vorliegende Dokument dient der Dokumentation und Spezifikation einer ersten Version des Datenmodells bzw. der Editionsregistry im Zustand vom Sommer 2024.
Characterization of a complete genome sequence of molluscum contagiosum virus from an adult woman in australia
Creators: name: Sarker, Subir
name: SR Isberg
name: Athukorala Vidanalage Ajani Priyadarshan Athukorala
name: R Mathew
name: N Capati
name: MH Haque
name: Helbig, Karla
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The complete genome sequence of molluscum contagiosum virus 1 (MOCV1) isolate NT2017 was sequenced from a tissue sample from an Australian woman. The genome consisted of 185,655 bp encoding 169 predicted open reading frames. Phylogenetically, isolate NT2017 was most closely related to an MOCV1 strain from Slovenia.
Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling Chinese populations aged over 55 years: a meta-analysis and systematic review
Creators: name: Y Lu
name: Chaojie Liu
name: D Yu
name: Fawkes, Sally
name: J Ma
name: M Zhang
name: C Li
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2021, The Author(s). Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate phase between normal cognitive ageing and overt dementia, with amnesic MCI (aMCI) being the dominant subtype. This study aims to synthesise the prevalence results of MCI and aMCI in community-dwelling populations in China through a meta-analysis and systematic review. Methods: The study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol. English and Chinese studies published before 1 March 2020 were searched from ten electronic bibliographic databases. Two reviewers screened for relevance of the studies against the pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria and assessed the quality of the included studies using the Risk of Bias Tool independently. A random-effect model was adopted to estimate the prevalence of MCI and aMCI, followed by sub-group analyses and meta-regression. Sensitivity and publication bias tests were performed to verify the robustness of the meta-analyses. Results: A total of 41 studies with 112,632 participants were included in the meta-analyses. The Chinese community-dwelling populations over 55 years old had a pooled prevalence of 12.2% [95% confidence interval (CI): 10.6, 14.2%] for MCI and 10.9% [95% CI, 7.7, 15.4%] for aMCI, respectively. The prevalence of MCI increased with age. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic tool (DSM-IV) generated the highest MCI prevalence (13.5%), followed by the Petersen criteria (12.9%), and the National Institute on Aging Alzheimer’s Association (NIA-AA) criteria (10.3%). Women, rural residents, and those who lived alone and had low levels of education had higher MCI prevalence than others. Conclusion: Higher MCI prevalence was identified in community-dwelling older adult populations in China compared with some other countries, possibly due to more broadened criteria being adopted for confirming the diagnosis. The study shows that aMCI accounts for 66.5% of MCI, which is consistent with findings of studies undertaken elsewhere. Systematic review registration number: PROSPERO CRD42019134686.
Homogeneous darboux polynomials and generalising integrable ODE systems
Creators: name: Kamp, Pieter Van Der
name: McLaren, David
name: Quispel, Gilles
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in [insert journal title] following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [insert complete citation information here] is available online at: http://www.aimsciences.org/article/doi/10.3934/jcd.2021001
We show that any system of ODEs can be modified whilst preserving its homogeneous Darboux polynomials. We employ the result to generalise a hierarchy of integrable Lotka-Volterra systems.
Interconnessione, Reti e Tecnologie Finanziarie: dal Rischio Sistemico all'Investment Management
Creators: name: PAGNOTTONI, Paolo
Publisher: name: Universit� degli studi di Bergamo
Year: 2021

description: Il crescente interesse della ricerca in metodi econometrici per l?analisi del rischio sistemico ha favorito un rapido sviluppo di modelli di network e spillover econometrici per monitorare il rischio sistemico nei sistemi finanziari e migliorare le pratiche di investment management. La tesi contribuisce alla letteratura sulle misure d?interconnessione e sull?investment management tramite lo sviluppo di nuove tecniche per costriuire modelli capaci di studiare le relazioni complesse che sussistono nei sistemi economico-finanziari. Da un punto di vista metodologico, la tesi contribuisce alla letteratura statistico-econometrica sulle misure d?interconnessione e a quella finanziaria sulla gestione del portafoglio. Da un punto di vista empirico, le applicazioni finanziarie sono condotte sia nell?ambito dei mercati finanziari, che in quello delle criptovalute, la cui importanza nel sistema finanziario globale � attualmente in crescita. I contributi di questa tesi rispetto alla letteratura sono sviluppati in sette capitoli. Il capitolo 2 propone un misure di spillover basate su modelli Vector Error Correction per monitorare l?interconnessione nei rendimenti e la relazione lead-lag delle piattaforme di scambio di Bitcoin ? e, pi� in generale, di strumenti finanziari. Il capitolo 3 estende il precedente studio per mezzo di un?analisi di dati intra-day. Il Capitolo 4 propone una metodologia per costruire, da un paniere di valute, uno stablecoin il cui valore sia stabile nel tempo e resiliente da shock nelle valute. Il capitolo 5 esamina la relazione lead-lag tra i CDS sovrani dei paesi europei e il mercato obbligazionario tramite la metodologia dell?effective transfer entropy. Il capitolo 6 introduce un modello di rete neurale artificiale per il pricing di opzioni sottoscritte sul Bitcoin. Il capitolo 7 propone una metodologia di allocazione del portafoglio capace di tenere in considerazione il rischio sistemico derivante dalle metriche di network, applicata al contesto delle criptovalute. Il capitolo 8 propone una metodologia basata sul concetto di caos e sulla teoria dei sistemi dinamici complessi per la predizione di serie temporali non stazionarie e l?investment Management.
Detection of kidney disease biomarkers based on fluorescence technology
Creators: name: Yao, Bicheng
name: Giel, Marie-Claire
name: Hong, Yuning
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Screening for kidney diseases is of vital importance due to their current prevalence worldwide. The diagnosis and monitoring of kidney diseases rely on kidney disease biomarkers (KDBs), which include traditional KDBs such as serum creatinine and proteinuria as well as novel biomarkers such as kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), N-acetyl-ß-d-glucosaminidase (NAG), cystatin C, etc. The latter has been highly recognised for early and accurate diagnosis of kidney disease in the past decades. Fluorescence techniques have recently drawn considerable attention in the area of biomedicine due to the merits of high sensitivity, rapidity and cost efficiency. The combination of fluorescence technologies and KDBs has been proven by many studies to be a promising strategy for the prediction of kidney disease. Thus, in this review, we summarize recent advances of fluorescence technologies applied in the detection of traditional and novel KDBs. Due to the space limit, we focus on four traditional KDBs and eight novel KDBs as representatives. The design of fluorescent molecules, establishment of detection assays, and sensing mechanism of fluorescent probes are discussed in detail. Finally, future challenges and opportunities in this field are also analyzed. Through this review, we hope to inspire the discovery of novel fluorescence techniques with excellent performance in the early diagnosis of kidney diseases.
Delivering health education curriculum online in the wake of COVID-19
Creators: name: Nava Buenfil, Fernanda
name: Higgs, Peter
name: Gupta, Sabrina
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems

description: No
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Supplementary document for Polarization-Based Idler Elimination: Enhancing the Efficiency of Optical Parametric Amplification - 6424999.pdf
Creators: name: Jansonas, Gaudenis
name: Budriunas, Rimantas
name: Valiulis, Gintaras
name: Varanavicius, Arunas
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: High conversion efficiency regime in the type-II single crystal optical parametric amplification
Rappresentanza datoriale e welfare aziendale: studio del caso Confindustria Cuneo
Creators: name: TIBERI, Giulia
Publisher: name: Universit� degli studi di Bergamo
Year: 2021

description: Il lavoro di tesi � volto ad individuare un (possibile) nuovo ruolo delle associazioni datoriali, in particolare territoriali, attraverso lo strumento del welfare aziendale partendo dalla consapevolezza che il tradizionale modo di fare impresa e di lavorare di stampo fordista � stato messo in discussione dall?Industry 4.0 e con esso il modello di Welfare State su cui si era sviluppato. La necessit� di far fronte a bisogni non pi� sostenibili solo a livello centrale, a causa della crisi economica che ha influito sulle politiche pubbliche, e ai nuovi bisogni che emergono dalla trasformazione del lavoro, pone delle nuove sfide in capo alle relazioni industriali e agli attori della rappresentanza. Per evitare che la crisi del modello tradizionale di fare impresa travolga la rappresentanza, le organizzazioni di interessi debbono porsi come veicolatori della nuova trasformazione e dei cambiamenti che il mercato del lavoro dovr� affrontare. Un elemento che fa da cornice alla trattazione � certamente il territorio. Infatti, le articolazioni territoriali provinciali, nel sistema della rappresentanza, sono un ?momento di contatto? quasi esclusivo con gli associati in quanto si configura come una vera piattaforma in cui l?utente pu� trovare tutte le componenti che caratterizzano il sistema associativo. Nell?associazione provinciale si esprime al massimo la democrazia associativa, intesa come partecipazione e come formazione ed elezione di gruppi specifici ed � massimo il grado di concentrazione di servizi erogati. Per questi motivi, l?unit� territoriale � il punto di riferimento degli imprenditori iscritti ad un?associazione datoriale. Il welfare aziendale, dal suo canto, entra nella contrattazione di secondo livello, aziendale e territoriale, fornendo alle associazioni di rappresentanza un nuovo terreno di confronto; l?associazione datoriale, sotto la spinta legislativa nazionale ed europea, promuove il welfare aziendale come fattore abilitante la trasformazione del lavoro, attraverso i servizi e l?attivit� nel territorio, l?attivit� di lobby ma anche attraverso il coinvolgimento in progetti territoriali, a supporto di progetti aziendali condivisi, come driver di un nuovo modo di fare impresa e di fare relazioni industriali.
The Role of Background Knowledge in Reading Comprehension: A Critical Review
Creators: name: Smith, Reid
name: Snow, Pamela
name: Serry, Natanya
name: Hammond, Lorraine
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A critical review was conducted to determine the influence background knowledge has on the reading comprehension of primary school-aged children. We identified twenty-three studies that met our criteria and focused on the links between background knowledge and reading comprehension of children in the mid to late primary years. Review findings highlight that higher levels of background knowledge have a range of effects that are influenced by the nature of the text, the quality of the situation model required, and the presence of reader misconceptions about the text. Our findings also indicate that background knowledge impacts differentially on stronger and weaker readers. Readers with lower background knowledge appear to benefit more from text with high cohesion, while weaker readers were able to compensate somewhat for their relatively weak reading skills in the context of a high degree of background knowledge. Implications of the findings for early years classroom practice are outlined, together with suggested future research directions.
Enrico Pitozzi, Magnetica. La composizione coreografica di Cindy Van Acker
Creators: name: Taddeo, Giulia
Publisher: name: Dipartimento delle Arti - Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2016
Subjects: Cindy Van Acker; coreografia; danza;

description: Antropologia e Teatro. Rivista di Studi, No 7 (2016)
title: The Moment Expanded and Went On
Creators: name: Spillson, Christine
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Nonfiction
subject: Essays
subject: Collection
subject: Science

description: This thesis has been embargoed and will not be available until March 4, 2032 at the earliest.
description: This thesis is a collection of creative nonfiction essays. The essays range from personal to historical and are often engaged in the consideration of science, technology and progress. The collection’s specific subject matter includes: comets, the Soviet-U.S space race, nineteenth century filibustering, the U.S. moon landing, the collection and inheritance of various objects, the art of philately and messages on the back of postcards.
title: The Case for Open Access Books
Creators: name: Cohen, Dan
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Books
subject: Open access

description: Originally published by Dan Cohen on Dan Cohen's Digital Humanities Blog (www.dancohen.org). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/).
A novel insight on the anisotropic Lüders strain of DP780 steel at cryogenic temperature
Creators: name: Yang, Xuejian
name: Jiao, Mingyang
name: Zhao, Hui
name: Liu, Zhijia
name: Peng, Yan
name: Chen, Xianhua
name: Shi, Baodong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Anisotropic mechanical behavior and Lüders strain are frequently observed during the deformation of dual-phase (DP) steels. The present study investigates the anisotropic Lüders strain behavior exhibited by DP780 steel under cryogenic temperature tensile testing at varying strain rates. Based on electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD) technology, the effects of the texture evolution of the samples loaded in different directions and the Taylor factor distribution on the anisotropic Lüders strain were revealed. It is found that the formation of anisotropic Lüders strain is affected by the {110} slip system with lower dislocation slip resistance. For the first time, the mechanism of anisotropic Lüders strain of DP780 steel at cryogenic temperature was revealed from the perspective of texture evolution and main activated slip systems.
title: Parallelism: Past Perlustration / Future Formulation
Creators: name: Caramanna, Brigitte
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Remnant
subject: Etching
subject: Portal
subject: Monolith
subject: Humboldt
subject: Caves

description: This thesis describes my process and presents the research I have used to create my work. I will provide an explanation to methods of printmaking I practice and how that relates to drawing, exploration, and scientific discoveries. I discuss how nature has been the ultimate factor in motivating the work. The natural world has led me to contemplate what is possible in the multiverse. This has guided me into three areas of research: the past, future, and present. The past: focusing on mysteries of ancient civilizations and lost technologies. The future: taking a look at the how advancement of technology can lead to the loss of knowledge humans have currently obtained. Finally, the present: discussing what the consequences of the present will have on humanity, nature, and the universe. This research leads to the works in the thesis exhibition, which I provide images of and a description for.
Ethical challenges experienced by researchers in community-based participatory research
Creators: name: Wilson, Elena
name: Kenny, Amanda
name: Dickson-Swift, Virginia
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4202
subject: Epidemiology
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health

description: No description supplied
Work-integrated learning: the new professional apprenticeship?
Creators: name: Ashman, Katherine
name: Rochford, Francine
name: Slade, Bret
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This article considers the intersection between two major themes in university policy: the improvement of participation by rural and regional communities and the dimension of graduate employability. It argues that work-integrated learning has the potential to address both themes, but that the development of an apprenticeship model for prestige degrees such as law may deliver additional benefits to rural and regional student engagement. It considers a radical approach to employability by the reintroduction of the apprenticeship approach in disciplines of law and accounting specifically to assist scaffolding of learning for rural and regional students. It considers the modern context of university education and the implications of an expanded university system for delivering employability skills. The expansion of university education has not delivered consistent improvements in participation among rural and regional populations, and it is hypothesised that the visible integration of work-integrated learning has the capacity to address this deficit. However, it is argued that these measures should be supplemented by an innovative program of modern apprenticeships in prestige degrees; such a program could address both participation and employability outcomes. The article contributes to the literature by making explicit the links between the visibility of prestige occupational pathways to rural and regional students, the affective concerns of potential students making the choice to undertake higher education, and the scaffolding of skills and knowledge. It recommends further research in the form of a pilot integration of an apprenticeship model within a university program, but notes the current funding, discipline, and systemic barriers to this process in the current university system in Australia.
Women, clinician and IT staff perspectives on telehealth for enhanced gestational diabetes mellitus management in an Australian rural/regional setting
Creators: name: Tshepo Rasekaba
name: Nightingale, Helen
name: J Furler
name: WK Lim
name: J Triay
name: Blackberry, Irene
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: INTRODUCTION: Women in rural and regional areas encounter challenges when accessing care for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A telehealth initiative for GDM care in an urban setting demonstrated positive effects on achieving glycaemic targets without compromising quality of care, but consumer and health service staff perspectives have not been explored. This research aimed to identify the profiles of women accessing care for GDM in a large regional hospital with a rural catchment in Victoria, Australia as well as gain insight into the views of the women with GDM, clinicians and IT staff on the acceptability and feasibility of a GDM telehealth in this setting. METHODS: Clinical and demographic characteristics of women accessing the GDM service between October 2016 and October 2017 were audited. Semi-structured interviews were completed with nine patients, three clinical staff and two IT service staff. Quantitative and qualitative data were analysed descriptively and thematically, respectively. RESULTS: Telehealth was viewed favourably by women and staff, with many perceived benefits identified around mitigating challenges of accessing care, and service capacity and provision. Concerns were raised around potential costs incurred by women and health services in accessing telehealth initiatives. Staff highlighted that moderation of workloads and coordination of telehealth services would be essential to the success of a future telehealth initiative. CONCLUSION: This article contributes important knowledge around GDM care in rural and regional settings and the perspectives of women with GDM, clinicians and technical support staff. Women and health services staff consider telehealth a feasible and acceptable alternative to current GDM care and address many of the barriers and impacts of attending care in person. Perceived benefits to patients and health services need to be balanced against the concerns around the work and costs to deliver GDM telehealth services.
Developing a non-destructive metabarcoding protocol for detection of pest insects in bulk trap catches
Creators: name: Batovska, Jana
name: Piper, Alexander
name: Valenzuela, Isabel
name: Cunningham, John
name: Blacket, Mark
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 30
subject: Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3103
subject: Ecology

description: Abstract: Metabarcoding has the potential to revolutionise insect surveillance by providing high-throughput and cost-effective species identification of all specimens within mixed trap catches. Nevertheless, incorporation of metabarcoding into insect diagnostic laboratories will first require the development and evaluation of protocols that adhere to the specialised regulatory requirements of invasive species surveillance. In this study, we develop a multi-locus non-destructive metabarcoding protocol that allows sensitive detection of agricultural pests, and subsequent confirmation using traditional diagnostic techniques. We validate this protocol for the detection of tomato potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) and Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) within mock communities and field survey traps. We find that metabarcoding can reliably detect target insects within mixed community samples, including specimens that morphological identification did not initially detect, but sensitivity appears inversely related to community size and is impacted by primer biases, target loci, and sample indexing strategy. While our multi-locus approach allowed independent validation of target detection, lack of reference sequences for 18S and 12S restricted its usefulness for estimating diversity in field samples. The non-destructive DNA extraction proved invaluable for resolving inconsistencies between morphological and metabarcoding identification results, and post-extraction specimens were suitable for both morphological re-examination and DNA re-extraction for confirmatory barcoding.
Developing a non-destructive metabarcoding protocol for detection of pest insects in bulk trap catches
Creators: name: Batovska, Jana
name: Piper, Alexander
name: Valenzuela, Isabel
name: Cunningham, John Paul
name: Blacket, Mark
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: Metabarcoding has the potential to revolutionise insect surveillance by providing high-throughput and cost-effective species identification of all specimens within mixed trap catches. Nevertheless, incorporation of metabarcoding into insect diagnostic laboratories will first require the development and evaluation of protocols that adhere to the specialised regulatory requirements of invasive species surveillance. In this study, we develop a multi-locus non-destructive metabarcoding protocol that allows sensitive detection of agricultural pests, and subsequent confirmation using traditional diagnostic techniques. We validate this protocol for the detection of tomato potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) and Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) within mock communities and field survey traps. We find that metabarcoding can reliably detect target insects within mixed community samples, including specimens that morphological identification did not initially detect, but sensitivity appears inversely related to community size and is impacted by primer biases, target loci, and sample indexing strategy. While our multi-locus approach allowed independent validation of target detection, lack of reference sequences for 18S and 12S restricted its usefulness for estimating diversity in field samples. The non-destructive DNA extraction proved invaluable for resolving inconsistencies between morphological and metabarcoding identification results, and post-extraction specimens were suitable for both morphological re-examination and DNA re-extraction for confirmatory barcoding.
title: Tourists in a Fragile Ecosystem: Identifying Intention to Practice Guidelines and Behavioral Compliance
Creators: name: Read, John Basil
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Antarctica
subject: Theory of Planned Behavior
subject: Polar
subject: Tourism
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: General Guidelines for Visitors to the Antarctic
subject: Compliance

description: Antarctica, considered to be one of the last pristine environments on the planet, has seen tourism increase by 32% over the last ten years. The adoption of the General Guideline for Visitors to the Antarctic (GGVA) by the Antarctic Treaty System in 2011 outlined the best-practices to mitigate impacts to the Antarctic environment. With over 43,000 tourists visiting the continent during the 2017-2018 season and visitation numbers expected to continue to rise, it is imperative that visitors are motivated to practice the GGVA to keep the Antarctic pristine. After a thorough literature analysis, this study identified that compliance with the GGVA in Antarctica has seen, to date, little research investigating the intersection of tourists’ intention to practice guidelines and the GGVA. To isolate this intersection, tourists’ attitudes (AT), subjective norms (SN), perceived behavioral controls (PBC), and Level of Knowledge of the GGVA must be understood. The ability of the Theory of Planned Behavior to elicit intention from these variables makes it the ideal framework to examine tourists’ motivations to practice the GGVA. Using mixed methods, this research assessed tourists’ intention to practice the GGVA and the performed behaviors of tourists in the Antarctic through the use of a questionnaire and participant observation. Presented as a case study, the researcher found that SN is the most significant mediator of tourists’ intentions to practice the guidelines followed by AT and PBC. The research additionally found that while non-compliance rates appear low, instances of non-compliance could range as high as 111.64 per hour. While Level of Knowledge of the GGVA was found to have no significant effect on intention to practice the GGVA, the results of this study found that a significant effect does exist between Level of Knowledge and the predicted actual behaviors of tourists’ practicing the GGVA. This research concluded that the TPB is an effective framework for assessing tourist compliance in the Antarctic, and that the questionnaire could have the potential to be a good predictor of how attitudes correspond to the most frequently occurring non-compliant behaviors. If expanded, future research using the TPB may help inform the decisions of stakeholders on the development of best-practices that reduce human impacts in the Antarctic.
Implementing a national first-line management program for moderate-severe knee osteoarthritis in Australia: A budget impact analysis focusing on knee replacement avoidance
Creators: name: Ackerman, Ilana N
name: Skou, Søren T
name: Roos, Ewa
name: Barton, Christian
name: Kemp, Joanne
name: Crossley, Kay
name: Liew, Danny
name: Ademi, Zanfina
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3202
subject: Clinical sciences

description: OBJECTIVE: To model potential cost savings associated with implementing a first-line management program for moderate-severe knee osteoarthritis (OA) at a national level in Australia. METHODS: A budget impact analysis was undertaken using published trial data and publically available data. Australian population projections and OA prevalence data were used to forecast likely need for total knee replacement (TKR) surgery for 2019-2029. Published data were sourced on TKR avoidance following a 12-week non-surgical knee OA management program (exercise therapy, education, insoles, dietary advice, analgesia) and cost per TKR in Australia. The cost of providing the first-line program was estimated on a sliding scale ($AUD750-$3000), with a base case of $AUD1,500. These inputs were used to model potential annual savings associated with national implementation of the program. RESULTS: The number of people in Australia with moderate-severe knee OA requiring TKR was estimated to be 56,007 in 2019, rising to 69,038 by 2029. Avoidance of TKR by 34%-68% of people after the first-line management program could translate to savings of $AUD303million-690 million in 2019. Successively lowering the proportion of people who avoided TKR demonstrated that only 1 in 12 program recipients would need to avoid surgery for the program to generate savings. CONCLUSIONS: National implementation of a first-line OA management program as an alternative to TKR could produce substantial cost savings for the Australian healthcare system. Longer term data on TKR avoidance is needed to establish whether cost savings are realised or simply shifted to later years.
Light, sleep and performance in diurnal birds
Creators: name: Aulsebrook, Anne
name: Johnsson, Robin
name: Lesku, John
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Sleep has a multitude of benefits and is generally considered necessary for optimal performance. Disruption of sleep by extended photoperiods, moonlight and artificial light could therefore impair performance in humans and non-human animals alike. Here, we review the evidence for effects of light on sleep and subsequent performance in birds. There is accumulating evidence that exposure to natural and artificial sources of light regulates and suppresses sleep in diurnal birds. Sleep also benefits avian cognitive performance, including during early development. Nevertheless, multiple studies suggest that light can prolong wakefulness in birds without impairing performance. Although there is still limited research on this topic, these results raise intriguing questions about the adaptive value of sleep. Further research into the links between light, sleep and performance, including the underlying mechanisms and consequences for fitness, could shed new light on sleep evolution and urban ecology.
Lipid droplets and lipid mediators in viral infection and immunity
Creators: name: Monson, Ebony
name: Trenerry, AM
name: Laws, Jay
name: MacKenzie, JM
name: Helbig, Karla
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Lipid droplets (LDs) contribute to key pathways important for the physiology and pathophysiology of cells. In a homeostatic view, LDs regulate the storage of neutral lipids, protein sequestration, removal of toxic lipids and cellular communication; however, recent advancements in the field show these organelles as essential for various cellular stress response mechanisms, including inflammation and immunity, with LDs acting as hubs that integrate metabolic and inflammatory processes. The accumulation of LDs has become a hallmark of infection, and is often thought to be virally driven; however, recent evidence is pointing to a role for the upregulation of LDs in the production of a successful immune response to viral infection. The fatty acids housed in LDs are also gaining interest due to the role that these lipid species play during viral infection, and their link to the synthesis of bioactive lipid mediators that have been found to have a very complex role in viral infection. This review explores the role of LDs and their subsequent lipid mediators during viral infections and poses a paradigm shift in thinking in the field, whereby LDs may play pivotal roles in protecting the host against viral infection.
Bimodal Plasmonic Color Filters Enable Direct Optical Imaging of Ion Implantation in Thin Films
Creators: name: Sadatnajafi, Catherine
name: Balaur, Eugeniu
name: Abbey, Brian
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 34
subject: Chemical sciences
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering
classificationCode: 4018
subject: Nanotechnology
subject: FOS: Nanotechnology
classificationCode: 51
subject: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
classificationCode: 5108
subject: Quantum physics

description: Optical metamaterials offer precise control over the properties and interactions of light at the nanoscale, attracting interest in many new fields of research including chemical and molecular sensing, magnetic antennas, and photovoltaic elements. By utilizing the phenomenon of extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) plasmonic devices enable the detection of minute changes in the local, near-surface, dielectric properties of materials, opening up a wide range of different applications. Characterization of the optoelectronic properties of ultra-thin films is of paramount importance for a wide range of electronic applications including integrated circuit production. However, it is often extremely difficult to achieve using conventional imaging techniques. Here, it is demonstrated that plasmonic color filters can be used for the direct optical imaging and characterization of ion implantation in thin films. A model system consisting of variable doses of gallium ions implanted within titanium oxide thin films is used. It is observed that the ion implantation dose leads to a variation in the measured plasmon resonance spectra, which can be further enhanced through the use of bimodal nanopixel arrays. Using Monte Carlo simulations and the Maxwell-Garnett relation, the observed plasmon resonance spectra in terms of the gallium ion implantation dose is quantitatively interpreted.
title: Gustav Klemp World War I Narrative: English Translation
Creators: name: Schubel, Dorothee
name: Menjivar, Amanda
Publisher: name: George Mason University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: English language text translation from a manuscript originally handwritten in German. This manuscript is a narrative that documents the military service experience of Gustav Klemp, a Prussian medic with the German army who served on the Eastern Front during World War I.
Supplementary document for Erbium-doped-fiber-based broad visible range frequency comb with a 30 GHz mode spacing for astronomical applications - 6425319.pdf
Creators: name: Okubo, Sho
name: Nakamura, Keisuke
name: Kashiwagi, Ken
name: Inaba, Hajime
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
Enzymatic approach to the synthesis of chiral intermediate of Rodatristat ethyl
Creators: name: Pulivarthi, Deepthi
name: Goparaju, Rakesh
name: Patlolla, Ravinder Reddy
name: Allam, Vinaykumar
name: Kethavath, Anjali Priya Naik
name: Banoth, Linga
name: BV, Subba Reddy
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mental Health

description: Ketoreductases are widely explored for the reduction of prochiral ketones for the preparation of chiral alcohols. Though, the chiral Ir(III) catalyst has been used for the asymmetric reduction of keto intermediate of Rodatristat ethyl, an enzymatic approach for its preparation has not yet been reported. In this regard, we report, for the first time the preparation of enantiopure secondary alcohols (R-3) and (S-3) from 1-(5-chloro-[1,1’-biphenyl]-2-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroenthan-1-one (2) using commercially available ketoreductases at 30 °C in the presence of 125 mM sodium phosphate buffer pH 6 over 24 h. This enzymatic approach provides the (R)-3 and (S)-3 chiral alcohols in >99% enantiomeric excess (ee) with >99% conversion using KRED-244 and KRED-101 respectively. Furthermore, the KRED-244 and KRED-101 enzymes have been successfully immobilized with sodium alginate, which makes them recyclable and reusable in subsequent reactions. The reusability experiments were carried out over 15 cycles without any apparent loss of activity even after 10 cycles. It is a sustainable approach to the synthesis of enantiopure intermediates of rodatristat ethyl, contributing to the advancement of green chemistry.
Production of geraniol and geranic acid: High value compounds of citral biosynthetic pathway from lemongrass oil using Aspergillus niger AUD-C2 as catalyst
Creators: name: Koul, Diksha
name: Manhas, Ravi Singh
name: Chaubey, Asha
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Cancer

description: Microbial biotransformation of lemongrass oil to geraniol and geranic acid, high value compounds of citral biosynthetic pathway has been reported. Biotransformation studies were carried out using a fungus Aspergillus niger strain AUD-C2 isolated from the rhizospheric soil of lemongrass, as catalyst. Three different methodologies using culture broth, spore suspension and cell-free extract, have been utilized for biotransformation and successfully demonstrated at litre scale in bioreactors. Overall 55% geraniol and 75% geranic acid were obtained by biotransformation of lemongrass oil in 48 h using spore suspension and cell free extract, respectively.
Characteristics of confidence and preparedness in paramedics in metropolitan, regional, and rural Australia to manage mental-health-related presentations: a cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Emond, Katherine
name: Bish, Melanie
name: M Savic
name: DI Lubman
name: T McCann
name: K Smith
name: Mnatzaganian, George
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Mental-health-related presentations account for a considerable proportion of the paramedic’s workload in prehospital care. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the perceived confidence and preparedness of paramedics in Australian metropolitan and rural areas to manage mental-health-related presentations. Overall, 1140 paramedics were surveyed. Pearson chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to compare categorical variables by sex and location of practice; continuous variables were compared using the non-parametric Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests. Perceived confidence and preparedness were each modelled in multivariable ordinal regressions. Female paramedics were younger with higher qualifications but were less experienced than their male counterparts. Compared to paramedics working in metropolitan regions, those working in rural and regional areas were generally older with fewer qualifications and were significantly less confident and less prepared to manage mental health presentations (p = 0.001). Compared to male paramedics, females were less confident (p = 0.003), although equally prepared (p = 0.1) to manage mental health presentations. These results suggest that higher qualifications from the tertiary sector may not be adequately preparing paramedics to manage mental health presentations, which signifies a disparity between education provided and workforce preparedness. Further work is required to address the education and training requirements of paramedics in regional and rural areas to increase confidence and preparedness in managing mental health presentations.