cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Assessing fish community response to water quality and habitat stressors in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Creators: name: Evans, Wesley
name: Downs, Colleen T
name: Burnett, Matthew J
name: O’Brien, Gordon C
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: The degradation of freshwater ecosystems can be attributed to stressors associated with the increased demand for water and other aquatic resources. Freshwater ecosystems face such challenges in supporting agriculture, industry, and high-density urban areas in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, South Africa. In this study, the presence of fish species and their abundance was quantified at 40 sites in KZN on 16 major rivers systems. Surveys were done during a drought period between February 2015 and April 2016, as part of the River Health Programme, a national river monitoring assessment. The Fish Response Assessment Index (FRAI) was used to evaluate the condition of the sites, and redundancy analysis was used to evaluate the habitat, water quality and fish community relationships. The FRAI scores showed four sites to be in a ‘Seriously Modified’ condition. These areas were associated with intensive agricultural activities and urban environments. The presence of invasive fish species, abstraction and industrial use all had negative impacts on the ecological state of the rivers. When compounded by excessive water use, the drought resulted in poor fish community integrity, highlighting the vulnerability of fish communities in this region. The absence or low abundances of some indigenous fish alongside the high presence of invasive fish requires additional investigation. Results highlight the importance of mitigation measures against anthropogenic impacts should be enforced to ensure sustainable use of KZN water resources.
Same suburb, different worlds : comparing indigenous and non-indigenous outcomes in city suburbs and large regional towns
Creators: name: Biddle, Nicholas
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: At the national level there is a gap between the socio-economic circumstances of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Some readers may imagine that this gap can be explained by the poor circumstances of the minority of the Indigenous population who live in remote areas (25.4 per cent). The author dispels this hypothesis. Using the principal components analysis approach he examines the socio -economic circumstances of Indigenous Australians in urban areas (that is cities and large regional towns). He finds that in all cases Indigenous Australians in urban areas are worse off than are non-Indigenous Australians. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Efficient quantification of the phenolic profiles of Zanthoxylum bungeanum leaves and correlation between chromatographic fingerprint and antioxidant activity
Creators: name: Zhang, Yujuan
name: Luo, Ziwen
name: Wang, Dongmei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Sixteen subsequent fractions were prepared from the ethyl acetate fraction of Zanthoxylum bungeanum leaves after bio-guided chromatographic separation. The HPLC profiles and antioxidant activity of the various fractions indicated that the content of eight phenolic compounds (chlorogenic acid, epicatechin, rutin, hyperoside, trifolin, quercitrin, afzelin and quercetin) and antioxidant activity vary significantly, and high concentrations of a combination of eight phenolic compounds would result in an increase of the antioxidant activity. These results suggested that the eight compounds could be used as chemical markers for quality assessment of Z. bungeanum leaves. Correlation between chromatographic fingerprint and antioxidant activity of the fractions showed that quercitrin and hyperoside play crucial roles in the antioxidant activity, and they can be seen as the milestone for quality control. The findings also suggested that five obtained fractions (E-3-3, E-2-4, E-7, E-5 and E-4) could become useful supplements for functional food ingredients and health-related products.
Typology of local patterns of voter support for political parties at the 2004 federal election
Creators: name: Stimson,
name: Chhetri, Prem
name: Shyy, Tung-Kai (Paul)
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A distinctive spatial pattern has emerged for the Coalition and Labor vote in Australian federal elections, Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Skilled temporary specialty workers in the United States
Creators: name: Lowell, Lindsay
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Skilled temporary workers are to day’s hot controversy among U.S. immigration policymakers. Recent legislation increased the numbers of specialty H-1B workers permitted to work in the U.S., largely in response to employer demand in information technology. A simple majority are from India. The available research on all skilled foreign workers suggests that adverse impacts tend to be localized to certain labor market sectors. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Enhancement of anaerobic digestive efficiency by the use of exchange resin to remove cations in sewage sludge
Creators: name: Dai, Xiaohu
name: Ye, Ning
name: Luo, Fan
name: Dong, Bin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Hydrolysis is considered as the rate-limiting stage of anaerobic digestion which is one of the most applied stabilization processes in the disposition of sludge. It is urgent to accelerate the hydrolysis of the sludge particles and improve its biodegradability. This study utilized cation-exchange resin (CER) to adsorb divalent cations in the supernatant of activated sludge with the purpose of making the sludge floc disintegrated. The results showed that the biopolymers incorporated in the tightly bound extracellular polymeric substances can be released to the bulk using CER to remove cations. However, the lack of essential elements led to a much lower methane yield of treated sludge than that of activated sludge. The treated sludge got a higher methane production rate constants after added Fe2+. It is necessary to add Fe2+ or regenerated liquid of resin-containing essential elements in order to maintain the activities of microbial life.
Overseas students in Australian higher education: trends to 1996
Creators: name: Dobson, Ian R.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Universities have been under pressure to diversify their funding base and one of their responses has been the more vigorous recruitment of fee-paying overseas students. Although they now comprise eight per cent of all university enrolments, there have been few changes in the distribution of overseas students by country of origin or by university between 1989 and 1996. Much of the overseas student expansion has gone into the business field, the choice of about 48 per cent of overseas students. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Synthesis of [1,2,3]Triazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline Derivatives via a Selective Cascade Cyclization Sequence of 1,2-bis(Phenylethynyl)benzene Derivatives
Creators: name: Tao, Shipeng
name: Hu, Qinquan
name: Li, Huan
name: Ma, Shan
name: Chen, Yunfeng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: A direct, concise, synthetic method for the generation of [1,2,3]triazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives, using a selective cascade cyclization of unsymmetrical substituted 1,2-bis(phenylethynyl)benzene derivatives with NaN3, has been developed. The reaction gave different substituted [1,2,3]triazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines in moderate to good yields. It was found that the substituents on the alkynes were important for the selectivities of the cascade cyclization sequences.
Synthesis of [1,2,3]Triazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline Derivatives via a Selective Cascade Cyclization Sequence of 1,2-bis(Phenylethynyl)benzene Derivatives
Creators: name: Tao, Shipeng
name: Hu, Qinquan
name: Li, Huan
name: Ma, Shan
name: Chen, Yunfeng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: A direct, concise, synthetic method for the generation of [1,2,3]triazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives, using a selective cascade cyclization of unsymmetrical substituted 1,2-bis(phenylethynyl)benzene derivatives with NaN3, has been developed. The reaction gave different substituted [1,2,3]triazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines in moderate to good yields. It was found that the substituents on the alkynes were important for the selectivities of the cascade cyclization sequences.
HPLC simultaneous determination of arbutin, chlorogenic acid and 6′-O-caffeoylarbutin in different parts of Vaccinium dunalianum Wight
Creators: name: Luo, Xu-Lu
name: Li, Na
name: Xu, Min
name: Zhu, Hong-Tao
name: He, Peng
name: Ding, Yong
name: Zhao, Ping
name: Zhang, Ying-Jun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Arbutin (1), chlorogenic acid (2) and 6′-O-caffeoylarbutin (3) are three major components in Vaccinium dunalianum Wight with various promising bioactivities. A reliable, reproducible and accurate method for simultaneous and quantitative determination of 1–3 is developed by RP-HPLC analysis. This method should be appropriate for the quality assurance of unprocessed and processed materials of V. dunalianum. The contents of 1–3 in different parts of V. dunalianum from different origins were analysed. The content of 3 was much higher than those of 1 and 2, accounting for up to 31.76% in the dried leaf buds. Moreover, the leaf buds, flower buds and leaves showed a tendency towards higher contents of 1–3 than the other plant parts.
Assessment of overseas-trained doctors—the latest chapter
Creators: name: Birrell, Bob
name: Schwartz, Andrew
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: There have been repeated government promises to establish a nationally consistent assessment system for overseas trained doctors (OTDs). No such assessment has been put in place. As a result, each year, thousands of OTDs are being appointed to practice medicine in Australia without a preliminary systematic test of their medical knowledge and clinical skills calibrated to Australian standards. This article explores why the medical authorities, including the Australian Medical Council and the state Medical Registration Boards allow this situation to continue. It also examines some of the consequences for medical service provision in Australia. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Suburban character
Creators: name: Davison, Graeme
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The residents of Melbourne have long shown their attachment to the house and garden ideal of suburban living. They continue to show this attachment, despite the advocacy of those promoting an alternative high- density urban lifestyle. The reasons why are explored in this article. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Prospective demographic change and Australia’s living standards in 2050
Creators: name: McDonald, Ian M.
name: Guest, Ross
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Australia is facing a substantial ageing of its population. This paper calculates under various assumptions the future level of living standards. It shows that, notwithstanding the ageing population, there will be a substantial increase in living standards in the future, almost doubling in the next 50 years. Furthermore, future living standards are more or less independent of future rates of fertility and future rates of immigration. Lower fertility and higher immigration have positive effects on living standards but the effects are so small that we feel the best way to describe the relation is one of independence. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Data…opinion…dialogue
Creators: name: North, David
name: Price, Charles
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Two opinion pieces: "A comment on Allen's 'Ethnic recruitment or ethnic stacking? Factionalism and ethnicity in the Victorian ALP'" by David North; "Foreign born persons in Australia 1861-1996" by Charles Price Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Ethnic concentrations: a reply to Bob Birrell
Creators: name: Jupp, James
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: James Jupp's response to Birrell, B.; Ethnic concentrations: the Vietnamese experience. People and Place. 1993; 1(3): 26-32
 Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Equity and university entrance, a 1997 update
Creators: name: Dobson, Ian R.
name: Birrell, Bob
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In order to achieve a fair representation of all young Australians in the higher education system, the Australian Government has designated a number of equity categories. However, little progress has been made with the most important of these, that is people from low socio-economic-status backgrounds. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Phenanthrene Metabolites from a New Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. Achromogenes Strain NY4
Creators: name: Nie, Maiqian
name: Nie, Hongyun
name: Cao, Wen
name: Wang, Xiaodou
name: Guo, Yutao
name: Tian, Xiaoting
name: Yin, Xihou
name: Wang, Yan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: A new polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading Gram-negative bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. achromogenes strain NY4 was isolated from coking wastewater sludge. Strain NY4 could not grow on1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, hexadecane or hexanol as sole carbon source but phenanthrene. This strain was able to utilize several known microbial metabolites of PAHs, including catechol, protocatechuic acid, salicylic acid, and phenol as sole carbon source. The mixture of the acidic and neutral fraction, acidic fraction alone and neutral fraction alone of phenanthrene metabolites were prepared and analyzed by GC-MS. A total of at least 27 metabolites were identified as the degradation products of phenanthrene by strain NY4. Among them, 1-hydroxy-α-oxo-2-naphthaleneacetic acid, 2-hydroxy-α-oxo-1-naphthaleneacetic acid, 2-hydroxy-1-(1-hydroxy-2-naphthalenyl)-ethanone, 1,2-dihydro naphtha [2,1-b] furan-2-ol and 2,3-dihydro naphtha [1,2-b] furan-2-ol have not been reported as the metabolites of phenanthrenes so far. The accumulation patterns of phenanthrene metabolite accumulation by strain NY4 depended on the incubation time, inoculum size and concentration of phenanthrene. Based on the degradation metabolites of phenanthrene by strain NY4, degradation pathways are proposed. This is the first report of PAH degradation in Aeromonas salmonicida, which lay the foundation for recognition and further characterization of PAH degradation metabolites and pathways in Aeromonas salmonicida strains.
Uneven development: the disjointed growth of university staffing since Dawkins
Creators: name: Dobson, Ian R.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The Australian university sector has grown rapidly over the past two decades but the acceleration in numbers of students has far exceeded that of staff. Moreover numbers of staff in administration and support roles have grown more sharply that those of teaching staff. The key reason for the disproportionate growth in administrators is the way in which federal governments of both persuasions have introduced polices that require more and detailed accountability from universities. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
An Assessment of Air Pollutant Exposure Methods in Mexico City, Mexico
Creators: name: O. Rivera-González, Luis
name: Zhang, Zhenzhen
name: N. Sánchez, Brisa
name: Zhang, Kai
name: G. Brown, Daniel
name: Rojas-Bracho, Leonora
name: Osornio-Vargas, Alvaro
name: Vadillo-Ortega, Felipe
name: S. O’Neill, Marie
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biophysics

description: Implications:Many studies evaluating associations between outdoor air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes rely on outdoor air pollution monitoring data linked to information gathered from large birth registries, and often lack residence location information needed to estimate individual exposure. This study simulated 1,000 residential locations to evaluate four air pollution exposure assessment methods, and describes possible exposure misclassification from using spatial averaging versus geo-statistical interpolation models. Implications of this work are that policies to reduce air pollution and exposure among pregnant women based on epidemiologic literature should take into account possible error in estimates of effect when spatial averages alone are evaluated.
Accreditation of overseas trained doctors: the continuing crisis
Creators: name: Birrell, Bob
name: Schwartz, Andrew
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Thousands of overseas trained doctors (OTDs) are being recruited each year to practice medicine in Australia who have not had to pass a formal test of their medical knowledge or clinical skills. These include OTDs recruited on temporary entry visas to ‘area of need’ positions in general practice or as hospital registrars (some of whom perform specialist services), those recruited as Occupational Trainees, and OTDs who hold permanent residence visas who have been appointed to temporary positions in the public hospital system. There have been various statements from Australia’s health authorities to the effect that a national assessment system will be put in place by the end of 2006. This article examines action towards this end and concludes that these promises will not be met. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Medical manpower: the continuing crisis
Creators: name: Smith, T. Fred
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Successive governments have tried to control the oversupply of doctors in Australia by restricting the entry of migrant doctors. Their efforts have not succeeded. Current policy is to insist that all new GPs take out postgraduate qualifications before practising (and to limit the number of postgraduate places to 400 p.a.). Pressure is also being applied to medical schools to limit undergraduate enrolments. The reasons for the inability to control overseas trained doctor numbers and the merits of the Government's current policies are explored. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Developing suitable designators for a diverse society
Creators: name: Duffield, Ann
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Since the early 1980s the term non-English-speaking-background (NESB) has been used as an indicator of disadvantage in diverse social policy areas. By the 1990s, these included equal opportunity provisions in the Federal Public Service, in higher-education equity planning and the allocation of Commonwealth funds for disadvantaged schools at the primary and secondary level. Though many of these provisions remain in place, there has been a counter movement against continued use of NESB in this way. State governments, including the Victorian Government have played an important role in developing more appropriate indicators. This paper describes the view of the Victorian Government. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
The future population and the future labour force
Creators: name: Young, Christabel
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Even with nil net migration and 'hypothetically below replacement fertility' Australia's population would continue to grow until 2032. higher migration would add substantially more people, with very little effect on the age structure. The labour-force dependency ratio will remain lower than the 1991 figure until 2011 and, if participation rates increase, may not rise after that date. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Alternative net migration estimates for Australia: exploding the myth of a rapid increase in numbers
Creators: name: McDonald, Peter
name: Khoo, Siew-Ean
name: Kippen, Rebecca
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Extensive use has been made of recently published Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimates of net overseas migration. These estimates indicate a considerable increase in net overseas migration to Australia, from 79.2 thousand in 1997-98 to 154.2 thousand in 2002-03. This paper provides an alternative methodology which produces substantially lower, but more plausible net overseas migration estimates for Australia. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
title: 02_1157
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
Additional file 4 of Assessment of developmental neurotoxicity induced by chemical mixtures using an adverse outcome pathway concept
Creators: name: Pistollato, Francesca
name: Gyves, Emilio
name: Carpi, Donatella
name: Bopp, Stephanie
name: Nunes, Carolina
name: Worth, Andrew
name: Bal-Price, Anna
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 4: Figure S10. Single chemical curves. Each panel represents the modeled response of single chemicals (i.e., A, BPA; B, CPF; C, Lead; D, Methyl-Hg; E, PCB138, and F, VA) for all the selected DNT endpoints. To calculate the single chemical dose response effects for all the selected DNT endpoints the following concentrations were tested: BPA (8.5, 12.7, 19.1, 28.7, 43.0, 60.2 μM), CPF (18.5, 21.2, 24.4, 28.1, 32.3, 37.1 μM), Lead (0.001, 0.007, 0.037, 0.18, 0.91, 1.27, 1.46, 1.68, 1.93, 2.22, 2.67 μM), Methyl-Hg (0.03, 0.05, 0.09, 0.16, 0.29, 0.33 μM), PCB138 (0.01, 0.06, 0.25, 1.05, 4.39, 9.41 μM), and VA (0.5, 2.1, 8.4, 33.6, 134.4, 537 μM). The effect was estimated according to seven different mathematical models (i.e., Hill, Power, Linear, Polynomial 2, Exponential 2, Exponential 3, Exponential 4, and Exponential 5) by using the BMDExpress.2 open access software (https://github.com/auerbachs/BMDExpress-2/wiki). The best-fitting curve across the range of concentration tested is represented in the figure as percentage of response compared to the solvent control (0.1% DMSO). Table S3. BMDs synaptogenesis. The table lists the best fitting model selected for the analysis of synaptogenesis performed by BMDExpress, according to the lowest Akaike information criterion and higher fit P value. The value of the calculated BMD5 for each chemical is also reported, including the respective BMDL and BMDU. Table S4. BMDs % neurons and neurite outgrowth. The table lists the best fitting models selected for the analysis of neuronal cell (β-III-tubulin+) percentage and neurite outgrowth-related parameters performed by BMDExpress, according to the lowest Akaike information criterion and higher fit P value. The value of the calculated BMD5 for each chemical is also reported, including the respective BMDL and BMDU. Table S5. BMDs BNDF levels. The table lists the best fitting models selected for the analysis of BDNF levels performed by BMDExpress, according to the lowest Akaike information criterion and higher fit P value. The value of the calculated BMD5 for each chemical is also reported, including the respective BMDL and BMDU.
Fine-grained large-scale content recommendations for MSX sellers
Creators: name: Singh, Manpreet
name: Pasricha, Ravdeep
name: Kondapalli, Ravi Prasad
name: R, Kiran
name: Singh, Nitish
name: Agarwalla, Akshita
name: R, Manoj
name: Prabhakar, Manish
name: Boué, Laurent
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Information Retrieval (cs.IR)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: One of the most critical tasks of Microsoft sellers is to meticulously track and nurture potential business opportunities through proactive engagement and tailored solutions. Recommender systems play a central role to help sellers achieve their goals. In this paper, we present a content recommendation model which surfaces various types of content (technical documentation, comparison with competitor products, customer success stories etc.) that sellers can share with their customers or use for their own self-learning. The model operates at the opportunity level which is the lowest possible granularity and the most relevant one for sellers. It is based on semantic matching between metadata from the contents and carefully selected attributes of the opportunities. Considering the volume of seller-managed opportunities in organizations such as Microsoft, we show how to perform efficient semantic matching over a very large number of opportunity-content combinations. The main challenge is to ensure that the top-5 relevant contents for each opportunity are recommended out of a total of $\approx 40,000$ published contents. We achieve this target through an extensive comparison of different model architectures and feature selection. Finally, we further examine the quality of the recommendations in a quantitative manner using a combination of human domain experts as well as by using the recently proposed "LLM as a judge" framework.
The politicisation of English part 2: the access test and the skilled migration program
Creators: name: Hawthorne, Lesleyanne
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In a 1994 article (People and Place, vol. 2, no. 2) Hawthorne outlined the evolution of English language resting as a significant instrument of Australian immigration policy. The current article explores the development and ramifications of language testing since 1992 for the selection intending skilled migrants at Australian overseas posts. A forthcoming article will analyse language testing in relation to the assessment of Class 816 asylum seekers from the People's Republic of China. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Temporary skilled migration to Australia: the 457 visa sub-class
Creators: name: Khoo, Siew-Ean
name: Voigt-Graf, Karen
name: Hugo, Graeme
name: McDonald, Peter
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: There has been a paradigmatic shift in patterns of global migration in recent years, towards short term movements. This paper explores one aspect of this shift in Australia — the increase in skilled temporary migration covered by visa category 457. The paper examines the numbers, skills, country of origins and age structures of these groups of migrants. It also examines the policy background and policy changes which have shaped the regulations covering the 457 visa category. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Synthesis and characterizations of three layered ZnII, CdII and MnII coordination polymers with a flexible ligand [3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl] acetic acid
Creators: name: Wang, Lei
name: Jing, Guang-Peng
name: Yang, Pei
name: Chen, Jing
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Self-assembly of flexible [3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl] acetic acid (Hpypza) with ZnCl2·4H2O, CdCl2·4H2O, and Mn(OAc)2·4H2O affords three new coordination polymers [M(pypza)(HCOO)]n (M = Zn for 1; Cd for 2) and [Mn(pypza)(OAc)]n (3), which are significantly different from the previously reported complexes [Zn(pypza)Cl]2, [Cd(pypza)Cl]n, [Mn(pypza)Cl]2, and [Mn(pypza)Cl]n. These structural differences may be ascribed to the use of different solvents and anions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of these polymers indicate that 1 and 2 are isostructural with a 2-D coordination network via bridging pypza− and HCOO− resulting from the hydrolysis of DMF, and 3 also displays a 2-D network connected via pypza− and OAc−. These complexes have been characterized by IR, microanalysis, and powder X-ray diffraction techniques. In addition, the solid fluorescence and thermal stability properties of 1–3 have also been investigated. Magnetic properties of the MnII complex have also been measured.
Dissatisfaction with immigration grows
Creators: name: Betts, Katharine
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Immigration has increased considerably since the late 1990s and between 2004 and 2007 the proportion of voters who want the intake to be reduced rose from 34 per cent to 46 per cent. While support for a reduction was highest in New South Wales, this support was already high in 2004. In relative terms support for a reduction rose most strongly in Victoria. This may be because, over the four-year period, Melbourne absorbed a greater proportion of Australia’s population growth than any other region. Despite growing electoral disquiet, the new Labor Government is increasing the immigration program to record levels. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Partnership at the 2006 census: preliminary findings
Creators: name: Heard, Genevieve
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Data from the 2006 census provide an update on partnering trends (including both registered marriages and de facto partnerships). While total partnering had declined sharply from 1986 to 2001 it has now stabilised. This is due to increased proportions in de facto relationships; proportions married continue to decline, largely because of the trend away from registered marriage among men and women without post-school qualifications. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Synthesis and characterizations of three layered ZnII, CdII and MnII coordination polymers with a flexible ligand [3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl] acetic acid
Creators: name: Wang, Lei
name: Jing, Guang-Peng
name: Yang, Pei
name: Chen, Jing
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Self-assembly of flexible [3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl] acetic acid (Hpypza) with ZnCl2 4H2O, CdCl2 4H2O and Mn(OAc)2 4H2O affords three new coordination polymers [M(pypza)(HCOO)]n (M = Zn for 1; Cd for 2) and [Mn(pypza)(OAc)]n (3), which are significantly different from the previously reported complexes [Zn(pypza)Cl]2, [Cd(pypza)Cl]n, [Mn(pypza)Cl]2 and [Mn(pypza)Cl]n. These structural differences may be ascribed to the use of different solvents and anions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of these polymers indicate that 1 and 2 are isostructural with a 2D coordination network via bridging pypza‾ and HCOO‾ resulting from the hydrolysis of DMF, and 3 also displays a 2D network connected via pypza‾ and OAc‾. These complexes have been characterized by IR, microanalysis, and powder X-ray diffraction techniques. In addition, the solid fluorescence and thermal stability properties of 1-3 have also been investigated. Magnetic properties of the MnII complex have also been measured.
Trans-Tasman migration in context: recent flows of New Zealanders revisited
Creators: name: Bedford, Richard
name: Ho, Elsie
name: Hugo, Graeme
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This article examines the impact of the Australian Government’s decision to restrict access to social security benefits for New Zealand citizens locating in Australia. It does so in the context of all movements of New Zealand citizens whether to Australia or elsewhere. The Australian restrictions came into force on 1 July 2001. There has been a fall in the volume of out-migration from New Zealand to Australia since 1 July 2001, especially of New Zealand citizens born in Asia. However the authors argue that other factors, including an improvement in demand for labour in New Zealand, have contributed to this fall. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Additional file 1 of Contextual influences on the impact of a peer worker-led self-stigma program for people with mental health issues: protocol for an interventional implementation science study
Creators: name: Banfield, Michelle
name: Morse, Alyssa
name: Gulliver, Amelia
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. SPIRIT 2013 Checklist: Recommended items to address in a clinical trial protocol and related documents.
Additional file 2 of Contextual influences on the impact of a peer worker-led self-stigma program for people with mental health issues: protocol for an interventional implementation science study
Creators: name: Banfield, Michelle
name: Morse, Alyssa
name: Gulliver, Amelia
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies: the StaRI checklist for completion.
Philip Ruddock on Australia's refugee crisis
Creators: name: People And Place
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: On 3rd August 2001, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Mr Philip Ruddock provided the following interview with the editors of People and Place. The Tampa affair has since dramatically changed the policy context. Nevertheless the interview and accompanying tables provide a valuable setting for understanding Australian action. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Syntheses and characterizations of two silver(I) coordination polymers constructed from bipyrazole and dicarboxylate ligands
Creators: name: Huang, Xi-He
name: Xiao, Zu-Ping
name: Wang, Feng-Lan
name: Li, Ting
name: Wen, Meng
name: Wu, Shu-Ting
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Two silver(I) compounds, [Ag(H2mbpz)(Hchda)]n (1) and [Ag2(H2mbpz)2(oba)]n (2) (where H2mbpz = 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethyl-4,4′-bipyrazole, H2chda = trans-cyclohexane-dicarboxylic acid and H2oba = 4,4′-oxy-bis-benzoic acid), have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. In both cases, the Ag(I) centers are linked by H2mbpz ligands to form 1-D Ag(I)-H2mbpz chains; then, the Ag(I)-H2mbpz chains connect with two neighboring congeners through Ag⋯Ag interactions, forming 2-D supramolecular layers. In 1, the dicarboxylate is monodeprotonated and linked to form an anion chain through strong hydrogen bonding interaction. Such anion chains attach on two sides of the supramolecular layers via Ag–O bonds to form a neutral sandwich-like layered network. In 2, the dicarboxylate is fully deprotonated and adopts a μ2-η1:η1 mode to link two adjacent supramolecular layers to form a twofold interpenetrating 3-D supramolecular network. The thermal stability and luminescence of 1 were also studied.
Will the government's proposed insurance reform increase the health insurance coverage of older Australians?
Creators: name: Temple, Jeromey
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This article examines the impact of the Coalition Government’s proposed increase in the private hospital insurance rebate for people aged 65 and over. It concludes that the increased rebate is only likely to benefit those already insured. Most people aged 65+ who are not insured are drawn from the ranks of the less affluent. The rebate will do little to overcome the financial problems they face in affording private health cover. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Syntheses and characterizations of two silver(I) coordination polymers constructed from bipyrazole and dicarboxylate ligands
Creators: name: Huang, Xi-He
name: Xiao, Zu-Ping
name: Wang, Feng-Lan
name: Li, Ting
name: Wen, Meng
name: Wu, Shu-Ting
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Two silver(I) compounds, [Ag(H2mbpz)(Hchda)]n (1) and [Ag2(H2mbpz)2(oba)]n (2) (where H2mbpz = 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethyl-4,4′-bipyrazole, H2chda = trans-cyclohexane-dicarboxylic acid and H2oba = 4,4’-oxy-bis-benzoic acid), have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. In both cases, the Ag(I) centers are linked by H2mbpz ligands to form 1D Ag(I)-H2mbpz chains, then the Ag(I)-H2mbpz chains connect with two neighboring congeners through Ag...Ag interactions, forming two-dimensional supramolecular layers. In 1, the dicarboxylate is mono-deprotonated and linked to form an anion chain through strong hydrogen bonding interaction. Such anion chains attach on two sides of the supramolecular layers via Ag–O bonds to form a neutral sandwich-like layered network. In 2, the dicarboxylate is fully deprotonated and adopts a μ2-η1:η1 mode to link two adjacent supramolecular layers to form a twofold interpenetrating three-dimensional supramolecular network. The thermal stability and luminescence of 1 were also studied.
Additional file 3 of Contextual influences on the impact of a peer worker-led self-stigma program for people with mental health issues: protocol for an interventional implementation science study
Creators: name: Banfield, Michelle
name: Morse, Alyssa
name: Gulliver, Amelia
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 3. Evaluation questions (for discussion or written response).
title: Relationship between adverse weather and traffic conditions
titleType: Other
Creators: name: Elyoussoufi, Ayman
Publisher: name: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Year: 2021

description: Adverse weather conditions negatively impact mobility and safety of drivers on roads. In an average year, approximately 21% of U.S. highway crashes are weather-related. Collectively, these crashes result in over 5,300 fatalities each year. Using 2019 weather and traffic data along Colorado Highway 119 between Boulder and Longmont, this research analyzed the relationship among adverse weather and traffic conditions. The data were classified into distinct weather types and the direction of travel. Traffic information included metrics such as volume, speed, trip length, trip duration, and the purpose of travel. The data showed that snow days had a smaller traffic volume than clear and rainy days, with an all-day volume of approximately 18,000 vehicles for each direction of travel as opposed to 21,000 vehicles for both clear and wet conditions. Despite the volume reduction, the data showed that the percentage of travel between home and work locations was 21.4% throughout a snow day compared to 20.6% for rain and 19.6% for clear days. The overall traffic volume reduction during snow days is likely due to drivers deciding to avoid commuting; however, the relative increase in the home-work percentage is attributable to less discretionary travel in lieu of essential work travel. In comparison, the increase in traffic volume during rainy days is due to commuters being less likely to walk, bike, or take public transit during inclement weather. This work demonstrates the importance of analyzing the effects of human behavior during adverse weather travel.
A response to 'Socio-economic deprivation of Australia's stolen generation'
Creators: name: MacGregor, Ross
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Ross MacGregor's response to Hamilton, N. T.; Hamilton, G. M. Socio-economic deprivation of Australia's stolen generation. People and Place. 1997; 5(4): 28-35.

The article under review claims to establish that the people of indigenous ancestry who were the focus of the report Bringing Them Home — those forcibly separated in childhood from their indigenous parents — have done less well in life that those who were not so separated. It does not establish this. There are two reasons for its failure. The article does not distinguish children forcibly removed under discriminatory legislation from those removed, but not forcibly, and in non-discriminatory circumstances, and it does not consider the outcomes for people who were so removed but who do not now identify as Aborigines. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Occupational mobility within Australia's Vietnamese community: fact or fallacy?
Creators: name: Coughlan, James E.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Many Vietnamese seem to have suffered downward mobility since their arrival in Australia. This may be linked to greater difficulties within the enclave economy which is under new pressure from competition provided by the cheaper labour of the Chinese students. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Universities and the IT crisis revisited
Creators: name: Birrell, Bob
name: Dobson, Ian R.
name: Kinnaird, Bob
name: Smith, T. Fred
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Shortages of professional IT workers are a major cause of concern for the future of Australia’s IT industry. Though there has been a sharp increase in IT training at Australia’s universities during the 1990s, more than half of this increase has been directed at overseas full-fee paying students. Only a minority of these full-fee paying students are utilising the new opportunities for permanent residence available since mid-1999. The appropriate policy response should be to increase IT training places for local students. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Synthesis, structure, urease inhibitory, and cytotoxic activities of two complexes with protocatechuic acid derivative and phenanthroline
Creators: name: Sheng, Gui-Hua
name: Zhou, Quan-Cheng
name: Hu, Xiao-Ming
name: Wang, Cun-Fang
name: Chen, Xiang-Fei
name: Xue, Di
name: Yan, Kai
name: Ding, Shuang-Shuang
name: Wang, Juan
name: Du, Zhi-Yun
name: Liu, Zhi-Hai
name: Zhang, Chun-Yang
name: Zhu, Hai-Liang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biochemistry

description: Two complexes, [CuII(L1)(phen)2](ClO4) (1) and [NiII2(L1)2(phen)2(MeOH)2](ClO4)2 (2), with HL1, a ligand derived from protocatechuic acid (=2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxine-6-carboxylic acid) and phen (=1,10-phenanthroline) were synthesized and characterized by C, H, and N elemental analysis, UV–vis, FT-IR, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, which revealed that 1 is mononuclear and 2 is dinuclear. Both complexes crystallized in monoclinic space group C2/c. The urease inhibitory activity and in vitro cytotoxic activity of 1 and 2 were tested. The complexes showed strong inhibitory activity against jack bean urease and significantly suppressed the growth of A549, L929, and SW620 cell lines.