cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Examining student identity in a study abroad setting
Creators: name: Haywood, Richard
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This study examined student identity in a study abroad setting by focusing on the adjustment issues study abroad students faced in their various transitions. The aim of this research was to discover more about the role that identity plays in studying abroad through the focus on student experience and student perception of the adjustment issues faced in study abroad transitions. The research utilised qualitative methods, was longitudinal, and focused on study abroad students who undertook ELICOS followed by undergraduate studies at an Australian university. Overall, it was uncovered that student identity is strongly influenced by the various transitions and adjustments that take place in study abroad situations. Generally, it appears that student perspectives of the challenges encountered, in terms of the transitions and adjustment issues of studying abroad, could be a catalyst for understanding the degree and the manner in which the various facets of study abroad student identity are impacted.
The effects of competition on perception and action in unilateral spatial neglect. manuscript]
Creators: name: Corben, Louise Anne.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Synthetic extinction maps around intermediate-mass black holes in Galactic globular clusters
Creators: name: Pepe, C.
name: Pellizza, L. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: During the last decades, much effort has been devoted to explain the discrepancy between the amount of intracluster medium (ICM) estimated from stellar evolution theories and that emerging from observations in globular clusters (GCs). One possible scenario is the accretion of this medium by an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) at the centre of the cluster. In this work, we aim at modelling the cluster colour-excess profile as a tracer of the ICM density, both with and without an IMBH. Comparing the profiles with observations allows us to test the existence of IMBHs and their possible role in the cleansing of the ICM. We derive the intracluster density profiles from hydrodynamical models of accretion onto a central IMBH in a GC and we determine the corresponding dust density. This model is applied to a list of 25 Galactic GCs. We find that central IMBHs decrease the ICM by several orders of magnitude. In a subset of 9 clusters, the absence of the black hole combined with a low intracluster medium temperature would be at odds with present gas mass content estimations. As a result, we conclude that IMBHs are an effective cleansing mechanism of the ICM of GCs. We construct synthetic extinction maps for M 62 and ω Cen, two clusters in the small subset of 9 with observed 2D extinction maps. We find that under reasonable assumptions regarding the model parameters, if the gas temperature in M 62 is close to 8000 K, an IMBH needs to be invoked. Further ICM observations regarding both the gas and dust in GCs could help to settle this issue.
description: Accepted for publication in MNRAS.11 pages, 7 figures
Mentors and the practicum experience: opportunities for professional learning
Creators: name: Lloyd, Christine Wendy
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The purpose of this research is to better understand the professional learning opportunities available to mentors through their work with preservice teachers (PSTs) and to explore how such opportunities might be enhanced through the collegial sharing of experiences and through critical reflection. The project investigates the key question: In what ways can practicum mentoring be a vehicle for the mentor’s own professional learning? The project took the form of a small scale case study at a P-12 school in Melbourne exploring the experiences of four mentors of PSTs who formed a professional learning community (PLC) during the second semester block practicum in 2012. The study aimed to explore participants’ perceptions of their mentoring role, how their professional learning occurred and the types of professional learning they experienced. The findings of the study suggest that the practicum can indeed be an important vehicle for the mentor’s own professional learning. For the participants in the study, professional learning took place not only through observation of, and discussions with, their PST; but more crucially, as a result of their reflections when actively engaged in a PLC. Professional learning through critical reflection requires an explicit focus of attention on the part of the mentor to ensure that there is time and energy devoted to reflection and the building of professional knowledge. Participation in a PLC provided that opportunity. It enabled the exchange of information and experiences in a supportive, focused environment of like-minded colleagues.
Shading Impact on 10 kWp Rooftop Grid Connected Photovoltaic System
Creators: name: Silva Simplicio, R.
name: Herrero Alonso, R.
name: Biasi De Moura, C.
name: Knörich Zuffo, M.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Design and Operation of PV Systems

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2194-2200
description: This paper describes the methodology for selecting an optimal configuration of photovoltaic modules in an urban environment, taking into account the shading caused by obstacles surrounding the site, a common scenario in distributed generation. The installation consists of approximately 10 kWp on a flat roof of a snack bar in Villa Lobos Park in Sao Paulo. The PVSyst V6.38 software quantifies the losses of the system due to shading effect.
The analysis of twelve proposals of module layouts showed how these layouts affects the array yield. The best three layouts were chosen to make further studies. Subsequently the calculation of the return on investment for these layouts indicated an 11 years payback time in the worst case, even affected by surrounding obstacles.
Reverse Docking Service
Creators: name: Smith, Vivian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Compared with traditional molecular docking, inverse or reverse docking is used to identify the target of a given ligand in a large number of receptors. Reverse docking can be used to discover new targets for existing drugs and natural compounds, explain the molecular mechanism of drugs and relocate drugs to find alternative indications for drugs, as well as detect adverse reactions and toxicity of drugs. In reverse docking, the necessary process is similar to the forward docking method: preparing the data set, finding the ligand pose, scoring, and sorting complex structures.
Explicit teaching for mathematics and gender
Creators: name: Dooley, Paul Michael
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This research study explored the perceived advantages and disadvantages of the Fleming Effective Teaching Model (explicit teaching model) in a Year 4 co-educational classroom from the perspective of the students and teachers involved. A mixed-method approach has been used to collect information, including qualitative and quantitative data. Specifically, it focussed on the confidence and engagement of students from a Year 4 Mathematics classroom and the use of explicit instruction to facilitate the learning of Mathematics.
The star formation rates of active galactic nuclei host galaxies
Creators: name: Ellison, Sara L.
name: Teimoorinia, Hossen
name: Rosario, David J.
name: Mendel, J. Trevor
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using artificial neural network (ANN) predictions of total infra-red luminosities (LIR), we compare the host galaxy star formation rates (SFRs) of ~21,000 optically selected active galactic nuclei (AGN), 466 low excitation radio galaxies (LERGs) and 721 mid-IR selected AGN. SFR offsets (Delta SFR) relative to a sample of star-forming `main sequence' galaxies (matched in M*, z and local environment) are computed for the AGN hosts. Optically selected AGN exhibit a wide range of Delta SFR, with a distribution skewed to low SFRs and a median Delta SFR = -0.06 dex. The LERGs have SFRs that are shifted to even lower values with a median Delta SFR = -0.5 dex. In contrast, mid-IR selected AGN have, on average, SFRs enhanced by a factor ~1.5. We interpret the different distributions of Delta SFR amongst the different AGN classes in the context of the relative contribution of triggering by galaxy mergers. Whereas the LERGs are predominantly fuelled through low accretion rate secular processes which are not accompanied by enhancements in SFR, mergers, which can simultaneously boost SFRs, most frequently lead to powerful, obscured AGN.
description: Accepted for publication in MNRAS Letters
The development of an experimental protocol to assess interexaminer reliability of putative spinal dysfunction : a qualitative and quantitative analysis
Creators: name: Crawford, Colin M. .
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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An Architectural Approach for Improving Aesthetics of PV
Creators: name: Slooff, L.H.
name: Van Roosmalen, J.A.M.
name: Okel, L.A.G.
name: De Vries, T.
name: Minderhoud, T.
name: Gijzen, G.
name: Sepers, T.
name: Versluis, A.
name: Frumau, F.
name: Rietbergen, M.
name: Polinder, L.
name: Heller, E.M.B.
name: De Vries, F.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Building, Infrastructure and Landscape Applications

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2110-2113
description: In order to improve the social acceptance of photovoltaic modules, the choice in panel color and size should be enlarged. Although various approaches have been reported to change the appearance of PV modules, it often adds complexity to the manufacturing process. Here an approach is presented in which a design module can be manufactured on standard module lines, by adding a print interlayer to the module. First results are shown on small
PV panels, including performance and stability tests. Also full size panels are shown with an aluminum back panel including mounting structures for easy mounting on roofs and facades. The results show that although there is a drop in conversion efficiency by applying a print, the overall drop is lower than expected based on the print coverage. The stability tests show promising results after thermal cycling, damp heat, UV degradation and outdoor exposure.
Does the sex of the mathematics teacher make a difference in a single-sex setting? A case for girls
Creators: name: Wallace, Jenna Lee
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In Australia, girls continue to be outperformed by boys on large scale mathematics tests. One explanation provided in the literature for this gender gap is the interaction between teacher and student in the classroom. This study was inspired by the persistent patterns of gender differences in mathematics achievement favouring boys at the participating school, a large independent school in Victoria, Australia. In this study, the aim was to determine whether the sex of the mathematics teacher has any effect on girls’ mathematics learning outcomes. The focus of the study was to examine Year 8 girls’ mathematics achievement, and their attitudes and beliefs about mathematics, and examine if there were differences between those girls taught mathematics by a female teacher and those taught mathematics by a male teacher. The study comprised an analysis of the annual ACER PAT-Maths test results collected from the school’s database, and the administration of an anonymous student survey. The girls in the sample were from two groups: one group had a male mathematics teacher, the other a female mathematics teacher. The results of this study provide little support for the claim that girls’ mathematics achievement outcomes can benefit from having a female mathematics teacher. However, trends were found in the data to suggest that girls taught mathematics by a female teacher hold more positive views about females than about males teaching them mathematics.
Tunnel barrier design in donor nanostructures defined by hydrogen-resist lithography
Creators: name: Pascher, Nikola
name: Hennel, Szymon
name: Mueller, Susanne
name: Fuhrer, Andreas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A four-terminal donor quantum dot (QD) is used to characterize potential barriers between degenerately doped nanoscale contacts. The QD is fabricated by hydrogen-resist lithography on Si(001) in combination with $n$-type doping by phosphine. The four contacts have different separations ($d$ = 9, 12, 16 and 29 nm) to the central 6 nm $\times$ 6 nm QD island, leading to different tunnel and capacitive coupling. Cryogenic transport measurements in the Coulomb-blockade (CB) regime are used to characterize these tunnel barriers. We find that field enhancement near the apex of narrow dopant leads is an important effect that influences both barrier breakdown and the magnitude of the tunnel current in the CB transport regime. From CB-spectroscopy measurements, we extract the mutual capacitances between the QD and the four contacts, which scale inversely with the contact separation $d$. The capacitances are in excellent agreement with numerical values calculated from the pattern geometry in the hydrogen resist. We show that by engineering the source-drain tunnel barriers to be asymmetric, we obtain a much simpler excited-state spectrum of the QD, which can be directly linked to the orbital single-particle spectrum.
description: 14 pages, 5 figures
Performance and Reliability of a Professional Small-Island Hybrid PV-System
Creators: name: Ossenbrink, H.A.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Design and Operation of PV Systems

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2406-2409
description: This paper describes the seven years operational experience with a professional hybrid PV system which generates electricity for a resort on a small island in located in the Kingdom of Tonga, South Pacific. Performance and Reliability is the most important and strategic requirement for the successful operation of a premium segment resort. A secondary requirement is to reduce expenditure for diesel-fuel and the operating hours of the generator to extend its lifetime.
On-site, real-time data as well as the data stored by the control system have been analysed with the aim to review performance and reliability, as well as to optimise the overall operation. In addition, a detailed calculation of the cost structure has been performed, leading to a proposed extension of the system.
PV on Landfills - A Dutch Case Study Using Flexible PV Modules
Creators: name: Sinapis, K.
name: Van Den Donker, M.N.
name: Folkerts, W.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Building, Infrastructure and Landscape Applications

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2160-2163
description: Un-doubtfully, there are great benefits from building PV systems on capped landfills and other waste containment sites. These projects revitalize otherwise unusable property at lower land costs. In this paper the authors describe a field test and case study for capping a Dutch landfill with a solar capping layer. Technical feasibility of the capping could be demonstrated in the field test. Scenarios for economic feasibility were calculated. Results show that the exposed geo-membrane solution is very promising in terms of performance, applicability and financial sustainability.
Impact of Self-Consumption on Integration of Photovoltaics in Martinique: Simulation Results from the Insolations Project
Creators: name: Bourry, F.
name: Al Shakarchi, F.
name: Martin, N.
name: Darivon, S.
name: Bellemare, L.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Grid and Energy System Integration

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2067-2068
description: The large scale integration of photovoltaic (PV) generation may significantly impact the reliable operation of the power system, and particularly for insular grids. In this context, combining PV and storage systems can be considered as a solution to limit these impacts, relying on an increase of PV self-consumption. However, the large deployment of PV self-consumption systems also considerably affects the power system operation, from local solar home system operation to production mix at the territory level. It also modifies the economic flows between the different actors along the power system. In this context, the INSOLATIONS project has been carried out in order to technically and economically assess the impact of a large scale deployment of self-consumption solar home systems in Martinique island (French West Indies). An additional contribution from the project is the identification of the technical and financial required conditions for the deployment of PV self-consumption systems in Martinique.
This analysis has been done through simulations of individual systems and their aggregated impact on the global mix.
Positive and negative externalities have been considered. The study is focused on self-consumption systems deployed
at the residential level.
Teachers' response to the Punjab ICT education project: a case study
Creators: name: Kaur, Ramandeep
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Acknowledging the importance of digital technologies in education, the Government of India introduced the ICT in Schools Scheme in 2004 to improve the ICT skills of school students. Under this scheme, the government of Punjab state launched the ICT Education Project for computer education in 2005. This research study aims to explore the perceptions and practices of a small number of teachers in one government, rural girls’ senior secondary school in Punjab in relation to integration of ICT into teaching to enhance learning. The purpose of my study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Punjab ICT Education Project (2005), focusing on the teachers’ and the Principal’s responses. I explore factors that promote and limit the teachers’ use of ICT and whether students’ learning has been enhanced through access to, and teaching with digital pedagogies. The study employs a mixed method approach and case study method to investigate the effectiveness of integration of ICT in school education and the extent to which the project has achieved its goals in this school. Data include a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, observations and policy documents. Findings reveal that most teachers in the cohort sample did not use ICT for teaching. Teachers’ use of digital technologies, apart from those who teach Computer Science, is limited to supervising classes receiving ‘expert’ lectures delivered through the Education Satellite. The study further revealed that although the perceptions of the teachers towards the integration of ICT were positive, their practices were hindered by a number of factors. These factors include insufficient ICT infrastructure, lack of adequate training in use of computers in teaching, lack of pedagogical knowledge to use ICT and lack of technical support. Finally, I draw implications for ICT integration in teaching in Punjab schools based on the findings of this study.
D3.1 Exploitation plan
Creators: name: Members Of Working Group 3
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The purpose of this document is to outline strategies for the exploitation of project results both during its implementation and after its conclusion. These strategies are designed to maximize the exploitation of the intellectual outputs and other content developed during the funding period, which are important goals for the PurpleGain implementation. Therefore, this Plan aims to indicate how the consortium will establish the basis for the exploitation activities and it summarizes the concrete steps to be performed in relation to the exploitation of the project outputs.
Implementation of Control Strategies for PV Power Ramp-Rate Limitation Using Energy Storage: Problems and Solutions Associated with the Different Battery Charge/Discharge Powers
Creators: name: De La Parra, I.
name: Marcos, J.
name: Muñoz, M.
name: García, M.
name: Marroyo, L.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Grid and Energy System Integration

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2176-2180
description: Energy storage systems (ESS) have been widely proposed [1]–[10] as a solution for smoothing out PV power fluctuations and comply with new regulations [11]–[13] that limit the maximum fluctuation over a period of time, typically 1 minute. However, while implementing a ramp-rate control strategy in a real ESS, some problems linked with the maximum charge/discharge power permitted by the ESS arise and have so far not been appropriately studied. Herein, the problems of not taking into account this issue are shown, together with the solution proposed to solve it.
Forces for Structural Optimizations in Correlated Materials within DFT+Embedded DMFT Functional Approach
Creators: name: Haule, Kristjan
name: Pascut, Gheorghe L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We implemented the derivative of the free energy functional with respect to the atom displacements, so called force, within the combination of Density Functional Theory and the Embedded Dynamical Mean Field Theory. We show that in combination with the numerically exact quantum Monte Carlo (MC) impurity solver, the MC noise cancels to a great extend, so that the method can be used very efficiently for structural optimization of correlated electron materials. As an application of the method, we show how strengthening of the fluctuating moment in FeSe superconductor leads to a substantial increase of the anion height, and consequently to a very large effective mass, and also strong orbital differentiation.
description: 17 pages, 4 figures
PHSO: A Graphic User Interface Optimizer for the Sizing Design of PV Hybrid Systems
Creators: name: Rodríguez-Gallegos, C.D.
name: Gandhi, O.
name: Reindl, T.
name: Panda, S.K.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Design and Operation of PV Systems

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2375-2379
description: Access to electrical energy is a basic and indispensable requirement to enhance people’s quality of life. Nevertheless, the extension of main grids is, in general, not cost effective for regions located at far and remote locations (such as islands) or whose communities only consist of few members. In these cases, off-grid systems are installed instead, which predominantly use diesel generators (DGs) as power source. These micro-grids, however, have drawbacks with respect to their cost (high transportation cost of fuel and maintenance requirements) and environmental concerns (CO2 emissions). To alleviate these burdens, the addition of photovoltaic solar panels (PV) and batteries (BAT) to these off-grid systems is proposed. This paper provides a method to obtain the optimal number of solar panels and batteries that could be added to the off-grid systems (currently operated by diesel generators) to reduce the total cost (investment and operations) of the system as much as possible. For this, a graphical user interface called PV Hybrid System Optimizer (PHSO) was created in MATLAB, from which the user can select relevant parameters regarding the installed DGs and the desired share of PV and BAT to be installed. Other input variables such as the load and weather profile, among others, can also be entered or selected from a library.
Exploring the pedagogical reasoning of a physics teacher educator
Creators: name: Maringer Duran, Dario Alberto
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The education literature reviewed recognises a preponderant role played by teacher educators in preparing student teachers for classrooms. However, it also recognises that not so much is known about how teacher educators express and represent their pedagogy. The study used an interpretative phenomenological analysis method to investigate what is important to science teacher educators when teaching how to teach, why that is relevant and how they know it. The study was focused on the pedagogical reasoning (PR) of a physics teacher educator; how he perceives and expresses it pre, during and post teaching in a physics discipline unit in a graduate teaching program. How his pedagogical reasoning is perceived by his student teachers and to what extent it is connected with their learning experience. Shulman’s model of pedagogical reasoning and actions was used as a lens to observe this physics teacher educator’s PR including his perceptions and beliefs around teaching. Mostly through semi-structured interviews and teaching observations, the teacher educator’s PR and thinking behind his practice were explored. Student-teachers provided feedback on their views of their teacher-educator’s PR, their choice of pedagogy and whether this might have influence in their own developing pedagogies. The research arrived at two significant findings. The first one is that the teacher educator’s beliefs and views about what physics and teaching physics is about shaped and guided his pedagogical reasoning. For the teacher educator, physics and teaching physics is about “doing” things and explaining or attempting to explain a concept, a phenomenon or an experience. The second finding makes visible the key role that student teachers’ feedback had on the teacher educator’s PR. It was seen that his PR was never static but was constantly evolving due to constant evaluations of his practice and his student feedback. Discussions with the student teachers also showed that through exploring their teacher educator’s PR, that they themselves also thought more deeply about their own practice in ways they felt gave them a greater understanding in approaching and developing their own PR. By exploring the PR of an expert teacher educator, the crucial role of teacher educator can be seen as critical in the development of student teachers for the classroom.
Influence of Small Defects on the Production and the Safety of PV Plants
Creators: name: Pinho Almeida, M.
name: Arrifano Manito, A.R.
name: Figueiredo, G.
name: Zilles, R.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Design and Operation of PV Systems

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2380-2383
description: Photovoltaic (PV) plants are continuously subjected to defects caused by various factors during their lifetime, and many of these defects are related to the PV generator, such as localized hotspots, decoloring, infiltration, cuts on the backsheet, shattered glass, defective by-pass diode, etc. Though most defects may create safety risks to both personnel and equipment and/or diminish system’s performance, some have little or even no impact on performance and safety, and the actions that must be taken to eliminate them could be more expensive than the eventual production losses. These small defects should not be neglected, but sometimes monitoring, instead of replacing, is the most appropriate maintenance course of action, particularly for big PV installations.
A study of aggregation chimeras : application of assisted reproductive technology for conservation biology
Creators: name: Curnow, Eliza Claire.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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Model-based versus model-free control designs for improving microalgae growth in a closed photobioreactor: Some preliminary comparisons
Creators: name: Tebbani, Sihem
name: Titica, Mariana
name: Join, Cédric
name: Fliess, Michel
name: Dumur, Didier
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Controlling microalgae cultivation, i.e., a crucial industrial topic today, is a challenging task since the corresponding modeling is complex, highly uncertain and time-varying. A model-free control setting is therefore introduced in order to ensure a high growth of microalgae in a continuous closed photobioreactor. Computer simulations are displayed in order to compare this design to an input-output feedback linearizing control strategy, which is widely used in the academic literature on photobioreactors. They assess the superiority of the model-free standpoint both in terms of performances and implementation simplicity.
description: The 24th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED'16), Athens, Greece (June 21-24, 2016)
Johannes Rist, Michael Jacobi: Neue Musikalische Kreuz-, Trost-, Lob- und Dank-Schule (1659), 2019
Creators: name: Wenz, Armin
Publisher: name: Lutherische Beiträge
Year: 1970

description: Lutherische Beiträge, Bd. 26 Nr. 1 (2021): Lutherische Beiträge, Band 26, Heft 1
Using a Cyber Safety blog: primary school teachers' perceptions
Creators: name: Wylie, Andrea
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The main purpose of this thesis was to investigate teacher perceptions' about Cyber Safety education in primary classrooms of Victoria. The study utilised an online discussion forum and website to promote collaboration between primary school teachers. The aim of the project was to bring like-minded professionals together in an online environment. This community of practice formed a place for professionals to collaborate and improve their Cyber Safety knowledge. The study was important as children are starting to access the Internet at an earlier age. In addition many schools are now utilising new technology such as mobile devices. As a consequence, young children are easily able to access the Internet and are more socially connected than ever before. The need for education and investigations into primary school teachers' thoughts about teaching Cyber Safety then becomes apparent. The study involved participants from primary schools who wrote online posts about their experiences in teaching Cyber Safety in their classrooms. Post study, participants indicated that their knowledge of Cyber Safety had increased, and that being able to collaborate was beneficial. Participants also identified that there were times when they did not consider teaching Cyber Safety awareness to their students despite accessing the Internet. Factors such as being time poor and having unreliable technology impacted on the study.
Validation of a Façade PV Potential Model Based on LiDAR Data
Creators: name: Freitas, S.R.
name: Brito, M.C.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Building, Infrastructure and Landscape Applications

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2135-2142
description: Cities have huge potential for PV applications, namely in the façades of buildings that feature high available surface area.
Thanks to the advancements in computational technologies, full 3D calculations of solar radiation over Digital Surface Models of urban areas are now possible and the solar potential of façades can finally be quantified. The use of airborne LiDAR data has become more popular for this purpose, since it is an easy method of data acquisition for large areas. In this work, the solar potential model SOL, a LiDAR-based algorithm able to compute hourly solar irradiation for all the points of a DSM, was validated against electricity production records from a façade integrated PV system installed in the Solar XXI building, in Lisbon. Results point out that SOL estimations fairly agree with the measurements, featuring
nMBE ranging from around 8% to 51%, nMAE from 20% to 58% and nRMSE from 29% to 81% - higher values for winter time. Most of these deviations are attributed to fine scale limitations on the rendering of shadows since the DSM only has a 1m2 resolution but results highlight the need for improvement of the diffuse radiation model, currently isotropic, which should portray more accurately the circumsolar and reflected components and the anisotropy
characteristic of semi-cloudy sky conditions.
Teacher perceptions of ICT and risk taking in creative design
Creators: name: Casimaty, Timothy
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Identifying creativity as an important aspect of innovation has resulted in recent years in educators seeking ways to engage greater creativity among students in the classroom. Essential in any application and encouragement of creativity is the characteristic of risk taking. This thesis investigates teacher perceptions of the encouragement and inducement of risk taking behaviours in student creative design work. More specifically, the study asks whether a selection of art, design and technology teachers viewed ICT as a vehicle, which could deliver processes supporting and motivating students to take creative risks. A case study research design was used from seven teacher participants in the fields of art, design technology and ICT. The study used two main data sources, interviews and observation notes. Teachers were asked a series of semi-structured questions in two rounds of interviews to determine whether they understood and could identify strategies for developing risk taking in student design work using ICT. The interviews were followed with class observation, discussion and member checking to validate the information collected. The findings from the research showed that teachers could articulate the notion of risk taking using their own terms and language as well as strategies for encouraging students to take creative risks. From this perspective, teachers viewed the use of ICT as a positive tool in the encouragement of risk taking in student creative design work. The findings also showed that ICT allowed risk taking to occur in ways that motivated students while shielding them from possible failure and adverse criticism from their peers. The research found that nurturing such a climate for creative risk taking took a degree of skill, particularly on the level of student management, which amounted to risk taking by teachers in their teaching practice.
Production of recombinant Fasciola hepatica Procathepsin B : purification and characterization
Creators: name: Bugarin, Marija.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Gesangbücher aus der Geschichte der SELK, 2, Der Vil'marsche Einfluss in Hessen
Creators: name: Junker, Johannes
Publisher: name: Lutherische Beiträge
Year: 1970

description: Lutherische Beiträge, Bd. 26 Nr. 1 (2021): Lutherische Beiträge, Band 26, Heft 1
Parental involvement and mathematics anxiety in a multicultural society
Creators: name: Deb, Mousumi
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this thesis, the relationships between parents' perceptions of the value of mathematics education, parents' involvement in the mathematics learning of their children, and the mathematics anxiety of students from three ethnic communities within the multicultural society of Australia were investigated. The existing literature indicates that parents' attitudes and parenting styles vary widely across different cultures, and these variations significantly affect children's academic performance (Stevenson, Lee, & Stigler, 1986; Dornbusch, Ritter, Leiderman, Roberts & Farleigh, 1987). The specific relationships that were explored in this study were: i) the association between parental beliefs about mathematics (i.e. the value they placed on mathematics education) and students' mathematics anxiety, ii) the relationship between parental involvement in mathematics learning and the mathematics anxiety of students, iii) the influence of culture on parental beliefs about, and involvement in, mathematics education, and the influence of culture on students' mathematics anxiety and iv) the influence of culture on the relationship between parental beliefs/involvement and students' mathematics anxiety. An anonymous questionnaire was administered to a sample of parents and students from Years 6, 7 and 8, carefully drawn from three different cultural backgrounds (Greek, Arabic and Chinese). Parents' beliefs and involvement were measured using the Value of Mathematics Scale (V Scale) (Aiken 1974) and the Parental Involvement Questionnaire (PIQ) (Cai, Moyer, & Wang, 1996) respectively. The mathematics anxiety of each student was measured using the Mathematics Anxiety Questionnaire (MAQ) (Wigfield & Meece, 1988). The findings of the study showed that there was no significant relationship between parental beliefs and students' mathematics anxiety. However, parental involvement in terms of providing mathematics content advice, and their role in providing mathematics learning resources, significantly predicted low mathematics anxiety among students. The cross-cultural comparison suggested that in general there was no significant cultural difference in parental beliefs and involvement except that the Greek parents were found to monitor their children's mathematics learning more than the parents from the other communities. The data also showed that the Chinese students experienced significantly lower levels of fear or nervousness about mathematics learning than the other students.
Renewable Energy High Penetration Scenarios Using Multi-Nodes Approach: Analysis for the Italian Case
Creators: name: Prina, M.G.
name: Manzolini, G.
name: Moser, D.
name: Sparber, W.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Grid and Energy System Integration

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2164-2170
description: The integration of high shares of variable renewable energy sources is becoming more and more challenging. The main options to achieve this task are the enlargement and reinforcement of the grid, the use of storage devices, and demand-side management. In this work, a multi-nodes modelling approach has been implemented to study
the current situation of the Italian electric system. After evaluating the potentialities of variable renewable energy
sources such as photovoltaic and wind power in terms of new installation and overall installed power, different scenarios have been developed. The final aim is to compare the single-node to the multi-nodes approach and to study the role of pumped hydro storage system as existing storage solution in Italy. At the increasing of the renewables generation, the results show the benefits in using the multi-nodes more complex methodology compared to the singlenode one. Considering the overall potential of Italian variable renewable generation within the system, the single-node model presents an under-estimation of the curtailments of about 7% and thus an over-estimation of the percentage of renewables in the system equal to 6.6%. The already installed power of pumped hydro storage allows for a better integration of renewables and highlight its central role in increasing the percentage of renewable electricity
consumption.
Skeletal muscle basal metabolism : the relationship between Ca2+ cycling, cold-induced thermogenesis, catecholamines and post-natal development
Creators: name: Cox, Jason .
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
Victorian principal preparation & development : an exploration of principal preparation in the Victorian government school system
Creators: name: Hogan, Adam
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: It has been well documented that the role of school principals has become increasingly complex and demanding. In turn, newly appointed principals are faced with greater challenges and steeper learning curves as expectations and accountabilities continue to rise. This study took a mixed methods approach to examining the effectiveness of current preparation opportunities in the Victorian government sector, in Australia. A total of 744 principals completed a postal questionnaire, while nine principals were interviewed following a semi-structured format. Findings from each method converged, suggesting that extended shadowing was the most effective method to prepare principal aspirants for the role. Mentoring also rated as highly effective, although structures need to be in place to ensure this is a positive experience for both the mentor and mentee. The apprenticeship model of progressing through the roles of leading teacher and assistant principal proved to be a very effective pathway, and one most commonly used by aspirants. Performing the role of leading teacher was particularly useful in preparing for the human leadership element of the role, however an assistant principal role was the most effective of the two, providing strong growth in technical, human and cultural leadership. These three findings concur with previous research that adult learning in educational leadership needs to be real life problem solving and enquiry based, with opportunities for reflection. It also needs to have an element of theory that is strongly linked to practice. The support of an aspirant's own principal was also shown to be a pivotal element to preparation. In most cases this proved to be a very positive support, although perceived support from the Department of Education was a major concern for principals. In light of this the importance of school networks and collegiate networking was frequently highlighted. A total of 17 recommendations have been made to system level leaders, school principals and aspirants themselves, as well as recommendations for further study in this area.
Solar Farm Cleaning Robot: Eco-Friendly Cleaning of Solar Farms with Reduced Energy and Water Consumption
Creators: name: Molnar, K.
name: Bilau, Z.
name: Bogar, I.
name: Bellmann, M.P.
name: Ryningen, B.
name: Glomm, W.R.
name: Arbab, S.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: PV System Performance and Integration
Design and Operation of PV Systems

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2368-2369
description: The performance of a PV module will degrade due to fouling. Our primary aim is to supply the
demands of the solar panel industry by providing them with a technology that reduces the use of water in solar panel
cleaning. This way solar energy becomes a more efficient and cleaner energy source. The approach is to create an
autonomous device, the Solar Farm Cleaning Robot, that is capable of cleaning solar panel farms in an eco-friendly,
energy-efficient and cost-effective manner. The Solar Panel Cleaner Robot is a based on a proprietary cleaning roller
that cleans surfaces easily in a wide zone with the assistance of a special microfiber textile. The operation does not
require any water or energy supply hoses, and therefore, it is perfectly suitable for cleaning even at those places
where electricity or water supply is not resolved. SINTEF has evaluated some parameters for the cleaning. A climate
chamber for soiling and a test rig for the cleaning was build. PV panel glass plates was intentionally soiled in the
climate chamber before different washing parameters were tested in the test rig. Light transmittance was measured
before and after each cleaning.
Observations of solar X-ray and EUV jets and their related phenomena
Creators: name: Innes, Davina
name: Bucik, Radoslav
name: Guo, Li-Jia
name: Nitta, Nariaki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Solar jets are fast-moving, elongated brightenings related to ejections seen in both images and spectra on all scales from barely visible chromospheric jets to coronal jets extending up to a few solar radii. The largest, most powerful jets are the source of type III radio bursts, energetic electrons and ions with greatly enhanced $^3$He and heavy element abundances. The frequent coronal jets from polar and equatorial coronal holes may contribute to the solar wind. The primary acceleration mechanism for all jets is believed to be release of magnetic stress via reconnection; however the energy buildup depends on the jets' source environment. In this review, we discuss how certain features of X-ray and EUV jets, such as their repetition rate and association with radio emission, depends on their underlying photospheric field configurations (active regions, polar and equatorial coronal holes, and quiet Sun).
description: (9 Pages, 8 Figures, Presented at 12th Potsdam Thinkshop "The Dynamic Sun - Exploring the Many Facets of Solar Eruptive Events". To be published in Astronomische Nachrichten
Ovarian structure and function in the Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) and Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
Creators: name: Reinke, Susan Nicole.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.