cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Statistical analysis of visual data segmentation
Creators: name: Hadian Jazi, Marjan
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: A simplified theoretical framework for the prediction of feasibility of segmentation of a two-dimensional linear equation system is presented in this thesis. A statistical definition of a separable motion (structure) is offered and a relatively straightforward criterion for predicting the separability of two different motions in this framework is derived. The applicability of the proposed criterion for prediction of the existence of multiple motions in practice is examined using both synthetic and real image sequences. The prescribed separability criterion is useful in designing computer vision applications as it is solely based on the amount of relative motion and the scale of measurement noise.

Measurement of local differences in the 3D motions of dynamic body organs (captured by volumetric scanners) is of increasing interest in biomedical imaging applications. Estimation methods of 3D optical flow in these images have been studied in recent years. The theoretical limits of 3D optical flow-based motion estimation and segmentation are, however, yet to be analysed. In this thesis, a novel criterion is proposed to statistically predict the separability of local 3D motions. %Simulation results demonstrate how the proposed approach works in principle to predict separability of two motions in terms of the amount of relative motion and the scale of noise.

This thesis investigated the theoretical feasibility of line detection in Hough domain in presence of multiple nearby lines. The limits of separability and detectability in terms of line distances and the quality of given data is identified. This thesis also investigated the effect of discretization on the success of line detection and analyzed the optimality of an appropriate discretization regime. Experiments showed that the results can be used in practice. These models and analyses address two important questions of lines separability and detectability but the range of potential applications is much broader than these questions.
title: Langston Hughes als kommunikationsgeschichtliche Persönlichkeit
Creators: name: Sonnleitner, Sandra
Year: 2010

description: Langston Hughes war einer der bedeutendsten afro-amerikanischen Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts. Sein Werk umfasst Lyrik, Romane, Kurzgeschichten, Theaterstücke und Musicalproduktionen. Darüber hinaus aber auch eine beachtliche Anzahl an journalistischen Werken, überwiegend in der Form des politischen Essays, die in der bisherigen, meist literaturwissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung mit Langston Hughes kaum eine Rolle gespielt haben. Diese Arbeit widmet sich einem Teil von Langston Hughes’ journalistischem Werk aus einer kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Perspektive, die das Werk zwar als im Mittelpunkt stehend ansieht, jedoch nur in Zusammenhang mit der Biographie des Autors Rückschlüsse auf dieses zulässt. Sozialisation, Individuation, der mediale Rahmen und die Kommunikator-Rolle die Langston Hughes darin einnimmt sind die Grundpfeiler dieser Arbeit und waren die wesentlichen Anknüpfungspunkte bei der Interpretation der Werke. Zur Erfassung dieser grundlegenden Elemente wurden Biographie, Autobiographie und weiteres auto¬biographisches Material in Form von Briefen herangezogen, um Hughes’ persönlichen retrospektiven Konstruktionsversuch seiner Lebensgeschichte, ausgerichtet auf eine bestimmte LeserInnenschaft mit dem unmittelbareren autobiographischen und nicht auf eine Öffentlichkeit ausgerichteten Dokument des Briefes vergleichen zu können und diesen Vergleich darüber hinaus in Zusammenhang mit der in zeitlichem und sozialen Abstand entstandenen Biographie bringen zu können. Nach möglichen Konnexen zwischen Werk und Biographie wurde mit Hilfe zweier Kodierverfahren der Grounded Theory gesucht, da diese Vorgehensweise insbesondere auf die Erfassung von sprachvermittelten Handlungs- und Sinnzusammenhängen ausgerichtet ist. Dem Begriff Persönlichkeit wurde sich unterdessen aus einer kulturtheoretischen Perspektive gewidmet, die Persönlichkeit als gesellschaftlich konstruierte Größe sieht.
Strategies for success: The use of social media in the marketing of professional services – evidence of a global case study
Creators: name: Migliazzo, Maureen
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 350604
subject: Marketing communications
classificationCode: 350605
subject: Marketing management (incl. strategy and customer relations)
classificationCode: 470102
subject: Communication technology and digital media studies

description: The aim of this qualitative case study was to address the problem that little research has specifically explored social media marketing in professional services firms. Many professional services firms do not know how to best use social media to achieve their business development goals. Some firms may believe social media entails a risk to their reputation, and improper use of social media could lead to negative business outcomes if time and resources are wasted. This is a problem because professional services firms are widely known to have unique characteristics differentiating them from other industries; therefore, general knowledge of social media marketing remains a challenge. To address this problem, this research sought to generate a rich description of the use of social media marketing by one global professional services firm. The research was guided by three research questions: How have social media affected the marketing of professional services in one professional services firm? How has one professional services firm responded to the rise of social media,and with what effects on its business outcomes? What lessons arise from the case of one professional services firm with regard to success strategies for leveraging social media in marketing? The study examined KPMG’s use of foursocial media platforms (blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter) to enhance its brand, create a unified web identity, and drive traffic to its website. The study highlights the importance of using blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to address clients, as well as the business imperatives for successful planning, development and implementation.
A protocol for the preparation of cryoprecipitate and cryodepleted plasma
Creators: name: Sparrow, RL
name: Greening, David
name: Simpson, Richard
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Cryoprecipitate is a concentrate of high-molecular-weight plasma proteins that precipitate when frozen plasma is slowly thawed at 1-6°C. The concentrate contains factor VIII (antihemophilic factor), von Willebrand factor (vWF), fibrinogen, factor XIII, fibronectin, and small amounts of other plasma proteins. Clinical-grade preparations of cryoprecipitate are mainly used to treat fibrinogen deficiency caused by acute bleeding or functional abnormalities of the fibrinogen protein. In the past, cryoprecipitate was used to treat von Willebrand disease and hemophilia A (factor VIII deficiency), but the availability of more highly purified coagulation factor concentrates or recombinant protein preparations has superseded the use of cryoprecipitate for these coagulopathies. Cryodepleted plasma ("cryosupernatant") is the plasma supernatant that remains following removal of the cryoprecipitate from frozen-thawed plasma. It contains all the other plasma proteins and clotting factors present in plasma that remain soluble during cold-temperature thawing of the plasma. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
sj-docx-3-irp-10.1177_26334895221141116 - Supplemental material for Quantitative measures used in empirical evaluations of mental health policy implementation: A systematic review
Creators: name: Pilar, Meagan
name: Jost, Eliot
name: Walsh-Bailey, Callie
name: Powell, Byron J.
name: Mazzucca, Stephanie
name: Eyler, Amy
name: Purtle, Jonathan
name: Allen, Peg
name: Brownson, Ross C.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-3-irp-10.1177_26334895221141116 for Quantitative measures used in empirical evaluations of mental health policy implementation: A systematic review by Meagan Pilar, Eliot Jost, Callie Walsh-Bailey, Byron J. Powell, Stephanie Mazzucca, Amy Eyler, Jonathan Purtle, Peg Allen and Ross C. Brownson in Implementation Research and Practice
Überlegungen zur Bewertung multilingualer Informationsdienstleistungen am Beispiel der Goethe-Institute im Ausland
Creators: name: Kedziora, Markus
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: 020 Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft

description: In der Untersuchung wird einleitend die gegenwärtige Situation der Bibliotheks- und Informationsarbeit der Goethe-Institute im Ausland unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Informationsabteilung des Goethe-Instituts in Barcelona dargestellt. Daran anschließend wird ein allgemeiner Überblick über Möglichkeiten zur Bewertung von Informationsdienstleistungen gegeben. Im Hauptteil werden die Leistungsmessungssysteme der IFLA mit Indikatoren und der Internationalen Norm ISO 11620:1998 sowie supplementäre Methoden der Leistungsmessung diskutiert und in Beziehung zu den interkulturellen Informationsdienstleistungen der Goethe-Institute im Ausland gesetzt. Darauffolgend werden Problemfelder skizziert und auf die Notwendigkeit von Leistungsmessung multilingualer Informationsdienstleistungen hingewiesen.
Work-life balance practices in the healthcare industry: the case of East Malaysia
Creators: name: Dousin, Oscar
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 350503
subject: Human resources management
classificationCode: 440706
subject: Health policy

description: Work-life balance practices, an important dimension in contemporary human resource management, has received significant attention from academics, management, government and employees. This study investigates work-life balance practices in relation to the perceived value of money, employee outcomes (well-being and work behaviour), the meaning of work and life contentment for medical professionals (doctors and nurses) in the healthcare industry in East Malaysia. The thesis takes a pragmatic mixed-methods approach by adopting a two-phase, sequential explanatory research design to investigate the central research questions ‘how does the perceived value of money influence the relations between work-life balance practices and employee outcomes, and why?’ The quantitative study investigates the relations between work-life balance practices and employee well-being and work behaviour as well as the moderating impact of the perceived value of money. The qualitative study further investigates some key findings of the quantitative analysis and confirms the influence of the meaning of work and life contentment on employee work-life balance, the perceived value of money, well-being and work behaviour. The thesis expands Western interpretations of work-life balance to include specific interactions between East-Malaysian collectivist culture and gender norms which mitigate the stress of high-intensity work for medical professionals. The study also extends the concept of the perceived value of money by suggesting that medical professionals value their permanent job status as a component of financial security. In addition, medical professionals perceived their professions as a ‘calling’ which conforms to their notion of the meaning of work. The study also suggests that life contentment is an important outcome of work-life balance practices. The HR contributions of the study are important, underscoring the significance of developing and cultivating work-life balance practices in the workplace to attract, motivate and retain talented employees.
Additional file 1 of Follow-up after major traumatic injury: a survey of services in Australian and New Zealand public hospitals
Creators: name: Wake, Elizabeth
name: Ranse, Jamie
name: Campbell, Don
name: Gabbe, Belinda
name: Marshall, Andrea P.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Supplementary Material 1
Design optimization and test campaign of a 1/50th ARIANE 5 representative dynamic model subjected to blast waves
Creators: name: THEMIOT, Cedric
name: LE GALLO, Vincent
name: CARRAT, Jean-Marc
Publisher: name: Proceedings of the 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences. Milano, Italy, 3-6 july 2017
Year: 2017
Subjects: AEROACOUSTICS
NUMERICAL MODELING
MODEL-BASED APPROACH
STRUCTURES
DESIGN

description: In order for CNES and Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL) to better understand the effects of the Ariane 5 lift-off blast wave, a test campaign was conducted by ONERA at Martel test bench (Poitiers, France) using a 1/50th scale mock-up equipped to characterize both the blast wave and the dynamic response of the structure. Mock-up characteristics had been optimized using Nastran to represent the dynamic behaviour of the launcher and to maximize lateral response. The FEM has been updated to match laboratory test results, and ASL was able to compare its numerical predictions with experimental results.
Report on activities of the EOSC Task Force on semantic interoperability
Creators: name: Nyberg Åkerström, Wolmar
Publisher: name: NBIS
Year: 2024
Subjects: EOSC Association
OpenScience
Advancing OpenScience in Europe
EOSC
HorizonEU
Semantic Interoperability
EOSC Interoperability Framework

description: This talk was presented remotely for the Focus Topic 2: Metadata Interoperability to Advance Interdisciplinary Research session at the CESSDA Science Day: Case Studies of Contemporary Challenges in Data Collection in Social Sciences in Split, Croatia on 12 June 2024. It was presented by Wolmar Nyberg Åkerström as representative of EOSC Association’s Semantic Interoperability Task Force (2021-2023).

Description of the talk

The presentation focused on opportunities for cross-disciplinary exchange and work towards establishing shared practices that enable (meta)data interoperability in EOSC. It described the activities of EOSC Association’s Task Force on Semantic Interoperability that published its final report in March 2024 and highlighted examples of parallell and future opportunities for collaborations.
A methodology for determining rolling element bearing limits applied to inductive wear debris sensors
Creators: name: Becker, Andrew
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: Machinery condition monitoring (MCM) is the process of measuring, trending and assessing key parameters that indicate the health of a machine. Wear debris analysis is a common element of MCM programs and can involve the assessment of size, quantity, morphology and composition of debris shed from dynamic components such as gears and bearings as they deteriorate. Traditionally, wear debris has been detected by the laboratory analysis of routine oil samples, visual inspection of magnetic chip detectors or other off-line techniques which all have significant technical or logistic limitations.

The Inductive Wear Debris Sensor (IWDS) is a relatively recent development in this field and commercial examples have demonstrated some significant advantages over traditional techniques. These sensors are installed in the return line of a lubrication system so that wear debris liberated from deteriorating components can be detected in real time. Applications for these sensors currently include aviation machinery, wind-turbine generators, marine propulsion systems and some aspects of general industry.

One aspect that has received virtually no attention in the literature is a validated methodology for determining a suitable limit (or suite of limits) for a particular application. Limits are a critically important aspect of MCM programs that can be used to trigger further detailed interrogation of the machine or maintenance action. This research has developed and validated a new methodology for determining rolling element bearing deterioration limits that have physical meaning and can be applied to a system containing an IWDS. The application of the general methodology to other dynamic components and complex machines has also been explored. In addition, a metric consisting of three subordinate condition indices has been developed that can be used with data obtained from an IWDS. This metric addresses some of the idiosyncrasies of IWDS data that have not previously been addressed.
sj-docx-1-asj-10.1177_00016993221136050 - Supplemental material for Are women from man-older unions economically disadvantaged following separation? Sweden 1997–2015
Creators: name: Uggla, Caroline
name: Mussino, Eleonora
name: Aradhya, Siddartha
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-asj-10.1177_00016993221136050 for Are women from man-older unions economically disadvantaged following separation? Sweden 1997–2015 by Caroline Uggla, Eleonora Mussino and Siddartha Aradhya in Acta Sociologica
In transit: a shifting approach towards design and preservation in rapidly changing Ho Chi Minh City
Creators: name: Tran, Hoanh Viet
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3301
subject: Architecture
subject: FOS: Civil engineering
classificationCode: 330411
subject: Urban design

description: This research documents my architectural practice within the partnership of HTA+pizzini Architects in the rapidly changing environment of Ho Chi Minh City. The practice includes an American partner, Archie Pizzini, and myself, a native Saigonese, returned from the US with a professional background in both architectural preservation and architectural design.

This research traces three central themes that have shifted over the course of our practice: a focus on the local setting, Vietnam; an association of history with design; and an adaptation of Western architectural design to the context of Vietnam.

I reflect on these themes through the designs of the projects to demonstrate: 1) an evolving stance towards the local setting, changing from engagement to commitment, 2) the shifting identity of our practice, changing from a commercially focussed practice to an ideas-focussed practice and 3) reconciliation with rapid and constant changes in the setting of Vietnam.

These reflections have clarified our design approaches, which encompass maintaining the accumulative nature of Ho Chi Minh City, maintaining the existing urban and social fabrics and negotiating new design into the existing setting.
Evaluating maternity care: A core set of outcome measures
Creators: name: D Devane
name: CM Begley
name: M Clarke
name: Horey, Dell
name: C Oboyle
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Comparing the relative effectiveness of interventions on specific outcomes across trials can be problematic due to differences in the choice and definitions of outcome measures used by researchers. We sought to identify a minimum set of outcome measures for evaluating models of maternity care from the perspective of key stakeholders. Methods: A 3-round, electronic Delphi survey design was used. Setting was multinational, comprising a range of key stakeholders. Participants consisted of a single heterogeneous panel of maternity service users, midwives, obstetricians, pediatricians/neonatologists, family physicians/general practitioners, policy-makers, service practitioners, and researchers of maternity care. Members of the panel self-assessed their expertise in evaluating models of maternity care. Results: A total of 320 people from 28 countries expressed willingness to take part in this survey. Round 1 was completed by 218 (68.1%) participants, of whom 173 (79.4%) completed round 2 and 152 (87.9%) of these completed round 3. Fifty outcomes were identified, with both a mean value greater than the overall group mean for all outcomes combined (x = 4.18) and rated 4 or more on a 5-point Likert-type scale for importance of inclusion in a minimum data set of outcome measures by at least 70 percent of respondents. Three outcomes were collapsed into a single outcome so that the final minimum set includes 48 outcomes. Conclusions: Given the inconsistencies in the choice of outcome measures routinely collected and reported in randomized evaluations of maternity care, it is hoped that use of the data set will increase the potential for national and international comparisons of models for maternity care. Although not intended to be prescriptive or to inhibit the collection of other outcomes, we hope that the core set will make it easier to assess the care of women and their babies during pregnancy and childbirth. © 2007, Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
title: Einfluss der Kultur auf die Gestaltung und Umsetzung internationaler Werbeaktivitäten
Creators: name: Aras, Nazir
Year: 2010

description: Firmen verkaufen ihre selbsterzeugten Produkte an verschiedene Länder, wobei sie mit sehr vielen Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen haben. Um diese Schwierigkeiten so ein-fach wie möglich zu überwinden, entwickeln sie ihre eigenen Strategien. Zum Beispiel gestalten die Firmen die Werbung bzw. das Marketing ihrer zu exportierenden Produkte je nach Land und Kultur extra. Einige anschauliche Beispiele dafür sind „McDonald" oder „Coca Cola", denn sie können nicht dieselbe Werbung, die sie in Amerika bzw. Europa verwenden auch in der Türkei oder in den anderen islamischen Ländern verwenden. Das heißt sie haben für die islamischen Länder eine eigene Marketingstrategie entwickelt. In einigen islamischen Ländern wird die Werbung eher nach der Kultur und Religion des Landes sowie die Empfindlichkeit der Bevölkerung entwickelt. Deswegen verwendet zum Beispiel „CocaCola" und „McDonalds" meist-gehörte Musik und berühmte Persönlichkeiten des Landes für die Werbung ihrer Produkte. Große Firmen verbreiten aber -wenn auch im Hintergrund- ihre eigene Kultur, und zwar ohne dass es die Bevölkerung merkt. In dieser Arbeit habe ich versucht nicht nur theoretisch die internationale Werbung zu erklären, sondern auch erläutert, wie es in der Praxis überhaupt ist und welche Hintergedanken mitspielen. Als ein direktes Beispiel habe ich die Türkei und einige ausländische Firmen bzw. Unternehmen, die in der Türkei tätig sind genommen und anhand dieses Beispiels eben auch gezeigt, welche Probleme dies sowohl für das Un-ternehmen als auch das Land in dem sie tätig sind darstellt. Außerdem ist die Türkei als Beispiel insofern sehr gut gewählt, weil sie ein islamisches Land ist und im Gegensatz zu europäischen oder amerikanischen Ländern unterschiedliche Werte, Religion, Kultur, Tradition und Gewohnheiten hat.
Additional file 2 of Follow-up after major traumatic injury: a survey of services in Australian and New Zealand public hospitals
Creators: name: Wake, Elizabeth
name: Ranse, Jamie
name: Campbell, Don
name: Gabbe, Belinda
name: Marshall, Andrea P.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Supplementary Material 2
The watcher and the watched: the role of intellectuals and representations of 'Wahhabism'
Creators: name: Davis, Rohan
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 440811
subject: Political theory and political philosophy
classificationCode: 441099
subject: Sociology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 470499
subject: Linguistics not elsewhere classified

description: In an international context framed by heightened anxiety about ‘radical Islam’, this thesis inquires into how one kind of ‘radical Islam’ often referred to as ‘Wahhabism’ has been represented by liberal, neo-conservative and Marxist intellectuals especially, though not exclusively, in the US. The thesis begins by establishing that ‘Wahhabism’ itself is a contested category associated with how scholars have represented ‘Wahhabism’ in the literature. This opens up into a consideration of problems to do with how intellectuals represent complex social and political phenomena and issues like how competing truth claims are adjudicated and how these issues have been addressed in the sociology of intellectuals.

This matters given the roles intellectuals play as mediators or producers of knowledge in a modern political context characterised by a heightened sense of anxiety about Islamic terrorism. These representations have the ability to influence things like public opinion and the policy and decision making process including foreign policy. With a view to understanding how and why these intellectuals have represented ‘Wahhabism’ in particular ways, the thesis outlines an approach based on critical discourse analysis. In this way the thesis shows how different kinds of intellectuals use devices like metaphors and analogies as well as draw on themata to generate their ‘representations’ of ‘Wahhabism’.

The thesis argues that liberal, neo-conservative and Marxist intellectuals adopt the roles of ‘Movement intellectuals’ and treat ‘Wahhabism’ as a threat albeit in quite different ways to provide mostly negative representations of ‘Wahhabism’. For liberals influenced about ideas about ‘progress’ and individualism, ‘Wahhabism’ is typically seen as denying freedom, a threat to secular society and an obstacle to progress. For neo-conservatives influenced by religious ideas about Israel and fated endless conflict between ‘Good’ and ‘Evil’, the ‘Wahhabi’ is a savage and ‘Wahhabism’ is an enemy of Israel. For Marxists influenced by ideas about ‘progress’, atheism and man’s relationship with nature, ‘Wahhabism’ is typically seen as a ‘natural’ part of Capitalism, a tool used by the ruling class to maintain their positions of influence and as indicative of ‘backwardness’.
sj-docx-1-pus-10.1177_09636625221132380 – Supplemental material for Are we bad winners? Public understandings of the United Nations’ World Happiness Report among Finnish digital media and their readers
Creators: name: De Paola, Jennifer
name: Pirttilä-Backman, Anna-Maija
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 200199 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Science Policy

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-pus-10.1177_09636625221132380 for Are we bad winners? Public understandings of the United Nations’ World Happiness Report among Finnish digital media and their readers by Jennifer De Paola and Anna-Maija Pirttilä-Backman in Public Understanding of Science
Road_Width_estimation
Creators: name: Dey, Madhumita
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 401304
subject: Photogrammetry and remote sensing

description: This is a built-in function for automatic road width estimation and automatic georeferencing. You have to copy the code, import the necessary libraries, and just run the code. It will give you the road width of the desired road segment.
Die bauliche Entwicklung der Firestone Bibliothek (Princeton University) seit ihrer Errichtung in den Jahren 1947-1949
Creators: name: Kamp, Anne Von
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: 020 Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft

description: Anhand der Firestone Bibliothek in Princeton/New Jersey (USA) werden über fünfzig Jahre der Bibliotheksentwicklung verfolgt. Dabei wird neben den technischen und architektonischen Veränderungen auch der Wandel im Bildungsverständnis thematisiert, der Rückwirkungen auf das Design der Bibliotheken zur Folge hatte. Die modulare Bibliothek, deren Siegeszug gerade auch von Princeton ausgegangen war, wird anhand der von dem Architekten Harry Faulkner-Brown aufgestellten Regeln zur Beurteilung von Bibliotheksgebäuden einer resümierenden Wertung unterzogen. Im Ausblick werden die in jüngster Vergangenheit fertiggestellten beziehungsweise sich noch im Bau befindenden neuen Bibliotheken des 21. Jahrhunderts auf dem Campus der Universität Princeton vorgestellt.
Mental health literacy in the Arabic-speaking community of Victoria
Creators: name: Abuzinadah, Yamam
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 440505
subject: Intersectional studies
classificationCode: 441004
subject: Social change
classificationCode: 520505
subject: Social psychology

description: This research explores mental health literacy in the Arabic-speaking community in Victoria, Australia, and their concepts, beliefs, perspectives and attitudes toward mental health in general. This research also examines the impact of mental health literacy on help seeking attitudes, relationships and intra and inter- community understanding.

This qualitative research employed both an online survey and face to face interviews for a total of 185 men and women aged 18+ from Arabic speaking backgrounds living in Victoria, Australia. Due to the cultural sensitivity of this topic, this research used online surveys to open up the topic with the broader community, then invited those who indicated deeper interest in the topic to participate in the face to face interview. There were 165 to the online survey – and from this, 20 people participated in the face to face interviews responses. The findings shows that the concepts, beliefs, perspectives and attitudes toward mental health in the Arabic community is highly influenced by cultural and religious beliefs and practices such as: جن)jinn) وربط سحرSeher & Rabtt (Black magic spills and sorcery) , حسدHassad & العينAl-ayn (Envy and Evil eye), عيبAyeb (Stigma) and الرجولةRejal ( Manhood). The findings also highlighting several literacy issues and complex language gaps.

The outcomes of this research will contribute to raising mental health awareness among the Arabic-speaking community, develop and enhance mental health service provision and explore new ideas regarding elevating mental health literacy in the Arabic- speaking community in a more culturally competent and sensitive way.
sj-docx-1-smr-10.1177_00491241221140139 - Supplemental material for The Impact of Survey Mode Design and Questionnaire Length on Measurement Quality
Creators: name: Cernat, Alexandru
name: Sakshaug, Joseph
name: Christmann, Pablo
name: Gummer, Tobias
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-smr-10.1177_00491241221140139 for The Impact of Survey Mode Design and Questionnaire Length on Measurement Quality by Alexandru Cernat, Joseph Sakshaug, Pablo Christmann and Tobias Gummer in Sociological Methods & Research
How to improve systems thinking in aid: a conceptual framework for the implementation of systems thinking in development aid programming
Creators: name: Balan, Mihaela
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 441004
subject: Social change
classificationCode: 441006
subject: Sociological methodology and research methods

description: This research is inspired by a belief that systems thinking can play a decisive role in addressing design and implementation challenges in international development aid. There is a search underway for new approaches to make aid more effective which is leading to practitioners embracing systems thinking in response to criticisms that development programmes fail to achieve beneficial impacts. There is an appetite amongst the donor community and practitioners to use systems thinking in ‘market development’ programming. However, the practice is still nascent and characterised by ambiguities and misconceptions in what systems thinking is, or does.

The research ascertains the degree to which the limited application of systems thinking in development aid is due to challenges faced by practitioners in adopting it and how these challenges could be addressed for systems thinking to be successfully applied to international aid. To study this problem, I sought the views and opinions of a variety of development practitioners, especially those working in market development programmes, as these are at the forefront of promoting systems thinking in aid. Through this endeavour, a hundred challenges were identified. By sorting and rating these challenges across six domains, a ‘conceptual framework of tactics and action’ was generated. By viewing the conceptual map from the perspective of a complex adaptive system, with domains as agents, at least 30 possible solutions to move towards effective planning and implementation of systems thinking in development aid were generated. This study offers a way forward. Equipped with the results of this research and delving deeply into the solutions, one can now embark on a more comprehensive dialogue to policy makers, practitioners, donors and implementers to plan what is needed if an authentic systems orientation is to drive and thrive in development aid.

 The research concludes on the need for an institutional home: a place where action can be taken; where challenges, the six domains, and the 30 plus solutions can be taken forward; and where practice can demonstrate the benefits as well as the pitfalls of the use of systems thinking in development aid.
Lernarrangements in der Öffentlichen Bibliothek – heute in Zukunft
Creators: name: Umlauf, Konrad
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: 020 Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft

description: Der Begriff Lernarrangement wird auf dem Hintergrund des Wandels des Lernens dargelegt und auf Bibliotheken bezogen. Ausgangspunkt ist das aktuelle Selbstverständnis der Öffentlichen Bibliotheken, aber auch die Anforderungen, die die Erkenntnisse der Erwachsenenbildung an die Bibliothek stellen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen raumgebundene Angebote wie Bestände mit dem Fokus auf Lernmedien, Lese- und Internetplätze, die als Lernarrangements Lernen ermöglichen und begünstigen, ferner virtuelle Angebote und neue Erschließungsformen, ferner veränderte Anforderungen an das Management. Schließlich münden die Überlegungen in die Vision einer neuen Bibliothek des selbstgesteuerten Lernens. Die Aussagen werden an Beispielen aus Deutschland mit Fotos dargelegt und es werden verallgemeinernde Schlussfolgerungen gezogen. Das Fazit empfiehlt eine Schrittfolge
Additional file 3 of Follow-up after major traumatic injury: a survey of services in Australian and New Zealand public hospitals
Creators: name: Wake, Elizabeth
name: Ranse, Jamie
name: Campbell, Don
name: Gabbe, Belinda
name: Marshall, Andrea P.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Supplementary Material 3
Quadriceps volumes are reduced in people with patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis
Creators: name: Harvi Hart
name: DC Ackland
name: MG Pandy
name: Crossley, Kay
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Objectives: This study aimed to (1) compare the volumes of vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), vastus intermedius and rectus femoris and the ratio of VM/VL volumes between asymptomatic controls and patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis (PFJ OA) participants; and (2) assess the relationships between cross-sectional area (CSA) and volumes of the VM and VL in individuals with and without PFJ OA. Methods: Twenty-two participants with PFJ OA and 11 controls aged ≥40 years were recruited from the community and practitioner referrals. Muscle volumes of individual quadriceps components were measured from thigh magnetic resonance (MR) images. The CSA of the VM and lateralis were measured at 10 equally distributed levels (femoral condyles to lesser femoral trochanter). Results: PFJ OA individuals had smaller normalized VM (mean difference 0.90 cm 3·kg -1, α = 0.011), VL (1.50 cm 3·kg -1, α = 0.012) and rectus femoris (0.71 cm 3·kg -1, α = 0.009) volumes than controls. No differences in the VM/VL ratio were observed. The CSA at the third level (controls) and fourth level (PFJ OA) above the femoral condyles best predicted VM volume, whereas the VL volume was best predicted by the CSA at the seventh level (controls) and sixth level (PFJ OA) above the femoral condyles. Conclusion: Reduced quadriceps muscle volume was a feature of PFJ OA. Muscle volume could be predicted from CSA measurements at specific levels in PFJ OA patients and controls. © 2012 Osteoarthritis Research Society International.
Pseudocalliax Sakai 2011
Creators: name: Poore, Gary C. B.
name: Dworschak, Peter C.
name: Robles, Rafael
name: Mantelatto, Fernando L.
name: Felder, Darryl L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Eucalliacidae
Pseudocalliax

description: Pseudocalliax Sakai, 2011
 Paraglypturus.— Poore, 2004: 184.
 Pseudocalliax Sakai, 2011: 505–506.— Sakai, 2018: 744.
 Type species. Callianassa tooradin Poore and Griffin, 1979, by original designation and monotypy.
 Diagnosis. Sternite 7 and pereopod 5 coxa-ischium densely setose. Maxilliped 3 ischium and merus more than twice as long as wide at their articulation; ischium with strong proximal lobe on lower margin, wider proximally than distally. Male major cheliped with palm about twice as long as carpus, 1.5 times as long as wide, minor chela half as wide, with short fingers. Minor cheliped fingers with wide gape, without tooth at base of fingers, fingers not closing along length. Male pleopod 1 stout, article 1 setose, article 2 with shallow apical notch; without appendix interna. Male pleopod 2 appendix interna digitiform; appendix masculina not differentiated from endopod apex. Telson widest anteriorly, more or less semicircular.
 Remarks. The densely setose sternite 7 and coxa-ischium of pereopod 5 and the stout male pleopod 1 diagnose the only species, P. tooradin Poore and Griffin, 1979.
 Following “examination of the male specimen [of C. tooradin] preserved in the USNM ”, Sakai (2011) diagnosed Pseudocalliax as a genus of Eucalliacidae possessing a dorsal oval and cardiac sulcus but we found no material in the USNM. We have confirmed by examining types and other specimens (NMV J301–J303, J59670–J59672) that the species has neither feature, as was confirmed by Sakai earlier (1999a: figs 33a–c). None of his other generic characters is useful. The male pleopod 1 of P. tooradin is not “small and simple” as stated by Sakai (2011) but stout, with article 1 setose and article 2 with shallow apical notch (fig. 19r). The species was inadequately described by Poore and Griffin (1979).
description: Published as part of Poore, Gary C. B., Dworschak, Peter C., Robles, Rafael, Mantelatto, Fernando L. & Felder, Darryl L., 2019, A new classification of Callianassidae and related families (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea) derived from a molecular phylogeny with morphological support, pp. 73-146 in Memoirs of Museum Victoria (Mem. Mus. Vic.) (Mem. Mus. Vic.) 78 on page 128, DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2019.78.05, http://zenodo.org/record/12214175
Supplemental Material - What’s Keeping Residents “Out of the Mainstream”: Challenges to Participation in the News Media for Older People Living in Residential Care
Creators: name: Allen, Laura D.
name: Bradley, Dana Burr
name: Ayalon, Liat
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental Material for What’s Keeping Residents “Out of the Mainstream”: Challenges to Participation in the News Media for Older People Living in Residential Care by Laura D. Allen, Dana Burr Bradley, and Liat Ayalon in Journal of Applied Gerontology
Student wellbeing and the therapeutic turn in education
Creators: name: Wright, Katie
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Copyright © 2014 Australian Psychological Society Ltd. This article considers current concerns with promoting student mental health and wellbeing against the backdrop of critiques of the 'therapeutic turn' in education. It begins by situating accounts of 'therapeutic education' within broader theorisation of therapeutic culture. In doing so, the importance of this work is acknowledged, but key assumptions are questioned. The emergence of concerns about self-esteem and wellbeing are then examined through an analysis of changing educational aims in Australia. This enables consideration of the broader context for policy reforms and emergent ideas about the importance of fostering wellbeing and attending to the social and emotional aspects of learning. Finally, the article argues for the salience of historicising both educational policy and scholarly critiques of therapeutic education in order to: (1) situate the contemporary emphasis on student wellbeing within a longer history of educational reforms aimed at supporting young people; (2) unsettle taken-for-granted ways in which mental health and wellbeing are currently foregrounded in contemporary schooling; and (3) develop new perspectives on the therapeutic turn in education.
Development of firefighters' protective jacket for female firefighters offering improved thermal comfort through modification of materials, garment design, construction and fit
Creators: name: Nawaz, Nazia
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: Fire-fighters’ protective garments consist of a layered material assembly which typically include a flame-resistant outer shell and functional inner layers. The inner layers are generally composed of a moisture barrier and a thermal barrier or liner. When a firefighter is performing a task in a fire, the heat and perspiration generated from the body becomes trapped inside the protective clothing and may cause heat stress to the wearer. At the moment, in Australia there are no particular designs of firefighters’ protective ensembles specifically developed for female fire-fighters. The female firefighters utilize exactly the same protective jacket as male fire-fighters.
In the present research, different commercial textile materials that are most commonly used for skin layer garments and for firefighters’ protective clothing were evaluated for their thermal and sensorial comfort attributes. The best performing materials combination offering enhanced thermal comfort attributes for skin layer garments and for the firefighters’ protective jacket were selected for use in the firefighters’ protective jacket in existing design and fit and in new and improved design and fit suitable for female firefighters. 3D body scanning technology was used to analyse the existing design, construction and fit of the existing firefighters’ protective jacket as relevant to female body form. Thermal manikin Newton was used to determine the influence of jacket design, size and fit on thermal attributes as relevant to male and female form of the manikin.
Findings of the research demonstrate that, size, construction and fit of protective clothing have a considerable impact on the thermal comfort attributes of the clothing regardless of the materials used. In addition, the existing design, construction and fit of the protective jacket need to be modified to better suit female firefighters. Their body geometry should be taken into consideration when designing the protective jackets for them. The results of the present research are encouraging for the future development of new firefighters’ protective jackets for Australian female firefighters. The results also reveal that there is a need for anthropometric studies of female Australian firefighters. The availability of a relevant anthropometric database would greatly help to inform the protective clothing engineers and manufacturers enabling the most functional to produce the protective clothing that is of best function and fit, and that offers enhanced thermal comfort properties along with adequate protection.
Supplemental Material - Modelling Chinese Youth Support for Military Intervention in the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands: Beyond Nationalism and Militarism
Creators: name: Davies, Graeme AM
name: Edney, Kingsley
name: Wang, Bo
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: Human Rights and Justice Issues
International Relations

description: Supplemental Material for Modelling Chinese Youth Support for Military Intervention in the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands: Beyond Nationalism and Militarism by Graeme Davies, Kingsley Edney, and Bo Wang in Journal of Conflict Resolution
sj-docx-1-opp-10.1177_10781552221137302 - Supplemental material for Genetic variants found in paediatric oncology patients with severe chemotherapy-induced toxicity: A case series
Creators: name: Bernsen, EC
name: Hanff, LM
name: Haveman, LM
name: Tops, BBJ
name: van der Lee, M
name: Swen, JJ
name: Huitema, ADR
name: Diekstra, MHM
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-opp-10.1177_10781552221137302 for Genetic variants found in paediatric oncology patients with severe chemotherapy-induced toxicity: A case series by EC Bernsen, LM Hanff, LM Haveman, BBJ Tops, M van der Lee, JJ Swen, ADR Huitema and MHM Diekstra in Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
Tasidyptes hunteri Van Tets and O'Connor 1983
Creators: name: Park, Travis
name: Fitzgerald, Erich M. G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Sphenisciformes
Spheniscidae
Tasidyptes
Tasidyptes hunteri

description: Tasidyptes hunteri Van Tets and O’Connor, 1983
 Holotype. Pelvis in three parts (ANWC BS2670) (Table 2).
 Type locality. Stockyard Site, Hunter Island, 5 km north of Tasmania (40°32'S, 144°45'E).
 Horizon and age. Material found in an aboriginal midden. Carbon dating resulted in an age of 760 ± 70 ybp (Holocene).
 Referred material. The paratype specimen is a left tarsometatarsus (ANWC BS2668). Also referred to the species are a juvenile synsacrum (ANWC BS2667) and a left coracoid (ANWC BS2669). (Table 2)
 Diagnosis. Differs from Eudyptula and Megadyptes by having: a caudal part of the synsacrum with relatively broader fused vertebrae and long slender lateral processes; and the lateral foramen vasculare proximale situated more distal than the medial foramen vasculare proximale on the plantar surface of the tarsometatarsus. However, this character is not clear from the figure in Van Tets and O’Connor (1983: Fig. 4).
 Remarks. This taxon is no longer considered valid due to the fragmentary nature of the fossils, the fact that the coracoid and tarsometatarsus are indistinguishable from Eudyptes and the fact that the four specimens come from three different stratigraphic layers of the midden (Van Tets and O’Connor, 1983; Fordyce and Jones, 1990; Ksepka and Clarke, 2010). However, Ksepka and Clarke (2010) note that due to the young age of the specimens, DNA testing to confirm their identity may well be possible. Ksepka and Ando (2011: 178) also draw attention to the synsacrum stating that the long slender lateral processes may be “a possible diagnostic character, certainly in need of quantitative evaluation”.
description: Published as part of Park, Travis & Fitzgerald, Erich M. G., 2012, A review of Australian fossil penguins (Aves: Sphenisciformes), pp. 309-325 in Memoirs of Museum Victoria 69 on page 320, DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2012.69.06, http://zenodo.org/record/12212344