cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The maslow revival: maslow's hierarchy of needs as a motivational theory
Creators: name: Loh, Dawn
name: Wrathall, Jeff
name: Schapper, Jan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This aim of this study was to utilize Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory to understand state-enterprise employees' motivational needs in the PRC (People's Republic of China). The focus in the study addresses the validity of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory when applied cross-culturally as well as the criticism that it is "culture bound". A qualitative inquiry of group interviews, semi-structured interviews and observation revealed that the PRC hierarchy of needs is differentiated from the original model advocated by Maslow even though it adheres to the three principles guiding Maslow's hierarchy of needs: the deficit, prepotent and progressive principles. A strong focus on the belonging needs for these PRC state employees reflects an instrumental relationship with their managers. The research found that the managers not only provide the subsidies at a physiological level, but are also involved in assessing their work performance implicitly. Thus, this relationship actually determined the safety, self-esteem and self-actualisation needs of the employees. The implications for these findings are that belonging needs category occurs after physiological needs in the Maslow hierarchy. Gauging from the analysis, Maslow's theory is deemed to be a useful motivational concept in this research. Caution, however must be exercised as the intrinsic nature of the theory is weak due to only partial support for its three principles and the too simple consideration towards the complex nature of motivational needs. Nevertheless, its ability to develop an explanation for PRC motivational needs established its position as a cross-cultural theory.
Globus pharyngis – was sollten Logopädinnen und Logopäden wissen
Creators: name: Winkler, Flurina
name: Bürgi, Lieselotte
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Logopädie
Bachelorarbeit

description: Unser Interesse zur klinischen Logopädie brachte uns zur Thematik „Globus pharyngis“. Wir erkannten, dass der Wissensstand über diesen Symptomkomplex in den Bereichen Definition, Ursachen, Symptomen und Therapie sehr unterschiedlich ist, jedoch von verschiedenen Seiten grosses Interesse für eine einführende Arbeit besteht. Im theoretischen Teil sollen die Begriffserklärung und die Etymologie erklärt werden, worauf der Symptomkomplex Globus pharyngis in seine drei Ursachen (organisch, funktionell und psychogen) beschrieben und zu andern Störungsbildern abgegrenzt wird. Im praktischen Teil wird die durchgeführte Umfrage quantitativ ausgewertet. Ziel der Arbeit war es aus dem praktischen und theoretischen Teil ein Infomanual zusammenstellen zu können, welches in erster Linie eine Hilfestellung für Logopädinnen sein soll.
Interaction Between the London and New York Stock Markets During Common Trading Hours
Creators: name: Kofman, Paul
name: Martens, Martin
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper examines the spill-overs in both returns and volatility between the London and New York stock markets during overlapping trading hours. Using high-frequency data for the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 stock index futures, we estimate the seasonal patterns in volatility using the Flexible Fourier Form specification of Gallant (1981). For both markets, volatility is estimated to be higher in the morning and late afternoon, as compared to the rest of the day. The estimated seasonals are used to adjust the returns before conducting the lead-lag analysis. The results indicate that both markets influence each other, although the impact of the US on the UK is clearly stronger.
Manufacturing Manager's Perceptions of Resistance to Change: An Empirical Study
Creators: name: Waddell, Dianne
name: Sohal, Amrik
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper reports the findings of a survey that investigates management's perceptions of resistance in manufacturing organisations. Manufacturing organisations have faced a mandate for change for sometime now. Industry leaders and Government heads have repeatedly called for efficiency increases, productivity improvements and general industry reform, such that businesses can remain competitive in the international market place. However, managing a major change effort is a complex task and examples of successful change efforts have been few and far between. Resistance has been identified as a critical aspect in the process of change, an aspect that can significantly influence both positive and negative outcomes (Maurer 1996). To this end, approximately 250 companies were surveyed throughout Australia with the objective of clarifying how resistance to change is understood by managers and the effects this approach may have on their methods of change management. The results indicate that resistance is predominantly viewed adversarially by manufacturing managers as an impediment to change that must be removed; a problem that must be overcome if the organisation is to achieve successful change. It is concluded, however, that this approach may in fact be inappropriate. Rather, a more conciliatory response is suggested that looks to evaluate and possibly utilise resistance in an effort to achieve successful organisational change.
Averaging Lorenz Curves
Creators: name: Chotikapanich, Duangkamon
name: Griffiths, William E.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A large number of functional forms have been suggested in the literature for estimating Lorenz curves that describe the relationship between income and population shares. One way of choosing a particular functional form is to pick the one that best fits the data in some sense. Another approach, and the one followed here, is to use Bayesian model averaging to average the alternative functional forms. In this averaging process, the different Lorenz curves are weighted by their posterior probabilities of being correct. Unlike a strategy of picking the best-fitting function, Bayesian model averaging gives posterior standard deviations that reflect the functional form uncertainty. Building on our earlier work (Chotikapanich and Griffiths 2002), we construct likelihood functions using the Dirichlet distribution and estimate a number of Lorenz functions for Australian income units. Prior information is formulated in terms of the Gini coefficient and the income shares of the poorest 10% and poorest 90% of the population. Posterior density functions for these quantities are derived for each Lorenz function and are averaged over all the Lorenz functions.
Additional file 1: of Mutant UBQLN2P497H in motor neurons leads to ALS-like phenotypes and defective autophagy in rats
Creators: name: Chen, Tianhong
name: Huang, Bo
name: Shi, Xinglong
name: Gao, Limo
name: Huang, Cao
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Figure S1. Similar expression of UBQLN2 in male and female non-transgenic rats. Western blotting showed the endogenous UBQLN2 (rUB2) had no differential expression between male and female non-transgenic rats at the age of 90 days. The upper graph showed the relative ratios of endogenous UBQLN2 between female and male among different tissues. (M: male, F: female. “*” denotes non-specific band). Data are shown as mean ± s.d. (n = 3). Figure S2. Muscle structures in rats. (A-B), H&E staining showed no alteration was observed in both tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscles of ChATtTA/UBQLN2P497H rats (P497H) compared with ChATtTA single transgenic rats (ChATtTA) at 1 month old. Panel A: 4x objective, and Panel B: 10x objective. Scale bars: A (250 μm), B (100 μm). (C), Quantification of the impaired neuromuscular junctions in P497H rats at indicated ages, which are the same rats shown in Fig. 4i-l. (> 20 NMJs were counted randomly for each rats). Figure S3. Accumulation of myofibers in ChATtTA/UBQLN2P497H rats. (A-B), Both pH 4.6 and pH 10.4 ATPase staining revealed groups of atrophic muscle fibers in gastrocnemius muscles of ChATtTA/UBQLN2P497H rats (P497H) at 12 months old, not in the age-matched ChATtTA single transgenic rats (ChATtTA). (C-F), Immunofluorescent staining of myofibers (MYH-S and MYH-1) and DMD (a plasma membrane protein) showed the atrophic myofibers accumulated in gastrocnemius muscles of P497H rats, not in ChATtTA rats. Arrows point to groups of myofiber atrophy. Scale bars: 100 μm. Figure S4. The colocalization of the accumulated ChAT and p62 in rats. (A-C), Double staining of p62 and ChAT revealed the accumulation of p62 in ChATtTA/UBQLN2P497H rats (P497H, arrows point to the accumulations), not in ChATtTA single transgenic rats (ChATtTA). At 12 months old, a substantial proportion of ChAT mislocalilzed into nuclei and also colocalized with the p62 inclusions (C). Scale bars: 100 μm. Figure S5. Accumulations of P62 and ubiquitin in GFAPtTA/UBQLN2P497H rats. (A), Double staining of P62 and GFAP revealed the accumulations of P62 were colocalized with astrocytes in GFAPtTA/UBQLN2P497H rats (P497H, arrows point to the colocalizations of inclusions), not in GFAPtTA single transgenic rats (GFAPtTA). (B), The projected confocal images of ubiquitin and GFAP showed the colocalization of the accumulated ubiquitin and astrocytes in P497H rats (arrows point to the colocalizations), not in GFAPtTA rats. Scale bars: 30 μm (A), 20 μm (B). (PDF 1240 kb)
Industrial Performance and Competition in Different Business Cycles: the Case of Japanese Manufacturing
Creators: name: Bhattacharya, Mita
name: Takehiro, Ryoji
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The international competitiveness of the Japanese manufacturing sector has been diminishing since 1985 due to the 'hollowing out' effect. In the early phase of its industrialisation program Japan had protected its domestic market. Japanese industries are more concentrated compared to their U.S. counterpart. Recent Japanese governments have embarked on a policy of structural reforms. Industrial policies play a major role in this respect. Technological changes, international competition and reducing barriers in domestic and international markets will help to speed up this reform process. The paper analyses the competitive process and performance behaviour of Japanese manufacturing over the period from 1985 to 1997. Variables representing scale economies, size and openness are used in explaining profit behaviour of manufacturing firms. Findings are compared with other developed countries such as the U.S. and Australia.
Förderangebot für Kinder auf der psychomotorischen Warteliste zur Förderung der sozialen Kompetenzen Planung, Durchführung und Auswertung eines Projektes
Creators: name: Huwyler, Daniela
name: Wenk, Julia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Psychomotorik
Psychomotoriktherapie
Bachelorarbeit

description: In der Schweiz befinden sich viele Kinder auf der Warteliste für die Psychomotoriktherapie. Wir möchten mit unserem Entwicklungsprojekt ein Überbrückungsangebot für diese Kinder anbieten. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschreibt die Planung, Durchführung und Auswertung unseres Projektes. Für die Konzeption stützen wir uns auf die Theorie von Renate Zimmer. Desweiteren setzen wir uns vertieft mit der Theorie der kindlichen Entwicklung und den sozialen und emotionalen Kompetenzen auseinander. Wir boten den Kindern ein universalpräventives spiel- und bewegungsorientiertes Förderprogramm, bei dem die Förderung der sozialen Kompetenzen im Zentrum stand. Die sechs Kinder der Gruppe wurden während zehn Einheiten im Team-Teaching gefördert. Das Angebot fand an der Primarschule Frauenfeld statt und wurde mit einer Rahmengeschichte thematisch eingekleidet.
Ratzinger, Joseph – Maier, Hans, ¿Democracía en la Iglesia?, 2ª reimpr., col. «Magister», San Pablo, Madrid, 2005
Creators: name: Sepúlveda, A.
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2006

description: Theologica, v. 41 n. 2 (2006): Diálogo inter-religioso
Cantalamessa, Raniero, La Pascua de nuestra salvación. Las tradiciones pascuales de la Biblia y de la Iglesia primitiva, col. «Pensar y creer», San Pablo, Madrid, 2006
Creators: name: Amado, Raul
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2006

description: Theologica, v. 41 n. 2 (2006): Diálogo inter-religioso
A Review of Methodological Issues in the Conduct of Willingness-to-Pay Studies in Health Care I: Construction and Specification of the Contingent Market
Creators: name: Smith, Richard
name: Olsen, Jan Abel
name: Harris, Anthony H.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Cost-effectiveness, and cost-utility, analyses have historically been the most widely used techniques of economic evaluation applied to the evaluation of health care programs. However, in recent years there has been renewed interest in the use of cost-benefit analysis, which requires the assessment of programme benefits in monetary terms. The emerging consensus is that such monetary valuation is most appropriately obtained using a survey of individual `willingness-to-pay' (WTP) for the program of interest. There are obviously a considerable number of methodological issues and potential biases to be considered in performing such a survey, which may be grouped into three main areas: (i) the construction and specification of the contingent market; (ii) the administration of the survey; and (iii) the analysis and interpretation of the WTP data. In addition, there are a few issues which also warrant consideration, such as assessing validity and reliability and the impact of ability to pay and income distribution issues. This paper is concerned with assessing the construction and specification of the contingent market. The other two areas being considered in companion Working Papers. This contingent market, fundamentally, consists of four elements: (i) a description of the (benefits of the) commodity to be valued (the `scenario'); (ii) the means by which the WTP value will be administered (payment vehicle); (iii) whether the commodity is valued under conditions of certainty or risk; and (iv) the time period for valuation. Each of these elements of the contingent market is dealt with in this paper. In addition, there are two important biases which may occur as a result of the contingent market specification: (i) hypothetical bias, where WTP responses to the exercise do not represent actual valuations; and (ii) strategic bias, where there are elements within the exercise which encourage `gaming' of the exercise. Again, these two are discussed in this paper. The paper considers the literature relating to the issues mentioned, and uses this to derive a set of `recommendations' for current `state of the art' conduct of WTP surveys with respect to market construction. WTP studies conducted to date in health and health care are then reviewed with such recommendations in mind, to assess the degree to which they reflect this `state of the art'. It is concluded that such studies perform poorly when judged in this manner.
The 15-D Measure of Health Related Quality of Life: Reliability, Validity and Sensitivity of its Health State Descriptive System
Creators: name: Sintonen, Harri
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The 15D is a generic, 15-dimensional, standardised, self-administered measure of HRQOL, that can be used both as a profile and as a single index score measure. This paper examines the acceptability, reliability, validity and sensitivity of two versions (15D.1 and 15D.2) of its health state descriptive system as a profile measure compared with the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), SF-20 and EuroQol by using several data sets and methods. The response and completion rates show that the acceptability is comparable to NHP, SF-20 and EuroQol. Reliability in terms of repeatability is high, even higher than for NHP. There is substantial evidence of content and construct validity (cross-sectional and longitudinal) and depression-related criterion validity. On roughly comparable dimensions the discriminatory power of 15D.1 appears to be superior to NHP, at least equivalent to SF-20, that of 15D.2 superior to EuroQol and 15D.1, and the responsiveness of 15D.1 to change seems to be similar to NHP and SF-20. The remaining 9-10 dimensions of 15D provide a large extra reserve in these respects. It is concluded that as a profile measure 15D performs equally well as NHP and SF-20, in some respects even better. The properties as a single index score measure will be explored separately.
Priority setting in osteoarthritis
Creators: name: Segal, Leonie
name: Day, Susan
name: Chapman, Adam
name: Osborne, Richard
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The Population Health Division of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing commissioned a research project into priority setting to be completed in two stages. The first stage involved a review of priority setting models by Segal and Chen. The second stage involved case study of the application of the best performing Health Sector Wide Disease Based Model (HsW). Osteoarthritis (OA) was chosen as a suitable case study for application and further refinement of the model. It is an extremely common condition, affecting 2.2 million Australians, and responsible for a substantial reduction in their quality of life. An estimated $1,000 million is spent each year on the management of OA, largely to address symptoms. The number of potential modalities for reducing disease burden in persons at risk and those with established disease is large, covering primary care, pharmacological interventions, physical therapies, surgical interventions and population health initiatives. The major focus of interventions is to enhance quality of life, largely to control pain and extend physical function, thus a priority setting exercise in OA provides a unique opportunity to explore methods for the measurement and comparison of quality of life outcomes.
Escudero, José, Análisis de la realidad local. Técnicas y métodos de investigación desde la Animación Sociocultural, col. «Guías para la formación», Narcea Ediciones, Madrid, 2004
Creators: name: Sepúlveda, A.
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2006

description: Theologica, v. 41 n. 2 (2006): Diálogo inter-religioso
Romero Pose, Eugenio, Raíces cristianas de Europa. Del camino de Santiago a Benedicto XVI, col. «Pensar y creer», San Pablo, Madrid, 2006
Creators: name: Coutinho, Jorge
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2006

description: Theologica, v. 41 n. 1 (2006): Olhares sobre a família
Identity Negotiation of Chinese Students in Canada: A Study on Cosmopolitan Post-Graduation Settlement
Creators: name: Zhao, Yuxi
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2020
Subjects: Identity negotiation
Cosmopolitanism
Acculturation
Semi-structured interview
International students

description: This study focuses on the analysis of the acculturation of Chinese international students in Canada, with an emphasis on students’ post-graduation settlement in China, Canada or other countries. Chinese international students commonly experience a multilayered acculturative adjustment when they are challenged by a new culture. In this process, they develop an identity negotiation that impacts their settlement into a new country. This study mobilizes the model of acculturation and four notions of acculturation (assimilation, integration, marginalization and separation), to evaluate Chinese international students’ identity negotiation after the acculturation. This research uses 17 semi-structured interviews, to understand how participants’ identities were negotiated through their acculturative adjustment. The findings highlight the importance of career factors and family values in participants’ settlement decisions, while the balance between Chinese identity and Canadian identity has some impact on student’s migration plans.
The Australian Multi-attribute Utility (AMAU) construction and Initial Evaluation
Creators: name: Hawthorne, Graeme
name: Osbourne, Richard
name: McNeil, Helen
name: Richardson, Jeff
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper presents further work on the development of the Australian Multi-attribute Utility (AMAU) instrument, the first steps of which were described in Hawthorne and Richardson (1996). The purpose of the instrument is to assist with the measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL); that is, it is designed for use in cost-utility analysis. The present paper reports the survey and statistical methods adopted for the construction of the descriptive system. It presents a descriptive system which consists of five dimensions and 15 items. This structure is consistent with the hypothesised structure and dimensions of HRQoL. The psychometric properties of the instrument are reported, including preliminary indicators of its capabilities. The results suggest the AMAU has the ability to distinguish levels of health evident in hospital and community cases, between age groups and educational achievement. In addition, interviews with subjects show it is very easy to understand and complete with minimal difficulty. The AMAU is thus a short and convenient measure of HRQoL. In summary, the descriptive system outlined in this paper appears suitable for assessing HRQoL in Australian populations; and as a MAU instrument for calculating QALYs for economic and health program evaluation.
Silva, Manuela, e Henriques, Fernanda (coords.), Teologia e género. Perspectivas, ruídos, novas construções, Ariadne Editora, Coimbra, 2006
Creators: name: Varanda, Isabel
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2006

description: Theologica, v. 41 n. 2 (2006): Diálogo inter-religioso
Institutional characteristics and the relationship between students' first-year university and final-year secondary school academic performance
Creators: name: Evans, Merran
name: Farley, Alan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A study of academic results of a student cohort in a diverse faculty of a large multi-campus university indicates that students' first-year performance at university is related to their prior academic achievement at secondary school, both overall and discipline specific, but that the extent and form of the relationship can vary by subject area and institutional - secondary school and university - characteristics. This may have implications for university selection and specification ofprerequisite subjects for courses.
On the Nature and Role of Hypothesis Tests
Creators: name: McLean, Alan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Hypothesis testing is widely regarded as an essential part of statistics, but its use in research has led to considerable controversy in a number of disciplines, especially psychology, with a number of commentators suggesting it should not be used at all. A root cause of this controversy was the overenthusiastic adoption of hypothesis testing, based on a greatly exaggerated view of its role in research. A second cause was confusion between the two forms of hypothesis testing developed by Fisher on the one hand and Neyman and Pearson on the other. This paper discusses these two causes, and also proposes that there is a more general misunderstanding of the role of hypothesis testing. This misunderstanding is reflected in vocabulary such as 'the true value of the parameter'.
Comparing competitive balance in Australian sports leagues, the AFL, NBL and NRL: does the AFL's team salary cap and player draft measure up?
Creators: name: Booth, Ross
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In the period following the introduction by the Australian Football League (AFL) of the team salary cap in 1985 and the player draft at the end of 1986, within-season competitive balance (measured by the seasonal distribution of team win percents) has increased. This paper continues the investigation into whether the improvement in competitive balance in the AFL can be attributed to these labour market changes by examining competitive balance outcomes and labour market changes in two other Australian sports leagues, the National Basketball League (NBL) and the National Rugby League (NRL). The measurement of competitive balance in this paper is extended to include a simple measure of between-season competitive balance, namely the distribution of championships/premierships amongst teams/clubs. The evidence suggests that since 1985 within-season competitive balance (measured by ASD/ISD ratios) has increased slightly in all three leagues, and both pre- and post-1985 the NRL has been the most balanced and the NBL the least balanced. The distribution of championships/premierships is, in general, also more even in the period post-1985 period in all three leagues. The most significant labour market change in both the NBL and the NRL post-1985 is their adoption of a team salary cap. Thus, the evidence on competitive balance is not inconsistent with the view that the introduction of a team salary cap (at least) in all three leagues has improved competitive balance since 1985. However, since 1985 there has also been net expansion in the number of clubs/teams in all three leagues, and a considerable turnover in both the NBL and the NRL, but not the AFL. The expansion and contraction of the leagues is compared with changes in their competitive balance, leading to the conclusion that the number and, in particular, the location of teams/clubs is also likely to have been another major influence on competitive balance.
The study of business ethics: a case for Dr. Seuss
Creators: name: Greenwood, Michelle R.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Dr Seuss's children's story The Lorax is introduced as a novel method to teach management ethics within management education. The use of narrative literature for organisational study is examined. It is suggested that narrative literature can provide non-traditional cases for organisational studies. The 'case' is analysed using an ethical decision-making framework. As part of this analysis a number of theoretically based ethical issues are discussed. These illustrate the range and depth of ethical issues that can be raised by such a simple narrative. It is concluded that although The Lorax is not a novel, it contains many of the features of narrative fiction which make it very apt for management education. Arguments for the legitimisation of the use of narrative fiction in conjunction with traditional cases for management education are presented. In conclusion, recommendations for the use of narrative fiction in the classroom are made.
Variations in job satisfaction for permanent and casual workers
Creators: name: Sheehan, Cathy
name: Nelson, Lindsay
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This research uses both qualitative and quantitative data from 125 call centre staff to evaluate the job satisfaction of permanent and casual employees in a call centre setting. Findings indicate that human resource management practices impact on levels of employee job satisfaction yet there is no difference between permanent and casual workers with respect to their satisfaction with these practices. Casual workers do however report higher direct levels of job satisfaction than permanent workers. This latter finding of a preference for casual work status among the respondents leads into a discussion that work status rather than sophisticated human resource management approaches may, in some call centre situations, determine employee well-being. Employees working in a call centre that deals with more complex tasks who have a higher need to satisfy aspects of the relational psychological contract may however require more sophisticated developmental human resource management approaches.
Lugmayr, Martin, Gottes erstes Wort. Untersuchungen zur Schöp-fungstheologie bei Leo Scheffczyk, Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano, 2005
Creators: name: Duque, João
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2006

description: Theologica, v. 41 n. 2 (2006): Diálogo inter-religioso
The Colombian Peace Agreement with the FARC: Its Impact on the Lives of Colombian Asylum Seekers in Ecuador
Creators: name: Losier, Jessica
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2020
Subjects: Asylum seekers
International Protection
Peace Agreement
Colombian armed groups

description: After more than 50 years of violent confrontations, the Government of Colombia signed a Peace Agreement with the FARC, Colombia’s oldest guerilla armed group. However, the agreement was poorly implemented, and violence has only been escalating and spreading since. Rival armed non-state actors have taken over FARC illegal activities, controlling more isolated, but strategically located, resource-rich communities and territories, many of which are at the center of illegal economies. More victims are now being forcibly displaced from Colombia, with Ecuador being the main destination. Although Ecuador’s legislations are widely recognized for exceeding, on paper, international refugee law standards, on the ground, Colombians in need of international protection continue to face serious challenges when trying to obtain refugee status. Ecuador as the main asylum country is currently facing decreasing resources and political will to ensure the respect of Colombian asylum seekers’ rights and protection. Using a qualitative methodology, this research employed semi-structured interviews with 10 Colombian asylum seekers and 5 stakeholders to examine how Colombian asylum seekers are facing increased challenges in their refugee determination process and in their access to basic services and employment in Quito since the Peace Agreement. Drawing on the capabilities approach and social exclusion approach as conceptual frameworks, the findings of this study demonstrate that Colombian asylum seekers in Ecuador are experiencing reduced refugee protection possibilities, a more limited access to employment and basic services, and are increasingly discriminated against.
Six principles for tour guide training and sustainable development in developing countries
Creators: name: Ham, Sam
name: Weiler, Betty
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Our on-going research on ecotour guide training in Latin America is exploring tourism's potential role in stimulating professional growth and employment opportunities in peripheral communities through the training of local guides. Guide training programs, which target residents of peripheral or rural communities help ensure that the same local communities that endure the impacts of tourism also reap the economic benefits. Research into effective training of guides is needed, and in particular research into the development, delivery and outcomes of training programs for ecotour guides in developing countries. This paper reports on the most recent phase of a research project that examines the interpretive guiding component of a six-week training program delivered in April and May, 1999 in Panama and later delivered as two shorter, more focused interpretive guiding courses, one in Patagonia, Argentina (March 2000) and one in Galapagos Islands (Ecuador, September 2000). The context for the courses is presented first, followed by six principles for designing and implementing guide training in developing countries. It is posited that guide training initiatives that adhere to these six principles are more likely to make positive contributions to longterm conservation and sustainable development.
Capital Structure of IPOs and Seasoned Firms Under an Imputation System
Creators: name: Steen, Adam B.
name: Kalev, Petko S.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper examines the relationship between tax status and capital structure while controlling for company history. The capital structure of a sample of IPOs is compared to seasoned companies as it is argued that the capital structure of IPOs is not as affected by the history of decisions and experiences as that of seasoned firms. Thus any link between tax optimisation and capital structure is more likely to be identified in IPO firms. Australia however, unlike many parts of the world, has had a full dividend imputation system since 1987. This theoretically at least should remove any bias between the use of debt and equity for taxpaying companies, while the bias remains for non-taxpaying companies unable to take advantage of the tax saving from debt. We find that non-taxpaying IPOs have significantly lower levels of debt than taxpaying IPOs, a result consistent with the tax incentive hypothesis.
Long Run Simulations of GTAP: Initial Results for APEC in a Horridge-Style Closure
Creators: name: Walmsley, Terrie L.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In static applied general equilibrium models, the exogenous/endogenous split between variables or closure is used to alter the time frame over which the effects of a shock are simulated. Currently, the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Model (Hertel and Tsigas, 1997) has two closures: a short run and a medium run closure. This paper introduces a simple long run closure for the GTAP model and uses this closure to simulate and compare the short, medium and long run effects of Asia-Pacific Trade Liberalisation. As well 'isolation closures' are defined which allows the change in a region's terms of trade to be partitioned into a component due to changed external trading conditions and a component due to that region's endogenous reaction to these conditions.
Additional file 1 of Activation of MC1R with BMS-470539 attenuates neuroinflammation via cAMP/PKA/Nurr1 pathway after neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in rats
Creators: name: Yu, Shufeng
name: Doycheva, Desislava Met
name: Gamdzyk, Marcin
name: Yang, Yijun
name: Lenahan, Cameron
name: Li, Gaigai
name: Li, Dujuan
name: Lian, Lifei
name: Tang, Jiping
name: Lu, Jun
name: Zhang, John H.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Expression of α-MSH in the contralateral hemisphere and the ipsilateral hemisphere at 24 h post-HI. (A) Representative pictures of Western blot data. (B)Western blot data showed that the expression level of α-MSH significantly increased in the ipsilateral hemisphere at 24 h post-HI, and no significant difference between the sham group and the contralateral hemisphere. Data were represented as mean ± SD. Statistical differences between groups were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's post-hoc test. (*p<0.05 versus sham, #p<0.05 versus contralateral hemisphere; n=4 per group). Figure S2. Expression levels of MC3R and MC4R at 48h post-HI. (A) Representative pictures of Western blot data. (B-C) Western blot data showed that the expression of MC3R and MC4R significantly increased after HI. Data were represented as mean ± SD. Statistical differences between groups were analyzed using Student's t test, followed by Student–Newman–Keuls test. (*p<0.05 versus sham; n=4 per group). Figure S3. Quantification of α-MSH-positive cells. α-MSH showed higher expression in neurons compared to microglia and astrocytes. Data were represented as mean ± SD. Statistical differences between groups were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's post-hoc test. (*p<0.05 versus Iba-1(+), #p<0.05 versus GFAP (+); n=2 per group).
The 'national interest' and the screening of foreign direct investment in Australia
Creators: name: Kalfadellis, Paul
name: Gray, Judy
name: Freeman, Susan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Australia provides a liberal regulatory regime in the encouragement of foreign direct investment (FDI). One measure that continues to be used in the screening of inward FDI is that of the 'national interest' criterion. It allows the Australian treasurer the right to veto any project deemed to be 'contrary to the national interest'. This criterion is not defined, open to interpretation and thus potential political influence. This paper rejects the calls for the removal of the criterion, suggesting it is legitimate lever used by government to regulate economic behaviour, however suggestions are made for the establishment of guidelines and detailed 'judgements' to aid in its interpretation allowing for greater transparency in its application.
The INITB Macros: User's Guide: A Macro Collection to Write Books Using TEX
Creators: name: Korosi, Gabor
name: Matyas, Laszlo
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The INITB.TEX file consists of a macro collection designed to write books in a form standard to many handbooks using TEX. It has been used to prepare the camera ready hard copy of several books published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Avebury, etc. It is easy to use and requires only a basic knowledge of TEX.
Non-Smooth Optimization of the Conditional Value-at-Risk
Creators: name: Angerhausen, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Conditional Value-at-Risk
Non-Smooth Optimization
Stochastic Optimization

description: In this thesis we consider a stochastic optimization problem involving the Conditional Value-at-Risk as a risk measure. This risk measure is equivalently formulated as a non-smooth minimization problem, which is then discretized by using samples from the underlying probability distribution. A primal-dual algorithm is developed to solve the original problem. This algorithm is implemented in MATLAB and a numerical analysis is carried out with two examples motivated by portfolio optimization and power plant operation planning, respectively.
Medicare: Where are we? Where are we Going?
Creators: name: Richardson, Jeff
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The Medicare debate is often dominated by relatively short run issues which reflect the immediate interests of the major players: the government, doctors, private health funds, and hospitals. When Medicare is placed in a broader, international perspective there is little doubt that it is a good scheme. Its most obvious weakness, the instability of private health insurance, may lead to substantial structural change but this is not inevitable. In the very long run there are some more serious obstacles that the health system, in whatever form, may encounter and these may result in the need for some ethically difficult decisions concerning the equitable treatment of the population.
Estimating the Behaviour of Productivity in Government Administration Services in Australia
Creators: name: Verikios, George
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper estimates the change in total factor productivity (TFP) in government administration services in Australia for the period 1986/87-1993/94. A simple model is presented and calibrated using Australian data, TFP is estimated to have remained constant over this period. The issues with respect to measuring the output of government administration services are also explored.
Economic growth, TFP convergence and world exports of ideas: a century of evidence
Creators: name: Madsen, Jakob B.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper examines the effect of international patent stock on total factor productivity for 16 OECD countries over the past 120 years. The results show that the international patent stock is highly influential for economic growth and, together with knowledge spillovers through the channel of imports, has contributed significantly to TFP growth and σ-convergence among the OECD countries over the past 120 years.
The cost effectiveness of prenatal ultrasound screening for trisomy 21
Creators: name: Harris, Anthony H.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Objectives: To compare the cost effectiveness of opportunistic nuchal translucency ultrasound screening in pregnancy with alternative screening strategies for trisomy 21 in Australia. Methods: A decision analytic model of various pregnancy screening strategies based on a systematic review of the literature on the effectiveness of nuchal translucency ultrasound and serum screening and costs based on current reimbursement fees. The model included the likelihood and cost of terminations following diagnostic testing and the associated risk of fetal loss. All prices are in 2001 Australian dollars Results: With a twenty percentage point difference in detection rate the incremental cost for a combination of nuchal translucency and serum screening with age in first trimester compared to maternal serum screening in the second trimester was $105,484 per extra case detected and $374,779 per live trisomy 21 birth avoided. Serum screening in the second trimester had an incremental cost per extra case detected of between $61,700 and $117,100 per extra live birth avoided when compared with no screening. Conclusions: The economic analysis is limited by the perspective taken and has not been able to include some of the attributes of a screening program such as reassurance and impact on the family and society of a trisomy 21 birth. Nevertheless the cost effectiveness of ultrasound screening would appear to be more attractive if it was done at the same time as current dating ultrasound. Any funding mechanism for screening should take this into account by incorporating as far as possible, provision of nuchal translucency screening into existing services provided in early pregnancy.
Catholic sacrament engaging with Wadeye ritual
Creators: name: Reynolds, Robyn Anne
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 1999

description: The thesis argues that something of life's meaning for the Wadeye is understood and expressed through initiation rituals which include and incorporate the Wadeye Baptism. The unique Wadeye expression of liturgical inculturation examined in the thesis, demonstrates a crosscultural religious encounter, manifesting creative attempts to hold on to traditional religious ceremony, while embracing Catholic faith and worship. With the impact of Western and Christian contact, major changes haveoccurred in the cultural and religious lives of the Wadeye people. A concern is that even sacramental inculturation, such as that described in the Wadeye Baptism, could reveal or foster new forms of religious imposition. The thesis argues that for a vital and effective religious encounter to be sustained, issues of authority, gender and change need to be carefully addressed. Leadership has been a key issue in the shaping and the implementation of Wadeye Catholic ritual. The data demonstrates how the role of the senior women in particular, is ensuring and promoting the cultural and religious life of the community. Recognition and acceptance by the institutional church, of exisiting and strengthening indigenous leadership, is emerging as a critical factor for the local church. Ways are considered in which the inter-cultural and inter-religious encounter holds out both a warning and a challenge to the Australian churches and in fact to the wider community of nations. Whereas dominating and manipulative control prevents transformation, shared leadership, partnership and authority properly exercised, can be seen to serve and build up the religious life of the community. The story of the special Easter Baptism and of the inter-religious engagement at Wadeye, is an evolving one. It is the story of the interaction between the Wadeye people and the Catholic church. The Wadeye Baptism provides a 'snapshot' of one time and place, that gives important indicators as to the nature of the engagement. But beyond the frame are other stories like Mulinthins vision, the hovering spirit of Muthingka., Darrananthi's fire, and the missionaries' dreams. It is in this wider picture of extended relationships and contexts, that the Wadeye Baptism belongs. The thesis argues that 'Catholic sacrament engaging with Wadeye ritual' has occurred and will survive only through determined and constant efforts towards the very act of the on-going engagement between the diverse religious and cultural groups.
Autoregressive approximation in nonstandard situations: the non-invertible and fractionally integrated cases
Creators: name: Poskitt, D. S.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Autoregressive models are commonly employed to analyze empirical time series. In practice, however, any autoregressive model will only be an approximation to reality and in order to achieve a reasonable approximation and allow for full generality the order of the autoregression, h say, must be allowed to go to infinity with T, the sample size. Although results are available on the estimation of autoregressive models when h increases indefinitely with T such results are usually predicated on assumptions that exclude (i) non-invertible processes and (ii) fractionally integrated processes. In this paper we will investigate the consequences of fitting long autoregressions under regularity conditions that allow for these two situations and where an infinite autoregressive representation of the process need not exist. Uniform convergence rates for the sample autocovariances are derived and corresponding convergence rates for the estimates of AR(h) approximations are established. A central limit theorem for the coefficient estimates is also obtained. An extension of a result on the predictive optimality of AIC to fractional and non-invertible processes is obtained.
title: Identification of Single-Atom Active Sites in CO Oxidation Over Oxide-Supported Au Catalysts
Creators: name: Schilling, Christian
name: Ziemba, Marc
name: Hess, Christian
name: Ganduglia-Pirovano, M. Verónica
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2024

description: Here we present a combined operando infrared spectroscopic and theoretical analysis of ceria-supported gold catalysts during room temperature CO oxidation that identifies an active site for the reaction as a single gold site on the ceria support forming an Olattice–Au⁺–CO species. As monitored by operando infrared spectroscopy, the isolated Au⁺ gold site is either present as a result of the catalyst synthesis or formed under reaction conditions after CO adsorption at the perimeter of the Au–ceria interface. Our results provide new insights into the chemical nature of the active gold site and the reaction mechanism by detecting the formation of active and inhibiting species simultaneously.
Household Composition and schooling of Rural South African Children: Sibling Syenergy and Migrant Effects
Creators: name: Cornwell, Katy
name: Inder, Brett A.
name: Maitra, Pushkar
name: Rammohan, Anu
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this paper we examine the demand for education among rural Black households in South Africa using nationally representative data from the 1990s. In particular our study focuses on factors affecting schooling decisions at the household level. Our estimation results reveal strong evidence of a sibling synergy effect, in that the presence of other school-age children in a household makes it more likely that a child will attend school. We also find that having working-age migrant adults improves educational participation and attainment of children. Our results point to strong gender effects, with the presence of female migrants increasing the likelihood of girls getting more education. Finally, our results show that pensions in the hands of the grandmother increases the probability of girls attending school, but has little effect on the schooling of boys.