cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Toward a Framework for Evaluating Software Success: A Proposed First Step
Creators: name: Ahalt, Stan
name: Berriman, Bruce
name: Brown, Maxine
name: Carver, Jeffrey
name: Chue Hong, Neil
name: Fish, Allison
name: Idaszak, Ray
name: Newman, Greg
name: Panda, Dhabaleswar
name: Patra, Abani
name: Gerry Puckett, Elbridge
name: Roland, Chris
name: Thain, Douglas
name: Uluagac, Selcuk
name: Zhang, Bo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: classificationCode: 461299
subject: Software engineering not elsewhere classified

description: Software is a particularly critical technology in many computational science and engineering (CSE) sectors. Consequently, software is increasingly becoming an important component in the evaluation of competitive grants and the execution of research projects. As a result, software can be viewed as a scholarly contribution and has been proposed as a new factor to consider in tenure and promotion processes. However, existing metrics for evaluating the capability, use, reusability, or success of software are sorely lacking. This lack of software metrics permits the development of software based on poor development practices, which in turn allows poorly written software to “fly under the radar” in the scientific community and persist undetected. The absence of evaluation by knowledgeable peers often leads to the establishment and adoption of tools based on aggressive promotion by developers, ease-of-use, and other peripheral factors, hindering the sustainability, usefulness, and uptake of software and even leading to unreliable scientific findings. All of these factors mean that addressing the current lack of software evaluation metrics and methods is not just a question of increasing scientific productivity, but also a matter of preventing poor science.
As a first step toward creating a methodology and framework for developing and evolving software success metrics for the CSE community, we propose the creation of a software “peer-review group.” This group, comprised of grant recipients funded to develop sustainable software, would meet periodically to evaluate their own and each others’ software, developing and refining success metrics along the way. We envision the group as a pilot test for a potential larger-scale effort to establish a more formal framework for software success metrics and evaluation.
The ideology of interculturality in Japanese language-in-education policy
Creators: name: Liddicoat, Anthony J.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Language learning is frequently justified as a vehicle for promoting intercultural communication and understanding, and language-in-education policies have increasingly come to reflect this preoccupation in their rhetoric. This paper will examine the ways in which concepts relating to interculturality are constructed in Japanese language policy documents. It will explore in particular the ways in which ideologies of nationalism and Japanese identity have an impact on understandings of the nature and purpose of interculturality and how these are developed discursively in Japanese language-in-education policy documents. Language policies construct a discourse of interculturality which focuses on the development of a nationalistic adherence to a particular conceptualisation of Japanese identity, which is unique, homogenous, and monolithic. These themes will be discussed in the contexts of Japanese policy documents relating to foreign language teaching and Japanese language spread. Copyright 2007 Anthony J. Liddicoat. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Rehearsing, conversing, working it out: second language use in peer interaction
Creators: name: Tognini, Rita
name: Philp, Jenefer
name: Oliver, Rhonda
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper reports on a study of peer interaction in ten foreign language (FL) classes, six secondary and four primary, over a period of four months. The focus of this paper is the nature of peer interaction, including the purposes of second language use, and language choice. The data, comprising observation, audio and video recordings of five lessons from each of the classes, and interviews with learners, indicates multiple uses peers make of their time together, and different potential outcomes for learning. The findings suggest second language use varies in purpose and includes both formulaic pattern practice and communication of new information or ideas, and at the same time creates a context for the co-construction of language and a grappling with form-meaning connections in the target language. By exploring peer interaction as a context for second language use and development, this research brings together different perspectives on interaction and second language acquisition and builds on recent calls for a greater awareness of the interdependence of social and cognitive factors in the process of language learning. Copyright 2010 Rita Tognini, Jenefer Philp and Rhonda Oliver. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
The provision and uptake of different types of recasts in child and adult ESL learners: what is the role of age and context?
Creators: name: Oliver, Rhonda
name: Grote, Ellen
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The role of conversational interaction in second language research has increasingly been seen as playing a facilitative role in second language learning. As such there have been a number of studies focussing on different types of interaction, including feedback such as recasts, and their potential role in second language learning. In this study, using Sheens (2006) taxonomy, we compare various types of recasts delivered to child ESL learners. Further, we examine two variables: context (teacher-fronted classrooms versus pair work, including NNS-NNS and NNS-NS dyads) and age (the results of this study with children are compared with the results from Sheens (2006) study of adults) and the impact these factors have on this form of feedback. We also examine the opportunity for, and the actual uptake that may follow these recasts, for child ESL learners. The findings suggest that age and context make a difference, both in relation to the provision of recasts (in terms of their type and characteristics), as well as in relation to their uptake, though to a lesser extent. Context also influences the opportunity for uptake afforded to child learners. The theoretical and pedagogical implications of these results are outlined at the conclusion of this paper. Copyright 2010 Monash University ePress. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Weakness of Will
Creators: name: Khalil, Elias L.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The dominant view regards weakness of will an anomaly facing the standard theory of rationality. The paper argues the opposite: What is anomalous is that weakness of will is not pervasive enough. In a simple model, the paper shows that weakness of will is the dominant strategy in a game between current self and future self. This leads to the motivating question of the paper: Why is weakness of will is not pervasivev - given that precommitment and punishment are not sufficiently pervasive to remedy the weakness of will? The paper argues that the answer lies in what Adam Smith calls the "propriety" mechanism: Humans demand self-respect and, hence, exercise self-command over appetites and emotions.
Persistence in Japanese language study and learners' cultural/linguistic backgrounds
Creators: name: Matsumoto, Masanori
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Motivational characteristics of students learning Japanese as a foreign language at universities in Australia were investigated to find out what affecting factors are closely related to their intentions for continuing/discontinuing their study. The results showed that students cultural/linguistic backgrounds have a significant impact on their performance in learning the language, and sustaining motivation, which is closely related to their interest in aspects of Japanese culture, is an important determinant for persistence in their study. Developing intrinsic cultural interest is an important factor for sustaining motivation, which is more likely to occur when learners have distant cultural/linguistic backgrounds from Japanese. Closer cultural/linguistic backgrounds, on the other hand, may become hazardous for having accurate self-efficacy. Copyright 2009 Masanori Matsumoto. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
A. Rappa and L. Wee, Language Policy and Modernity in Southeast Asia (Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand): (New York: Springer. 2006. pp. 159.)
Creators: name: Ridge, Brian
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2007 Brian Ridge. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
The effects of music, relaxation and suggestion on tertiary students' affect and achievement in learning Japanese as a foreign language
Creators: name: Shimbo, Kuninori
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This study investigates the effects of the three major factors of Suggestopedia music, relaxation and suggestion on the students affect and development of communicative competence in tertiary Japanese language classes. A review of literature on Suggestopedia, the original form of Accelerated Learning (AL), shows that its effects are controversial, surrounded by misunderstanding and lack of appropriate evaluation. There is a need to clarify the nature of AL and the effects of its factors. Two existing classes were randomly assigned as a control group (n = 29) and an experimental group (n = 25). This quasi-experimental study lasted for 12 weeks with 3 stages of 4 weeks each. The results of t-tests showed that there existed no major significant differences between the two groups. When differences between each stage were examined carefully, however, it was found that self-concept increased significantly with the introduction of suggestion. The findings did not support the general claims that AL has positive effects on language learning, but it was found that among the three independent variables suggestion influenced students affect positively. The finding implies that the teachers positive messages are powerful tools to enhance students affect in learning a foreign language. Copyright 2008 Kuninori Shimbo. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Patricia A. Duff, Case study research in applied linguistics: (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, New York, London. 2007. pp. ix, 233)
Creators: name: Lambert, Brigitte
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2008 Brigitte Lambert. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Doing battle with a noun: notes on the grammar of terror
Creators: name: Crichton, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Studies from a range of disciplinary perspectives have highlighted how the public rhetoric of the Bush administration has shaped the representation of the conflict which has followed 9/11. However, the literature in this area raises but does not itself address the question of how the administrations use of terror, terrorism and terrorist(s) contributes to this representation. This paper addresses the question by providing a preliminary analysis of how these terms participate in the grammar of twelve of George W. Bushs speeches since 9/11. Drawing on Systemic Functional Grammar, the analysis suggests that terror has become interchangeable with terrorism and terrorist(s), resulting in the personification of terror as an abstract agent. The implications of this construction are explored in relation to the literature on the rhetoric associated with the war on terror. Copyright 2007 Jonathan Crichton. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Thermal stability and unfolding pathways of hyperthermophilic and mesophilic periplasmic binding proteins studied by molecular dynamics simulation
Creators: name: Chen, Lin
name: Li, Xue
name: Wang, Ruige
name: Fang, Fengqin
name: Yang, Wanli
name: Kan, Wei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: The ribose binding protein (RBP), a sugar-binding periplasmic protein, is involved in the transport and signaling processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Although several cellular and structural studies have been reported, a description of the thermostability of RBP at the molecular level remains elusive. Focused on the hyperthermophilic Thermoytoga maritima RBP (tmRBP) and mesophilic Escherichia coli homolog (ecRBP), we applied molecular dynamics simulations at four different temperatures (300, 380, 450, and 500 K) to obtain a deeper insight into the structural features responsible for the reduced thermostability of the ecRBP. The simulations results indicate that there are distinct structural differences in the unfolding pathway between the two homologs and the ecRBP unfolds faster than the hyperthermophilic homologs at certain temperatures in accordance with the lower thermal stability found experimentally. Essential dynamics analysis uncovers that the essential subspaces of ecRBP and tmRBP are non-overlapping and these two proteins show different directions of motion within the simulations trajectories. Such an understanding is required for designing efficient proteins with characteristics for a particular application.
Thermal Stability and Unfolding Pathways of Hyperthermophilic and Mesophilic Periplasmic binding proteins studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Creators: name: Chen, Lin
name: Li, Xue
name: Yang, Wanli
name: Wang, Ruige
name: Fang, Fengqin
name: Kan, Wei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Computational Biology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Information and Computing Sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The ribose binding protein (RBP), a sugar-binding periplasmic protein, is involved in the transport and signaling processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Although several cellular and structural studies have been reported, a description of the thermostability of RBP at the molecular level remains elusive. Focused on the hyperthermophilic Thermoytoga maritima RBP (tmRBP) and mesophilic Escherichia coli homolog (ecRBP), we applied molecular dynamics simulations at four different temperatures (300, 380, 450, and 500 K) to obtain a deeper insight into the structural features responsible for the reduced thermostability of the ecRBP. The simulations results indicate that there are distinct structural differences in the unfolding pathway between the two homologues and the ecRBP unfolds faster than the hyperthermophilic homologues at certain temperatures in accordance with the lower thermal stability found experimentally. Essential dynamics analysis uncovers that the essential subspaces of ecRBP and tmRBP are non-overlapping and these two proteins show different direction of motion within the simulations trajectories. Such an understanding is required for designing efficient proteins with characteristics for a particular application.
G.P. Smith Growing up with Tok Pisin: Contact, creolization and change in Papua New Guineas national language: (London: Battlebridge Publications. 2002. Pp. i, 244).
Creators: name: Scoble, Gillian A
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2006 Gillian A Scoble. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
J. Holmes, Gendered Talk at Work: Constructing Gender Identity through Workplace Discourse: (Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. 2006. pp. XI, 251)
Creators: name: Ardington, Angela
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2007 Angela Ardington. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Antecedents and consequences of TESOL student expectations
Creators: name: Bordia, Sarbari
name: Wales, Lynn
name: Gallois, Cindy
name: Pittam, Jeffery
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Affective variables can help understand differences in student performance. This paper presents student expectations as an affective variable that has so far received little research attention. Students have expectations from educational providers, the fulfilment of which can create a positive learning environment leading to better performance. This study investigates students expectations from programs, the sources of these expectations and the outcomes of unmet expectations. A questionnaire was administered to learners of English as an additional language (n=65) in Brisbane, Australia. Factor analyses were conducted, and the results indicated that expectations are affected by levels of competitiveness, the educational and cultural gap between the home country and Australia, future orientation, and social value in the homeland. Unmet expectations affect performance, emotions, learning behaviour and cause rebelliousness. Follow-up interviews of teachers (n=10) at the same institutions were conducted to validate the results of the study. Students are likely to exhibit poorer performance and experience negative affective outcomes, thus hindering learning, if expectations are unmet. They may consider changing institutions and providing negative recommendations to prospective students. This research extends the understanding of affective variables in second language acquisition and has practical implications for educational providers. Copyright 2008 Sarbari Bordia, Lynn Wales, Cindy Gallois and Jeffery Pittam. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Clock-controlled StAR’s expression and corticosterone production contribute to the endotoxemia immune response
Creators: name: Luo, Yonglun
name: Wang, Kangli
name: Wang, Yan
name: Zhang, Xiaolin
name: Teng, Huajing
name: Sun, Zhongsheng
name: Wang, Jiesi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mental Health
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Meta Science
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Biochemistry

description: Increased studies have revealed that core mammalian clock genes regulate immune functions. Previously, we reported Per2m/m mice displayed a down-regulated circadian immune response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge. However, the mediators between Per2 and immune function and their underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, serum corticosterone (CORT), a hormone which played a crucial role in immune suppression, was found to be significantly increased in Per2m/m mice compared with the one in wild-type mice following LPS administration at ZT3 and ZT8. The elevated level of serum CORT was correlated with their higher survival rate, which could be further suppressed by glucocorticoid receptor antagonist. Expression of StAR, a rate-limiting enzyme in CORT synthesis, as well as the expression of core clock genes (Clock/Bmal1), was more strongly induced and longer lasting in Per2m/m mice in contrast to the ones in control mice after LPS injection. Additionally, the binding of CLOCK and BMAL1 to StAR’s promoter was elevated after LPS administration, and the binding was higher in Per2m/m mice. Furthermore, loss of Clock function resulted in lower survival and failed to induce the serum CORT production and StAR expression in Clockm/m mice following LPS administration. Our results revealed that CORT, regulated by Bmal1/Clock transcriptional activation of StAR’s expression, could function as a mediator between clock system and immune response and contribute to the endotoxemia resistance in Per2m/m mice.
M. East, Dictionary use in foreign language writing exams (impact and implications): (Amsterdam; Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2008, pp. xii, 228)
Creators: name: Ridge, Brian
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2010 Brian Ridge. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Comparison of vehicle exhaust particle size distributions measured by SMPS and EEPS during steady-state conditions
Creators: name: Xue, Jian
name: Li, Yang
name: Wang, Xiaoliang
name: Durbin, Thomas D.
name: Johnson, Kent C.
name: Karavalakis, Georgios
name: Asa-Awuku, Akua
name: Villela, Mark
name: Quiros, David
name: Hu, Shaohua
name: Huai, Tao
name: Ayala, Alberto
name: Jung, Heejung S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Fast-sizing spectrometers, such as the TSI Engine Exhaust Particle Sizer (EEPS), have been widely used to measure transient particle size distributions of vehicle exhaust. Recently, size distributions measured during different test cycles have begun to be used for calculating suspended particulate mass; however, several recent evaluations have shown some deficiencies of this approach and discrepancies relative to the gravimetric reference method. The EEPS converts electrical charge carried by particles into size distributions based on mobility classification and a specific calibration, and TSI recently released a matrix optimized for vehicle emissions as described by Wang et al. (2015a). This study evaluates the performance of the new matrix (Soot Matrix) relative to the original matrix (Default Matrix) and reference size distributions measured by a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS). Steady-state particle size distributions were generated from the following five sources to evaluate exhaust particulates with various morphologies estimated by mass-mobility scaling exponent: (1) a diesel generator operating on ultralow sulfur diesel (ULSD), (2) a diesel generator operating on biodiesel, (3) a gasoline direct-injection (GDI) vehicle operating at two speeds, (4) a conventional port-fuel injection (PFI) gasoline vehicle, and (4) a light-duty diesel (LDD) vehicle equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF). Generally, the new Soot Matrix achieved much better agreement to the SMPS reference for particles smaller than 30 nm and larger than 100 nm, and also broadened the accumulation mode distribution that was previously too narrow using the Default Matrix. However, EEPS distributions still did not agree with SMPS reference measurements when challenged by a strong nucleation mode during high-load operation of the LDD vehicle. This work quantifies the range of accuracy that can be expected when measuring particle size distribution, number concentration, and integrated particle mass of vehicle emissions when using the new static calibration derived based on properties of classical diesel soot.
Comparison of Vehicle Exhaust Particle Size Distributions Measured by SMPS and EEPS During Steady-State Conditions
Creators: name: Xue, Jian
name: Li, Yang
name: Wang, Xiaoliang
name: Durbin, Thomas D.
name: Johnson, Kent C.
name: Karavalakis, Georgios
name: Asa-Awuku, Akua
name: Villela, Mark
name: Quiros, David
name: Hu, Shaohua
name: Huai, Tao
name: Ayala, Alberto
name: Jung, Heejung S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Fast-sizing spectrometers, such as the TSI Engine Exhaust Particle Sizer (EEPS), have been widely used to measure transient particle size distributions of vehicle exhaust. Recently, size distributions measured during different test cycles have begun to be used for calculating suspended particulate mass; however, several recent evaluations have shown some deficiencies in this approach and discrepancies relative to the gravimetric reference method. The EEPS converts electrical charge carried by particles into size distributions based on mobility classification and a specific calibration, and TSI recently released a matrix optimized for vehicle emissions as described by Wang et al. (Submitteda). This study evaluates the performance of the new matrix (soot matrix) relative to the original matrix (default matrix) and reference size distributions measured by a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS). Steady-state particle size distributions were generated from the following five sources to evaluate exhaust particulates with various morphologies estimated by mass-mobility scaling exponent: (1) A diesel generator operating on ultralow sulfur diesel, (2) a diesel generator operating on biodiesel, (3) a gasoline direct-injection vehicle operating at two speeds, (4) a conventional port-fuel injection gasoline vehicle, and (4) a light-duty diesel (LDD) vehicle equipped with a diesel particulate filter. Generally, the new soot matrix achieved much better agreement with the SMPS reference for particles smaller than 30 nm and larger than 100 nm, and also broadened the accumulation mode distribution that was previously too narrow using the default matrix. However, EEPS distributions still did not agree with SMPS reference measurements when challenged by a strong nucleation mode during high-load operation of the LDD vehicle. This work quantifies the range of accuracy that can be expected when measuring particle size distribution, number concentration, and integrated particle mass of vehicle emissions when using the new static calibration derived based on the properties of classical diesel soot.Copyright © 2015 American Association for Aerosol Research
Comparison of Vehicle Exhaust Particle Size Distributions Measured by SMPS and EEPS During Steady-State Conditions
Creators: name: Xue, Jian
name: Li, Yang
name: Wang, Xiaoliang
name: Durbin, Thomas D.
name: Johnson, Kent C.
name: Karavalakis, Georgios
name: Asa-Awuku, Akua
name: Villela, Mark
name: Quiros, David
name: Hu, Shaohua
name: Huai, Tao
name: Ayala, Alberto
name: Jung, Heejung S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Fast-sizing spectrometers, such as the TSI Engine Exhaust Particle Sizer (EEPS), have been widely used to measure transient particle size distributions of vehicle exhaust. Recently, size distributions measured during different test cycles have begun to be used for calculating suspended particulate mass; however, several recent evaluations have shown some deficiencies in this approach and discrepancies relative to the gravimetric reference method. The EEPS converts electrical charge carried by particles into size distributions based on mobility classification and a specific calibration, and TSI recently released a matrix optimized for vehicle emissions as described by Wang et al. (Submitteda). This study evaluates the performance of the new matrix (soot matrix) relative to the original matrix (default matrix) and reference size distributions measured by a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS). Steady-state particle size distributions were generated from the following five sources to evaluate exhaust particulates with various morphologies estimated by mass-mobility scaling exponent: (1) A diesel generator operating on ultralow sulfur diesel, (2) a diesel generator operating on biodiesel, (3) a gasoline direct-injection vehicle operating at two speeds, (4) a conventional port-fuel injection gasoline vehicle, and (4) a light-duty diesel (LDD) vehicle equipped with a diesel particulate filter. Generally, the new soot matrix achieved much better agreement with the SMPS reference for particles smaller than 30 nm and larger than 100 nm, and also broadened the accumulation mode distribution that was previously too narrow using the default matrix. However, EEPS distributions still did not agree with SMPS reference measurements when challenged by a strong nucleation mode during high-load operation of the LDD vehicle. This work quantifies the range of accuracy that can be expected when measuring particle size distribution, number concentration, and integrated particle mass of vehicle emissions when using the new static calibration derived based on the properties of classical diesel soot.Copyright 2015 American Association for Aerosol Research
English as an international language: challenges and possibilities
Creators: name: Clyne, Michael
name: Sharifian, Farzad
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In recent years, there has been a rapid evolution in the demographics of English speaking communities and individuals around the world, with an unprecedented growth in the number of users and learners of English. In the majority of cases, these learners and users are those who would traditionally have been classified as non-native speakers. This trend towards non-native speakers far outweighing native speakers in number is projected to pick up speed. The evolving nature of English in this context of its globalisation has called for a reassessment of a number of key dimensions in applied linguistic studies of English. Scholarly debates have surfaced about various political issues including the validity of the old distinction between native and non-native speakers, what form English should or is likely to take as a language of international/intercultural communication (or lingua franca), and which groups are empowered and which ones disadvantaged by the accelerating prominence of English. Collectively, the essays in this issue of the journal engage with these issues in order to take the debate up to the next level. This article is a position paper which offers to open up the forum and to expand on some of some of these fundamental questions. Copyright 2009 Michael Clyne and Farzad Sharifian. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
F. Christie and J.R. Martin (eds), Language, knowledge and pedagogy: Functional Linguistic and sociological perspectives: (London, Continuum. 2007. pp. xiii, 267)
Creators: name: Jones, Pauline
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description provided Copyright 2008 Pauline Jones. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
The focus group interview: rising to the challenge in qualitative research methodology
Creators: name: Ho, Debbie
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper explores the possibility of expanding the focus group interview into the field of English as a Second Language (ESL), where this research methodology is yet to be thoroughly explored. Specifically, it aims to challenge popular criticisms about the reliability and validity of the focus group as a qualitative research methodology. It does this by first setting up a list of five main criticisms of the focus group interview drawn from current literature on research methodology within the social sciences and education. Based on transcripts of interactional data gathered from focus group interviews carried out among ESL students in a formal ESL context, it then provides a direct and detailed response to each criticism. The arguments put forward demonstrate that the focus group interview, as a method of data collection, may be particularly relevant in gathering the viewpoints and opinions of participants who have traditionally not been well represented through the more conventional and common methods currently employed in ESL research studies. Furthermore, the paper raises conscious awareness about the potential of the focus group as a viable and verifiable tool in qualitative research methodology. Copyright 2006 Debbie G.E. Ho. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Inactivation of Heterosigma akashiwo in ballast water by circular orifice plate-generated hydrodynamic cavitation
Creators: name: Feng, Daolun
name: Zhao, Jie
name: Liu, Tian
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: The discharge of alien ballast water is a well-known, major reason for marine species invasion. Here, circular orifice plate-generated hydrodynamic cavitation was used to inactivate Heterosigma akashiwo in ballast water. In comparison with single- and multihole orifice plates, the conical-hole orifice plate yielded the highest inactivation percentage, 51.12%, and consumed only 6.84% energy (based on a 50% inactivation percentage). Repeating treatment, either using double series-connection or circling inactivation, elevated the inactivation percentage, yet consumed much more energy. The results indicate that conical-hole-generated hydrodynamic cavitation shows great potential as a pre-inactivation method for ballast water treatment.
Community and culture in intercultural language learning
Creators: name: Scarino, Angela
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper addresses changing meanings attached to the concept of community in languages education in the school setting in Australia. The change consists of a shift from community as a necessary definitional category, created in the mid 1970s to mark the recognition of languages other than English used in the Australian community, to a recognition, in the current context of increasing mobility of people and ideas, of the need to problematise the concept of community towards working with the complexity of the lived, dynamic languages and cultures in the repertoires of students. Intercultural language learning is discussed as a way of thinking about communities in languages education in current times. Copyright 2007 Angela Scarino. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Inactivation of Heterosigma akashiwo in Ballast Water by Circular Orifice Plate-generated Hydrodynamic Cavitation
Creators: name: Feng, Daolun
name: Zhao, Jie
name: Liu, Tian
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Genetics

description: The discharge of alien ballast water is a well known, major reason for marine species invasion. Here, circular orifice plate-generated hydrodynamic cavitation was used to inactivate Heterosigma akashiwo in ballast water. In comparison with single- and multi-hole orifice plates, the conical-hole orifice plate yielded the highest inactivation percentage, 51.12%, and consumed only 6.84% energy (based on a 50% inactivation percentage). Repeating treatment, either using double series-connection or circling inactivation, elevated the inactivation percentage, yet consumed much more energy. The results indicate that conical-hole-generated hydrodynamic cavitation shows great potential as a pre-inactivation method for ballast water treatment.
THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE IN KARAKALPAKSTAN
Creators: name: Begdullaev, Ilyas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Mass media plays a crucial role in shaping and developing culture in Karakalpakstan by preserving traditions, promoting national identity, and facilitating cultural exchange. This article explores the historical evolution of mass media in the region, from early print and broadcast media to modern digital platforms. It highlights how television, radio, newspapers, and social media contribute to cultural awareness, artistic expression, and community engagement. Additionally, the article examines challenges such as globalization, language barriers, and financial constraints that affect media’s cultural impact. Finally, recommendations are provided to enhance the role of mass media in fostering cultural development, emphasizing the need for government support, media literacy, and digital innovation.
Methylenebisnicotiflorin: a rare methylene-bridged bisflavonoid glycoside from ripe Pu-er tea
Creators: name: Tao, Mu-Ke
name: Xu, Min
name: Zhang, Han
name: Chen, Hui
name: Liu, Chang
name: Zhu, Hong-Tao
name: Wang, Dong
name: Yang, Chong-Ren
name: Zhang, Ying-Jun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: A new methylene-bridged dimeric flavonol glycoside, methylenebisnicotiflorin (1), was isolated from ripe Pu-er tea, along with 10 known flavonoids (2–11) and seven known phenolic compounds (12–18). The structure elucidation was based on spectroscopic analysis. Among them, 1,3-dihydroxyphenyl-2-O-sulfate (13), 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid (16) and 3,3′,4,4′-tetrahydroxybiphenyl (18) are reported from tea plants for the first time.
His Final Words: A Wild Plaint Calls Attention to Black Male Mental Health
Creators: name: Walker, Jaiden Camille
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2021
Subjects: A wild Plaint
Aubrey Gray
Fenton Johnson
Mental Health
Black Men
Signature Course Information Literacy Award

description: This project won first place in the 2022 Signature Course Information Literacy Award. The award recognizes exemplary student work that achieves the learning outcomes of the Signature Course information literacy requirement, that students will be able to create and execute a research strategy, critically evaluate information, and navigate the scholarly conversation. Jaiden Walker self-nominated her paper “His Final Words: A Wild Plaint Calls Attention to Black Male Mental Health” in from Arturo De Lozanne’s UGS 303 course - Originality in the Arts and Sciences. Her TA Olivia Spiers said of her paper “Ms. Walker brings in an abundance of outside evidence to back up her claims that Johnson’s poem paints a bleak, systematic picture of Black men’s poor mental health in America. She also includes direct quotes to further drive her points that Johnson’s turbulent feelings and emotions within the poem mirror many of the struggles Black men still face today. ...Ms. Walker brought an empathetic touch to her methodical study.” The Judges were impressed by the sources she brought together to help her connect an early 20th century work to a modern systemic issue.
A Rapid Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatographic Method for Simultaneous Determination of Three Ephedrine Alkaloids in Ephedra Herb and Its Preparations
Creators: name: Lu, Ning-wei
name: Li, Ning
name: Dong, Yu-ming
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Hematology
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Genetics
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: A rapid hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatographic method has been developed and validated for simultaneous quantitative analysis of methylephedrine, ephedrine, and pseudoephedrine in Ephedra Herb and its preparations. The chromatographic method was performed using a mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-ammonium acetate (pH 5.0; 0.195 M) (95:5, v/v), running at 1.5 mL min−1 on a Pinnacle II Cyano column (5 µm, 150 × 4.6 mm) at 30°C. The detector wavelength was set at 208 nm. The chromatographic method was validated for specificity, linearity and range, limit of detection and quantification, precision, stability, repeatability, and accuracy. The main parameters were specificity (peak purity match factors were >980), linearity (r > 0.9996), intra- and inter-day precisions (RSD %, 0.48  ∼ 1.70, and RSD %, 0.81 ∼ 1.86, respectively), limit of detections and quantifications (29.49 and 98.31 ng mL−1 for methylephedrine; 47.74 and 159.1 ng mL−1 for ephedrine; 121.8 and 406.0 ng mL−1 for pseudoephedrine). The standard addition recoveries were in the range of 86.84 ∼ 102.1% and the RSDs of them were <5.23% in samples. The main mechanism was discussed from properties of analytes and optimized process. The results indicated the developed method was rapid (8 min), sensitive, and accurate for simultaneous determination of the analytes in Ephedra Herb and its three preparations.
Research management in Malaysia – an evolution of research and development at the University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia
Creators: name: Bong, Yiibonn
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 160511 Research, Science and Technology Policy
subject: FOS: Political science
subject: 80708 Records and Information Management (excl. Business Records and Information Management)
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: 150305 Human Resources Management
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 150310 Organisation and Management Theory

description: This blog article is an overview of how University of Malaya, one of the Research Universities in Malaysia, has structured its Research Management and Innovation provision and how placing research management staffs under the same complex helping each other in carrying out tasks for the top 100 universities in the world aim.
Homeopathy: An Overview and Analysis
Creators: name: Hanson, Ty Mackay
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2021
Subjects: Signature Course Information Literacy Award
Homeopathy
Belief

description: This project won third place in the 2022 Signature Course Information Literacy Award. The award recognizes exemplary student work that achieves the learning outcomes of the Signature Course information literacy requirement, that students will be able to create and execute a research strategy, critically evaluate information, and navigate the scholarly conversation. This paper was nominated by Dr. Jacqueline Woolley and completed in her UGS 302 class Why We Believe Weird Things. Dr. Woolley said of Hanson’s paper “I selected this particular paper...because [it] was fascinating and included a wide range of information on the topic – homeopathy. Much to the chagrin of his peer reviewer, his paper was about twice as long as it was supposed to be, but it so wonderfully reflects his boundless enthusiasm about the topic that I didn’t mind. In addition, he used a varied selection of ...sources ..., including scientific web sites, government research organization web sites, databases, and empirical articles in medical journals.” The award judges were impressed by his ability to choose and synthesize sources on such a difficult topic.
Lost In Translation: La mala hora to Minority Language Suppression
Creators: name: Donthineni, Neha
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2021
Subjects: Signature Course Information Literacy Award
La Mala Hora
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
translation

description: This project won second place in the 2022 Signature Course Information Literacy Award. The award recognizes exemplary student work that achieves the learning outcomes of the Signature Course information literacy requirement, that students will be able to create and execute a research strategy, critically evaluate information, and navigate the scholarly conversation. Neha Donthineni self-nominated her paper “Lost in Translation: La mala hora to Minority Language Suppression” from Arturo De Lozanne’s UGS 303 course - Originality in the Arts and Sciences. Her TA Olivia Spiers said of her paper “During her time researching this work, Ms. Donthineni was in close contact with Harry Ransom Center employees in order to receive the most complete and authentic analysis of her chosen artifact. While her paper was rooted in the novel’s characteristics and historical context, Ms. Donthineni launched her paper into contemporary times by bringing in recent research on minority language suppression and its impacts around the world today. She shows adept skill in narrowing in her findings and organizing her research on such complex issues in a very understandable and fluent way.” The Judges were impressed by her use of sources and by her evolution as a researcher as she worked on this paper.
Troska Kościoła w Polsce o edukację medialną
Creators: name: Drzewiecki, Piotr
name: Kot, Mateusz
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications

description: The article is an analysis of the contemporary teaching of the Church in Poland concerning media education and practical forms of its implementation in society. The source of the research are documents of the 2nd Polish Plenary Synod and Polish Bishops’ Conference and also documented catholic initiatives – educational, social and ecclesial ones.