cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
'Joy': memorialisation and the limits of tolerance
Creators: name: Frances, Raelene
name: Kimber, Julie
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: While there are a growing number of 'counter-hegemonic' monuments in Australia, the numerous workers' memorials commemorating heroic male figures---coalminers, truck drivers, timber workers and wharf labourers---retain the exclusionary characteristic of traditional or 'institutional' memorialising. Many such memorials nourish a masculinist, albeit working class, vision of Australia's nation building efforts, while commemoration of the lives of women---beyond 'the exceptional'---is rare in the public sphere. This article examines one such rarity: the statue of 'Joy' commemorating the lives of women who worked as prostitutes in the 'red light' district of East Sydney, an urban environment then in the later stages of gentrification. 'Joy' is a memorial resembling the more recent tradition of 'new genre' public art; art that 'seeks to disrupt prevailing conceptions of the city'. When the larger-than-life cement, marble dust and steel statue took up her position on the street in East Sydney, New South Wales, it elicited widespread controversy. It is these different responses that are the subject of this article. They provide a snapshot of late-twentieth century Sydney views on prostitution and history.
Two journals with the same ISSN دومجله دقیقا همنام در دو کشور متفاوت با دو آی اس اس ان متفاوت
Creators: name: Jalalian, Mehrdad
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Two journals with the same ISSN دومجله دقیقا همنام در دو کشور متفاوت با دو آی اس اس ان متفاوت
Microslit nod-shuffle spectroscopy: A technique for achieving very high densities of spectra
Creators: name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We describe a new approach to obtaining very high surface densities of optical spectra in astronomical observations with extremely accurate subtraction of night sky emission. The observing technique requires that the telescope is nodded rapidly between targets and adjacent sky positions; object and sky spectra are recorded on adjacent regions of a low-noise CCD through charge shuffling. This permits the use of extremely high densities of small slit apertures (“microslits”) since an extended slit is not required for sky interpolation. The overall multiobject advantage of this technique is as large as 2.9 times that of conventional multislit observing for an instrument configuration which has an underfilled CCD detector and is always greater than 1.5 for high target densities. The “nod-shuffle” technique has been practically implemented at the Anglo-Australian Telescope as the “LDSS++ project” and achieves sky subtraction accuracies as good as 0.04%, with even better performance possible. This is a factor of 10 better than is routinely achieved with long slits. LDSS++ has been used in various observational modes, which we describe, and for a wide variety of astronomical projects. The nod-shuffle approach should be of great benefit to most spectroscopic (e.g., long slit, fiber, integral field) methods and would allow much deeper spectroscopy on very large telescopes (10 m or greater) than is currently possible. Finally, we discuss the prospects of using nod-shuffle to pursue extremely long spectroscopic exposures (many days) and of mimicking nod-shuffle observations with infrared arrays.
Smallholder Farmers' and Other Agricultural Sector Stakeholders' Priorities for Government Spending: Evidence from Zambia
Creators: name: Mason, Nicole M.
name: Auckland Kuteya
name: Resnick, Danielle
name: Caputo, Vincenzina
name: Mywish Maredia
name: Shupp, Robert
name: Hambulo Ngoma
name: Mason, Nicole M.
name: Auckland Kuteya
name: Resnick, Danielle
name: Caputo, Vincenzina
name: Mywish Maredia
name: Shupp, Robert
name: Hambulo Ngoma
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: International Development
subject: Food Security Group
subject: Michigan State University
subject: Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy
subject: Zambia

description: Empirical evidence from around the world suggests that public good investments in agricultural research and development (R&D), extension, and rural roads often yield relatively higher returns, while expenditures on private goods like agricultural subsidies often yield relatively lower returns. In contrast, the Zambian government devotes large shares of its agricultural sector spending to subsidies, leaving little money to devote to other agricultural sector programs and investments. No previous studies have attempted to measure Zambian smallholder farmers’ or other stakeholders’ preferences for different types of public expenditures. This paper summarizes the key insights from data on these preferences collected between 2015 and 2019 through four different surveys (the 2015 and 2019 Rural Agricultural Livelihoods Surveys--RALS15 and RALS19; a 2017 E Voucher Survey; and a 2019 stakeholder survey) and two different methodologies (a single open-ended question in RALS15 and RALS19; and the Best Worst Scaling [BWS] method in the E-Voucher survey and stakeholder survey).
Gene Cloning and Recombinant DNA Libraries
Creators: name: Garg, HK
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: DNA Libraries
cDNA Libraries
Genomic Libraries
rDNA Libraries
Gene Cloning

description: Gene cloning involves the replication of DNA fragments in host organisms to produce identical copies. It serves as a vital tool for the production of proteins, vaccines, and therapeutic treatments.

On the other hand, rDNA libraries—systematic collections of cloned DNA sequences—function as extensive genomic and cDNA archives. Genomic libraries store all the genetic material from an organism, encompassing both coding and non-coding regions, while cDNA libraries represent the expressed genes, providing insights into active gene expression at specific times or conditions. These genetic toolkits allow scientists to identify, isolate, and study disease-causing mutations.
Biofilms, tapis et agrégats microbiens : vers une vision unificatrice
Creators: name: Hubas, Cédric
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: biofilms
microbial mats
chemotaxonomy
chemical ecology
benthic ecology
marine ecology
biogeochemistry
symbiosis

description: Ce document est une copie de mon manuscrit de HDR (Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches) soutenue le 7 décembre 2018. Le document est en Français. This document is a copy of my HDR manuscript (habilitation thesis) defended on December 7, 2018. The document is in French. Abstract: The complexity of the mechanisms underlying the fixation and installation of microorganisms on a given surface, or substrate, is such that it is often impossible to predict which community will develop. The nature of the substrates, the physico-chemical environment, the surface roughness, seasonal fluctuations and various anthropogenic forcings all determine the interactions and make each biofilm unique. However, this uniqueness is only apparent. Whatever the complexity of the biofilm considered, its general structure will be invariable and will contain a certain number of elements of similarity with, in foreground, the secretion of extracellular polymers. These secretions support a number important ecosystem functions and services that are common to all microbial communities. My research aims to answer fundamental questions about the determinism of the fixation of microorganisms, their development and their roles in the functioning of ecosystems.
Changing the landscape of psychiatric research: What will the RDoC initiative by NIMH achieve?
Creators: name: Bishop, Dorothy V M
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Clinical Psychology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Neuroscience and Physiological Psychology

description: In 2013, Tom Insel, Director of the US funding agency, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), created a stir with a blogpost in which he criticised the DSM5 and laid out the vision of a new Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project. This aimed "to transform diagnosis by incorporating genetics, imaging, cognitive science, and other levels of information to lay the foundation for a new classification system." I discuss five problems with this approach.
Correlação da composição corporal com a função pulmonar e com a força muscular respiratória em indivíduos com Trissomia 21 no Distrito Federal
Creators: name: Azevedo, Monique De
name: Jônatas De França Barros
name: Vínicius Zacarias Maldaner Da Silva
name: Junior, Gerson Cipriano
name: Gorla, José Ireneu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010

description: Trabalho apresentado em congresso.
title: Flüchtlingspolitik in der EU: Heiliger Sankt Florian, verschon’ mein Haus, zünd’ and’re an!
Creators: name: Markard, Nora
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
Older patients benefit more from sequential courses of washed microbiota transplantation than younger population with ulcerative colitis
Creators: name: Liu, Yujie
name: Ji, Xinghui
name: Huang, Yihao
name: Li, Qianqian
name: Ding, Xiao
name: Wang, Yun
name: Zhang, Sheng
name: Wen, Quan
name: Cui, Bota
name: Lu, Xiang
name: Zhang, Faming
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: The short-term efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for ulcerative colitis (UC) has increasingly been evaluated. However, few studies have examined the long-term efficacy and its predictors. This study aimed to assess the clinical factors affecting the long-term efficacy of FMT for patients with UC. This is a retrospective analysis of a prospective trial (NCT01790061) for patients with UC undergoing washed microbiota transplantation (WMT), which is the improved methodology of FMT. The long-term clinical efficacy of WMT and the factors affecting efficacy were analyzed. A total of 259 patients were included for analysis. Of 70.7% (183/259) of patients achieved a clinical response at 1 month after WMT and 29.7% (77/259) achieved steroid-free clinical remission 6 months after WMT. Total 44 patients maintained a clinical response for ≥24 months, and 33 (17.1%, 33/193) achieved steroid-free clinical remission for ≥24 months with WMT monotherapy. Patients with age at UC onset of ≥60 years, mild disease severity and undergoing ≥2 courses of WMT during the response within 6 months were more likely to achieve steroid-free clinical remission 6 months after WMT. Besides, independent factors associated with the long-term response of WMT for UC were age at onset of ≥60 years and ≥2 courses of WMT during the response. This study indicated WMT could induce short-term steroid-free clinical remission and maintain long-term response in UC, especially for older patients and patients undergoing sequential courses.
title: The Final War: a novel with exegesis, ‘Post-War Science Fiction, the impact of the Second World War on Science Fiction in the Golden Age of Science Fiction 1940-1970.’
Creators: name: Hollows, M
Publisher: name: Liverpool John Moores University
Year: 2024

description: This practice-based PhD comprises of two parts, examining the impact of the Second World War on the genesis of the science fiction genre during its so-called golden age, and its use as an analogical tool for current affairs and social issues. The creative part consists of the adult science fiction (SF) novel The Final War. The book is the start of a potential series of novels examining the human othering of an alien species, the Esseridians, from the perspective of a human intergalactic peacekeeper and a human politician, who oversee terrorist attacks on colonies and the breakdown in communications which leads to a galactic war. The novel is an exploration and analogy of the War on Terror and the resultant Islamophobia in Western culture, as well as a creative exploration of the effects of the rise of xenophobia, othering, and hate crime in Britain, given the result of the Brexit referendum in 2016 and the rising anti-immigration narrative. The critical part of this thesis contextualises the writing of the novel, The Final War, alongside an exploration of the genesis of the science fiction genre, through the Second World War to its golden age. It is this era in which I argue the genre found its niche and became a recognisable literary genre. Chapter one of the critical part of the thesis shows that it is from these roots that the genre became a medium for social and political commentary and critique. Chapter two continues this argument with an examination of key golden age texts, discussing how the authors used their craft to analogise and analyse the culture of their time in the post-war world. The chapter examines how these issues can be written about, and how they must be addressed with care and respect towards others and their cultures. The third and final chapter compares these key texts to my own writing, examining how I was influenced as a writer and how The Final War was created, and how it was written to explore the issues of our modern world as other science fiction writers have done before.
Establishing a Patient and Public Participation (PPI) panel (Workpackage 1)
Creators: name: McLaughlin, Sharon
name: Clyne, Barbara
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2024

description: WP1 will focus on establishing a Patient and Public Participation (PPI) panel. The key deliverables are to:
- Establish a PPI panel focused on methodological based research such as HTA
- Embed PPI throughout the project including conduct and dissemination
- Build expertise and capacity for PPI in methodological research more broadly
Exploits of the skin trade: the ascent of post-humanism
Creators: name: Tofts, Darren
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Stelarc deconstructs the body in the truest sense of the term, not as a critical or interpretive act performed upon it, but as a series of speculative interventions enacted from within embodiment itself. The philosophical work of deconstruction is concerned with avenir, that which is to come. It is this imminence, of the body as unfinished, a verbal, iterative state of becoming, which constitutes Stelarc's ongoing body of work. From the remotely actuated and internet driven, fractal flesh performances of the 1990s (Fractal Flesh, Ping Body & Parasite) to his most recent exploration of phantom flesh, Ear on Arm (2006-ongoing), Stelarc stretches the limits of anatomical architectures in response to the ambient conditions of remote sensing and mediated co-presence; habits that, for the human race, are rapidly becoming second nature.
Humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease on immunosuppressive medication: association to serum drug levels and disease type
Creators: name: Jørgensen, Kristin Kaasen
name: Høivik, Marte Lie
name: Chopra, Adity
name: Benth, Jūratė Šaltytė
name: Ricanek, Petr
name: Moum, Prof Bjørn
name: Jyssum, Ingrid
name: Bolstad, Nils
name: Warren, David John
name: Vaage, Prof John T.
name: Munthe, Prof Ludvig A.
name: Lundin, Prof Knut E.A
name: Anisdahl, Karoline
name: Syversen, Silje Watterdal
name: Goll, Guro Løvik
name: Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof
name: Medhus, Asle W.
name: Jahnsen, Prof Jørgen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology

description: Immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not well characterized. The aims of this study were to explore the serological response associated with IBD, and immunosuppressive medications including serum concentrations of biologics and thiopurine metabolites. This prospective, observational study included adult patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), and healthy controls. Antibodies to the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins, and serum concentrations of ongoing biologic and immunomodulatory medications were assessed prior to, and 2-5 weeks after the second vaccine dose. Serologic response was defined as anti-Spike antibodies ≥70 AU/ml. In 958 IBD patients (380 UC, 578 CD) and 323 healthy controls, the median (Q1; Q3) anti-Spike antibody level (AU/ml) was lower in patients (618 (192; 4370)) compared to controls (3355 (896; 7849)) (p < 0.001). The antibody levels were lower in CD (439 (174; 3304)) compared to UC (1088 (251; 5975)) (p < 0.001). No associations were demonstrated between antibody levels and serum drug concentrations for TNF inhibitor (TNFi), vedolizumab and ustekinumab. Patients receiving TNFi + thiopurines with a subtherapeutic 6-thioguanine nucleotide (6-TGN) level had higher response rate (93%) compared to patients with 6-TGN within the therapeutic range (53%) (p = 0.003). A diagnosis of UC, mRNA-1273 vaccine, and other treatments than TNFi + thiopurines were associated with humoral response. Patients with CD had an attenuated humoral response to SARS-COV-2 vaccination as compared to patients with UC. The lack of association between serum levels of biologics and serologic response indicates vaccination regardless of proximity to drug administration.
Radiation-Pasteurizing Fresh Strawberries and other Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: Estimates of Costs and Benefits
Creators: name: Droge, John H.
name: Droge, John H.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1965
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Production Economics
subject: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
subject: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

description: Excerpts from the report Introduction: Spoilage losses in marketing fresh produce are substantial despite dramatic improvements in handling practices, containerization, and use of chemical decay deterrents. Results of technical research now in progress indicate that low-dose radiation-pasteurizing holds real promise for some commodities as a method of reducing spoilage and increasing shelf-life while retaining fresh product qualities. No pilot produce-irradiating facilities have been constructed, and no market tests have been made for radiation-pasteurized produce. But technical research involving the use of small-scale irradiators has advanced to where it is possible to make meaningful preliminary estimates of radiation-pasteurizing costs. In the study reported here, specific objectives were (1) the development of preliminary cost estimates for radiation-pasteurization of fresh strawberries; (2) estimation of money values of some important benefits expected to result from radiation-pasteurization of fresh strawberries; (3) development of preliminary estimates of the economic feasibility of radiation-pasteurization of fresh strawberries; and (4) an evaluation of the likely impact of this new method of food preservation on the structure of produce markets and methods of marketing.
description: Prepared for the Division of Isotopes Development of the United States Atomic Energy Commission by the Marketing Economics Division, United States Department of Agriculture, under contract No. At (49-11)-2085.
title: Die Angst vor der epistemischen Unsicherheit:: das gruppenspezifische Blutspendeverbot vor dem EuGH
Creators: name: Leuschner, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
title: A Never-Ending Story: Die Vorratsdatenspeicherung
Creators: name: Spiecker-Döhmann, Indra
name: Simitis, Spiros
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
Figures of speech: metaphors in the mobile phone literature
Creators: name: Wilken, Rowan
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Scant attention has been paid to the use of figures of speech in describing mobile telephony and how it is used. While there are isolated cases, as yet there is no study of metaphor use across a larger corpus of mobile phone research. This paper addresses this gap by developing a preliminary survey, or mapping, of the use of metaphors and other discursive figures and tropes in the available literature on mobile phones. It does this by using metaphors in internet literature as a springboard for analysis, as a comparable communications medium. Both for their general role as communications technologies, and their specific historicized position as 'new media', and with their capacities increasingly overlapping, mobile phones and the internet form a useful counterpoint. The paper summarises the key findings from earlier work mapping and critiquing the use of metaphor in the critical and popular writing on the internet. It then compares and contrasts these internet-based metaphors against those in the mobile literature. The paper concludes with a discussion of the perils and the promise of metaphor use in writing on communications technologies.
Identifying core components of rapid HTA products internationally ​(Workpackage 2)
Creators: name: McLaughlin, Sharon
name: Clyne, Barbara
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2024

description: WP2 will compare and contrast different rHTA products within the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) database. Key deliverables are:
- Develop cross-sectional analysis protocol
- Conduct searches, screening, data extraction and analysis
- Complete cross-sectional analysis
- Use data to inform development of WP3 studies
هشدار: جعل مجله آی اس آی لهستانی سیلوان بهمراه سرقت اطلاعات کارت اعتباری نویسندگان مقالات Warning! The Polish journal “Sylwan” is hijacked, plus the phishing attempt to steal the credit cards of authors
Creators: name: Jalalian, Mehrdad
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Warning! The Polish journal “Sylwan” is hijacked, plus the phishing attempt to steal the credit cards of authors. هشدار: جعل مجله آی اس آی لهستانی سیلوان بهمراه سرقت اطلاعات کارت اعتباری نویسندگان مقالات
How to choose a research topic for Ph.D.روش عملی انتخاب موضوع برای پایان نامه های تحصیلات تکمیلی و سایر پژوهشها
Creators: name: Jalalian, Mehrdad
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: How to choose a research topic for Ph.D. روش عملی انتخاب موضوع برای پایان نامه های تحصیلات تکمیلی و سایر پژوهشها
On extending the knowledge sharing practices in scientific collaboration to the semantic web
Creators: name: Annamalai, Muthukkaruppan
name: Sterling, Leon
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The internet has greatly facilitated scientific collaborations to efficaciously share their analytic knowledge. The impending semantic web promises to dispense with some of the human effort by making the shared knowledge accessible to machines on a semantic basis; giving rise to the connotation of webifying artificial intelligence (AI) for doing reasoning of science, if unchecked, could turn into another pipe-dream. In practise, as exemplified in this paper, it requires considerable effort to put the shared knowledge in common. Therefore, we stress the need to adopt a realistic attitude when extending the knowledge sharing practices in scientific collaboration to the semantic web. Drawing ideas from previous studies in academic communities, supported by our analysis about knowledge sharing in the case study domain of Experimental High- Energy Physics (EHEP), and acknowledging the limitation of AI, we advocate pursuing a pragmatic approach that emphasises the sharing of the analytic knowledge of a domain which is employed in computation, not cognition. Further, we highlight that it is suffice to focus on the directively and paradigmatically shared knowledge in a scientific collaboration.
'The 800 pound gorilla': the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the GAVI Alliance and philanthropy in international public policy
Creators: name: Moran, Michael
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The July 2006 announcement by investor Warren Buffett that he was to donate the vast bulk of his assets, primarily held in Berkshire Hathaway equities, to the foundation of the world’s richest man, Bill Gates, was met with widespread acclaim in the world’s media, by business and political leaders, and sections of the global development community. However while this marked a (contemporary) watershed in philanthropic giving it also highlighted an enduring oversight in international relations (IR) scholarship, namely a relative paucity of analysis of philanthropic foundations.1 While some media commentators appear to have overstated the importance of the Gates/Buffett partnership, particularly in the immediate aftermath of the announcement, it nonetheless holds significance not least because of the size of the combined endowment ($60 billion) and the volume of anticipated annual grants ($3 billion) (Okie 2006, 1084). The Gates Foundation’s annual outlays now surpass, or are equal to, the Official Development Assistance (ODA) transfers of ten of the twenty-two OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members, and all non-DAC OECD states (DAC 2007). When debt relief is removed from the dataset, and the anticipated rise that will gradually follow the Buffett ‘gift’ is factored in, the Foundation climbs the league table considerably and emerges as one of the most significant contributors of development assistance2 via a combination of direct grants to, and partnerships with, a range of international organisations (IOs), research institutes and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). [Introduction]
Long-term survival after liver transplantation for alcohol-related liver disease in the Nordic countries
Creators: name: Bergsmark, Thomas
name: Engesæter, Lise Katrine
name: Rasmussen, Allan
name: Bennet, William
name: Nordin, Arno
name: Pall, Virge
name: Line, Pål-Dag
name: Ericzon, Bo-Göran
name: Melum, Espen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is among the most common indications for liver transplantation (LTX) in Europe and North America, with good five-year survival rates post-LTX. Here we evaluated survival up to and beyond 20 years after LTX for patients with ALD compared to a comparison group. Patients with ALD and a comparison group transplanted in the Nordic countries between 1982 and 2020 were included. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Kaplan–Meier curves and predictors of survival were assessed with Cox-regressions. 831 patients with ALD and 2979 patients in the comparison group were included in the study. Patients with ALD were older at the time of LTX (p < .001) and more likely to be male (p < .001). The estimated median follow-up time was 9.1 years for the ALD-group and 11.1 years for the comparison group. 333 (40.1%) patients with ALD and 1010 (33.9%) patients in the comparison group died during follow-up. The overall survival was impaired for patients with ALD compared to the comparison group (p < .001) and was evident for male and female patients, patients transplanted before and after 2005, and observed in all age-groups except patients over 60 years. Age at transplant, waiting time, year of LTX and country of LTX were associated with decreased survival after LTX for patients with ALD. Patients with ALD have a decreased long-term survival following LTX. This difference was evident in most sub-groups of patients and warrants close follow-up of liver transplanted patients with ALD with focus on risk reduction.
High and low road approaches to the management of human resources: an examination of the relationship between business strategy, human resource management and high performance work practices
Creators: name: Gill, Carol
name: Meyer, Denny
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The Contingency approach to human resource management leads to the hypothesis that High Performance Work Practices (HPWP) are more compatible with 'High Road' business strategies that emphasize product differentiation through quality and innovation. More traditional human resource management is better suited to 'Low Road' business strategies that emphasise cost control and competition based primarily on price. Using data collected from a sample of 179 large Australian workplaces we tested the contingencies that influence HPWP implementation and impact. Our results support the Contingency approach in that High Road organisations are more likely to adopt HPWP and the Universal approach in that both High and Low Road organisations derive equal benefit from the implementation of HPWP. High Road organisations may be more likely to adopt HPWP because they see more benefit from their introduction or they may find it easier to implement HPWP because they have a less prohibitive union presence, a theory Y management attitude and a longer-term time horizon.
The star formation history of the Hubble sequence: Spatially resolved colour distributions of intermediate-redshift galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field
Creators: name: Abraham, R. G.
name: Ellis, R. S.
name: Fabian, A. C.
name: Tanvir, N. R.
name: Glazebrook, Karl
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We analyse the spatially resolved colours of distant galaxies of known redshift in the Hubble Deep Field, using a new technique based on matching resolved four-band colour data to the predictions of evolutionary synthesis models. Given some simplifying assumptions, we demonstrate how our technique is capable of probing the evolutionary history of high-redshift systems, noting the specific advantage of observing galaxies at an epoch closer to the time of their formation. We quantify the relative age, dispersion in age, on-going star formation rate and star formation history of distinct components. We explicitly test for the presence of dust and quantify its effect on our conclusions. To demonstrate the potential of the method, we study the spirals and ellipticals in the near-complete sample of 32 I814<21.9 mag galaxies with z~0.5 studied by Bouwens, Broadhurst & Silk. The dispersion of the internal colours of a sample of 0.4
Productivity and efficiency measurement in the water supply industry
Creators: name: Abbott, Malcolm
name: Cohen, Bruce
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Over the past twenty years there has been increasing interest in the productivity and efficiency of, and the optimal structures for, the water supply and wastewater industries. In part this interest has manifested itself in the increased use of numerous statistical techniques to determine the productivity and efficiency of the water sector in a variety of countries. The purpose of this paper is threefold. First it briefly reviews the various measures that have been used to gauge the levels of productivity and efficiency in the water sector, with particular reference to input and output data requirements of these measures. Second it summarises the key structural findings that have been determined from this research, particularly with respect to economies of scale and scope, public versus private ownership and the impact of regulation. Third, it considers potential areas for potential future research, such as the effect of environmental management activities (including water conservation) and regulation on productivity and efficiency, the role of wastewater as a potential source of potable water and the relationship between water supply and urban planning.
title: Das Röhren der Hirsche: Erste Vorlage des Conseil constitutionnel an den EuGH
Creators: name: Mayer, Franz
name: Walter, Maja
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
Thermo-magneto-convective instabilities in a vertical layer of a ferro-magnetic fluid
Creators: name: Suslov, Sergey
name: Bozhko, Aleksandra
name: Putin, G.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We study convection in a vertical layer of ferro-magnetic fluid heated from the side and subject to a transverse magnetic field. It is found that the subse- quent fluid motion is caused by interacting thermo-gravitational and thermo- magnetic mechanisms. Our experiments and computations show that the excitation of magneto-convection leads to the formation of vertically aligned stationary rolls, while gravitational convection results in horizontal rolls cor- responding to a pair of counter-propagating thermal waves. The interaction of these instability modes leads to a wide spectrum of experimentally observed flow patterns including stationary rolls and standing waves of various spatial orientations. A comprehensive stability map is computed and compared with experimental flow visualisations. Disturbance energy is analysed to achieve a deeper insight into the physical mechanisms driving the fluid motion.
Eliciting stakeholders preferences for and perceptions of rapid HTA products​ (Workpackage 3)
Creators: name: McLaughlin, Sharon
name: Clyne, Barbara
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2024

description: WP3 will explore HTA stakeholder preferences for, and perceptions of, rapid HTA products. It will also explore stakeholder perceptions relating to their engagement in rapid HTA processes. Key deliverables are:

- Develop an interview topic guide informed by the cross-sectional analysis
- Recruit stakeholders and conduct interview study
- Carry out and complete analysis
- Complete manuscript and submit for publication
- Use data to inform development of WP4
- Develop and pilot test discrete choice experiment (DCE)
- Recruit participants and conduct DCE
- Carry out and compete analysis
- Complete manuscript and submit for publication
- Use data to inform development of WP4 studies
Treatment of Sulfate/Sulfide-Containing Wastewaters Using a Microbial Fuel Cell: Single and Two-Anode Systems
Creators: name: Duu-Jong Lee
name: Chin-Yu Lee
name: Jo-Shu Chang
name: Liao, Qiang
name: Ay Su
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Engineering

description: The microbial fuel cell (MFC) was employed to convert reductive potential in sulfate-laden wastewaters to electricity via reducing sulfate to sulfide by sulfate-reducing bacteria and then oxidizing sulfide to sulfur by exoelectrogens. The excess sulfide presented in the anodic solution inhibited the activities of functional strains in MFC. This study proposed the use of a two-anode system, with a sulfate-reducing bacteria anode and an exoelectrogen (C27) anode in the anodic cell, to efficiently convert reductive potential of sulfate into electricity. The microbial community of sulfate-reducing bacteria anode and the electrochemical characteristics of the studied MFCs were reported.
Magneto-hydrodynamic interaction in a vertical slot filled with ferrofluid
Creators: name: Bozhko, Aleksandra
name: Suslov, Sergey
name: Putin, G.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Convection flow in a vertical layer of ferrofluid heated from a side and subject to the transverse magnetic field is studied. A stability map is computed and compared with experimental flow visualizations. It is shown that the excitation of magneto-convection leads to the formation of vertically aligned rolls. The interaction of thermo-gravitational and thermo-magnetic motions results in roll and wave patterns of various spatial orientations. A new thermo-magnetic wave instability mechanism is found to exist for sufficiently large values of magnetic Grashof number.
The physical parameters of the evolving population of faint galaxies
Creators: name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Abraham, Roberto
name: Santiago, Basilio
name: Ellis, Richard
name: Griffiths, Richard
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The excess number of blue galaxies at faint magnitudes is a subject of much controversy. Recent Hubble Space Telescope results have revealed a plethora of galaxies with peculiar morphologies tentatively identified as the evolving population. We report the results of optical spectroscopy and near-infrared photometry of a sample of faint HST galaxies from the Medium Deep Survey to ascertain the physical properties of the faint morphological populations. We find four principal results. First, the population of objects classified as 'peculiar' are intrinsically luminous in the optical (MB ~ -19). Secondly these systems tend to be strong sources of [O II] line luminosity. Thirdly the optical-infrared colours of the faint population (a) confirm the presence of a population of compact blue galaxies and (b) show the stellar populations of irregular/peculiar galaxies encompass a wide range in age. Finally a surface-brightness comparison with the local galaxy sample of Frei et al. shows that these objects are not of anomalously low surface brightness, rather we find that all morphological classes have evolved to a higher surface brightness at higher redshifts (z > 0.3).
InCl3-Assisted Synthesis of Pyrano[2,3-a]carbazoles via Multicomponent Reaction
Creators: name: Ezhumalai Yamuna
name: Prasad, Karnam Jayarampillai Rajendra
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: A facile, efficient, and environmentally friendly protocol for the synthesis of pyrano[2,3-a]carbazoles has been developed by one-pot multicomponent reaction of benzaldehyde/isatin with malononitrile and 1-hydroxycarbazoles in the presence of InCl3 as catalyst.
Synthesis and Structure of Sterically Crowded Triarylphosphine Bearing 4-Bromo-2,6-Bis(4-tert-Butylphenyl)Phenyl Group
Creators: name: Sasaki, Shigeru
name: Izawa, Masatoshi
name: Yoshifuji, Masaaki
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Neuroscience
Cell Biology
Medicine
Biochemistry
Biophysics

description: A novel sterically crowded triarylphosphine bearing a 2,6-diaryl-4-bromophenyl group, [4-bromo-2,6-bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)phenyl]bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phosphine (1), was synthesized. The X-ray crystallography revealed that the bond angles and lengths around the phosphorus atom (110.9°, 1.846 Å) are comparable to those of tris(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phosphine and its derivatives. Triarylphosphine 1 is reversibly oxidized to the radical cation at the potential close to that of the typical sterically crowded (bromoaryl)phosphine, (4-bromo-2,6-diisopropylphenyl)bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phosphine, and exhibits the UV absorption at long wavelength (λmax 332 nm) characteristic of the sterically crowded triarylphosphines. Thus, triarylphosphine 1 can be regarded to be a promising candidate for the key synthetic intermediate or building block to the functional molecules bearing sterically crowded triarylphosphine moieties.
ANOMALIAS PLACENTARIAS, IMPORTANCIA DEL CONTROL ECOGRAFICO PRENATAL: CASO CLÍNICO
Creators: name: Nolasco Crespo, Edison Santiago
name: Tashiguano Delgado, Gissela Patricia
Publisher: name: Zenodo-HGOIA
Year: 2024

description: Las anomalías de la inserción placentaria como placenta previa y acretismo placentario se asocian con el sangrado vaginal durante el segundo trimestre del embarazo; aumentan el riesgo de morbimortalidad materno-fetal en hasta el 7% si no se aplica el manejo pertinente; Se estima que 1 de cada 200 embarazos presenta placenta previa y 1 de cada 533 acretismo placentario. El principal factor de riesgo es el antecedente quirúrgico: cesárea, legrado, otros; la combinación de cicatriz uterina anterior y la placenta previa aumenta de 10-20 veces el riesgo de acretismo (figura 1). Las complicaciones más frecuentes son la hemorragia grave que requiere transfusiones, histerectomía, coagulación intravascular diseminada, lesión de órganos adyacentes y muerte.
The Art of Glassmaking and the Nature of Stones. The Role of Imitation in Anselm De Boodt's Classification of Stones
Creators: name: Dupré, Sven
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018

description: Against the background of the continuity and the longevity of the learned inquiry of stones stretching back from the early modern period to Antiquity, I argue that global trade and the use of stones in art transformed the science of stones circa 1600.
Assessment of hands-on activities to enhance students' learning in the first year engineering skills course
Creators: name: Patil, Arun
name: Mann, Llew
name: Howard, Prue
name: Martin, Fiona
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The engineering skills course at the CQUniversity has very comprehensive curriculum for the first year undergraduate engineering program to meet the pedagogical needs in accordance with both university's and Engineers Australia's objectives. The problem-based educational approach taken has recently incorporated a set of hands-on learning activities to help achieve students' learning goals. An anonymous survey was conducted after the first term in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these hands-on activities and to obtain students' feedback. This paper presents the findings and both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis of these results. The findings of the survey are very encouraging, and provide evidence of effectiveness of these hands-on activities on students' learning. Furthermore, the suggestions received through quantitative and qualitative feedback of this survey will be used for the course improvement in the future.
Treatment of sulfate/sulfide-containing wastewaters using microbial fuel cell: Single and two-anode systems
Creators: name: Duu-Jong Lee
name: Chin-Yu Lee
name: Jo-Shu Chang
name: Liao, Qiang
name: Ay Su
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Engineering

description: The microbial fuel cell was employed to convert reductive potential in sulfate-laden wastewaters to electricity via reducing sulfate to sulfide by sulfate-reducing bacteria and then oxidizing sulfide to sulfur by exoelectrogens. The excess sulfide presented in the anodic solution inhibited the activities of functional strains in MFC. This study proposed the use of a two anode system, with a sulfate-reducing bacteria anode and an exoelectrogen (C27) anode in the anodic cell, to efficiently convert reductive potential of sulfate into electricity. The microbial community of sulfate reducing bacteria anode and the electrochemical characteristics of the studied MFCs were reported.
title: Analysis of Phytoplankton and Particle Variability at a Warm Core Ring/Shelf Break Front Using Flow Cytometry
Creators: name: Davis, Kimberly G.
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 1987

description: Particle variability at a Gulf Stream warm core ring/ shelf break front on 09 Nay 1985 was analyzed. Single particle measurements of fluorescence, perpendicular light scatter, and volume were made using a FACS Analyzer flow cytometer. Advantages and disadvantages of at-sea use of the instrument are described. To evaluate the flow cytometry data, individual particle data were compared with bulk phytoplankton and particle measurements. Abundance and size distributions of fluorescent and non-fluorescent particles indicated a convergence zone at the front while upwelling was likely within the ring perimeter. Variability in fluorescence (approximating chlorophyll A) and cell biovolume exposed regions of maximum and minimum values that were not shown by the bulk data and did not coincide with the location of the traditional subsurface chlorophyll maximum. The relative importance of physical and biological factors to the distribution of algal cells in the frontal regime is discussed. A phytoplankton assemblage in early succession was situated at the front while one of a later successional stage was positioned within the ring periphery.
Responding to our new students: flexible remote laboratories for regional learners
Creators: name: Thompson, A.
name: Mann, Llew
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Just as engineering practice is changing at an ever increasing pace, so are out students. They are no longer content to sit as one among a faceless crowd at set times in set places. The pressures of work commitments, as well as different learning styles means that a different approach is required. The hardest aspect of this are the laboratories required as part of the accreditation process. This paper discusses the use of flexible remote laboratories to help meet this challenge, particularly with labs that require consumables.
title: Auf Facebookstreife: polizeiliche Maßnahmen in sozialen Netzwerken als mittelbare Grundrechtseingriffe
Creators: name: Staben, Julian
name: Oermann, Markus
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
title: Wider die Mär vom Grundrechtsblinden: Der EuGH und die Vorratsdatenspeicherung
Creators: name: Wendel, Mattias
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
title: Korruption und Visitation am Reichskammergericht im 18. Jahrhundert: eine vorläufige Bilanz
Creators: name: Baumann, Anette
Publisher: name: Gesellschaft für Reichskammergerichtsforschung
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 340

description: Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Reichskammergerichtsforschung, vol. 41
The role of CQUniversity's student mentor and leadership program in the engineering program during and beyond university
Creators: name: Mann, Gemma
name: Mann, Llew
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Mentoring is an integral part of producing 'advanced engineering capability'. Being a mentor during the engineering undergraduate course is a good way to learn about effective mentoring and to develop professional and transferable skills to take into engineering practice. The CQUniversity student mentor program provides a structured setting to obtain guidance as a mentor and to provide access to relevant professional development. The cycle of mentee to mentor to mentor to mentee gives practice in the process to create a successful and efficient balance between learner and leader. Further, the role that mentors can play in developing a mentee's professional identity as an engineer is vital and currently being investigated.