cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.26193/x3gkz6
title: Intellectual development of adolescents and pre-adolescents from psychometric and cognitive developmental perspectives, 1985-1988: File rs3

description: The aim of this study was to conduct a part longitudinal and part cross-sectional study of the rate of growth of intellectual capacity of individuals, and in particular to determine: the nature of the development on a test set in the psychometric tradition and scaled to subscribe to the fundamental measurement; the relationship of this development to development ascertained from the cognitive developmental tradition associated with the work of Piaget; and the relationship of cognitive development in what are termed the social and physical domains. An extended test analogous to the Raven's (ACER 1958) Progressive Matrices Tests were used. Variables coded in each data set include gender and scored responses to the Raven's items administered at each testing session. The final data file contains information regarding the initial age of the subjects and their heights across all 6 testing sessions.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2005, Murdoch University. All rights reserved.<br><br>
DOI: 10.26193/fxkiyq
title: Intellectual development of adolescents and pre-adolescents from psychometric and cognitive developmental perspectives, 1985-1988: File rs4

description: The aim of this study was to conduct a part longitudinal and part cross-sectional study of the rate of growth of intellectual capacity of individuals, and in particular to determine: the nature of the development on a test set in the psychometric tradition and scaled to subscribe to the fundamental measurement; the relationship of this development to development ascertained from the cognitive developmental tradition associated with the work of Piaget; and the relationship of cognitive development in what are termed the social and physical domains. An extended test analogous to the Raven's (ACER 1958) Progressive Matrices Tests were used. Variables coded in each data set include gender and scored responses to the Raven's items administered at each testing session. The final data file contains information regarding the initial age of the subjects and their heights across all 6 testing sessions.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2005, Murdoch University. All rights reserved.<br><br>
DOI: 10.26193/vhmdtz
title: Intellectual development of adolescents and pre-adolescents from psychometric and cognitive developmental perspectives, 1985-1988: File rs5

description: The aim of this study was to conduct a part longitudinal and part cross-sectional study of the rate of growth of intellectual capacity of individuals, and in particular to determine: the nature of the development on a test set in the psychometric tradition and scaled to subscribe to the fundamental measurement; the relationship of this development to development ascertained from the cognitive developmental tradition associated with the work of Piaget; and the relationship of cognitive development in what are termed the social and physical domains. An extended test analogous to the Raven's (ACER 1958) Progressive Matrices Tests were used. Variables coded in each data set include gender and scored responses to the Raven's items administered at each testing session. The final data file contains information regarding the initial age of the subjects and their heights across all 6 testing sessions.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2005, Murdoch University. All rights reserved.<br><br>
DOI: 10.26193/es8mtr
title: Intellectual development of adolescents and pre-adolescents from psychometric and cognitive developmental perspectives, 1985-1988: File rs6

description: The aim of this study was to conduct a part longitudinal and part cross-sectional study of the rate of growth of intellectual capacity of individuals, and in particular to determine: the nature of the development on a test set in the psychometric tradition and scaled to subscribe to the fundamental measurement; the relationship of this development to development ascertained from the cognitive developmental tradition associated with the work of Piaget; and the relationship of cognitive development in what are termed the social and physical domains. An extended test analogous to the Raven's (ACER 1958) Progressive Matrices Tests were used. Variables coded in each data set include gender and scored responses to the Raven's items administered at each testing session. The final data file contains information regarding the initial age of the subjects and their heights across all 6 testing sessions.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2005, Murdoch University. All rights reserved.<br><br>
DOI: 10.26193/6etubd
title: Economic consequences of marriage breakdown, 1984

description: In 1980, the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the Family Law Act recommended that arrangements for the introduction of a Matrimonial Property Regime should be preceeded by research. In June 1983, the Attorney General referred the issue of matrimonial property to the Law Reform Commission with Terms of Reference which required a consideration of whether any changes should be made to the law and a consideration of whether any system introduced should affect the acquisition and management of assets held during a continuing marriage. The Law Reform Commission and the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) considered that a full review of matrimonial property should include a consideration of the effects of marriage breakdown on the economic situation of divorced people. Such research would amplify the reference to incorporate the experiences and views of men and women in a variety of circumstances, and would enable the Law Reform Commission to assess the impact of the operation of laws in an empirical, as well as a technical, sense. The broad aims of the study of the Economic Consequences of Marriage Breakdown (ECMB) were to map the financial arrangements made in marriages; to describe the post-marriage-breakdown circumstances of men and women who were parties to different arrangements; to assess the effects of social status, education and employment background, and the types of legal processes use on Court outcomes; and finally, on the basis of these analyses, to make policy recommendations relating to the public and private law. The data set covers that portion of the Economic Consequences of Marriage Breakdown data set that dealt principally with the distribution of property in a divorce, including the more difficult areas of superannuation, businesses, farms and responsibility for debts. Income sources and income received before and after the divorce are recorded in detail, as are other financial arrangements, such as superannuation, insurance policies, debt, savings, mortages, and value of the house and car, and cash payments to or from respondents. Other variables on financial matters include advice received on property distribution and the means by which the division of household property occurred. Background variables include age, sex, current household arrangements, age of children, education and occupation of self and spouse.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2005, Australian Institute of Family Studies. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.26193/soo5vt
title: Survey of the Military Profession, Australia, 1988-1989

description: The project is designed as a panel study of military professionals, and commenced in 1987 (see SSDA Study No. 477). The study examines the professional socialisation and assimilation of officer cadets, their mobility and retention, and attitudes relating to the role of the military in society, as well as more general social and political attitudes. The questionnaire was divided into a number of sections, dealing with service and personal background (age, sex, marital status, education, previous defence force involvement); family background (birthplace, religious denomination, father's occupation, parent's birthplace and school leaving age, father's armed forces service); and choice of career. A section on training and education covered attitudes towards the importance of tertiary and postgraduate qualifications, the role of women in the services, cooperation between the various services and the importance of leisure time. Respondents were also asked about their views on the role of the officer and the military profession, and professional status in society, as well as on a range of social and political issues.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2005, University of New South Wales. All rights reserved.<br><br>
DOI: 10.26193/0e5w1k
title: Australian standard of living study, 1987

description: The Australian Standard of Living Study was designed to develop indicators of the standard of living in Australia that would allow better comparisons over time, and with other countries, than was previously possible. The study aimed to avoid the assumption that a poverty threshold can be adequately defined in terms of current (weekly or annual) income. The survey makes use of direct measures of standard of living such as housing, nourishment, transport and clothing, rather than indirect measures such as income which only indicate capacity to achieve a specified standard of living. The approach is based on the Level of Living Studies, a method of social accounting which has been used in Scandinavia since the 1960s. The survey includes self-assessment of financial well-being, money-saving behaviours, capacity to raise money, assets, debts, financial assistance from parents, health and health expenses, contact with relatives, marital history, expenditure for children, housing arrangements, work hours, income, leisure activities, social support, and life satisfaction. Background variables include parents' birthplace, parents' education level, parents' occupation, number of children, marital status, spouse's occupation, and respondent's education, qualifications, and employment history.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2005, Flinders University. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.26193/nvcnxc
title: Australian Defence Force families census, 1991

description: This study was initiated by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in order to gain the first comprehensive statistical profile of the family situation of its serving members. The data from this study will assist the ADF to make arrangements with relevant Federal, State and local government agencies for improving access to community facilities and services. In addition, it will provide benchmark data against which the findings of future censuses can be measured. The census schedule covered areas such as service history - numbers of postings, length of service, service overseas; family arrangements on census night; accommodation - usual residence and residence on census night, amount of rent paid or mortgage payments, amount still owing on mortgage, insurance, number of cars owned; personal circumstances - marital status, year of divorce or separation, number of children, amount of child maintenance; information on spouse or partner - age, qualifications, income, labour force status, reasons for not working, separation due to service, change of jobs due to service related removals; information on children - age, sex, medical needs, school attendance and type of school, allowances received for school expenses, number of schools attended, post school qualifications, childcare arrangements and amounts spent in obtaining childcare; other relatives living with the respondent; and access to sporting and recreational facilities. Background information on the respondent included service, age, sex, rank, post-secondary qualifications, other paid part-time jobs outside the service, and income.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2005, Australian Institute of Family Studies. All rights reserved.<br><br>
DOI: 10.26193/dcqk6r
title: General practice evaluation: content of consultations, 1991

description: This data was collected as part of the development of an instrument for mapping the content of general practice consultations. Consultation mapping is a method of systematic observation, borrowed from the behavioural sciences. A consultation map may be described as a two-dimensional representation of activity occurring during a consultation, over a length of time. In order to create a consultation map, large segments of conversation, short sentences, single words or periods of dialogue are categorised according to the type of communication taking place. This study employs ten different categories of communication: (1) current problems, nature and history; (2) Patient ideas; (3) Patient concerns; (4) Patient expectations; (5) Ongoing problems; (6) Health promotion/illness prevention; (7) Explanation to patient; (8) Involving patient in management; (9) Action taken; (10) Social/neutral. The data consist of minute-by-minute information about which of the ten categories of communication occurred, in each of thirty consultations.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2005, University of Sydney. All rights reserved.<br><br><b>Historic ADA Version - Prior to migration to Dataverse:</b><br>Version 2 2010-01-14 The data file was rewritten when data were made available in Nesstar. A data point which had been entered in the wrong column was corrected at this time.<br>
DOI: 10.26193/il1how
title: Bicycle riding in the A.C.T., 1991: A market survey

description: This study was designed to quantify the extent and type of bicycle use in the A.C.T. and to provide some insights into the reasons for bicycle use. The study aimed to determine the numbers and characteristics of current riders and non-riders, and to establish various attitudinal scales to assist in better understanding and predicting reasons behind the choice of the bicycle as a transport mode. The survey covered: number of bicycles owned in the household, frequency of riding a bike, mode of transport to work, travel time to work, distance to work, frequency of riding to work, reasons for not riding to work, factors which may influence the decision to ride to work (such as availability of a change room, bicycle storage facilities), frequency of riding to educational institutions, frequency of using a bicycle for shopping, other bicycle trips, usage of bicycle paths/footpaths/roads, where the rider stores their bike at their destination, whether the rider has lights, carry bag, gears, reflectors and a helmet, who does the bicycle maintenance, bicycle accidents, and attitudes which may influence the decision to ride a bicycle (e.g. fears for safety, embarrassment, physical fitness, concern for the environment, and concerns about time and money). Background variables covered were: age, sex, suburb of residence, and employment status (works vs doesn't work).
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2004, The Australian National University. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.26193/pfiwx3
title: Kakadu Conservation Zone contingent valuation survey, Australia, 1990

description: The objective of this study was to provide information on environmental values, and in particular to estimate the dollar value Australians would place on the Conservation Zone and Kakadu National Park if mining were not permitted in the Zone compared with their valuations if mining were permitted, with possible environmental damage. The survey was split into two samples: a sample of Northern Territory residents; and a sample of residents of all other states. These individual valuations were determined using contingent valuation, a method of placing dollar values on aspects of the natural environment. The contingent valuation method constructs a hypothetical market for the amenity in question. In this survey, respondents were asked how much they would be willing to pay to prevent possible environmental damage from mining in the Conservation Zone. Because the extent of environmental damage from proposed mining is in dispute, the survey group was split in two. A different description of environmental impact was presented to each group: the first stated that there would be very little damage and that damage would be limited (the minor impact scenario); and the second described the risks of damage as significant and the impact substantial (the major impact scenario). In addition, respondents were asked to respond to values already defined, that is, instead of respondents being asked what they would be willing to pay, they were asked if they would be willing to pay a specified amount. In addition to specific contingent valuation questions, the survey also asked respondents a series of attitude questions ranging from the importance of recreational activities within national parks, the relationship between jobs and natural resources, the importance of Aboriginal cultural concerns, and the financial benefits to Australia. Respondents were also asked whether they thought governments paid attention to individual views on natural resources; the importance of forests and Australia's timber resources; and four behavioural questions - whether they recycled household materials, the purchase of environmentally sound products, the watching of environmental programs on TV and membership of a conservation organisation. Background information covered age, sex, education level, income, job status, industry, occupation and country of birth.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2004, The Australian National University. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.26193/du45ik
title: Forests community attitudes survey, Australia, 1990

description: This study was conducted as part of the Resource and Assessment Commission Forest and Timber Inquiry. It was designed to assess public opinion towards the environment, forests, and forest management in Australia. Variables covered include concern about various social issues, environmental problems in the respondent's locality, concern about national and global environmental problems, preferred goals for Australia, political affiliation, value placed on environmental protection, the respondent's conceptualisation of environmental damage, support for various lobby groups, attitudes to logging and various forestry issues, and whether the respondent has visited a native forest in the preceding twelve months. Background variables covered were sex, year of birth, marital status, age at leaving school, years of tertiary education, highest qualification since leaving school, employment status, occupation, type of employer, and membership of a trade union or staff association.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2004, The Australian National University. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.26193/jgl1ka
title: General Practitioners' Referrals and Investigations, 1991-1992

description: The rate at which General Practitioners (GPs) refer patients to specialists and order pathology tests and imaging varies considerably between individual GPs. This study examines patterns of and reasons for referral, pathology and imaging in a group of randomly selected general practitioners in the Hunter Valley. The doctors who agreed to participate in the study were asked to sign a consent form and fill in a demographic questionnaire, which included questions about sex, age, postgraduate qualifications, years in practice, size of practice and practice characteristics. Every doctor was provided with a recording booklet based on one used by the Birmingham Research Unit of the Royal College of General Practitioners. The booklet was designed to record information about the patients age, sex and ,if applicable, details of referral, reason for referral, type of investigation and reason for ordering the investigation. The booklet results in four seperate data files, one each for the details of GP , patient, referral(s) and investigation(s).
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2004, The Australian National University. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.15131/shef.data.25624356
title: Data for Detailed characterisation and comparison of the C9orf72 BAC mouse model of ALS/FTD on two FVB/N lines

description: The repository contains data for the paper titled Detailed characterisation and comparison of the C9orf72 BAC mouse model of ALS/FTD on two FVB/N lines.C9orf72-related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has proven difficult to model in mice. Liu et al (2016, Neuron) reported a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) transgenic mouse manifesting behavioural, motor and pathological abnormalities. This was followed by multiple laboratories independently refuting (Mordes et al 2020, Neuron) and confirming (Nguyen et al 2020, Neuron) phenotypes. A proposed explanation centred on use of different FVB background lines (Jackson and Janvier laboratories). We studied C9orf72 BAC mice on both backgrounds and found significantly elevated levels of dipeptide repeat proteins, but no evidence of a transgene-associated phenotype. We observed seizures and a gradual decline in functional performance in transgenic and non-transgenic mice, irrespective of genetic background. The phenotype was in keeping with the so-called ‘space cadet syndrome’. Our findings confirm that the differences previously reported are not due to C9orf72 status and highlight the importance of using genetic backgrounds which do not confound interpretation of neurodegenerative phenotypes.
DOI: 10.15131/shef.data.25624356.v1
title: Data for Detailed characterisation and comparison of the C9orf72 BAC mouse model of ALS/FTD on two FVB/N lines

description: The repository contains data for the paper titled Detailed characterisation and comparison of the C9orf72 BAC mouse model of ALS/FTD on two FVB/N lines.C9orf72-related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has proven difficult to model in mice. Liu et al (2016, Neuron) reported a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) transgenic mouse manifesting behavioural, motor and pathological abnormalities. This was followed by multiple laboratories independently refuting (Mordes et al 2020, Neuron) and confirming (Nguyen et al 2020, Neuron) phenotypes. A proposed explanation centred on use of different FVB background lines (Jackson and Janvier laboratories). We studied C9orf72 BAC mice on both backgrounds and found significantly elevated levels of dipeptide repeat proteins, but no evidence of a transgene-associated phenotype. We observed seizures and a gradual decline in functional performance in transgenic and non-transgenic mice, irrespective of genetic background. The phenotype was in keeping with the so-called ‘space cadet syndrome’. Our findings confirm that the differences previously reported are not due to C9orf72 status and highlight the importance of using genetic backgrounds which do not confound interpretation of neurodegenerative phenotypes.
DOI: 10.26193/0b9ora
title: Aborigines who abstain from alcohol, 1990-1993

description: Patients at Perth Aboriginal Medical Service (PAMS) and Carnarvon Aboriginal Medical Service were invited to take part in a study about alcohol and health and why some people don't drink alcohol. A sample of patients aged 15 years and over took part in the first part of the study, which involved a short interview. Basic demographic data were collected, and questions were asked about drinking and smoking. A sub-sample of patients took part in a second survey. This involved a much longer interview about their life and health, and reasons for drinkng and not drinking. Background variables collected in the first interview included: sex, age, birthplace, usual residence, marital status, children, education, income and employment.
description: <b>Copyright:</b><br>Copyright © 2004, The Australian National University. All rights reserved.