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Alamri, Yassar, Khalid Alsahli, and Danus Ravindran. "Trends and applicant characteristics in New Zealand: Radiation oncology versus radiology." Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal 21, no. 2 (July 31, 2020): 55–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.11157/fohpe.v21i2.295.
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Introduction: Previous research has projected future shortages in radiation oncologistsin Australia. Anecdotal evidence also suggests a similar pattern in New Zealand, howevershortages in the radiology workforce have not been forecast to date. The present study aimed to examine the trends in applications for radiation oncology and radiology positions in New Zealand.Methods: Data were collected on vocational training applicants and senior medical officer (SMO, consultant) positions from 2009 to 2016. Data were obtained from publicly-available data on the New Zealand Ministry of Health and Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) websites.Results: Compared with radiation oncology, applications to radiology significantly outnumbered the available positions—a trend that escalated between 2009 and 2016. In addition, the radiation oncology SMO workforce in New Zealand attracted progressively fewer local graduates (i.e., more international medical graduates) compared with radiology over the period studied.Conclusions: This is the first study to shed light on trends in applications to the two specialties overseen by RANZCR in New Zealand. Future efforts should focus on attracting more trainees to radiation oncology and addressing factors underlying the apparent discrepancies between the two specialties, as well as the mental health and wellbeing of trainees.
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Lee, Kyeong-Hwa, Song Hee Lee, and Ha Lim Kim. "Comparison of Matrix Items in College Scholastic Ability Test of Korea and Exams for Senior Secondary Certificate of Australia, England, and France." School Mathematics 24, no. 2 (June 30, 2022): 217–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.29275/sm.2022.06.24.2.217.
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Yuen, E., M. Anda, K. Mathew, and G. Ho. "Water harvesting techniques for small communities in arid areas." Water Science and Technology 44, no. 6 (September 1, 2001): 189–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2001.0372.
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Limited water resources exist in numerous remote indigenous settlements around Australia. Indigenous people in these communities are still living in rudimentary conditions while their urban counterparts have full amenities, large scale water supplies and behavioral practices which may not be appropriate for an arid continent but are supported by extensive infrastructure in higher rainfall coastal areas. As remote indigenous communities continue to develop, their water use will increase, and in some cases, costly solutions may have to be implemented to augment supplies. Water harvesting techniques have been applied in settlements on a small scale for domestic and municipal purposes, and in the large, broadacre farm setting for productive use of the water. The techniques discussed include swales, infiltration basins, infiltration trenches and “sand dam” basins. This paper reviews the applications of water harvesting relevant to small communities for land rehabilitation, landscaping and flood control. Landscaping is important in these communities as it provides shelter from the sun and wind, reduces soil erosion and hence reduced airborne dust, and in some cases provides food and nutrition. Case studies of water harvesting systems applied in the Pilbara Region, Western Australia for landscaping around single dwellings in Jigalong and Cheeditha, in a permaculture garden in Wittenoon and at a college and carpark in Karratha are described.
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Carrasco, César A., Ignacio Lombillo, Javier M. Sánchez-Espeso, and Francisco Javier Balbás. "Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis on the Integration of Geographic Information Systems and Building Information Modeling for the Generation and Management of 3D Models." Buildings 12, no. 10 (October 12, 2022): 1672. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12101672.
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3D virtual management is a topic of growing interest. The AEC industry is undergoing a real revolution because of the technological changes that are taking place. Synchronized 3D visualization is one of the tools being deployed at an accelerated pace. This, together with collaborative work, contributes to optimal management for all stakeholders. The integration of geographic information systems and building information modeling and heritage BIM is one of the most innovative concepts; it enables the generation of collaborative, fluid systems. The objective of this research is to identify the most significant technological developments and potential applications of the aforementioned integration. For this purpose, after a bibliographic consultation (26,245 sources), two analyses are carried out (from the screening of 179 sources), one quantitative (bibliometric) and the other qualitative (focused on five key concepts). The results show that regarding the integration of GIS with BIM and HBIM, the highest concentration of contributions is in engineering with 30.66%, followed by computer science with 21.01%. The country with the highest number of citations is China with 717, followed by Australia and the USA with 549 and 513, respectively, but relativizing the number of citations based on various indices (human development index, gross national income per capita, and population-tertiary education level), Hong Kong (18.04), Australia (10.64), and Egypt (10.16) would take the top positions, respectively. Regarding universities, the entity that has generated the most references is Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands) with 15 papers, followed by University College London (UK) with 13. Finally, the results show that GIS and BIM and HBIM provide virtual 3D models with multiple applications for buildings and infrastructures.
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Yang, Z. X., W. B. Guo, R. J. Jardine, and F. Chow. "Design method reliability assessment from an extended database of axial load tests on piles driven in sand." Canadian Geotechnical Journal 54, no. 1 (January 2017): 59–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2015-0518.
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The accurate prediction of axial capacity remains a challenging task for piles driven in sands. Rigorous database studies have become key tools for assessing the efficacy of design methods. This paper employs the 117 high-quality entries in the recently developed Zhejiang University – Imperial College London (ZJU–ICL) database to check for potential biases between nine prediction procedures, considering a range of factors. The analysis highlights the critical importance of addressing age after driving, open and closed ends, tension versus compression, and concrete compared to steel. It also shows the hierarchy of reliability parameters associated with the alternative approaches. The “full” Imperial College pile (ICP) approach and The University of Western Australia (UWA) approaches are found to have significant advantages in eliminating potential biases. It is also argued that design load and resistance or safety factors should be varied to match the design and site investigation methods applied, as well as the loading uncertainty and degree of load cycling, which often vary between applications. Noting that predictions for base capacities Qb are inherently less reliable than for shaft Qs, especially in rapidly varying ground profiles, credible lower bound parameters (cone resistance, qc) are recommended for Qb assessment. It is also recommended that the potential effects of cycling be addressed carefully in cases that involve substantial environmental loading.
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Tomkins, Reginald P. T. "Preface." Pure and Applied Chemistry 81, no. 9 (January 1, 2009): iv. http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac20098109iv.
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<div>The 13th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes (ISSP-13) was held at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 27-31 July 2008. The symposium was sponsored by IUPAC, and arrangements were carried out by Trinity College, Dublin and University College, Dublin.<br /><br />About 80 delegates attended the symposium from 27 different countries. The meeting comprised 8 invited speakers, 30 oral presentations, and 21 poster presentations.<br /><br />The ISSP was first organized in 1984, is held in even-numbered years, and was an outcrop of the solubility data project where a team of experts provides critical compilations of solubility data of importance in various technologies.</a> <br /><br />Each symposium has a well-defined focus which incorporates experimental methods, data analysis, modeling, and predictive methods and general applications of solubility phenomena.<br /><br />Previous symposia have focused on several themes related to solubility. These have included solubility phenomena related to atmospheric and environmental chemistry, solubility phenomena in physiology, medicine and pharmacology, solubility phenomena in salt industries, thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of solubility equilibria, and solubility phenomena related to waste processing, to name a few.<br /><br />This issue of <i>Pure and Applied Chemistry</i> contains seven contributions from the invited lectures presented at the symposium: Modification of molecular organization of polymers by gas sorption: Thermodynamic aspects and industrial applications (J. P. Grolier, France); Solubility and related properties in hydrometallurgy (E. Königsberger, Australia); Thermodynamics of trivalent actinides and neodymium in NaCl, MgCl<sub>2</sub>, and CaCl<sub>2</sub> solutions: Solubility, hydrolysis and ternary Ca-M(III)-OH complexes (V. Neck, Germany); A more realistic approach to speciation based on the stability constants database (L. Pettit, UK); Surface complexation and proton-promoted dissolution in aqueous apatite systems (S. Sjöberg, Sweden); Solubility and critical phenomena in reactive liquid-liquid systems (A. Toikka, Russia); and Dispersion of antimony from oxidizing ore deposits (P. Williams, Australia).<br /><br />The conference program, as reflected both by the invited lectures as well as the oral communications and poster presentations, covered a variety of research areas such as: thermodynamics of species relative to nuclear waste storage, gas polymer interactions with reference to the petrochemical industry, hydrometallurgy, geochemistry, environmental aspects of solubility, as well as critical phenomena and the interpretation of a variety of phase diagrams.<br /><br /><i>Reginald P. T. Tomkins</i><br />Conference Editor<br /></div>
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Wallis, Katharine A. "Welcome to The Lucky Country: the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners deters overseas-trained academic general practitioners." Australian Health Review 44, no. 5 (2020): 782. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah19276.
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In assessing overseas-trained general practitioners (GPs) applying for specialist recognition in Australia, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) sets a minimum requirement of 2 days per week ‘undertaking general practice activities’ over the 3 years prior to application. The RACGP does not consider academic practice (i.e. relevant teaching and research) to be a ‘general practice activity’, thereby blocking overseas-trained full-time academic GPs from specialist recognition in Australia. The actions of the RACGP have implications for access to quality primary health care in Australia.
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Spurling, Thomas H. "Donald Eric Weiss 1924 - 2008." Historical Records of Australian Science 22, no. 1 (2011): 152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hr10014.
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Don Weiss was born in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda on 4 October 1924 and died in Melbourne on 30 July 2008. He was educated in South Australia, at Scotch College, the South Australian School of Mines and Industry, and the University of Adelaide. He joined the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1948 and worked for CSIR and its successor organization, CSIRO, until his retirement in 1984. He was the Chief of the CSIRO Division of Chemical Technology from 1974 to 1979 and Director of CSIRO's Planning and Evaluation Advisory Unit from 1979 to 1984. He was a highly imaginative and creative scientist whose work was always driven by his clear understanding of its application. He made important contributions to separation science but is best known for his contributions to technology for water and waste water treatment. His enduring legacy is the more than twenty MIEX plants that have been installed around the world.
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Andrews, Gavin, Caroline Bell, Philip Boyce, Christopher Gale, Lisa Lampe, Omar Marwat, Ronald Rapee, and Gregory Wilkins. "Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalised anxiety disorder." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 52, no. 12 (November 30, 2018): 1109–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867418799453.
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Objective: To provide practical clinical guidance for the treatment of adults with panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalised anxiety disorder in Australia and New Zealand. Method: Relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials were identified by searching PsycINFO, Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases. Additional relevant studies were identified from reference lists of identified articles, grey literature and literature known to the working group. Evidence-based and consensus-based recommendations were formulated by synthesising the evidence from efficacy studies, considering effectiveness in routine practice, accessibility and availability of treatment options in Australia and New Zealand, fidelity, acceptability to patients, safety and costs. The draft guidelines were reviewed by expert and clinical advisors, key stakeholders, professional bodies, and specialist groups with interest and expertise in anxiety disorders. Results: The guidelines recommend a pragmatic approach beginning with psychoeducation and advice on lifestyle factors, followed by initial treatment selected in collaboration with the patient from evidence-based options, taking into account symptom severity, patient preference, accessibility and cost. Recommended initial treatment options for all three anxiety disorders are cognitive–behavioural therapy (face-to-face or delivered by computer, tablet or smartphone application), pharmacotherapy (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor together with advice about graded exposure to anxiety triggers), or the combination of cognitive–behavioural therapy and pharmacotherapy. Conclusion: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalised anxiety disorder provide up-to-date guidance and advice on the management of these disorders for use by health professionals in Australia and New Zealand.
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Twelves, Jim. "The Alphacrucis College clinical teaching model: An evaluation." International Journal of Christianity & Education 23, no. 3 (July 29, 2019): 327–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2056997119865565.
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Alphacrucis College, Australia, has developed a Clinical Teaching Model (CTM) as an option within the initial teacher-training awards. The Alphacrucis College model intentionally combines the pre-service teachers’ spiritual formation with their professional development. This article reports on an evaluation of the CTM students’ experience compared with that of students under the traditional approach. The key findings confirm an increased sense of self-discipline and confidence, and an overwhelming appreciation for the practical application without assessment. The students appreciated that in the CTM process, faith was being coupled with their calling to teach.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "College applications – Australia"
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Burgess, Andre, and n/a. "Information needs of the staff delivering higher education and TAFE courses to 'remote' Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students or Northern Australia." University of Canberra. Information, Language & Culture, 1995. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060622.103743.
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The present study focussed on the information needs of the academic staff of
Batchelor College.* It examined their access to and the provision of adequate and
appropriate resources for the implementation of the Diploma and Associate Diploma
level courses offered through the College. Batchelor College, an institute of tertiary
education, is situated 100 kilometres south of Darwin, Northern Territory,
Australia.
The content and the modes of delivery of Batchelor College courses are specifically
designed to be culturally and socially appropriate to Aboriginal people, particularly
those from traditionally oriented and 'remote' communities. It can only be within
this framework that informed and sensitive research can be conducted.
The main purpose of the current study was to investigate the information needs of
staff delivering higher education courses to 'remote' Aboriginal students of
Northern Australia. Six distinct areas of study emerged: 1, to identify the
information needs; 2, to analyse the information-seeking behaviour; 3, to assess the
level of satisfaction with current information sources; 4, to identify inadequacies in
the existing information seeking processes; 5, to identify constraints experienced;
and 6, to explore how future information needs may be catered for.
A mailed survey instrument was specifically designed and implemented, and it
attracted a response rate of eighty-seven percent. The population under
investigation was the academic staff of Batchelor College, and the variables of: 1,
location; 2, sex; 3, academic school; 4, designation; 5, tenure; 6, length of service;
and 7, educational background were studied in relation to the questions asked.
Results of the survey were analysed using 'Mystat: Statistical Applications',
(1990). Frequency distributions were computed to determine the number of
respondents who selected each option. A number of questions that elicited a
written response were analysed, as were the many extra comments staff members
made throughout the survey.
The study found that the academic staff of Batchelor College are most affected by
the location variable. It appears that how staff members use, regard and value the
information sources used to inform their academic practice is affected by where a
staff member is located. That is, the more isolated a staff member was, both
geographically and professionally, the more significant were the findings of use of
information sources.
The study concludes with considerations of future planning strategies that could
improve the access to and use of information. The study also identifies areas for
further research. * Batchelor College, an institute of tertiary education, is situated 100 kilometres south of Darwin,
Northern Territory, Australia (see Appendix 3).
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Uddin, Md Nazim. "Ecological implications of allelopathic interferences with reference to Phragmites australis." Thesis, 2014. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/25791/.
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The effects of plant invasions on ecosystem structure and function are well studied but the pathways and mechanisms that underlie these effects remain poorly understood. In depth investigation of invasion mechanisms is vital to understanding why invasive plants impact only certain systems, and why only some invaders have disproportionately large impacts on the invaded community. There are many mechanisms such as lack of natural enemies or control mechanisms, the individual characteristics of the invader and invaded communities, direct and indirect resource competition, evolution or hybridisation, altered ecosystems processes, and allelopathy that may explain the invasion processes of plant species. Among these possible influences on invasion, allelopathy has received increased attention and study with the rise in understanding of its implications and potential disproportionate influence. However, identifying allelopathy and consequent phytotoxic effects as an important mechanism of plant invasion is a difficult task due to the potential for an individual plant to have many component chemicals with multiple modes of action, interactive effects, and synergistic interactions. For allelopathy to be implicated as a mechanism that facilitates invasion, multiple aspects of the plant species allelopathic properties must be examined. This research investigated allelopathy as a mechanism of the invasion process in Phragmites australis by a series of ecologically realistic experiments in the laboratory, greenhouse and field.
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Taysom, Alice Jo. "The occurrence of hybridisation between the Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) and other dabbling ducks (Genus: Anas) in Australia." Thesis, 2016. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/31040/.
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Hybridisation between closely-related species is an ongoing threat to many species that can be exacerbated by anthropogenic practices. The Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) is a dabbling duck native to the southwest Pacific that is currently under threat of hybridisation with introduced Mallard (A. platyrhynchos). Mallard are known to hybridise with and threaten many other dabbling duck species throughout the world. To evaluate the threat posed by hybridisation with introduced domestic Mallards to the Australian subspecies of the Pacific Black Duck (A. s. rogersi), a set of nine microsatellite markers were selected to genetically differentiate these species and detect hybrids. The use of these microsatellite markers on putative Pacific Black Ducks found that the overall frequency of hybridisation in Australia is currently low (1.5%) and also revealed that the frequency of hybridisation tended to be higher in urban compared to rural Victoria. Behavioural observations suggested that while Mallards are dominant over Pacific Black Ducks, the latter have not been excluded from parks inhabited by Mallards. In contrast to mainland Australia, most birds on Lord Howe Island appear to be Mallards of New Zealand stock descent. It’s unclear whether hybrids resident were bred locally or whether they emigrated from New Zealand. The lack of Pacific Black Duck phenotypes on Lord Howe Island suggests that this species has been outcompeted by Mallards. In addition to hybridisation with Mallards, anecdotal reports have suggested that Pacific Black Ducks are also hybridising with Chestnut Teals (A. castanea). Based on microsatellite analysis, Chestnut Teal - Pacific Black Duck hybrids were detected, albeit at a low frequency (0.5%), among a sample of putative Pacific Black Ducks sampled throughout Australia
Overall, Mallard – Pacific Black Duck hybridisation does not currently seem to be widespread. However, the precautionary principle would advise eradication methods to be put into place to prevent the spread of the Mallard genome throughout Australia’s Pacific Black Duck population to protect the genetic integrity of the Australian subspecies.
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Blair, Stephanie. "Biomechanical Considerations in Goal-Kicking Accuracy: Application of an Inertial Measurement System." Thesis, 2019. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/40034/.
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Goal-kicking is an important skill in Australian Football (AF), accounting for approximately 62% of points scored during a match (Anderson et al., 2018). Despite its importance, little biomechanical research has examined the key technical characteristics underpinning the skill. The aims of this thesis were to validate a methodological approach to enable quantification of goal-kicking kinematics in a field environment, and examine goal-kicking technique and identify technical factors associated with accuracy. In Chapters 3 and 4, the Xsens inertial measurement system (IMS) was validated against a Vicon motion capture system (MAS) when measuring lower extremity and pelvis kinematics. Trivial to small mean differences (0.2-10.1%) and measurement error (0.1-7.9%) were found between the IMS and MAS across all parameters, advocating the use of IMS to quantify kicking kinematics. In Chapter 5, the effect of modifying the task constraints on accurate goal-kicking was explored. Increasing the distance of the shot from goals (30 m to 40 m) required substantially greater joint range of motion (knee and hip), with higher linear (foot speed) and angular (knee and shank) velocities. Altering the angle of the shot (0 to 45°) had no substantial influence on accurate goal-kicking technique. Findings indicated adjustments in goal-kicking technique may be required dependent on the location of the shot. In Chapter 6, 18 elite to sub-elite AF players performed 15 x 30 m goal-kicks in-front of goals and technique was examined on group-basis. A number of substantial kinematic differences were identified between accurate and inaccurate goal-kicks. For example, accurate goal-kicks were characterised by substantially less kick-leg joint range of motion (ankle, knee and hip), lower linear (com, foot speed) and angular (knee and shank) velocities, with less support-leg knee flexion during the kicking phase. In addition, a number of substantial linear and quadratic relationships were reported between technical parameters and accuracy. Findings indicated that many factors influence goal-kicking accuracy in AF; ranging from technical errors in the player’s approach, configuration of their support-leg and kick-leg motions, through to follow-through position. In Chapter 7, goal-kicking data from chapter 6 was examined on individual-basis. All players demonstrated substantial kinematic differences between accurate and inaccurate goal-kicks, along with substantial relationships between kinematic parameters and accuracy, but these were individual-specific. A combination of both a group and individual-based analysis provided a more thorough understanding of technical factors which influence goal-kicking technique in AF. The body of work in this thesis provides: 1) validation of a methodological approach to quantify kicking biomechanics, and 2) a comprehensive understanding of technical factors associated with goal-kicking accuracy in AF, and 3) recommendations for both research and coaching practice.
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Buttfield, Alec. "The Development and Application of a Novel Method of Analysing Within-step Accelerations Collected During Australian Rules Football Games." Thesis, 2016. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/36765/.
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Resolving intra-stride accelerations from training and game data routinely collected by athlete tracking devices is rarely attempted, even though these data can provide important insights into the physical condition of athletes. This thesis proposes a new method of extracting stride accelerations from athlete tracking data via a novel analysis tool, describes methods of analysing the results generated by the analysis tool and reports and the influence of instances of missed or modified training and game activity on those results. Accelerometer and GPS Data from twenty-two professional Australian Rules Footballers were examined from competitive games during an Australian Football League season. These data were processed with a novel analysis tool developed specifically for the purpose of identifying instances of high speed running in a straight line during games, extracting step waveforms in three axes from those sections and determining the variability of those waveforms via a within-section and between-section co-efficient of multiple determination (CMD) over the course of the game. The steps taken in the development of the analysis tool are described in the thesis. Numerous approaches to identifying matched sections of high speed running in a straight line were investigated, with the method resulting in the highest number of waveforms while still being mindful of theoretical considerations adopted. Similarly, numerous statistical approaches to identifying step waveform variability were investigated and the methods demonstrating the highest repeatability within the context of the number of waveforms available for analysis were adopted, and methods with a high possibility of providing limited value in an applied setting eliminated. Results exported from the analysis tool were analysed in a number of contexts. Season averages from raw CMD scores were calculated on steps taken on the left and right foot, and the magnitude of the difference between those scores within each subject was estimated through determining the 99% confidence interval for the mean raw CMD on each side and identifying where those confidence intervals for the left and right foot did not overlap. There was one subject whose 99% confidence intervals did not overlap in any analysis condition (within-section and between-section CMD across x, y and z axes), one subject where the 99% confidence intervals did not overlap in four of the six analysis conditions, ten subjects where there was an overlap in between one and three of the analysis conditions, and ten subjects where there were no analysis conditions in which there was an overlap. Raw co-efficient of multiple correlation scores were converted to z-scores within side and axis for each subject, and confidence intervals for z-scores collated by axis (combining steps from all subjects on right and left side) were determined via an empirical bootstrapping procedure. When combined with data on
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instances of missed or modified training in the week preceding or following a game, some significant results were identified. Instances of missed or modified training were divided into five categories; “load”, “groin”, “leg soft tissue”, “leg structural” and “other”. A lower within-section z-score (indicating more step waveform variability) was found when a training was modified due to “load” (p=0.02) and higher between-section z-scores (which indicates less step waveform variability) were found in the week preceding a training modification due to “leg structural” injuries encompassing injuries to a leg not encompassed by soft tissue injuries, such as an ankle ligament sprain (p=0.02). Subjects with no difference between sides in average within-section z-axis raw CMD scores or average between-section x-axis raw CMD scores were unlikely to require training modifications due to “load” (correctly predicted in 82% of cases) and “groin” (correctly predicted in 92% of cases) respectively. These procedures and results can immediately be integrated into athlete monitoring systems, though investigations into combining these procedures with more established parameters may enhance their ability to predict adverse events. In addition, results supported previous research into the association between movement variability and pathology, and further research into the mechanism behind the changes in step waveform variability utilising the procedures outlined in this study will aid in the development and testing of our theoretical hypothesis.
Book chapters on the topic "College applications – Australia"
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Singh, M., and S. Burgess. "Electronic Data Collection Methods." In Handbook of Research on Electronic Surveys and Measurements, 28–43. IGI Global, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-792-8.ch004.
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This chapter discusses the application of new technologies to scholarly research. It highlights the process, benefits and challenges of online data collection and analysis with three case studies, the online survey method, online focus groups and email interviews. The online survey method is described as it was undertaken to collect and collate data for the evaluation of e-business in Australia. The online focus group research is described as it was applied to complete research on e-commerce with small business. The email interviews applied to collect information from a virtual community of global respondents to assess the impact of interaction between members on B2C e-commerce. The research process, its advantages and disadvantages are elaborated for all three e-research methods.
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Winnicott, Donald W. "Letter to Arthur J. Metcalfe." In The Collected Works of D. W. Winnicott, 475–76. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780190271374.003.0109.
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Barlow, Michael, and Robert Cox. "Small & Simple." In Applications of Information Systems to Homeland Security and Defense, 17–45. IGI Global, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-640-2.ch002.
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This chapter discusses the use of abstract multi-agent models of conflict — ABDs (Agent-Based Distillation) — for security and defense purposes. The chapter promotes a complex-systems, bottom-up approach to modeling conflict in a highly abstracted manner. Three ABDs drawn from three application areas – Operations Analysis, Wargaming (decision support) and Counter-Terrorist Activity — are used as illustrations. The history, philosophy and design approach of ABDs are discussed, including the key features of abstraction, bottom-up modeling, ease of use and rapid exploration of the parameter space of a problem. Challenges facing the successful design, implementation and deployment of ABDs are discussed, including appropriate level of abstraction, validation, acceptance, parameter setting and understanding of the range of outcomes generated. The Conceptual Research Oriented Combat Agent Distillation Implemented in the Littoral Environment (CROCADILE) ABD is used to illustrate the design of an ABD, highlighting that they are not complex pieces ofsoftware by military simulation standards. A patrol scenario is constructed in which a team of patrolling agents seeks to intercept an infiltrator crossing a border. The relative benefits of increasing sensor and communication capabilities of the patrol are explored in terms of the patrol’s ability to successfully intercept the infiltrator. The Tactical Decision Support System (TDSS) ABD shows a different application of the technology — in this case, wargaming Courses Of Action (COA). An experiment is described utilizing officers from the Australian Royal Military College to wargame COA using both traditional and TDSS approaches. For the TDSS approach, significant improvement in outcomes across a range of criteria was found by both the officers using the system and the evaluating staff. Finally, the System for Life and Intelligence Modeling (SLIM) ABD is used to explore the consequences of a government’s arrest policies in a homeland defense scenario. The model incorporates different geographic regions (homeland, foreign deployment, etc.), borders, terrorists, civilians, police, military, forensic evidence and bomb attacks. The consequences of lowering or raising the arrest threshold in terms of the amount of evidence required against an individual agent are shown in terms of bomb attacks, deaths, terrorists arrested and civilians wrongly arrested.
Conference papers on the topic "College applications – Australia"
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Partridge, Lee, and Denise Chalmers. "External Peer Review of Teaching (ExPeRT) Portfolios for Promotion." In Fourth International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head18.2018.8024.
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This paper focuses on the role and purpose of external expert peer review of teaching portfolios for promotion, using institutional criteria. This is grounded in the recognition that higher education institutions typically struggle to identify suitably experienced, expert reviewers of teaching portfolios for promotion purposes. It considers the feasibility of establishing a ‘College of Peers’ who are endorsed and trained teaching and learning experts to carry out the reviews. A model of training expert peer reviewers was trailed. While grounded in the Australian context, the issues and applications are international.
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Lambert, Jamie, Melanie Bok, and Azivy Aziz. "Integrating Underwater Data into GIS for Offshore Decommissioning in Bass Strait, Australia." In SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/205823-ms.
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Abstract Through asset lifecycle, data is collected for a variety of purposes across multiple disciplines, and exists in various formats and repositories. Decommissioning projects utilize and repurpose a multitude of these datasets; from use in analysis and planning, to facilitating systematic environmental assessments, and meaningful discussion with stakeholders. The key challenge is how do we consolidate historical data, incorporate new data, and make it evergreen to support planning and informed decision making; and how do we coordinate large volumes of previously disparate data in a meaningful way for all users with a simple access model? A team of geographic information system (GIS) practitioners and subject matter contacts in technical and health, safety and environment (HSE) disciplines was convened to collect, sort, and compile known historical offshore data, including, but not limited to; pipeline and structural inspections and environmental studies, all captured via Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV), Side Scan Sonar (SSS), and sampling programs. Data was reformatted to standardize headers and attributes allowing for merging of existing like-data and to support new data integration. To this end, we also worked collaboratively with vendors to optimize data collection and improve alignment with our internal data structures. The Esri GIS technology was utilized for data integration, specifically the web and mobile environments. Through these environments, non-GIS users could easily access data and focused applications, supporting ease of data visualization and allowing for a single view of data spanning decades and covering multiple themes. This enabled an enhanced understanding of the offshore environment, allowing us to identify gaps and focus areas for future data capture, helping to facilitate cross-discipline discussions, and identification of operational synergies; improving access, efficiency, and reducing decommissioning costs. Data integration resulting from this initiative and delivery through a spatially aware GIS environment is providing unprecedented access to a vast scope of cross-disciplinary data previously not possible with more traditional engineering methods and data formats. Data accessibility aids communication, and when combined with early engagement across multi-disciplinary teams, the path to decision making is reduced, synergies gained, and costs are reduced through improved efficiency and optimization.
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Roe, T. F., G. Macfarlane, and Y. Drobyshevski. "Heave Added Mass and Damping of a Suction Can in Proximity to the Sea Floor." In ASME 2008 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2008-57559.
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Suction cans are usually deployed by the crane of a construction vessel, which must have adequate capacity to withstand the dynamic hook loads generated by motions of the vessel and heave response of the suction can. Before the structure is placed on the sea floor, it must be positioned above the target location; in this phase the suction can is manoeuvred into position being suspended in proximity to the sea floor. Hydrodynamic properties of the structure in the positioning phase are different from those experienced during the decent, due to the effect of the bottom proximity. As a result, the dynamic hook loads experienced in this phase may be also different from the deep water condition. The objective of this study is to quantify these effects; in particular the impact of the bottom proximity on the heave added mass and hydrodynamic damping. The added mass and damping of a 6-metre diameter suction can, of dimensions typical for Australian North West Shelf conditions, have been determined by testing a 1:10 model in the 4.2 m deep water tank of the Australian Maritime College. Free decay tests were conducted at several heave frequencies, and the heave added mass and damping determined. Four clearances of the model from the sea floor were investigated ranging from 1.20 to 0.20 of the can height. For each clearance, several sizes of open hatches were examined, by testing the model with 3 pairs of hatches of various diameters, with up to 4.8% of the relative area open. Model tests demonstrate that the heave added mass and damping increase as the suction can approaches the sea floor. Increase in added mass is found to be within 20% of its deep water value, and is made less pronounced by opening hatches of larger area. Linear (proportional to velocity) hydrodynamic damping also increases moderately as the under-bottom clearance reduces. Quadratic (proportional to velocity squared) damping is strongly affected, especially at very small clearances, with drag coefficient reaching unusually high values; this is attributed to substantial constraining effect of the bottom, which causes increasing flow velocities past the lower edge of the can. Results of the tests are presented, and their application for the installation lift analysis is discussed.
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Macfarlane, Gregor J., Nicholas T. M. Johnson, Lauchlan J. Clarke, Ross J. Ballantyne, and Kevin A. McTaggart. "The Floating Harbour Transhipper: New-Generation Transhipment of Bulk Ore Products." In ASME 2015 34th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2015-41337.
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Bulk products such as iron ore and coal are usually shipped directly from shore facilities using large bulk carriers. This often involves significant cost due to major dredging operations, long jetties, large storage sheds and the acquisition of large tracts of coastal land. The costs of direct shore to an ocean-going export vessel (OGV) loading often run into billions of dollars — prohibitive for small- to medium-scale mining operations, particularly in remote regions with only distant access to deep water ports. The current industry standard for mitigating these issues is transhipping; the bulk cargo is transported from a smaller shore based facility to the export vessel moored in deep water by a small feeder vessel. Transhipment, while mitigating many of these issues, does introduce other concerns with respect to limiting seastate, environmentally harmful dust and potential spillage during materials transfer. The Australian company Sea Transport Corporation and the Australian Maritime College at the University of Tasmania are developing new technology for bulk ore transhipment: the floating harbour transhipper (FHT). The FHT is essentially a large floating warehouse with an aft well dock to support material transfer operations from the feeder vessel. The major advantages to the mining export industry are in the form of environmental and economic improvements, in some cases completely avoiding expensive dredging while minimising the environmentally invasive onshore infrastructure. In addition, the whole process is enclosed, therefore eliminating grab spillage and dust transport issues common to other transhipping methods. This paper presents an overview of the main hydrodynamic issues currently being investigated: primarily the interaction between multiple floating bodies close to one another in a seaway. The two primary ship-to-ship interactions that are being investigated are the effects experienced by the feeder vessel when it is docking or undocking within the FHT well dock and the interactions between the three vessels when operating in close proximity in an open seaway. A combination of physical scale model experiments and numerical techniques is employed, with a significant portion of the experimental program dedicated to the validation of the numerical simulation codes used to investigate the behaviour of the vessels. ShipMo3D is an object based library developed by DRDC for the purpose of analysing the seakeeping performance of vessels operating in a seaway in either the frequency or time domain. The capabilities of ShipMo3D are applied to this novel application in an attempt to provide realistic simulations of the interaction between the vessels of the FHT system. DualSPHysics, an open source Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) code, is being applied to the domain within the very restricted water environment of the FHT well dock to investigate the fluid flow behaviour and the effect that this has on the feeder vessel when entering/exiting.
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Hassall, Maureen, Ben Seligmann, Danellie Lynas, Joel Haight, and Robin Burgess-Limerick. "Predicting Human-System Interaction Risks Associated with Autonomous Systems in Mining." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002313.
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Industry is implementing increasing amounts of automation into operations. The Australian mining industry is no exception as it is introducing autonomous mining vehicles and trains, remote controlled processing plants and the use of drones and robots to do survey and inspection work. Often these technologies are adopted to improve operational efficiencies and to reduce workers' exposure to high risk situations. However, in most mining environments, the adoption of automated technologies has not completely removed humans from the operation. Humans still need to interact with the technology to clean, service and maintain it. Humans also have to perform other tasks in the automated mining environment such as inspection of ground conditions, mapping mining and dump areas, maintaining roads and infrastructure etc. Thus, introducing automation into mining environments has the potential to introduce new and significant human-system interaction safety risks. The emergence of these new safety risks are evident in recent accidents in the mining industry as well as in other industries that have introduced automation. Traditionally, risk based approaches have been used in the Australian mining industry and other industries to identify and treat safety related risks. Such approaches include the use of hazard identification techniques (HAZID), Workplace Risk Assessment and Control (WRAC), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis or Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis (FMEA or FMECA), and Process or Job based Hazard Analysis (PHA or JHA). These traditional techniques have helped reduce fatal and catastrophic incidents in the mining industry but deficiencies in their application has also been highlighted in a number of major accident investigation reports. In addition, recent research has suggested that that traditional risk identification techniques by not be effective for new, software-enabled technologies that are embedded in socio-technical systems with complex or dynamic human-system interactions. In response new socio-technical risk assessment approaches have been develop such as System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) and Strategies Analysis for Enhancing Resilience (SAfER). However no publications could be found that seek to understand from a end-user perspective the efficacy of the traditional and new techniques in assessing human-system interaction risks associated with the introduction of autonomous and automated technologies in mining environments.To begin to address this gap, research was conducted that sought to answer the question - What combination of risk assessment techniques delivers the most effective means of identifying risks associated with human-system interactions in remote and autonomous mining operations? The research method involved have mining industry professionals trial four techniques - Preliminary Hazard Analysis (HAZID), Failure Mode and Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Strategies Analysis for Enhancing Resilience (SAfER), and System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) (Systems-theory Method) - in a workshop environment. Three different workshops were conducted each of which focused on a different automated technology. The first focused on identifying human-system interaction safety risks in surface mine automated haulage areas. The second focused on identifying human-system interaction safety risk associated with autonomous longwall mining operations underground. The third focused on human-system interaction safety risks associated with remote controlled operation of ore processing plants. After the workshop trialed each technique, the participants were survey to collect their perceptions of the usability and usefulness of each technique. Results from the participant feedback suggest that each techniques was able to identify potentially hazardous human-system interactions but that each had strengths and weaknesses depending on whether risks were being assessed risks pre or post implementation. A hybrid or combination approach was suggested with further testing of the proposed approach being recommended.