Journal articles: 'Unit: Engineering at Victoria'

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Kim, Daeyeong, Sang-Bong Yi, Hyeoncheol Kim, Taehwan Kim, Taehoon Kim, and Jong Ik Lee. "Geochemistry and Geochronology of Early Paleozoic Intrusive Rocks in the Terra Nova Bay Area, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica." Minerals 11, no. 7 (July 20, 2021): 787. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min11070787.

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The Terra Nova Intrusive Complex (TNIC) in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, results from widespread magmatism during the Early Paleozoic Ross Orogeny. According to field relationships, geochemistry, and geochronology data, the northern part of the TNIC comprises the Browning Intrusive Unit (BIU), which is associated with an arc crustal melting including migmatization of the Wilson Metamorphic Complex, and the later Campbell Intrusive Unit (CIU), which is attributed to the mantle and crustal melting processes. Zircon U-Pb ages suggest Late Neoproterozoic to Early Cambrian protolith with Late Cambrian metamorphism (502 ± 15 Ma) in the WMC, Late Cambrian formation (~500 Ma) of the BIU, and Early Ordovician formation (~480–470 Ma) of the CIU. Sr-Nd isotopic characteristics of the BIU indicate predominant crustal component (εNd(t) = −8.7 to −8.9), whereas those of the CIU reflect both mantle (εNd(t) = 1.8 to 1.6) and crustal (εNd(t) = −4.0 to −7.5) compositions. These results suggest that the northern TNIC magmatism occurring at ~500–470 Ma originated from partial melting of the mantle–mafic crust components and mixing with felsic crust components. By integrating the results with previous studies, the TNIC is considered to be formed by a combination of the mantle and mafic crust melting, crustal assimilation, felsic crust melting, and magma mixing during the Ross Orogeny.

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Reisen, Fabienne, Jacinta Cooper, Jennifer C. Powell, Christopher Roulston, and Amanda J. Wheeler. "Performance and Deployment of Low-Cost Particle Sensor Units to Monitor Biomass Burning Events and Their Application in an Educational Initiative." Sensors 21, no. 21 (October 29, 2021): 7206. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21217206.

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Biomass burning smoke is often a significant source of airborne fine particles in regional areas where air quality monitoring is scarce. Emerging sensor technology provides opportunities to monitor air quality on a much larger geographical scale with much finer spatial resolution. It can also engage communities in the conversation around local pollution sources. The SMoke Observation Gadget (SMOG), a unit with a Plantower dust sensor PMS3003, was designed as part of a school-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) project looking at smoke impacts in regional areas of Victoria, Australia. A smoke-specific calibration curve between the SMOG units and a standard regulatory instrument was developed using an hourly data set collected during a peat fire. The calibration curve was applied to the SMOG units during all field-based validation measurements at several locations and during different seasons. The results showed strong associations between individual SMOG units for PM2.5 concentrations (r2 = 0.93–0.99) and good accuracy (mean absolute error (MAE) < 2 μg m−3). Correlations of the SMOG units to reference instruments also demonstrated strong associations (r2 = 0.87–95) and good accuracy (MAE of 2.5–3.0 μg m−3). The PM2.5 concentrations tracked by the SMOG units had a similar response time as those measured by collocated reference instruments. Overall, the study has shown that the SMOG units provide relevant information about ambient PM2.5 concentrations in an airshed impacted predominantly by biomass burning, provided that an adequate adjustment factor is applied.

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J., Rollo, and Esteban Y. "Urbanheart Surgery – a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Design Studio." KnE Engineering 2, no. 2 (February 9, 2017): 308. http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/keg.v2i2.631.

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The following paper presents an interdisciplinary design studio program at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, referred to as the ‘UrbanHeart Surgery’. This is a design based research forum that attempts to facilitate a landscape of decision-making that stimulates an integrated approach to design within the urban context.The Urbanheart program has developed into a very successful teaching, research and public/community relations program. It has not only secured an ongoing relationship with various planning authorities, but its core of industrial partnerships has expanded to include four regional councils (Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Surfcoast and Warrnambool), three metropolitan municipalities (Melbourne City, Port Phillip, Wyndham and Maribyrnong) and close links with various Victorian State government departments.The program actively integrates postgraduate students from Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture and Planning. The different scales of resolution at which the unit operates would welcome further integration with students from Mechanical Engineering, Art and Design, Information Technology and Environmental Science.

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Penney, Randy. "Hemodialysis Unit at Renfrew Victoria Hospital." Healthcare Management Forum 8, no. 2 (July 1995): 5–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0840-4704(10)60902-7.

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In June 1994, the Renfrew Victoria Hospital was selected as the first-ever recipient of the Health Care Quality Team Award in the “Small and Rural Provider” category. This award, offered by the Canadian College of Health Service Executives and 3M Health Care, was established to recognize health care organizations that have sustained measurable improvements in their network of services, and have done so through the use of a team. Renfrew Victoria Hospital's entry focused on the establishment of a hemodialysis unit for the residents of Renfrew County. This article summarizes the parameters of this award, as presented in our submission.

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Pugh, Janet, and Malu Campolo. "Mornington Peninsula Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Victoria, Australia." Australian Critical Care 8, no. 4 (December 1995): 8–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1036-7314(95)70291-0.

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Harding, Catherine. "University of Victoria." Florilegium 20, no. 1 (January 2003): 51–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/flor.20.012.

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The Medieval Studies program at the University of Victoria is an interdisciplinary unit whose members come from the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Fine Arts. The idea of creating an undergraduate program in Medieval Studies was developed in 1986-87; since that date faculty members teaching in the Departments of English, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, Greek and Roman Studies, History, Philosophy, Music, and History in Art have offered courses leading to a Major in Medieval Studies (The program began as a Minor and changed to a Major in 1994). Undergraduates are introduced to key concepts in the study of medieval culture and society in Europe, as well as the medieval Islamic world.

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Elliot, D. H. "The Hanson Formation: a new stratigraphical unit in the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica." Antarctic Science 8, no. 4 (December 1996): 389–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102096000569.

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The stratigraphy of the upper part of the Upper Palaeozoic–Lower Mesozoic Victoria Group in the central Transantarctic Mountains is reviewed. Marked lithologic contrasts exist in the Falla Formation between the lower volcanic-poor part and the upper volcaniclastic part. The name Falla Formation is here restricted to the lower volcanic-poor part of the sequence making it the youngest formation in the Victoria Group. The upper volcaniclastic part, a tuffaceous sequence, is named the Hanson Formation.

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Sparrow, W. A., and Kathryn L. Sharp. "Activity patterns of Community Residential Unit residents in Victoria, Australia." Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities 17, no. 2 (January 1991): 237–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07263869100034461.

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Reid, RA. "P.099 The history of neurosurgery in Victoria, BC." Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques 44, S2 (June 2017): S39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2017.183.

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Background: Neurosurgery was first practiced in Victoria, BC in the 1950’s. It has grown from 1 neurosurgeon to 6 neurosurgeons today. Methods: Research into the beginning of Neurosurgery in Victoria demonstrates that it started with one surgeon and has grown significantly over the past 60 plus years. Results: Although Neurosugery started in Victoria with humble beginnings it has now developed into a sophisticated unit with 6 neurosurgeons with various subspeciality interests including complex and minimally invasive spine, cerebrovascular and neuro-oncology. Conclusions: The Neurosurgery division in Victoria has grown over the years from a single surgeon to 6 surgeons practicing a wide scope of neurosurgical procedures.

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Wood, Manor, and Victoria Lungu. "We've explored… shadows." Nursery World 2021, no. 2 (February 2, 2021): 24–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/nuwa.2021.2.24.

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McNabb, John, and Peter Beaumont. "Excavations in the Acheulean Levels at the Earlier Stone Age Site of Canteen Koppie, Northern Province, South Africa." Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 78 (2012): 51–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0079497x00027109.

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The fluvial gravels of the river Vaal in South Africa have long been known as a source for Earlier Stone Age (ESA) artefacts. Most were discovered through the open cast mining for diamonds that has left very littlein situfluvial sediment remaining today. The site of Canteen Koppie is an internationally famous location with a reputation for prolific Acheulean artefacts, especially handaxes and the enigmatic prepared core and Levallois-like technology known as Victoria West. Our understanding of this site, and most other Vaal locations, is almost solely based on highly selected artefact collections. Here, we report on the first controlled excavations ever to be conducted at Canteen Koppie. The deposits are likely to date to the Early and Middle Pleistocene, and our excavations sample the full depth of the stratigraphic sequence. The lower units, first identified in these excavations, add a considerable time depth to the Acheulean occupation of the site, making this the longest chrono-stratigraphic sequence in South Africa to our knowledge. Given the current international interest in the origins of Levallois/prepared core technology (PCT), its occurrence in Unit 2b Upper, and its presence alongside Victoria West technology in Unit 2a has significant implications for debates on the role of Victoria West in the origins of PCT. From the Canteen Koppie evidence, Levallois and Victoria West are clearly rooted in the Acheulean.

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Lim, Allan E. K., Anthony Perkins, and John W. M. Agar. "The carbon footprint of an Australian satellite haemodialysis unit." Australian Health Review 37, no. 3 (2013): 369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah13022.

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Objectives. This study aimed to better understand the carbon emission impact of haemodialysis (HD) throughout Australia by determining its carbon footprint, the relative contributions of various sectors to this footprint, and how contributions from electricity and water consumption are affected by local factors. Methods. Activity data associated with HD provision at a 6-chair suburban satellite HD unit in Victoria in 2011 was collected and converted to a common measurement unit of tonnes of CO2 equivalents (t CO2-eq) via established emissions factors. For electricity and water consumption, emissions factors for other Australian locations were applied to assess the impact of local factors on these footprint contributors. Results. In Victoria, the annual per-patient carbon footprint of satellite HD was calculated to be 10.2 t CO2-eq. The largest contributors were pharmaceuticals (35.7%) and medical equipment (23.4%). Throughout Australia, the emissions percentage attributable to electricity consumption ranged from 5.2% to 18.6%, while the emissions percentage attributable to water use ranged from 4.0% to 11.6%. Conclusions. State-by-state contributions of energy and water use to the carbon footprint of satellite HD appear to vary significantly. Performing emissions planning and target setting at the state level may be more appropriate in the Australian context. What is known about the topic? Healthcare provision carries a significant environmental footprint. In particular, conventional HD uses substantial amounts of electricity and water. In the UK, provision of HD and peritoneal dialysis was found to have an annual per-patient carbon footprint of 7.1 t CO2-eq. What does this paper add? This is the first carbon-footprinting study of HD in Australia. In Victoria, the annual per-patient carbon footprint of satellite conventional HD is 10.2 t CO2-eq. Notably, the contributions of electricity and water consumption to the carbon footprint varies significantly throughout Australia when local factors are taken into account. What are the implications for practitioners? We recommend that healthcare providers consider local factors when planning emissions reduction strategies, and target setting should be performed at the state, as opposed to national, level. There is a need for more comprehensive and current emissions data to enable healthcare providers to do so.

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Subekti, Endah, and Fahrudin Fahrudin. "Representasi Konflik dalam Novel Jakarta Vigilante Karya Victoria A. Lestari." Education Journal : Journal Educational Research and Development 4, no. 2 (August 27, 2020): 145–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.31537/ej.v4i2.348.

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Penelitian ini bertujuan memperoleh gambaran objektif tentang representasi konflik sosial dan representasi konflik batin tokoh utama dalam novel “Jakarta Vigilante” karya Victoria A. Lestari. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dan menggunakan metode dokumentasi untuk mengumpulkan data. Data penelitian berupa unit-unit teks dalam novel “Jakarta Vigilante” karya Victoria yang mencerminkan pokok-pokok masalah dalam variabel penelitian. Hasil penelitian ini meliputi representasi konflik sosial tokoh utama berupa perwakilan pertentangan tokoh utama dengan tokoh lain terdiri dari seseorang mempunyai niat untuk menegakkan keadilan tetapi dihalangi, seseorang mengancam orang lain karena tidak ingin rencananya gagal, seseorang cekcok dengan orang lain karena membuat masalah, perwakilan pertentangan tokoh utama dengan suatu kelompok terdiri dari seseorang ingin menyelamatkan orang lain namun dihalangi beberapa orang, seseorang ingin membalaskan dendamnya, seseorang yang balas dendamnya dihalangi oleh sekelompok orang. Representasi konflik batin tokoh utama berupa perwakilan pertentangan pilihan tokoh utama tidak sesuai dengan kenyataan terdiri dari seseorang tidak bisa menerima kenyataan yang sudah terjadi, seseorang berusaha mencoba mentupi perasaannya, seseorang yang keputusannya tidak ingin diragukan, perwakilan kecemasan tokoh utama dalam menghadapi permasalahan terdiri dari seseorang khawatir rencananya terancam gagal, seseorang cemas karena bingung memikirkan langkah untuk melanjutkan rencananya, seseorang cemas karena takut kehilangan seseorang yang dicintainya.

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Linden, R. H., and P. J. Schurer. "Sediment characteristics and sea-level history of Royal Roads Anchorage, Victoria, British Columbia." Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 25, no. 11 (November 1, 1988): 1800–1810. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e88-170.

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High-resolution and airgun seismic-reflection mapping of the approaches to Esquimalt Harbour, Juan de Fuca Strait, reveal that offshore, sea-floor sediments consist of a widespread glaciomarine unit recognizable to the entrance of the strait. The upper part of the unit has been dated at approximately 10 000 radiocarbon years BP. An early postglacial sea-level low of at least −50 m appears to have formed a widespread unconformity. Nearshore sediments above the unconformity consist of sands, muddy fine sands, and minor gravel that were deposited in a prograding marine environment. Sediments have been accumulating off Esquimalt Harbour at a rate of approximately 1.9 cm per 100 years.

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SUNDARARAJAN, V., T. KORMAN, C. MACISAAC, J. J. PRESNEILL, J. F. CADE, and K. VISVANATHAN. "The microbiology and outcome of sepsis in Victoria, Australia." Epidemiology and Infection 134, no. 2 (August 19, 2005): 307–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268805004796.

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We analysed data from 33741 patients with ICD-10-AM-defined sepsis from an Australian hospital morbidity dataset to investigate the relationships between specific types of organisms, potential risk factors for infection, organ dysfunction, ICU utilization and hospital mortality. A total of 24% of patients received some of their care in an intensive care unit, and the overall hospital mortality rate was 18%. Gram-positive bacteria were isolated in 27% of cases and Gram-negative bacteria in 20%. Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus was associated with vascular and joint devices whereas Pseudomonasaeruginosa and Gram-negative rods were more common with genitourinary devices and lymphoproliferative disease. Sepsis-associated organ dysfunction most commonly involved the respiratory system, followed by the renal and circulatory systems. These patterns may provide useful clues to the pathogenesis and therapy of this often fatal syndrome which is a major ongoing problem for hospitalized patients.

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Lee, Vivian Wing Woon, and Louise Kathryn Newman. "A model for the provision of integrated perinatal and infant mental health services in regional settings." Australasian Psychiatry 26, no. 5 (July 16, 2018): 531–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856218783856.

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Objective: This paper aims to describe current approaches in Victoria to the development of perinatal and infant mental health services in regional areas. Method: The paper outlines the significance of perinatal mental disorder for maternal wellbeing and impact on infant development, and describes the model of care at the Agnes Unit. Results: The Agnes Unit has been established as a residential therapeutic unit offering short-term treatment that focusses on promoting parental mental health, parenting sensitivity and the parent-infant relationship. Conclusions: A coordinated and integrated approach with focus on early intervention is needed to deliver perinatal and infant mental health services. Services need to focus on the infant and parent-infant relationship in addition to parental mental health.

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Yi, Sang-Bong, Mi Lee, Jong Lee, and Hwayoung Kim. "Timing and Metamorphic Evolution of the Ross Orogeny in and around the Mountaineer Range, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica." Minerals 10, no. 10 (October 13, 2020): 908. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min10100908.

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The Ross(–Delamerian) Orogeny significantly impacted the formation of the tectonic structure of the Pacific Gondwana margin during the early Paleozoic era. Northern Victoria Land (NVL) in Antarctica preserves the aspect of the Ross Orogeny that led to the union of the Wilson (WT)–Bowers (BT)–Robertson Bay Terrane. The aspect of the Ross Orogeny in the NVL is characterized by subduction of oceanic domains toward the continental margin (continental arc) and the accretion of the associated marine–continental substances from 530–480 Ma. In the Mountaineer Range in NVL, the Ross Orogeny strain zone is identified at the WT/BT boundary regions. In these areas, fold and thrust shear zones are observed and aspects of them can be seen at Mt. Murchison, the Descent Unit and the Black Spider Greenschist zone. The Dessent Unit corresponds to a tectonic slice sheared between the WT and BT. The metamorphic evolution phase of the Dessent Unit is summarized in the peak pressure (M1), peak temperature (M2) and retrograde (M3). The sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) zircon U–Pb ages of 514.6 ± 2.0 Ma and 499.2 ± 3.4 Ma obtained from the Dessent Unit amphibolite are comparable to the M1 and M2 stages, respectively. The Dessent Unit underwent intermediate pressure (P)/temperature (T)-type metamorphism characterized by 10.0–10.5 kbar/~600 °C (M1) and ~7 kbar/~700 °C (M2) followed by 4.0–4.5 kbar/~450 °C (M3). Mafic to intermediate magmatism (497–501 Ma) within the WT/BT boundary region may have given rise to the M2 stage of the Dessent Unit, and this magmatism is synchronous with the migmatization period of Mt. Murchison (498.3 ± 3.4 Ma). This indicates that a continuous process of fold-shearing–magmatic intrusion–partial melting, which is typically associated with a continental arc orogeny, occurred before and after c. 500 Ma in the Mountaineer Range. During the Ross Orogeny, the Dessent unit was initially subducted underneath the WT at depth (10.0–10.5 kbar, ~35 km) and then thrust into the shallow (~7 kbar, ~23 km), hot (≥700 °C) magmatic arc docking with the Mt. Murchison terrain, where migmatization prevailed.

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Doyle, S. "Engineering places - Victoria Falls Bridge [IET@150 - engineering places]." Engineering & Technology 16, no. 9 (October 1, 2021): 62–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/et.2021.0901.

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Waley, G. "The Victoria Falls Bridge." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering 157, no. 1 (March 2004): 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/bren.2004.157.1.37.

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ROBINSON, P., K. TAYLOR, and T. NOLAN. "Risk-factors for meningococcal disease in Victoria, Australia, in 1997." Epidemiology and Infection 127, no. 2 (October 2001): 261–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268801005696.

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In Victoria between 1990 and 1996, meningococcal infections occurred in 1–2/100000 people each year, with sometimes devastating outcome. In 1997, a typical year, we conducted a case-control study of all cases notified to the State Disease Control Unit, to investigate personal, environmental and lifestyle risk factors. In bivariate analysis many exposures were statistically significantly different (at P = 0·01) in cases and controls. The level of risk, and specific risks, differed between children (under 16) and adults (16 years and over). In multivariate analysis few exposures remained significant (at P = 0·05). However, these included having a smoker amongst close contacts, exposure to construction dust, recent illness, a history of snoring and speech problems, and sharing a bedroom. Besides confirming some previously identified risk factors, this is the first time that snoring and speech problems have been identified as risk factors for meningococcal disease.

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Malik, Suhail Iqbal, Raheel Khan, Ali Imran, Mohammad Akram, Sidra Maqbool, and Rashid Habib. "Frequency of dyslipidemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis at Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur." Professional Medical Journal 27, no. 09 (September 10, 2020): 1829–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2020.27.09.3975.

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One of the risk factor of cardiovascular disease in patients of maintenance hemodialysis is abnormalities in lipid profile. Deranged levels of cholesterol are related to increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in hemodialysis patients. Objectives: To determine the frequency of dyslipidemia under going maintenance hemodialysis at BVH, Bahawalpur. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Dialysis unit at Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Period: January to May 2019. Material & Method: A total of 220 patients who were undergoing maintenance hemodialysis at dialysis unit BVH, Bahawalpur were included in the study. Pre-dialysis blood samples were taken for assessment of Sr. Cholesterol (Total), Sr. Triglycerides & Sr. HDL and were sent to Chemical Pathology Lab of QAMC, Bahawalpur on same day for processing. Results: Out of 220 patients, most of the patients were male (66.8%), history of smoking was present in 7.3% & mean duration of dialysis was 27.12 + 25.85 months. The mean of Sr. Cholesterol (Total), Sr. Triglycerides, Sr. HDL were 155.51+37.72 mg/dl, 135.54+89.27 mg/dl & 35.22+7.77 mg/dl respectively. Dyslipidemia was present in 80% of patients with most common being low HDL (71.8%). Conclusion: Patients of maintenance hemodialysis are having significant number of dyslipidemia leading to inflammation, accelerated atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular events.

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Riley, Merilyn. "Merilyn Riley: Senior Research Officer, Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Unit, Department of Human Services, Victoria." Health Information Management Journal 37, no. 1 (February 2008): 64–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/183335830803700110.

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Jamaludin, Jamaludin, Endang Kustini, and Rini Dianti Fauzi. "Implementasi Metode Rgec Dalam Menilai Tingkat Kesehatan Bank (Studi Pada Bank Victoria International Tbk. Periode 2015-2019." Jurnal Disrupsi Bisnis 5, no. 1 (January 31, 2022): 72. http://dx.doi.org/10.32493/drb.v5i1.18397.

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan pendekatan Risk Profile atau Profil Risiko, untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan pendekatan Good Corporate Governance, untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan pendekatan Earning atau Rentabilitas, untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan pendekatan Capital atau Permodalan dan untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan menggunakan metode RGEC. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah jenis penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Variabel dan pengukuran pada penelitian ini terdiri dari faktor Risk Profile, faktor Good Corporate Governance, faktor Earnings, faktor Capital atau permodalan. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria TBK pada tahun 2015-2019 di ukur dengan menggunakan RGEC antara lain dengan pendekatan Risk Profile, Good Corporate Governance, Earning dan Capital berada pada rata-rata pembobotan sebesar 80,55 %. Itu artinya secara keseluruhan bahwa kinerja keuangan Bank Victoria TBK mulai 2015-2019 dikatakan sehat. Kata Kunci: Risk Profile; Good Corporate Governance; Earning; Capital; Kinerja Keuangan

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Damaske, D., J. Behrendt, A. McCafferty, R. Saltus, and U. Meyer. "Transfer faults in the western Ross Sea: new evidence from the McMurdo Sound/Ross Ice Shelf aeromagnetic survey (GANOVEX VI)." Antarctic Science 6, no. 3 (September 1994): 359–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102094000556.

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Aeromagnetic data collected on the GANOVEX IV and GANOVEX VI expeditions are combined in this report to give a synoptic view of the western Ross Sea, Antarctica. The addition of the new GANOVEX VI data allows the identification of the southern boundary of the “Ross Sea Unit” — a magnetic unit containing rift-fabric anomalies of the West Antarctic rift system in the Victoria Land basin. Although this boundary has a similar WSW–ENE orientation to the northern boundary, as identified in the GANOVEX IV survey, the newly identified southern magnetic unit (called the “Ross Island and Ice Shelf Edge Unit”) includes evidence of the S–N rift-fabric that is not found in the north, i.e. the rift-fabric continues farther south. The linear boundaries themselves are interpreted as transfer faults as proposed by previous workers for the tectonic development of the Ross Sea area.

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VandenBerg, Alfons H. M. "Depositional facies and extent of the late Neogene Sandringham Sandstone in southern Victoria, Australia." Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 128, no. 2 (2016): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rs16009.

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The late Neogene sedimentary rocks in the Port Phillip region have in the past been subdivided into a lower shallow marine unit, Black Rock Sandstone, overlain by a fluvial unit, Red Bluff Sandstone. Re-examination of the type section of these units at Sandringham shows that it is entirely of paralic origin, with no evidence for fluvial deposition. Criteria for interpreting a shallow marine origin are sedimentary structures including a planar bedding style and swaley cross-stratification, and highly rounded clasts in conglomerates. Using these criteria it can be demonstrated that all named late Neogene sedimentary rock units in the Port Phillip region are paralic deposits, and that the same applies to the Hanson Plain Sand of the Port Campbell Embayment. Because these were deposited as a continuous sheet, the multiplicity of names used hitherto is not justified and should be unified under the single name Sandringham Sandstone. This formation was deposited on a strandplain that extends across western Victoria to the southern fringe of the Western Uplands. The same lateral continuity applies to the underlying Miocene marl formation, which is unified under the name Gellibrand Marl.

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Kiem, A. S., and D. C. Verdon-Kidd. "Towards understanding hydroclimatic change in Victoria, Australia – why was the last decade so dry?" Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 6, no. 5 (October 1, 2009): 6181–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-6-6181-2009.

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Abstract. Since the mid-1990s Victoria, located in southeast Australia, has experienced severe drought conditions characterized by streamflow that is the lowest on record in many areas. While severe decreases in annual and seasonal rainfall totals have also been observed, this alone does not seem to explain the observed reduction in flow. In this study, we investigate the large-scale climate drivers for Victoria and demonstrate how these modulate the regional scale synoptic patterns, which in turn alter the way seasonal rainfall totals are compiled and the amount of runoff per unit rainfall that is produced. The hydrological implications are significant and illustrate the need for robust hydrological modelling, which takes into account insights into physical mechanisms that drive regional hydroclimatology, in order to properly understand and quantify the impacts of climate change (natural and/or anthropogenic) on water resources.

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Ackroyd, J. A. D. "The Victoria University of Manchester’s contributions to the development of aeronautics." Aeronautical Journal 111, no. 1122 (August 2007): 473–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000004735.

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This issue of the Aeronautical Journal celebrates the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Honours Degree Course in Aeronautical Engineering at the Victoria University of Manchester. The following article therefore describes the aeronautical research and teaching activities of that university up to its recent amalgamation with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) to form the present-day University of Manchester. This juncture provides a further justification for recording the Victoria University’s achievements.Both the Victoria University and UMIST had their roots in the nineteenth century although, apart from the relatively brief period of the First World War, neither of them was particularly involved in aeronautics until after the Second World War. However, as Sections 6.0-10.0 seek to demonstrate, thereafter the Victoria University’s involvement became considerable. The preceding Sections describe the origins of the Victoria University and UMIST and, in the case of the former institution, the subsequent activities of its staff and graduates in engineering and mathematics which, although not always specifically aeronautical in content, nonetheless had a profound influence on the development of the aeronautical sciences.

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Anderson, Fern, G. Michael Downing, Jan Hill, Lynn Casorso, and Noreen Lerch. "Palliative Performance Scale (PPS): A New Tool." Journal of Palliative Care 12, no. 1 (March 1996): 5–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/082585979601200102.

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The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS), a modification of the Karnofsky Performance Scale, is presented as a new tool for measurement of physical status in palliative care. Its initial uses in Victoria include communication, analysis of home nursing care workload, profiling admissions and discharges to the hospice unit, and, possibly, prognostication. We assessed 119 patients at home, of whom 87 (73%) had a PPS rating between 40% and 70%. Of 213 patients admitted to the hospice unit, 175 (83%) were PPS 20%-50% on admission. The average period until death for 129 patients who died on the unit was 1.88 days at 10% PPS upon admission, 2.62 days at 20%, 6.70 days at 30%, 10.30 days at 40%, 13.87 days at 50%. Only two patients at 60% or higher died in the unit. The PPS may become a basis for comparing drug costs at home and for studying the effects of treatments (e.g. hypodermoclysis) at various levels of physical performance. Validity and reliability testing are currently being undertaken.

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Jazib, Ahshan, Mohd Talim Hossain, and Raihan I. Raju. "Clonal propagation of Dracaena fragrans cv. Victoria through tissue culture technology." Jahangirnagar University Journal of Biological Sciences 8, no. 2 (October 19, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jujbs.v8i2.49833.

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Micropropagation of Dracaena fragrans cv.Victoria was conducted using the young, tender and disease-free leaves and nodal segments as explants collected from the local market of Savar, Dhaka. Surface sterilization of the explants pretreated with a liquid detergent and then 0.2% HgCl2 for 4-5 minutes produces maximum contamination free explants without any toxicity. After surface sterilization, different explants were inoculated on gelrite gelled MS medium supplemented with different concentrations of 2,4-D for callus induction and with different concentrations and combinations of BAP and NAA for direct shoot induction. Nodal explants showed high callus induction potentiality (80%) on MS medium supplemented with 1.5 mg/l 2,4-D. The highest frequency of direct shoot induction from nodal segment was 80% and the number of shoots per nodal segment was(5.28±1.17) when they were cultured on MS medium supplemented with 3.0 mg/l BAP and 0.3 mg/l NAA. The highest shoot multiplication (83.33%) with maximum number of shoot per unit callus (5.62±1.24) and maximum shoot length (3.27±0.82 cm) was observed when the nodal calli were transferred in gelrite gelled MS medium in combination with 4.5 mg/l BAP and 0.5 mg/l NAA. Additionally, the incorporation of 4% sucrose and 10% coconut water with the above mentioned medium showed the satisfactory shoot growth and development with an average 7.84±1.30 shoots per unit of callus which was 4.21±0.78 cm in length. Moreover, addition of 3.0 mg/l GA3 with the above mention medium showed highest rate of shoot elongation (5.83±2.31cm). For root induction, in vitro raised shoots were transferred onto half-strength of MS liquid medium augmented with different concentrations and combinations of auxins (IBA and NAA). Maximum rooting (75%) were observed in halfstrength MS liquid medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l IBA. After appropriate rooting the plantlets were successfully acclimatized (85% survival) when they were cultured in polybag containing (1:1:1) garden soil, sand and compost mixture before transferred to soil. Regenerated plants were morphologically identical with mother plants and showed their uniform growth in field condition. Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 8(2): 1-11, 2019 (December)

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Scida, Mark, and Rob Gration. "Monitoring the threatened brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa) at Sugarloaf Reservoir, Victoria." Australian Mammalogy 40, no. 2 (2018): 307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am16061.

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The brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa) is a marsupial threatened in Victoria by habitat fragmentation and modification. As part of the development of infrastructure in phascogale habitat, Melbourne Water was required to improve habitat for the phascogale. We aimed to develop and test a method for monitoring phascogales on Melbourne Water land, and to assess the effectiveness of habitat improvements. Trapping, nest boxes, and cameras were all successful in detecting phascogales; however, cameras had the highest detection per unit effort. We suggest that future monitoring should favour camera surveys with trapping potentially every 3–5 years for acquisition of physical data.

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Kiem, A. S., and D. C. Verdon-Kidd. "Towards understanding hydroclimatic change in Victoria, Australia – preliminary insights into the "Big Dry"." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 14, no. 3 (March 8, 2010): 433–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-14-433-2010.

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Abstract. Since the mid-1990s the majority of Victoria, Australia, has experienced severe drought conditions (i.e. the "Big Dry") characterized by streamflow that is the lowest in approximately 80 years of record. While decreases in annual and seasonal rainfall totals have also been observed, this alone does not seem to explain the observed reduction in flow. In this study, we investigate the large-scale climate drivers for Victoria and demonstrate how these modulate the regional scale synoptic patterns, which in turn alter the way seasonal rainfall totals are compiled and the amount of runoff per unit rainfall that is produced. The hydrological implications are significant and illustrate the need for robust hydrological modelling, that takes into account insights into physical mechanisms that drive regional hydroclimatology, in order to properly understand and quantify the impacts of climate change (natural and/or anthropogenic) on water resources.

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Weinerman, Rivian, VI Glossop, Randy Wong, Lara Robinson, Karen White, and Rif Kamil. "Time of Day Influences Nonattendance at Urgent Short-Term Mental Health Unit in Victoria, British Columbia." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 48, no. 5 (June 2003): 342–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674370304800511.

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Objectives: To identify the patient profile of first-time no-shows (FTNS) and to examine which process variables predict FTNS. Method: We developed a questionnaire exploring variables that might impact attendance. Of 779 referrals over 9 months, all FTNS ( n = 60) and a sample of randomly selected control subjects ( n = 60) completed the questionnaire. Results: The FTNS rate was 7.7%. A set of 10 variables predicted FTNS at 80% accuracy. Most significant was our finding that “time of day of first appointment” showed a novel and practical difference between FTNS and control subjects. Patients were 3.6 times more likely to show for first appointments scheduled in the afternoon. Conclusions: Simply making first appointments in the afternoon could significantly decrease FTNS incidence.

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Robinson, Brian. "Hazardous Waste Management in Victoria Australia." Waste Management & Research 8, no. 1 (January 1990): 99–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x9000800116.

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ROBINSON, B. "Hazardous waste management in Victoria Australia." Waste Management & Research 8, no. 2 (April 1990): 99–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0734-242x(90)90029-m.

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Gavidia-Payne, Susana, Lyn Littlefield, Mats Hallgren, Peter Jenkins, and Neil Coventry. "Outcome Evaluation of a Statewide Child Inpatient Mental Health Unit." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 37, no. 2 (April 2003): 204–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01124.x.

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Objective: To assess the impact of inpatient intervention, provided by a child mental health unit in Victoria, Australia, on a number of key child and family variables. Method: Pre-post test design with a four-month follow up was applied to assess changes across time. Twenty-nine parents, 42 teachers, and 37 referrers provided reports on a series of child, parent, and family functioning measures. Results: Significant improvements in child behaviour and functioning, parenting competency and efficacy, parenting practices, and reduced parental depression were observed over time. Changes in family functioning scores were not significant; however, univariate analysis indicated improvements in two individual subscales. Conclusions: There is a lack of studies of the outcome of inpatient interventions of children in psychiatric settings. However, as shown in the present study, improvements in functioning can be detected and obtained with short-term interventions that focus on both children and families. Methodological shortcomings (i.e. absence of comparison groups) and lack of specificity in intervention variables, however, are difficulties yet to be overcome in evaluation research of inpatient treatment.

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Cooper, Elizabeth, and Stephen Blarney. "A Norovirus Gastroenteritis Epidemic in a Long-Term–Care Facility." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 26, no. 3 (March 2005): 256–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/502535.

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AbstractBackground:In Victoria, Australia, from July to December 2002, 126 outbreaks of viral and suspected viral gastroenteritis were reported in healthcare institutions. Norovirus was found to account for at least 77 of the 126 outbreaks.Methods:In October 2002, the infection control unit investigated an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis on three wards in a 500-bed, long-term-care facility in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cohorting and other infection control measures were initiated.Results:The outbreak was controlled 32 days after the first symptoms of acute gastroenteritis were identified. Fifty-two patients and 11 staf f members were affected. Norovirus genotype 2 was detected on two of the three wards. Norovirus was not isolated in the third ward but was suspected to be the causative organism.Conclusions:Outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis can cause significant morbidity in a long-term-care facility, affecting both patients and staff. In addition, the transmission of viral pathogens can be well established before there is recognition of an outbreak.

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Bomfleur, Benjamin, Thomas Mörs, Jan Unverfärth, Feng Liu, Andreas Läufer, Paula Castillo, Changhwan Oh, Tae-Yoon S. Park, Jusun Woo, and Laura Crispini. "Uncharted Permian to Jurassic continental deposits in the far north of Victoria Land, East Antarctica." Journal of the Geological Society 178, no. 1 (September 15, 2020): jgs2020–062. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/jgs2020-062.

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The remote lower reaches of the Rennick Glacier in the far north of Victoria Land hold some of the least-explored outcrop areas of the Transantarctic basin system. Following recent international field-work efforts in the Helliwell Hills, we here provide a comprehensive emendation to the regional stratigraphy. Results of geological and palaeontological reconnaissance and of petrographic, geochemical and palynostratigraphic analyses reveal a stack of three previously unknown sedimentary units in the study area: the Lower Triassic Van der Hoeven Formation (new unit, 115+ m thick) consists mainly of quartzose sandstone and non-carbonaceous mudstone rich in continental trace fossils. The Middle to Upper Triassic Helliwell Formation (new unit, 235 m thick) consists of coal-bearing overbank deposits and volcaniclastic sandstone and yielded typical plant fossils of the Gondwanan Dicroidium flora together with plant-bearing silicified peat. The succession is capped by c. 14 m of the sandstone-dominated Section Peak Formation (uppermost Triassic–Lower Jurassic). Our results enable more detailed correlation of the Palaeozoic–Mesozoic successions throughout East Antarctica and into Tasmania. Of particular interest is one section that spans the end-Permian mass extinction interval, which promises to allow detailed reconstructions of high-latitude vegetation dynamics across this critical interval in Earth history.Supplementary material: A Supplementary Data File containing supplementary information, figures S1–S7, and additional references is available at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5118431

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NAEEM, MUHAMMAD, AMEER AHMAD, IMRAN QAISAR, and Fiaz Ahmad. "STATUS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) INFECTION." Professional Medical Journal 18, no. 03 (September 10, 2011): 445–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2011.18.03.2364.

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Objective: To know the status of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children admitted in Pediatric ward of Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur. Study design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and duration of study: Pediatric unit-1 Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur over a period of 2 months and 15 days. Material and methods: This study was conducted over 500 children admitted in children ward-1 of Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur. Children of 1-15 years of age were included in the study. The blood samples of these children were taken at the time of admission and serum was tested for HCV with ICT method and later on confirmed by ELISA. Children having HCV infection were tested for SGPT level. Different risk factors for transmission of HCV infection were also studied. Results: Out of 500 children 43 were HCV positive by ICT method. Out of these 43 ICT positive children 38 were confirmed by ELISA. In this way 7.6% children were found positive for HCV. In 23 cases (60.5%) SGPT was raised (>40). Statistically significant risk factors for transmission of HCV infection found in this study were past history of blood transfusion and history of injections in past. Conclusions: HCV infection is quite common in children. Safe blood transfusions and use of disposable and sterilized syringes is important for prevention of this infection.

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Wallace, David L., Roger W. Smith, and Mark A. Pickford. "A cohort study of acute plastic surgery trauma and burn referrals using telemedicine." Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 13, no. 6 (September 1, 2007): 282–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763307781644933.

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A store-and-forward telemedicine system was used to supplement normal telephone referrals to the plastic surgery unit at the Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH). During a 12-week prospective study, 11 units (8 hospitals and 3 minor injury units) with the telemedicine system and 10 units (8 hospitals and 2 minor injury units) without it regularly made referrals (at least 10) to the QVH. There were 389 referrals from the telemedicine-equipped units and 607 telephone referrals from the non-telemedicine units. The telemedicine system was used for 246 of the 389 referrals (63%) made from telemedicine-equipped units. There was a significant difference in the management of patients when the telemedicine system was available, with more patients booked directly into day surgery and fewer attending for assessment. The burns unit and the day surgery unit demonstrated a significantly improved accuracy of triage. Telemedicine could have a valuable role to play in the triage and planning of acute plastic surgery referrals.

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Guglielmin, M., and F. Dramis. "Permafrost as a climatic indicator in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica." Annals of Glaciology 29 (1999): 131–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/172756499781821111.

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AbstractKnowledge of permafrost characteristics and distribution in Antarctica and their relationships with present and past climates is still poor. This paper reports investigations on permafrost in an area located between Nansen Ice Sheet to the south and Mount Melbourne (2732 m a.s.l.) to the north. Investigation methods included geomorphological surveys and geoelectrical soundings as well as crystallography, chemical and isotopic analyses of the ground ice. Geomorphological surveys helped to explain the relationships between periglacial landforms (e.g. rock glaciers and patterned ground) and the glacial history of the area. Geoelectrical soundings allowed us to define different ground-ice units in the ice-free areas. Each unit was characterised by a different type of permafrost (dry or ice-poor permafrost, marine or continental massive buried ice and sub-sea permafrost). To identify the nature of ground ice, trenches were dug and some shallow boreholes were drilled to a maximum depth of-3.6 m in massive buried ice. Samples of both ice-poor permafrost and massive ice were collected and analyzed. Chemical, isotopic δ18O and crystal analyses were also carried out. The relationships between climate and thermal regimes of the active layer and the upper part of permafrost were determined using a monitoring station for ground temperatures at Boulder Clay Glacier, near the Italian Antarctic station. During winter, there were several significant thermal-inversion events in the ground, which cannot be explained only by air-temperature changes, suggesting a possible influence of winter snowfall, even if these events are usually considered very rare.

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Evans, Stuart W. B., and Leonard J. Tierney. "Making foster care possible: A study of 307 foster families in Victoria." Children Australia 20, no. 2 (1995): 4–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200004430.

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Why in times of economic hardship do some families continue to offer to help others in the form of foster care? Can an understanding of foster families improve the targeting of foster programs? This paper presents findings from a study of more than 300 foster families from seven foster care agencies throughout urban and rural victoria. The families who currently choose or are chosen to foster are most likely to be dual parent, stable and settled Australians with an active connection and commitment to their local community and to family life and children. They do not appear to be motivated principally by rational monetary incentives but rather by a mixture of a belief in the benefits of family experiences, a strong desire to have and nurture children, a willingness to share tasks as a family unit, to both give and receive support and a conviction to be of service to others. It is concluded that foster families are not only child and family centred, they are part of active and reciprocal family and community networks that focus upon the needs of children and non-material family values.

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Taylor, BK, RM Blennerhassett, SJ Hill, and M. Welsh. "Yield comparison of Australian selections of almond cv. Nonpareil." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 31, no. 1 (1991): 129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea9910129.

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Eight Nonpareil almond clones on Nemaguard rootstock were yield-tested in a field trial at Irymple, Victoria, for 4 cropping seasons (1986-89). Although few significant differences in yield were recorded in any year, the results showed that the Nonpareil clones differed in total yield and in total yield per unit of butt cross-sectional area by as much as 50%. For example, clone L54/3 produced a total dry kernel yield per tree per unit of butt crosssectional area of 51.2 kglcm2, while the high yielding clone G11/16 produced a yield of 77.6 kg/cm2. The 3 top-yielding clones (GI 1/16, P7/29 and K5/7) produced total dry kernel yields (1986-89) per tree per unit of butt cross-sectional area of 77.6, 73.6 and 71.7 g/cm2. However, clone K5/7 proved to be subject to non-infectious bud failure, and it is concluded that clones G11/16 and P7/29 could be useful, high-yielding clones for the Australian almond industry.

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Edvardsson, Kristina, Elizabeth Hughes, Beverley Copnell, Ingrid Mogren, Don Vicendese, and Richard Gray. "Severe mental illness and pregnancy outcomes in Australia. A population-based study of 595 792 singleton births 2009–2016." PLOS ONE 17, no. 2 (February 28, 2022): e0264512. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264512.

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Background Women with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) may have more complex pregnancies and pregnancy outcomes that require different care and management, but this has not been extensively studied. The aim of this study was to explore associations between SMI and adverse maternal and infant outcomes in the state of Victoria, Australia. Methods Our sample included all reported live singleton births in Victoria 2009–2016 (N = 595 792). Associations between SMI and adverse pregnancy outcomes were explored using Odds Ratios (OR), adjusted for sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, and co-morbidities, including any other mental illness. Results Of all singleton births, 2046 (0.34%) were to a mother diagnosed with a SMI. We found evidence of an association between SMI and a range of adverse maternal and infant outcomes. Compared to women without SMI, women with a SMI had higher adjusted odds of being admitted to a High Dependency Unit or Intensive Care Unit (aOR 1.83, 1.37–2.43), having gestational diabetes mellitus (1.57, 1.34–1.84), undergoing an unplanned caesarean section (1.17, 1.02–1.33), induction of labour (1.17, 1.05–1.30) and postpartum haemorrhage (1.15, 1.03–1.29). Newborns of women with SMI had higher adjusted odds of being admitted to Special Care Nursery (aOR 1.61, 1.43–1.80), a low Apgar score at 5 minutes (1.50, 1.19–1.90), preterm birth (1.40, 1.20–1.63), and low birthweight (1.26, 1.06–1.49). Conclusion Women with SMI are at higher risk for a range of adverse maternal and infant outcomes and are a population that may benefit from targeted early identification and enhanced antenatal care.

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Jordehi, Babak Amani, Geoffrey Rose, and Russell G. Thompson. "Motorcycle and Motor Scooter Use in Victoria, Australia." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2388, no. 1 (January 2013): 61–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2388-09.

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Kellehear, Allan. "Guest Editorial: Inaugural Victorian State Conference on Palliative Care." Australian Journal of Primary Health 5, no. 1 (1999): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py99001.

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The inaugural Victorian State Conference on Palliative Care was held at La Trobe University between February 10-12th, 1999. It was organised by Palliative Care Victoria and hosted by the La Trobe University Palliative Care Unit, which is a division of the School of Public Health. Titled 'Sink or Swim: Palliative Care in the Mainstream', the conference theme was a review of current Victorian palliative care policies and their impact on practitioners. The conference was officially opened by the state Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon. Rob Knowles. One hundred and fifty delegates attended.

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Petel, A. Marjolein van Polanen, Roger Kirkwood, Frank Gigliotti, and Clive Marks. "Adaptation and assessment of M-44 ejectors in a fox-control program on Phillip Island, Victoria." Wildlife Research 31, no. 2 (2004): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr02057.

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This study aimed to adapt M-44 ejectors for use in sandy soils and to assess the feasibility of incorporating the modified M-44s into a long-term fox-control program on Phillip Island, Victoria. M-44s were adapted by burying a plastic cylinder around them, which prevented sandy soil from collapsing and inhibiting the trigger mechanism, and at the same time orientated the fox's mouth vertically over the M-44 to maximise the dose of poison delivered. The fast-acting poison sodium cyanide was used to ensure the collection of fox bodies and any non-target animals. A fox was killed on 78.6% of occasions that an M-44 was triggered. No non-target species triggered M-44s, although rodents and birds occasionally ate the unpoisoned baits. The modified M-44 ejector technique accounted for 19% of foxes killed by all techniques during one year on Phillip Island. To assess whether M-44s were a worthwhile technique to include in the fox-control program on Phillip Island, we compared their catch per unit effort (number of foxes killed per 1000 person-hours) with other control techniques (spotlight shooting, treadle snaring and hunting with fox hounds). Deployment of M-44s with cyanide was labour intensive, due to safety considerations, and cyanide can be used only as a research tool. Future management use of the M-44s would be with sodium monofluoroacetate (1080), so an estimate was made of the catch per unit effort of M-44s with this poison. Results suggest that deployment of M-44s with 1080 is likely to be more time-effective than the other techniques.

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Odongo, W., C. A. Okia, N. Nalika, P. H. Nzabamwita, J. Ndimubandi, and P. Nyeko. "Marketing of edible insects in Lake Victoria basin: the case of Uganda and Burundi." Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 4, no. 4 (December 7, 2018): 285–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jiff2017.0071.

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This paper assesses the marketing of edible insects with the aim of understanding the market opportunities, market players, and the value chain of edible insect products in the Lake Victoria basin. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect data on edible insects marketing from 147 edible insect traders in Uganda and Burundi. Results showed that the most commercialised edible insect was Ruspolia differens. The marketing of edible insects was concentrated in urban areas, where they were considered a delicacy. Household collections were largely consumed within the homes and a small proportion was sold to neighbours. The marketing of edible insects was characterised by minimal value addition, lack of standardisation and adequate market information. We find that edible insects have high market potentials, with demand often outstripping supply throughout the year, and unit prices always higher than competing products such as beef, pork and poultry in the market. Marketing of edible insects therefore presents a livelihood opportunity and option for the communities in the Lake Victoria basin. However, for this to be realised there is need to explore options of adding value to edible insects as well as standardising their packaging, weighing and pricing.

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Tabrizi, Sepehr N., Barbara A. Paterson, Christopher K. Fairley, Francis J. Bowden, and Suzanne M. Garland. "Comparison of tampon and urine as self-administered methods of specimen collection in the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis , Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis in women." International Journal of STD & AIDS 9, no. 6 (June 1, 1998): 347–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/0956462981922386.

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1 Department of Microbiology, The Royal Women's Hospital, Victoria, 2 Menzies School of Health Research, Rocklands Drive, Tiwi, 3 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria and 4 AIDS/STD Unit, Centre for Disease Control, Territory Health Services, Darwin, Australia Summary: Self-administered sampling techniques for the detection of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are particularly useful due to their ease of collection and better patient compliance. Urine specimens, and recently tampons, have been described as methods of specimen collection for the detection of some STDs in women. In this study, 660 women had both first-void urine (FVU) and tampon specimens analysed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis , Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis . Overall 6.5%, 10.1% and 17.9% of urine samples were positive whereas 7%, 21.2% and 22% of tampon specimens were positive for C. trachomatis , N. gonorrhoeae and T. vaginalis respectively. Tampon-collected specimens tested by PCR were more sensitive than urine specimens for the detection of N. gonorrhoeae and T. vaginalis ( P 0.001) and equally sensitive for the detection of C. trachomatis ( P =0.45). <

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Hoare, Connie D., Dickran A. Malatjalian, Bernard W. Badley, Joseph J. Sidorov, and C. Noel Williams. "Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy: A Review of Maternal Morbidity in 13 Patients Seen Over 12 Years in Nova Scotia." Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 8, no. 2 (1994): 81–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/357397.

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OBJECTIVE: To review the maternal and fetal survival in all cases of acute fatty liver of pregnancy seen by the Division of Gastroenterology at Grace Maternity Hospital and the Victoria General Hospital from 1979-91.DESIGN: A retrospective review of the clinical data obtained from the medical charts of 13 patients with a liver biopsy-based histopathological diagnosis of acute fatty liver of pregnancy.SETTING: Grace Maternity Hospital, a tertiary care centre serving d1e Atlantic provinces. Twelve patients were subsequently transferred to Victoria General Hospital for postpartum management in the setting of the medical intensive care unit.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Classically, acute fatty liver of pregnancy is complicated by over 70% maternal and fetal mortality rate. Recent reports have indicated significantly improved maternal and fetal survival because of more awareness, improved management and the identification of milder forms of the disease.RESULTS: In this study of 13 cases of acute fatty liver of pregnancy, maternal survival was 100% and fetal survival was 93%.CONCLUSION: The excellent maternal and fetal survival in this series is attributed co awareness, close collaboration between obstetricians and gastroenterologists, prompt diagnosis and delivery and the management of postpartum patients in an intensive care unit setting.

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Pestell, A. J. L., S. J. B. Cooper, K. Saint, and S. Petit. "Genetic structure of the western pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus Gould (Marsupialia: Burramyidae) based on mitochondrial DNA." Australian Mammalogy 29, no. 2 (2007): 191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am07023.

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Cercartetus concinnus Gould (Marsupialia: Burramyidae) has a spatially disjunct distribution, with a broad stretch of saltbush on the Nullarbor Plain forming an apparent barrier between the population: one in southern Western Australia, and another in south-eastern Australia, encompassing South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. This disjunct distribution and slight differences in morphology between western and eastern populations have led to conjecture about the taxonomy of this species. This study assessed the taxonomic status of C. concinnus across southern Australia. Analyses using the mitochondrial (mtDNA) ND4 gene showed little phylogeographic structure throughout the wide range of C. concinnus in southern Australia; closely related haplotypes (~0.1% sequence divergence) had a wide distribution from Western Australia to South Australia, suggesting recent genetic connectivity. These data indicate that C. concinnus populations represent a single taxonomic unit (Evolutionarily Significant Unit) throughout the geographic range. Further research is required to assess the impact of recent population fragmentation and whether an erosion of genetic variation in isolated populations has occurred.

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