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Immune Factors In The Neuregulin-1 Knockout Mouse Model Of Schizophrenia, P Snikeris, Xu-Feng Huang, Elisabeth T. Frank Jan 2010

Immune Factors In The Neuregulin-1 Knockout Mouse Model Of Schizophrenia, P Snikeris, Xu-Feng Huang, Elisabeth T. Frank

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)

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Application Of A Simple Hydrodynamic Model To Estuary Entrance Management, Errol J. Mclean, Jon B. Hinwood Jan 2010

Application Of A Simple Hydrodynamic Model To Estuary Entrance Management, Errol J. Mclean, Jon B. Hinwood

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

Tidal inlets which link a tidal basin to the sea via a constricted entrance are common on the south-east Australian coast. Closure, or even significant constriction, raises water levels but restricts tidal range within the basin, while open entrances provide regular and significant tidal exchange with the ocean. A rapid assessment procedure with minimal data requirements has been shown to be informative for monitoring and a useful component of any Decision Support System set up as part of a management structure. Such a system is presented in this paper. It is based on one permanent water level gauge inside the …


An Ethical Justification For The Chronic Care Model (Ccm), Liviu Oprea, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, Wendy Rogers, Nigel P. Stocks Jan 2010

An Ethical Justification For The Chronic Care Model (Ccm), Liviu Oprea, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, Wendy Rogers, Nigel P. Stocks

Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)

Background:  Chronic diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Their effects can be mitigated by high quality evidence‐based care, but this is not the norm in most systems. The Chronic Care Model (CCM) is an evidence‐based policy response to this practice gap, which uses multiple strategies to promote the quality of chronic care. Objective:  To review CCM with an ethical lens. Methods:  We reviewed the published empirical and non‐empirical articles of CCM to analyse the ethical underpinnings of this model. Results and conclusions:  We argue that its principal ethical value lies in the institutional cooperation it …


Co-Located Column And In Situ Measurements Of Co2 In The Tropics Compared With Model Simulations, T Warneke, A K. Petersen, C Gerbig, A Jordan, C Rodenbeck, M Rothe, Ronald Macatangay, J Norholt, O Schrems Jan 2010

Co-Located Column And In Situ Measurements Of Co2 In The Tropics Compared With Model Simulations, T Warneke, A K. Petersen, C Gerbig, A Jordan, C Rodenbeck, M Rothe, Ronald Macatangay, J Norholt, O Schrems

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

The first ground-based remote sensing measurements of the column averaged volume mixing ratio of CO2 (XCO2) in tropical South America have been obtained at Paramaribo, Suriname (5.8 N, 55.2 W). The remote sensing observations are complemented by surface air-samples collected at the site, analyzed for CO2 and 13CO2. The surface in-situ measurements are strongly influenced by local sources. From the isotopic composition of the air samples the local source component is suggested to be dominated by the terrestrial biosphere. Using 13C from the NOAA/ESRL stations Ascension Is. (ASC), 7.9 S, 14.4W, and Ragged Point (RPB), 13.2 N, 59.4W, the data …


Model Tests On Free-Standing Passive Pile Groups In Sand, Wei-Dong Guo, E. H. Ghee Jan 2010

Model Tests On Free-Standing Passive Pile Groups In Sand, Wei-Dong Guo, E. H. Ghee

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

A number of tests have been conducted to investigate response of vertically loaded capped pile groups in sand undergoing uniform lateral soil movement. The development of shear force, bending moment and deflection along the piles was measured. Presented in this paper are 4 tests on 2-pile free-standing groups, with a view to establish solutions for predicting the pile response. It was concluded that (1) maximum bending moment Mmax is largely linearly related to the sliding force Tmax in stable and moving layers; (2) The combined impact of pile-cap fixity, soil movement profiles, and axial load may be quantified by a …


Estimated Total Emissions Of Trace Gases From The Canberra Wildfires Of 2003: A New Method Using Satellite Measurements Of Aerosol Optical Depth & The Mozart Chemical Transport Model, Clare Paton-Walsh, L Emmons, Stephen R. Wilson Jan 2010

Estimated Total Emissions Of Trace Gases From The Canberra Wildfires Of 2003: A New Method Using Satellite Measurements Of Aerosol Optical Depth & The Mozart Chemical Transport Model, Clare Paton-Walsh, L Emmons, Stephen R. Wilson

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

In this paper we describe a new method for estimating trace gas emissions from large vegetation fires using satellite measurements of aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 550 nm, combined with an atmospheric chemical transport model. The method uses a threshold value to screen out normal levels of AOD that may be caused by raised dust, sea salt aerosols or diffuse smoke transported from distant fires. Using this method we infer an estimated total emission of 15±5 Tg of carbon monoxide, 0.05±0.02 Tg of hydrogen cyanide, 0.11±0.03 Tg of ammonia, 0.25±0.07 Tg of formaldehyde, 0.03±0.01 of acetylene, 0.10±0.03 Tg of ethylene, …


The Importance Of Transport Model Uncertainties For The Estimation Of Co2 Sources And Sinks Using Satellite Measurements, S Houweling, I Aben, F.-M Breon, F Chevallier, N Deutscher, R Engelen, C Gerbig, D Griffith, K Hungershoefer, R Macatangay, J Marshall, J Notholt, W Peters, S Serrar Jan 2010

The Importance Of Transport Model Uncertainties For The Estimation Of Co2 Sources And Sinks Using Satellite Measurements, S Houweling, I Aben, F.-M Breon, F Chevallier, N Deutscher, R Engelen, C Gerbig, D Griffith, K Hungershoefer, R Macatangay, J Marshall, J Notholt, W Peters, S Serrar

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

This study presents a synthetic model intercomparison to investigate the importance of transport model errors for estimating the sources and sinks of CO2 using satellite measurements. The experiments were designed for testing the potential performance of the proposed CO2 lidar A-SCOPE, but also apply to other space borne missions that monitor total column CO2. The participating transport models IFS, LMDZ, TM3, and TM5 were run in forward and inverse mode using common CO2 fluxes and initial concentrations. Simulated column averaged CO2 (xCO 2) mixing ratios vary between the models by σCombining double low line0.5 ppm over the continents and σCombining …


Exploring The Relevancy Of The Person Centred Care Model For Dementia Care Within Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Communities, Faye B. Mcmillan, David R. Kampers, Victoria Traynor, J Dewing Jan 2010

Exploring The Relevancy Of The Person Centred Care Model For Dementia Care Within Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Communities, Faye B. Mcmillan, David R. Kampers, Victoria Traynor, J Dewing

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)

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