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Case Study In Academic And Industry Collaboration: The Development Of An Adolescent Targeted Sun Protection Intervention In Nsw, Melinda Williams, Sandra Jones, Donald Iverson, Peter Caputi, Sofia Potente
Case Study In Academic And Industry Collaboration: The Development Of An Adolescent Targeted Sun Protection Intervention In Nsw, Melinda Williams, Sandra Jones, Donald Iverson, Peter Caputi, Sofia Potente
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Academic and industry collaboration is increasingly identified as a critical element in the future health of Australians through linking theory and practice, with the major priority for academic institutions being the identification of new knowledge and the transfer of this knowledge into changes in policy and health services. Collaborations between academia and industry are increasingly encouraged in Australia by research funding schemes such as ARCLinkage and, more recently, NHMRC Partnerships. While a recent US study suggests that such schemes have a moderate effect on academics’ propensity to work with industry (Bozeman and Gaughan, 2007), industry groups have recognised the value …
Migrant Remittances, Financial Sector Development And The Government Ownership Of Banks, Arusha V. Cooray
Migrant Remittances, Financial Sector Development And The Government Ownership Of Banks, Arusha V. Cooray
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This study investigates the influence of migrant remittances on twodimensions of the financial sector, namely, size and efficiency. Evidence suggests thatmigrant remittances contribute to increasing the size and efficiency of the financialsector. The study, in addition, examines the impact of remittances on financial sectorsize and efficiency through the government ownership of banks channel. While theresults suggest that remittances lead to larger increases in financial sector size incountries in which the government ownership of banks is lower and increases inefficiency in countries in which the government ownership of banks is higher, thegovernment is found to play an important role in promoting …
Impact Of Ocean Warming And Ocean Acidification On Larval Development And Calcification In The Sea Urchin Tripneustes Gratilla, Hannah Sheppard Brennand, Natalie Soars, Symon A. Dworjanyn, Andrew R. Davis, Maria Byrne
Impact Of Ocean Warming And Ocean Acidification On Larval Development And Calcification In The Sea Urchin Tripneustes Gratilla, Hannah Sheppard Brennand, Natalie Soars, Symon A. Dworjanyn, Andrew R. Davis, Maria Byrne
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
Background: As the oceans simultaneously warm, acidify and increase in P-CO2, prospects for marine biota are of concern. Calcifying species may find it difficult to produce their skeleton because ocean acidification decreases calcium carbonate saturation and accompanying hypercapnia suppresses metabolism. However, this may be buffered by enhanced growth and metabolism due to warming.Methodology/Principal Findings: We examined the interactive effects of near-future ocean warming and increased acidification/P-CO2 on larval development in the tropical sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla. Larvae were reared in multifactorial experiments in flow-through conditions in all combinations of three temperature and three pH/P-CO2 treatments. Experiments were placed in the …
Impact Of The Home Learning Environment On Child Cognitive Development: Secondary Analysis Of Data From 'Growing Up In Scotland', Edward Melhuish
Impact Of The Home Learning Environment On Child Cognitive Development: Secondary Analysis Of Data From 'Growing Up In Scotland', Edward Melhuish
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
This study aims to investigate whether interview-based measures of children’s activities are associated with cognitive ability at age 34 months, and whether they have independent effects once socio-demographic factors have been taken into account.
Strategic Leadership Capacity Development For Ict: Moving Beyond Learning On The Job, Geraldine Lefoe, Dominique Parrish
Strategic Leadership Capacity Development For Ict: Moving Beyond Learning On The Job, Geraldine Lefoe, Dominique Parrish
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Leadership for change is a key component for universities striving to find new ways to meet the needs of their future students. This paper discusses an innovative framework for leadership capacity development which has been implemented in a number of Australian universities. The framework, underpinned by a distributive approach to leadership, prepares a new generation of leaders for formal positions of leadership in all aspects of teaching and learning. Through the Faculty Scholars Program a number of teaching and learning innovations were implemented, including a number using innovative technologies, to establish strategic change within their faculties. The Scholars shared their …
Development Of A Clinician-Led Research Agenda For General Practice Nurses, Elizabeth J. Halcomb, Louise Hickman
Development Of A Clinician-Led Research Agenda For General Practice Nurses, Elizabeth J. Halcomb, Louise Hickman
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Objective: This study sought to identify and prioritise research issues as perceived by Australian general practice nurses. In this context, a research priority refers to the most pressing research problems that necessitate exploration to improve clinical practice. Design: This paper reports the findings of a two-round Delphi study. Initially, focus groups identified research issues. Subsequently, an online survey facilitated ranking of these issues on a 5-point Likert scale. Setting: Australian general practices. Subjects: Twenty-five practice nurses participated in the focus groups and 145 practice nurses responded to an online survey. Main outcome measure(s): The main outcome measure was the prioritisation …
Development And Early Experience From An Intervention To Facilitate Teamwork Between General Practices And Allied Health Providers: The Team-Link Study, Mark Fort Harris, Bibiana Chan, Christopher Daniel, Qing Wan, Nicholas Zwar, Gawaine Powell Davies
Development And Early Experience From An Intervention To Facilitate Teamwork Between General Practices And Allied Health Providers: The Team-Link Study, Mark Fort Harris, Bibiana Chan, Christopher Daniel, Qing Wan, Nicholas Zwar, Gawaine Powell Davies
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Abstract. Background. This paper describes the development and implementation of an intervention to facilitate teamwork between general practice and outside allied and community health services and providers. Methods. A review of organizational theory and a qualitative study of 9 practices was used to design an intervention which was applied in four Divisions of General Practice and 26 urban practices. Clinical record review and qualitative interviews with participants were used to determine the key lessons from its implementation. Results. Facilitating teamwork across organizational boundaries was very challenging. The quality of the relationship between professionals was of key importance. This was enabled …
Mechanical Property Development During Uoe Forming Of Large Diameter Pipeline Steels, Andrii Kostryzhev, Martin Strangwood, Claire L. Davis
Mechanical Property Development During Uoe Forming Of Large Diameter Pipeline Steels, Andrii Kostryzhev, Martin Strangwood, Claire L. Davis
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Mechanical properties of large diameter welded steel pipes depend on the thermomechanically controlled rolled (TMCR) plate microstructure and UOE pipe-forming cold deformation sequence. Strength from plate to pipe may increase (work-hardening) or decrease (the Bauschinger effect). Bauschinger effect parameters depend on steel composition and plate processing history. The present study is examining two pipeline grades: X60 (Nb-alloyed) and X65 (Nb- and V-alloyed). Mechanical properties are determined by grain refinement, solid solution, precipitation strengthening mechanisms, and work-hardening (work-softening). The reverse deformation yield drop increases with an increase in the precipitate particle volume fraction and pre-strain. Annealing, leading to a decrease in …
Development Of A Simplified Readout For A Compact Gamma Camera Based On 2×2 H8500 Multi-Anode Pspmt Array, Yujin Qi, Meng Liu, Xuezhu Zhang, Cuilan Zhao, Jian Song, Hualin Zhang
Development Of A Simplified Readout For A Compact Gamma Camera Based On 2×2 H8500 Multi-Anode Pspmt Array, Yujin Qi, Meng Liu, Xuezhu Zhang, Cuilan Zhao, Jian Song, Hualin Zhang
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
The aim of this study was to develop a highperformance simplified readout electronic for a compact gamma camera to achieve a maximized performance in its intrinsic spatial resolution. This compact camera is based on a pixellated NaI(Tl) crystal with 1.2 mm×1.2 mm×5 mm pixel element and 1.4 mm pixel pitch coupled to a 2×2 Hamamatsu H8500 multi-anode position sensitive photomultiplier tube (PSPMT) array. The design of the simplified readout is based on novel two-stage charge divisions with Truncated Center-of-Gravity (TCOG) positioning method to maximize the detector performance. The performance of the compact camera with the novel simplified readout was evaluated …
Development Economics: From Classical To Critical Analysis, Susan N. Engel
Development Economics: From Classical To Critical Analysis, Susan N. Engel
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
When development economics emerged as a sub-discipline of economics in the 1950s its main concern, like that of most economic theory, was (and largely remains) under-standing how the economies of nation-states have grown and expanded. This means it has been concerned with looking at the sources and kinds of economic expansion measured via increases in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the role of different inputs into production (capital, labor, and land), the impact of growth in the various sectors of the economy (agriculture, manufacturing, and service sectors), and, to a lesser extent, the role of the state. These concerns are at …
Development Of A Family Of High Strength Low Carbon Microalloyed Ultra-Thin Cast Strip Products Produced By The Castrip® Process, Chris R. Killmore, Kristin R. Carpenter, Harold R. Kaul, James G. Williams, Daniel G. Edelman, Peter C. Campbell, Walter N. Blejde
Development Of A Family Of High Strength Low Carbon Microalloyed Ultra-Thin Cast Strip Products Produced By The Castrip® Process, Chris R. Killmore, Kristin R. Carpenter, Harold R. Kaul, James G. Williams, Daniel G. Edelman, Peter C. Campbell, Walter N. Blejde
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part B
The manufacture of high strength strip products in strip thicknesses less than 1.5mm is very challenging for the conventional hot and cold rolled processing routes. A range of Nb and Nb/V microalloyed steels have been successfully strip cast by the CASTRIP process enabling the development of a range of high strength Ultra-Thin Cast Strip (UCS) products. It was found that the CASTRIP process fully exploits the strengthening potential of the low C-Mn-Nb-(V) alloy design system. Substantial strengthening by microstructural hardening was provided by Nb. Retention of Nb and V in solid solution in hot rolled coils enabled further strengthening by …
Development Of A Regional Habitat Classification Scheme For The Amirante Islands, Seychelles, Sarah Hamylton, Tom Spencer, Annelise Hagan
Development Of A Regional Habitat Classification Scheme For The Amirante Islands, Seychelles, Sarah Hamylton, Tom Spencer, Annelise Hagan
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
A collaborative expedition between Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Cambridge Coastal Research Unit and Seychelles Centre for Marine Research and Technology – Marine Parks Authority (SCMRT-MPA) was conducted to the southern Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, in January 2005. This resulted in a series of habitat maps of the reefs and reef islands of the Amirantes Archipelago, derived from remotely-sensed Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI) data. The procedures used in map development, image processing techniques and field survey methods are outlined. Habitat classification, and regional-scale comparisons of relative habitat composition are described. The study demonstrates the use of remote sensing …
The Real Resource Curse And The Imperialism Of Development, Timothy Dimuzio
The Real Resource Curse And The Imperialism Of Development, Timothy Dimuzio
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
The idea that the scope of anthropology in the face of the new development economics be widened is a welcome one. In explaining what has been called ‘the resource curse’, Gisa Weszkalnys (in this issue) suggests that anthropologists must go beyond merely looking for the social details that might help economists account for why their theories often go awry in real social settings. In other words, the role of the anthropologist is not to provide social justifications for economic models gone wrong. Rather, Weszkalnys asks anthropologists concerned with studying communities with coveted and valuable world resources to approach their study …
The International Development Institutions And Regionalism: The Case Of South-East Asia, Susan N. Engel
The International Development Institutions And Regionalism: The Case Of South-East Asia, Susan N. Engel
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Why is it that the World Bank has failed to effectively incorporate theimpact of regionalisation within its economic development strategies andpolicy advice for borrowing countries? This is an interesting puzzle given theincreasing importance that scholarly observers, policy practitioners anddevelopment agencies have attached to regionalism and regionalisation inrecent years. In the fiscal years 19952005, the World Bank provided onlyUS$1.7 billion in support for regional (or multi-country) operations acrossthe globe*/this is less than 1 percent of its project and other funding overall.In South-East Asia, while the Asian Development Bank has had aparticularly strong engagement with regionalism, the World Bank hasonly recently started …
Collective Learning In The Development Of Innovative Local Organizations And Regions, Samuel Garrett-Jones
Collective Learning In The Development Of Innovative Local Organizations And Regions, Samuel Garrett-Jones
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The paper discusses the specific problems of constructing local advantage in the regional innovation setting in Australia. Focusing on ‘nontraditional’ intermediary organizations and their role in promoting learning it reviews a novel approach to accelerating the performance of a local council in New South Wales, Australia and its associated regional development organization.
Examining The Social Processes Of 'Innovation' To Inform The Development Of A New Framework For Making Sense Of ''Social Innovation", Patrick M. Dawson, Lisa Daniel
Examining The Social Processes Of 'Innovation' To Inform The Development Of A New Framework For Making Sense Of ''Social Innovation", Patrick M. Dawson, Lisa Daniel
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)
In the face of increasing pressure to change and adapt to the needs of highly competitive business markets, it is not unusual for management to focus on the commercial payback on technical innovations and to downplay social processes. Typically, company survival is explained in terms of an 'innovation imperative' where new products and services are part of the dynamic business environment for securing and maintaining competitive advantage. Historically, the focus has been on how to translate innovations in science and technology into commercial applications. We contend that whilst largely downplayed, social processes have always been essential tounderstanding innovation and that …