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Interferon-Λ Rs12979860 Genotype And Liver Fibrosis In Viral And Non-Viral Chronic Liver Disease, Mohammed Eslam, Ahmed M. Hashem, Reynold Leung, Manuel Romero-Gomez, Thomas Berg, Gregory J. Dore, Henry L.K. Chan, William L. Irving, David Sheridan, Maria L. Abate, Leon A. Adams, Alessandra Mangia, Martin Weltman, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Ulrich Spengler, Olfat Shaker, Janett Fischer, Lindsay Mollison, Wendy Cheng, Elizabeth Powell, Jacob Nattermann, Stephen Riordan, Duncan Mcleod, Nicola J. Armstrong, Mark W. Douglas, Christopher Liddle, David R. Booth, Jacob George, Golo Ahlenstiel

Peninsula Medical School

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Expression Of Multiple Horizontally Acquired Genes Is A Hallmark Of Both Vertebrate And Invertebrate Genomes, Alastair Crisp, Chiara Boschetti, Malcolm Perry, Alan Tunnacliffe, Gos Micklem

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Horizontal Gene Transfer In Bdelloid Rotifers Is Ancient, Ongoing And More Frequent In Species From Desiccating Habitats, Isobel Eyres, Chiara Boschetti, Alastair Crisp, Thomas P. Smith, Diego Fontaneto, Alan Tunnacliffe, Timothy G. Barraclough

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Does Lure Colour Influence Catch Per Unit Effort, Fish Capture Size And Hooking Injury In Angled Largemouth Bass?, Andrew D. Moraga, Alexander D.M. Wilson, Steven J. Cooke

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Parasites And Personality In Periwinkles (Littorina Littorea): Infection Status Is Associated With Mean-Level Boldness But Not Repeatability., Ben Seaman, Mark Briffa

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

We demonstrate the presence of animal personality in an inter-tidal gastropod, Littorina littorea, both in a sample of individuals infected by the trematode Cryptocotyle lingua and in an uninfected sample. On average infected individuals behaved more cautiously than individuals free of infection, but the parasite did not affect repeatability. Although the parasite is not associated with greater diversity of behaviour amongst infected individuals, infection might be associated with state-dependent personality differences between infected and non-infected individuals.

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Animal Personality As A Cause And Consequence Of Contest Behaviour., Mark Briffa, Lynne U. Sneddon, Alastair J. Wilson

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

We review the evidence for a link between consistent among-individual variation in behaviour (animal personality) and the ability to win contests over limited resources. Explorative and bold behaviours often covary with contest behaviour and outcome, although there is evidence that the structure of these 'behavioural syndromes' can change across situations. Aggression itself is typically repeatable, but also subject to high within-individual variation as a consequence of plastic responses to previous fight outcomes and opponent traits. Common proximate mechanisms (gene expression, endocrine control and metabolic rates) may underpin variation in both contest behaviour and general personality traits. Given the theoretical links …

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On The Verge? Preferential Use Of Road-Facing Hedgerow Margins By Bumblebees In Agro-Ecosystems, Mick E. Hanley, Joshua P. Wilkins

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The global pollinator decline is commonly linked to modern intensive farming practices, partly because excessive herbicide and fertilizer use is thought to reduce pollinator food plant availability. This effect is particularly obvious across crop-/non-crop boundaries, but no study has compared pollinator and food plant abundance on adjacent crop- and roadside margins. We compared bumblebee abundance along 30 hedgerows in SW England; bordered either side by roads and arable fields (cultivated with wheat, barley, oilseed rape, or beans). Total bumblebee abundance along roadsides was over twice that observed on adjacent crop-facing margins, irrespective of crop type and this general pattern was …

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Ocean Acidification Through The Lens Of Ecological Theory, Brian Gaylord, Kristy J. Kroeker, Jennifer M. Sunday, Kathryn M. Anderson, James P. Barry, Norah E. Brown, Sean D. Connell, Sam Dupont, Katharina E. Fabricius, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Terrie Klinger, Marco Milazzo, Philip L. Munday, Bayden D. Russell, Eric Sanford, Sebastian J. Schreiber, Vengatesen Thiyagarajan, Megan L.H. Vaughan, Steven Widdicombe, Christopher D.G. Harley

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Phylogenetic Analysis Of Rhodolith Formation In The Corallinales (Rhodophyta), Jj Hernandez-Kantun, Rafael Riosmena-Rodriguez, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, V Pena, Christine A. Maggs, Fabio Rindi

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Effects Of Ocean Acidification Vary Depending On Light And Nutrient Levels, Psm Celis-Pla, Jm Hall-Spencer, P Horta, M Milazzo, N Korbee, Ce Cornwall, Fl Figueroa

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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How Will Marine Life Cope With Ocean Acidification?, J Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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How Clumpy Is My Image?, Hugo Hutt, Richard Everson, Murray Grant, John Love, George Littlejohn

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Septin-Dependent Assembly Of The Exocyst Is Essential For Plant Infection By Magnaporthe Oryzae, Yogesh K. Gupta, Yasin F. Dagdas, Ana Lilia Martinez-Rocha, Michael J. Kershaw, George R. Littlejohn, Lauren S. Ryder, Jan Sklenar, Frank Menke, Nicholas J. Talbot

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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The Global Importance Of Regional Studies In Marine Science: Trans-Boundary Pollutants Matter, Gunnar G. Lauenstein, Kenneth M.Y. Leung, Jason M. Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Coupled Techniques For Arsenic Speciation In Food And Drinking Water: A Review, Bashdar Sadee, M. E. Foulkes, S. J. Hill

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Believe It Or Not: Examining The Case For Intuitive Logic And Effortful Beliefs, Stephanie Howarth

School of Psychology Theses

The overall objective of this thesis was to test the Default Interventionist (DI) account of belief-bias in human reasoning using the novel methodology introduced by Handley, Newstead & Trippas (2011). DI accounts focus on how our prior beliefs are the intuitive output that bias our reasoning process (Evans, 2006), whilst judgments based on logical validity require effortful processing. However, recent research has suggested that reasoning on the basis of beliefs may not be as fast and automatic as previous accounts claim. In order to investigate whether belief based judgments are resource demanding we instructed participants to reason on the basis …

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Selective Processing By The L3 Auditory Interneuron In Acheta Domesticus : Juvenile Hormone Iii And Protein Kinase C, Ashley Ranae Lynch

Master's Theses

Juvenile Hormone III (JHIII) is a prolific and essential hormone in insects, controlling many aspects of insect physiology such as egg development, nymphal and larval maturation, diapause and metamorphosis. In female crickets, Acheta domesticus, JHIII increases selectivity in phonotactic behavior, narrowing phonotactic choices for Syllable Periods (SPs) of the Calling Songs (CSs) that most closely resemble the natural call of the male. JHIII has been suggested to work through a pathway that activates the protein kinase C (PKC) molecule. Chelerythrine Chloride (CC) is a potent inhibitor of PKC action. This study analyzes the responses of the L3 auditory interneuron, which …

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New Insights Into Landslide Processes Around Volcanic Islands From Remotely Operated Vehicle (Rov) Observations Offshore Montserrat, S. F.L. Watt, M. Jutzeler, P. J. Talling, S. N. Carey, R. S.J. Sparks, M. Tucker, A. J. Stinton, J. K. Fisher, D Wall‐Palmer, V. Hühnerbach, S. G. Moreton

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

AbstractSubmarine landslide deposits have been mapped around many volcanic islands, but interpretations of their structure, composition, and emplacement are hindered by the challenges of investigating deposits directly. Here we report on detailed observations of four landslide deposits around Montserrat collected by Remotely Operated Vehicles, integrating direct imagery and sampling with sediment core and geophysical data. These complementary approaches enable a more comprehensive view of large‐scale mass‐wasting processes around island‐arc volcanoes than has been achievable previously. The most recent landslide occurred at 11.5–14 ka (Deposit 1; 1.7 km3) and formed a radially spreading hummocky deposit that is morphologically similar to many …

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Taphonomic Degradation Of Chicken Feathers By Bacteria And Fungi In Varying Sediments, Douglas Van Putten

Honors Theses

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between the early taphanomic degradation of chicken feathers and the environmental/biological variables that affected the feather's physical characteristics. The variables tested included sediment type, length of burial, and bacteria. We examined the physical changes that occurred in Rooster Chinchilla Rounds from the species Gallus gallus when they were inoculated with Bacillus subtilis bacteria from local soil and buried in two different sediments. The sediments tested were local silt from St. Joseph River and ash deposits from Mount St. Helen's 1980 eruption. We analyzed for changes in barbule count, macrostructure, for …

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The Behavior Of Glaucous-Winged Gull Egg Cannibals, Ashley A. Reichert

Honors Theses

Cannibalism leads to a variety of behavioral, demographic, and ecological consequences and is influenced by a range of environmental circumstances among numerous taxa. Although multiple studies have linked cannibalism to egg and chick failure in gull populations, few characterizations of gull cannibal behavior and reproductive success exist. During the 2014 breeding season, we observed the territories of 16 Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) and Glaucous-winged x Western Gull (L. glaucescens x occidentalis) egg cannibal specialists on Protection Island, Washington, USA. We also monitored cannibal foraging behavior, relative reproductive success, and colony-wide egg loss. Cannibal specialists employed a variety of foraging and …

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Expression And Characterization Of Ecm14, A Metallocarboxypeptidase From Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Matthew James Schott

Master's Theses

Metallocarboxypeptidases are found in most organisms and function in the digestion and maturation of proteins. Ecm14 is a putative metallocarboxypeptidase found in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae vacuole. The function of Ecm14 as an enzyme has been unclear due to the presence of active site amino acids not typically found in metallocarboxypeptidases, suggesting either no enzymatic activity or a unique mechanism. In order to investigate the enzymatic mechanism of Ecm14, expression of histidine-tagged Ecm14 protein was attempted in human HEK293T cell culture, S. cerevisiae, and baculovirus expression systems. No expression was detected in HEK293T cells in preliminary experiments. Expression in the …

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The Effects Of Ocean Acidification On Modern Benthic Foraminifera, Laura Rachel Pettit

School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses

Ocean acidification may cause biodiversity loss, alter ecosystems and impact food security, yet uncertainty over ecological responses to ocean acidification remains considerable. Most work on the impact of ocean acidification on foraminifera has been short-term laboratory experiments on single species. To expand this, benthic foraminiferal assemblages were examined across shallow water CO2 gradients in the Gulf of California, off the islands of Ischia and Vulcano in Italy and off Papua New Guinea. Living assemblages from the Gulf of California did not appear to show a response across a pH range of 7.55 – 7.88, although the species assemblage was impoverished …

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Early Childhood Pre-Service Students’ Transitioning Into Discourses Of Professional Practice, Gloria Quinones, Avis Ridgway

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The focus of this study is to investigate early childhood students’ discourses of play – based curriculum. In this paper we focus on how students made implicit and explicit links to the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF). Twenty-six early childhood students had volunteered their de-identified play and pedagogy assignments. We analysed their assignments and selected quotes that focused on their role as educators and related to the VEYLDF. We theorized the concept of conceptual reciprocity as students’ understanding of their role in being sensitive and reciprocal with children and families. Our findings indicated that early childhood pre-service …

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A Study On Preferred Learning Styles Of Turkish Efl Teacher Trainees, Sevim Inal, Oya Büyükyavuz, Mustafa Tekin

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Since people have different ways of perception, levels of motivation, and attitudes towards teaching and learning they consistently differ from each other in their preferences of learning and acquiring knowledge. Therefore, the more instructors understand the differences, the better chance they have of understanding and meeting the diverse learning needs of their students. The present study has been conducted to investigate the Turkish ELT students’ learning style preferences in relation to gender and age to see if there is any relationship between achievement and learning style preferences. To perform the aim of the study Wintergerst and DeCapua’s (1999) learning style …

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A Stem Narrative: 15 Years In The Making., Susan Blackley, Jennifer Howell

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Since its inception in the late 1990s, STEM has continued to attract attention and sizeable funding in the US, UK, and Australia. This paper narrates the development of the STEM movement, and analyses both the influences that have progressed its evolution and those that have stymied authentic STEM practices. The pervading rhetoric of “STEM crisis” is considered through a global lens, and is resolved as a geo-political phenomenon. The strident voice of the US in the STEM narrative is tempered by investigating the approach to STEM in European, Asian, and developing countries. Two perspectives are described in the narrative: the …

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Examining The Effects Of Reflective Journals On Pre-Service Science Teachers' General Chemistry Laboratory Achievement, Canan Cengiz, Faik Özgür Karataş

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The general chemistry laboratory is an appropriate place for learning chemistry well. It is also effective for stimulating higher-order thinking skills, including reflective thinking, a skill that is crucial for science teaching as well as learning. This study aims to examine the effects of feedback-supported reflective journal-keeping activities on first-year pre-service science teachers’ achievement. The pre-service science teachers were observed for eight weeks by collecting their journals. At the beginning and end of this process, an achievement test was administered. At the end of the study, the participants were also interviewed. It was found that feedback-supported reflective journal-keeping activities improved …

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A Healthy Dose Of Race? White Students’ And Teachers’ Unintentional Brushes With Whiteness, Samantha Schulz, Jennifer Fane

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper reports on efforts by three Australian academics to develop students’ sociocultural awareness (in particular, their racial literacy) during a time of mounting pressure on teacher educators to narrow and standardise their approaches. The field of health education provides a vehicle for research; however, it is not the paper’s central foci. Of key concern is the development of a critical disposition in students – a disposition geared toward teaching for social equity. Learning of this nature transcends topic domains, and therefore allows for collaboration between academics in different parts of teacher education. Specifically, the paper focuses upon ‘whiteness’ and …

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Changes In Science Teaching Self-Efficacy Among Primary Teacher Education Students, David Palmer, Jeanette Dixon, Jennifer Archer

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Abstract: Many preservice primary teachers have low self-efficacy for science teaching. Although science methods courses have often been shown to enhance self-efficacy, science content courses have been relatively ineffective in this respect. This study investigated whether a tailored science content course would enhance self-efficacy. The participants were preservice primary teachers and data collection was by survey and interview. Self-efficacy increased during the course and the increases were stable after a 10-month delay period. The factors that enhanced self-efficacy were: learning science content, perceptions of learning how to teach science, and teacher enthusiasm.

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Partnerships With Cultural Organisations: A Case For Partnerships Developed By Teacher Educators For Teacher Education, Narelle Lemon, Jacolyn Weller

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

New ways of working in teacher education are currently being highlighted, especially in relation to partnerships. One type of partnership that is under utilised is that with cultural organisations. This paper reports on two projects where the authors work with pre-service teachers in partnership with a wildlife sanctuary and a national gallery. Common project elements included research into the value for pre-service teachers in professional engagement of their own teaching and insight into ongoing professional development. The data showed that ownership, empowerment, and meaning can be experienced by stakeholders. The research not only challenges new ways of working with partnerships …

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Radiotherapy Roles In Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Review, Attapol Pinitpatcharalert

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common cancer and first leading cause of death in Thailand. The standard treatments are liver transplantation, liver resection or local ablative therapy or percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for early stage disease. Transarterial chemoembolization is the treatment for locally advanced stage and advanced disease could be treated with combined therapy. In present, radiotherapy techniques are rapidly development and increasingly used for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment. This article summarized roles of radiotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Peninsula Medical School

Expression Of Multiple Horizontally Acquired Genes Is A Hallmark Of Both Vertebrate And Invertebrate Genomes, Alastair Crisp, Chiara Boschetti, Malcolm Perry, Alan Tunnacliffe, Gos Micklem

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Horizontal Gene Transfer In Bdelloid Rotifers Is Ancient, Ongoing And More Frequent In Species From Desiccating Habitats, Isobel Eyres, Chiara Boschetti, Alastair Crisp, Thomas P. Smith, Diego Fontaneto, Alan Tunnacliffe, Timothy G. Barraclough

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Does Lure Colour Influence Catch Per Unit Effort, Fish Capture Size And Hooking Injury In Angled Largemouth Bass?, Andrew D. Moraga, Alexander D.M. Wilson, Steven J. Cooke

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Parasites And Personality In Periwinkles (Littorina Littorea): Infection Status Is Associated With Mean-Level Boldness But Not Repeatability., Ben Seaman, Mark Briffa

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Animal Personality As A Cause And Consequence Of Contest Behaviour., Mark Briffa, Lynne U. Sneddon, Alastair J. Wilson

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

On The Verge? Preferential Use Of Road-Facing Hedgerow Margins By Bumblebees In Agro-Ecosystems, Mick E. Hanley, Joshua P. Wilkins

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Phylogenetic Analysis Of Rhodolith Formation In The Corallinales (Rhodophyta), Jj Hernandez-Kantun, Rafael Riosmena-Rodriguez, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, V Pena, Christine A. Maggs, Fabio Rindi

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Effects Of Ocean Acidification Vary Depending On Light And Nutrient Levels, Psm Celis-Pla, Jm Hall-Spencer, P Horta, M Milazzo, N Korbee, Ce Cornwall, Fl Figueroa

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

How Will Marine Life Cope With Ocean Acidification?, J Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

How Clumpy Is My Image?, Hugo Hutt, Richard Everson, Murray Grant, John Love, George Littlejohn

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Septin-Dependent Assembly Of The Exocyst Is Essential For Plant Infection By Magnaporthe Oryzae, Yogesh K. Gupta, Yasin F. Dagdas, Ana Lilia Martinez-Rocha, Michael J. Kershaw, George R. Littlejohn, Lauren S. Ryder, Jan Sklenar, Frank Menke, Nicholas J. Talbot

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The Global Importance Of Regional Studies In Marine Science: Trans-Boundary Pollutants Matter, Gunnar G. Lauenstein, Kenneth M.Y. Leung, Jason M. Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Coupled Techniques For Arsenic Speciation In Food And Drinking Water: A Review, Bashdar Sadee, M. E. Foulkes, S. J. Hill

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Believe It Or Not: Examining The Case For Intuitive Logic And Effortful Beliefs, Stephanie Howarth

School of Psychology Theses

Selective Processing By The L3 Auditory Interneuron In Acheta Domesticus : Juvenile Hormone Iii And Protein Kinase C, Ashley Ranae Lynch

Master's Theses

New Insights Into Landslide Processes Around Volcanic Islands From Remotely Operated Vehicle (Rov) Observations Offshore Montserrat, S. F.L. Watt, M. Jutzeler, P. J. Talling, S. N. Carey, R. S.J. Sparks, M. Tucker, A. J. Stinton, J. K. Fisher, D Wall‐Palmer, V. Hühnerbach, S. G. Moreton

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Taphonomic Degradation Of Chicken Feathers By Bacteria And Fungi In Varying Sediments, Douglas Van Putten

Honors Theses

The Behavior Of Glaucous-Winged Gull Egg Cannibals, Ashley A. Reichert

Honors Theses

Expression And Characterization Of Ecm14, A Metallocarboxypeptidase From Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Matthew James Schott

Master's Theses

The Effects Of Ocean Acidification On Modern Benthic Foraminifera, Laura Rachel Pettit

School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses

Early Childhood Pre-Service Students’ Transitioning Into Discourses Of Professional Practice, Gloria Quinones, Avis Ridgway

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

A Study On Preferred Learning Styles Of Turkish Efl Teacher Trainees, Sevim Inal, Oya Büyükyavuz, Mustafa Tekin

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

A Stem Narrative: 15 Years In The Making., Susan Blackley, Jennifer Howell

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Examining The Effects Of Reflective Journals On Pre-Service Science Teachers' General Chemistry Laboratory Achievement, Canan Cengiz, Faik Özgür Karataş

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

A Healthy Dose Of Race? White Students’ And Teachers’ Unintentional Brushes With Whiteness, Samantha Schulz, Jennifer Fane

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Changes In Science Teaching Self-Efficacy Among Primary Teacher Education Students, David Palmer, Jeanette Dixon, Jennifer Archer

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Partnerships With Cultural Organisations: A Case For Partnerships Developed By Teacher Educators For Teacher Education, Narelle Lemon, Jacolyn Weller

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Radiotherapy Roles In Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Review, Attapol Pinitpatcharalert

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine