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Seasonal Variations Of Co And Hcn In The Troposphere Measured By Solar Absorption Spectroscopy Over Poker Flat, Alaska, Y Kasai, A. Kagawa, Nicholas B. Jones, A. Fujiwara, K. Seki, Y. Murayama, F Murcray Jan 2005

Seasonal Variations Of Co And Hcn In The Troposphere Measured By Solar Absorption Spectroscopy Over Poker Flat, Alaska, Y Kasai, A. Kagawa, Nicholas B. Jones, A. Fujiwara, K. Seki, Y. Murayama, F Murcray

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Tropospheric partial column abundances of CO and HCN have been retrieved from infrared solar spectra observed with a ground-based spectrometer at Poker Flat Alaska (65°N, 147°W) over the time period from 2000 to 2004. From these data we report the transpacific transport induced inter-annual variability of tropospheric CO over Poker Flat. This is the first report of solar infrared data from the Poker Flat station, where the geographical location of the site means that remote sensing measurements are sampling the transport of transpacific air parcels going to Northern America from Eastern Siberia and Asia. The five year time-span of the …


Slag, Steel And Swamp: Perceptions Of Restoration Of An Urban Coastal Saltmarsh, Nicholas J. Gill Jan 2005

Slag, Steel And Swamp: Perceptions Of Restoration Of An Urban Coastal Saltmarsh, Nicholas J. Gill

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A community group, in conjunction with local government and industry, has been working on aquatic and terrestrial restoration at a Wollongong saltmarsh, previously diminished in size and degraded by harbour reclamation and an urban rubbish tip. Students evaluate restoration progress to date and devise some interesting potential directions.


Transcending Nostalgia: Pastoralist Memory And Staking A Claim In The Land, Nicholas J. Gill Jan 2005

Transcending Nostalgia: Pastoralist Memory And Staking A Claim In The Land, Nicholas J. Gill

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The strength of Australian outback mythology in providing a blueprint for what Australian society, landscapes and history ought to be, lies at least partly in its ‘lack of specificity in time and space’, coupled with retrospect. Deborah Bird Rose has argued that such free-floating retrospect diverts attention from ‘here and now of our lives’, and militates against dealing with the consequences of Australia’s colonial past and present. The inland and north of Australia, the so-called ‘frontier’, in a spatial sense, are, and have been, places where optimistic non-indigenous assessments of land have been subject to regular appraisal and debate. They …


Intercomparison Of O3 Profiles Observed By Sciamachy And Ground Based Microwave Instruments, M Palm, C V. Savigny, T Warneke, Voltaire A. Velazco, J Notholt, K Kunzi, J Burrows, O Schrems Jan 2005

Intercomparison Of O3 Profiles Observed By Sciamachy And Ground Based Microwave Instruments, M Palm, C V. Savigny, T Warneke, Voltaire A. Velazco, J Notholt, K Kunzi, J Burrows, O Schrems

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Ozone profiles retrieved from limb scattering measurements of the SCIAMACHY instrument based on the satellite ENVISAT are compared to ground-based low altitude resolution remote sensors. All profiles are retrieved using optimal estimation. Following the work of Rodgers and Connor (2003) the retrievals of the ground-based instruments are simulated using the SCIAMACHY retrieval. The SCIAMACHY results and the results of the ground-based microwave radiometer in Bremen and Ny A° lesund agree within the expected covariance of the intercomparison.


Increased Northern Hemispheric Carbon Monoxide Burden In The Troposphere In 2002 And 2003 Detected From The Ground And From Space, L N. Yurganov, P Duchatelet, A V. Dzhola, D P. Edwards, F Hase, I Kramer, E Mahieu, J Mellqvist, J Notholt, P C. Novelli, A Rockmann, H E. Scheel, M Schneider, A Schulz, A Strandberg, R Sussmann, H Tanimoto, Voltaire A. Velazco, J Drummond, J Gille Jan 2005

Increased Northern Hemispheric Carbon Monoxide Burden In The Troposphere In 2002 And 2003 Detected From The Ground And From Space, L N. Yurganov, P Duchatelet, A V. Dzhola, D P. Edwards, F Hase, I Kramer, E Mahieu, J Mellqvist, J Notholt, P C. Novelli, A Rockmann, H E. Scheel, M Schneider, A Schulz, A Strandberg, R Sussmann, H Tanimoto, Voltaire A. Velazco, J Drummond, J Gille

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Carbon monoxide total column amounts in the atmosphere have been measured in the High Northern Hemisphere (30°- 90° N, HNH) between January 2002 and December 2003 using infrared spectrometers of high and moderate resolution and the Sun as a light source. They were compared to ground-level CO mixing ratios and to total column amounts measured from space by the Terra/MOPITT instrument. All these data reveal increased CO abundances in 2002-2003 in comparison to the unperturbed 2000-2001 period. Maximum anomalies were observed in September 2002 and August 2003. Using a simple two-box model, the corresponding annual CO emission anomalies (referenced to …


Structure, Detrital Zircon U-Pb Ages And 40ar/39ar Geochronology Of The Early Palaeozoic Girilambone Group, Central New South Wales: Subduction, Contraction And Extension Associated With The Benambran Orogeny, Christopher L. Fergusson, C M Fanning, D. Phillips, Benjamin Ackerman Jan 2005

Structure, Detrital Zircon U-Pb Ages And 40ar/39ar Geochronology Of The Early Palaeozoic Girilambone Group, Central New South Wales: Subduction, Contraction And Extension Associated With The Benambran Orogeny, Christopher L. Fergusson, C M Fanning, D. Phillips, Benjamin Ackerman

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The Early Palaeozoic Cape River Metamorphics consist mainly of psammitic gneiss and schist and occur as an extensive linear belt at the western margin of the Charters Towers Province 200 km southwest of Townsville in the northern Tasmanides. A prominent foliation (S2) is the main structure in the belt and is associated with tight to isoclinal folds, subparallel mineral and intersection lineations, and boudinaged pods of vein quartz and pegmatite. In the southwest, the main foliation is a crenulation cleavage (S2) related to D2 deformation. It overprints steeply dipping foliation (S1) formed in …


The Geological Context Of Middle Pleistocene Crater Lake Deposits And Fossil Birds At Ulupau Head, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, Paul Hearty, H. F. James, S. L. Olson Jan 2005

The Geological Context Of Middle Pleistocene Crater Lake Deposits And Fossil Birds At Ulupau Head, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, Paul Hearty, H. F. James, S. L. Olson

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Pleistocene lake deposits in Ulupau Crater on Oahu contain the oldest fossil bird remains known from the Hawaiian Islands. These fossils are important for documenting evolutionary rates in a variety of lineages of land and water birds from the islands. Detailed stratigraphic analysis reveals distinct cycles of deposition involving interbedded lacustrine deposits, colluvium, and paleosols. The volcanic basin was breached by marine erosion prior to the peak of the last interglaciation (marine isotope stage or ‘MIS’ 5e) over 125 ky ago, constraining the age of the lake sediments to the middle Pleistocene. The three cycles of deposition (Units III, IV, …


Symbolic Revolutions And The Australian Archaeological Record, Mark W. Moore, Adam R. Brumm Jan 2005

Symbolic Revolutions And The Australian Archaeological Record, Mark W. Moore, Adam R. Brumm

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Australia was colonized by at least 40,000 bp and scientists agree that the continent was only ever occupied by anatomically and behaviourally modern humans. Australia thus offers an alternative early record for the archaeological expression of behavioural modernity. This review finds that the pattern of change in the Australian archaeological sequence bears remarkable similarity to the pattern from the Lower to Upper Palaeolithic in the Old World, a finding that is inconsistent with the 'symbolic revolution' model of the origin of modern behaviour. This highlights the need for archaeologists to rethink the implications of the various criteria and scales of …


Development Of Watershed Management In New South Wales, Australia: A Coastal Perspective, Pedro I. J Fidelman, Robert John Morrison, Ron J. West Jan 2005

Development Of Watershed Management In New South Wales, Australia: A Coastal Perspective, Pedro I. J Fidelman, Robert John Morrison, Ron J. West

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Watershed management has become a prominent approach to natural resource management (NRM) in Australia and elsewhere. In the Australian State ofNew South Wales (NSW), catchment management - the NSW watershed management initiative - has been in place both in coastal and non-coastal areas for nearly two decades. In coastal areas, it is suggested that catchment management could play an important role in coastal and marine issues (NSW Coastcare et aI., 2004; Zann, 1996), as the Australia's coastal and marine environments have, in general, been affected by watershed-based activities (see e.g., Zann, 1996). Such a role would, however, require institutional changes, …


Spatial Ecology Of Slatey-Grey Snakes (Stegonotus Cucullatus, Colubridae) On A Tropical Australian Floodplain, Gregory P. Brown, Richard Shine, Thomas Madsen Jan 2005

Spatial Ecology Of Slatey-Grey Snakes (Stegonotus Cucullatus, Colubridae) On A Tropical Australian Floodplain, Gregory P. Brown, Richard Shine, Thomas Madsen

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The extent, sequence, synchrony and correlates of diel displacements by animals can provide powerful insights into the ecological and social factors that shape an organism's day-to-day activities, but detailed data on spatial ecology are available for very few tropical taxa. Radiotelemetric monitoring of 25 slatey-grey snakes (Stegonotus cucullatus) on a floodplain in the Australian wet-dry tropics for periods of 40 to 355 d (mean=195 d, 136 locations per snake) provided extensive information on habitat use, movement patterns and home range size of these large slender-bodied colubrids. All radio-tracked animals were nocturnal, sheltering by day in soil cracks and …


Prodromus Of Vertebrate Paleontology And Geochronology Of Bermuda, Storrs L. Olson, David B. Wingate, Paul J. Hearty, Frederick V. Grady Jan 2005

Prodromus Of Vertebrate Paleontology And Geochronology Of Bermuda, Storrs L. Olson, David B. Wingate, Paul J. Hearty, Frederick V. Grady

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Summary Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations were the primary determinant of geological deposition and biotic evolution on Bermuda. The island is composed of carbonate sand deposited on the eroded summit of a submarine volcano during ele- vated sea-levels of interglacial periods. A few vertebrate remains have been recovered directly from interglacial sandstones, mainly of mid-Pleistocene age. Glacial intervals are marked by red soils derived mainly from atmospheric dust. Vertebrate fossils of glacial age are not preserved at the surface and are known only from caves and fissure fills. Fossil faunas are known on Bermuda from the last two glacial episodes but none …


Preliminary Results Of The Eip Project, Robert G. Bednarik, Giriraj Kumar, Alan Watchman, Richard G. Roberts Jan 2005

Preliminary Results Of The Eip Project, Robert G. Bednarik, Giriraj Kumar, Alan Watchman, Richard G. Roberts

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The primary rationale of the Early Indian Petroglyphs Project is to investigate claims of the occurrence of Lower Palaeolithic petroglyphs in central regions of India. Other purposes of this multifacetted research project are to provide new data for the chronology of the Middle and Late Pleistocene hominin history of India; to introduce scientific methods of rock art dating in this country; and to investigate its Lower Palaeolithic stone tool industries. This project, a collaboration of Indian and Australian researchers, was commenced in 2001. It involves archaeological excavations, a range of analytical studies and intensive field surveys, and it will continue …


Effects Of Javan Rusa Deer (Cervus Timorensis) On Native Plant Species In The Jibbon-Bundeena Area, Royal National Park, New South Wales, David Keith, Belinda Pellow Jan 2005

Effects Of Javan Rusa Deer (Cervus Timorensis) On Native Plant Species In The Jibbon-Bundeena Area, Royal National Park, New South Wales, David Keith, Belinda Pellow

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A reconnaissance survey and exclosure experiment were carried out to examine the effects of Javan rusa deer on native flora and vegetation in Royal National Park on the southern outskirts of Sydney, Australia. Of 78 native plant species examined during the survey, only nine showed no evidence of vertebrate herbivory or physical damage and the majority of these plants were ferns and sedges. The other 69 species showed effects that included defoliation (young and/or old leaves), removal of shoots, bark-stripping, stem breakages and destruction or consumption of reproductive material. These effects varied in severity between species and from place to …


Synthesis Of Carbocyclic Hydantocidins Via Regioselective And Diastereoselective Phosphine-Catalyzed [3+2]-Cycloadditions To 5-Methylenehydantoins, Tien Quoc Pham, Stephen G. Pyne, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White Jan 2005

Synthesis Of Carbocyclic Hydantocidins Via Regioselective And Diastereoselective Phosphine-Catalyzed [3+2]-Cycloadditions To 5-Methylenehydantoins, Tien Quoc Pham, Stephen G. Pyne, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White

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The phosphine-catalysed [3+2]-cycloaddition of 5-methylenehydantoins 4 with the ylides 5, derived from addition of tributylphosphine to the 2-butynoic acid derivatives, 6a-d, gives spiro-heterocyclic products. The camphor sultam derivative 6b gives optically active products. Noteable was that the ylides derived from ethyl 2-butynoate and the 3-(2-butynoyl)-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one derivatives 6c and 6d gave spiro-heterocyclic products with reverse regioselectivities. The N,N-dibenzylprotected cycloadduct has been converted to carbocyclic hydantocidin and 6,7-diepi-carbocyclic hydantocidin.


Confirmation Of The Structure Of Oxystemokerrin By Single Crystal X-Ray Structural Analysis And A Proposed Biosynthesis, Pitchaya Mungkornasawakul, Hayden Matthews, Alison T. Ung, Stephen G. Pyne, Araya Jatisatienr, Wilford Lie, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White Jan 2005

Confirmation Of The Structure Of Oxystemokerrin By Single Crystal X-Ray Structural Analysis And A Proposed Biosynthesis, Pitchaya Mungkornasawakul, Hayden Matthews, Alison T. Ung, Stephen G. Pyne, Araya Jatisatienr, Wilford Lie, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White

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The crystal structure of the pentacyclic Stemona alkaloid oxystemokerrin (2), isolated from the roots of Stemona kerrii, is reported, confirming the structure proposed for this compound in a contemporaneous spectroscopic study. This compound is a diastereomer of stemocurtisinol (3), whose structure we have recently reported from S. curtisii, also confirmed by a single-crystal X-ray study. These alkaloids have opposite configurations at C-4 and C-19. A possible biosynthetic pathway for the biosynthesis of 2 and 3 is proposed.


Mechanisms Of Climate Variability, Edward A. Bryant Jan 2005

Mechanisms Of Climate Variability, Edward A. Bryant

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Climatic hazards originate with the processes that move air across the Earth's surface due to differential heating and cooling. Surprisingly, examination of these processes has focused upon heating at the tropics and downplayed the role of cold air masses moving out of polar regions due to deficits in the radiation balance in these latter regions. Fluctuations – in the intensity of pulses of cold air moving out of polar regions or of heating at the equator – and the location of the interaction between these cold and warm air masses, are crucial factors in determining the magnitude, frequency, and location …


A New Species Of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) From Nocoleche Nature Reserve, Far Western Plains, New South Wales, Belinda J. Pellow, John L. Potter Jan 2005

A New Species Of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) From Nocoleche Nature Reserve, Far Western Plains, New South Wales, Belinda J. Pellow, John L. Potter

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Goodenia nocoleche was cultivated in sediment collected from a freshwater temporary wetland in Nocoleche Nature Reserve. Here it is newly described and illustrated with additional notes on its ecology.


Phytochemical Studies On Stemona Plants: Isolation Of Stemofoline Alkaloids, Thanapat Sastraruji, Araya Jatisatienr, Stephen G. Pyne, Alison T. Ung, Wilford Lie, Morwenna C. Williams Jan 2005

Phytochemical Studies On Stemona Plants: Isolation Of Stemofoline Alkaloids, Thanapat Sastraruji, Araya Jatisatienr, Stephen G. Pyne, Alison T. Ung, Wilford Lie, Morwenna C. Williams

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Six new stemofoline alkaloids, (2‘R)-hydroxystemofoline (5), (3‘R)-stemofolenol (6), (3‘S)-stemofolenol (7), 1‘,2‘-didehydrostemofoline-N-oxide (8), the first C19 stemofoline alkaloid, methylstemofoline (9), and the first glycosidated Stemona alkaloid, stemofolinoside (10), and three known alkaloids, (2‘S)-hydroxystemofoline (2), (11Z)-1‘,2‘-didehydrostemofoline (3), and (11E)-1‘,2‘-didehydrostemofoline (4), have been isolated from a root extract of an unidentified Stemona species. The structure and relative configuration of these new alkaloids have been determined by spectral data interpretation and …


Synthesis Of 2-Azaspiro[4.4]Nonan-1-Ones Via Phosphine-Catalysed [3+2]-Cycloadditions, Sarah Yong, Morwenna C. Williams, Stephen G. Pyne, Alison T. Ung, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White, P. Turner Jan 2005

Synthesis Of 2-Azaspiro[4.4]Nonan-1-Ones Via Phosphine-Catalysed [3+2]-Cycloadditions, Sarah Yong, Morwenna C. Williams, Stephen G. Pyne, Alison T. Ung, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White, P. Turner

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The phosphine-catalysed [3+2]-cycloaddition of the 2-methylene γ-lactams 4 and 5 and the acrylate 6 with the ylides derived from the ethyl ester, the amide or the chiral camphor sultam derivative of 2-butynoic acid (7a-c) give directly, or indirectly after reductive cyclization, spiro-heterocyclic products. The acid 32 underwent Curtius rearrangement and then acid hydrolysis to give two novel spiro-cyclic ketones, 41 and 42.


The History Of Aridity In Australia: Chronological Developments, Ed Rhodes, John Chappell, Toshiyuki Fujioka, Kat Fitzsimmons, John Magee, Max Aubert, Dolan Hewitt Jan 2005

The History Of Aridity In Australia: Chronological Developments, Ed Rhodes, John Chappell, Toshiyuki Fujioka, Kat Fitzsimmons, John Magee, Max Aubert, Dolan Hewitt

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Desert dune-fields are quintessential features of arid landscapes. During arid phases in the recent geological past, such as the global last glacial maximum (LGM) at around 20,000 years ago, many parts of Australia experienced significant sand movement, with sand migrating down-wind and forming linear dunes. Sand entrainment and deposition is controlled by vegetative surface stabilisation, wind speed and direction, which in turn are controlled by regional climate and local factors including ground-water levels. Climate also affects sand supply, through its effects on erosion in the source areas and transport to the dune-building areas.


Quasi-Static Analysis Of Defected Ground Structure, Nemai C. Karmakar, Sushim Mukul Roy, Isaac Balbin, Gerhard F. Swiegers Jan 2005

Quasi-Static Analysis Of Defected Ground Structure, Nemai C. Karmakar, Sushim Mukul Roy, Isaac Balbin, Gerhard F. Swiegers

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A quasi-static equivalent circuit model of a dumbbell shaped defected ground structure (DGS) is developed. The equivalent circuit model is derived from the equivalent inductance and capacitance developed due to the perturbed returned current path on the ground and the narrow gap, respectively. The theory is validated against the commercial full-wave solver CST Microwave Studio. Finally, the calculated results are compared with the measured results. Good agreement between the theory, the commercially available numerical analyses and the experimental results validates the developed theoretical model.


Evidence For Altitude-Dependent Photolysis-Induced 18o Isotopic Fractionation In Stratospheric Ozone, Vanessa E. Haverd, Geoffrey C. Toon, David W. Griffith Jan 2005

Evidence For Altitude-Dependent Photolysis-Induced 18o Isotopic Fractionation In Stratospheric Ozone, Vanessa E. Haverd, Geoffrey C. Toon, David W. Griffith

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We present vertical profiles of 18O fractionations in ozone, measured by balloon-borne infrared remote sensing between 15 and 40 km. The magnitudes of the 16O16O18O (668O3) and 16O18O16O (686O3) fractionations are 13.5 +/- 2.7% and 7.7 +/- 2.2%, averaged over the 20-35 km altitude range, in good agreement with previous atmospheric measurements by mass spectrometry and both infrared and far infrared remote sensing spectroscopy. We use our fractionation profiles, together with known fractionation effects of the ozone formation reaction, to deduce …


Tropical Cyclone Disturbance Of Coral Communities Of The Great Barrier Reef, 1969-2003, Marjetta L. Puotinen Jan 2005

Tropical Cyclone Disturbance Of Coral Communities Of The Great Barrier Reef, 1969-2003, Marjetta L. Puotinen

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The primary building block of coral reef ecosystems, whether an isolated mid-ocean atoll or a complex system of thousands of reefs, are the individual coral colonies that combine to form the reef structures which host coral communities. The state of a coral reef community (i.e. percentage coral coverage, dominant growth forms and size classes), or any other ecosystem, at any given time is the result of interactions between a range of disturbances and routine ecological processes that operate across a continuum of spatial and temporal scales (Gunderson et al 2002). The biological (living coral colonies) and structural (dead coral framework …


Factors Affecting Metal Releases From Contaminated Marine Sediments, Dianne F. Jolley, Clare A. Atkinson, Stuart L. Simpson Jan 2005

Factors Affecting Metal Releases From Contaminated Marine Sediments, Dianne F. Jolley, Clare A. Atkinson, Stuart L. Simpson

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In aquatic environments, the depth of oxygen penetration into sediment depends on sediment texture, porosity, permeability and the extent of biological (e.g., bioturbation) and physical (e.g., wave action) processes. Below the oxygen penetration depth (generally 10 mm) anoxic conditions prevail and bacteria use other oxidants such as iron and manganese oxides and sulfate to breakdown organic matter. The bacteria-catalysed reduction of sulfate releases hydrogen sulfide according to Equation 1. The release of H2S into the pore waters SO42- + bacteria → H2S (Equation 1).


Aboriginal Pastoralism, Social Embeddedness And Cultural Continuity In Central Australia, Nicholas J. Gill Jan 2005

Aboriginal Pastoralism, Social Embeddedness And Cultural Continuity In Central Australia, Nicholas J. Gill

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Aboriginal people are involved in pastoral enterprises throughout the inland and north of Australia. This has generated difficulties as landowners and policymakers struggled with conflicts between Aboriginal social structures and the demands of running commercial businesses. Problems often arose due to imposition of nonindigenous norms regarding land use. It has been suggested that pastoralism can generate social and cultural benefits for Aboriginal landowners, but these have not been investigated in any detail. Drawing on the concept of social embeddedness and fieldwork with Aboriginal pastoralists, this article identifies, describes, and ranks sociocultural benefits arising from Aboriginal pastoralism. Pastoralism fulfilled uniquely Aboriginal …


The Genomic Island Sgii, Containing The Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Region Of Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium Dt104 Or Variants Of It, Is Widely Distributed In Other S-Enterica Serovars, Renee Levings, Diane Lightfoot, Sally R. Partridge, Ruth M. Hall, Steven P. Djordjevic Jan 2005

The Genomic Island Sgii, Containing The Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Region Of Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium Dt104 Or Variants Of It, Is Widely Distributed In Other S-Enterica Serovars, Renee Levings, Diane Lightfoot, Sally R. Partridge, Ruth M. Hall, Steven P. Djordjevic

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The global dissemination of the multiply-antibiotic-resistant Salmonella entericaserovar Typhimurium DT104 clone with the resistance genes located in a class 1 integron, here designated In104, within genomic island SGI1 is a significant public health issue. Here, we have shown that SGI1 and variants of it carrying different combinations of resistance genes are found in several Salmonella enterica serovars. These are serovars Cerro, Derby, Dusseldorf, Infantis, Kiambu, and Paratyphi B dT+ isolated from human infections and serovar Emek from sewage effluent. Two new variants, SGI1-I and SGI1-J, both of which include thedfrA1-orfC cassette array, were identified.


Latitude And Altitude Variability Of Carbon Monoxide In The Atlantic Detected From Ship-Borne Fourier Transform Spectrometry, Model, And Satellite Data, Voltaire A. Velazco, Justus Notholt, Thorsten Warneke, Mark Lawrence, Holger Bremer, James Drummond, Astrid Schulz, Jurgen Krieg, O. Schrems Jan 2005

Latitude And Altitude Variability Of Carbon Monoxide In The Atlantic Detected From Ship-Borne Fourier Transform Spectrometry, Model, And Satellite Data, Voltaire A. Velazco, Justus Notholt, Thorsten Warneke, Mark Lawrence, Holger Bremer, James Drummond, Astrid Schulz, Jurgen Krieg, O. Schrems

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Carbon monoxide (CO) volume mixing ratio (VMR) profiles have been retrieved from ship-borne solar absorption spectra recorded in the Atlantic between 80°N and 70°S. CO profiles can be retrieved up to 30 km with a maximum altitude resolution of 4 km for a few layers. CO enhancements due to biomass burning have been detected. Recurring enhancements of CO were detected in the upper troposphere (10–15 km) in the equatorial regions and in the southern Atlantic (20°S–30°S). These enhancements could be traced back to African biomass burning sources as well as sources as far as South America. Similar results are observed …


Planning For Natural Hazards — How Can We Mitigate The Impacts?, Edward A. Bryant, Lesley M. Head, J. Morrison Jan 2005

Planning For Natural Hazards — How Can We Mitigate The Impacts?, Edward A. Bryant, Lesley M. Head, J. Morrison

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Australia has the same frequency of natural hazards as any other continent; however, the types and impact of hazards are very different. Globally, the deadliest hazards are floods, earthquakes, tropical storms and tsunami. In Australia, the deadliest hazards are heat waves, floods, tropical cyclones and bushfires. Similarly, while the most expensive hazards ranked globally are also floods, earthquakes and tropical cyclones, in Australia, the costliest hazards are tropical storms, floods, wind and bushfires. Our isolated population distribution, together with rugged topography along the eastern and southern coastal fringe where the bulk of the population is concentrated, has lead to a …


Surface Analyses And Immune Reactivities Of Major Cell Wall-Associated Proteins Of Group A Streptococcus, J. N. Cole, R. D. Ramirez, B. J. Currie, S. J. Cordwell, S. P. Djordjevic, Mark J. Walker Jan 2005

Surface Analyses And Immune Reactivities Of Major Cell Wall-Associated Proteins Of Group A Streptococcus, J. N. Cole, R. D. Ramirez, B. J. Currie, S. J. Cordwell, S. P. Djordjevic, Mark J. Walker

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A proteomic analysis was undertaken to identify cell-wall associated proteins of Streptococcus pyogenes. Seventy-four distinct cell-wall associated proteins were identified, 66 of which were novel. Thirty-three proteins were immunoreactive with pooled S. pyogenes-reactive human antisera. Biotinylation of the GAS cell-surface identified 23 cellwall associated proteins that are surface exposed.