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A living chessboard : make your own medieval world

- Waldron, David, Donovan, Paul

  • Authors: Waldron, David , Donovan, Paul
  • Date: 2019
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Agora (Melbourne, Vic.) Vol. 54, no. 3 (2019), p. 44-49
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  • Description: Teaching through engaging students with excursions, artefacts, objects and practical projects is an effective way to communicate ideas about a past way of life. In Australia, we have a rich choice of destinations for many topics, but medieval history is not one of them. We don't want our medieval students to miss out on the benefit and excitement, simply because medieval action took place on the other side of the world, and for most schools a medieval incursion is more practical than a trip to Europe. If resources permit, you could contact a specialist company, such as History Up Close, which has years of experience in replicating historical material culture and presenting to schools, or you could take the do-it-yourself path and create a medieval world in the classroom with common craft materials.

A locale of the cosmos : an epic of the Wimmera : exegesis and text

- Rieth, Homer Manfred

  • Authors: Rieth, Homer Manfred
  • Date: 2006
  • Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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  • Description: "This project has, for its central component, an epic poem, 'A locale of the cosmos'. The accompanying exegesis examines epic as an ancient, but continually evolving form. It argues that, as a contemporary example of the genre and, as a sustained poetic rumination on landscape and memory, 'A locale of the cosmos' represents a significant development within the modern tradition of autobiographical epic. In broader terms, 'A locale of the cosmos' privileges the landscape and history of a region of Australia, the Wimmera region of north-western Victoria and, in doing so, explores the cumulative effects of the physical environment as a site for sustained poetic treatment. The poem is, therefore, an epic of both historical narrative and philosophical reflection, giving meaning to and interpreting ideas of space, place and locale. "Furthermore, it explores, in particular, the psychological and spiritual effects of vast horizontal distances, created by a landscape in which endless plains and immense horizons form an analogue of the wider cosmos. The poem's themes, therefore, bear not only on the prominences of the visible locale, but also explore the salients of an interior world, a landscape of the mind to which the poetry gives shape and meaning."
  • Description: Doctor of Philosophy

A logical approach to experience-based reasoning

- Sun, Zhaohao

  • Authors: Sun, Zhaohao
  • Date: 2017
  • Type: Text , Journal article , Review
  • Relation: New Mathematics and Natural Computation Vol. 13, no. 1 (2017), p. 21-40
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  • Description: Experience-based reasoning (EBR) is a paradigm used in almost every human activity as a part of human reasoning. However, EBR has not been seriously studied from a logical viewpoint. This paper will attempt to fill this gap by providing a unified logical approach to EBR. More specifically, this paper first examines EBR and inference rules. Then it proposes eight different rules of inference for EBR, which cover all possible EBRs from a logical viewpoint. These eight different rules of inference constitute the fundamentals for all EBR paradigms, and therefore will be the theoretical foundation for EBR. The proposed approach will facilitate research and development of EBR, human reasoning, and common sense reasoning. © 2017 World Scientific Publishing Company.

A long and winding road : Autonomous men's learning through participation in community sheds across Australia

- Brown, Michael, Golding, Barry, Foley, Annette

A long-term habitat fragmentation experiment leads to morphological change in a species of carabid beetle

- Evans, Maldwyn, Banks, Sam, Barton, Philip, Davies, Kendi, Driscoll, Don

  • Authors: Evans, Maldwyn , Banks, Sam , Barton, Philip , Davies, Kendi , Driscoll, Don
  • Date: 2018
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Ecological Entomology Vol. 43, no. 3 (2018), p. 282-293
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  • Description: 1. Habitat fragmentation and transformation are key drivers of species declines in landscapes. Most of the current understanding of species' responses to environmental change originates from studies of populations and communities. However, phenotypic variation offers another key aspect of species responses and could provide additional insights into the functional drivers of population change. 2. The goal of this study was to address this gap by exploring the morphological changes of a species of carabid beetle (Notonomus resplendens) with a known population response to the Wog Wog Habitat Fragmentation Experiment in Australia. We measured morphological traits associated with body size, head width, and dispersal ability. We quantified patterns of morphological variation over time and between native Eucalyptus forest fragments and the surrounding pine plantation matrix and the continuous intact native Eucalyptus forest controls. 3. We found sexually dimorphic morphological changes in response to the experimental treatments. Males increased in size, had larger legs and had smaller interocular widths in the matrix in both the short and long terms. Conversely, females became comparatively smaller and had increased interocular widths in the same treatments. Effects in the fragments were similar to those in the matrix, but exhibited more uncertainty. 4. Our results demonstrate that species can show morphological change in response to environmental change over very short time periods. We demonstrate that using both population and morphological data allows stronger inferences about the mechanisms behind species responses to environmental change. © 2017 The Royal Entomological Society

A longitudinal study of trauma, social and personality factors as predictors of post-traumatic stress symptom severity in student paramedics

- Armstrong, Kim Maree

  • Authors: Armstrong, Kim Maree
  • Date: 2008
  • Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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  • Description: Previous research suggests student paramedics are among the professionals at highest risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, little research has been conducted examining duty-related post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and clinical levels of PTSD in this poplulation. The current study of 36 student paramedics undertaking university or job-based training is the first longitudinal investigation of PTSS and PTSD in this group.
  • Description: Professional Doctorate of Psychology (Clinical)

A longitudinal study on a place-based school-university partnership : listening to the voices of in-service teachers

- Ma, Hongming, Green, Monica

  • Authors: Ma, Hongming , Green, Monica
  • Date: 2023
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Teaching and Teacher Education Vol. 129, no. (2023), p.
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  • Description: This paper reports on a longitudinal place-based study by two Australian teacher educators investigating their three-year science-based school-university partnership. The study examined key benefits, challenges, and tensions within the partnership. Data collection was drawn from focus group interviews with in-service teachers across each partnership year. While findings portray the partnership as a catalyst for increased science learning opportunities for school students, teaching opportunities for pre-service teachers, and new in-service teacher roles and responsibilities, the study highlights the evolving nature of partnership development, including the need for continuous negotiation of labor division and stakeholder expectations. © 2023 The Authors

A low-complexity equalizer for video broadcasting in cyber-physical social systems through handheld mobile devices

- Solyman, Ahmad, Attar, Hani, Khosravi, Mohammad, Menon, Varun, Jolfaei, Alireza, Balasubramanian, Venki, Selvaraj, Buvana, Tavallali, Pooya

  • Authors: Solyman, Ahmad , Attar, Hani , Khosravi, Mohammad , Menon, Varun , Jolfaei, Alireza , Balasubramanian, Venki , Selvaraj, Buvana , Tavallali, Pooya
  • Date: 2020
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: IEEE Access Vol. 8, no. (2020), p. 67591-67602
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  • Description: In Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) devices for cyber-physical social systems, the Discrete Fractional Fourier Transform-Orthogonal Chirp Division Multiplexing (DFrFT-OCDM) has been suggested to enhance the performance over Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems under time and frequency-selective fading channels. In this case, the need for equalizers like the Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE) and Zero-Forcing (ZF) arises, though it is excessively complex due to the need for a matrix inversion, especially for DVB-H extensive symbol lengths. In this work, a low complexity equalizer, Least-Squares Minimal Residual (LSMR) algorithm, is used to solve the matrix inversion iteratively. The paper proposes the LSMR algorithm for linear and nonlinear equalizers with the simulation results, which indicate that the proposed equalizer has significant performance and reduced complexity over the classical MMSE equalizer and other low complexity equalizers, in time and frequency-selective fading channels. © 2013 IEEE.

A low-cost system for monitoring pH, dissolved oxygen and algal density in continuous culture of microalgae

- Nguyen, Dung, Nguyen, Huy, Dang, Huyen, Nguyen, Viet, Nguyen, Linh

  • Authors: Nguyen, Dung , Nguyen, Huy , Dang, Huyen , Nguyen, Viet , Nguyen, Linh
  • Date: 2022
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: HardwareX Vol. 12, no. (2022), p.
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  • Description: In a continuous and closed system of culturing microalgae, constantly monitoring and controlling pH, dissolved oxygen (DO) and microalgal density in the cultivation environment are paramount, which ultimately influence on the growth rate and quality of the microalgae products. Apart from the pH and DO parameters, the density of microalgae can be used to contemplate what light condition in the culture chamber is or when nutrients should be supplemented, which both also decide productivity of the cultivation. Moreover, the microalgal density is considered as an indicator indicating when the microalgae can be harvested. Therefore, this work proposes a low-cost monitoring equipment that can be employed to observe pH, DO and microalgal density over time in a culture environment. The measurements obtained by the proposed monitoring device can be utilized for not only real-time observations but also controlling other sub-systems in a continuous culture model including stirring, ventilating, nutrient supplying and harvesting, which leads to more efficiency in the microalgal production. More importantly, it is proposed to utilize the off-the-shelf materials to fabricate the equipment with a total cost of about 513 EUR, which makes it practical as well as widespread. The proposed monitoring apparatus was validated in a real-world closed system of cultivating a microalgae strain of Chlorella vulgaris. The obtained results indicate that the measurement accuracies are 0.3%, 3.8% and 8.6% for pH, DO and microalgae density quantities, respectively. © 2022 The Author(s)

A machine vision based automatic optical inspection system for measuring drilling quality of printed circuit boards

- Wang, Wei, Chen, Shang-Liang, Chen, Liang-Bi, Chang, Wan-Jung

  • Authors: Wang, Wei , Chen, Shang-Liang , Chen, Liang-Bi , Chang, Wan-Jung
  • Date: 2017
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: IEEE Access Vol. 5, no. (2017), p. 10817-10833
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  • Description: In this paper, we develop and put into practice an automatic optical inspection (AOI) system based on machine vision to check the holes on a printed circuit board (PCB). We incorporate the hardware and software. For the hardware part, we combine a PC, the three-axis positioning system, a lighting device, and charge-coupled device cameras. For the software part, we utilize image registration, image segmentation, drill numbering, drill contrast, and defect displays to achieve this system. Results indicated that an accuracy of 5 mu m could be achieved in errors of the PCB holes allowing comparisons to be made. This is significant in inspecting the missing, the multi-hole, and the incorrect location of the holes. However, previous work only focuses on one or other feature of the holes. Our research is able to assess multiple features: missing holes, incorrectly located holes, and excessive holes. Equally, our results could be displayed as a bar chart and target plot. This has not been achieved before. These displays help users to analyze the causes of errors and immediately correct the problems. In addition, this AOI system is valuable for checking a large number of holes and finding out the defective ones on a PCB. Meanwhile, we apply a 0.1-mm image resolution, which is better than others used in industry. We set a detecting standard based on 2-mm diameter of circles to diagnose the quality of the holes within 10 s.

A matter of trust : Networks and entrepreneurs

- Lowe, Julian, Braun, Patrice

  • Authors: Lowe, Julian , Braun, Patrice
  • Date: 2006
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at Regional Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2006, Auckland, New Zealand : 8th February, 2006 p. 496-509
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  • Description: This paper discusses elements of inter-entrepreneurial trust in regional networks and clusters in terms of influencing business processes and economic viability in today’s economy. The message that can be extracted from the literature is that competitive advantage strongly depends on interfirm collaboration and that networks with a high degree of trust lead to entrepreneurship and innovation. The paper highlights two local Victorian network studies, one in the grains industry and one in the tourism industry, and explores trust based relations in these regional networks. Contrasting sectoral results indicate that social network cohesion and trust were found to be present in the grains community but were absent in the tourism community. Borrowing from the economics and leadership literature, it is proposed that trust fosters certain types of inter-entrepreneurial networks. A description of these networks and related policy implications conclude the paper.
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A mediating effect on erp km model for the performance of oil and gas sector in klang valley: A preliminary study

- Ma’arif, Muhamad, Satar, N. S. M., Singh, D. S. V., Motahar, S. M.

  • Authors: Ma’arif, Muhamad , Satar, N. S. M. , Singh, D. S. V. , Motahar, S. M.
  • Date: 2019
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering Vol. 8, no. 1.4 S1 (2019), p. 463-468
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  • Description: The development of information technology and the internet has created a borderless business environment and increased market competition. Driving globalization trends, information technology facilitates the organization in the aspect of the decision-making process, increasing productivity with cost-effective and fast delivery to meet customer needs. This article presents a conceptual study of ERP KM model and proposes a direction for further investigation. In this study, a literature review on Incentive as mediating effects in ERP KM model against operational and financial performance was analyzed. In order to achieve this target, to maintain the competitive advantage, oil and gas industry players implement Knowledge Management (KM) on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. However, most studies focus only on the implementation and improvement of the ERP process flows as compared to KM concepts. This paper covers literary studies related to KM and ERP as well as merging these two concepts to form the appropriate ERP KM model for the oil and gas sector in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The new model of ERP KM Rizam 2019 introduced in this study will be tested for its effectiveness in the oil and gas sector especially in the Klang Valley. It was found that the mediating effect ‘Incentives’ in addition to KM is expected to have a positive relationship on operational and financial performance compared to the direct influences of ERP usage on performance. © 2019, World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering. All rights reserved.

A meta-analysis of gene expression signatures of blood pressure and hypertension

- Charchar, Fadi

  • Authors: Charchar, Fadi
  • Date: 2015
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: PLoS Genetics Vol. 11, no. 3 (2015), p. 1-29
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  • Description: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have uncovered numerous genetic variants (SNPs) that are associated with blood pressure (BP). Genetic variants may lead to BP changes by acting on intermediate molecular phenotypes such as coded protein sequence or gene expression, which in turn affect BP variability. Therefore, characterizing genes whose expression is associated with BP may reveal cellular processes involved in BP regulation and uncover how transcripts mediate genetic and environmental effects on BP variability. A meta-analysis of results from six studies of global gene expression profiles of BP and hypertension in whole blood was performed in 7017 individuals who were not receiving antihypertensive drug treatment. We identified 34 genes that were differentially expressed in relation to BP (Bonferroni-corrected p<0.05). Among these genes, FOS and PTGS2 have been previously reported to be involved in BP-related processes; the others are novel. The top BP signature genes in aggregate explain 5%–9% of inter-individual variance in BP. Of note, rs3184504 in SH2B3, which was also reported in GWAS to be associated with BP, was found to be a trans regulator of the expression of 6 of the transcripts we found to be associated with BP (FOS, MYADM, PP1R15A, TAGAP, S100A10, and FGBP2). Gene set enrichment analysis suggested that the BP-related global gene expression changes include genes involved in inflammatory response and apoptosis pathways. Our study provides new insights into molecular mechanisms underlying BP regulation, and suggests novel transcriptomic markers for the treatment and prevention of hypertension. **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the Federation University Australia affiliate is provided in this record**

A meta‐review of 10 years of green human resource management : is Green HRM headed towards a roadblock or a revitalisation?

- Paulet, Renee, Holland, Peter, Morgan, Damian

  • Authors: Paulet, Renee , Holland, Peter , Morgan, Damian
  • Date: 2021
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Asia Pacific journal of human resources Vol. 59, no. 2 (2021), p. 159-183
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  • Description: Over the past decade Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) has emerged as a growing field of conceptual and empirical work both within, and separate from, the broader topic of Sustainable HRM. As such, we believe it is an opportune time to provide an overview of the Green HRM literature up to 2020, together with a critical consideration of Green HRM into the future. Representing the first meta‐review in the Green HRM field, we surmise key aspects of Green HRM research emerging over the previous decade. We conclude by presenting an exploration of how Green HRM may evolve in the future, and pose the following question: With a myriad of implications from COVID‐19 on business survival and society in general, how will this affect the development of Green HRM? Is it headed towards a roadblock, or revitalisation? Key points A meta‐review of Green HRM literature demonstrates an established through to emerging field of research developed on empirical research over the past decade. Reviews provided three important outcomes for Green HRM – identification of key literature, proposed conceptual frameworks and identified research gaps. Green HRM provides a key driver aligning organisations towards sustainable outcomes. Further work is required including empirical studies in developing countries and application of rigorous research designs. The implications of the COVID‐19 pandemic are likely to have ramifications on the adoption and practice of Green HRM.

A Method for the design of concrete with combined steel and basalt fiber

- Dvorkin, Leonid, Bordiuzhenko, Oleh, Tekle, Biruk, Ribakov, Yuri

  • Authors: Dvorkin, Leonid , Bordiuzhenko, Oleh , Tekle, Biruk , Ribakov, Yuri
  • Date: 2021
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Applied sciences Vol. 11, no. 19 (2021), p. 8850
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  • Description: Combining different fiber types may improve the mechanical properties of fiber reinforced concrete. The present study is focused on investigating hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (HFRC) with steel and basalt fiber. Mechanical properties of fiber reinforced fine-grained concrete are investigated. The results demonstrate that using optimal steel and basalt fiber reinforcement ratios avoids concrete mixtures’ segregation and improves their homogeneity. Concrete with hybrid steel and basalt fiber reinforcement has higher strength. Effective methodology for proper design of HFRC compositions was proposed. It is based on the mathematical experiments planning method. The proposed method enables optimal mix proportioning of high-strength fine-grained concrete with hybrid steel and basalt fiber reinforcement.

A method to assess rock strength and excavatability of diamondiferous kimberlite ore through in situ rock testing

- Elbaz, S., Crawford, D., Tuck, Michael

  • Authors: Elbaz, S. , Crawford, D. , Tuck, Michael
  • Date: 2016
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization p. 1083-1086
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  • Description: This investigation considers the excavatability of diamondiferous kimberlite pipes of the Merlin field in the Northern Territory, Australia, through the use of in situ rock testing to assess hardness and subsequently excavatability. Historical diamond mining of the Merlin kimberlite pipes identified variable ore hardness both aerially and at depth within the pipe, which was attributed to the preferential weathering of the kimberlite. This variation in hardness presents a problem when determining the best method of excavation and hence can significantly influence production rates. This paper provides a relationship that can be used to relate field testing of rock hardness with rock strength. The results of the hardness to strength relationship are used in established empirical equations to confirm excavatability of the kimberlite ore. The relationships developed in this investigation enable in situ rock hardness testing to be directly related to rock strength for assessment of ore excavatability.

A method to improve transparency of electronic election process without identification

- Alamuti, Roghayeh, Barjini, Hassan, Khandelwal, Manoj, Jafarabad, Mohammad

  • Authors: Alamuti, Roghayeh , Barjini, Hassan , Khandelwal, Manoj , Jafarabad, Mohammad
  • Date: 2015
  • Type: Text , Conference proceedings
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  • Description: Transparency of bank accounts, nowadays, is an undeniable necessity, but no one denies that definite transparency throughout election process is not realized thus far in the world. This calls for fundamental changes in traditional electronic election methods. The new method must close the way for any complaints by the candidate as to the voting process as the public completely trusts in the voting mechanism. Synchronizing voting and votes counting improves the public's trust in the results of election. The proposed secure room-corridor of electronic voting employs election watchers and reports real time results of election along with observance of confidentiality of the votes. © 2015 The Authors.

A methodology for the analysis of interactive narrative environments : a four-factor framework

- Macfadyen, Alyx

  • Authors: Macfadyen, Alyx
  • Date: 2009
  • Type: Thesis , PhD
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  • Description: Stories have been engaging humans for thousands of years, but in interactive narrative environments, the narrative is perceived to diminish as the source of engagement. One reason for this apparent diminution, is that in interactive environments there has been difficulty in understanding the relationship between design of the unfolding story, and the ability of a user within the story to alter the course of events. As yet there are no standard or accepted evaluative methods to understand interaction at a granular level, and to understand how stories and narratives flow across the expanse of technologies and mixed realities that characterise the way people communicate, share knowledge and are entertained. This thesis presents a novel methodology called the Four-Factor Framework, that takes as its premise that there are four fundamental elements in interactive stories and narratives that can be observed.
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A micro-level compensation-based cost model for resource allocation in a fog environment

- Battula, Sudheer, Garg, Saurabh, Naha, Ranesh, Thulasiraman, Parimala, Thulasiram, Ruppa

  • Authors: Battula, Sudheer , Garg, Saurabh , Naha, Ranesh , Thulasiraman, Parimala , Thulasiram, Ruppa
  • Date: 2019
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Sensors Vol. 19, no. 13 (2019), p. 2954
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  • Description: Fog computing aims to support applications requiring low latency and high scalability by using resources at the edge level. In general, fog computing comprises several autonomous mobile or static devices that share their idle resources to run different services. The providers of these devices also need to be compensated based on their device usage. In any fog-based resource-allocation problem, both cost and performance need to be considered for generating an efficient resource-allocation plan. Estimating the cost of using fog devices prior to the resource allocation helps to minimize the cost and maximize the performance of the system. In the fog computing domain, recent research works have proposed various resource-allocation algorithms without considering the compensation to resource providers and the cost estimation of the fog resources. Moreover, the existing cost models in similar paradigms such as in the cloud are not suitable for fog environments as the scaling of different autonomous resources with heterogeneity and variety of offerings is much more complicated. To fill this gap, this study first proposes a micro-level compensation cost model and then proposes a new resource-allocation method based on the cost model, which benefits both providers and users. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm ensures better resource-allocation performance and lowers application processing costs when compared to the existing best-fit algorithm.

A mixed methods case study exploring the impact of membership of a multi-activity, multicentre community group on social wellbeing of older adults

- Lindsay-Smith, Gabrielle, O'Sullivan, Grant, Eime, Rochelle, Harvey, Jack, van Uffelen, Jannique

  • Authors: Lindsay-Smith, Gabrielle , O'Sullivan, Grant , Eime, Rochelle , Harvey, Jack , van Uffelen, Jannique
  • Date: 2018
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: BMC Geriatrics Vol. 18, no. 1 (2018), p. 1-14
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  • Description: Background: Social wellbeing factors such as loneliness and social support have a major impact on the health of older adults and can contribute to physical and mental wellbeing. However, with increasing age, social contacts and social support typically decrease and levels of loneliness increase. Group social engagement appears to have additional benefits for the health of older adults compared to socialising individually with friends and family, but further research is required to confirm whether group activities can be beneficial for the social wellbeing of older adults. Methods: This one-year longitudinal mixed methods study investigated the effect of joining a community group, offering a range of social and physical activities, on social wellbeing of adults with a mean age of 70. The study combined a quantitative survey assessing loneliness and social support (n = 28; three time-points, analysed using linear mixed models) and a qualitative focus group study (n = 11, analysed using thematic analysis) of members from Life Activities Clubs Victoria, Australia. Results: There was a significant reduction in loneliness (p = 0.023) and a trend toward an increase in social support (p = 0.056) in the first year after joining. The focus group confirmed these observations and suggested that social support may take longer than 1 year to develop. Focus groups also identified that group membership provided important opportunities for developing new and diverse social connections through shared interest and experience. These connections were key in improving the social wellbeing of members, especially in their sense of feeling supported or connected and less lonely. Participants agreed that increasing connections was especially beneficial following significant life events such as retirement, moving to a new house or partners becoming unwell. Conclusions: Becoming a member of a community group offering social and physical activities may improve social wellbeing in older adults, especially following significant life events such as retirement or moving-house, where social network changes. These results indicate that ageing policy and strategies would benefit from encouraging long-term participation in social groups to assist in adapting to changes that occur in later life and optimise healthy ageing.