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Quantifying values: A sampling methodology for use in assessing the impacts on tourism, local community and businesses of Victoria's marine protected areas

- Hall, Nina, Sillitoe, Jim

  • Authors: Hall, Nina , Sillitoe, Jim
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference proceedings
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  • Description: A sampling methodology has been devised to facilitate the selection of a purposeful sample of marine parks and sanctuaries for the investigation of their impacts on tourism, local community and businesses. The methodology is based on multi-attribute utility theory used for comparing complex alternatives in decision making and takes into account those key attributes of Victoria's thirteen marine national parks and eleven marine sanctuaries that have been identified through both published and draft management plans, government policies and relevant strategies. The attributes are: tourism services, activities, community engagement, visitation, values, interpretation, access, location, conservation significance, and regional context. Values of each marine protected area are quantified and establishment of a total attribute value score for a typical area enables the comparison between individual marine parks and sanctuaries. To strengthen the methodology, a panel of independent experts representing tourism, local government and community organisations have been invited to express their views with regard to these attributes, and their responses have been incorporated into the research.

Racetrack mapping : Engaging students in mathematics and geography

- Tromp, Calvin, Davis, Robert

  • Authors: Tromp, Calvin , Davis, Robert
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom Vol. 12, no. 3 (2007), p. 4-7
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  • Description: Calvin Tromp and Rob Davis lead us through a mapping task that engages students in significant learning in the final weeks of the year: this paper reports on a classroom investigation of a sequence of cross-disciplinary mapping lessons undertaken by Grade Five students at Black Hill Primary, a Victorian State Primary School in Ballarat
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Re-deploying techniques of pastoral power by telling tales on student teachers

- Tsolidis, Georgina, Pollard, Vikki

  • Authors: Tsolidis, Georgina , Pollard, Vikki
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Teaching Education Vol. 18, no. 1 (2007), p. 49-59
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  • Description: This paper draws on interviews undertaken with second year student teachers. They describe their motivations for wishing to enter the profession and imagine the type of teacher they wish to become. These student teachers express a desire to make a difference as strong motivation for wanting to enter the profession. This is not uncharacteristic. Here we explore this motivation as possibly illustrative of an uncritical adoption of teacher subjectivities underpinned by notions of pastoral power. The argument is made that current debates that reinscribe the binary between teacher as 'moral' and teacher as 'market-orientated' may make teacher subjectivities premised on pastoral power a more intuitive and attractive choice. The desire to make a difference can be worthwhile. However, if read as a non-reflexive expression of pastoral power, it can also risk consolidating teachers as knowing what is best for students and students as disempowered. In this context, these interviews are used as a means of telling tales on student teachers in order to reflect on our own practices as teacher educators. What do their words tell us about the ways the profession is being imagined in the current social context? How do students' tales reflect the messages transferred through our own classes? And finally, how can retelling these tales help to create practices that are more responsive to students' motivations and imaginings and the current professional contexts? We argue that it is important to explore techniques of pastoral power and the potential for these to delimit rather than expand multiple subjectivities within teacher education. Telling tales on student teachers, in this context, is a means of reflecting on our own practices as teacher educators and is an apt beginning and integral part of this redeployment of techniques of pastoral power.
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Recent research on black shale hosted base-metal deposit of the Mount Isa region, northern Australia

- Andy, Wilde, McKnight, Stafford

Recruitment and selection of Vice-Chancellors for Australian universities

- O'Meara, Bernard, Petzall, Stanley

  • Authors: O'Meara, Bernard , Petzall, Stanley
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Book
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  • Description: This book addresses the gap in our understanding of the processes in place to recruit and select vice-chancellors (VCs) for Australian Universities. With the growing corporatisation of universities, one would expect that they would be managed and led in ways similar to those in use in the private sector. We know quite a deal about the role and incumbents but not how VCs are appointed. In the process of this inquiry, the book identifies a paradox concerning the fact that many of the successful candidates do not come from a 'business' discipline or the business community, as might be expected for a role considered to be the Chief Executive Officer of the institution.
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Reflections on exponential functions

- Herbert, Sandra, Afshar, Farhang

Reflections on practice when working with families and communities newly arrived in Australia

- Mangazva, Virginia

  • Authors: Mangazva, Virginia
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Practice Reflexions Vol. 2, no. 1 (2007), p. 71-77
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  • Description: This paper was presented at the AASW-AIWCW-AASWWE National Conference in Perth 19-21 November 2006. The aim of this paper is to explore families and communities from a refugee and Migrant background, drawing on my practice in the Perth Metropolitan Area. People around the world migrate from one country to another for a variety of reasons. The term ‘refugee’ has been used to describe a particular category of migrants. Refugees differ from immigrants in that they flee from their homeland for political reasons. They leave families and friends behind knowing it is very unlikely they can ever return. By contrast, immigrants choose to leave their homeland and settle in a country of their choice knowing they can return to their country if they wish to. They often immigrate with families. (Allan, Pease and Briskman 2003). In my practice, providing intervention to refugees and migrants, understanding the issues of language difference, cultural difference, client’s knowledge and skills about effective treatments are essential aspect of practice that can contain client anxiety and assist to regain power.

Regional clusters : Classification and overlap of wine and tourism micro-clusters

- McRae-Williams, Pamela

  • Authors: McRae-Williams, Pamela
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Book chapter
  • Relation: Small business clustering technologies : applications in marketing, management, IT and economics Chapter p. 141-159
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  • Description: "This book examines the development and role of small business clusters from a variety of disciplines : economics, marketing, management and information systems. It gathers perspectives from varied disciplines and countries, extending current knowledge by emphasizing the pressure that international competition and IT have on the geographic structure of clusters, possibly leading to a new 'a-spatial' option developing"--Provided by publisher.
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Regional special care nursery environments : Navigating the role of mother

- Knox, Kate, Wellard, Sally, King, Rosemary

  • Authors: Knox, Kate , Wellard, Sally , King, Rosemary
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at 9th National Rural Health Conference, Albury, New South Wales : 7th-10th March 2007
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  • Description: Premature birth presents challenges for most mothers assuming a parenting role with their infant. Living in rural and regional areas provides additional hardship due to isolation, distances and limited support services. The predominant focus of research in the area of premature birth has been on the survival of infants. There has been limited investigation of the experiences of women with infants in special care nurseries (SCNs), in regional Australia. The ways in which mothers ‘navigate their way’, physically and emotionally, in SCN environments was the focus of this study. Using a qualitative interpretive design data were collected through in-depth interviews with mothers and analysed thematically. Women related a dislocation in their lives as a result of their infant’s hospitalisation. The nursery space and the various ways space was used to marginalise or sanction mothers was revealed and resulted in women adopting conflicting roles throughout this time. These findings provide direction for developing more supportive environments for parents relying on SCNs for the care of their infant. This study provides new insight into the experiences of women and their environmental sensitivity within SCN settings. Findings will increase regional midwives’ understanding of mothers’ interpretations of the neonatal nursery environment. Insights into maternal perspectives will assist in the provision of better family-centred care and improved outcomes for the vulnerable families of premature infants.
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Relationship between pre-season anthropometric and fitness measures and indicators of playing performance in elite junior Australian rules football

- Young, Warren, Pryor, Luke

  • Authors: Young, Warren , Pryor, Luke
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Vol. 10, no. 2 (2007), p. 110-118
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  • Description: The purpose of this research was to determine the relationships between selected anthropometric and fitness measures with indicators of performance in elite junior Australian football players. During the pre-season, 485 players from the elite Victorian under-18 Australian Rules football competition were tested for height, body mass, hand span, arm length, standing reach, vertical jump, 5 and 20 m sprint times, agility, predicted over(V, ) O2 max and sit and reach flexibility. Performance indicators included being selected for the first game of the season and the number of possessions, marks, hitouts, and the number of games where votes were awarded in the first eight games of the season. The top and bottom four teams on the ladder were also compared after eight games. Players were divided into groups on the basis of the above indicators and the groups were compared statistically by analysis of variance (ANOVA). There were several significant differences between selected and non-selected players. Players acquiring the most possessions were significantly (p < 0.05) shorter (effect size: ES = 0.78), with less body mass (ES = 0.55) and possessed greater acceleration (ES = 0.44-0.56) and endurance (ES = 0.51). Body mass was significantly related to the number of marks and height was related to hitouts (p < 0.05). Acceleration was the only fitness quality to discriminate between higher and lower vote winners. The players from the top four teams had a significantly greater standing reach (p = 0.038, ES = 0.53), were heavier (p = 0.032, ES = 0.55) but not superior in any fitness measure. Generally hand span, agility and flexibility were not related to performance indicators. It was concluded that shorter and lighter players who possess high levels of speed and endurance are more likely to acquire possessions and be awarded votes, however these attributes do not guarantee team success. The small relationships between agility and flexibility to performance might be explained by the choice of tests used to assess these qualities. © 2006 Sports Medicine Australia.
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Renal myth busters : Indigenous people are the least compliant with treatment

- Wellard, Sally, Blong, Anne

Research contexts : A potential means of dissecting the diversity paradox

- Qin, John

  • Authors: Qin, John
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at 13th Asia Pacific Management Conference, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria : 18th-20th November 2007 p. 252-260
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  • Description: Despite the intensive efforts to measure and predict the effects of group diversity on performance, research has presented a diversity paradox suggesting coexisting and conflicting effects of diversity. In explaining the paradox, scholars have reached a consensus that diversity may impact on performance indirectly via group processes building up a three-way relationship, diversity, conflict and performance, which has been described as a diversity-conflict-performance paradigm. Whereas the diversity-conflict-performance paradigm may provide a promising explanation to the diversity paradox, the results of research examining this paradigm have been mixed. Therefore, the specific effects of diversity are still difficult to predict. Following a stream of theoretical argument suggesting that contextual factors may affect whether diversity differences are noticed and how people react to these, this paper examines the question of whether research contexts could possibly moderate the diversity-conflict-performance paradigm and how the moderation works. By doing so, this discussion offers a means of dissecting the current diversity paradox.
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Responsibility as a teacher educator : Discovering what can be known and acting on the discovery

- Brandenburg, Robyn

Retention of essential amino acids during extrusion of protein and reducing sugars

- Singh, Shivendra, Wakeling, Lara, Gamlath, Shirani

  • Authors: Singh, Shivendra , Wakeling, Lara , Gamlath, Shirani
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Vol. 55, no. 21 (2007), p. 8779-8786
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  • Description: This research investigates the retention of essential amino acid profiles of products during the extrusion of proteins and reducing sugars. Animal proteins (egg and milk protein at 10 and 30% levels) and reducing sugars (fructose and galactose at 0, 2, and 8% levels), with pregelatinized wheat flour, were extruded at 110 and 125°C product temperatures and feed moistures of 19 and 23.5% for egg protein and 13.75 and 16% for milk protein. The nutritional property analyzed was essential amino acid retention, and sugar retention was also considered to understand the relationship of sugars with retention of amino acids. Lysine showed the lowest retention (up to 40%) of all the essential amino acids. Retention of other essential amino acids varied from 80 to 100% in most situations. Apart from lysine, tryptophan, threonine, and methionine were found to be significantly changed (P < 0.05) with processing conditions. Increased protein and sugar levels resulted in a significant degradation of lysine. Greater lysine retention was found at a lower temperature and higher feed moisture. Results of sugar retention also showed similar patterns. The products made from fructose had greater lysine retention than products made from galactose with any type of protein. The outcomes of this research suggested that the combination of milk protein and fructose at a lower temperature and higher feed moisture is most favorable for developing high-protein extruded products. © 2007 American Chemical Society.
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Risk management and derivatives use in Australian Firms

- Batten, Jonathan A., Hettihewa, Samanthala

  • Authors: Batten, Jonathan A. , Hettihewa, Samanthala
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Journal of Asia Business Studies Vol. 1, no. 2 (2007), p. 37-44
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  • Description: Country-specific information on risk management is increasingly important, not only for investors and decision makers in international markets but also, for those in national and regional markets. This study reports the results of a cross-sectional survey of risk management practice and derivatives use by a sample of Australian firms. Overall, the results suggest that firm-specific factors appear to have some influence on risk management practice with the industry of the respondent being the most important, while the degree of international exposure has the least. Larger and more internationally exposed firms are likely to have more frequent reporting of derivatives use, and are more likely to use swaps and options to manage risks than other types of firms. Issues and implications for international firms are discussed
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Robust forecasting mortality and fertility rates: A functional data approach

- Ullah, Shahid

Rorty, Derrida, and the role of faith in democracy to come

- Mummery, Jane

  • Authors: Mummery, Jane
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Symposium Vol. 11, no. 1 (2007), p. 33-51
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  • Description: Democracy may indeed be an imperfect form of government, but all the others are far worse and this, surely, is a moment for recognizing the benefits which democracy brings, not a moment for drawing attention to its shortcomings. It is a moment for confirming our faith, not a moment for doubting it.” Published over ten years ago, Susan Mendus’ statement could stand as a mantra for our times with democracy diagnosed as being at risk almost as a matter of course in our public domains over the last years. That is, despite its much touted benefits, the assumptions, concepts, and practices of democracy are currently depicted as being under threat from an array of terrorists, dictators, fundamentalists of various stripes, and even from the West’s own instituted reactions to the events of the past few years. On this basis at least it would seem that democracy has not lived up to its promise of being the “solution that other people will necessarily adopt when they cease to be ‘irrational.’” Given these points, perhaps it is advisable to follow Mendus’ advice and stop any examination of democracy that would further expose its frailties and shortcomings and simply affirm our faith in it. Of course, this is not what Mendus herself does. The above words are, after all, to be found at the beginning of an essay that goes on to consider yet another critique of democracy, that comprising the feminist challenge to the historical exclusion of women from democracy.
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Safety in the Victorian thoroughbred horseracing industry

- Cowley, Stephen, Bowman, Bindi, Lawrance, Michael

  • Authors: Cowley, Stephen , Bowman, Bindi , Lawrance, Michael
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand Vol. 23, no. 5 (2007), p. 421-431
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  • Description: Employees in the Victorian thoroughbred horseracing industry who work closely with horses are exposed to a significant risk of traumatic injury. Although jockeys are the main focus of attention in this industry sector and in the literature, a large number of injuries are sustained by track riders and stable attendants. Exploratory research into the nature of the injury problem was undertaken and it was found that there is a culture in the Victorian thoroughbred horseracing sector that leads to a greater focus on horses and their performance rather than on the health, safety and wellbeing of employees. Workers are exposed to a significant risk of injury as a result of shortcomings with regard to OHS management, the work environment, equipment, rules and procedures, and training and education. There appears to be little understanding of the mutual responsibilities at shared workplaces and a low level of responsiveness by those in a position to control hazards at training tracks and racetracks.
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Sampling - A critical component to gold mining project evaluation

- Dominy, Simon

  • Authors: Dominy, Simon
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at Project Evaluation Conference 2007: Evaluation of mineral projects, getting it right, Melbourne, Victoria : 19th-20th June 2007 p. 89-96
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  • Description: Poorly designed sampling protocols generally result in high project risk by artificially increasing grade variability (ie the nugget effect). Sample collection, preparation and assay protocols that suit the ore type, together with QA/QC systems, will reduce this risk. All reporting codes (eg JORC, 2004) require the Competent Person to consider the quality and implication of sampling and assaying programs. High sampling errors beget higher project uncertainty; despite this fact, sampling does not receive the attention it deserves. The case studies presented show that many sampling issues frequently go unrecognised or unaddressed, resulting in poor project decisions during exploration through to feasibility and production. The overall conclusion is that correct sampling is critical to mining project success and that there is often a need for its optimisation.
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Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm

- Graz, Patrick