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DOWL : A dynamic ontology language

  • Authors: Avery, John , Yearwood, John
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2003, Algarve, Portugal : 5th August, 2003
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  • Description: Abstract: Ontologies in a web setting, particularly those used in a group context (such as a virtual community), need to be flexible and open to changes that reflect the evolution of knowledge. OWL the ontology language of the semantic web provides very little for facilitating the description of evolutionary changes in an ontology. We propose a dynamic web ontology language (dOWL), an extension to OWL, which consists of a set of elements that can be used to model these evolutionary changes in an ontology.
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  • Description: 2003000552

Ecofeminism and the reconstruction of the burning times

  • Authors: Waldron, David
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Intercultural Studies Vol. 3, no. 2 (2003), p. 36-49
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  • Description: To a large extent, the romanticist image of the Witch and the accompanying mythology of the ‘Burning Times’ maintains a particular poignancy as a model of the persecution of women due to its utilization as an archetypal model of irrational and vicious persecution in enlightenment discourse.

Effects of windthrow on a Eucalyptus delegatensis (Myrtaceae) stand and early understorey succession at Snowy River National Park, Victoria

  • Authors: Florentine, Singarayer , Westbrooke, Martin
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Report
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  • Description: The June 1998 a severe windstorm at Snowy River National Park near Mt. Gelantipy caused severe damage to a stand of Eucalyptus delegatensis. Little is known about the impact of windthrow on E. delegatensis and subsequent seedling recruitment. This study was undertaken 4.5 years later to examine (i) the windthrow damage on E. delegatensis and the understorey Acacia dealbata (type of damage, diameter class distribution), (ii) the influence of tree size (diameter at breast height, 1.3m) on pattern of tree damage (snapped/uprooted/ snapped and resprouting) (iii) undergrowth in the windthrow area compared with control plots, (iv) species composition of soil stored seed bank in windthrow damaged plots and control plots. Eleven (25 x 25 m2) plots within damaged areas and five plots within undamaged (control) were selected for study. Tree diameter at 1.3 from the rooting point and type of damage (snapped, uprooted, snapped resprouted, snapped dead) were recorded. To examine seedling recruitment, each 25 x 25 m2 plot was further divided into 1 x 1 m2 sub-plots. Within each sub plot, all E. delegatensis seedlings and their diameters were recorded. Soil seed bank species composition was examined by taking 88 and 40 soil samples from windthrow and control sites respectively. Soil samples were placed in punnets and new recruits were counted and identified. This study showed that, high winds toppled virtually all trees regardless of size and species damaging 99% of E. delegatensis. Seedling recruitment was 49 ha-1 for the canopy species E. delegatensis and 2,210 ha-1 for the sub-canopy species A. dealbata. No E. delegatensis or A. dealbata seedlings were recorded in the control plots. In the soil seed bank study five species were recovered from soil samples collected from the control and six from the windthrow damaged sites. The canopy species E. delegatensis recruited only from the windthrow site. The exotic Rubus fruticosus was found to be colonizing the windthrow site, but was not present in the control site. Results show that E. delegatensis recruitment is very poor in the damaged area and species colonizing within the windthrow damaged area were light-demanding or early succession species. It is proposed that seedling recruitment in the winthrow sites be promoted by burning the site and broadcasting E. delegatensis seed.
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Efficacy of treatments for depression in children and adolescents

  • Authors: Carr, Victoria , Boyd, Candice
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Behaviour Change Vol. 20, no. 2 (2003), p. 103-108
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  • Description: Depression is a highly complex mental disorder that for many years was believed to be absent in children and adolescents. It is now accepted that depression not only exists in this age group, but also is a major mental health problem (Weller & Weller, 2000a). Research suggests that the prevalence of depression in Australian children and adolescents is around 14% (Boyd, Kostanski, Gullone, Ollendick, & Shek, 2000). As depression appears to be highly prevalent, it is essential that efficacious treatments are identified, and that effective treatment strategies are established that best alleviate depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. In light of this need, this article details the criteria used to identify depression in children and adolescents, and examines the available evidence for the use of pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches in the treatment of depression in children and adolescents.
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  • Description: 2003000489

Evolution of the boundary between the western and central Lachlan Orogen : Implications for tasmanide tectonics

  • Authors: Spaggiari, Catherine , Gray, David , Foster, David , McKnight, Stafford
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences Vol. 50, no. 5 (2003), p. 725-749
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  • Description: Differences in oblique overprinting, along-strike complexity as well as structural, metamorphic and timing constraints suggest that the boundary between the western and central subprovinces of the Lachlan Orogen, currently designated by the Governor Fault, cannot be a single structure. Previously limited data on the nature and kinematics of the fault/shear systems defining the boundary have led to varying scenarios for the tectonic evolution of the Lachlan Orogen. These scenarios either involve large-scale strike-slip displacement along the boundary with subsequent overthrusting or convergence of oppositely vergent thrust-systems with limited strike-slip translation. Geometrical constraints, fabric chronology and kinematic indicators in both the Mt Wellington (Melbourne Zone) and Governor (Tabberabbera Zone) Fault Zones indicate that maximum displacements relate to thrusting and duplex formation, followed by minor strike-slip faulting perhaps in response to slightly oblique collision of the Melbourne and Tabberabbera structural zones. Collision of these zones took place between ca 400 and 390 Ma. At Howqua, structural relationships indicate that collision involved northeast-directed thrusting of the Melbourne Zone (Mt Wellington Fault Zone) over the Tabberabbera Zone (Governor Fault Zone), and was followed by regional, northwest-trending, open folding. These structures overprint the dominant fabrics and metamorphic assemblages that are interpreted to relate to disruption and underthrusting of Cambrian oceanic/arc crust during closure of a marginal basin. Major deformation in the Tabberabbera Zone took place from ca 445 Ma and was associated with mélange formation, underplating and imbrication or duplexing (Governor Fault Zone, East Howqua segmennt). At slightly higher crustal levels, and following deposition of Upper Ordovician black shale and chert sequences (ca 440 Ma), Tabberabbera Zone evolution included offscraping of a serpentinite body (Dolodrook segment) that may have been either a Marianas-style seamount or transform fault zone within the Cambrian oceanic/arc crust. Major thrusting in the Mt Wellington Fault Zone was underway sometime after ca 420 Ma, and in contrast to the Governor Fault Zone, no mélange or broken formation was produced, metamorphism was at slightly higher temperatures and deformation probably occurred under higher strain states.
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  • Description: 2003000547

Excellence through diversity : Internationalisation of curriculum and pedagogy

  • Authors: Ryan, Janette , Hellmundt, Susan
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at the 17th IDP Australian International Education Conference, Woolongong, New South Wales : 5th December, 2003
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  • Description: Recent times have seen a large increase in the numbers of international students attending Australian universities. At some universities, international students comprise up to twenty percent of the whole student cohort. Yet university teachers report that they feel ill-equipped and untrained to teach such students. International students themselves report that they feel undervalued and that their teaching and learning needs are often not well met. This paper reports on research on the experiences of both university lecturers and international students of teaching and learning at Australian universities. This research found strong evidence of a ‘gap’ in perceptions between staff and students about how well the learning needs of international students are being met and a general lack of awareness amongst university lecturers of teaching and learning issues in relation to international students. The paper will detail the impacts of these issues in terms of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, and the broader factors influencing the learning of international students. It will suggest some strategies for better internationalising not only curriculum content, but also teaching methods and assessment practices. Such strategies will be of benefit not only to international students but also all learners in a diverse learning environment.
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  • Description: 2003000470

Flowering, fruiting, germination and seed despersal of the newly emerging weed Solanum mauritianum Scop. (solanaceae) in the wet tropics of north Queensland

  • Authors: Florentine, Singarayer , Westbrooke, Martin , Craig, M.
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Plant Protection Quarterly Vol. 18, no. 3 (2003), p. 116-120
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  • Description: Solanum mauritianum (wild tobacco) has recently become a weed of major concern in some agricultural production areas, and tropical rainforest restoration sites, of the Atherton Tablelands, north Queensland. Until recently, little was known about the ecology of this species. A study was conducted to examine: Ii) the flowering, fruiting pattern, (ii) seed germination pattern, (iii) density of soil stored seed bank, and (iv) potential avian seed dispersers of S. mauritianum. Flowering and fruiting patterns were studied on-randomly selected plants within the study site over a period of 35 days. A germination study was performed on green (unripe) and yellow (ripe) fruits with seeds from green fruits germinating faster than seeds collected from yellow fruits. The density of genninable seeds in the soil seed bank was determined from 94 samples collected beneath the canopy of 24 randomly selected S. mauritianum plants. Of seedlings Ihat germinated, 73% were S. mauritianum and seedling density of S. mauritiallum averaged 16 000 seedlings per hectare. To determine the role of birds in the dispersal of S. mauritianum seeds, observations were made of all birds visiting eleven fruit-bearing plants. To examine the bird's excrement, birds were captured in mist-nets, their excrement collected and any seeds present identified. A total of 340 seeds from 15 plant species were obtained. Four tropical rainforest birds (Australian king parrots (
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From gender inversion to choice and back changing perceptions of the aetiology of lesbianism over three historical periods

  • Authors: Gottschalk, Lorene
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Women's Studies International Forum Vol. 26, no. 3 (2003), p. 221-233
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  • Description: This study examined the dominant cultural beliefs about the aetiology of lesbian sexual orientation and identity over three historical periods and sought to establish the relationship between such dominant beliefs and women's perceptions and understanding about how they became lesbians. The findings from this study add weight to arguments that women are influenced by popular ideas about homosexuality in terms of their experiences during the process of becoming lesbians, how they interpret the aetiology of their lesbianism, and the lifestyle choices they make. Throughout the 20th century, the underlying belief about the aetiology of homosexuality has been that it is essential or biologically based, although biological theories were mitigated by the theories of feminism during the 1970s. For women who became lesbians in the 1950s and 1960s, a belief in a biological basis was overwhelmingly the dominant account. In the 1970s and early 1980s, choice was the dominant account, and in the 1990s, there is a tendency to go back to biological explanations. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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  • Description: 2003000602

From Mardi Gras to Manangatang : sense of belonging and mental health in Australian men as a function of sexual orientation and place of residence

  • Authors: Jude, Belinda
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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  • Description: "A community sample of men was recruited for the purpose of investigating whether belonging was a predictor of men's mental health and whether place of residence and sexual orientation influenced this relationship. The study also examined the importance of belonging to both the broader and gay communites for the mental health of gay men."
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Geological hazards: Hidden dangers for construction

Geomorphology: The evolution of Victorian landscapes

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Growing exports via online communities and regional web-portals : A case from the Central Highlands region of Victoria

  • Authors: Thompson, Helen
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Journal of New Business Ideas and Trends Vol. 1, no. 2 (2003), p. 44-58
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  • Description: Despite a rise of interest in information communications technology (ICT) and in community informatics (CI) initiatives, these are not ‘magic bullets’ or ‘quickfix solutions’ for SMEs or even larger organisations, communities, or industries. There is growing recognition of the need to go beyond anecdotal evidence and to assess more effectively the change brought about by providing access to and utilisation of ICT in communities. Denison et al. (2002) have presented a taxonomy that differentiates between various types of ICT and community networking initiatives. The application of this schema to a cluster of community informatics initiatives originating from the Central Highlands region of Victoria proves to be useful. A single case study is then presented which reviews the evolution of GrowExport.com, one of the online communities within that cluster. The diverse factors that are involved in establishing sustainable online services are examined. Access to a comprehensive toolset specifically designed to meet the skills and infrastructure gaps that often exist in regional areas has been important. The active involvement of community members in designing, implementing and sustaining web-based services has also been important. By generating debate and discussion and by sharing the critical learning from specific cases it is hoped that others can be better informed about the major characteristics and the diverse factors which impact on the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of CI initiatives in a regional and rural context.
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Growing exports via online communities and web-portals : A case from the Central Highlands region of Victoria

  • Authors: Thompson, Helen
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at the 16th Annual SEAANZ Conference, Ballarat, Australia : 28th September - 1st October, 2003
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  • Description: Despite a rise of interest in information communications technology (ICT) and in community informatics (CI) initiatives, these are not ‘magic bullets’ or ‘quick-fix solutions’ for SMEs or even larger organisations, communities, or industries. There is growing recognition of the need to go beyond anecdotal evidence and to assess more effectively the change brought about by providing access to and utilisation of ICT in communities. Denison et al. (2002) have presented a taxonomy which differentiates between various types of ICT and community networking initiatives. The application of this schema to a cluster of community informatics initiatives originating from the Central Highlands region of Victoria proves to be useful. A single case study is then presented which reviews the evolution of GrowExport.com, one of the online communities within that cluster. The diverse factors which are involved in establishing sustainable online services are examined. Access to a comprehensive toolset specifically designed to meet the skills and infrastructure gaps which often exist in regional areas has been important. The active involvement of community members in designing, implementing and sustaining web-based services has also been important. By generating debate and discussion and by sharing the critical learning from specific cases it is hoped that others can be better informed about the major characteristics and the diverse factors which impact on the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of CI initiatives in a regional and rural context.
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  • Description: 2003000591

If it's not on, is it still on? A model of condom use for rural Australian adolescents

  • Authors: Jenkins, Megan , McLaren, Suzanne
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: International Journal of Rural Psychology Vol. 4, no. (2003), p. 1-16
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  • Description: Recent research indicates that rural Australian adolescents experience a number of barriers to their health, and in particular, their sexual health. Consequently, the present study aimed to examine levels of sexual health knowledge, sexual activity, condom use and attitudes towards condoms in a rural, adolescent population. In addition, the research tested a comprehensive model of condom use. One hundred and thirty six 15 to 19 year old students, 51 males (M age = 16.75, SD =.74 ) and 85 females (M age = 16.73, SD = .85), from schools in five towns of population not more than 6000 residents completed a survey package that included demographic information, a Sexual Health Knowledge Scale, the Condom Attitudes Scale and the Adolescent and Young Adult contraceptive Self-efficacy Scale. Results indicated that overall knowledge levels were low, with males knowing significantly less than females. Sixty-five percent of the participants had engaged in sexual intercourse, with over half of those reporting being inconsistent users or non-users of condoms. Within the context of the model, knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and intention to use condoms, all contributed to predicting condom use. Results suggest that rural adolescents require education and assistance to obtain and use condoms in a non-threatening environment.
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Illuminating the exegesis : A discussion of the exegesis component of the creative thesis in Australian research higher degrees

  • Authors: Mann, Allan , Fletcher, Julie
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: International Conference on Arts and Humanities, January 12-15, 2003, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii. USA January 12-15, 2003
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  • Description: Within the Australian context of research higher degrees being undertaken as ‘thesis only’ programs, the “creative thesis” model has become well established as the usual model for research higher degrees in the Visual and Creative Arts disciplines, offered by Australian Universities. The “creative thesis” model originated within Visual Arts Masters programs, and has been more recently taken up in Visual Arts PhDs, and within Masters and PhD programs in other Creative Arts areas, for example, in Performing Arts and Creative Writing programs. This model requires a research undertaking that results in the submission of a substantial and original body of creative work (for example: a public exhibition of paintings, drawings, sculptures, a novel or collection of poetry or stories of publishable quality, a play or musical performance piece, etc) accompanied by an exegesis: a scholarly commentary that supports, contextualises, and elucidates the creative research. This thesis model, of creative work plus exegesis, has emerged against a background of debate and contestation regarding art and research. The inevitable tension between ideas of 'art as research' and 'art as professional practice' has given rise to a range of debates regarding the status of art practice as research, the recognition of art practice as 'publication' equivalent, and even the appropriateness of research higher degrees in the Creative Arts. These issues have been debated throughout the 1990s, and in some areas are still being debated. In spite of this, Creative Arts research higher degrees are firmly up and running, and the 'creative thesis' is a reality. While these debates may appear to have been resolved by university policy developments that have established the 'creative work plus exegesis' model within many institutions, this paper will explore the extent to which these debates not only provide the context or background of this thesis model, but also remain reflected in the range of ways the creative thesis is handled by institutions, and in the levels of uncertainty that continue to surround the exegesis. This paper then will explore and discuss a range of practices and debates surrounding the roles, purposes and expectations of the exegesis component of the creative thesis in Australian Universities, in particular as these relate to Visual Arts higher degrees. Beyond this, however, it will attempt to negotiate a path through these diverging practices and debates, in order to demystify, clarify and illuminate the exegesis.
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Impact of health and safety representative training on concepts of accident causation and prevention

  • Authors: Culvenor, John , Cowley, Stephen , Harvey, Jack
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand Vol. 19, no. 3 (2003), p. 279-292
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  • Description: In South Australia, health and safety representatives (HSRs) may undertake three levels of training, commencing at basic level, then progressing through advanced level to continuing level. A survey of 1,200 HSRs in SA was conducted to assess their beliefs about accident causation and accident prevention. In regard to accident causation, the survey found that HSRs showed a tendency to favour behavioural causation over workplace environment or systems-type causation. In regard to accident prevention, HSRs at all levels of training had a preference for low-order controls. However, there appears to be some shift in thinking by the time HSRs have completed all levels of training (that is, to the continuing training level), though the thinking of most remains distinctly safe-worker in orientation.
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Increasing cut surface quality with various cutting nozzle head oscillations for abrasive aquajet machining

Innovation for regional communities : A research framework

  • Authors: Courvisanos, Jerry
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at SEGRA 2003: Seventh National Conference, Brisbane : 15th - 17th September, 2003
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  • Description: The paper outlines a research framework that can serve as a guide to regional research. This is an inter-disciplinary framework allowing all researchers from any discipline to focus on the regional problematic with the objective of serving a regional community. No research can begin without a perspective on the broad issue for study and deliberation. This presentation begins with the “vulnerability/inability” problematic of the domestic regional (non-urban) situation and the innovation strategy required in addressing the factors underlying this problematic. The framework around this problematic-strategy dimension is an economic model by Micha
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It's no picnic : Personal and family safety for rural social workers

  • Authors: Green, Rosemary , Mason, Robyn
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Australian Social Work Vol. 56, no. 2 (2003), p. 94-106
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  • Description: This paper reports the key research findings related to personal and family safety of rural welfare and social workers, from a study conducted in rural Victoria, Australia. Significant findings included concerns about personal and family safety, frequency of episodes of work related violence and harassment, and the resultant impact on personal and family activities. A range of useful strategies was identified to combat and cope with both the risk and experience of violence and harassment for the worker, and for their families. Workplaces, professional associations and educators need to recognize the impact of this occupational hazard, and respond with sensitivity to these issues, which have particular relevance for rural practitioners where anonymity and privacy are frequently compromised.
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