A bush meal [picture].
- Authors: Gleeson, Cornelius.
- Type: Still Image
- Full Text: false
- Description: A group of men are eating a meal in the bush.
- Description: Item held by Gippsland and Regional Studies Collection, Federation University Australia.
- Description: Record generated from title list.
- Description: 24-Jun-91
A Bush Post Office in Victoria [picture].
- Date: 1891-1910
- Type: Still Image
- Full Text: false
- Description: A group of men, women and children are standing in front of the Seacombe Post Office. The post office was opened on 29 October, 1891, with James Richard Burns as the first postmaster.
- Description: Item held by Gippsland and Regional Studies Collection, Federation University Australia.
- Description: Record generated from title list.
- Description: Macreadie, D. - The Rosedale story vol.1 p.117
- Description: 30-Oct-90
A busy street with shops, Moe
- Authors: Latrobe Regional Commission
- Date: 1984-1995
- Type: Still Image
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- Description: 5 x 5 cm
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A CAD system using clustering and novel feature extraction technique
- Authors: Ghosh, Ranadhir , Ghosh, Moumita , Yearwood, John
- Date: 2005
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at CISTM 2005, Gurgaon, India : 24th - 26th July, 2005
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- Description: Many previous efforts have utilized many different approaches for recognition in breast cancer detection using various ANN classifier-modelling techniques. Most of the previous work was concentred mostly on the classification of the damaged areas with the help of doctor’s suggestion. Doctors use to mark the suspicious areas area in the mammogram and the classifier only extract those marked areas and tries to classify it. An intelligent automatic diagnosis system can be very helpful for radiologist in diagnosing Breast cancer. In this research we are applying a local search gradient free clustering algorithm to find out the suspicious / damaged area. We compare our results with the doctor’s marking. Also it has been observed that, beyond a certain point, the inclusion of additional features leads to a worse rather than better performance. Moreover, the choice of features to represent the patterns affects several aspects of pattern recognition problems such as accuracy, required learning time and a necessary number of samples. A common problem with the multi-category feature classification is the conflict between the categories. None of the feasible solutions allow simultaneous optimal solution for all categories. In order to find an optimal solution the search space can be divided based on an individual category in each sub region and finally merging them through decision spport system. Combining the feature selection with the classifier has been a major challenge for the researchers. A similar technique employed in both the levels often worsens their performance. Some preliminary studies has revealed that while using traditional canonical GA has been a good choice for feature selection modules, however under perform for the classifier level module. An evolutionary based algorithm for the classifier level provides a much better solution for this purpose. In this paper we propose a hybrid canonical based feature extraction technique with a combination of evolutionary algorithm based classifier using a feed forward MLP model.
- Description: E1
- Description: 2003001369
A call to capture fatalities in consensus statements for sports injury/illness surveillance
- Authors: Fortington, Lauren , Kucera, Kristen , Finch, Caroline
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Journal article , Editorial
- Relation: British Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 51, no. 14 (2017), p. 1052-1053
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A canary in the coalmine : A rejoinder
- Authors: Kates, Stephen , Millmow, Alex
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: History of Economic Ideas Vol. XVI, no. 3 (2008), p. 112-118
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- Description: 2003006158
A canary in the coalmine : The near death experience of the history of economics in Australia
- Authors: Kates, Stephen , Millmow, Alex
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: History of Economic Ideas Vol. XVI, no. 3 (2008), p. 79-94
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- Description: C1
- Description: 2003006156
A case for causal loop diagrams to model electronic health records ecosystems
- Authors: Hashmi, Mustafa , McInnes, Angelique , Sahama, Tony , Stranieri, Andrew
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 2023 Australasian Computer Science Week, ACSW 2023, Melbourne, Australia, 31 January-3 February 2023, ACSW '23: Proceedings of the 2023 Australasian Computer Science Week p. 238-239
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- Description: Causal loop diagrams (CLD) that emerged from systems thinking disciplines have been used to simulate complex inter-dependencies between causal factors in diverse phenomena. This paper highlights a process for generating a casual loop diagrams to represent the quality of electronic health record (EHR) ecosystem in a medical context. The quality inherent in the use of electronic health records for specific clinical purposes is taken to depend on factors including data integrity, reliability, relevance, timeliness and completeness. By improving the electronic health record ecosystem quality, health care providers can enhance their data sharing practices, and personalised patient care, while reducing the probabilities of medical errors. Ultimately the CLD can be used to run multiple simulations for several clinical case scenarios to understand the impact of various case phenomena on the quality of the electronic health record ecosystem. © 2023 ACM.
A case for the re-use of community reasoning
- Authors: Stranieri, Andrew , Yearwood, John
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Technologies for supporting reasoning communities and collaborative decision making: Cooperative approaches p.
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- Description: In software engineering, the re-use concept is a design principle that improves efficency, quality and maintainability by ensuring that software artifacts are developed once and re-used may times. In an analogous way, a group's reasoning can be imagined to be re-used by that or another group to enhance efficiency, transparency and consistency in decison-making. However, the re-use of reasoning is difficult to achieve because group reasoning cannot easily be captured and the way in which a group reasoning artifact is subsequently used is not obvious. This chapter explores the case for the re-use of community reasoning and concludes that individuals can benefit from a representation of a previous groups's coalesced reasoning to be modeled and the scheme to represent the reasoning have been selected to suit the task. The authors contend that specifying the future community like to re-use the reasoning, called the intended audience, informs a decision regarding whether an exercise aimed at coalescing a group's reasoning is best performed verbally, in writing or with the use of more structured schemes such as Argument visualization.
A case study : Social marketing
- Authors: Binney, Wayne , Hall, John , Oppenheim, Peter
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the 2003 CIM Australian Conference, Sydney : 20th August, 2003
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- Description: E1
- Description: 2003000576
A Case study illustrating therapist-assisted internet cognitive behavior therapy for depression
- Authors: Pugh, Nicole , Hadjistavropoulos, Heather , Klein, Britt , Austin, David
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice Vol. 21, no. 1 (2014), p. 64-77
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- Description: Randomized controlled trials show that therapist-assisted Internet cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) is efficacious in the treatment of depression. Given that this is a novel way of delivering cognitive behavior therapy, however, clinical service providers may have questions about how to provide therapist-assisted ICBT in clinical practice, particularly with respect to therapist assistance. To exemplify this approach, we present a case study of an older adult male who received 12 modules of therapist-assisted ICBT for depression over the course of 5. months. Highlights of the therapeutic exchanges that occurred over email are provided to illustrate the type of information clients may share with therapists and the nature of therapist assistance. Treatment progress was assessed via self-report questionnaires measuring depression, anxiety, and adjustment. Consistent with the research evidence, significant improvement was observed on all symptom measures at posttreatment. Satisfaction with the therapist-assisted ICBT program and a strong therapeutic alliance was also reported. The case will expand clinician understanding of therapist-assisted ICBT and may serve to stimulate clinician interest in the provision of therapist-assisted ICBT. Future research directions stemming from this case are presented. © 2013.
A case study of Chinese contingent self-esteem
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial SELF Research Centre International Conference, Sydney : 6th - 8th August, 2002
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- Description: The research reported here utilised in depth interviews to investigate the contingent element of self-esteem and its underlying reasons in one Chinese individual living in a collectivist orientated culture. The results suggest this individual demonstrated some characteristics of contingent self-esteem. This may be attributed to such influences as: parents and significant others, educational experiences and the collectivist culture. It reveals a connection between a highly controlling parenting style and education in a collective culture and the development of the contingent part of self-esteem. Both positive and negative effects are identified in relation to the development of the contingent part of self-esteem. The interviewee is revealed as a person who has a strong sense of discipline, obligation and responsibility to his family and society, and who simultaneously experiences a substantial mental challenge and stress, due to constant external social comparisons and evaluations of self.
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- Description: 2003000080
A case study of clustering in regional Australia : Public policies and private action
- Authors: Lowe, Julian , Thompson, Helen , Lynch, David , Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the 30th annual conference of the Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association International, Beechworth, Victoria : 26th September, 2006
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- Description: The paper starts with an evaluation of a group of ICT organizations in a regional Victorian town and using a range of qualitative and quantitative data evaluates whether there is a cluster emerging and if so what are the processes of clustering that underpin this. Using archival and interview data the paper then examines key events and turning points in the development of what might be identified as a nascent cluster (Rosenfeld, 1997). In the context of current public policy that directly or indirectly supports ‘clustering’, the paper then assesses the effectiveness of public policy versus private action in the development of regional agglomerations of organisations and institutions that may be called clusters.
- Description: E1
- Description: 2003001802
A case study of grinding coarse 5 mm particles into sand grade particles less than 2.36 mm
- Authors: Reed, Aaron , Koroznikova, Larissa , Khandelwal, Manoj
- Date: 2021
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Vietnam Journal of Earth Sciences Vol. 43, no. 1 (2021), p. 57-70
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- Description: This paper presents the viability study of utilising a rod or ball mill to grind a ‘5 mm grit’ to 100% passing 2.36 mm and fit in with a desired particle size analysis. The aim is to introduce this grit into the concrete grade sand produced at the Hanson owned Axedale Sand & Gravel quarry to reduce generated waste and improve the process efficiency. A ball mill and rod mill were used to grind the samples at an interval of 5 and 10 minutes. From the laboratory experimental analysis, it was found that a ball mill with 5 minutes grinding time in closed-circuit using a classifier to remove undersize and reintroduce oversize to the mill would be a viable option in an industrial setting. A Bond Ball Mill Grindability Test was undertaken to determine the grindability of the 5 mm grit, which served to determine the power (kWh/t) required to grind it to 100% passing 2.36 mm. The bond ball mill grindability test showed that the grit had a work index value of 17.66 kWh/t. This work index gives an actual work input of 13.54 kWh/t, meaning that for every ton of feed material introduced to the mill, 13.54 kWh of work input is required to grind it to 150 microns. © 2021 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
A case study of organisational culture and ideological issues in a joint venture in China
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Enterprising Culture Vol. 9 , no. 3 (2006), p. 313-330
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- Description: This study utilises interviews to investigate issues within a joint venture (JV) in China. The findings demonstrate that the organisational culture of this JV was dominated by its former state-owned enterprise (SOE) culture. The culture was influenced by Chinese culture, particularly by Maoist ideology. This organisational culture appeared not to be compatible with the liberalist ideology of the capitalist market economy. This incompatibility had contributed to management difficulties and financial losses for the JV. Discontent existed between the Chinese staff/workers and Western expatriates. Changing the organisational culture by changing staff may assist the JV to survive in the market economy.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003003410
A case study of policing responses to camps for climate action: variations, perplexities, and challenges for policing
- Authors: Baker, David
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Vol. 35, no. 2 (2011), p. 141-165
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- Description: The policing of protest is complex, uncertain, and problematic. Contemporary Camps for Climate Action in the United Kingdom have produced a range of police attitudes and responses to changing protest events. The policing of these camps, conglomerations of affinity groups, challenges police capability both to accommodate such protests and to maintain security, control and order. This article analyses and contrasts the two most recent UK climate camps at Kingsnorth (2008) and Blackheath (2009). The case studies reveal how both internal and external inquiries have acted as catalysts for police attitudinal change for handling climate camp protests. Although police and protesters maintain some traditional mutual suspicion of each other and although the police organizational structure is an anathema to climate-campers, the article stresses the importance of meaningful dialogue and negotiation between police and protesters for the successful facilitation of peaceful protest, especially in relation to ongoing climate change dissent.
A case study of teacher roles in engaging with student aspirations
- Authors: Walker, Amy
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: This thesis investigated the complex role teachers play, both formally and informally, in relation to engaging and supporting student aspirations. Due to the links that have been established between aspirations and school completion and involvement in tertiary education, aspirations are important in an educational context. Yet, despite the abundance of aspiration related research, most has focused on student or parent perspectives, with few scholars targeting teacher perceptions of their roles in relation to student aspirations. This research is therefore significant as it addresses this gap through a single case study investigating perceptions of P-12 teachers from a peri-urban independent school in Victoria, Australia. Data were collected from 57 teachers via survey, interviews, and school document analysis. A lens of research-as-bricoleur, incorporating the theoretical frameworks of Bronfenbrenner (1979; 1994), Turner (2001), Gottfredson (1981, 1996), and Patton and McMahon (2015), provided the interpretative basis for the applied thematic analysis of the different data sets. Findings demonstrated differences in the way that teachers conceptualised their role in engaging with student aspirations. While teacher participants identified various formal and informal roles that they played in relation to engaging student aspirations, they also reported a lack of clear guidance or guidelines, necessitating the development of personal processes to direct their involvement. Other important findings highlighted a number of factors that teacher participants perceived as facilitating or impeding possible roles they could play in engaging student aspirations. The understandings emanating from this research provide substantive assistance to stakeholders, including school administrators and teacher educators, in appreciating and appropriately responding to an area of practice which remains misunderstood and without clear policy or guidelines. Ultimately, this research adds to the growing body of research into student aspirations and the concomitant importance of teachers in helping students aspire to and achieve their goals.
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
A case-based analysis of the competitiveness of the North Indian sugar industry
- Authors: Sheetal , Singh, Randeep , Shashi , Kumar, Rajiv
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Global Business and Organizational Excellence Vol. 40, no. 1 (2020), p. 6-18
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- Description: The Indian sugar industry contributes 10% to the country's agricultural GDP, and is a significant part of India's manufacturing base. Although the industry has been the focus of much attention over the years, there remains a lack of case-based studies of its competitiveness. Using data from in-depth interviews with executives in five North Indian sugar companies, we address this gap by applying Porter's theories on competitive advantage, in combination with a technique known as analytic hierarchical process. This allows us to measure and evaluate the industry's competitiveness, and provides a detailed view of the factors that influence it. While this study focuses on the North Indian sugar industry, the techniques used could easily be adapted to the assessment of competitiveness in other sectors to guide practitioners' efforts to improve the competitive performance of their company. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC
A Centroid Algorithm for Stabilization of Turbulence-Degraded Underwater Videos
- Authors: Halder, Kalyan Kumar , Paul, Manoranjan , Tahtali, Murat , Anavatti, Sreenatha G. , Murshed, Manzur
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: 2016 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications DICTA 2016 p. 1-6
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- Description: This paper addresses the problem of stabilizing underwater videos with non-uniform geometric deformations or warping due to a wavy water surface. It presents an improved method to correct these geometric deformations of the frames, providing a high-quality stabilized video output. For this purpose, a non-rigid image registration technique is employed to accurately align the warped frames with respect to a prototype frame and to estimate the deformation parameters, which in turn, are applied in an image dewarping technique. The prototype frame is chosen from the video sequence based on a sharpness assessment. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by applying it on both synthetic and real- world sequences using various quality metrics. A performance comparison with an existing method confirms the higher efficacy of the proposed method.
A century-scale, human-induced ecohydrological evolution of wetlands of two large river basins in Australia (Murray) and China (Yangtze)
- Authors: Kattel, Giri , Dong, Xuhui , Yang, Xiangdong
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Journal article , Review
- Relation: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Vol. 20, no. 6 (2016), p. 2151-2168
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- Description: Recently, the provision of food and water resources of two of the world's largest river basins, the Murray and the Yangtze, has been significantly altered through widespread landscape modification. Long-term sedimentary archives, dating back for some centuries from wetlands of these river basins, reveal that rapid, basin-wide development has reduced the resilience of biological communities, resulting in considerable decline in ecosystem services, including water quality. Large-scale human disturbance to river systems, due to river regulation during the mid-20th century, has transformed the hydrology of rivers and wetlands, causing widespread modification of aquatic biological communities. Changes to cladoceran zooplankton (water fleas) were used to assess the historical hydrology and ecology of three Murray and Yangtze river wetlands over the past century. Subfossil assemblages of cladocerans retrieved from sediment cores (94, 45, and 65 cm) of three wetlands: Kings Billabong (Murray), Zhangdu, and Liangzi lakes (Yangtze), showed strong responses to hydrological changes in the river after the mid-20th century. In particular, river regulation caused by construction of dams and weirs together with river channel modifications, has led to significant hydrological alterations. These hydrological disturbances were either (1) a prolonged inundation of wetlands or (2) reduced river flow, both of which caused variability in wetland depth. Inevitably, these phenomena have subsequently transformed the natural wetland habitats, leading to a switch in cladoceran assemblages to species preferring poor water quality, and in some cases to eutrophication. The quantitative and qualitative decline of wetland water conditions is indicative of reduced ecosystem services, and requires effective restoration measures for both river basins which have been impacted by recent socioeconomic development and climate change. © 2016 Author(s).