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Marketing curriculum - The missing jigsaw piece

- Errey, Robert

Measuring perceptions of service quality within the visitor attractions sector

- Lynch, David

Men's sheds in Australia : Learning through community contexts

- Golding, Barry, Brown, Michael, Foley, Annette, Harvey, Jack, Gleeson, Lynne

  • Authors: Golding, Barry , Brown, Michael , Foley, Annette , Harvey, Jack , Gleeson, Lynne
  • Date: 2007
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  • Description: ‘Men’s sheds’ organisations are typically located in shed or workshop-type spaces in community settings that provide opportunities for regular hands-on activity by groups deliberately and mainly comprising men. Men’s sheds in community organisations are shown to be a relatively new, diverse and poorly known set of community-based, grass-roots organisations—found only in Australia. These informal spaces and programs in community settings have grown recently and rapidly in parts of mainly southern Australia with a higher proportion of older men not in paid work. Men’s sheds are typically organised by, and legally constituted through, existing community organisations. They usually provide a woodworking workshop space, tools and equipment and an adjacent social area in a public, shed-type setting. Some include a metalwork area and/or an adjacent garden.
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Metropolitan universities : Serving the needs of adult students?

- Miller, Charlynn, Gleeson, Lynne

Model of ICT adoption: A framework for value creation in East Java SME agribusiness enterprise (EJ-SMAES)

- Sudaryanto, Yanto, Courvisanos, Jerry, Soekartawi, IR

  • Authors: Sudaryanto, Yanto , Courvisanos, Jerry , Soekartawi, IR
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference proceedings
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  • Description: The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of technological investment as an innovation creates benefits either in macro and micro economics. In particular, adopting information and communication technology (ICT) for East Java's SMAES can create value within the agribusiness sub-systems by digitalized coordination.

Modification of the properties of salt affected soils using electrochemical treatments

- Jayasekera, Samudra, Hall, Stephen

  • Authors: Jayasekera, Samudra , Hall, Stephen
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering Vol. 25, no. 1 (2007), p. 1-10
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  • Description: In this project, an in situ soil treatment technique using the principles of electrokinetics was tested using laboratory experimental models in order to identify the potential of this approach in modifying and reinstating the physical properties of salt affected soils. Experiments were conducted in the laboratory using saline-sodic soils collected from two salt affected regions in central Victoria, Australia. Soil specimens were compacted in glass tanks to reproduce in situ density and in situ water content. Using mild steel electrodes inserted into the soil, a direct current was passed through the soil under a constant potential gradient of 0.5 V/cm for a period of 14 days. In separate experiments, distilled water and a saturated lime solution were introduced to the soil via the anode over this experimental period. It was observed that the soil dispersion, otherwise known as soil sodicity (measured as ESP - Exchangeable Sodium Percentage and SAR - Sodium Absorption Ratio) decreased by up to 90% in most regions of the soil between the electrodes. The compressive strength of the soil increased in excess of 100% with electrokinetic treatment alone while the lime-enhanced electrokinetic treatment led to an almost 200% strength increase. The liquid limit and plastic limit of the soil increased causing the plasticity index to decrease, indicating increases in soil compressive strength and workability. These results indicate the potential of this technique for improving the physical properties of salt affected soils both effectively and efficiently, and in particular gives hope for the remediation of salt affected land for infrastructure management and development. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006.
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Motives, money and microfinance – Are we measuring the right subsidy variable?

- Langton, Jonathan

  • Authors: Langton, Jonathan
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at 2007 AFAANZ Conference, The Gold Coast, Queensland : 1st-3rd July 2007
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  • Description: In the next ten years, society will spend $20 billion U.S. on Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). Previous research on the impact of subsidies suggests that there is little if any consensus on an effective method to measure the impact of subsidies with considerable doubt existing that a financial variable is the most appropriate method. Findings suggest that in order for the impact of subsidies to be fully reconciled, some consideration must be given to the initial objectives and underlying motives of MFIs and subsidy providers as this has an intrinsic bearing on any result they are attempting to achieve. I have attempted to shed light on a significant failure of the microfinance movement to date, in that we still have not clearly articulated by what qualitative measure we are to determine the success of MFI’s. Identifying what is the priority issue, even if it is a combination of factors requires willingness on behalf of both pro and anti- subsidy lobbies to concede that their approach may not be the most important. In order to transcend this discord a retrospective approach is taken to the impact of subsidies, whereby they are analysed from an initial substantive view in regard to underlying motive. I use this framework to assess microfinance in general and then apply my findings to a policy framework for microfinance institutions (MFIs) and subsidy providers.
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Multiculturalism : (re) intellectualising teaching

- Edmonds, George

  • Authors: Edmonds, George
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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  • Description: Doctor of Philosphy

Narrative-based interactive learning environments from modelling reasoning

- Yearwood, John, Stranieri, Andrew

  • Authors: Yearwood, John , Stranieri, Andrew
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Educational Technology and Society Vol. 10, no. 3 (2007), p. 192-208
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  • Description: Narrative and story telling has a long history of use in structuring, organising and communicating human experience. This paper describes a narrative based interactive intelligent learning environment which aims to elucidate practical reasoning using interactive emergent narratives that can be used in training novices in decision making. Its design is based on an approach to generating narrative from knowledge that has been modelled in specific decision/reasoning domains. The approach uses a narrative model that is guided partially by inference and contextual information contained in the particular knowledge representation used, the Generic/Actual argument model of structured reasoning. The approach is described with examples in the area of critical care nursing training and positive learning outcomes are reported. © International Forum of Educational Technology & Society (IFETS).
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Neuraminidase inhibitor drug susceptibility differs between influenza N1 and N2 neuraminidase following mutagenesis of two conserved residues

- Ho, Hui-Ting, Hurt, Aeron, Mosse, Jennifer, Barr, Ian

  • Authors: Ho, Hui-Ting , Hurt, Aeron , Mosse, Jennifer , Barr, Ian
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Antiviral Research Vol. 76, no. 3 (2007), p. 263-266
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  • Description: Neuraminidase (NA) inhibitors are a class of antivirals designed to target the conserved residues of the influenza NA active site. While there are many conserved residues in the NA active site that are involved in NA inhibitor binding, only a few have been demonstrated to confer resistance. As such, little is known regarding the potential of the other conserved residues in the NA active site to cause NA inhibitor resistance. Two conserved residues (E227 and E276) of an N1 NA that have not previously been associated with resistance to NA inhibitors were investigated. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to generate three alternative amino acids at each residue. Reverse genetics was used to generate recombinant mutant viruses which were characterized for growth, NA activity and NA inhibitor sensitivity. Of the six recombinant viruses expressing NA with mutations at either E227 or E276, only the E227D and E276D viruses were able to grow without supplementary NA activity, and all mutant viruses had a significant reduction in NA activity. The E227D virus demonstrated significantly reduced sensitivity to zanamivir while the E276D virus did not demonstrate any significant changes in NA inhibitor sensitivity. Interestingly, the resistance profiles of E227D and E276D in N1 NA were significantly different from these sites that have been reported for N2 NA. This study confirmed the essential role of NA active site residues in viral fitness, and identified clear differences in the role of residues E227 and E276 in NA inhibitor resistance with N1 and N2 neuraminidases.

New advances in the scientific study of text comprehension

- Marmolejo-Ramos, Fernando

  • Authors: Marmolejo-Ramos, Fernando
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Universitas Psychologica Vol. 6, no. 2 (2007), p. 331-343
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  • Description: Text comprehension is a psychological activity that has attracted the interest of cognitive science for a long time, Nevertheless, just recently, neuroscientific studies have emerged in order to unveil the neural machinery behind this activity. This paper reviews some of the classical and, particularly, current works in cognitive science and new advances in the neuroscience of text comprehension. Later on, a potential neurocognitive model for text comprehension based on the core concepts of the cognitive and neuroscientific approaches is presented. This model preserves the predictions made by cognitive models as regards comprehension and the architecture of the new neuropsychological models as regards neurocognitive development. Finally, questions for future research in both domains and some general conclusions are offered.
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New teachers, new teaching

- McGraw, Amanda

No/w/here/?

- Heron, Julie

  • Authors: Heron, Julie
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Visual art work
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  • Description: Textile based installation work part of exhibition- Crossing Boundaries: Understanding Cultures through the Arts InSEA Asian Regional Arts Congress Woosuk Hall, Seoul University Gallery, Seoul, South Korea This investigation involved reconceptualising an existing work as a small-scale installation within a larger group exhibition associated with the INSEA conference and congress. Proposals for individual works were sought and peer reviewed prior to acceptance. The work was repaired, retitled and an additional component included to enable the work to perform as an individual installation.

Non-convex quadratic minimization problems with quadratic constraints: Global optimality conditions

- Jeyakumar, Vaithilingam, Rubinov, Alex, Wu, Zhiyou

  • Authors: Jeyakumar, Vaithilingam , Rubinov, Alex , Wu, Zhiyou
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Mathematical Programming Vol. 110, no. 3 (2007), p. 521-541
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  • Description: In this paper, we first examine how global optimality of non-convex constrained optimization problems is related to Lagrange multiplier conditions. We then establish Lagrange multiplier conditions for global optimality of general quadratic minimization problems with quadratic constraints. We also obtain necessary global optimality conditions, which are different from the Lagrange multiplier conditions for special classes of quadratic optimization problems. These classes include weighted least squares with ellipsoidal constraints, and quadratic minimization with binary constraints. We discuss examples which demonstrate that our optimality conditions can effectively be used for identifying global minimizers of certain multi-extremal non-convex quadratic optimization problems. © Springer-Verlag 2007.
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Nursing education in Iran : Past, present, and future

- Tabari Khomeiran, Rasoul, Deans, Cecil

  • Authors: Tabari Khomeiran, Rasoul , Deans, Cecil
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Nurse Education Today Vol. 27, no. 7 (2007), p. 708-714
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  • Description: Nursing education in Iran has undergone significant change since its genesis with foreign missionaries over one hundred years ago. More recently, following the 1979 Islamic revolution, nurse education has followed the direction taken by most other countries in moving from an apprenticeship model of training to an academic model. A series of transformative changes to nursing education specifically-and across the higher education system generally-has resulted in nurses now being able to undertake study across all university-based programs up to and including doctoral level. Contemporary nursing students have access to full-text professional journals through the internet, and they may pursue their doctoral studies in other countries. Although these improvements in nursing education in Iran are to be applauded, much more needs to be accomplished to ensure that highly competent nurse practitioners continue to be produced in this country. This article presents an historical overview of the development of nursing education in Iran, within its economic and sociopolitical contexts. Recommendations based upon lessons learned from historical and contemporary realities are presented in order to advance nursing education in this part of world. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Nutritional aspects of food extrusion : A review

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

  • Authors: Singh, Shivendra , Gamlath, Shirani , Wakeling, Lara
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: International Journal of Food Science and Technology Vol. 42, no. 8 (2007), p. 916-929
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  • Description: Summary Extrusion cooking, as a multi-step, multi-functional and thermal/mechanical process, has permitted a large number of food applications. Effects of extrusion cooking on nutritional quality are ambiguous. Beneficial effects include destruction of antinutritional factors, gelatinisation of starch, increased soluble dietary fibre and reduction of lipid oxidation. On the other hand, Maillard reactions between protein and sugars reduce the nutritional value of the protein, depending on the raw material types, their composition and process conditions. Heat-labile vitamins may be lost to varying extents. Changes in proteins and amino acid profile, carbohydrates, dietary fibre, vitamins, mineral content and some non-nutrient healthful components of food may be either beneficial or deleterious. The present paper reviews the mechanisms underlying these changes, as well as the influence of process variables and feed characteristics. Mild extrusion conditions (high moisture content, low residence time, low temperature) improve the nutritional quality, while high extrusion temperatures (≥200 °C), low moisture contents (<15%) and/or improper formulation (e.g. presence of high-reactive sugars) can impair nutritional quality adversely. To obtain a nutritionally balanced extruded product, careful control of process parameters is essential. © 2007 Institute of Food Science and Technology Trust Fund.
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OK, please just tell us what to do : The challenge of freedom in teacher education

- Davis, Robert, Johnston, Robbie

  • Authors: Davis, Robert , Johnston, Robbie
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at 2007 National Biennial Conference of the Australian Curriculum Studies Association: Curriculum Centre Stage: Inclusivity, Creativity and Diversity, Melbourne : 7th-10th July 2007
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  • Description: At the University of Ballarat, pre-service teachers (PSTs) in their second year of the Bachelor of Education (P-10) are required to plan community-based teaching and learning in conjunction with school students, their teachers and schools along with community organisations. These requirements are in synergy with curriculum developments in schools and appear to be valued by them. While the transformative potential of community-based teaching and learning for teacher educators is acknowledged, there is a clear need for more research into the factors which underlie the success or otherwise of such approaches. In this paper, the implementation of community-based teaching and learning programs developed by pre-service teachers is examined for educational and organisational issues that shaped the outcomes for students. The paper highlights a number of consistent themes that throw light on factors that appear to affect the success of such pre-service courses. These insights contribute to the understanding of community-based pre-service teacher education curricula and pedagogies as an important and emerging area of interest.
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Old dogs, new shed tricks : An exploration of innovative, workshop-based learning practice in Australia

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

  • Authors: Golding, Barry , Brown, Michael , Foley, Annette
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at AVETRA 2007 Conference, Victoria University, Footscray, Victoria: 11th-13th April 2007
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  • Description: Our paper explores some recent innovations in workshop-based learning practice that come out of community-based men's sheds in Australia. It deliberately goes beyond an exploration of the typical community-based men's shed, already explored in our recent NCVER research report and looks at some new and productive interactions between sheds and other informal learning organisations. We go to the margins of rapidly evolving shed practice and single out three types of shed-based organisations that work with school resisters, Vietnam Veterans and older men in aged care. Our aim is to illustrate, using new Australian narrative data, some theoretical and practical implications and benefits of reciprocal, workshop-based mentoring relationships involving men of different ages. Our focus is on ways in which men with a skill or trade are able, in a situated and authentic learning context, to informally weave magic for and with other men, and in some cases with young people. Our paper provides pointers to some of the principles underpinning successful informal and community-based learning practice for older men: particularly the need for a high level of engagement; the choice of an appropriate and safe setting; and to account for the differences associated with age and gender. We articulate an imperative for bringing more blokes into all forms of learning in Australia including through more informal, community-based learning as well as through adult and community education. Our paper and its conclusions have implications for other workshop and shed-based learning practice in vocational education and training as well as informal and community-based learning by volunteers in the quintessential and ubiquitous Australian fire and football sheds.
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Older men's lifelong learning : Common threads/sheds

- Golding, Barry

  • Authors: Golding, Barry
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at CRLL 4th International Conference: The times they are a-changin': Researching transitions in life long learning, University of Stirling, Scotland : 22nd-24th June 2007
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  • Description: This paper is based primarily on a suite of completed research in Australia into informal learning by older men in community contexts. Based on extensive survey and interviews, this suite forms part of the first prong of a proposed, new international comparative study of older men's(defined as over 45 years) informal learning across countries and cultures. The research into older men's lifelong learning was originally motivated by knowledge of the relatively low proportion of older men involved in adult and community education (ACE) settings in Australia. It was widely believed that older men were not interested and therefore not involved in learning. A number of research projects since 2002 in rural and remote Australian communities sought to look beyond what are conventionally regarded as education providers and closely examine whether and what learning takes place informally by older men who participate in community-based organisations. The research began with studies of men's learning in volunteer rural fire brigades, football and senior citizens clubs, land care as well as adult and community education providers. It led to as study of the learning role and function of rural fire brigades and emergency service organisations in small and remote towns across Australia. The research has most recently focussed on informal learning through men's sheds in community contexts. These workshops specifically for older men have recently sprung up and proliferated across much of southern Australia. What has emerged from the research is a picture of older men with a strong desire to socialise and learn, particularly with other men, in productive, informal contexts, wherever possible outside. Older men's experiences of learning as well as their lives generally have often been adversely affected over a lifetime by negative experiences of formal learning, starting with school. This paper takes what has been learnt from this suite of studies, pulls together some of the common threads, and places the findings against what is known from the wider international research literature about older men's learning. These include an examination of common motivations for older men to learn, common barriers, preferred pedagogies as well as some common valued outcomes. It seeks to determine whether what has been found from this research in Australian community contexts is similar to or different in what has been found other countries and cultural settings. Part of the paper includes consideration of issues associated with men's identities as they age as well as gender issues associated with learning. It also critically examines the role and legitimacy of creating learning spaces and organisations for men and older men in particular.
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On irregular total labellings

- Baca, Martin, Jendrol, Stanislav, Miller, Mirka, Ryan, Joe