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Maturity method to estimate early age concrete strength in cold weather : alternative activation energy calibration

- Tekle, Biruk, Al-Deen, Safat, Anwar-Us-Saadat, Mohammad, Willans, Njoud, Zhang, Yixia, Lee, Chi, Ribakov, Yuri

Authors: Tekle, Biruk , Al-Deen, Safat , Anwar-Us-Saadat, Mohammad , Willans, Njoud , Zhang, Yixia , Lee, Chi , Ribakov, Yuri
Date: 2024
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Australian Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 22, no. 1 (2024), p. 1-12
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Description: Many critical concreting activities require the determination of the in-place concrete strength. It can be costly to wait too long to execute these activities, but acting too early can have a negative impact on structural performance. Conventional moulded concrete cylinders and alternative strength assessment methods such as the maturity method are commonly used to assess concrete’s in-place strength. This study is focused on a special case when the maturity method is applied for evaluating concrete strength in cold weather at an early age. Specifically, the study proposes an alternative method for calibrating the activation energy, an input for the maturity method. Concretes cured at two different temperatures are used to calibrate the activation energy. The maturity method based on this activation energy predicted the cold weather concrete’s compressive strength satisfactorily. It was also found that for a successful application of the proposed activation energy calibration, the two temperatures should represent the expected minimum and maximum temperature at the site. Furthermore, the results showed that the maturity method based on the proposed activation energy calibration method performed better than the conventional cylinder method. ©, Engineers Australia.

More-than-human stories: experimental co-productions in outdoor environmental education pedagogy

- Jukes, Scott, Reeves, Ya

Authors: Jukes, Scott , Reeves, Ya
Date: 2024
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: New Materialisms and Environmental Education Chapter 4 p. 53-71
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Description: This research draws upon pedagogical experimentation on a ski-touring journey in the Australian Alps, building upon place-responsive pedagogies in outdoor environmental education with insight from new materialist and posthuman theory. In particular, this research focusses on the generative potential of considering co-productions and assemblages that include the materiality of a more-than-human world. Combining place-responsive and new materialist ideas, the concept of more-than-human stories is offered as a pedagogical strategy that may challenge anthropocentrism and develop different ways of thinking about and with more-than-human places. An example of these ideas in practice is offered, where Ya, an undergraduate student, presents her more-than-human story—One Single Moment—a picture-story book created on the ski-touring journey. Following her picture-story book, she maps the conditions of possibility, the various pedagogical influences that led to the creation of One Single Moment. Our aim through this research is to offer methodological and pedagogical insight into using new materialist theories in creative and productive ways.

Process reliability analysis applied for continual improvement of large-scale alumina refineries

- Don, R. Welandage, Chattopadhyay, Gopi, Kamruzzaman, Joarder

Authors: Don, R. Welandage , Chattopadhyay, Gopi , Kamruzzaman, Joarder
Date: 2024
Type: Text , Conference paper
Relation: 7th International Congress and Workshop on Industrial AI and eMaintenance, IAI 2023, Lulea, Sweden, 13-15 June 2023, International Congress and Workshop on Industrial AI and eMaintenance 2023 Conference proceedings p. 665-677
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Description: Large-scale alumina refineries use strategic planning to forecast production plans for short, medium, and long term operational decisions. However, actual production deviates from the forecast due to reasons within Supplier, Input, Process, Output and Contractor (SIPOC) related variations including unplanned downtimes, issues with supply chain disruptions, availability of staff and demand fluctuations due to numerous factors including environmental changes, if any. The unreliable production process results in lost revenue and adversely affects the corporate image. This paper presents a statistical approach applying the Weibull model to identify the causes of production deviation and find improvement opportunities for reducing costs and risks while enhancing performance. An illustrative example from a chemical alumina refinery plant in Australia is presented. The various steps used in the analysis are discussed in this paper using illustrative example where production data is analysed and compared for diverse options of interventions for a robust and effective method for managers to better understand the gaps for monitoring and assuring plant performance. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

Rach’s endometriosis story

- Vagg, Rachel, Firmin, Sally

Authors: Vagg, Rachel , Firmin, Sally
Date: 2024
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Research partners with lived experience : stories from patients and survivors Chapter 10 p. 131-134
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Description: Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, causing pelvic pain and fertility issues. This surprisingly common condition started for Rachel with her first period, in primary school, but was not diagnosed for many years. Her journey into research into this debilitating condition has just begun.

Smart farming with cloud supported data management enabling real-time monitoring and prediction for better yield

- Cyriac, Robin, Thomas, Jayarani

Authors: Cyriac, Robin , Thomas, Jayarani
Date: 2024
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Intelligent Robots and Drones for Precision Agriculture p. 283-306
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Description: Smart farming has entered a new phase made possible by the widespread deployment of cloud computing in the agricultural industry. Precision farming, improved crop management, and the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices are just a few of the ways in which cloud computing technologies are transforming the agricultural sector. Farmers are given an opportunity to make data-driven decisions and enhance resource usage, thanks to the scalability, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness of cloud-based solutions. In addition, cloud computing has several uses in smart farming, such as remote control of farming processes, real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and data collecting from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Cloud platforms have the ability to facilitate the collection and dissemination of data across ecosystem participants, hence promoting cooperation and the spread of knowledge in the agriculture sector. Concerns such as data security, privacy, and connection are discussed in this chapter as they pertain to implementing cloud computing in agriculture. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

The carbon stock potential of the restored mangrove ecosystem of Pasarbanggi, Rembang, Central Java

- Soeprobowati, Tri, Sularto, Raden, Hadiyanto, H., Puryono, Sri, Rahim, Aulia, Jumari, Jumari, Gell, Peter

Authors: Soeprobowati, Tri , Sularto, Raden , Hadiyanto, H. , Puryono, Sri , Rahim, Aulia , Jumari, Jumari , Gell, Peter
Date: 2024
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Marine Environmental Research Vol. 193, no. (2024), p.
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Description: Mangrove ecosystems can absorb significant amounts of carbon and help mitigate climate change. However, their existence continues to be endangered by natural and human forces. Therefore, mangrove restoration is regarded as a crucial component of the global climate change agenda. This study aims to estimate the potential total carbon stock of restored mangrove ecosystems in Pasarbanggi, Rembang, Central Java. The above-below-ground (root) carbon stock was calculated using several published allometric equations. The loss-on-ignition method analyzed leaf litter and sediment carbon stocks. This study estimates the Pasarbanggi mangrove ecosystem's total carbon stock potential at 0.02 × 106 MgC, which is equivalent to the potential CO2 emission of 0.08 × 106 MgCO2e, with up to 65% stored in sediments. This study highlights the critical role of restored mangrove ecosystems on the climate change mitigation agenda by reducing the concentration of atmospheric CO2. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd

To be, or not to be, that is the question : stuttering into academia

- Meredith, Grant

Authors: Meredith, Grant
Date: 2024
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Research partners with lived experience : stories from patients and survivors Chapter 4 p. 43-56
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Description: In this chapter Grant Meredith, the discipline leader of Information Technology for the Global Professional School at Federation University (Australia) outlines his journey as a person who stutters from his rural Australian upbringing through to being an Information Technology academic. This passage to academia is a reflection on an unconventional odyssey that has meandered from blue collar careers to a university education and beyond. The author discusses what it means to him to have vocal difference and how it may have influenced his research path. Along the way he questions his identity as a person who stutters and find his own “community” to engage within.

Who punched me in the back? becoming a CKD researcher

- Firmin, Sally

Authors: Firmin, Sally
Date: 2024
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Research partners with lived experience : stories from patients and survivors Chapter 2 p. 17-26
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Description: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a silent, deadly killer. CKD causes your kidneys to become damaged and can no longer clean your blood. As a result, your body becomes overloaded with fluid, and you suffer from headaches, migraines, nausea, vomiting, and most days, it feels like someone punched you in the back, amongst other symptoms. Like many other Australians, it was too late when I was diagnosed with CKD. My kidney function had reduced to 18%. Despite following a strict diet and medication schedule, within 2 years of diagnosis, my kidney function reduced to less than 5%, and I became a haemodialysis patient. I have survived this time by using a positive mindset and regular meditation. This chapter is my story of CKD from a young child to the current day and how becoming a haemodialysis patient inspired me to become a CKD researcher with lived experience.

A case for causal loop diagrams to model electronic health records ecosystems

- Hashmi, Mustafa, McInnes, Angelique, Sahama, Tony, Stranieri, Andrew

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 comparative study of two embodiments of the limaçon rotary compressor based on theoretical modelling of apex seal dynamics and leakage

- Lu, Kui, Sultan, Ibrahim, Phung, Truong

Authors: Lu, Kui , Sultan, Ibrahim , Phung, Truong
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: International Journal of Refrigeration Vol. 145, no. (2023), p. 467-480
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Description: As an emerging technology, the limaçon rotary compressor possesses great potential for fluid-processing applications. However, the technology and associated cost required to fabricate the limaçon machine could sometimes be beyond the capability of some manufacturers. To reduce the production cost, circolimaçon embodiment whose rotor and housing are constructed of circular arcs has been proposed. This paper is intended to investigate the viability of the circolimaçon embodiment of limaçon technology based on sealing performance. A nonlinear three-degree of freedom model is presented to describe the dynamic behaviour of the apex seal during the machine operation. Additionally, the leakage through the seal-housing gap is formulated by considering the inertia and viscous effects on the flow. A numerical illustration is offered to compare the performance of the circolimaçon embodiment with that of the limaçon-to-limaçon (L2L) type machine at different pressure ratios and operating speeds. The effect of limaçon aspect ratio on the apex seal dynamics is also investigated. Based on the results, it is found that the circolimaçon embodiment exhibits comparable performance to the L2L-type machine, despite having more significant seal vibrations. The differences in the volumetric and isentropic efficiencies between the two machines are found within 8% and 3%, respectively. Additionally, it is also discovered that the circolimaçon compressor with a small capacity undergoes lower level of seal dynamics, suggesting a better machine reliability. © 2022

A comparison of health-related quality of life in rural and metropolitan areas of Australia: the contribution of sports and physical activity

- Eime, Rochelle, Charity, Melanie, Westerbeek, Hans, Harvey, Jack

Authors: Eime, Rochelle , Charity, Melanie , Westerbeek, Hans , Harvey, Jack
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Rural Quality of Life Chapter 17 p. 315-332
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Description: "People can be physically active in many different ways, including general physical activity and organised sports. In addition to the physical health benefits of participation, there is increasing evidence of broader health benefits –health-related quality of life of participation in organised community-level sports, specifically social and mental health benefits. The study utilised data from over 6,000 participants and investigated their sports and physical activity profiles and quality of life –social, physical and mental. In doing so, the propositions of the Health through Sport conceptual model regarding the different health benefits of different types of activity are investigated. Research questions: (1) What is the health-related quality of life of individuals in rural and regional areas (countryside) compared to metropolitan areas? (2) How does the health-related quality of life of individuals differ according to type of activity? (3) How do the activity profiles and health outcomes of individuals align to the Health through Sport conceptual model?The aim was to investigate the contribution of participation in sports and physical activity to the health-related quality of life of individuals before and during COVID-19. This study demonstrates that indicators of health-related quality of life differ among those living in rural and regional areas compared to metropolitan areas, in conjunction with differences attributable to gender, age and activity setting and mode." © Manchester University Press 2022.

A computational framework for the multiphysics simulation of microbubble-mediated sonothrombolysis using a forward-viewing intravascular transducer

- Tan, Zhi, Ooi, Ean Hin, Chiew, Yeong, Foo, Ji, Ng, Eddie, Ooi, Ean Tat

Authors: Tan, Zhi , Ooi, Ean Hin , Chiew, Yeong , Foo, Ji , Ng, Eddie , Ooi, Ean Tat
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Ultrasonics Vol. 131, no. (2023), p.
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Description: Sonothrombolysis is a technique that utilises ultrasound waves to excite microbubbles surrounding a clot. Clot lysis is achieved through mechanical damage induced by acoustic cavitation and through local clot displacement induced by acoustic radiation force (ARF). Despite the potential of microbubble-mediated sonothrombolysis, the selection of the optimal ultrasound and microbubble parameters remains a challenge. Existing experimental studies are not able to provide a complete picture of how ultrasound and microbubble characteristics influence the outcome of sonothrombolysis. Likewise, computational studies have not been applied in detail in the context of sonothrombolysis. Hence, the effect of interaction between the bubble dynamics and acoustic propagation on the acoustic streaming and clot deformation remains unclear. In the present study, we report for the first time the computational framework that couples the bubble dynamic phenomena with the acoustic propagation in a bubbly medium to simulate microbubble-mediated sonothrombolysis using a forward-viewing transducer. The computational framework was used to investigate the effects of ultrasound properties (pressure and frequency) and microbubble characteristics (radius and concentration) on the outcome of sonothrombolysis. Four major findings were obtained from the simulation results: (i) ultrasound pressure plays the most dominant role over all the other parameters in affecting the bubble dynamics, acoustic attenuation, ARF, acoustic streaming, and clot displacement, (ii) smaller microbubbles could contribute to a more violent oscillation and improve the ARF simultaneously when they are stimulated at higher ultrasound pressure, (iii) higher microbubbles concentration increases the ARF, and (iv) the effect of ultrasound frequency on acoustic attenuation is dependent on the ultrasound pressure. These results may provide fundamental insight that is crucial in bringing sonothrombolysis closer to clinical implementation. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.

A data reporting protocol with revocable anonymous authentication for edge-assisted intelligent transport systems

- Wang, Yanping, Wang, Xiaofen, Dai, Hong-Ning, Zhang, Xiaosong, Imran, Muhammad

Authors: Wang, Yanping , Wang, Xiaofen , Dai, Hong-Ning , Zhang, Xiaosong , Imran, Muhammad
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Vol. 19, no. 6 (2023), p. 7835-7847
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Description: Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) have received growing attention recently driven by technical advances in Industrial Internet of Vehicles (IIoV). In IIoV, vehicles report traffic data to management infrastructures to achieve better ITS services. To ensure security and privacy, many anonymous authentication-enabled data reporting protocols are proposed. However, these protocols usually require a large number of preloaded pseudonyms or involve a costly and irrevocable group signature. Thus, they are not ready for realistic deployment due to large storage overhead, expensive computation costs, or absence of malicious users' revocation. To address these issues, we present a novel data reporting protocol for edge-assisted ITS in this paper, where the traffic data is sent to distributed edge nodes for local processing. Specifically, we propose a new anonymous authentication scheme fine-tuned to fulfill the needs of vehicular data reporting, which allows authenticated vehicles to report unlimited unlinkable messages to edge nodes without huge pseudonyms download and storage costs. Moreover, we designed an efficient certificate update scheme based on a bivariate polynomial function. In this way, malicious vehicles can be revoked with time complexity O(1). The security analysis demonstrates that our protocol satisfies source authentication, anonymity, unlinkability, traceability, revocability, nonframeability, and nonrepudiation. Further, extensive simulation results show that the performance of our protocol is greatly improved since the signature size is reduced by at least 8%, the computation costs in message signing and verification are reduced by at least 56% and 67%, respectively, and the packet loss rate is reduced by at least 14%. © 2005-2012 IEEE.

A health justice partnership for young people : strategies for program promotion to young people and youth workers

- Ollerenshaw, Alison, Camilleri, Margaret

Authors: Ollerenshaw, Alison , Camilleri, Margaret
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Australian Journal of Primary Health Vol. 29, no. 5 (2023), p. 422-427
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Description: Health justice partnerships (HJP) are innovative models for delivering integrated health and legal services to people experiencing complex issues. An HJP was established in regional Victoria, Australia, for young people. Promoting the program to young people and workers was essential for program uptake. There is a dearth of published information about strategies that support program promotion for young people and workers. In this practice and innovation paper, three promotional strategies were employed: a dedicated program website, secondary consultations, and legal education and information sessions. Each strategy is examined, with information presented about why and how these strategies were implemented alongside this HJP. The strengths and limitations of each strategy are explored, with some strategies appearing to engage audiences with the program more than others. The insights about each of the strategies established for this program may inform other HJPs with their planning and implementation for increased program awareness. © 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)).

A leadership quest in teaching and learning : a case study of building capability and competency

- Panther, Barbara

Authors: Panther, Barbara
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Leadership in Higher Education: Case Studies from UK and Australia Chapter 8 p. 66-74
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Description: After 20 years as a university leader, I have come to the realisation that leadership in higher education is like a quest. At each stage of this leadership quest, the goal changes, the world expands and companions on the journey vary. At each new junction, leaders are required to learn new skills, new languages and new ways to work with and influence others. In this case study, Scott et al.’s (2008) academic leadership model has been used as a basis for reflection on the changing capabilities and competencies required as I adventured through every expanding leadership role. I reflect on critical incidents which caused me to pause, lessons learned, and provide wisdom for others on similar quests. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Josephine Lang, Namrata Rao and Anesa Hosein; individual chapters, the contributors.

A mesoscale modelling approach coupling SBFEM, continuous damage phase-field model and discrete cohesive crack model for concrete fracture

- Yu, Kelai, Yang, Zhenjun, Li, Hui, Ooi, Ean Tat, Li, Shangming, Liu, GuoHua

Authors: Yu, Kelai , Yang, Zhenjun , Li, Hui , Ooi, Ean Tat , Li, Shangming , Liu, GuoHua
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Engineering Fracture Mechanics Vol. 278, no. (2023), p.
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Description: This study develops an innovative numerical approach for simulating complex mesoscale fracture in concrete. In this approach, the concrete meso-structures are generated using a random aggregate generation and packing algorithm. Each aggregate is modelled by a single scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) based polygon with the boundary discretized only. The damage and fracture in the mortar is simulated by the continuous damage phase-field regularized cohesive zone model (PF-CZM), and the aggregate-mortar interfaces are modelled by zero-thickness cohesive interface elements (CIEs) with nonlinear softening separation-traction laws. This new approach thus takes full advantages of different methods, including the semi-analytical accuracy and high flexibility in mesh generation and transition of SBFEM, the mesh and length-scale independence of PF-CZM, and the ease-of-use of CIEs in modelling discrete interfacial fracture. These advantages are demonstrated by successful simulations of a few 2D and 3D benchmark examples in mode-I and mixed-mode fracture. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd

A moment of fuzziness : connections between shifting notions of ‘home’ and welfare arrangements ‘back home’ for Black Zimbabwean migrants living under COVID-19 travel restrictions in Australia

- Chihota, Clement

Authors: Chihota, Clement
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Post-Pandemic Welfare and Social Work: Re-imagining the New Normal Chapter 17 p. 197-209
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Description: This chapter makes connections between shifting notions of ‘home’ and welfare arrangements to support relatives ‘back home’, among first-generation Black Zimbabwean migrants living in Australia under COVID-19 travel restrictions. Using anecdotal evidence and harnessing elements of constructivist and structuralist theory, the chapter reflects on how a binary opposition between ‘kumusha/ekhaya’ (meaning the place of origin and belonging) and ‘kumasango/ingangeni’ (literally, ‘the jungle’ - and in this context - any other location that is not kumusha/ekhaya) was largely operative for this community, prior to the pandemic. As a sense-making structure, this opposition promoted resiliency as challenges associated with resettling in Australia were assigned to the kumasango/ingangeni category, meaning they could be expected, while kumusha/ekhaya served as the idyllic ‘counterweight’ (i.e. the place of restoration and regeneration, always within reach, when required. The imposition of COVID-19 travel restrictions between early 2020 and late 2021 disrupted and fuzzified this ŉeat’ conceptual structure and instigated recalibrations of the meaning and location of ‘home’ for this community. As further argued, this shift in the relationship with kumusha/ekhaya, which could be occurring in other places hosting the Zimbabwean diaspora, may have long-term impacts on the informal welfare system, which has helped to sustain livelihoods in Zimbabwe for the past two decades. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Goetz Ottmann and Carolyn Noble; individual chapters, the contributors.

A multi-layered approach to developing academic written communication skills for nursing students

- Garvey, Loretta, Willetts, Georgina, Herrmann, Antje, Verezub, Elena, Sinchenko, Elena

Authors: Garvey, Loretta , Willetts, Georgina , Herrmann, Antje , Verezub, Elena , Sinchenko, Elena
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship Vol. 20, no. 1 (2023), p.
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Description: Objectives: Academic literacy in nursing students has historically been poor this research therefore aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an embedded multidisciplinary approach to academic written communication skills for first year Bachelor of Nursing students in Australia. Methods: This initiative consisted of (1) collaboratively embedding academic skills with nursing staff and Learning and Academic Skills Advisors using scaffolded tasks, curriculum/material development, workshops/tutorials on writing skills; and (2) individual support sessions. Data was obtained via questionnaire. Results: Responses were received from 92 (74% local and 26% international) students. Key findings showed the collaborative approach to embedding skills with added follow up, was beneficial for students' skills development, including improved academic writing, increased confidence, and recognition of the importance of academic writing. Conclusions: It is important to equip student to develop academic literacy and an embedded academic literacy program has been determined to assist and may contribute to future professionalisation in nursing. © 2023 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.

A new multi-resolution closed-loop wind power forecasting method

- Nejati, Maryam, Amjady, Nima, Zareipour, Hamidreza

Authors: Nejati, Maryam , Amjady, Nima , Zareipour, Hamidreza
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy Vol. 14, no. 4 (2023), p. 2079-2091
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Description: By the increasing number and size of wind farms, wind generation forecasting has become a basic requirement for their connection to the power grid; otherwise, power system operators and electricity market participants cannot make the right decisions and may incur significant costs and penalties. In this paper, a new multi-resolution closed-loop wind power forecasting method with a difference signal feedback loop is proposed. Within the proposed method, wind power is initially predicted in two different resolutions (such as with hourly and sub-hourly time steps) by two low/high-resolution pre-predictors and then the inconsistency between their predictions is measured through the difference signal. The generated difference signal is used as a guide for the two low/high-resolution wind power post-predictors. If their wind power forecasts are inconsistent, the difference signal is updated and used as the feedback for the low/high-resolution post-predictors. This closed-loop forecasting-updating process is iterated until the post-predictors reach consistent results. To evaluate the performance of the proposed multi-resolution closed-loop method, it is tested on two different real-world wind farms and the results are compared with the results of several other widely used/recently published wind power forecast methods using various error metrics and different forecast horizons. © 2010-2012 IEEE.

A new species of Troglopedetes Joseph, 1872 with eyes (Collembola, Paronellidae) from a Christmas Island Cave, Australia

- Cipola, Nikolas, Greenslade, Penelope

Authors: Cipola, Nikolas , Greenslade, Penelope
Date: 2023
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Zootaxa Vol. 5239, no. 4 (2023), p. 563-577
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Description: A new species of Troglopedetes Joseph from a Christmas Island Cave, Australia is described and illustrated here. Troglopedetes eberhardi sp. nov. resembles other species by presence of eyes and dorsal chaetotaxy of the second thoracic segment to third abdominal segment, but differs in head chaetotaxy, fourth abdominal segment and elongated unguis median tooth, which character is documented here in the genus for the first time. A comparison and identification key for all eyed species is provided. This is the first record of Troglopedetes for Australia and the genus now has 37 nominal species, of which nine have eyes. Copyright © 2023 Magnolia Press.

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