Inferences, situation models, and emotions in narrative texts : The case for preschoolers
- Authors: Marmolejo-Ramos, Fernando
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Revista Intercontinental de Psicologia y Educacion Vol. 8, no. 2 (2006), p. 0-0
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- Description: The aim of this study is to identify the inferential processes made by 3 and 4 year olds when comprehending the emotional states of characters in a narrative text. Thirty children hear a story and then are asked some questions related to the emotional states of the story. Each child is both interviewed and read the story individually. The findings show i) that children identify the emotional reaction of characters by using explanation-based inferences in a selective fashion; ii) that there is a progress related to their age both in emotion comprehension and inferencing development; and iii) that both age groups construct high order representations. i.e., the situation models.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003002019
Innovation and capacity growth in mental health promotion : Working with the past
- Authors: Crouch, Alan
- Date: 2006
- Type: Thesis , PhD
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- Description: The field of practice addressed by this Portfolio of works is mental health promotion in the context of survival of extreme, organized, armed violence and associated repression. Studies were undertaken in two historical and geo-political settings – Cambodian refugees in Australia post 1979 and Bulgarian post World War II concentration camp survivors after the fall of communism in 1989. The portfolio reports on original image-based research in mental health promotion, using discussions by focus groups composed of genocide and repression survivors. The discourse developed by each group following reflection on a set of photographs from respective conflict periods was used to explore meaning-making within that survivor group.
- Description: Doctor of Health Promotion
Intelligent finance - An emerging direction
- Authors: Pan, Heping , Sornette, Didier , Kortanek, Kenneth
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Quantitative Finance Vol. 6, no. 4 (2006), p. 273-277
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- Description: Intelligent finance represents a new direction recently emerging from the confluence of several distinct disciplines in financial market analysis, investing and trading, removing any historical or artificial barrier between them. It is conceived as the science, technology and art of the comprehensive, predictive, dynamic and strategic analysis of global financial markets, towards a unification and integration of academic finance and professional finance. As a comprehensive approach, it is a quest for absolute positive and non-trivial returns in investing and trading by exploiting complete information about financial markets from all general perspectives, drawing ideas, theories, models and techniques from many related academic disciplines, such as macroeconomics, microeconomics, academic finance, financial mathematics, econophysics, behavioural finance and computational finance, and from professional schools of thought, such as macrowave investing, trend following, fundamental analysis, technical analysis, mind analysis, active speculation, etc. In terms of risk management, intelligent finance is expected to minimize the very last risk-the incompleteness of an investing or trading method or system. The theoretical framework of intelligent finance consists of four major components: financial information fusion, multilevel stochastic dynamic process models, active portfolio and total risk management, and financial strategic analysis. We first provide the background from which intelligent finance has recently emerged as a new direction in finance research and industry, and then provide a brief theoretical review of the predictability of financial markets since Bachelier. After these background discussions, we clarify the major research directions of intelligent finance.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001613
Interpretive phenomenological approaches to rural mental health research
- Authors: Aisbett, Damon
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Rural Social Work and Community Practice Vol. 11, no. (2006), p. 52-58
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- Description: While researchers in the fields of social work and nursing have recognised the usefulness of qualitative research methods for many years, researchers in psychology have tended to lag behind in their understanding of the value and applicability of qualitative approaches. The aims of this article are to consider the role of qualitative research in psychology, to outline the various steps involved in conducting qualitative data collection and Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for those not versed in these techniques, and to provide a case example of the applicability of these methods to rural adolescent mental health research. The final section of this article includes a detailed discussion of the advantages and limitations of IPA.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001977
Introduced birds in urban remnant vegetation: Does remnant size really matter?
- Authors: Antos, Mark , Fitzsimons, John , Palmer, Grant , White, James
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Austral Ecology Vol. 31, no. 2 (2006), p. 254-261
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- Description: Introduced birds are a pervasive and dominant element of urban ecosystems. We examined the richness and relative abundance of introduced bird species in small (1-5 ha) medium (6-15 ha) and large (>15 ha) remnants of native vegetation within an urban matrix. Transects were surveyed during breeding and non-breeding seasons. There was a significant relationship between introduced species richness and remnant size with larger remnants supporting more introduced species. There was no significant difference in relative abundance of introduced species in remnants of different sizes. Introduced species, as a proportion of the relative abundance of the total avifauna (native and introduced species), did not vary significantly between remnants of differing sizes. There were significant differences in the composition of introduced bird species between the different remnant sizes, with large remnants supporting significantly different assemblages than medium and small remnants. Other variables also have substantial effects on the abundance of introduced bird species. The lack of significant differences in abundance between remnant sizes suggests they were all equally susceptible to invasion. No patches in the urban matrix are likely to be unaffected by introduced species. The effective long-term control of introduced bird species is difficult and resources may be better spent managing habitat in a way which renders it less suitable for introduced species (e.g. reducing areas of disturbed ground and weed dominated areas).
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001638
Introduction to themed issue new pedagogies for school and community 'capacity building' in disadvantaged schools and communities
- Authors: Smyth, John
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Learning communities Vol. 3, no. (2006), p. 3-6
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- Description: The educational landscape is changing dramatically and profoundly for schools and communities across Australia and other western countries. It is no longer the case that children automatically do not attend their local neighbourhood school, nor can it be assumed that within public schools that there is a heterogenous social mix. What we have is an increasingly segregated, stratified and residualised system of education in Australia as neo-liberal policies of so-called 'choice' do their pock-marking with those who can afford it 'opting out' to private education, leaving behind those without the resources to exercise choice.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001904
Investigating parody and forgery in children's and young adult literature : Exploring the implications of Bakhtin and Chronotopes
- Authors: Zeegers, Margaret
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the Children's Literature and Social Development conference 2006, Maccau, China : 21st October, 2006
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- Description: This paper explores a number of children’s and young adults’ books in relation to artistic representations of the world of young people. It considers such explorations in relation to what may be considered parody and/or forgery in literary representations of young people, based on the work of Bakhtin. Related pedagogical considerations in classrooms in primary and secondary schools are also explored. A number of works is examined as to ways in which parody and forgery figure in the writing, and ways in which these connect with adult concepts in their response to literary works which children and young adult readers engage throughout their years of schooling. The paper presents such conceptualisations in relation to children’s books as affording new ways of approaching reading and writing in classrooms and opening up spaces for literary and pedagogical responses that takes teachers and students beyond traditional and conventional referents. It explores the possibilities of creating spaces for exploring cultural, social, personal and critical identities by young people.
- Description: E1
- Description: 2003001931
Issues in clinical practice : innovation
- Authors: Maud, Monica
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: "The theme explored in relation to the 3 projects (in this report) was the issue of innovation in clinical practice. As shown in the various reports, innovation can occur at a micro level as in Study 1 when aspects of two therapies were combined in an attempt to speed therapy; in Study 2 the innovation was more routine and practical in amalgamating the various practices of different Departments at the Ballarat Health Services into a treatment protocol for the treatment of young patients affected by critical eating disorders, or innovation in a wider sense; in Study 3 the effectiveness of a new treatment centre was researched. Some the ethical practice issues around innovation in clinical practice were examined in the final paper."-- leaf iii.
- Description: Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)
Issues in rural adolescent mental health in Australia
- Authors: Boyd, Candice , Aisbett, Damon , Francis, Kristy , Kelly, Melinda , Newnham, Karyn , Newnham, Krystal
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Rural and Remote health Vol. 6, no. 501 (2006), p. 1-9
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- Description: The mental health of adolescents living in rural Australia has received little research attention. In this article, the extant literature on rural adolescent mental health in Australia is reviewed. Given the lack of literature on this topic, the review is centered on a vignette presented at the beginning of the article. The case represented by the vignette is that of a young Australian growing up in a rural area. The issues raised – including the nature of mental health issues for rural adolescents and barriers to seeking professional help – are then discussed in terms of the available literature. The article concludes with a future focus for research efforts in the area of rural adolescent mental health.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001815
Kiss Me, Kate
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Play
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- Description: Live performance of 'Kiss Me, Kate' directed by Kim Durban, Princess Theatre, Melbourne. 24 November - 3 December 2006. Research Background: Companies all over the world have produced this American musical. Research Contribution: This original Australian production used an innovative approach to the aesthetic of the play-within-a play The Taming of the Shrew, which is normally set in Shakespearean dress. In this version the players were set in the Art Deco/Jazz era, causing a series of innovative approaches to, and thus a shift in audience perception of character, costume, design, choreography and instrumentation. Research Significance: The significance of this research is that it proved the authenticity and theatrical flexibility of the material and provided sophisticated benchmarks for artist training. Durban's dramaturgical approach also supported the script and introduced the work of the regional Arts Academy to Melbourne audiences through a unique partnership with Melbourne's Princess Theatre. Its value is attested to by the following indicators: cast members have gained employment with national and international arts companies including MTC and Wicked (Asian Tour). Design team members have worked on the Australian Ballet and Moomba. The production was extensively attended and reviewed.
Kiss Me, Kate
- Authors: Wynen, David
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Play
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- Description: (Choreography & Staging by David Wynen) New choreography and interpretation of movement for Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me Kate. This work was in the field of dance and theatre performance. Most specifically music theatre. The research that underlies such a project relates to the brief given to a choreographer by the project's Director. This brief included making my dance work historically referenced as well as in line with the physical design of the piece. This had to encompass a set and aesthetics using shapes and references relating to Cubism and Deco design movements. My research question relates to fulfilling such criteria whilst supporting a project designed to graduate and showcase our Music Theatre students to the industry. Its research component relates to historic referencing, and educational and professional outcomes. Reviewed in The Age December 2006.
Knowledge based regulation of statistical databases
- Authors: Mishra, Vivek , Stranieri, Andrew , Miller, Mirka , Ryan, Joe
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications Vol. 3, no. 2 (2006), p. 239-244
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- Description: A statistical database system is a system that contains information about individuals, companies or organisations that enables authorized users to retrieve aggregate statistics such as mean and count. The regulation of a statistical database involves limiting the use of the database so that no sequence of queries is sufficient to infer protected information about an individual. The database is said to be compromised when individual confidential information is obtained as a result of a statistical query. Devices to protect against compromise include adding noise to the data or restricting a query. While effective, these techniques are sometimes too strong in that legitimate compromises for reasons of public safety are always blocked. Further, a statistical database can be often be compromised with some knowledge about the database attributes (working knowledge), the real world (supplementary knowledge) or the legal system (legal knowledge). In this paper we illustrate that a knowledge based system that represents working, supplementary and legal knowledge can contribute to the regulation of a statistical database.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001608
Land succession and fission in nineteenth-century Western Victoria: The case of Knenknenwurrung
- Authors: Clark, Ian
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian journal of anthropology Vol. 17, no. 1 (2006), p. 1-14
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- Description: This article examines the evidence for land succession in western Victoria and considers the fission, fusion, and extinction of some clan groups at the time of contact with non-Aboriginal people in the late 1830s and 1840s. A special study is made of the intriguing scraps of evidence surrounding Knenknenwurrung. This appears to be the case of a cluster of related clans fragmenting and being absorbed into contiguous language groups¾some into Djadjawurrung, some Jardwadjali, and the majority absorbed into Djabwurrung. Exactly when this fragmentation and fission occurred is unclear, but certainly within the living memory of Aboriginal people in the early 1840s.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001796
Language neutral bindings for HLA
- Authors: Smith, Philip , Fraser, Michael , Stratton, David
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at 2006 SIW, Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Huntsville, USA : 2nd - 7th April, 2006 p. 1-6
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- Description: The concept of an HLA binding is of a set of libraries and procedures which enable a program written in a given target language (such as Java or tcl) to communicate with an RTI (typically written in C++). Generation of HLA bindings is a non-trivial task which must be repeated for each language for which bindings are required. This paper describes bindings to the HLA which use sockets. This implementation decouples the target code from the code required to invoke functions on the RTI. This decoupling simplifies the generation of bindings for any language which can use TCP sockets. This paper describes these bindings with particular reference to an implementation of HLA bindings for the target language tcl.
- Description: E1
- Description: 2003002021
Laramie project
- Authors: Hall, Ross
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Play
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- Description: Producer of play- The Laramie project
- Description: 2003007052
Learning area tensions and popularity
- Authors: Johnston, Robbie
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the International Conference on Critical Discourse Analysis 2006: Theory into Research, Launceston, Tasmania : 17th November, 2005
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- Description: In connection with the dominant discourses of policy blueprints, the critical discourse analysis (CDA) discussed in this paper aims to elucidate some of the potential tensions which may lead to the widely reported unpopularity of the learning area known as Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE)-along with possibilities presented by these findings. Findings from the study discussed in the paper pointed to three dominant discourses that seemed to be highly influential in shaping pre-service teachers' choices: a discourse of comminity, a discourse of the local environment and a discourse of history. These findings are significant in that they shed new light on the tensions between the dominant discourses of SOSE and the contested global environment in which students
- Description: E1
- Description: 2003002096
Leaving the professional tennis circuit : Exploratory study of experiences and reactions from elite female athletes : Commentary-1
- Authors: Reynolds, Michael
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: British Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 40, no. 5 (2006), p. 482
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- Description: C1
Letters to Francisco : Negative imagery in art and the depiction of microstructural elements of the human body
- Authors: Milos, Emil
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "The thesis itself, involves some psychological and philosophical aspects and thoughts about fear as the main mover in the so called negative aesthetic. This specific method of self-expression, its possible triggers and the reasons that may initiate art creation on the basis of pessimistic and ugly imagery have not been discussed to a great degree in the past. Generally, the content of this writing is focused on the fictious correspondence between two engravers and printmakers. These invented letters serve as an exposé for practical findings and thoughts about the author's works executed during the period 2005-2006."
- Description: Master of Arts
Leven Star deposit: An example of Middle to Late Devonian intrusion-related gold systems in the western Lachlan Orogen, Victoria
- Authors: Whittam, R. R. , Bierlein, Frank , McKnight, Stafford
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences Vol. 53, no. 2 (2006), p. 343-362
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- Description: This study documents an example of atypical gold mineralisation in the central Victorian gold province of the western Lachlan Orogen, Australia. Unlike the vast majority of orogenic gold deposits in this region, the Leven Star deposit at Malmsbury is characterised by a disseminated-stockwork style of mineralisation, a close spatial and temporal association with post-tectonic felsic intrusions, complex alteration characteristics and a Au-As-Sb (±Bi-Te-Cu-Zn-Pb-Sn-W) ore assemblage. In contrast to orogenic-style, metamorphism-related gold mineralisation (ca 440 Ma), which pre-dated magmatism in the western Lachlan Orogen by tens of millions of years, ore formation in the Leven Star deposit was synchronous with, and is paragenetically younger than, Middle to Late Devonian (ca 370 Ma) magmatism. On the basis of these timing relationships, as well as whole-rock geochemistry, and structural, petrographic and fluid-inclusion data, it is suggested that the Leven Star deposit is not orogenic in character and instead should be classified as intrusion-related. © Geological Society of Australia.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001628
Linking school-based sport programs to sport club membership
- Authors: Payne, Warren , Eime, Rochelle , Harvey, Jack , Maher, Shelley , Strachan, J.
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Vol. 9, no. Supplement 1 (2006), p. 39-40
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- Description: This research was undertaken as part of the evaluation of the VicHealth Participation for Health (PfH) Scheme. VicHealth allocate A$ 3.3 million per year to support Victorian state sporting associations (SSAs) through the PfH Scheme to increase population physical activity levels and health via increasing membership of sporting clubs. SSAs were required to allocate a portion of these funds to participation based programs. While setting for participation was not directed, many (n = 27, 44.0%) of the SSAs conducted school-based sport programs. This research sought to explore the factors affecting the linking of school-based programs with sporting club membership. SSAs reported that 50.6% of the PfH Scheme programs (n = 43) were delivered in a school setting. Focus-group discussions found that, in general, the SSAs did not see the school-based programs being a vehicle for directly recruiting club members. Rather, the programs were used to increase the visibility of the sport, train teachers in the sport and to involve children in physical activity. Barriers to linking school-based program participation to club membership included conflict in program delivery time with club activities, and limited ability of club volunteers to assist with school-based programs. A case-study will be presented which involves the introduction of yachting into schools. In general, the SSAs believed school-based engagement was a poor investment. They also felt that agencies such as VicHealth should advocate for the provision of adequate sport infrastructure within schools rather than the schools relying upon the limited resources of the sporting sector to provide school sport services.