Ode to form
- Authors: Mestrom, Sanne
- Date: 2012
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Pretty air and useful things
- Authors: Bell, Dan , Mestrom, Sanne , Vivian, Alex
- Date: 2012
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Soil moisture, organic carbon, and nitrogen content prediction with hyperspectral data using regression models
- Authors: Datta, Dristi , Paul, Manoranjan , Murshed, Manzur , Teng, Shyh Wei , Schmidtke, Leigh
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 22, no. 20 (2022), p.
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- Description: Soil moisture, soil organic carbon, and nitrogen content prediction are considered significant fields of study as they are directly related to plant health and food production. Direct estimation of these soil properties with traditional methods, for example, the oven-drying technique and chemical analysis, is a time and resource-consuming approach and can predict only smaller areas. With the significant development of remote sensing and hyperspectral (HS) imaging technologies, soil moisture, carbon, and nitrogen can be estimated over vast areas. This paper presents a generalized approach to predicting three different essential soil contents using a comprehensive study of various machine learning (ML) models by considering the dimensional reduction in feature spaces. In this study, we have used three popular benchmark HS datasets captured in Germany and Sweden. The efficacy of different ML algorithms is evaluated to predict soil content, and significant improvement is obtained when a specific range of bands is selected. The performance of ML models is further improved by applying principal component analysis (PCA), a dimensional reduction method that works with an unsupervised learning method. The effect of soil temperature on soil moisture prediction is evaluated in this study, and the results show that when the soil temperature is considered with the HS band, the soil moisture prediction accuracy does not improve. However, the combined effect of band selection and feature transformation using PCA significantly enhances the prediction accuracy for soil moisture, carbon, and nitrogen content. This study represents a comprehensive analysis of a wide range of established ML regression models using data preprocessing, effective band selection, and data dimension reduction and attempt to understand which feature combinations provide the best accuracy. The outcomes of several ML models are verified with validation techniques and the best- and worst-case scenarios in terms of soil content are noted. The proposed approach outperforms existing estimation techniques.
Strongly regular points of mappings
- Authors: Abbasi, Malek , Théra, Michel
- Date: 2021
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Fixed Point Theory and Algorithms for Sciences and Engineering Vol. 2021, no. 1 (Journal article 2021), p.
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- Description: In this paper, we use a robust lower directional derivative and provide some sufficient conditions to ensure the strong regularity of a given mapping at a certain point. Then, we discuss the Hoffman estimation and achieve some results for the estimate of the distance to the set of solutions to a system of linear equalities. The advantage of our estimate is that it allows one to calculate the coefficient of the error bound. © 2021, The Author(s).
Legislative frameworks for equal opportunities
- Authors: White, Kate
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Gender, power and management: a cross-cultural analysis of higher education p.
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FOMO : The fear of missing out
- Authors: Ives, Bryce
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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Self-assembled peptide habitats to model tumor metastasis
- Authors: Al Balushi, Noora , Boyd-Moss, Mitchell , Samarasinghe, Rasika , Rifai, Aaqil , Franks, Stephanie , Firipis, Kate , Long, Benjamin , Darby, Ian , Nisbet, David , Pouniotis, Dodie , Williams, Richard
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Gels Vol. 8, no. 6 (2022), p.
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- Description: Metastatic tumours are complex ecosystems; a community of multiple cell types, including cancerous cells, fibroblasts, and immune cells that exist within a supportive and specific microenvironment. The interplay of these cells, together with tissue specific chemical, structural and temporal signals within a three-dimensional (3D) habitat, direct tumour cell behavior, a subtlety that can be easily lost in 2D tissue culture. Here, we investigate a significantly improved tool, consisting of a novel matrix of functionally programmed peptide sequences, self-assembled into a scaffold to enable the growth and the migration of multicellular lung tumour spheroids, as proof-of-concept. This 3D functional model aims to mimic the biological, chemical, and contextual cues of an in vivo tumor more closely than a typically used, unstructured hydrogel, allowing spatial and temporal activity modelling. This approach shows promise as a cancer model, enhancing current understandings of how tumours progress and spread over time within their microenvironment. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
The ebb and flow of tourism at Lal Lal Falls, Victoria : A tourism history of a sacred Aboriginal site
- Authors: Clark, Ian
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Aboriginal Studies Vol. 2002, no. 2 (2002), p. 45-53
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- Description: The Lal Lal Falls, situated within the traditional country of the Wathawurrung people, is one of Victoria's most significant Indigenous cultural sites, as it is one of several recorded living sites of Bundjil--the Kulin peoples' creator spirit. Lal Lal Falls, near Ballarat in Western Victoria, became a tourism attraction for non-Indigenous Australians for its natural and cultural values.
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Influence of silica nano-additives on performance and emission characteristics of soybean biodiesel fuelled diesel engine
- Authors: Gavhane, R. , Kate, A. , Soudagar, Manzoore , Wakchaure, V. , Shahabuddin, M.
- Date: 2021
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- Relation: Energies Vol. 14, no. 5 (Mar 2021), p. 16
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- Description: The present study examines the effect of silicon dioxide (SiO2) nano-additives on the performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fuelled with soybean biodiesel. Soybean biofuel was prepared using the transesterification process. The morphology of nano-additives was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The Ultrasonication process was used for the homogeneous blending of nano-additives with biodiesel, while surfactant was used for the stabilisation of nano-additives. The physicochemical properties of pure and blended fuel samples were measured as per ASTM standards. The performance and emissions characteristics of different fuel samples were measured at different loading conditions. It was found that the brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) increased by 3.48-6.39% and 5.81-9.88%, respectively, with the addition of SiO2 nano-additives. The carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC) and smoke emissions for nano-additive added blends were decreased by 1.9-17.5%, 20.56-27.5% and 10.16-23.54% compared to SBME25 fuel blends. *Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “M. Shahabuddin” is provided in this record**
Shining a light on the hidden structure of gelatin methacryloyl bioinks using small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS)
- Authors: Boyd-Moss, Mitchell , Firipis, Kate , O'Connell, Cathal , Rifai, Aaqil , Long, Benjamin
- Date: 2021
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Materials Chemistry Frontiers Vol. 5, no. 22 (2021), p. 8025-8036
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- Description: The challenge with engineering soft materials is to find a chemically functionalized material that can be easily fabricated into complex structures while providing a supportive cellular milieu. The current gold standard is gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA), a semi-synthetic collagen-derived biomaterial that has found widespread utility as a bioink for 3D bioprinting. Although a fundamental understanding of controlling the mechanical properties of GelMA exists, the nano- and cell-scale network topology needs to be investigated to produce controlled structures. Here, for the first time, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is used to elucidate how structural changes on the network level dictate the final properties within a GelMA hydrogel. Scaffold nanostructure was observed pre- and post-crosslinking, with emphasis on assessing structural changes in response to changes in Degree of Functionalization (DoF) and polymer concentration. Samples were modelled regarding local-polymer conformation (mass fractal dimension), distance between entanglements (correlation length), and mesh size. Importantly, DoF is observed to alter crosslinked polymer conformation and nanoscale mesh size. These results inform future design of GelMA-based bioinks, allowing researchers to further leverage the young and evolving bioprinting technology for broad-spectrum applications such as cell/stem cell printing, organoid-based tissue structure, building cell/organ-on-a-chip, through to the hierarchical engineering of multicellular living systems. © 2021 the Partner Organisations. **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “Benjamin Long" is provided in this record**
Sympathetic nervous system and atherosclerosis
- Authors: Wang, Yutang , Anesi, Jack , Maier, Michelle , Myers, Mark , Oqueli, Ernesto , Sobey, Christopher , Drummond, Grant , Denton, Kate
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Journal article , Review
- Relation: International Journal of Molecular Sciences Vol. 24, no. 17 (2023), p.
- Relation: https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1062671
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- Description: Atherosclerosis is characterized by the narrowing of the arterial lumen due to subendothelial lipid accumulation, with hypercholesterolemia being a major risk factor. Despite the recent advances in effective lipid-lowering therapies, atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of mortality globally, highlighting the need for additional therapeutic strategies. Accumulating evidence suggests that the sympathetic nervous system plays an important role in atherosclerosis. In this article, we reviewed the sympathetic innervation in the vasculature, norepinephrine synthesis and metabolism, sympathetic activity measurement, and common signaling pathways of sympathetic activation. The focus of this paper was to review the effectiveness of pharmacological antagonists or agonists of adrenoceptors (
iDARE Creative arts research approaches to ethics: new ways to address situated practices in action
- Authors: Bolt, Barbara , MacNeill, Kate , McPherson, Megan , Barrett, Estelle , Ednie-Brown, Pia , Miller, Sarah , Sierra, Marie , Wilson, Carole
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings
- Relation: 12th Biennial Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference (QPR 2016),Adelaide, SA ; 20th-22nd April 2016 pp.98-105;
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- Description: As a 'new' research discipline, the creative arts challenges ethics understandings within the context of its emergent research methodologies and the interactive and polyvalent nature of knowledge produced this mode of research. In this paper we focus on a current learning and teaching project that attends to ethical know-how in creative practice research in order to address the gaps between institutional research knowhow and the practices of creative practitioners in the world. Graduate creative practice researchers working in the university are required to observe the University's Code of Conduct for Research and adhere to the guidelines provided by the National Statement, however, practicing artists working in the community are not similarly constrained. Once creative practice PhD graduates leave the university, they are no longer required to gain ethics clearance for their work but use their own developed sense of ethics to make 'judgment calls.' Ethical know-how is situated, contextual, and a mainstay of all professional practices in action. In order to address the disjuncture between institutional ethics and compliance, what we call 'know-what,' and the ethical know-how required in the real world by artists, this paper sets out the principles and an approach to developing ethical know-how. Through a case study that adapts real world art practice to the research context of the Academy, this essay demonstrates how institutional know-what can be brought into play with ethical know-how. We propose that 'the hypothetical' enables us to shift perceptions and practice around ethics. This approach raises issues specific to the creative arts disciplines and prepares our graduate researchers to become ethical and innovative practitioners in the real world.
Engaging patients with moderate to severe acquired brain injury in goal setting
- Authors: D’Cruz, Kate , Unsworth, Carolyn , Roberts, Karen , Morarty, Jacqui , Turner-Stokes, Lynne
- Date: 2016
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- Relation: International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation Vol. 23, no. 1 (2016), p. 20-31
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- Description: Background/Aims: An exploratory study of a novel approach to using the Goal Engagement Scale to examine patients’, families’ and health professionals’ perceptions of patient engagement in goal setting. Methods: This mixed methods study was conducted from September 2013 to April 2014 in both inpatient trauma and rehabilitation units at an Australian health care service. Participants were 22triads (patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury or stroke, their family member(s) and a treating health professional) participating in routine goal setting interviews. Goal setting interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and thematically analysed, drawing upon an iterative process of qualitative data analysis, while the Goal Engagement Scale scores were analysed descriptively, drawing comparison between triad participant findings. Findings: Perception of patient’s level of engagement in goal setting differed between health professionals, patients and families. Health professionals’ views dominated the goal setting process. Goal setting interview data revealed four main themes, highlighting the importance of reflective listening skills to build a trusting relationship with patients and families to support engagement in goal setting. Conclusions: The findings of this exploratory study both affirm the suitability of future research into goal setting engagement and provide clinically useful strategies to support engagement of patients and families in goal setting. © 2016 MA Healthcare Ltd. **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “Carolyn Unsworth” is provided in this record**
The context
- Authors: Bagilhole, Barbara , White, Kate
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Generation and gender in Academia. Chapter 1 p. 3-20
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The vegetation of the Coonavitra area, Paroo Darling National Park, Western New South Wales.
- Authors: Westbrooke, Martin , Gowans, Stacey , Gibson, Maria
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Cunninghamia: a journal of plant ecology for eastern Australia Vol. 12, no. 1 (2011), p. 7-27
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- Description: The vegetation of Coonavitra area, Paroo Darling National Park (latitude 31°00’–32° 40’S and longitude 142°10’–144°25’E) in north western New South Wales was assessed using intensive quadrat sampling and mapped using extensive ground truthing and interpretation of aerial photograph and Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite images. In the survey 261 vascular plants species including 37 (14%) exotic species, from 50 families were recorded. Eighteen vegetation communities were identified and mapped, the most widespread being Casuarina pauper/Alectryon oleifolius low open woodland, Acacia loderi tall open shrubland, Flindersia maculosa low open woodland and Acacia aneura open-shrubland. Of particular significance are the extensive areas of Acacia loderi and Acacia melvillei tall open shrubland and one of the northernmost occurrences of Eucalyptus socialis tall open shrubland. Many of these communities have been impacted by a history of 150 years of pastoral use.
A comparative study of perceptions of gender and leadership in Australian and Turkish universities
- Authors: White, Kate
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Vol.33, no. (2010), p.3-16
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Gender, power and management: A cross-cultural analysis of higher education
- Authors: Bagilhole, Barbara , White, Kate
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Book
- Relation: Gender, Power and Management: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Higher Education
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- Description: Women are now part of senior management in higher education (HE) to varying degrees in most countries and actively contribute to the vision and strategic direction of universities. This book attempts to analyse their impact and potential impact on both organisational growth and culture. © Barbara Bagilhole and Kate White 2011. Individual chapters, the contributors 2011. All rights reserved.
Generation and gender in academia
- Authors: Bagilhole, Barbara , White, Kate
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Book
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- Description: The first cross-cultural analysis of the differences in career trajectories and experiences between a senior group of women academics and a younger group who are at early and mid-career stages. Major themes in the autobiographical stories of these women were national context; organisational context; family, class and location; and agency. © Barbara Bagilhole and Kate White 2013. Individual chapters, Respective authors 2013. All rights reserved.
Towards Interventions for Senior Women in Higher Education
- Authors: White, Kate
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Gender, Power and Management: a cross-cultural analysis of Higher Education p.
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An outsider in academia
- Authors: White, Kate
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Generation and Gender in Academia p. 103-124
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