Exceeding the limit of plasmonic light trapping in textured screen-printed...
The solar cell market is predominantly based on textured screen-printed solar cells. Due to parasitic absorption in nanostructures, using plasmonic processes to obtain an enhancement that exceeds 2.5%...
View ArticleConcept to devices: From plasmonic light trapping to upscaled plasmonic solar...
The concept of using plasmonic nanostructures to manage light in solar cells has offered an unprecedented potential for dramatically increased solar energy conversion efficiency that breaks the...
View ArticleAdding some perspective to de Moivre's theorem: visualizing the n-th roots of...
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View ArticleThe adoption of internal audit as a governance control mechanism in...
This study draws on the multi-theoretical approach to governance and the views of university chief executive officers (CEOs) to examine the extent to which internal auditing as a control mechanism is...
View ArticleA study of the informal interactions between audit committees and internal...
This paper finds evidence for the growing importance of informal interactions between the internal audit function and the audit committee (AC) in Australia - a relatively unexplored topic in the...
View ArticleGlobalization and its influence on the governance paradigm of Australian...
This study aims to examine the extent to which globalization has influenced the governance paradigm of Australian public universities. Using a qualitative methodology and analyzing the data against a...
View ArticleGovernance paradigms of public universities: An international comparative study
This study aims to develop a conceptual model of the wider influencing forces impacting the governance paradigms of public universities. It draws on the multi-theoretical governance concept and seeks...
View ArticleInternal audit: Does it enhance governance in the Australian public...
This study seeks to confirm if internal audit, a corporate control process, is functioning effectively in Australian public universities. The study draws on agency theory, published literature and...
View ArticleRecognition: combining human interaction and a digital performing agent
Virtual and augmented environments are often dependent on human intervention for change to occur. However there are times when it would be advantageous for appropriate human-like activity to still...
View ArticleTension between the corporate and collegial cultures of Australian public...
Australian public universities have been under the influence of a corporate management culture since the 1980s. Driven by pressures for more accounting and accountability, its characteristics have...
View ArticleCounting the cost: Exploring the impact of cinema ticket prices in Australia
The authors discuss the change in cinema ticket price and its effect on audience perception on cinema attendance in Australia. Topics discussed include the comparison of ticket prices in Australia to...
View ArticleYeast model of amyloid-beta and tau aggregation in Alzheimer's Disease
The amyloid-beta peptide (A beta) and the phosphorylated protein tau have been widely implicated in Alzheimer's disease and are the focus of most research. Both agents have been extensively studied in...
View ArticlePhase competition in bismuth layered structure based on first principles...
The difficulties of synthesis of pure Aurivillius phases largely impede them from extensive application. In this work, the first principles thermodynamics approach was applied to investigate the phase...
View ArticleInfluence of Zr/Sn ratio on dielectric properties of PLZST ceramic
(Pb0.97La0.02)(Zr0.92-xSnxTi0.08)O-3 (PLZST) ferroelectric ceramics with x=0.40, 0.25, 0.15, respectively, were investigated. It was found that these ceramics with different Zr:Sn ratios were...
View ArticleFirst-principles study of intergrowth bismuth layer-structured ferroelectric...
Intergrowth bismuth layer-structured ferroelectric Bi7Ti4NbO21 material (iBTN) is a natural super lattice structure with excellent properties. Ferroelectric iBTN and parent compounds Bi3TiNbO9 (BTN)...
View ArticlePreparation of 0.84(K0.48Na0.52)NbO3-0.16K(0.56)Li(0.38)NbO(2.97) lead-free...
0.84(K0.48Na0.52)NbO2.97-0.16K(0.56)Li(0.38)NbO(2.97) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics were prepared by multi-layer process. Effects of sintering temperature and holding time on the density, crystal...
View ArticleDegradation of fluorescent high-visibility colors used in safety garments for...
This study investigated the compliance of four fluorescent orange high-visibility garment substrates that are predominantly used in the Australian railway industry. While Special Purpose Orange (SPO),...
View ArticleComparative research between the Chinese and the Australian construction...
In the last three decades, the Chinese construction industry has made significant achievements in the international market. Performance improvement of the Chinese construction industry in the...
View ArticleMechanism(s) of ischaemia/reperfusion injury and cardioprotection
Timely myocardial reperfusion is the primary treatment for patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Although this reperfusion strategy is essential for myocardial salvage, it can...
View ArticleOptimal musical engagement: the individual experience of participation within...
This study explores the research problem of how to increase ongoing, life-long participation in playing a musical instrument. The research aim is to understand the nature and character of musical...
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