Creation of liquid metal 3D microstructures using dielectrophoresis
Patterning customized arrays of microscale Galinstan or EGaIn liquid metals enables the creation of a variety of microfabricated systems. Current techniques for creating microsized 3D structures of...
View ArticleCombining passive sampling with recombinant receptor-reporter gene bioassays...
This pilot study was initiated to provide new information on the 'hormonal' activity of Victorian rivers. Chemcatcher TM passive sampler systems containing Empore TM C18FF disks were deployed at eight...
View ArticleIn silico database screening of potential targets and pathways of compounds...
Reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials identified plants used as traditional medicines (TMs) that show promise for psoriasis. These include Rehmannia glutinosa, Camptotheca acuminata, Indigo...
View ArticleSteering liquid metal flow in microchannels using low voltages
Liquid metals based on gallium, such as eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) and Galinstan, have been integrated as static components in microfluidic systems for a wide range of applications including soft...
View ArticleSelf-report and caregiver-report of sleep and psychopathology in children...
Objective: To examine relationships between psychological and sleep problems in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) and typically developing (TD) children using self-report...
View ArticleAssessing field spectroscopy metadata quality
This paper presents the proposed criteria for measuring the quality and completeness of field spectroscopy metadata in a spectral archive. Definitions for metadata quality and completeness for field...
View Article(In Press) Maturing out, natural recovery, and dual diagnosis: What are the...
In 1962, Charles Winick proposed that addiction was a self-limiting process, whereby individuals stopped using substances once the stresses of life transitions ceased. The notion of maturing out, as...
View ArticleCold adaptation generates mutations associated with the growth of influenza B...
Seasonal inactivated influenza vaccines are usually trivalent or quadrivalent and are prepared from accredited seed viruses. Yields of influenza A seed viruses can be enhanced by gene reassortment with...
View ArticleTwo-step synthesis of luminescent MoS2-ZnS hybrid quantum dots
A surfactant assisted technique has been used to promote the exfoliation of molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) in a water-ethanol mixture, to avoid the use of harsh organic solvents, whilst still producing...
View ArticleChronic sleep difficulties in non-depressed young women: A longitudinal...
Objectives/Background: Young women are at a risk of poor sleep, but the extent to which their sleep difficulties remain chronic is not known. Little is also known about the frequency of seeking health...
View ArticleCharacteristics of acupuncture users among internal medicine patients in Germany
Objectives: To identify socio-demographic and health-related factors associated with (a) acupuncture use and (b) the rated helpfulness of acupuncture among internal medicine patients. Methods: Data...
View ArticleOf Ettins and Ents
The three Old English terms for "giant"-þyrs, eoten and ent-all have difficult etymologies. Traditionally linked with eat, Scandinavian cognates of eoten suggest that the term formerly inflected as a...
View Article'food is life': Documenting the politics of food in Melanesia
In this abstract, I discuss two recent examples of women's filmmaking in Melanesia. The documentaries are Tanah Mama (2014), focused on West Papua and Café Niugini (2015), set in Papua New Guinea. Both...
View ArticleLeg length discrepancy and osteoarthritis in the knee, hip and lumbar spine
Osteoarthritis (OA) is an extremely common condition that creates substantial personal and health care costs. An important recognised risk factor for OA is excessive or abnormal mechanical joint...
View ArticleOsmotic strategy: Innovating at the core to inspire at the edges
Faced with adversity, companies often recalibrate their endeavors toward what they do best. But if what you do best hasn't been good enough, then more innovative pathways are called for. The idea that...
View Article'It should be a big responsibility': Low income payee mothers' evaluations of...
The Australian Child Support Scheme was established as a means of ensuring adequate financial support for children of separated parents. However, within the financial transfer of child support exist...
View ArticleThe impact of welfare to work on parents and their children
When Welfare to Work activities for single parents were first introduced in the 2005 Commonwealth Budget, the primary claim was that these measures would increase individual wellbeing. A decade on, the...
View ArticleAssociations between Australian early childhood educators' mental health and...
Early childhood education and care quality relies on educator capacity; however, working conditions may compromise educators' mental health. This study examines associations between family day care...
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