The 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 ArticleCharacterising an aluminium oxide dosimetry system
In vivo dosimetry is recommended as a defence-in-depth strategy in radiotherapy treatments and is currently employed by clinics around the world. The characteristics of a new optically stimulated...
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 ArticleThe relationship between australian mutual fund fees and risk-adjusted...
We find that Australian mutual fund investors should avoid high fee funds as these funds generate relatively low after-fee risk-adjusted returns both unconditionally and in weak economic conditions....
View ArticleInverse methods for quantitative assessment of delamination damage based on...
A novel two-step approach for quantifying laminar damages, such as delaminations in composites, is presented. This new approach first employs the gapped smoothing method to locate the edges of damage...
View ArticleGroundwater cooling of a supercomputer in Perth, Western Australia:...
Groundwater cooling (GWC) is a sustainable alternative to conventional cooling technologies for supercomputers. A GWC system has been implemented for the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth, Western...
View ArticleSelfies, image and the re-making of the body
This article explores the relationality between women's bodies and selfies on NSFW (Not Safe For Work) tumblr blogs. We consider the way selfie practices engage with normative, ageist and sexist...
View ArticleHigh-affinity nitrate/nitrite transporters NrtA and NrtB of aspergillus...
The NrtA and NrtB nitrate transporters are paralogous members of the major facilitator superfamily in Aspergillus nidulans. The availability of loss-of-function mutations allowed individual...
View ArticlePreparation and characterization of chia seed protein isolate-chia seed gum...
Chia seed protein isolate (CPI) and chia seed gum (CSG) were extracted and complex coacervation between these two was studied. The pH and the CPI-to-CSG ratio were optimized to obtain the highest yield...
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 ArticleSolving the redundancy allocation problem with multiple strategy choices...
In most research on redundancy allocation problem (RAP), the redundancy strategy for each subsystem is assumed to be predetermined and fixed. This paper focuses on a specific RAP with multiple strategy...
View ArticleAn integrative framework for the appraisal of coloration in nature
The world in color presents a dazzling dimension of phenotypic variation. Biological interest in this variation has burgeoned, due to both increased means for quantifying spectral information and...
View ArticleMagnetic proximity effect in the topological insulator...
Magnetic proximity effects can lead to novel phenomena in the transport properties of topological insulators. In this study, we demonstrate a characteristic fourfold symmetry in the angular dependence...
View ArticleConsumer socialisation agency within three-generational Vietnamese families
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to establish how consumer knowledge is transferred among family members in multi-generational families, based on the consumer socialisation theory. Understanding...
View ArticleElectronic Tuning of 2D MoS2 through Surface Functionalization
The electronic properties of thiol-functionalized 2D MoS2 nanosheets are investigated. Shifts in the valence and conduction bands and Fermi levels are observed while bandgaps remain unaffected. These...
View ArticleCharacterisation and leaching studies on the uranium mineral betafite...
Samples of natural betafite from Ambatofotsy Madagascar, Miarinarivo Madagascar and Silver Crater Mine, Canada were characterised using a range of techniques before being leached to extract uranium....
View ArticleModelling the assimilation and value of sensor information systems in data...
Sensor Information Systems (SIS) refer to any IS that utilises sensor(s) that are directly or indirectly connected to other sensors or sensor networks in order to automate, inform and/or transform a...
View ArticleThe evolution of the Kuna Mola: From cultural authentication to cultural...
The San Blas Kuna Indians, an American Indian indigenous people, live in an autonomous territory in Panama and are considered to be a micro island nation. The distinctive mola blouse worn by Kuna women...
View ArticleDual-function smart electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells:...
Metal charge collectors are an essential component of photovoltaic modules, facilitating charge collection over larger areas. Their application in dye-sensitized solar cells has so far been hampered by...
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