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Measuring student knowledge, ignorance and risk aversion with objective examination questions
(Creative Education, 2016)This paper applies deductive logic to the structure and outcomes of objective questions. When all terms are clearly defined and deductive logic is correctly used, then the results must be true, even if they are surprising ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Inside a Postpartum Nursing Center: Tradition and Change
(Asian Nursing Research, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how traditional ritual practices are incorporated into the context of contemporary healthcare. Methods: An ethnographic study was conducted, using observations and ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Enterprise Thinking for Self-aware Systems
(IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2018)The paper aims to provide high-level guidance for architects of cyber-physical enterprises. We propose that interactions within such systems should be largely self-determined, based on system self-awareness and dynamic ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Biochar amendment and water stress alter rhizosphere carbon and nitrogen budgets in bauxite-processing residue sand under rehabilitation
(Journal of Environmental Management, 2019)Nitrogen (N) bioavailability is one of the main limiting factors for microbial activity and vegetation establishment in bauxite-processing residue sand (BRS). Although beneficial effects of biochar on reducing N loss in ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Responses of labile soil organic carbon and nitrogen pools to long-term prescribed burning regimes in a wet sclerophyll forest of southeast Queensland, Australia
(Science of the Total Environment, 2019)Soil labile organic carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools play a central role in nutrient cycling, while fire is a key driver of biogeochemical cycle, shaping ecosystem structure and functioning. However, how soil labile organic ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Subsoil application of compost improved sugarcane yield through enhanced supply and cycling of soil labile organic carbon and nitrogen in an acidic soil at tropical Australia
(Soil & Tillage Research, 2018)Organic amendments are mostly carried out on the soil surface layer to mitigate the decline in sugarcane soil health, however, the effects of subsoil application of composts on soil carbon (C) and nutrient dynamics and ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Liming improves soil microbial growth, but trash blanket placement increases labile carbon and nitrogen availability in a sugarcane soil of subtropical Australia
(Soil Research, 2018)Liming has been widely used to decrease soil acidity, but its effects on soil nitrogen (N) availability and microbial processes in sugarcane fields are largely unknown. Adjacent sugarcane soils at 26 months after liming ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
A novel approach of combining isotopic and geochemical signatures to differentiate the sources of sediments and particulate nutrients from different land uses
(Science of the Total Environment, 2018)Determining the source of sediments and associated nutrients from terrestrial to aquatic environments is critical for managing the detrimental impacts of soil erosion and loss of nutrients from terrestrial into aquatic ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
RNAi Targeting of Human Metapneumovirus P and N Genes Inhibits Viral Growth
(Intervirology, 2018)Background/Aims: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an important human respiratory pathogen and is implicated in an array of respiratory illnesses, ranging from asymptomatic infection to severe bronchiolitis. Currently, there ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Sudden events change old visual objects into new ones: A possible role for phasic activation of Locus Coeruleus
(Psychological Science, 2018)We report a novel visual phenomenon called the rejuvenation effect. It causes an “old” object that has been on view for some time to acquire the properties of a suddenly appearing new object. In each experiment, a square ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Protocol for a feasibility study of an Indigenous Medication Review Service (IMeRSe) in Australia
(BMJ Open, 2018)Introduction: The age-adjusted rate of potentially preventable hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is almost five times the rate of other Australians. Quality use of medicines has an important ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Whither no-fault schemes in Australia: Have we closed the care and compensation gap?
(Alternative Law Journal, 2018)No-fault compensation in New Zealand, the Woodhouse report and statutory reforms to civil liability motivated consideration of no-fault schemes in Australia. In 2011, the Productivity Commission recommended adoption of a ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Predictors of Nature Connection Among Urban Residents: Assessing the Role of Childhood and Adult Nature Experiences
(Environment and Behavior, 2018)Fostering nature connection may promote psychological well-being and enhance proenvironmental attitudes. However, there is limited understanding of what factors influence a person’s nature connection. Using survey responses ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation: A review of the constraints
(Environmental Science and Policy, 2018)In the international climate policy arena, Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) has become the preferred adaptation approach to climate change in the least developed and developing countries. Its perceived strength lies in the ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Comparative De Novo transcriptome analysis of the Australian black-lip and Sydney rock oysters reveals expansion of repetitive elements in Saccostrea genomes
(PLoS One, 2018)Ostreid oysters (the ‘true oysters’) represent a large and commercially important family of bivalve molluscs. Several species, such as the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas), the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica), the ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The Trimmed Bootstrap: An Empirical Simulation Technique for Pension Finance Researchers
(Journal of Retirement, 2017)Different variations of the Efron [1979] bootstrap have become popular tools for simulating retirement outcomes. However, to date, no study has examined their accuracy when they are used to simulate retirement outcomes. ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Generating mutual recovery in creative spaces
(Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 2018)Purpose: Participation in creative activities have been linked with increased personal agency. The purpose of this paper is to address critical considerations in the development of community-based creative workshops for ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
State Power, the Politics of Debt and Confronting Neoliberal Authoritarianism
(Law and Critique, 2018)As an intellectual, economic, political and legal project, neoliberalism is not directed towards the rolling back of the state as an aim in itself. While its deregulatory tendencies, its commodification of public services ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
A review of themes in disaster resilience literature and international practice since 2012
(Policy Design and Practice, 2018)This paper reviews the practice and research trends in disaster resilience and disaster risk reduction literature since 2012. It applies the rapid appraisal methodology to explore developments in the field and to identify ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
A Qualitative Exploration of the Adult Intercountry Adoptee Experience in Australia
(Adoption Quarterly, 2018)Using a post-structuralist narrative approach, this article focuses on insights gained from a qualitative study with 11 Australian intercountry adult adoptees with particular reference to their adoption experiences and ...JOURNAL ARTICLE