Griffith Research Online: Recent submissions
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Predicting athlete ground reaction forces and moments from motion capture
(Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 2018)An understanding of athlete ground reaction forces and moments (GRF/Ms) facilitates the biomechanist’s downstream calculation of net joint forces and moments, and associated injury risk. Historically, force platforms used ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Protoconch sculpture as a taxonomic tool in Australian charopid systematics (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Charopidae)
(Molluscan Research, 2018)Charopidae represent one of the most speciose land snail faunas in Australia with an estimated 750 species, mostly being less than 5 mm in shell diameter. The majority of its species are undescribed. With limited available ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The relationships between religiosity, stress, and mental health for Muslim immigrant youth
(Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 2018)Acculturation, or the process of change that takes place as a result of intercultural contact, can cause a range of stressors. The task of managing this acculturative stress is particularly difficult for Muslim immigrants ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Long-Term Harvest Residue Retention Could Decrease Soil Bacterial Diversities Probably Due to Favouring Oligotrophic Lineages
(Microbial Ecology, 2018)Harvest residues contain large stores of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in forest plantations. Decomposing residues can release labile C and N into soil and thus provide substrates for soil bacterial communities. Previous ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Individual Variation in Pain Sensitivity and Conditioned Pain Modulation in Acute Low Back Pain: Effect of Stimulus Type, Sleep, and Psychological and Lifestyle Factors
(Journal of Pain, 2018)Generalized hyperalgesia and impaired pain modulation are reported in chronic low back pain (LBP). Few studies have tested whether these features are present in the acute phase. This study aimed to test for differences in ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Post-disaster social recovery: disaster governance lessons learnt from Tropical Cyclone Yasi
(Natural Hazards, 2018)Post-disaster social recovery remains the least understood of the disaster phases despite increased risks of extreme events leading to disasters due to climate change. This paper contributes to advance this knowledge by ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Just How Prepared Are You? An Application of Marketing Segmentation and Theory of Planned Behavior for Disaster Preparation
(Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing, 2018)The threat of a disaster is very real for many, and preparation is vital. To identify differences in how people respond to disaster preparation, a segmentation approach may be useful. Based on a survey, cluster analysis ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci
(Nature Genetics, 2018)Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and fine-mapping efforts to date have identified more than 100 prostate cancer (PrCa)-susceptibility loci. We meta-analyzed genotype data from a custom high-density array of 46,939 ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Entitlement at work: Linking positive behaviors to employee entitlement
(Journal of Management and Organization, 2018)Perceptions of employee entitlement are reported to be increasing in organizations and have been linked to negative outcomes at work. Employee entitlement is an employee’s belief in deserving preferential treatment or ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Board leadership and governance for clear-sighted CEO succession at Air New Zealand
(Journal of Management and Organization, 2018)In this case study we address the issue of CEO succession drawing directly on the experience of the board of directors of Air New Zealand. Despite extensive literature on CEO-board relations, there has been a scarce number ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
A global analysis of terrestrial plant litter dynamics in non-perennial waterways
(Nature Geoscience, 2018)Perennial rivers and streams make a disproportionate contribution to global carbon (C) cycling. However, the contribution of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES), which sometimes cease to flow and can dry ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Getting the Context Right for Quality Teaching and Learning
(Cases on Quality Teaching Practices in Higher Education, 2013)This is the story of top-down, middle-out, and bottom-up change to promote learning and teaching at a regional university in Australia. The case study documents a whole-of-university change process designed to get the ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Kisar and the Archaeology of Small Islands in the Wallacean Archipelago
(Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 2018)The occupation of small islands presents particular challenges for people largely related to limited terrestrial resources and susceptibility to natural disasters. Nevertheless, the challenges and risks inherent in maintaining ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The Common Barriers and Facilitators for a Healthcare Organization Becoming a High Reliability Organization
(Asia-Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2018)Background: Implementing high reliability organization principles can enhance quality and safety in healthcare. Evidence-based instructions on how to effectively change the organizational culture in healthcare setting are ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Virtual Microscopy in Haematology and Histopathology Education: Virtual Microscopy in Science Education
(Emerging Technologies and Work-Integrated Learning Experiences in Allied Health Education, 2018)Virtual microscopy is a method by which real-time microscopic illustrations get transmitted digitally via computer networks. There is increasing evidence to suggest that virtual microscopy combined with other didactic ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Communication Within Multi-FSM Based Robotic Systems
(Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2018)The paper presents a robotic system design methodology based on the concept of an embodied agent decomposed into communicating subsystems, whose activities are specified in terms of FSMs invoking behaviours parameterised ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Introduction and Current Status of Technology in Teaching and Learning of Allied Healthcare Students: Use of Technology in Teaching and Learning of Allied Healthcare Students
(Emerging Technologies and Work-Integrated Learning Experiences in Allied Health Education, 2018)Allied healthcare professionals are an integral part of multidisciplinary healthcare teams requiring highly skilled and competent members from every discipline. Clinical and allied health education in Australia is challenged ...BOOK CHAPTER -
An exploratory study of hospitality needs and preferences of U.S. Girlfriend Getaways
(Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, 2018)Girlfriend getaways (GGA) have grown in popularity over the past decade. Researchers have examined the motivations and experiences of women taking these trips, but have paid little attention to their hospitality needs ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Nurses' perceptions of communicating with minority parents in a neonatal nursery: a communication accommodation theory approach
(Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 2018)Background: Communication is a central part of providing family centred care in neonatal nurseries and is associated with a range of positive outcomes for families. However, previous research has indicated that communication ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Personality characteristics and cognitive appraisals associated with self-discrepancy after severe traumatic brain injury
(Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2018)Although changes to self-identity or self-discrepancy are common after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), the mechanisms underlying these changes are poorly understood. This study aimed to examine the influence of ...JOURNAL ARTICLE