Griffith Research Online: Recent submissions
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Improving diet and physical activity to reduce population prevalence of overweight and obesity: An overview of current evidence
(Preventive Medicine, 2014)Objective. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of interventions to reduce or prevent overweight or obesity and improve diet or physical activity. Methods. A review of meta-analyses and/or systematic reviews ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The Global Burden Attributable to Low Bone Mineral Density
(Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2014)Introduction: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 estimated the worldwide health burden of 291 diseases and injuries and 67 risk factors by calculating disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Osteoporosis was not ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Epigenetics of Infectious Diseases
(Medical Epigenetics, 2016)Infectious diseases are a leading cause of human morbidity and mortality worldwide, and are caused by a variety of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. The interactions between pathogen and host require rapid ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Indigenous leadership in nursing: Speaking life into each other's spirits
(Leadership and Nursing: Contemporary perspectives, 2015)The literature on nursing leadership reads as a list of exemplary personal traits. However, a leader’s ability to shape the healthcare environment and contribute to positive outcomes for patients is undeniable (Mannix, ...BOOK CHAPTER -
The cost and availability of rare earth-based corrosion inhibitors
(Rare Earth-Based Corrosion Inhibitors, 2014)Rare earths have been studied extensively as corrosion inhibitors for a range of metals. However, there is little information about the viability of the rare earths as inhibitors from the perspective of price and availability. ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Periodontal Microbiology and Immunobiology
(Functional Occlusion in Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics, 2016)As the microbiology and immunobiology of periodontal disease has continued to evolve, several changes to our understanding of health and disease have emerged. One cornerstone of this evolution has been the increased ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Polyhydroxyalkanoates: From Bacterial Storage Compound via Renewable Plastic to Bio-Bead
(Microbial production of biopolymers and polymer precursors: applications and perspectives, 2009)Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are organic polyesters composed of (R)-3-hydroxy fatty acids which are synthesized by many bacteria as a carbon and energy storage material in times of unbalanced nutrient availability. They ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Microbial Production of Alginate: Biosynthesis and Applications
(Microbial production of biopolymers and polymer precursors: applications and perspectives, 2009)Alginate is the main representative of a family of polysaccharides that neither show branching nor repeating blocks or unit patterns and this property distinguishes it from other polymers like xanthan or dextran. Although ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Microbial production of biopolymers and polymer precursors: applications and perspectives
(2009)A huge variety of biopolymers, such as polysaccharides, polyesters, and polyamides, are naturally produced by microorganisms. These range from viscous solutions to plastics and their physical properties are dependent on ...BOOK -
Alginate and Its Comonomer Mannuronic Acid: Medical Relevance as Drugs
(Alginates: Biology and Applications, 2009)The therapeutic and anti-inflammatory properties of sodium alginate and one of its components, β-d-mannuronic acid, were tested in various experimental models. On the basis of its chemical structure, β-d-mannuronic acid ...BOOK CHAPTER -
The Norwegian Government Pension fund global and the implications of its activities for stakeholders
(The Oxford Handbook of Sovereign Wealth Funds, 2017)The chapter discusses the role and impact of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (NGPFG) (which has some $873 billion of assets), explaining its objectives, its characteristics and also providing some details of ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Introducing Sovereign Wealth Funds
(The Oxford Handbook of Sovereign Wealth Funds, 2017)Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) represent not only an increasingly prominent player in the alternative investor ecosystem, but also a novel mechanism through which governments may project their power, and serve geopolitical ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Two decades of artistic research: The anitpodal experience
(Artistic Research in Music: Discipline and Resistance, 2017)The past two decades have seen the rapid rise of artistic research as a valid - and increasingly validated - scholarly pursuit. Triggered primarily by the gradual amalgamation of conservatoires and schools of music into ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Opportunities of Building Information Modelling in Australian Offsite Manufacturing
(Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, 2015)Offsite Manufacturing (OSM) is a modern construction method for the future of Australian house building due to its potential capacity in meeting the growing housing demand. Previous studies have proved the benefits of OSM ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Tourism and Transport
(Contemporary Tourism Reviews, 2015)The interconnectedness between transport and tourism remains perhaps one of the more important relationships within the wider tourism system. It is a fundamental fact that people travel varying distances by various means ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Event Management
(Contemporary Tourism Reviews, 2015)History clearly illustrates the prominent role that events have always played in peoples lives. They have the capacity to not only generate economic benefits but importantly, social capital as the facilitate constant ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Tourism Policy
(Contemporary Tourism Reviews, 2015)The study of government policy seeks to understand how policy decisions are created, the information, interests and values involved in policy processes and what their impacts are (Hall, 2008). Tourism policy is an important ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Introduction to Indigenous Tourism in Australia and New Zealand
(Indigenous Tourism: Cases from Australia and New Zealand, 2017)Our shared global history has been shaped by travel for a range of reasons, including trade, migration and/or the desire to explore. It was in the 19th century when the trend for adventure and to experience the 'exotic ...BOOK CHAPTER -
Traumatic brain injury amongst indigenous people: a systematic review
(Brain Injury, 2017)Objectives: To identify the types of research focusing on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) amongst Indigenous people in order to (i) synthesise their findings and (ii) ascertain where research gaps exist. Methodology: A ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Alginate Production: Precursor Biosynthesis, Polymerization and Secretion
(Alginates: Biology and Applications, 2009)The activated intracellular precursor of alginate biosynthesis is GDP-mannuronic acid. Carbon sources are oxidized to acetyl-CoA, which enters the citric acid cycle, providing the intermediate oxaloacetate. Oxaloacetate ...BOOK CHAPTER