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View article: A Single‐Molecule Liposome Assay for Membrane Permeabilization
A Single‐Molecule Liposome Assay for Membrane Permeabilization Open
Cell membrane disruption is associated with numerous diseases and underlies the activity of various antimicrobial agents. The rapid screening of compounds capable of disrupting or permeabilizing biological membranes is essential to the sea…
View article: Critical review of chronic toxicity testing approaches with the saltwater mysid (<i>Americamysis bahia</i>) used in pesticide registration
Critical review of chronic toxicity testing approaches with the saltwater mysid (<i>Americamysis bahia</i>) used in pesticide registration Open
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has a conditional requirement for a chronic toxicity test with mysids (Americamysis bahia) for registration of pesticide products. Achieving performance acceptability criteria in co…
View article: Sustainable Development Goal 4.b in the Pacific – A pilot study for monitoring tertiary education scholarships for development
Sustainable Development Goal 4.b in the Pacific – A pilot study for monitoring tertiary education scholarships for development Open
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. SDG 4 includes 10 targets, of which Target 4.b aims to expand higher educatio…
View article: Perceptions of vaccine safety and hesitancy among incarcerated adults and correctional staff in the rural Midwest
Perceptions of vaccine safety and hesitancy among incarcerated adults and correctional staff in the rural Midwest Open
This project assessed vaccine hesitancy among staff and incarcerated adults in one rural medium-security prison in the Midwestern United States and identified differences in hesitancy across sociodemographic and work-related variables.
View article: Using statewide administrative data and brief mental health screening to estimate the prevalence of mental illness among probationers
Using statewide administrative data and brief mental health screening to estimate the prevalence of mental illness among probationers Open
There is little published information about the measures that probation agencies in the United States use to identify individuals with mental illnesses who are under community supervision. This study used statewide administrative data to e…
View article: STEM Pathways: The impact of equity, motivation and prior achievement
STEM Pathways: The impact of equity, motivation and prior achievement Open
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills are promoted by the Australian Government as pivotal for Australia’s economic prosperity and meeting future workforce requirements (Timms et al., 2018). Whether particular equi…
View article: Suppression of sost/sclerostin and dickkopf-1 promote intervertebral disc structure in mice
Suppression of sost/sclerostin and dickkopf-1 promote intervertebral disc structure in mice Open
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a leading cause of low back pain and characterized by accelerated extracellular matrix breakdown and IVD height loss but there is no approved pharmacological therapeutic. Deletion of Wnt signaling …
View article: Student equity and employability in higher education
Student equity and employability in higher education Open
Ensuring the employability of graduates is fundamental to the modern mission of higher education institutions. Across the Anglo-American world, universities are focussed on improving the graduate outcomes of their students through diverse …
View article: Australian General Practice Training Program: National report on the 2020 National Registrar Survey
Australian General Practice Training Program: National report on the 2020 National Registrar Survey Open
The Australian General Practice Training National Registrar Survey (AGPT NRS) is an annual, national survey of GP registrars currently training in the AGPT program. It collects information via an online questionnaire about registrar satisf…
View article: Competition and choice : determinants of access to university places via the Victorian school system
Competition and choice : determinants of access to university places via the Victorian school system Open
This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author. Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to make a request on their behalf. M…
View article: Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Samoa Case Study: Engineering and Information Technology
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Samoa Case Study: Engineering and Information Technology Open
This report has been developed based on interviews with seven alumni and various stakeholders to examine the long-term outcomes of Australia Awards scholarship alumni from Samoa. The alumni of focus for this Case Study undertook scholarshi…
View article: Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Alumni Case Study: Outcomes and impact of globally mobile alumni
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Alumni Case Study: Outcomes and impact of globally mobile alumni Open
This case study by the Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility (GTF) explores the contributions and outcomes of alumni of Australian development scholarships who move away from their home countries after completing their award. Analysis of…
View article: Education Expenditure in Australia
Education Expenditure in Australia Open
Australia invested $111.8 billion in education in 2015. The sources of this funding and the pathways it follows through various systems are complex. Rarely are all the components of this system captured in the one place. This report offers…
View article: Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study in Pakistan in governance and leadership
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study in Pakistan in governance and leadership Open
Through its ‘Vision 2025’ development policy, Pakistan aims to become a country underpinned by a strong system of governance, effective leadership and better access to opportunities for women. Alumni from the Australia Awards predecessor p…
View article: Examining the impact of Australia Awards around the world
Examining the impact of Australia Awards around the world Open
ACER is evaluating the long-term contributions of Australia Awards alumni through the Global Tracer Facility funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Dan Edwards reports.
View article: Australian Higher Education Equity Ranking Project: Final Report
Australian Higher Education Equity Ranking Project: Final Report Open
This report details the findings of a feasibility study for the Department of Education and Training (DET) into the development of a higher education student equity ranking index. The purpose of study was to determine whether it was possib…
View article: Performance in first year mathematics and science subjects in Australian universities: Does senior secondary mathematics background matter? Final report
Performance in first year mathematics and science subjects in Australian universities: Does senior secondary mathematics background matter? Final report Open
This study explores the extent to which study of mathematics in senior secondary school is a predictor of success in core mathematics and science subjects in the first year of university. The study looked at 16,436 first year students in b…
View article: Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Costa Rica Case Study: Environment and Agriculture
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Costa Rica Case Study: Environment and Agriculture Open
This report has been developed based on interviews with nine alumni and various stakeholders to examine the long-term outcomes of Australia Awards scholarship alumni from Costa Rica. The alumni of focus for this Case Study undertook schola…
View article: Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study in Mozambique in the fields of agriculture, food security and natural resources
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study in Mozambique in the fields of agriculture, food security and natural resources Open
This report explores the long-term outcomes of Australian Government scholarship alumni from Mozambique. Alumni in this Case Study undertook studies in the fields of agriculture, food security and natural resources and graduated in the ear…
View article: Ranapurwala et al. Respond
Ranapurwala et al. Respond Open
AffiliationsShabbar I. Ranapurwala, Apostolos A. Alexandridis, Rebecca B. Naumann, and Stephen W. Marshall are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Meghan E. Shanahan is with the Department of Mat…
View article: Opioid Overdose Mortality Among Former North Carolina Inmates: 2000–2015
Opioid Overdose Mortality Among Former North Carolina Inmates: 2000–2015 Open
Objectives. To examine differences in rates of opioid overdose death (OOD) between former North Carolina (NC) inmates and NC residents and evaluate factors associated with postrelease OOD. Methods. We linked NC inmate release data to NC de…
View article: Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Tracer Survey Report: Year 2 2017-18: Alumni of 1996 to 2005
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Tracer Survey Report: Year 2 2017-18: Alumni of 1996 to 2005 Open
The Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility undertakes a range of research in order to enable the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to assess the development contributions, and public and economic diplomacy outcomes of Australia’s in…
View article: Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria that Produce Polyhydroxybutyrate Depolymerases
Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria that Produce Polyhydroxybutyrate Depolymerases Open
Isolation of environmental bacterial strains with diverse metabolic properties such as antibiotic production, sulfide oxidation, and the ability to use different nutrient sources is a common undergraduate lab experience. This article descr…
View article: Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study in Vanuatu: legal and justice fields
Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility: Case Study in Vanuatu: legal and justice fields Open
This report details the outcomes of a case study of ni-Vanuatu alumni of Australian development scholarships. Alumni in this case study completed their scholarships between 2006 and 2010 in the fields of law and justice. Ni-Vanuatu alumni …