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View article: The death of Veronica Nelson: Reconsidering the criminalisation of opiate use
The death of Veronica Nelson: Reconsidering the criminalisation of opiate use Open
This article considers the preventable death of Veronica Nelson, an Aboriginal woman who had been denied bail and then suffered a terrible death in custody, which was the subject of recent bail reforms and a Coroner's Report that has recom…
View article: Development of an agent-based model to improve emergency planning for floods and dam failures
Development of an agent-based model to improve emergency planning for floods and dam failures Open
The Life Safety Model (LSM) is an agent-based model which assists with emergency planning and risk assessments for floods and dam failures by providing estimates of fatalities and evacuation times. The LSM represents the interactions of ag…
View article: Patent waiver is no silver bullet, even during COVID-19
Patent waiver is no silver bullet, even during COVID-19 Open
Unequal access to the COVID-19 vaccine fuelled calls for a patent waiver, but any major change needs to ensure a better outcome for developing economies. When World Trade Organization (WTO) members agreed in June to ease patent rules on CO…
View article: Wine Geographical Indications and Product Specifications: A Case of Prosecco Quality and Characteristics?
Wine Geographical Indications and Product Specifications: A Case of Prosecco Quality and Characteristics? Open
Article 22 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights defines Geographical Indications (GI). However, GI claims are increasingly contentious. Given the significance of trade barriers which can arise from unju…
View article: Modelling the Brumadinho tailings dam failure, the subsequent loss of life and how it could have been reduced
Modelling the Brumadinho tailings dam failure, the subsequent loss of life and how it could have been reduced Open
In recent years the number of tailings dams failures has increased. On 25 January 2019, the Brumadinho tailings dam in Brazil suddenly failed, releasing a mudflow over 10 m deep comprising some 107 m3 of mining waste which killed between 2…
View article: Modelling the Brumadinho tailings dam failure, the subsequent loss of life and how it could have been reduced
Modelling the Brumadinho tailings dam failure, the subsequent loss of life and how it could have been reduced Open
In recent years the number of tailings dams failures has increased. On 25 January 2019, the Brumadinho tailings dam in Brazil suddenly failed releasing a mudflow over 10 m deep comprising some 10 million m3 of mining waste which killed bet…
View article: DAMSAT: An operational system for tailings dam monitoring by bringing together remote sensing, meteorological and on-site observations with site metadata
DAMSAT: An operational system for tailings dam monitoring by bringing together remote sensing, meteorological and on-site observations with site metadata Open
<p>Tailings dams and storage facilities store toxic mine waste and effluent. Failure of a tailings storage facility can cause dramatic local ecosystem damage, water contamination and, if a tailings dam fails, loss of life due to inun…
View article: In Vino Veritas? The Dubious Legality of the EU’s Claims to Exclusive Use of the Term ‘Prosecco’
In Vino Veritas? The Dubious Legality of the EU’s Claims to Exclusive Use of the Term ‘Prosecco’ Open
The European Union (EU) maintains that the word “Prosecco” is a geographical indication for a type of wine made in Northern Italy, rather than a grape variety. This position has been relied on by the EU to ban the importation of any wine l…
View article: Determining Moisture Levels in Straw Bale Construction
Determining Moisture Levels in Straw Bale Construction Open
With the growing interest in sustainable building materials that are able to provide reductions in energy consumption, the viability of straw bale construction has recently been investigated, in particular, its resistance to moisture. The …
View article: Use of agent-based modelling in emergency management under a range of flood hazards
Use of agent-based modelling in emergency management under a range of flood hazards Open
\nThe Life Safety Model (LSM) was developed some 15 years ago, originally for dam break assessments and for informing reservoir evacuation and emergency plans. Alongside other technological developments, the model has evolved into a very u…