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Item4E Music Cognition in Theory and Practice(Open Book Publishers, 2024-06-20)Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe Blanka Bogunović, Renee Timmers, Sanela Nikolić. Part 4 is entitled Psychology of musicians : From motivation and personality to addressing challenges and anxiety , and it consists of ...
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ItemMás allá de la destreza y el virtuosismo(Contrastes Records, 2024)A commentary on the music performed by Vera Danilina in the recital performed in conjunction with winning the 2022 Pittaluga Prize
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ItemUnder the spell of Hesperus(Contrastes Records, 2024)The essay provides an analysis of the compositional philosophy and techniques of the music for ten-string guitar by Maurice Ohana
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ItemMisogyny, Racism and Violent Extremism in Australia( 2024)Violent extremism has become one of the most pressing concerns for national security in Australia. Recognised by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the Australian Department of Home Affairs, and federal and state police as an acute and growing threat, addressing the motivations and pathways of radicalized individuals into violent extremism has become a top security priority. The first objective of Australia’s Safeguarding Our Community Together counter-terrorism strategy is “preventing radicalisation of individuals before an attack takes place, and rehabilitating and reintegrating violent extremist offenders.” The Australian counter-terrorism strategy now recognises violent extremism as coming in many forms, and as politically, religiously, or racially-motivated. The Australian Government’s approach to countering violent extremism focuses on addressing the societal drivers and developing early intervention strategies with vulnerable communities. However, the role of gender is largely unaddressed in this policy environment. Using novel survey data, our research analysed multiple underlying attitudinal drivers to radicalisation and tested the relationship between various attitudes and beliefs purported in the literature to drive radicalisation and their causal effect with support for seven forms of violent extremism amongst the Australian public. Our research finds robust evidence of underlying drivers to radicalisation that can help us better understand the causes of violent extremism and formulate more responsive interventions to prevent violent extremism. Specifically, our research finds that – across the ideological and religious spectrums of those expressing sympathies for violent extremism amongst the Australian population – racist and misogynistic attitudes are strong and significant causal influences. These findings have significant implications for existing preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) policy and strategy, as it provides evidence of not only the prevalence of these biased attitudes amongst the general population, but also shows the urgent need for a holistic approach to redressing racist and misogynistic attitudes as a matter of security urgency.
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ItemFood security in Latin America and Australia: China's impact and insights for the EU(CIDOB, 2023-11-01)Latin America and Australia have enjoyed economic growth arising from China’s unprecedented demand for commodities, but they have also experienced challenges to local food security as commodity plantations expand. This chapter examines the impacts of Chinese agricultural demand in South America, Australia, Cuba, and within China. It concludes by considering the relevance of these experiences for the European Union.
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ItemAre Speed Bumps Beneficial?( 2023)This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on speed bumps and market quality. Speed bumps are deliberate delays in processing order messages on an exchange. The academic evidence shows that implementing a speed bump benefits the exchange instituting it. It enhances competition at the top of the order book and reduces quoted and effective spreads on the delayed venue
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ItemWhat young women (aged 24-29 years) in Australia think about self-collection for cervical screening: a brief report(CSIRO Publishing, 2024-06)Background: In mid-2022 Australia's National Cervical Screening Program made self-collection of a vaginal sample an option for screening for young women or people with a cervix aged 25 to 29 years for the first time. This study explored what young women thought about, and wanted to know about, self-collection, and what their future screening preferences are. Methods: Young women (n =21), aged 24-29 years, were recruited through social media. Semi-structured interviews explored screening history, screening preferences and thoughts about self-collection. Data were analysed using an a priori coding framework informed by the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability. Results: Young women valued the addition of self-collection to the national cervical screening program, believing it to be less invasive and more convenient. However, they also valued the choice to opt for a clinician-collected specimen if preferred. Conclusions: Self-collection is a valuable addition to the National Cervical Screening Program. This study suggests that continued efforts are needed to raise awareness of its availability, and improve understanding about its accuracy, the ease of collection, that you still need to engage with a primary healthcare service to access it and that you can still opt for a clinician-collected test.
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ItemThe Effect of Fabry Disease Therapy on Bone Mineral Density(MDPI, 2024-05)Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder, characterised by the cellular accumulation of globotriaosylceramide due to impaired alpha-galactosidase A enzyme activity. FD may manifest with multisystem pathology, including reduced bone mineral density (BMD). Registry data suggest that the introduction of Fabry-specific therapies (enzyme replacement therapy or chaperone therapy) has led to significant improvements in overall patient outcomes; however, there are limited data on the impact on bone density. The aim of this study was to describe the effect of Fabry-specific therapies on longitudinal changes in bone mineral density (BMD) in FD. We performed a retrospective observational study analysing bone densitometry (DXA) in patients with genetically confirmed FD. Patients were grouped based on the use of Fabry-specific therapies. The between-group longitudinal change in BMD Z-score was analysed using linear mixed effects models. A total of 88 FD patients were analysed (50 untreated; 38 treated). The mean age at first DXA was 38.5 years in the untreated group (84% female) and 43.7 years in the treated group (34% female). There was no significant longitudinal between-group difference in the BMD Z-score at the lumbar spine. However, the Z-score per year at the total hip (β = -0.105, p < 0.001) and femoral neck (β = -0.081, p = 0.001) was significantly lower over time in the treated than the untreated group. This may reflect those receiving therapy having a more severe underlying disease. Nevertheless, this suggests that Fabry-specific therapies do not reverse all disease mechanisms and that the additional management of BMD may be required in this patient population.
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ItemArtificial neural networks for predicting the performance of heat pumps with horizontal ground heat exchangers(Frontiers Media SA, )A Ground Coupled Heat Pump (GCHP) is a highly energy efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system that utilises the ground as the heat source when heating and as the heat sink when cooling. This paper investigates GCHP systems with horizontal Ground Heat Exchangers (GHEs) in the rural industry, exemplifying the technology for poultry (chicken) sheds in Australia. This investigation aims to provide an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model that can be used for GCHP design at various locations with different climates. To this extent, a Transient System Simulation Tool (TRNSYS) model for a typical horizontal GHE applied in a rural farm was first verified. Using this model, over 700,000 hourly performance data items were obtained, covering over 80 different yearly loading patterns under three different climate conditions. The simulated performance data was then used to train the ANN. As a result, the trained ANN can predict the performance of GCHP systems with identical (multiple) GHEs even under climatic conditions (and locations) that have not been specifically trained for. Unlike other works, the newly introduced ANN model is accurate even with limited types of input data, with high accuracy (less than 5% error in most cases tested). This ANN model is 100 times computationally faster than TRNSYS simulations and 10,000 times faster than finite element models.
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ItemCritical review of single-cell mechanotyping approaches for biomedical applications(ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, 2024-05-28)Accurate mechanical measurements of cells has the potential to improve diagnostics, therapeutics and advance understanding of disease mechanisms, where high-resolution mechanical information can be measured by deforming individual cells. Here we evaluate recently developed techniques for measuring cell-scale stiffness properties; while many such techniques have been developed, much of the work examining single-cell stiffness is impacted by difficulties in standardization and comparability, giving rise to large variations in reported mechanical moduli. We highlight the role of underlying mechanical theories driving this variability, and note opportunities to develop novel mechanotyping devices and theoretical models that facilitate convenient and accurate mechanical characterisation. Moreover, many high-throughput approaches are confounded by factors including cell size, surface friction, natural population heterogeneity and convolution of elastic and viscous contributions to cell deformability. We nevertheless identify key approaches based on deformability cytometry as a promising direction for further development, where both high-throughput and accurate single-cell resolutions can be realized.