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‘Workplace Wellbeing’ resources for the early childhood education sector
No full textThere has been growing concern about the wellbeing of frontline workers, such as early childhood educators, after the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to a shortfall of 21,000 educators and high attrition levels, the NSW Department of Education has created a useful suite of free, online, research-based Workplace Wellbeing resources
Teaching the Australian Curriculum English: Pre-service teachers' knowledge and confidence in the middle primary years
No full textPre-service teachers must learn to traverse the difficult terrain of English pedagogical approaches. They require knowledge and know-how practices to successfully navigate and conquer the mountains and plateaus of the Australian Curriculum: English. This paper reports on a survey of pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their knowledge and confidence with teaching the English curriculum. The study found that pre-service teachers are developing the capacity to implement the curriculum, but they self-report a wide range of confidence levels. There is a need for further research in this area
Lawyers need to know more about language
No full textThe Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) was held at RMIT, Melbourne from the 1st-5th of July this year. The conference brought together a broad range of researchers from across the globe, interested in a variety of language-related issues in diverse legal contexts. However, despite this diversity, a clear issue emerged amongst the many presentations: the importance of tackling problematic beliefs about language in a format that is accessible and perceived as legitimate by those working in legal settings
A videogame grammatics: meeting the needs of disciplinary English
No full textThis paper proposes a videogame grammatics in which the values communicated in action-adventure videogames are investigated to meet the requirements of disciplinary English. Despite the popularity of action-adventure videogames, concerns about the representation of violence, gender depictions and racial stereotyping make using these games in classrooms potentially problematic for educators. This paper describes a case study about a videogame unit of work based on a popular action-adventure videogame about Batman. The paper uses semi-structured interviews with two teachers, a summary of the unit of work and lesson plans to describe videogame grammatics as a pedagogical approach in which students critically investigate the moral and socio-political values in the videogame to meet the demands of disciplinary English. The data was thematically analysed, and the three themes of implied values, videogame grammatics and critical interpretation were identified. Implications for teaching focalisation and the interactive meaning of camera positions in videogames are discussed. Further research into videogame grammatics is required to examine how the gameplay sequences enhance the implied values in videogames
Papered
No full text‘Papered’ is a work of operatic biofiction based on the life of Australian artist and designer Florence Broadhurst (1899-1977). The opera responds to and explores the layered descriptions and presences that Broadhurst exhibited during their fractured global life. This work in particular focuses on 1960s Sydney, where Broadhurst transformed into the wallpaper designer and entrepreneur they are most famous as. The research employs a queer methodological practice to analyse and present the layered constructs of gender across Broadhurst's life and reveal new understandings about the way prominent Australian women characterised themselves in different parts of the world in the 20th century
Preface of the special issue
No full textDuring May 28–June 1, 2018, a workshop on mathematical biology was held at the National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS) in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on the campus of National Tsing Hua University. A main feature of the workshop was to celebrate Professor Szi-Bi Hsu's 70th birthday, and his achievements in the area of mathematical biology and beyond.Prof. Hsu obtained his PhD from the University of Iowa in 1976, under the supervision of Professors Paul Waltman (Mathematics) and Stephen Hubbell (Ecology). During 1976-1979, he worked as an Instructor at the University of Utah. He returned to Taiwan in 1979 to take up an Associate Professor position at National Chiao Tung University, and was promoted to a full Professor there in 1980. He moved to National Tsing Hua University in 1985 and had stayed there until his retirement in 2018
Stabilising and sustaining Indigenous leadership in Australian universities
No full textThis chapter examines the impact of UNDRIP on supporting the acceleration of Indigenous participation in Australia’s universities. We problematise the concept of the leadership pipeline for accelerating employment of Indigenous people in Australia’s universities, exploring senior leadership and professional and academic roles in Australian universities from the perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. We argue that conventional organisational approaches practised by universities that assume a proper functioning ‘pipeline’ are unable to achieve the espoused Australian government targets for Indigenous employment growth to parity. More important, such approaches fall short of ever being able to address the aspirations of Indigenous People because the required institutional reforms envisaged by such mechanisms as UNDRIP cannot be achieved by the traditional pipeline approach. This chapter canvasses a number of key elements that will allow a more detailed examination of how quickly an Indigenous university cohort can develop for the purpose of accelerating Indigenous leadership in Australian universities
Emotions in Europe 1517–1914: Volume I: Reformations,1517-1602
No full textThis volume of primary sources focuses on the history of emotions in Europe and its empires between 1517 and 1602. The Reformation in 1517 was a key transformative moment in European history that required people to rethink the self, belief, and scientific knowledges – all of which shaped and were shaped by emotion. The study examines the subjects of the self, family and community, religion, politics and law, science and philosophy, and art and culture.Sources include letters, diaries, legal papers, institutional records, newspapers, science and philosophical writings, literature and art from a diversity of voices and perspectives. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students of history and literature
Rabies control in Bangladesh and prediction of human rabies cases by 2030: a One Health approach
No full textBackground Bangladesh is making progress toward achieving zero dog-mediated rabies deaths by 2030, a global goal set in 2015. Methods Drawing from multiple datasets, including patient immunisation record books and mass dog vaccination (MDV) databases, we conducted a comprehensive analysis between 2011 and 2023 to understand the effectiveness of rabies control programmes and predict human rabies cases in Bangladesh by 2030 using time-series forecasting models. We also compared rabies virus sequences from GenBank in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries. Findings The estimated dog population in Bangladesh was determined to be 1,668,140, with an average dog population density of 12.83 dogs/km2 (95% CI 11.14–14.53) and a human-to-dog ratio of 86.70 (95% CI 76.60–96.80). The MDV campaign has led to the vaccination of an average of 21,295 dogs (95% CI 18,654–23,935) per district annually out of an estimated 26,065 dogs (95% CI 22,898–29,230). A declining trend in predicted and observed human rabies cases has been identified, suggesting that Bangladesh is poised to make substantial progress towards achieving the 'Zero by 30' goal, provided the current trajectory continues. The phylogenetic analysis shows that rabies viruses in Bangladesh belong to the Arctic-like-1 group, which differs from those in Bhutan despite sharing a common ancestor. Interpretation Bangladesh's One Health approach demonstrated that an increase in MDV and anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) resulted in a decline in the relative risk of human rabies cases, indicating that eliminating dog-mediated human rabies could be achievable
The contribution of pattern recognition receptor signalling in the development of age related macular degeneration: the role of tolllike-receptors and the NLRP3-inflammasome
No full textAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss, characterised by the dysfunction and death of the photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Innate immune cell activation and accompanying para-inflammation have been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of AMD, although the exact mechanism(s) and signalling pathways remain elusive. Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) are essential activators of the innate immune system and drivers of para-inflammation. Of these PRRs, the two most prominent are (1) Toll-like receptors (TLR) and (2) NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3)-inflammasome have been found to modulate the progression of AMD. Mutations in TLR2 have been found to be associated with an increased risk of developing AMD. In animal models of AMD, inhibition of TLR and NLRP3 has been shown to reduce RPE cell death, inflammation and angiogenesis signalling, offering potential novel treatments for advanced AMD. Here, we examine the evidence for PRRs, TLRs2/3/4, and NLRP3-inflammasome pathways in macular degeneration pathogenesis