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Secondary principals' lived experiences leading innovation
No full textOur society is changing rapidly, and many reviews of secondary education say that the way we do schooling has not kept pace with those changes (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2019; Zhao, 2020). Principals are central to the evolution of schooling through the creation of a vision for future schooling, leading the innovation implied by the vision, and enacting and sustaining that innovation over time. In this study, I investigated the lived experiences of 12 principals in New South Wales, Australia, as they led innovation in their respective schools. I used a series of three semi-structured interviews taking place over one school year to gather rich data from each leader. I supplemented the interview data with document analysis of school plans and other material available that showcased the innovation in each school. My analysis of the data led me to several findings, including the reality that there is not one model for leading innovation in schooling in New South Wales, and, in fact, innovation is in many ways discouraged. Participants “cherry-picked” from a range of leadership models to support their innovative endeavours. This thesis contributes to the literature on innovation in secondary schooling and advances the understanding of perspectives for school leaders, departments of education, and policymakers to consider as we plan for the future of schooling and its role in society</p
A modified Delphi exercise to develop best practice principles for programs and services for people exiting custody
No full textA modified Delphi exercise to develop best practice principles for programs and services for people exiting custod
Time to Computed Tomography for Major Trauma Patients: 10-Year Trends at a Level-1 Trauma Centre
No full textIntroduction: Computed tomography (CT) is an essential part of trauma patient initial workup. Rapid performance of CT has become the standard of care in most parts of the world. This study aims to assess if the time to CT has changed over a 10-year period at the study centre and examine the potential impact on patient outcomes. Methods: A retrospective audit of prospectively collected trauma registry from 2010 to 2019 was performed, including trauma presentations to John Hunter Hospital (n = 9712) with injury severity score above 15. CT data, including start time, end time, time to CT and body region imaged, were collected from RIS-PACS. Results: Time to CT over the 10-year period ranged from 6 to 299, with a mean of 92 min. Regression analysis showed no overall change in time to CT. Patients who arrived intubated, polytrauma patients and those with isolated head injuries had faster time to CT. Longer time to CT was seen in patients hypotensive on arrival. Conclusions: Time to CT in trauma patients has not changed over a 10-year period, remaining below international standards. In-hospital mortality of major trauma patients at our institution continued to decrease over the study timeframe, resulting in one of the lowest risk-adjusted mortality rates in the country. Development and publication of an Australian KPI for Time to CT in Trauma patients is an important next step in Australian trauma policy and guidelines. This study will serve as a baseline for reassessment of trauma patient initial management workflow within the hospital following the addition of a new acute care services block, protocols for suitable major trauma patients to bypass the emergency resuscitation bay, and a CT hybrid room through our institution's expansion
Digital reflective practice among new graduate nurses – A scoping review
No full textObjective: To scope the literature exploring the use of digital reflective practice for the professional development and wellbeing of new graduate registered nurses. Background: There is a growing interest in the integration of digital technologies in nursing education and practice. Digital technology encompasses electronic tools, devices, systems, and resources used by organisations for data processing, storage, monitoring, and information dissemination. Digital reflective practice has the potential to improve new graduate registered nurse well-being and professional development through real-time feedback, personalised learning experiences, and collaborative reflection opportunities. Design: A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the methodology outlined by Peters et al. (2020). The CINAHL, PubMed, Medline and PsychINFO databases were searched. Reference lists of included articles were hand searched to identify additional articles. A google scholar search was also conducted. Methods: Database searches between 2008 and March 2024 yielded 29 articles. Six duplicates were removed. The studies were screened in title and abstract with 10 studies excluded for not meeting eligibility criteria. A further six were excluded following full text review with the five remaining studies included in the review. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was used to appraise articles. Data was extracted in a table and analysed thematically. Results: Five studies were identified from four countries using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The digital platforms used included video recording, instant messaging, digital journals, and WhatsApp groups. The digital platforms were heterogenous in duration and locations. Conclusion: Digital reflective practice appears to support knowledge sharing and the overall wellbeing of new graduate nurses. Digital reflective practice can contribute to a community of practice that offers opportunities for collaborative learning and shared experiences. However, a paucity of research exists concerning how digital reflective practice affects new graduate registered nurse's professional development and well-being. Further, there is not a specific tool that supports digital reflective practice for new graduates. The development and use of digital reflective practice tools for new graduate nurses needs investment and research
Supporting information for "Development of peptides for targeting cell ablation agents concurrently to the Sertoli and Leydig cell populations of the testes: an approach to non-surgical sterilization"
No full textThe materials in this repository comprise the dataset that underpins the publication with the title above. A complete set of images may be obtained by contacting Professor John Aitken ([email protected]). All data released with this supplementary material uses the following license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0. This license permits use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, for commercial or non-commercial purposes, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original authors & provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.</p
Methods and agents for inhibiting dynamic-dependent endocytosis
No full textAbstract of WO2005049009. There are disclosed methods for inhibiting dynamin-dependent endocytosis in cells comprising treating the cells with an effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a dimeric tyrphostin, physiologically acceptable salt, or prodrug thereof. Compounds useful in the methods described are also provided. The inhibition of dynamin-dependent endocytosis of cells is applicable to the treatment of epilepsy and neurological disorders and conditions
Victorian periodical text corpus
No full textThe initial collection was assembled as the working corpus for a research higher degree entitled "Anonymity, Individuality and Commonality in Writing in British Periodicals between 1830 and 1890: A Computational Stylistics Approach" (http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/802334 ). It was intended that there should be a sufficient number of articles to provide a good representation of the repertoire of discursive prose as it stood at the time. The 200 texts were all published in periodical journals during the sixty year period from 1829, when the three major quarterlies were dominating the scene, through the 50s 60s and 70s, when the monthlies came into their own and challenged the quarterlies for reader loyalty, through to 1890, after which both began to decline in popularity. Though most of the articles were anonymous at the time of publication, they all appear to have been reliably attributed thanks largely to the invaluable work of the Wellesley Index. In the years following the completion of the research higher degree a number of additional texts were added to the collection for various reasons: (i) in order to pursue a particular research enquiry; (ii) because of intrinsic interest; or simply (iii) because they were available in electronic form. The corpus itself was used as one of two large corpora for testing the relative merits of different size word n-grams in authorship attribution
Facilitating Productive Workplace Cooperation: a case study of Sydney Water and the ASU Water Division
No full textThis case study is part of a larger project led by independent researchers and supported by the Fair Work Commission. This case study uses extracts from this project’s report and the 19 in-depth interviews which were conducted in August and October 2014. Sydney Water has experienced a remarkable transformation in workplace relations from conflict and intense adversarialism to highly productive cooperation. The turning point was a dramatic change in approach by both management and the main union during enterprise bargaining in late 2012, followed by a series of initiatives after the enterprise agreement was completed. The Fair Work Commission (Commission) played an important part in this transformation, contributing in a number of ways, both conventional and highly innovative
Affect: emotive text and musical expression in the 'live' performance of 18th-century vocal music
No full textFive works performed between 2005-2007 as a soloist: (1) St Matthew Passion, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) ; (2) Colours of Night, Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682) ; (3) Idomeneo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) ; (4) Cantatas BWV 79, 80, 140, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) ; (5) Cantatas BWV 27, 46, 78, 105 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This portfolio examines the role of vocal nuance and inflection in relation to text, elements of musical expression and affect (referring to the ability of the performer to move the emotions or passions of the audience). The portfolio data, developed through music rehearsal and live performance, underlines modes in which the singing voice conveys both textual meaning and the communication of emotion in 18th-century vocal repertoire
Working in the disability sector: Why is it important to include people with lived experience?
No full textWe wrote this paper in an easy to read way. We also use pictures to explain some ideas. We did this research because we think it is important to create more jobs for people with disability and care about someone’s lived experience when they apply for a job. This research paper is about the disability sector workforce. The workforce has grown a lot since the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) started. But there aren’t a lot of people with disability who work in the workforce. We found that there were some jobs for people to use their lived experience to teach others. Most of these jobs were about mental health. We think there need to be more jobs in the workforce for people with disability. We think that people with disability need to have a say in what these jobs look like