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Response to the Consultation on the proposed Regulations on Minimum Standards for Rental Properties and Rooming Houses. Submission to Department of Government Services
No full textThis review of the draft reform Residential Tenancies and Residential Tenancies (Rooming House Standards) Amendment (Minimum Energy Efficiency and Safety Standards) Regulations 2024 was primarily guided by the criteria of policy evaluation and energy justice. We consider effectiveness, clarity, technical feasibility, flexibility, alignment with other policies and goals and stakeholder acceptability and presented detailed recommendations in response to the Consultation questions.</p
Post-Quantum Homomorphic Encryption: A Case for Code-Based Alternatives
No full textHomomorphic Encryption (HE) allows secure and privacy-protected computation on encrypted data without the need to decrypt it. Since Shor’s algorithm rendered prime factorisation and discrete logarithm-based ciphers insecure with quantum computations, researchers have been working on building post-quantum homomorphic encryption (PQHE) algorithms. Most of the current PQHE algorithms are secured by Lattice-based problems and there have been limited attempts to build ciphers based on error-correcting code-based problems. This review presents an overview of the current approaches to building PQHE schemes and justifies code-based encryption as a novel way to diversify post-quantum algorithms. We present the mathematical underpinnings of existing code-based cryptographic frameworks and their security and efficiency guarantees. We compare lattice-based and code-based homomorphic encryption solutions identifying challenges that have inhibited the progress of code-based schemes. We finally propose five new research directions to advance post-quantum code-based homomorphic encryption.</p
The mathematical wellbeing framework
No full textThis figure presents the seven core values of mathematical well-being alongside examples provided by students to fulfil these seven values. </p
Novel Deep Learning Method in Hip Osteoarthritis Investigation Before and After Total Hip Arthroplasty
No full textThe application of gait analysis on patients with Hip Osteoarthritis (HOA) before and after Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) surgery can provide accurate diagnostics, reliable treatment decision making, and proper rehabilitation efforts. Acquired kinematic trajectories provide discriminating features that can be used to determine the gait patterns of healthy subjects and the effects of surgical operation. However, there is still a lack of consensus on the best discriminating kinematics to achieve this. Our investigation aims to utilize Deep Learning (DL) methodologies and improve classification results for the kinematic parameters of healthy, HOA, and 6 months post-THA gait cycles. Kinematic angles from the lower limb are used directly as one-dimensional inputs into a DL model. Based on the human gait cycle’s features, a hybrid Long Short-Term Memory–Convolutional Neural Network (HLSTM-CNN) is designed for the classification of healthy/HOA/THA gaits. It was found, from the results, that the sagittal angles of hip and knee, and front angles of FPA and knee, provide the most discriminating results with accuracy above 94% between healthy and HOA gaits. Interestingly, when using the sagittal angles of hip and knee to analyze the THA gaits, common subjects have the same results on the misclassifications. This crucial information provides a glimpse in the determination for the success or failure of THA.</p
Blundering into sensorial conversation
No full textSince early childhood, I have perceived the world with fluctuating vision, mediated by a cascade of ophthalmological and neurological interactions. Despite the disorientation, fatigue, and pain that accompany these disabilities, the silver lining is the
extent to which I notice, appreciate, and value perceptual variation and abundance. Within my art practice, this has flourished in the form of hybrid artist‑curatorial projects, which invite collaborators and audiences to immerse in ‘sensorial improvisations, translations, and conversations.’ To explain my use of the term ‘sensorial improvisations’, I encourage artists, museum staff, and audiences alike to explore unfamiliar, sensorial ways of experiencing sites and artworks. This could involve subtle listening based on echolocation training; myopically close looking using
conservators’ magnification equipment; choreographies of movement; taste, touch, and more. Second, sensorial translations relate to how we might describe a perceptual encounter, through creative mediation, such that the translated form can be
experienced through another sensory reading. For example, how might sonic documentation of an encounter with an artwork in a particular site be translated into a gestural description for Deaf audiences? The third part of the invitation – to gather
together in sensorial conversations – presents an alternative to common models of public programming in museum that segregate access audiences, for example, offering a gallery tour in sign language for Deaf visitors at a separate time from a touch tour for blind audiences, or a sensory tour for babies and children. Instead, my ambition is to develop structures for programming that invite people with varied perceptual experiences of exhibitions and artworks to share thoughts and sensory responses with one another, through contributing to a collective, inclusive
conversation. In this chapter, I share examples of projects that distil my thinking and methods; this is intended as an offering to museum professionals interested in engaging with access beyond compliance, to adapt as you wish. My approach to access draws on
Carmen Papalia’s (2023) concept of access as a temporary, collectively held space, and also Mia Mingus’ (2011) writing on access intimacy. Most simply, I conceive of access as an ethos of welcome, a platform for generosity, and as a catalyst for creative experimentation.</p
Human-Centered Sensor Technologies for Soft Robotic Grippers: A Comprehensive Review
No full textThe importance of bio-robotics has been increasing day by day. Researchers are trying to mimic nature in a more creative way so that the system can easily adapt to the complex nature and its environment. Hence, bio-robotic grippers play a role in the physical connection between the environment and the bio-robotics system. While handling the physical world using a bio-robotic gripper, complexity occurs in the feedback system, where the sensor plays a vital role. Therefore, a human-centered gripper sensor can have a good impact on the bio-robotics field. But categorical classification and the selection process are not very systematic. This review paper follows the PRISMA methodology to summarize the previous works on bio-robotic gripper sensors and their selection process. This paper discusses challenges in soft robotic systems, the importance of sensing systems in facilitating critical control mechanisms, along with their selection considerations. Furthermore, a classification of soft actuation based on grippers has been introduced. Moreover, some unique characteristics of soft robotic sensors are explored, namely compliance, flexibility, multifunctionality, sensor nature, surface properties, and material requirements. In addition, a categorization of sensors for soft robotic grippers in terms of modalities has been established, ranging from the tactile and force sensor to the slippage sensor. Various tactile sensors, ranging from piezoelectric sensing to optical sensing, are explored as they are of the utmost importance in soft grippers to effectively address the increasing requirements for intelligence and automation. Finally, taking everything into consideration, a flow diagram has been suggested for selecting sensors specific to soft robotic applications.</p
Mapping Moods for Future Cities: Insights from the In the Mood ‘Mapping the Mood’ Workshops
No full textA document and photo essay of the In The Mood’s four moodboarding workshops, Mapping Mood for Future Cities provides images and insights from the workshops that were conducted in RMIT PlaceLab’s Melbourne and Brunswick research studios. Brief summaries of the Barcelona and Ho Chi Minh City In The Mood workshops are also provided within.</p
Critical determinants of intentions to revisit smart hotels: an examination of smart service interactional experience, emotions, and technophilia
No full textRecent advancements in artificial intelligence and smart technologies have fundamentally transformed the operational dynamics within the hospitality industry. Specifically, smart hotels have employed the latest technologies in service delivery to improve tourists’ intentions to revisit. Drawing on the cognitive emotion theory (CET), this study investigates the impact of smart service interactional experience (SSIE), a recently introduced construct, on tourists’ intentions to revisit smart hotels, with the mediating role of emotions and the moderating role of technophilia. Analysis of the data collected (N = 312) indicates that SSIE influences tourists’ emotions, both positive and negative, and their revisit intentions of smart hotels. These emotions further significantly impact revisit intention and play mediating roles in linking SSIE to revisit intention. The findings also reveal the moderating effect of technophilia in strengthening the association between positive emotion and revisit intention. Based on the study findings, we discuss practical implications for concerned stakeholders.</p
Experimental approaches for carbon corrosion analysis in automotive-PEM fuel cells
No full textThis paper provides a comprehensive review of various experimental methods used to study carbon corrosion in automotive polymer exchange membrane fuel cells. Quantifying the extent of carbon corrosion is essential for advancing the technology and implementing effective mitigation strategies. While studying degradation events directly within a real-world fuel cell vehicle offers the most reliable insights, the high costs and time demands make it necessary to develop specialised experimental techniques that provide high-resolution data more efficiently and cost-effectively. This review explores the various experimental approaches utilised in automotive application induced carbon corrosion studies globally, including load profiles, test setups, break-in procedures, and cell recovery protocols. In this paper, emphasis is placed on the standardised procedures proposed by leading institutions worldwide, accompanied by critical discussions on these protocols. Furthermore, the paper highlights modified or innovative procedures developed by smaller institutions, universities, and individual researchers, thereby offering a comprehensive overview essential for carbon corrosion analysis. The review also discusses the fundamental principles, benefits, and limitations of various procedures, offering guidance on selecting the most appropriate approach for a given study. Lastly, it addresses the limitations within the current body of literature and outlines potential future prospects.</p
An Exploration of The Role of Blockchain in The Sustainability and Effectiveness of The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
No full textThe main aim of this study is to explore the role of blockchain technology in the sustainability and effectiveness of the pharmaceutical supply chain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The objectives of this study are: to explore the opportunities for the blockchain technology to address the existing problems in the pharmaceutical supply chain; to uncover the barriers and challenges of blockchain adoption and implementation; to develop guidelines for a successful implementation of blockchain in the context of Saudi Arabia; and to investigate the perceptions of professionals about the impact of blockchain adoption in the pharmaceutical supply chain sector. The researchers have identified issues surrounding the lack of integration of IT systems in the healthcare systems in KSA. Further problems have been identified: such as medication shortage, lack of coordination among healthcare stakeholders, product wastage and lack of medication demand information. Blockchain, as a distributed digital ledger technology which ensures transparency, traceability and security, is considered as a promise for easing some supply chain management problems. The evaluation of the impact of ‘Technology, Organisation, Environment’ (TOE) theory, will provide a clear picture to comprehend the influence of these factors on the sustainability of the supply chain, and thus the supply chain effectiveness. This study provides a theoretical model for the impact of blockchain implementation on the sustainability and effectiveness of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Researchers highlighted issues in the current management of the pharmaceutical supply chain and explained how blockchain can be used to solve these problems and how blockchain can address and support the sustainability of supply chains. While the technology of blockchain is definitely in its infancy, the researchers have already seen success in its everyday deployment, especially in the pharmaceutical and financial sectors. </p