50716 research outputs found
Sort by
Disability, Accessibility and Events:Curated Collection (2000–2024) and a Research Agenda
No full textIn events and tourism, our understanding of accessibility has evolved from how an event is accessed in terms of factors like travel infrastructure and entry costs, to who it is accessible to, such as people with disability. This curated collection reviews those articles published in Event Management from 2000 to 2024 that have addressed accessibility by people with disability. Even though people with disability conservatively account for approximately 15% of the world’s population, only eight articles, or just 0.82% of all articles in this journal focused on people with disability. Of these only two engaged with people with disability in the research. Considering this substantial underrepresentation gap, a research agenda is proposed to help researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to address this market to support event sustainability across social, economic and environmental perspectives. This agenda is considered though the lens of the temporal extension of the socioecological framework (TESEF) with a whole-of-journey approach required for the group.</p
A B-Spline Function Based 3D Point Cloud Flattening Scheme for 3D Fingerprint Recognition and Identification
No full text3D fingerprint-based recognition and identification have several advantages compared to conventional 2D recognition systems. It is hygienic and secure due to its contactless sample collection. In addition to surface pattern, depth, curvature, and shape information can also be retrieved from 3D fingerprints which can be implemented for designing a more accurate and secure authentication system. While significant progress has been made recently, one of the great challenging issues is the fingerprint pixel’s topological height makes it difficult to extract fingerprint ridge/valley patterns. To address this issue, in this article, the 3D fingerprint represented in 3D point cloud format is flattened using the B-spline curve fitting technique to reduce the impact of the pixel’s topological height. The flattened point cloud is converted to a gray-scale image by using the relative height of the points in the flattened 3D point cloud. The generated gray-scale image is used for recognition via using a conventional 2D fingerprint identification method. The proposed method achieved an Equal Error Rate of 0.2974%, 0.28%, and 0.24% in three experiments, respectively, which is significantly more accurate than the existing methods.</p
Care Planning Across the Health System:Intersectoral Application of the interRAI Assessment System
No full textOlder adults living with frailty and multimorbidity interact with multiple care providers and health settings, resulting in fragmented care and information discontinuity. Standardized assessments potentiate integrated care by communicating consistent measures of health information between sectors and providers. We use a pragmatic case example of a theoretical medically complex older adult to illustrate use of interRAI standardized assessments throughout the health journey. The case example represents the assessment findings of a patient accessing care through primary care, the emergency department, home/community care and long-term care. A suite of assessment instruments embedded with decision support algorithms guides nursing care decisions, while a common language and standardized assessment items support effective communication and collaboration among the health team. Successful adoption of integrated and comprehensive assessment tools requires training, engagement, and time to embed processes into practice. interRAI assessments enable integration through a common language, aligning successive assessments across the care continuum.</p
Understandability and actionability of patient education materials for diabetic retinopathy among indigenous and general populations
No full textClinical relevance: Effective diabetic retinopathy (DR) patient education materials (PEMs) are vital for improving patient outcomes by fostering understanding and self-management. Background: DR is a leading cause of vision impairment and blindness among Australians with diabetes, with Indigenous populations facing higher rates of severe complications. Despite the availability of online PEMs, their understandability and actionability, especially those designed for Indigenous Australians, remains underexplored, creating a gap in effective patient education. Methods: This descriptive study assessed online PEMs using the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT). Evaluations were conducted with online search platforms for printable and audiovisual PEMs on DR. Two independent reviewers scored the PEMs for understandability and actionability, with discrepancies resolved by a third adjudicator. A 70% threshold was used to indicate acceptable scores. Results: From 540 identified PEMs, 54 met the inclusion criteria. Indigenous-targeted PEMs achieved higher in understandability (80%) than general population PEMs (75%). However, actionability scores were lower across all formats, with printable PEMs having a mean score of 42% for general population and 53% for Indigenous PEMs, and audiovisual PEMs at 29%. Conclusion: While most DR-related PEMs are generally understandable, their low actionability, especially audiovisual formats, indicates a need for clearer, step-by-step guidance to support patient self-management. Improving the structure and content of both printable and audiovisual PEMs can improve engagement and adherence to preventive behaviours among people living with diabetes, potentially reducing the burden of DR.</p
Insecticide resistance management in Australian cotton pests Bemisia tabaci and Helicoverpa armigera conferta
No full text
Investigating human detection and tracking techniques in unconstrained surveillance videos
No full text
Unleashing the power of shopping memory for Buy-Online Pick-Up-In-Store (BOPS) customers
No full textAustralian healthcare personnel acceptance of the seasonal influenza vaccine:a qualitative exploration
Get PDFAim: Australian healthcare personnel (HCP) are a vulnerable, yet essential cohort prioritised for seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV). Despite extensive SIV programs, and other health protective behaviours, high levels of influenza exposure contribute to almost 23% of HCP being infected each season. In that context, understanding determinants that maximise SIV uptake among HCP is an important but under-explored area. Subject and methods: We conducted 14 semi-structured interviews with Australian HCP, primarily those most involved with vaccination procedures, including nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and medical practitioners. The question guide development was based on constructs from the Triandis Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour and an integrative review. All interviews were transcribed verbatim with the application of Braun and Clarke’s reflexive thematic analysis to identify and explore pertinent themes. Results: Six distinct but inter-related themes were associated with HCP seasonal influenza vaccination behaviour. Most significantly, professional responsibility and identity appeared highly associated with positive vaccine intention, followed by vaccination convenience and ease of access. Protection, habit, risk perception, and experience and knowledge were also found to influence HCP decision making around SIV. Vaccination complacency, not hesitancy, was described as impeding the progression of vaccination intention (acceptance) to vaccine behaviours (uptake). Conclusion: Findings suggest interventions that foster professional identity, leverage camaraderie and a ‘duty of care’ to protect others may enhance SIV intention. While improved access to SIV in the workplace could promote positive vaccination behaviour, particularly if triggers or nudges are applied to prompt the vaccination habit in the presence of SIV acceptance.</p