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The Implementation of Vertical Jump Force-Velocity-Power Profiles in Youth Australian Footballers
No full textThis thesis investigates vertical jump performance enhancement in youth Australian footballers using vertical force-velocity-power (FVP) profiling. FVP profiling offers a comprehensive assessment of neuromuscular capacity by examining force and velocity outputs across a load spectrum (0–75 kg). A simplified, free-weight-based method is introduced, providing a practical and cost-effective alternative to traditional assessment tools. Three studies evaluate the method’s reliability and explore training effects from hypertrophy and combined maximal strength-power mesocycles. The findings inform strength and conditioning practices, offering coaches actionable insights to optimise jump performance, which is critical for success in competitive Australian Rules Football.</p
Toward Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Responsiveness in Psychology Practice and Higher Education to Enhance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing
No full textThis thesis investigates how psychologists and psychology higher educators can strengthen cultural responsiveness to better support the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The research explores psychologists’ experiences with culturally responsive practice and their psychology higher education training. Findings reveal that current psychology higher education training is inadequate in preparing psychologists to work effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, while offering insights towards improving cultural responsiveness within psychology higher education courses and professional practice, to ultimately progress towards enhancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders SEWB.</p
Queering Australian Screens: The production culture influences on gender and sexually diverse representations in Australian scripted television, 2011–2021
No full textThere is a tendency to associate an increase in onscreen diversity with the proliferation of global streaming services. However, this project identifies that a boom in queer stories in Australian scripted television was already well underway before streaming services, such as Netflix entered the market in 2015. This thesis uncovers the behind-the-scenes processes of how and why queer stories appeared in Australian scripted television in the period 2011–2021. This decade was a key transitional period between linear broadcast and nonlinear online distribution, when Australia’s unique policy and funding responses to fracturing audiences gave rise to more queer television stories.</p
Utilisation of Mental Health Services Among Women Involved in Intimate Partner Abuse
No full textIntimate partner abuse is a significant public, social and political problem linked to numerous mental health issues. However, it is largely unknown how Australian women involved in intimate partner abuse utilise public mental health services. This thesis sought to address this gap in the literature by (1) examining how mental health service use differs between women involved in intimate partner abuse and women in the general population, and (2) exploring how and why mental health service use differs among women involved in intimate partner abuse. </p
Australian Designs Law
No full textDesign plays a crucial role in our daily lives, influencing our perceptions of products and how we interact with them. The intellectual property protection for designs has its own unique set of rules and regulations. This textbook provides a comprehensive guide to the protection of designs under the Designs Act 2003 (Cth) — covering everything from registration and searching the designs register to the complexities of infringement and enforcement.</p
Malaysian Higher Education English Teachers’ Engagement with Multiliteracies Pedagogy
No full textThis mixed methods study examines Malaysian Higher Education English teachers' engagement with multiliteracies pedagogy, which emphasises diverse meaning-making practices and the integration of communication technologies into literacy education. The findings revealed that while teachers recognise the relevance of multiliteracies, their practices remain rooted in traditional, print-based approaches. Limited awareness of multiliteracies pedagogy, particularly in analysing multimodal texts, and barriers such as student-related challenges and time constraints were identified. The study categorises teachers into three engagement profiles and highlights the urgent need for teacher education programs to integrate multiliteracies, fostering reflective practices and aligning instruction with evolving communication demands.</p
An Investigation into the Identification and Management of Problematic Smartphone Use and Dependence
No full textThis thesis investigates how situational, contextual, motivational, and behavioural factors influence excessive smartphone use and its effects on individual wellbeing. Employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative research, it identifies patterns of healthy and problematic use, develops validated measurement tools to assess smartphone dependence, and proposes strategies for healthier engagement. The study distinguishes between effectual, ineffectual, and problematic smartphone use and identifies the conditions under which dependence develops. Its findings advance understanding of digital dependence and provide evidence-based recommendations for educators, health professionals, and policymakers to promote digital wellbeing and mitigate the personal and societal impacts of problematic smartphone use.</p
Annular flow instabilities and large-scale vortices in electromagnetically driven horizontal soap films
No full textWe study the conditions under which large-scale vortex flow patterns appear in electromagnetically driven conducting horizontal soap films created between two coaxial cylindrical electrodes and placed in a vertical magnetic field. For large Marangoni and Peclet numbers, the two-dimensional flow in a flat free film is effectively incompressible and the surface concentration of an insoluble surfactant plays the role of the pressure away from the boundaries. If the direct radial electric current flows through the film, the Lorentz force arising in a uniform field drives the azimuthal flow. Its stability is investigated in cases of slip and no-slip boundary conditions at the edges of the film in the limit of a small Hartmann number. Flow stability changes nontrivially depending on the slip length, and the flow stabilizes for perfect-slip boundaries. In contrast, if the vertical axisymmetric field is strongly nonuniform, the flow may become linearly unstable at much smaller Reynolds numbers than the critical value for no-slip boundaries,- leading to the formation of large-scale circulation cells. Our experiments conducted using a piecewiseconstant magnetic field detect the formation of vortex structures that are in qualitative agreement with those predicted by the performed analysis.</p
Digital Mental Health Interventions for Complex PTSD: Considerations for Design and Delivery
No full textThis thesis explores the design and delivery of digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) tailored for individuals with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD), a diagnosis arising from chronic interpersonal trauma. Through three projects—a systematic literature review, a mixed-methods study with expert clinicians, and interviews with people with lived experience—it identifies clinical considerations and design recommendations for effective, trauma-sensitive DMHIs. Key themes include therapeutic content, digital modalities, support needs, ethical issues, and engagement barriers. The findings provide a foundation for future research and clinical implementation of DMHIs designed specifically to meet the unique needs of those with cPTSD.</p
Identifying Brain Pathways Regulating Blood Pressure During Acute Stress
No full textThis research examined how the brain communicates with the heart and blood vessels during stressful situations. It reviewed existing evidence and conducted new experiments that measured brain activity and bodily reactions to stress in healthy people. The work identified specific brain regions where changes in activity during stress caused rises in blood pressure and nerve signals to tighten blood vessels. It also found that communication between certain brain areas weakens during stress. Understanding these patterns may help guide future treatments for people whose bodies overreact to stress, reducing their risk of heart disease and related health problems.</p