Group Pty Ltd Research Articles

A new Early–Middle Miocene phalangerid (Marsupialia: Phalangeridae) from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park, northwestern Queensland

Archerus johntoniae represents a new genus and species of phalangerid possum from the Early to Middle Miocene of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland. The new taxon is the tenth extinct phalangerid species to be described and is the seventh species recognized from the diverse Riversleigh fossil assemblages. A. johntoniae has its closest morphometric affinities (such as relatively short molars, narrow premolars, an anteriorly narrow upper first molar, and posteriorly narrow fourth molars) with trichosurine and stem phalangerids. Morphologically, A. johntoniae has similarities to phalangerines and trichosurines, but is most dissimilar to other fossil phalangerids. The new species is one of the smallest (ca 1.3 kg) phalangerids known and may have occupied Early and Middle Miocene frugivorous/insectivorous niches demarcated from other phalangerids by body size and diet. A. johntoniae is one of a minority of Riversleigh species to have survived a significant decline in marsupial diversity associated with a rapid spike in global temperature at the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum.Troy Myers [t.myers@unsw.edu.au], Earth and Sustainability Science Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Kirsten Crosby [Kirsten.crosby@gmail.com], GHD Group Pty Ltd, Level 15, 133 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 (currently), School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

Is being able to walk to the letterbox life-changing? A qualitative assessment of measures of improvement in persistent breathlessness.

Exploring clinically meaningful measures of improvement for people with persisting breathlessness https://bit.ly/3WaCzFh.

Data Publics: Urban Protest, Analytics and the Courts

Data Publics: Urban Protest, Analytics and the Courts

Re Specialist Australian Security Group Pty Ltd (in liq)

Re Specialist Australian Security Group Pty Ltd (in liq)

Gull Lexington Group Pty Ltd v Laguna Bay (Banongill) Agricultural Pty Ltd

Gull Lexington Group Pty Ltd v Laguna Bay (Banongill) Agricultural Pty Ltd

Balanced Securities Ltd v Dumayne Property Group Pty Ltd

Balanced Securities Ltd v Dumayne Property Group Pty Ltd

Communication and Influencing for ED Professionals: A training programme developed in the emergency department for the emergency department.

The objective of the present study is to develop and pilot a communication and influencing skills training programme that meets ED health professionals' needs at an urban district hospital. Qualitative methods within a participatory action research framework were utilised. An interdisciplinary team guided the programme's design and development. A training needs analysis saw team meetings, interviews, focus groups and observations conducted across the ED. Thematic analysis of the data identified health professionals' communication and influencing challenges. The training needs analysis informed the training programme curriculum's development. The pilot programme involved an interdisciplinary group of seven health professionals across 5 × 2 h sessions over 3 months, followed by a post-training survey. Five themes of communication and influencing challenges were identified: participating in effective handovers, involving patients in bedside handovers, effectively communicating with interdepartmental colleagues, asking ED colleagues to do tasks and understanding ED colleagues' roles, expectations and assumptions. Based on these challenges, the formulated RESPECT model (which stands for Relationships, Expectations, Styles, Partnerships, Enquiry, Coaching and Teamwork) informed the training curriculum. The peer coaching model used in the training programme was highly regarded by participants. Communication and Influencing for ED Professionals™ (Babel Fish Group Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) addresses a gap for communication programmes developed in the ED for the ED. Future research will evaluate the programme's impact in this ED.

Australia: Acting on Opponents' Mistakes—Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd and the Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Material

This is a note about the 2013 High Court decision in Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd, which dealt with the inadvertent disclosure of privileged material.

Evaluating the Performance of Absolute RSSI Positioning Algorithm-Based Microzoning and RFID in Construction Materials Tracking

High accuracy of construction materials tracking with radio frequency identification technology (RFID) is challenging to achieve. The microzoning method consists essentially of an absolute received signal strength indication (RSSI) positioning algorithm on the basis of measuring the distance of tag from antennas base. In this paper, we analyse and examine the effects of microzoning method on the performance of RFID tags. A system was set up whereby RFID tags and antennas with the microzoning method were developed and studied. The performance of the tag antennas was studied with the practical read-range measurements. The study results showed that this absolute algorithm worked reliably and was suitable for RFID applications requiring identification of positions of onsite materials and components. The results also showed that the algorithm achieved a large read range and high accuracy. The study investigates the RFID solutions for Australian LNG (liquefied natural gas) industry and was initiated by the collaboration between Woodside Energy, Curtin University, and Industrial Automation Group Pty Ltd.

Determination of optimal contours of open pit mine during oil shale exploitation, by Minex 5.2.3. program

By examination and determination of optimal solution of technological processes of exploitation and oil shale processing from Aleksinac site and with adopted technical solution and exploitation of oil shale, derived a technical solution that optimize contour of the newly defined open pit mine. In the world, this problem is solved by using a computer program that has become the established standard for quick and efficient solution for this problem. One of the computer's program, which can be used for determination of the optimal contours of open pit mines is Minex 5.2.3. program, produced in Australia in the Surpac Minex Group Pty Ltd Company, which is applied at the Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor (no. of licenses are SSI - 24765 and SSI - 24766). In this study, authors performed 11 optimization of deposit geo - models in Minex 5.2.3. based on the tests results, performed in a laboratory for soil mechanics of Mining and Metallurgy Institute, Bor, on samples from the site of Aleksinac deposits.

Barro Group Pty Ltd v Brimbank City Council and Others

Barro Group Pty Ltd v Brimbank City Council and Others

Reading Properties Pty Ltd v Mackie Group Pty Ltd

Reading Properties Pty Ltd v Mackie Group Pty Ltd

John Holland Group Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union and Others

John Holland Group Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union and Others

Metacorp Australia Pty Ltd v Andeco Construction Group Pty Ltd and Others

Metacorp Australia Pty Ltd v Andeco Construction Group Pty Ltd and Others

A Team Diamond Headquarters Pty Ltd and Another v Main Road Property Group Pty Ltd and Others

A Team Diamond Headquarters Pty Ltd and Another v Main Road Property Group Pty Ltd and Others

R v Commercial Industrial Construction Group Pty Ltd

R v Commercial Industrial Construction Group Pty Ltd

Off-campus education centres: An evaluation and suggestions for the future

Alternative education and ‘off-campus’ units are becoming an increasing focus for Governments as a solution to the rise in behaviour problems in schools. Generally, the national response to the issue has been to promote an inclusive policy aimed at keeping young people in the education system and adapting curriculum to meet young people's needs rather than isolating them. This approach is supported by numerous studies demonstrating the low percentage of young people attending these units who actually return to the mainstream system. However, the Queensland Government is presently considering the development of ‘Off-campus’ education centres for young people with behaviour difficulties in each of the eleven regions throughout the state.Guidance counsellors and psychologists have an important role in the alternative education scene. Their involvement can be multifaceted and extends into roles of support (student and teacher), intervention, advising, interagency, evaluation, assessment, counselling, referral collection, and so on. The Ipswich Off Campus Unit (OCU) – The Basement – is an alternative education program already existing in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, for long-term truanting young people. The program is jointly funded by the Ipswich Youth Action Group Pty Ltd and the Queensland Department of Education. This paper is based on an evaluation completed in 1993 of the Basement which utilised the Youth Self Report Form (Achenbach, 1991), Teacher Report Form (Achenbach, 1986), Family Review Form, Referral Satisfaction Questionnaire, Community Satisfaction Questionnaire, Observations, Juvenile Bureau Records, Attendance Records and Academic Records. It is proposed that the effects of an alternative school for truanting young people may provide many benefits and some concerns for the participating young person. The most observable change for young people in the program was the increased consistency of attendance rates and the lessening involvement in juvenile criminal activity. To support this contention, further longitudinal research and evaluation of alternative schools and programs for young people is encouraged.