Showing papers by "Curtin University published in 2014"
TL;DR: An extensive list of various adsorbents such as natural materials, waste materials from industry, agricultural by-products, and biomass based activated carbon in the removal of various dyes has been compiled here.
2,979 citations
Duke University1, University of Texas at Austin2, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies3, American Museum of Natural History4, Beijing Genomics Institute5, Xi'an Jiaotong University6, New Mexico State University7, University of Sydney8, University of California9, Uppsala University10, University of Copenhagen11, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology12, University of Georgia13, Griffith University14, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies15, Oak Ridge National Laboratory16, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research17, Aarhus University18, Washington University in St. Louis19, University of California, Santa Cruz20, Cardiff University21, Kunming Institute of Zoology22, China Agricultural University23, Louisiana State University24, Tulane University25, Copenhagen Zoo26, Federal University of Pará27, Oregon Health & Science University28, Technical University of Denmark29, Canterbury Museum30, Curtin University31, Novosibirsk State University32, Smithsonian Institution33, National University of Singapore34, National Museum of Natural History35, Nova Southeastern University36, Occidental College37, University of Edinburgh38, Harvard University39, University of California, San Francisco40, University of Florida41, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign42
TL;DR: A genome-scale phylogenetic analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves recovered a highly resolved tree that confirms previously controversial sister or close relationships and identifies the first divergence in Neoaves, two groups the authors named Passerea and Columbea.
Abstract: To better determine the history of modern birds, we performed a genome-scale phylogenetic analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods created to handle genome-scale data. We recovered a highly resolved tree that confirms previously controversial sister or close relationships. We identified the first divergence in Neoaves, two groups we named Passerea and Columbea, representing independent lineages of diverse and convergently evolved land and water bird species. Among Passerea, we infer the common ancestor of core landbirds to have been an apex predator and confirm independent gains of vocal learning. Among Columbea, we identify pigeons and flamingoes as belonging to sister clades. Even with whole genomes, some of the earliest branches in Neoaves proved challenging to resolve, which was best explained by massive protein-coding sequence convergence and high levels of incomplete lineage sorting that occurred during a rapid radiation after the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event about 66 million years ago.
1,624 citations
Christopher J L Murray1, Katrina F Ortblad1, Caterina Guinovart1, Stephen S Lim1 +367 more•Institutions (179)
TL;DR: The Global Burden of Disease 2013 study provides a consistent and comprehensive approach to disease estimation for between 1990 and 2013, and an opportunity to assess whether accelerated progress has occured since the Millennium Declaration.
875 citations
University of Copenhagen1, Beijing Genomics Institute2, Royal Veterinary College3, Seoul National University4, University of Nebraska–Lincoln5, University of Porto6, University of South Carolina7, Montclair State University8, Uppsala University9, National University of Singapore10, University of California, Berkeley11, South China University of Technology12, Chinese Academy of Sciences13, Kunming Institute of Zoology14, Howard Hughes Medical Institute15, Aberystwyth University16, University of Kent17, University of California, Riverside18, Mississippi State University19, Austral University of Chile20, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences21, China Agricultural University22, Cardiff University23, Copenhagen Zoo24, Louisiana State University25, Washington University in St. Louis26, Xi'an Jiaotong University27, University of California, Santa Cruz28, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center29, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute30, National Museum of Natural History31, Natural History Museum32, University of California, San Francisco33, Harvard University34, University of Florida35, University of Edinburgh36, New Mexico State University37, Macau University of Science and Technology38, Curtin University39
TL;DR: This work explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian species representing all major extant clades to reveal that pan-avian genomic diversity covaries with adaptations to different lifestyles and convergent evolution of traits.
Abstract: Birds are the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates and have wide relevance across many research fields. We explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian species representing all major extant clades. The avian genome is principally characterized by its constrained size, which predominantly arose because of lineage-specific erosion of repetitive elements, large segmental deletions, and gene loss. Avian genomes furthermore show a remarkably high degree of evolutionary stasis at the levels of nucleotide sequence, gene synteny, and chromosomal structure. Despite this pattern of conservation, we detected many non-neutral evolutionary changes in protein-coding genes and noncoding regions. These analyses reveal that pan-avian genomic diversity covaries with adaptations to different lifestyles and convergent evolution of traits.
872 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a fly ash-based geopolymer concrete for curing in ambient condition can be proportioned for desirable workability, setting time, and compressive strength using ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) as a small part of the binder.
855 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the current frontiers of eDNA, outline key aspects requiring improvement, and suggest future developments and innovations for research, including improved ability to explore ecosystem-level processes, the generation of quantitative indices for analyses of species, community diversity, and dynamics, and novel opportunities through the use of time-serial samples and unprecedented sensitivity for detecting rare or difficult-to-sample taxa.
Abstract: Extraction and identification of DNA from an environmental sample has proven noteworthy recently in detecting and monitoring not only common species, but also those that are endangered, invasive, or elusive. Particular attributes of so-called environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis render it a potent tool for elucidating mechanistic insights in ecological and evolutionary processes. Foremost among these is an improved ability to explore ecosystem-level processes, the generation of quantitative indices for analyses of species, community diversity, and dynamics, and novel opportunities through the use of time-serial samples and unprecedented sensitivity for detecting rare or difficult-to-sample taxa. Although technical challenges remain, here we examine the current frontiers of eDNA, outline key aspects requiring improvement, and suggest future developments and innovations for research.
849 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the determinants of CO 2 emissions using the STIRPAT model and data from 1980 to 2011 for OECD countries, and find that non-renewable energy consumption increases CO2 emissions whereas renewable energy consumption decreases CO 2 emission.
764 citations
TL;DR: In this review, classical nucleation theory, as well as established concepts of spinodal decomposition and liquid-liquid demixing, is introduced together with a description of the recently proposed pre-nucleation cluster pathway.
Abstract: Crystallisation is at the heart of various scientific disciplines, but still the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying phase separation and the formation of the first solid particles in aqueous solution is rather limited. In this review, classical nucleation theory, as well as established concepts of spinodal decomposition and liquid–liquid demixing, is introduced together with a description of the recently proposed pre-nucleation cluster pathway. The features of pre-nucleation clusters are presented and discussed in relation to recent modifications of the classical and established models for phase separation, together with a review of experimental work and computer simulations on the characteristics of pre-nucleation clusters of calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, iron(oxy)(hydr)oxide, silica, and also amino acids as an example of small organic molecules. The role of pre-nucleation clusters as solute precursors in the emergence of a new phase is summarized, and the link between the chemical speciation of homogeneous solutions and the process of phase separation via pre-nucleation clusters is highlighted.
704 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the production of mantle-derived or juvenile continental crust during the accretionary history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) has been grossly overestimated.
699 citations
TL;DR: The present paper details efficient implementations of the δ-GLMB multi-target tracking filter and presents inexpensive look-ahead strategies to reduce the number of computations.
Abstract: An analytic solution to the multi-target Bayes recursion known as the $\delta $ -Generalized Labeled Multi-Bernoulli ( $\delta $ -GLMB) filter has been recently proposed by Vo and Vo in [“Labeled Random Finite Sets and Multi-Object Conjugate Priors,” IEEE Trans. Signal Process., vol. 61, no. 13, pp. 3460–3475, 2014]. As a sequel to that paper, the present paper details efficient implementations of the $\delta $ -GLMB multi-target tracking filter. Each iteration of this filter involves an update operation and a prediction operation, both of which result in weighted sums of multi-target exponentials with intractably large number of terms. To truncate these sums, the ranked assignment and K-th shortest path algorithms are used in the update and prediction, respectively, to determine the most significant terms without exhaustively computing all of the terms. In addition, using tools derived from the same framework, such as probability hypothesis density filtering, we present inexpensive (relative to the $\delta $ -GLMB filter) look-ahead strategies to reduce the number of computations. Characterization of the $L_{1}$ -error in the multi-target density arising from the truncation is presented.
619 citations
TL;DR: The labeled multi-Bernoulli filter is proposed that outputs target tracks and achieves better performance and does not exhibit a cardinality bias due to a more accurate update approximation by exploiting the conjugate prior form for labeled Random Finite Sets.
Abstract: This paper proposes a generalization of the multi- Bernoulli filter called the labeled multi-Bernoulli filter that outputs target tracks. Moreover, the labeled multi-Bernoulli filter does not exhibit a cardinality bias due to a more accurate update approximation compared to the multi-Bernoulli filter by exploiting the conjugate prior form for labeled Random Finite Sets. The proposed filter can be interpreted as an efficient approximation of the $\delta$ -Generalized Labeled Multi-Bernoulli filter. It inherits the advantages of the multi-Bernoulli filter in regards to particle implementation and state estimation. It also inherits advantages of the $\delta$ -Generalized Labeled Multi-Bernoulli filter in that it outputs (labeled) target tracks and achieves better performance.
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of different proportions of ground granulated blast-furnace slag and activator content on the workability and strength properties of fly ash based geopolymer concrete was evaluated.
Australian National University1, Curtin University2, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee3, University of Sydney4, Massachusetts Institute of Technology5, Arizona State University6, Raman Research Institute7, Harvard University8, University of Washington9, Victoria University of Wellington10, University of Michigan11, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation12, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics13, University of Melbourne14, National Radio Astronomy Observatory15
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a wide-field interferometric imager that uses the w-stacking algorithm and can make use of the W-snapshot algorithm, which is an order of magnitude faster than w-projection, as well as being capable of full-sky imaging at full resolution with correct polarization correction.
Abstract: Astronomical wide-field imaging of interferometric radio data is computationally expensive, especially for the large data volumes created by modern non-coplanar many-element arrays. We present a new wide-field interferometric imager that uses the w-stacking algorithm and can make use of the w-snapshot algorithm. The performance dependences of CASA's w-projection and our new imager are analysed and analytical functions are derived that describe the required computing cost for both imagers. On data from the Murchison Widefield Array, we find our new method to be an order of magnitude faster than w-projection, as well as being capable of full-sky imaging at full resolution and with correct polarization correction. We predict the computing costs for several other arrays and estimate that our imager is a factor of 2-12 faster, depending on the array configuration. We estimate the computing cost for imaging the lowfrequency Square Kilometre Array observations to be 60 PetaFLOPS with current techniques. We find that combining w-stacking with the w-snapshot algorithm does not significantly improve computing requirements over pure w-stacking. The source code of our new imager is publicly released.
TL;DR: The large pores and small dimensions of the N-heteroatom-doped carbon spheres contribute to the mass transportation by reducing and smoothing the diffusion pathways, leading to high electrocatalytic activity.
Abstract: The synthesis of highly nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon spheres (NMCS) is reported. The large pores of the NMCS were obtained through self-polymerization of dopamine (DA) and spontaneous co-assembly of diblock copolymer micelles. The resultant narrowly dispersed NMCS possess large mesopores (ca. 16 nm) and small particle sizes (ca. 200 nm). The large pores and small dimensions of the N-heteroatom-doped carbon spheres contribute to the mass transportation by reducing and smoothing the diffusion pathways, leading to high electrocatalytic activity.
TL;DR: Evidence supports the effectiveness of planning interventions in health behaviour with advantages including low cost and response burden, but there is considerable heterogeneity in the effects across studies and relatively few registered randomised trials that include objective behavioural measures.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature on two planning intervention techniques in health behaviour research, implementation intentions and action planning, and to develop evidence-based recommendations for effective future interventions and highlight priority areas for future research. We focused our review on four key areas: (1) definition and conceptualisation; (2) format and measurement; (3) mechanisms and processes; and (4) design issues. Overall, evidence supports the effectiveness of planning interventions in health behaviour with advantages including low cost and response burden. There is, however, considerable heterogeneity in the effects across studies and relatively few registered randomised trials that include objective behavioural measures. Optimally effective planning interventions should adopt “if–then” plans, account for salient and relevant cues, include examples of cues, be guided rather than user-defined, and include boosters. Future studies should adopt randomised controlled designs, report study protocols, include fidelity checks and relevant comparison groups, and adopt long-term behavioural follow-up measures. Priority areas for future research include the identification of the moderators and mediators of planning intervention effects. Future research also needs to adopt “best practice” components of planning interventions more consistently to elucidate the mechanisms and processes involved.
TL;DR: In this article, a semi-circular bend specimen is used to determine the mode I fracture toughness of sedimentary rocks using three different core-based specimens and tests were performed on a typical laboratory compression or tension load frame.
Abstract: The International Society for Rock Mechanics has so far developed two standard methods for the determination of static fracture toughness of rock. They used three different core-based specimens and tests were to be performed on a typical laboratory compression or tension load frame. Another method to determine the mode I fracture toughness of rock using semi-circular bend specimen is herein presented. The specimen is semi-circular in shape and made from typical cores taken from the rock with any relative material directions noted. The specimens are tested in three-point bending using a laboratory compression test instrument. The failure load along with its dimensions is used to determine the fracture toughness. Most sedimentary rocks which are layered in structure may exhibit fracture properties that depend on the orientation and therefore measurements in more than one material direction may be necessary. The fracture toughness measurements are expected to yield a size-independent material property if certain minimum specimen size requirements are satisfied.
TL;DR: The as-prepared MnFe2O4 and MnFe 2O4-rGO hybrid exhibited stable performance to remove the organic pollutants in wastewater with easy recycling and good stability by successive degradation experiments.
TL;DR: In this paper, pristine multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can effectively activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and peroxydisulfate to produce sulfate radicals for oxidation of phenol solutions.
Abstract: Employing metal-free nanocarbons or carbonaceous materials as a catalyst for environmental water remediation is a promising clean approach because the green carbon materials can completely prevent the potential toxic metal leaching and secondary contamination to water body. This study reports that pristine multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can effectively activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and peroxydisulfate (or persulfate, perdisulfate, PDS) to produce sulfate radicals for oxidation of phenol solutions. Surface nitrogen modification was conducted by a facile synthesis via annealing MWCNTs with ammonium nitrate at a low temperature and the nitrogen modified MWCNTs (N-CNT) was characterized by a variety of techniques. It was found that surface nitrogen modification of MWCNTs produced different effects on PMS and PDS activation. N-CNT can significantly improve the phenol degradation with PMS, but decrease the degradation efficiency with PDS. Reaction kinetics and the mechanism in catalytic oxidation of phenol solutions with sulfate radicals over CNT-based materials were discussed.
TL;DR: In this article, a psychometrically robust measure of brand authenticity from a consumer's perspective is proposed. But no scales exist to measure the construct of brand authenticness, and consumers draw on a range of cues in order to attribute authenticity to branded objects.
TL;DR: It could be shown that HOBr/OBr(-) are the dominant species in fresh waters and in ocean waters, other bromine species such as Br2, BrCl, and Br2O gain importance and may have to be considered under certain conditions.
Monash University1, Royal Adelaide Hospital2, Johns Hopkins University3, Curtin University4, University of South Australia5, Flinders Medical Centre6, Austin Hospital7, University of Technology, Sydney8, Canberra Hospital9, St. Vincent's Health System10, Helsinki University Central Hospital11, Australian National University12, Princess Alexandra Hospital13, Griffith University14, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital15, University of Notre Dame Australia16, Wellington Hospital17, University of Melbourne18, University of Western Australia19
TL;DR: Consensus recommendations regarding safety criteria for mobilization of adult, mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU have the potential to guide ICU rehabilitation whilst minimizing the risk of adverse events.
Abstract: Introduction: The aim of this study was to develop consensus recommendations on safety parameters for mobilizing adult, mechanically ventilated, intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Methods: A systematic literature review was followed by a meeting of 23 multidisciplinary ICU experts to seek consensus regarding the safe mobilization of mechanically ventilated patients. Results: Safety considerations were summarized in four categories: respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and other. Consensus was achieved on all criteria for safe mobilization, with the exception being levels of vasoactive agents. Intubation via an endotracheal tube was not a contraindication to early mobilization and a fraction of inspired oxygen less than 0.6 with a percutaneous oxygen saturation more than 90% and a respiratory rate less than 30 breaths/minute were considered safe criteria for in- and out-of-bed mobilization if there were no other contraindications. At an international meeting, 94 multidisciplinary ICU clinicians concurred with the proposed recommendations. Conclusion: Consensus recommendations regarding safety criteria for mobilization of adult, mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU have the potential to guide ICU rehabilitation whilst minimizing the risk of adverse events.
TL;DR: Adverse sequelae of adolescent cannabis use are wide ranging and extend into young adulthood and efforts to reform cannabis legislation should be carefully assessed to ensure they reduce adolescent Cannabis use and prevent potentially adverse developmental effects.
TL;DR: Isolatednanoclusters, measuring about 10nm and spaced 10−50nm apart, are enriched in incompatible elements including radiogenic Pb with unusually high 207 Pb/ 206 Pbratios as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The only physical evidence from the earliest phases of Earth’s evolution comes from zircons, ancient mineral grains that can be dated using the U‐Th‐Pb geochronometer 1 . Oxygen isotope ratios from such zircons have been used to infer when the hydrosphere and conditions habitable to life were established 2,3 . Chemical homogenization of Earth’s crust and the existence of a magma ocean have not been dated directly, but must have occurred earlier 4 . However, the accuracy of the U‐Pbzirconagescanplausiblybebiasedbypoorlyunderstood processes of intracrystalline Pb mobility 5‐7 . Here we use atomprobe tomography 8 to identify and map individual atoms in the oldest concordant grain from Earth, a 4.4-Gyr-old Hadean zircon with a high-temperature overgrowth that formed about 1Gyrafterthemineral’score.Isolatednanoclusters,measuring about 10nm and spaced 10‐50nm apart, are enriched in incompatible elements including radiogenic Pb with unusually high 207 Pb/ 206 Pbratios.Wedemonstratethatthelengthscales of these clusters make U‐Pb age biasing impossible, and that they formed during the later reheating event. Our tomography data thereby confirm that any mixing event of the silicate Earth must have occurred before 4.4Gyr ago, consistent with
TL;DR: Ass associations with cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers provide evidence that MVPA may be the most potent health-enhancing, time-dependent behavior, with additional benefit conferred from light-intensity activities and sleep duration when reallocated from sedentary time.
Abstract: Sleep and sedentary and active behaviors are linked to cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers, and across a 24-hour day, increasing time in 1 behavior requires decreasing time in another. We explored associations of reallocating time to sleep, sedentary behavior, or active behaviors with biomarkers. Data (n = 2,185 full sample; n = 923 fasting subanalyses) from the cross-sectional 2005-2006 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. The amounts of time spent in sedentary behavior, light-intensity activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were derived from ActiGraph accelerometry (ActiGraph LLC, Pensacola, Florida), and respondents reported their sleep duration. Isotemporal substitution modeling indicated that, independent of potential confounders and time spent in other activities, beneficial associations (P < 0.05) with cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers were associated with the reallocation of 30 minutes/day of sedentary time with equal time of either sleep (2.2% lower insulin and 2.0% lower homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function), light-intensity activity (1.9% lower triglycerides, 2.4% lower insulin, and 2.2% lower homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function), or MVPA (2.4% smaller waist circumference, 4.4% higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, 8.5% lower triglycerides, 1.7% lower glucose, 10.7% lower insulin, and 9.7% higher homeostasis model assessment of insulin sensitivity. These findings provide evidence that MVPA may be the most potent health-enhancing, time-dependent behavior, with additional benefit conferred from light-intensity activities and sleep duration when reallocated from sedentary time.
TL;DR: In this article, the a-x relations for metapelitic rocks in the MnO-Na2O-CaO-K 2O-FeO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O -TiO2 O2-O22 (MnNCKFMASHTO) system were extended to include MnO.
Abstract: The a-x relations recently presented in White et al. (, Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 32, 261-286) are extended to include MnO. This provides a set of internally consistent a-x relations for metapelitic rocks in the MnO-Na2O-CaO-K2O-FeO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O-TiO2-O2 (MnNCKFMASHTO) system. The mixing parameters for the Mn-bearing minerals were estimated using the micro-ϕ{symbol} approach of Powell et al. (, Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 32, 245-260). Then the Mn-end-member thermodynamic properties were calibrated using a database of co-existing minerals involving literature data from rocks and from experiments on natural materials. Mn-end-members were calibrated for orthopyroxene, cordierite, staurolite, chloritoid, chlorite, biotite, ilmenite and hematite, assuming known properties for the garnet end-member spessartine. The addition of MnO to phase diagram calculations results in a marked expansion of the stability of garnet-bearing assemblages. At greenschist facies conditions garnet stability is extended down temperature. At amphibolite facies conditions, the garnet-in boundary shifts to lower pressure. While the addition of MnO greatly influences the stability of garnet, it has relatively little effect on the stability of other common metapelitic minerals, with the resultant diagrams being topologically very similar to those calculated without MnO. Furthermore, the addition of MnO in the amounts measured in most metapelites has only a small effect on the mode of garnet, with calculated garnet modes remaining smaller than 1% in the P-T range outside its predicted Mn-free P-T range.
TL;DR: An overview of how effector-assisted breeding and deployment is being exploited for various pathosystems is presented.
Abstract: One of most important challenges in plant breeding is improving resistance to the plethora of pathogens that threaten our crops. The ever-growing world population, changing pathogen populations, and fungicide resistance issues have increased the urgency of this task. In addition to a vital inflow of novel resistance sources into breeding programs, the functional characterization and deployment of resistance also needs improvement. Therefore, plant breeders need to adopt new strategies and techniques. In modern resistance breeding, effectors are emerging as tools to accelerate and improve the identification, functional characterization, and deployment of resistance genes. Since genome-wide catalogues of effectors have become available for various pathogens, including biotrophs as well as necrotrophs, effector-assisted breeding has been shown to be successful for various crops. "Effectoromics" has contributed to classical resistance breeding as well as for genetically modified approaches. Here, we present an overview of how effector-assisted breeding and deployment is being exploited for various pathosystems.
TL;DR: The role that the epithelial barrier plays in the pathophysiology of IBD as well as the major cytokines involved are investigated and the recent research that aims to develop new therapies for such chronic disorders is provided.
Abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is defined as a chronic intestinal inflammation that results from host-microbial interactions in a genetically susceptible individual. IBDs are a group of autoimmune diseases that are characterized by inflammation of both the small and large intestine, in which elements of the digestive system are attacked by the body's own immune system. This inflammatory condition encompasses two major forms, known as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Patients affected by these diseases experience abdominal symptoms, including diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloody stools, and vomiting. Moreover, defects in intestinal epithelial barrier function have been observed in a number of patients affected by IBD. In this review, we first describe the types and symptoms of IBD and investigate the role that the epithelial barrier plays in the pathophysiology of IBD as well as the major cytokines involved. We then discuss steps used to diagnose this disease and the treatment options available, and finally provide an overview of the recent research that aims to develop new therapies for such chronic disorders.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the progress and particularly the work done in the last 10 years in this important area and discussed the mechanism and kinetics of the Cr deposition and Cr poisoning process on the cathodes of SOFCs.
TL;DR: The employed nurse workforce would benefit from a psychosocial capacity building intervention that reduces a nurse's risk profile, thus enhancing retention and reducing burnout.
Abstract: Aim: This is the first two-phase Australian study to explore the factors impacting upon compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, anxiety, depression and stress and to describe the strategies nurses use to build compassion satisfaction into their working lives.
Background: Compassion fatigue has been found to impact on job satisfaction, the quality of patient care and retention within nursing. This study provides new knowledge on the influences of anxiety, stress and depression and how they relate to compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue.
Method: In Phase 2 of the study, 10 nurses from Phase 1 of the study participated in individual interviews and a focus group. A semi-structured interview schedule guided the conversations with the participants.
Result: Data analysis resulted in seven main themes: social networks and support; infrastructure and support; environment and lifestyle; learning; leadership; stress; and suggestions to build psychological wellness in nurses.
Conclusion: Findings suggest that a nurse's capacity to cope is enhanced through strong social and collegial support, infrastructure that supports the provision of quality nursing care and positive affirmation. These concepts are strongly linked to personal resilience.
Implications for nursing management: These findings support the need for management to develop appropriate interventions to build resilience in nurses.
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the alumina recovery history and technologies for coal fly ash from coal combustion in thermal power plants is presented, and the current status of fly ash recycling and directions for future research are considered.