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Edith Cowan University

EducationPerth, Western Australia, Australia
About: Edith Cowan University is a education organization based out in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Tourism. The organization has 4040 authors who have published 13529 publications receiving 339582 citations. The organization is also known as: Edith Cowan & ECU.


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TL;DR: The authors found that acceptance of the use of organisms in biotechnology decreases as we move from microorganisms (>90%approval) to plants (71-82%) to humans (42-45%) and animals (34-40%).
Abstract: This study reports on the attitudes towards biotechnology of 905, 15–16 year-old students from 11 Western Australian schools. Students were asked to read 15 statements about biotechnology processes and to draw a line to separate what they considered ‘acceptable’ statements from those they considered ‘unacceptable’. Overall, the students hold a wide range of beliefs about what is an acceptable use of biotechnology. Their attitudes range from those of the 55 (6.0%) students who do not agree with the use of any living organisms in biotechnology to the 125 (14%) students who approve of all the stated uses of biotechnology, with a wide spread in between. Acceptance of the use of organisms in biotechnology decreases as we move from microorganisms (>90%approval) to plants (71–82%) to humans (42–45%) and animals (34–40%). The attitudes of 99 students who recently studied biotechnology and have a good understanding of the processes and issues were similar in percentage and spread to those who were less informed.

98 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a survey of staff and undergraduate students and found that student perceptions match staff perceptions more closely at third-year level than at first-year levels.
Abstract: In the discussion of the inclusion of generic skills in courses, the voices of employers, universities and government have been clearly heard. However, the undergraduate student voice has been largely missing. This paper outlines the results of a survey of staff and undergraduate students. Part A of the survey asked participants to rate a set of skills in terms of their importance. Part B of the survey asked participants to add other skills that they considered important. The student results demonstrate significant year effects. For example higher‐order skills such as critical thinking are rated more important at third year than at first year. Comparisons of the staff data and student data show that student perceptions match staff perceptions more closely at third‐year level than at first year. When all the results are considered in the broader context of our courses, there appears to be a strong link between students' perception of the importance of skills and the degree to which the skills are assessed.

98 citations

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22 Jul 2016
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed one hundred and fifty two RPAS events and found that technology issues, not human factors, are the key contributor in RPAS accidents and incidents.
Abstract: A recent alleged "drone" collision with a British Airways Airbus A320 at Heathrow Airport highlighted the need to understand civil Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) accidents and incidents (events). This understanding will facilitate improvements in safety by ensuring efforts are focused to reduce the greatest risks. One hundred and fifty two RPAS events were analyzed. The data was collected from a 10-year period (2006 to 2015). Results show that, in contrast to commercial air transportation (CAT), RPAS events have a significantly different distribution when categorized by occurrence type, phase of flight, and safety issue. Specifically, it was found that RPAS operations are more likely to experience (1) loss of control in-flight, (2) events during takeoff and in cruise, and (3) equipment problems. It was shown that technology issues, not human factors, are the key contributor in RPAS events. This is a significant finding, as it is contrary to the industry view which has held for the past quarter of a century that human factors are the key contributor (which is still the case for CAT). Regulators should therefore look at technologies and not focus solely on operators.

98 citations

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TL;DR: Eccentric cycling was less metabolically demanding than concentric cycling, and HR and BLa were further reduced during ECC2, and Muscle damage is minimal after ECC1 and should not influence the choice to undertake eccentric cycling training.
Abstract: PurposeEccentric cycling is an exercise modality that could elicit multiple health benefits with low metabolic cost, but unaccustomed performance results in significant muscle damage. It is not known whether muscle damage is attenuated when eccentric cycling is repeated; thus, this study com

98 citations

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TL;DR: This paper explored direct and indirect relationships between involvement in formal training and development events, employee attitudes and withdrawal responses including turnover intentions and neglectful behavior for those employed in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Abstract: This study explores direct and indirect relationships between involvement in formal training and development events, employee attitudes and withdrawal responses including turnover intentions and neglectful behavior for those employed in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Questionnaire data were obtained from 185 staff employed in a diverse range of SMEs. Our results suggest that employees that participate in more training and development events are less likely to be considering leaving their employer and less likely to engage in neglectful behavior. However, the analysis revealed that the effects of participation in formal training and development are fully mediated by perceptions of organizational support and job satisfaction. In contrast to results from studies in large organizations, affective commitment was not found to be an influential determinant of employee exit intentions or neglect.

98 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Paul Jackson141137293464
William J. Kraemer12375554774
D. Allan Butterfield11550443528
Kerry S. Courneya11260849504
Robert U. Newton10975342527
Roger A. Barker10162039728
Ralph N. Martins9563035394
Wei Wang95354459660
David W. Dunstan9140337901
Peter E.D. Love9054624815
Andrew Jones8369528290
Hongqi Sun8126520354
Leon Flicker7946522669
Mark A. Jenkins7947221100
Josep M. Gasol7731322638
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202350
2022156
20211,433
20201,372
20191,213
20181,023