Adelaide University

Enabling Aqueous Ozonation via Ozone Nanobubbles: Oxidative Modification of Activated Carbon and Its Performance and Economic Implications

Abstract Traditional adsorbent functionalization often relies on energy-intensive thermal oxidation or hazardous chemical reagents, hindering sustainable wastewater treatment infrastructure. This study introduces ozone nanobubbles (O3NBs) as a transformative, environmentally beni...

Exploring teacher identity formation in outdoor education: a systematic literature review

Professional identity plays a crucial role in education, influencing teaching philosophies, commitment to the profession, pedagogical choices, openness to educational reform, and overall wellbeing. However, most research on teacher identity has focused on specific disciplines, in...

Passive radiative cooling for vertical building facades: From fundamental constraints to practical strategies

Rising space-cooling demand driven by urbanisation and climate change has increased interest in passive alternatives to air conditioning. Passive radiative cooling (PRC) dissipates heat through the atmospheric window (8–13 μm) without energy input. However, research has largely f...

Marital satisfaction and parent-reported emotional competence in Chinese preschoolers: serial indirect associations through mindful parenting and parental involvement

Guided by Belsky’s parenting process model, this pooled cross-sectional study examined a theory-ordered pattern of statistical associations linking marital satisfaction, mindful parenting, parental involvement, and parent-reported emotional competence. Participants were 5,303 mar...

Switched on for two years: An update on Australia's right to disconnect

Australia's statutory right to disconnect has now operated for two years, and this article takes stock of how it has worked in practice. It first outlines how the right is set out in law and then highlights a striking feature of the right's early life: very few formal disputes co...

Development and Validation of a Tool to Measure Documented Health Care Encounter Time

Importance Time toxicity, defined as the time patients spend receiving cancer treatment and interacting with health care systems, is an emerging treatment-related burden. Existing studies typically quantify time toxicity using health care contact days, which may inadequately capt...

Using multi-trait polygenic scores to predict lithium responsiveness in patients with bipolar disorder

Background The predictive power of polygenic scores (PGSs) for lithium treatment response in bipolar disorder remains limited. Aims To enhance the prediction of lithium responsiveness by developing a multi-trait PGS (mt-PGS) combining genetic information from multiple phenotypes...

DHODH is the key target of the KDM4 inhibitor QC6352 in glioblastoma stem cells

Abstract Histone lysine demethylase 4 (KDM4) enzymes are frequently overexpressed in cancer and are considered to be promising therapeutic targets. QC6352, which is widely used as a best-in-class KDM4 chemical probe, shows potent antitumor activity across cancer models. Using com...

Loss of RafE impairs raffinose utilization and increases early pneumococcal burden in mice

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is one of the most common bacterial causes of middle ear infections (otitis media) in children. These infections are highly prevalent but can be persistent and challenging to treat. The pneumococcus is a highly genetically dive...

Evaluating collector behaviour in coarse particle flotation of copper ores

Most studies on collectors for copper flotation focus on conventional mechanical cells and fine particle sizes (<150 µm), leaving limited understanding of collector performance in coarse particle flotation. This study investigates the performance of four collector classes in the...

Cross-Boundary Practices within the Construction Industry: The Case of the Quantity Surveyors

Abstract The evolving dynamics of the construction industry have sharpened the need for quantity surveyors (QSs) to reinterpret their role, expanding beyond traditional commercial management practices to encompass broader strategic functions such as value optimization and interdi...

Middle-Down Mass Spectrometry Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody Enabled by Electron-Activated Dissociation on a Time-of-Flight Platform: A Case Study of Methionine Oxidation PTM Identification and Quantification

Abstract Characterizing post-translational modifications (PTMs) in monoclonal antibody products is critical for ensuring product quality attributes understanding and monitoring. While the bottom-up approach is widely adopted, it suffers from the loss of molecular connectivity and...

A Bourdieusian study of international students’ lifeworlds: multiplicity in a “twisted space”

This study explores the tensions and dynamics embedded in the lifeworlds of international students. Data were drawn from an Australian study, including interviews with 16 international students and nine community members supporting international students through their professiona...

The Largest Mountain Belt of the Last Billion Years: The East African Orogen, its tectono-topographic evolution and global significance

Hutton's Principle of Uniformitarianism suggests that the present is the key to the past, and in the present, Earth's topography is dominated by the Himalaya. The geological record clearly preserves past mountain ranges, but few have purported to have the effect on Earth's surfac...

Quantitative single cell analysis of gold nanoparticle association across a mouse triple-negative breast cancer cell line and blood immune cell populations

In biomedical research, understanding the heterogeneity in nanoparticle association among different cell populations is crucial for translating to efficacy and immune identification. Using time-of-flight mass cytometry (CyTOF), we quantitatively assessed the association and distr...

Hot Carrier Trapping in InAs Nanowires for Ultraviolet to Infrared Photodetection

Abstract Semiconducting InAs nanowires are promising building blocks for optoelectronics, but their performance is often complicated by an unusual negative photoconductivity (NPC) originating from surface charge traps. Harnessing the competition between this NPC and conventional...

Atomically Dispersed Fe‐Modified SnS for Sn‐Centered Peroxymonosulfate Activation Toward Acetaminophen Degradation

ABSTRACT SnS is a low‐cost and environmentally benign semiconductor for photocatalysis and piezocatalysis, but its direct use for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation remains limited. Here, we develop a facile Fe substitution strategy to construct atomically dispersed Fe‒S in SnS n...

Shamanism as an Analogue Model for Extraterrestrial Communication

This paper proposes shamanic practices as an analogue model for communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence. Drawing on examples of cross-species communication and shamanic embodied signalling, it identifies six signalling principles: rhythm, movement, mimicry, repetition...

Challenges in establishing epidemiological cut-off values for the Burkholderia cepacia complex

ABSTRACT The Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is comprised of 24 species of gram-negative bacteria that cause opportunistic infections. While antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) has historically been used to guide treatment for BCC infections, recent work highlighting pr...

Optimal exercise dose in adults with chronic low back pain disorders: systematic review with dose-response network meta-analysis

Objective To quantify exercise dose-response relationships and estimate the optimal dose in adults with chronic low back pain disorders (CLBDs). Design Systematic review with random-effects model-based (non-linear) dose-response network meta-analysis. Risk of bias was assessed wi...