The University of Queensland

Exploring Cultural and Individual Differences in the Hierarchy of Moral Concern: Evidence From Student Samples Across 41 Cultural Groups

ABSTRACT Many important historical and contemporary ethical debates (e.g., on slavery, abortion and environmental protection) reflect disagreements about what we owe to different groups of individuals. Recent work in moral psychology has uncovered a seemingly replicable hierarchy...

Repeated stretch-shortening cycles enhance force and work despite brief deactivation between cycles

Stretch-shortening cycles (SSCs) enhance force and mechanical work compared with pure shortening contractions and are fundamental to locomotion. Although SSC mechanics are well studied, it remains unclear whether mechanical cycle-to-cycle carryover effects persist across repeated...

Effect of a community-based sleep extension intervention on young adults’ sleep and risky driving propensity: a randomised controlled trial

Background Insufficient sleep is a key risk factor for road vehicle crashes in young adults. This trial evaluated the effectiveness of a sleep extension intervention on reducing on-road risky driving in young adult drivers who self-identified as sleepy. Methods Australian drivers...

Fragment-Based Explainable AI for Pathogen-Selective Antimicrobial Drug Design

Abstract The rise and extent of antimicrobial resistance demand computational tools that go beyond simple predictions of antimicrobial activity to deliver applicable medicinal chemistry insights for an accelerated and more efficient development of novel antimicrobials. Here, we p...

Factors Influencing Consumer Engagement in Hospital Care: An Interview Study of Perceptions and Experiences of Patients, Carers and Care Providers

ABSTRACT Aim(s) To explore the challenges and facilitators to consumer engagement in care during hospital attendance, integrating the perspectives of patients, informal carers and care providers. Design A qualitative descriptive study using semi‐structured interviews. Methods A t...

Stretch versus shortening contractions subsequently decrease versus increase neural drive to the human tibialis anterior

Abstract EMG‐based muscle force predictions are often inaccurate following active muscle stretch or shortening because of residual force enhancement (rFE) or depression (rFD), respectively, which can alter the neural drive to a muscle. However, the extent of neural drive modulati...

Psychometric Properties of the Nightmare Distress Questionnaire in Veterans with Posttraumatic Nightmares

Objectives The study examined the psychometric properties of the Nightmare Distress Questionnaire (NDQ) in veterans with a provisional posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis and trauma-related nightmares.Method Participants were 659 Australian Defence Force veterans who c...

Reliable Diagnosis and Early Warning of Filamentous Bulking in Microaerobic Wastewater Treatment Systems under Small Data Constraints

Abstract Filamentous bulking can destabilize microaerobic wastewater treatment systems, creating a need for diagnostic methods that distinguish bulking severity. Using 532-day operational records and morphology-graded sludge samples, this study investigated filamentous-bulking dy...

Congenital aphantasia: what we (think we) know, what we thought we knew but were mistaken about, and what we don't know

Congenital Aphantasia initially described a lifelong inability to visualise. But it is now understood to manifest as imaginative inabilities that can encompass multiple sensory modalities (e.g. vision, audio, movement, taste, touch, smell). Congenital Aphantasia has become a focu...

A missing dimension? Christian religion, spirituality and eating disorder healthcare: a qualitative study

Eating disorders are serious conditions that require more effective, individualised approaches to care. For some people, religious and spiritual factors can become intertwined with eating disorders, heightening struggle and/or supporting recovery. However, such factors are rarely...

Person-Anchored Constructivism in the Age of Subjectivity Homogenization

Generative AI makes it easier for one person to write like another. That familiar observation is only the entry point here. My concern is with what may happen before a sentence appears: the selection of distinctions, the ordering of values, and the judgment by which a person deci...

A Non-Living, Microbe-Based Surface Coating Promotes Tubeworm and Coral Settlement

A major barrier to scaling marine restoration and aquaculture is the lack of reliable tools to induce invertebrate larvae to settle and metamorphose when and where needed. Although microbial cues are known to induce metamorphosis in many invertebrates, existing methods rely on na...

The parent bodies of Ryugu and Ivuna formed before those of other carbonaceous chondrites

Most carbonaceous chondrite (CC) meteorites contain abundant chondrules, millimeter-scale spherical inclusions of previously molten material. Ivuna-type carbonaceous chondrites (CIs) do not contain chondrules, nor do samples of the carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu. CIs and Ryugu share...

Trends of Nonylphenol Exposure in an Australian Population Based on Urinary Metabolite Analysis

Abstract Nonylphenol (NP) is an alkylphenol primarily used to synthesize nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO) and tris(4-nonylphenyl) phosphite (TNPP) which are extensively used in industrial and consumer products. NP and its derivatives are well-known endocrine disruptors and are asso...

Why Metrics Matter in Thyroid Eye Disease

Importance Advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology of thyroid eye disease (TED) provide an opportunity to use novel, targeted therapeutic agents. However, our capacity to assess the efficacy and indications for the new agents is potentially limited by the clinical me...

Probing electrochemical CO2 reduction with in-situ/operando TEM

Electrochemical CO 2 reduction (CO 2 R) offers a promising route to convert greenhouse gas emissions into valuable chemicals, but challenges, such as low product selectivity, low current density, insufficient energy efficiency, and material instability, hinder its commercialisati...

Sodium butyrate rescues long-term neurodevelopmental deficits following perinatal methadone exposure

Abstract Background Prenatal opioid exposure (POE) induces long-term neurodevelopmental, behavioral and cognitive deficits for which no targeted treatments are available. The mechanisms underlying POE deficits are poorly understood, but have been linked to a range of central, per...

ANZTCT cytomegalovirus practice survey for allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplant and cellular therapy recipients in Australia and New Zealand

BACKGROUND: Despite pre-emptive treatment (PeT), cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and reactivation remain a clinical concern. In Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), variability exists in the management of CMV for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients. AIMS AND METH...

Adsorption and Mass Transport of Methane and Hydrogen in Nanoporous Carbon Membranes - Binary Mass Transport Experiments and Modeling

Abstract This study investigates binary mass transport of methane (CH4) and hydrogen (H2) through carbon-based nanoporous membranes at elevated temperatures. Building upon previous single-component adsorption and permeation measurements, we present new binary permeation experimen...

Changes in breeding periodicity of a long-lived vertebrate over 30 years

Abstract Changes in breeding periodicity in vertebrates can highlight important trends in population demographics that have conservation implications. Following widespread conservation measures, some previously endangered species have shown population recoveries across their rang...