University of the Sunshine Coast

DisasterScope: A Multi-Source Multimodal Dataset and Benchmark for Disaster Response and Severity Assessment

Disaster response often requires evidence from several sources, including satellite imagery, social media, news reports, audio and video recordings, and event metadata. Existing disaster datasets, however, usually focus on one source, a limited set of modalities or a single task....

Temporal feature engineering for agricultural commodity price forecasting in Nigeria: evaluating machine learning, deep learning and time-series approaches

Purpose This study investigates the effectiveness of machine learning, deep learning and traditional time-series approaches for predicting agricultural commodity prices in Nigeria, focussing on improving forecasting reliability through temporal feature engineering and time-aware...

A Retrospective Weekly Rating of Perceived Exertion Measure May Assist Training Load Monitoring in Professional Tennis Players

The session rating of perceived exertion (s-RPE) is a validated tool for monitoring subjective training intensity across various sports. We aimed to assess the association between s-RPE recorded within 30 min post-training and a single retrospective weekly RPE (wRPE) reported at...

Identifying factors that underpin human-machine teamwork for joint crewed-uncrewed aerial vehicle operations: application of the grounded theory approach

Crewed-uncrewed aerial vehicle operations are being viewed as a novel concept of operations that could respond to increasing adversarial threats. Its realisation vastly depends on the partnership between human operators and advanced machine agents. This implicates the criticality...

Optimising body weight categories for para powerlifting using a modified evolutionary strategy

Objectives In select sports, bodyweight categories (BCs) serve to increase competitiveness and fairness. We aimed to analyse current Para Powerlifting BC impacts on performance-related factors and refine these for each sex. Methods Retrospective records; 2013–2023 ( n = 6802 athl...

Diet and physical activity behaviours among people with insomnia symptoms: a cross-sectional survey to understand treatment needs and acceptability

Background High adherence to a Mediterranean diet and regular moderate-intensity physical activity (≥5 days/week, ≥30 minutes/day) reduce the risk of insomnia symptom onset and maintenance, yet engagement in these behaviours among adults with insomnia symptoms and the acceptabili...

The effects of fungal decay on timber connections: a systematic review

Abstract Connections are critical for the integrity of timber structures, yet they are highly susceptible to reduced capacity due to moisture intrusion and subsequent fungal decay. While the effects of decay on clear wood are well documented, the impacts on the mechanical perform...

Histological aging signatures for monitoring tissue-specific aging and disease

Aging is the primary risk factor for chronic disease and is characterized by profound structural and architectural remodeling of human tissues. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of these changes using 25,712 whole-slide histopathological images from 40 tissue types acro...

Factors That Influence Technology-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence: A Scoping Review Using Systems Thinking

Technology-facilitated intimate partner violence (TFIPV) is increasingly featured in cases of intimate partner violence and intimate partner homicide. There is emerging recognition of the use of technology to abuse and control intimate partners in domestic abuse research and the...

Community inclusion for people with complex disabling conditions from the perspective of people with lived experience and those who support their inclusion: a scoping review

Purpose To explore factors that influence community inclusion for adults with complex disabling conditions, from their perspective and that of their supports.Methods and Materials A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Arksey and O’Malley approach. Studies were scr...

The lived employment experiences and support needs of persons with Younger Onset Dementia within Australia

Background There is limited evidence on the perspectives and support needs of persons with younger onset dementia (YOD) within employment. This poses challenges for supporting this demographic within the workplace and during their transition to retirement. Objective The aim of th...

SELM-CTR: a stacking ensemble deep learning model with SHAP-based analysis for large-scale click-through rate prediction

Purpose Click-through rate (CTR) prediction is a core challenge in digital advertising, as forecasting whether a user will click on an advertisement directly determines ad placement decisions and revenue outcomes. Standard machine learning and deep learning approaches achieve rea...