Development and Validation of the Work Outcomes Coding Scale

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Lynda R. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Work Adjustment ◽  
Role Functioning ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Work Outcome ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Excellent Internal Consistency ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Item Scale

This article describes the development and validation of a new measure of post-accident work outcome and adjustment, the Work Outcomes Coding Scale (WOCS), whose items were derived from rehabilitation indices used individually by the Workcover Authority of New South Wales. Psychometric qualities of the 4-item scale were determined using two samples of hospitalised accident survivors who returned to work following their accident. The WOCS showed excellent internal consistency, correlated moderately to highly with other measures of role functioning and had low, significant correlations with factors connected with work adjustment. Low range WOCS scores were shown to be indicative of poor work outcomes and increasing need for vocational rehabilitation interventions.

scholarly journals Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxin Monitoring in Commercial Wild Harvest Bivalve Shellfish in New South Wales, Australia

Toxins ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazel Farrell ◽  
Penelope Ajani ◽  
Shauna Murray ◽  
Phil Baker ◽  
Grant Webster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Market Survey ◽  
Wild Harvest ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Regulatory Limits ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Shellfish Toxin ◽  
Anadara Granosa

An end-product market survey on biotoxins in commercial wild harvest shellfish (Plebidonax deltoides, Katelysia spp., Anadara granosa, Notocallista kingii) during three harvest seasons (2015–2017) from the coast of New South Wales, Australia found 99.38% of samples were within regulatory limits. Diarrhetic shellfish toxins (DSTs) were present in 34.27% of 321 samples but only in pipis (P. deltoides), with two samples above the regulatory limit. Comparison of these market survey data to samples (phytoplankton in water and biotoxins in shellfish tissue) collected during the same period at wild harvest beaches demonstrated that, while elevated concentrations of Dinophysis were detected, a lag in detecting bloom events on two occasions meant that wild harvest shellfish with DSTs above the regulatory limit entered the marketplace. Concurrently, data (phytoplankton and biotoxin) from Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) harvest areas in estuaries adjacent to wild harvest beaches impacted by DSTs frequently showed elevated Dinophysis concentrations, but DSTs were not detected in oyster samples. These results highlighted a need for distinct management strategies for different shellfish species, particularly during Dinophysis bloom events. DSTs above the regulatory limit in pipis sampled from the marketplace suggested there is merit in looking at options to strengthen the current wild harvest biotoxin management strategies.

Moult, Movements, Age and Sex Composition of Mountain Duck, Tadorna tadornoides, Banded at Lake George, N.S.W

1976 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
JL McKean ◽  
LW Braithwaite
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Age Structure ◽  
New South ◽  
Sex Composition ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Moult Migration ◽  
Lake George ◽  
Age And Sex

Two samples of mountain ducks totalling 1001 birds were trapped and banded at Lake George,N.S.W. A highly significant difference in age structure between the two samples, taken in January 1965 and in February 1970, may be related to major differences in rainfall for the year preceding each sample. The sex ratio was markedly biased in favour of females. Recoveries of birds were nearly all to the south and west and 300-700 km from the banding site. Fully 99 % of recoveries were in States other than New South Wales. Examination of one sample of 679 mountain ducks for moult of primary and secondary wing feathers showed that approximately one-third of the adults were moulting. It was concluded that the birds were possibly normal residents of the region in which most recoveries occurred, and that they make an annual moult migration to Lake George.

Ecotypic variation in Avena fatua L., A. sterilis L. (A. ludoviciana), and A. barbata Pott. in New South Wales and southern Queensland

1972 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 799 ◽  
Author(s):  
RDB Whalley ◽  
JM Burfitt
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Strong Response ◽  
Avena Sterilis ◽  
Multiple Introductions ◽  
The North ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Two Samples

Some 53 samples of wild oat seeds were collected in the wheat belt of eastern Australia in an area extending from Collingulie in southern New South Wales to Dalby in Queensland and grown under uniform environmental conditions. Three species of wild oats were collected, Avena sterilis L. subsp. ludoviciana (Dur.) G. & M. mainly concentrated in the north, A. fatua L. subsp. fatua (L.) Thell. mainly concentrated in the south, and A. barbata Pott. confined to the Southern Tablelands and nearby slopes and plains. A high degree of physiological and morphological variability was evident, A. sterilis exhibiting the greatest variability and A. barbata the least. The variation was mainly local with only a suggestion of ecoclinal variation, and is probably the result of multiple introductions. The two samples of A. barbata tested exhibited a vernalization requirement for flowering and one sample of A. sterilis from the same area also gave a strong response to vernalization, but A. fatua did not.

Comparison and estimation of glucosinolate levels in Australian rapeseed cultivars

1985 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 932 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Mailer ◽  
N Wratten
Keyword(s):  
Chromatographic Analysis ◽  
New South ◽  
Total Concentration ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Glucosinolate Content ◽  
Chromatographic Technique ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Glucose Test ◽  
Good Agreement

Seven cultivars of rapeseed grown at four sites in New South Wales were evaluated for glucosinolate content. Two samples of each cultivar were further subjected to gas chromatographic analysis to determine the proportions of individual glucosinolate components and 'canola' acceptability. Glucosinolate concentrations varied between cultivars and sites and a significant site x cultivar interaction was found. Some cultivars regarded as being of the 'canola' type did not satisfy the requirement that concentration of the major glucosinolates in seed be less than 30 �mol/g at all sites. The glucose test which was used to measure total concentration of glucosinolates was in good agreement with the gas chromatographic technique which measures the concentrations of individual glucosinolates.

Age, Hair Colour, Live Weight and Fertility of Two Samples of Australian Feral Goat, Capra Hircus.

1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 549 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJ Holst
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Capra Hircus ◽  
Corpora Lutea ◽  
Hair Colour ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Dressing Percentage ◽  
Feral Goat

Feral goats are slaughtered commercially in Australia, and are used in Angora backcrossing programmes. 327 goats from Queensland and 182 from New South Wales were slaughtered at the same abattoir in Mar. and Nov. 1973 resp. For the 2 groups resp., live weight of females averaged 17.93 plus or minus 4.48 to 31.08 plus or minus 5.56 and 24.65 plus or minus 5.77 to 39.20 plus or minus 5.95 kg according to age, live weight of males (excluding fully grown animals) 22.09 plus or minus 3.49 to 34.14 plus or minus 4.63 and 31.03 plus or minus 8.71 to 52.12 plus or minus 6.46 kg, carcass weight of females 9.22 plus or minus 2.54 to 14.95 plus or minus 2.52 and 11.12 plus or minus 2.45 to 17.25 plus or minus 2.49 kg, carcass weight of males 11.09 plus or minus 2.01 to 22.64 plus or minus 3.82 and 14.83 plus or minus 4.47 to 24.80 plus or minus 2.59 kg (excluding fully grown males in the 2nd group), dressing percentage of females 48.1-51.4 and 44.0-45.1, dressing percentage of males (excluding fully grown animals) 49.3-50.2 and 47.6-47.8, percentage of females with corpora lutea 81.8-100 and 50-65.2, number of corpora lutea per cycling female 1.17-2.08 and 1.45-2.00, percentage of females with embryos 18.2-38.5 and 5.9-33.3, and percentage of females with foetuses 7.7-13.6 and 16.7-66.7. Values for the last 4 traits were highest for females with 2, 4 or 6 teeth.

Essential oil composition of the seasonal heterophyllous leaves of Eryngium vesiculosum from Australia

2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Palá-Paúl ◽  
Joseph J. Brophy ◽  
Robert J. Goldsack ◽  
Lachlan M. Copeland ◽  
M. José Pérez-Alonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
New South ◽  
Essential Oil Composition ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Aerial Parts ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Germacrene D

Eryngium vesiculosum Labill. is seasonally heterophyllous. The essential oils of its aerial parts gathered during summer and winter from New South Wales (Australia) have been examined by analytical gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. We have found quantitative but not qualitative differences between the two samples. The principal compounds of the winter leaves were identified as β-caryophyllene (20.3%), germacrene D (19.2%) and α-humulene (8.8%), while the summer leaves (SL) contained bicyclogermacrene (22.2%), β-caryophyllene (15.6%), germacrene D (15.8%) and α-humulene (8.1%) as major constituents. The amount of bicyclogermacrene changes by a factor of ten, ranging from 2.4% in winter leaves to being the principal compound (22.2%) in summer leaves. The oil of the flowers and fruits contained almost the same composition as the summer leaves. This is the first comparative study on the chemistry of both kinds of leaves of E. vesiculosum.

The Reformed Californian Workers' Compensation System: Outcomes for Injured Workers

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
Sandra Bentley
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
New South ◽  
Compensation System ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Legislative Reform ◽  
South Wales

In a period of legislative reform, New South Wales' workers compensation stakeholders can learn at least broad lessons by making comparisons with the experience of other countries in post reform review. This article considers the overall impact of the 1993 reforms on the Californian workers' compensation system, with focus on reforms and outcomes in the Vocational Rehabilitation sector. It was found post reform that the number of claims and paid benefits have decreased substantially, and total premiums paid and Vocational Rehabilitation expenditures are down dramatically. However, the changes are blamed for an increase in legal complexity, as return-to work outcomes and post-injury earnings for injured workers appear to have worsened. Additionally benefit levels remain a continuing concern.

Subplasticity in Australian soils. II. Relationships between subplasticity rating, optically oriented clay, cementation and aggregate stability

Soil Research ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 237 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Brewer ◽  
AV Blackmore
Keyword(s):  
Iron Oxides ◽  
Relative Stability ◽  
New South ◽  
Aggregate Stability ◽  
Fine Sand ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
S Matrix ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
The Stability

Subplasticity and aggregate stability have been studied in a group of red-brown earth materials from the Riverine Plain of New South Wales and, for comparison, two samples of krasnozem materials. Within the red-brown earth materials there are positive correlations between subplasticity rating, strongly oriented clay, dithionite-soluble iron oxides, and stability of aggregates; there is no correlation with carbonates. Data on the stability of coarse and fine sand-size and silt-size aggregates under increasingly severe dispersion show that the subplasticity ratings of these materials depend principally on the relative stability of the plasma of the s-matrix, even though bodies of strongly oriented clay are relatively resistant to dispersion. Cementation by iron oxides is discounted as the mechanism causing stability because of the low proportions present in all except one of these red-brown earth materials. The krasnozem materials do not contain strongly oriented clay, so the correlation with subplasticity rating does not hold between groups of different kinds of soil materials. The data suggest that subplasticity in these materials can reasonably be attributed to cementation by iron oxides.

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