scholarly journals A Review of COVID-19 Modelling Strategies in Three Countries to Develop a Research Framework for Regional Areas

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2185
Author(s):  
Azizur Rahman ◽  
Md Abdul Kuddus ◽  
Ryan H. L. Ip ◽  
Michael Bewong
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
New South ◽  
Disease Outbreak ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Research Framework ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Modelling Strategies ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Health Districts

At the end of December 2019, an outbreak of COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan city, China. Modelling plays a crucial role in developing a strategy to prevent a disease outbreak from spreading around the globe. Models have contributed to the perspicacity of epidemiological variations between and within nations and the planning of desired control strategies. In this paper, a literature review was conducted to summarise knowledge about COVID-19 disease modelling in three countries—China, the UK and Australia—to develop a robust research framework for the regional areas that are urban and rural health districts of New South Wales, Australia. In different aspects of modelling, summarising disease and intervention strategies can help policymakers control the outbreak of COVID-19 and may motivate modelling disease-related research at a finer level of regional geospatial scales in the future.

scholarly journals Evaluating Programs to Counter Violent Extremism: The Example of Case-Managed Interventions

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Adrian Cherney
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Linear Process ◽  
Case Note ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Client Participation ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Client Change ◽  
Violent Extremism ◽  
The Uk

In recent years, there has been a proliferation of programs aimed at preventing radicalization and disengaging known violent extremists. Some programs have targeted individuals through the use of case management approaches and the development of individual intervention plans (e.g., the Desistance and Disengagement Program and the Channel program in the UK; the Australian New South Wales Corrections Proactive Integrated Support Model—PRISM—and state-based division initiatives in Australia). There is a broad consensus in the literature that the evaluation of such initiatives has been neglected. However, the evaluation of case-managed interventions to counter violent extremism (CVE) is challenging. They can have small caseloads which makes it difficult to have any comparison or control group. Client participation can vary over time, with no single intervention plan being alike. This can make it hard to untangle the relative influence of different components of the intervention on indicators of radicalization and disengagement. In this presentation, results from primary research that set out to evaluate case-managed CVE interventions in Australia and develop evaluation metrics are presented. This research involves the examination of interventions implemented by New South Wales corrections and state police. The effectiveness of these interventions was assessed against a five-point metric of client change. Client change overtime was analyzed using case note information collected by the various interventions on client participation. Results show that client change is not a linear process and that the longer an individual is engaged in a case-managed intervention, the more likely they are to demonstrate change relating to disengagement. Specific case studies are used to illustrate trajectories and turning points related to radicalization and to highlight the role of case-managed interventions in facilitating disengagement. Key elements of effective interventions include the provision of ongoing informal support. Investment in capturing case note information should be a priority of intervention providers. Different challenges confronted by case-managed CVE interventions are highlighted.

Junior clinical academic psychiatrists in Australia: The University of New South Wales initiative

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adith Mohan ◽  
Adam Bayes ◽  
Perminder S Sachdev ◽  
Gordon Parker ◽  
Philip B Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Specialty Training ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Track Record ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
The University ◽  
Health Districts

Objective: We examined current pathways of training for junior clinical academic psychiatrists in Australia. An initiative of the School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, is described from the perspective of two junior clinical academics. Conclusions: Australia has limited defined clinical academic pathways for psychiatrists when compared internationally. Numerous challenges for junior psychiatrists entering academia include tensions between clinical and academic roles, reduced remuneration, difficulty building a competitive track record and a scarcity of funding. Potential solutions lie with universities and local health districts partnering to fund clinical academic roles and offering flexible entry points across specialty training. Fostering research engagement in junior psychiatrists will develop the next generation of clinical academics with benefit for clinical and academic domains.

scholarly journals Enteric disease outbreak reporting, New South Wales, Australia, 2000 to 2005

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Cretikos ◽  
Barbara Telfer ◽  
Jeremy McAnulty
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Disease Outbreak ◽  
Enteric Disease ◽  
South Wales

scholarly journals The UK Schmidt telescope plate catalogue and problems associated with increasing numbers of plates and users

1982 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 229-231
Author(s):  
S.B. Tritton
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Schmidt Telescope ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
The Uk

The UK 1.2m Schmidt Telescope (an outstation of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh) is situated at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia. The telescope has been operational since 1973 and has, to date, taken about 7000 plates. This paper discusses some of the problems associated with cataloguing these plates and keeping track of their locations.

scholarly journals Publication models in a changing environment: bibliometric analysis of books and book chapters using publications by Surrey Beatty & Sons

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 394 ◽  
Author(s):  
M C Calver ◽  
J B Fontaine ◽  
T E Linke
Keyword(s):  
Nature Conservation ◽  
New South ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Zoological Society ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Online Availability ◽  
History Books

Expectations and patterns of publication have changed markedly with evolving online availability and associated development of new citation gathering databases. Perhaps the most vulnerable components of the scientific literature to ongoing change are books and book chapters, given their elongated publication timelines and generally more limited online availability. To test this, we applied citation analyses and assessments of library holdings to determine the use of the natural history books published by Surrey Beatty & Sons between 1987 and 2010. We (i) evaluated the relative use of book chapters and journal papers by comparing citations to chapters in the five books of the Nature Conservation series by Surrey Beatty & Sons to citations of journal chapters in four Australian journals published in the same years, (ii) determined the efficacy of four different databases in retrieving citations to book chapters by comparing their recovery of citations to the five books of the Nature Conservation series, and (iii) quantified noncitation measures related to library holdings to evaluate the use of the books on the entire Surrey Beatty & Sons list. Mean citations/chapter to the first three books in the Nature Conservation series were similar to the mean citations/ paper in four Australian journals published in the same years. However, the mean citations/chapter of the last two books declined relative to citations/paper for the journals, suggesting a fall in book use evident by early this century. Citation retrieval varied across databases; Google Scholar retrieved most citations, followed by Scopus, Web of Science (Cited Reference Search) and Web of Knowledge. Contrary to published concerns, no citations retrieved by Google Scholar were in questionable sources such as contents pages - many were from highly ranked journals. Each book in the full Surrey Beatty & Sons list was held by an average of 45.3 libraries in Australia and 36.1 in the USA, and less than five in each of the UK, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Canada, Germany and South Africa. This was a similar coverage to another Australian publisher, the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, and indicated strong markets in Australia and the USA. It was less, though, than the number of libraries with current or past subscriptions to five Australian journals publishing nature conservation content. We conclude that citation data for books and book chapters are available and that library holdings provide another measure of use. The online ‘visibility’ of books may be a problem, but can be improved through better marketing and improved author search techniques.

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