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Passage of time: why people with dementia switch back to the past
The Australian population is ageing, and with this comes an increased prevalence of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease being the most common. People diagnosed with dementia often have a distorted sense of time passing. My friends who are clinicians often comment on their patients with dementia preparing and arriving for their appointments many hours before they’re scheduled...
Report
Viable integrated systems for zero carbon housing: 2013 progress report
RP1006 was established to support the path to zero carbon housing (ZCH) by focusing on the development and validation of evidence-based building energy modelling tools to support the regulatory pathway to zero emission housing in Australia. The 2013 Progress Report provides an update on progress against milestones including a scoping study of available house energy...
Report
Exploring the experience of being first in family at university
This collaborative research project was conducted by academics across the three major universities in South Australia, i.e. University of South Australia, Flinders University and the University of Adelaide. The project was funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University and explores the experiences of first in family students...
Working paper
Measuring Economic and Financial Interconnections for a selection of Asia-Pacific Economies
This paper presents an examination of economic and financial linkages for a selection of economies in the Asia-Pacific region for the period 2001 to 2012. The countries examined are the ASEAN5 group of nations - Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand; the three large northeast Asian economies of China, Japan and South Korea; and...
Conference paper
Augmented packaging for improved medicine compliance
This paper outlines work on a feasibility study looking at the use of Augmented Reality to provide support and supplementary information to patients undergoing various medication regimes.