8.1 Protein balance
This Unit studies 'proteins'. Starting with a simple analysis of the molecular make up, the Unit moves on to look at the importance of protein and how they are digested and absorbed
1.7.4 Nitrogen balance
This Unit studies 'proteins'. Starting with a simple analysis of the molecular make up, the Unit moves on to look at the importance of protein and how they are digested and absorbed
1.7.2 Too much protein
This Unit studies 'proteins'. Starting with a simple analysis of the molecular make up, the Unit moves on to look at the importance of protein and how they are digested and absorbed
1.6.3 A faulty shape
This Unit studies 'proteins'. Starting with a simple analysis of the molecular make up, the Unit moves on to look at the importance of protein and how they are digested and absorbed
1.6.2 Determining the shape
This Unit studies 'proteins'. Starting with a simple analysis of the molecular make up, the Unit moves on to look at the importance of protein and how they are digested and absorbed
5 The chemistry of amino acids
This Unit studies 'proteins'. Starting with a simple analysis of the molecular make up, the Unit moves on to look at the importance of protein and how they are digested and absorbed
Crops of the Future: A Problem-Based Learning Exercise for the Laboratory
In problem-based learning (PBL), complex, real-world problems motivate students to discover interconnections between important concepts and in doing so acquire essential skills. These skills include teamwork, problem solving, information retrieval and analysis, and communication. The activity presented here suggests a way to add a "hands on" component to PBL by integrating a problem with a guided inquiry exercise. Problem resolution depends on observations made in the laboratory, using probes an
DNA Profiling by Mutliplex PCR Amplification and Genotype Determination by Reverse Dot-Blot Hybridiz
Human DNA profiling has applications in paternity testing and forensics. This exercise provides students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience with procedures that are currently used to extract DNA from their own cells, quantify the DNA in the extract, perform a multiplex PCR amplification of several loci used in forensic analysis, and determine their own genotype at those loci. In addition, methods for analyzing results relative to existing population databases will be presented. The ex
Achieving and Maintaining Full Employment
In 1951, the year Sir Roland Wilson became Secretary to the Treasury, the terms of trade rose to their highest level on record. While the terms of trade fell back in the following year, they did not fully retrace their rise for a number of years. Around this time, Australia entered a long period of sustained economic growth, with the unemployment rate rarely rising above 3 per cent. Today the Australian economy is growing strongly, supported by the highest terms of trade since Sir Roland was Tre
Do Garnaut’s targets add up?
On Friday, 5 September 2008, Professor Ross Garnaut released his much awaited supplementary draft report on targets and trajectories. The report argues that Australia's mid- and long-term targets should be to reduce emissions net of international trading by 10 per cent from 2000 levels by 2020, and 80 per cent by m2050. This, we are told, is a proportionate contribution to the ‘achievable' international goal of stabilising the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases at 550 parts per
The Eighth H.W. Arndt Memorial Lecture: Rehabilitating the Unloved Dollar Standard
The international dollar standard is an accident of history that greatly facilitates international trade and exchange. But erratic U.S. monetary and financial policies, have upset the U.S. and a world economy thus makes foreigners unhappy. Paradoxically, the asymmetrical nature of the dollar standard also makes many Americans unhappy because they cannot control their own exchange rate. Although nobody loves the dollar standard, it is a remarkably robust institution that is too valuable to lose a
Quelles machines pour enseigner la langue ?
This paper first presents a history of Computer-Assisted Learning (CAL), setting its origins in the 1920s with the invention of mechanical learning machines. The use of the computer then allowed the development of different types of language learning activities: comprehension tasks, simulations, etc. However, without the contribution of natural language processing (NLP), these activities are of limited use. We address the problem of the integration of NLP in CALL systems while summing up the cha
The Trading System in Crisis: The Threat from Proliferating Preferences
Preferential trading arrangements are becoming increasingly popular
among the nations of the world. But are they a positive development?
In the Fourth H W Arndt Memorial Lecture – presented by the ANU
College of Asia and the Pacific and the ANU College of Business and
Economics – Professor Jagdish Bhagwati argues that bilateral,
sub-regional and regional free trade agreements, and the granting of
one-way preferences to developing countries of choice, are crea
The Future of the United Nations Security Council
2008 has already brought major new challenges for diplomats. The
situations in Kenya and Pakistan underline the depths of the problems
in Africa and elsewhere. The Security Council and UN peacekeepers were
already at historically high levels of activity in 2006-2007. Can they
take on any more? NATO, the EU, the US, the Nordics, and Australia and
New Zealand also seem to be stretched to the limit. Perhaps it is time
for some searching analysis of whether the current machinery for
international co
Noshua Watson, Neil McCulloch and Michaela Williams (IDS) interviewed.
Noshua Watson, Neil McCulloch and Michaela Williams (IDS) are interviewed on the seminar 'Perspectives on Business Strategy and Development', held at IDS on the 19 October 2010.
Noshua Watson discussed the different motivations for corporate engagement with development and levers of influence on corporate decision making in this respect. These motivations explain some of the different forms that business strategies take with respect to development, such as corporate social r
Noshua Watson from IDS speaks on Perspectives on Business Strategy and Development
Noshua Watson, Research Fellow in the Globalisation team at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), speaks on Perspectives on Business Strategy and Development 19 October 2010
Noshua Watson discussed the different motivations for corporate engagement with development and levers of influence on corporate decision making in this respect. These motivations explain some of the different forms that business strategies take with respect to development, such as corporate social respons
What use is research in international trade policy and economic development?
In his presentation on "What use is research on international trade policy and economic development?" Professor Pomfret will discuss the value of supporting research in these areas at an Australian university.
Some ideas about the next generation of image manipulation tools
The massive uptake of digital cameras and advances in the science of image analysis are delivering new tools for digital content creation into the hands of the average user. This development is fueled by the growth of image and video content on the internet and the ability of the technology to process very large volumes of image-based information. The tools range from intelligent image and video editing programs to modelling packages for 3D virtual environments such as Google Earth, Grand Theft
The Devil's in the D-tales: How ancient DNA is demystifying today
Analysis of up to 100,000-year-old DNA at the University of Adelaide's Australian Centre for Ancient DNA promises to throw new light on some of today's most intriguing questions.
Internet Scout Project
The Dung File is a collection of references relevant to the archaeological and paleoenvironmental analysis of coprolites and latrine fills, with a focus on North American research. Compiled by the University of Alberta's Alwynne B. Beaudoin, the Dung File includes ten sections: four to do with deposit origin; one devoted to theses; two on modern comparative studies; another listing articles from the popular press; and two broader categories including a section on procedural and analytical techni
