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Australian Practitioners' Beliefs, Confidence, and Training Needs for Delivering Behaviour Support to Children and Young People in Out‐of‐Home Care

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) frequently present with complex behavioural needs. In New South Wales (NSW), behaviour support plans (BSPs) are mandated when restrictive practices, including psychotropic medication, are used. Little research has examined whether the statutory workforce is adequately prepared to meet behaviour support ...
Manisha Abayakoon Stanborough   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The moderating role of strategy and environment on the relationship between corporate liquidity and investment: evidence from panel data

open access: yesTourism & Management Studies, 2013
In order to test the moderating role of corporate strategy and industry environment in the effect of liquidity on investment for Portuguese manufacturing firms, we developed a multiple linear regression model for panel data. It is a static model with
Celísia Baptista   +2 more
doaj  

Multi-destination and multi-purpose trip effects in the analysis of the demand for trips to a remote recreational site [PDF]

open access: yes
One of the basic assumptions of the travel cost method for recreational demand analysis is that the travel cost is always incurred for a single purpose recreational trip.
Joe Amoako-Tuffour   +1 more
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The Physical Training and Recreation Act 1937; its contribution to the provision of services for physical training and recreation between 1937 and 1960 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The Physical Training and Recreation Act 1937 was a modest piece of legislation permitting Local Authorities to provide and run facilities for people’s leisure time such as community centres and camp-sites.
Power, Anthony
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Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice at the ‘Shop Front’: The Potential and Limitations of Meeting Legal Need Through Technology

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Australia, governments fund Community Legal Centres (CLCs) as part of the legal assistance sector (LAS) to meet the ‘legal needs’ of people experiencing disadvantage who cannot afford private legal services. Persistent unmet demand for CLCs is well‐documented. As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in private legal practice to
Catherine Hastings   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disability awareness training for student employees at college/university recreation departments

open access: yes, 2004
This study provided a description of how college/university recreational departments addressed their responsibilities to ADA, in particular, those accommodations considered beyond physical access.
Sule, Amanda M.
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Quantifying the Sites of Government, Commercial, and Personal Systems‐Perpetrated Financial Abuse

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the institutional systems through which post‐separation financial abuse is perpetrated. While existing measures seek to quantify the harms experienced by women post‐separation, this study draws on financial, welfare and legal service casefiles to identify where such harms occur. Drawing on 76 de‐identified Victorian service
Kay Cook   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Animal research in the UK: Regulation, implementation, welfare and development of new approach methodologies

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Scientific research with animals in the UK is regulated by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 with the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research providing support for best practice and facilitating development of new approach methodologies.
Ewan St. John Smith   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local governments in EU countries: competences and financing of public services

open access: yes, 2017
Local governments in the EU play a major role in the development of local public policies. Local governments provide public services in the public interest, funding them for public resources.
Halásková, Renáta   +1 more
core  

Natural Aging of Biomaterials in Ambient and Physiological Environments

open access: yesAdvanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Biomaterials used in biomedical applications can change their physical properties over time, even under ambient and physiological conditions. This review highlights key studies on the natural aging of materials ranging from soft hydrogels to metals and ceramics, emphasizing how time‐dependent changes influence function and performance.
Shuyu Zhang, Anne E. Staples
wiley   +1 more source

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