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Karri Fire House: BAL-40 Bushfire Design [PDF]
, 2016 This presentation complemented my role as panel convener on a Building Design 'Best Practice' symposium at the 2016 Bushfire Building Conference. It discusses the design process and technical details of the 'Karri Fire House', which was designed by QUT ...
Weir, Ian James
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Threatened cockatoo adapts foraging strategy to survive habitat loss from fire
Ibis, EarlyView.Fire regimes are changing across the globe as a result of human‐induced climate change. For granivorous bird species, changes in fire regimes can affect seed availability and the persistence of populations. We investigated the foraging behaviour of Glossy Black Cockatoos Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus, a resource specialist, following large‐scale
Patricia Mooney +3 more
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Modeling Vorticity-Driven Wildfire Behavior Using Near-Field Techniques
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2020 Dynamic modes of fire propagation present a significant challenge for operational fire spread simulation. Current two-dimensional operational fire simulation platforms are not generally able to account for the complex interactions that drive such ...
Jason J. Sharples +3 more
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Fire authorities and planners : reducing risk across diverse landscapes
, 2013 Bushfire risk mitigation measures have become increasingly integrated into the responsibilities held by planning professionals, and this is indicative of a broader trend of emergency management responsibilities being formally adopted by other sectors ...
Weir, Jessica K. (R17589)
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Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This study examined inter‐community‐based variations in spirometry parameters in 243 Aboriginal patients aged >18 years from 14 individual remote communities (61% female, with a median age of 54.6 years). Mixed ventilatory impairment was the most common pattern (51.6%), followed by restrictive (32.4%) and obstructive (9.8%).
Ara J. Perez +5 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Objectives To assess the effects of zinc pretreatment on hepatorenal toxicity following chronic exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides in male rats.
Emmanuel Vandi Tizhe +5 more
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, 2015 Preparation of defendable space for buildings of both existing and planned urban development in bushfire prone areas relies on critical assessment of potential fire conditions.
Xiang, Yang (R8881) +3 more
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Bushfire responsive design : real life responses to energy ratings, bushfire standards and biodiverse sites. [PDF]
, 2012 Many of the more extreme bushfire prone landscapes in Australia are located in colder climate regions. For such sites, the National Construction Code regulates that houses satisfy both the Australian Standard for Bushfire (AS 3959:2009) and achieve a 6 ...
Weir, Ian James
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Gender Justice in the Triple Planetary Crisis: A Scoping Review
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To identify and report how gender justice is conceptualised and discussed in contemporary health literature in relation to the Triple Planetary Crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, with a particular focus on the experiences of women and gender‐diverse populations, and the representation of nurses and other healthcare ...
Catelyn Richards +7 more
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, 1975 Cover title: Monarto bushfire control planAt head of title: Monarto Development CommissionElectronic reproduction. Adelaide, S. Aust. : University of Adelaide, Barr Smith Library, 2006. Title from t.p. on PDF file (viewed 29 May 2006)
Francis, B. J.
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