An honors degree in mathematics with seven rights is a good start to gaining a postgraduate place at one of the most respected and prestigious universities in the world. They (Rhodes committee) want people who will go on and change the world and the only way to do that is to be aware of the world,” he said. Medical robots today are large, expensive and beyond the reach of most healthcare professionals in the developing world.
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Children who nap during the day after the age of two may be worse sleepers at night, QUT researchers have found. The study, led by Professor Karen Thorpe from the Faculty of Health and the Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, reviewed 26 international and Australian studies involving children under the age of five and found there was overwhelming evidence of unnecessary napping. Professor Thorpe said it is widely recognized within the childcare sector that napping in preschoolers promotes growth, but the research shows that it instead has a negative impact on the nighttime sleep patterns of children aged three and over.
The data indicate that napping after age 2 increases the time it takes a child to fall asleep at night,'. Sleeping after age 2 prolongs the time it takes for a child to fall. Professor Thorpe said the study examined the development and health outcomes of children's sleep in relation to cognition, behaviour, salivary cortisol, obesity and accidents.
The evidence for napping and its impact on a child's behavior, health and development is less clear, she said. She said Australian law required childcare services to provide adequate sleep and rest, but there was currently little evidence to guide practice. Her research found that, in the absence of guidance, 'childcare services use a wide range of practices from no sleep at all to a mandatory sleep time of as much as 2.5 hours'.
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Dr. Sally Staton, who recently completed her PhD at QUT, is co-author of the study. There is a lot of variation in how much sleep an individual child needs during the day and it is important that parents and childcare staff work together to support children's sleep during this time,” said Dr Staton.
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A study by QUT researchers found that cricketers who were close to achieving personal milestones were likely to change their strategy in a way that appeared to be detrimental to the team. Professor Lionel Page and PhD researcher Romain Gauriot, from the QUT Business School, examined the behavior of batsmen who hit important scores in One Day International (ODI) matches. The research, to be published in the American Economic Review, found that players were likely to bat more conservatively as they approached a half-century or century to maximize their chances of achieving it.
We found clear evidence that batsmen's behavior is influenced by their personal in-game rewards," said Professor Page, who collected data from more than 3,500 ODI matches between 1971 and 2014. We found that players respond to individual incentives in ways , which can harm the team as a whole. For example, if a batsman is close to 50 or 100, he will play more conservatively and therefore score more slowly.
This increases his chances of scoring a breakthrough, but at the cost of the team's winning chances. Contrary to the belief that batsmen reach their "nervous nineties" - the idea that they are more likely to be dismissed as they approach a century - the QUT researchers found that adopting a conservative style at this stage reduced their chances of being dismissed. Professor Page said the third match of the Australia-South Africa ODI series last year was an example of such a pattern.
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Hashim Alma (102) and AB de Villiers (52) were quickly dismissed after reaching their milestones en route to South Africa losing the match.
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Vocational graduate Steve Cranitch is on his way to transform the running world with the Bionic Runner. When QUT business alumnus Steve Cranitch and his research partner Dr. Henry Thomas ran a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter to launch the Bionic Runner in December, they couldn't have asked for a better start to the business. Their quest to raise $40,000 saw 292 backers sprint to pledge $272,943, with many getting significant discounts on the first of the bike-like Bionic Runners to hit the market.
Mr Cranitch, pictured, said his company, Run4, operates on a manufacturer-to-consumer model so the Bionic Runner is only sold online to keep costs down. “Like other crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter presents a powerful platform for small and startup businesses to engage backers so they can turn their product dreams into reality,” said Mr Cranitch. The Bionic Runner is unique as the world's only high-intensity, zero-impact running trainer.
Sports Medicine Australia says running has one of the highest participation rates and yet 70 per cent of recreational and competitive runners sustain overuse injuries during any 12-month period. What we have achieved with the Kickstarter campaign is significant because we have reached those who are known as 'innovators' and they are the people who inspire the 'early adopters'. The Bionic Runner was four years in development and is now being used by athletes including Australian ultramarathon runner and world record holder Kerrie Otto de Grancy.
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A China-based skin repair and wound healing researcher with strong links to QUT has been named China New Australia Alumni of the Year 2014. Engineering Research Center and Tissue Organ Bank at General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, completed her PhD at QUT in 2008. Dr Xie continued her research at QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) until returning to her hometown of Ningxia in 2012 to take up her current position which enables it to apply modern medical research and clinical techniques in western regional China.
A finalist in the Eureka Awards in and 2012, Dr. Xie is still associated with IHBI's Tissue Repair and Regeneration group. Dr. Xie has facilitated a number of collaborations between QUT and China's leading research universities, resulting in the establishment of the Australia-China Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. I am able to apply my work in two very different worlds and QUT gave me that opportunity,” said Dr Xie.
Another QUT graduate to receive an award was Richard David of Proventus Asia and The Bund Capital Investors. Based in Shanghai, he won the Beck Property – Australia China Alumni Award for Corporate Achievement. With more than 30 years of experience in the real estate industry, including 15 years in senior operational roles in China, Mr. David has played an influential role in the fast-growing Chinese real estate market.
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There she recruited a team of scientists and researchers who work together to explore innovative approaches to applying research to tissue repair and regeneration of skin and bone. Her own former supervisors, Professor Zee Upton and Associate Professor David Leavesley, have reciprocal appointments with the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University. Studying at QUT and my continued work with the IHBI team has given me an international perspective on my research.
In 2008, he received the Shanghai 'Charity Star' award for his leadership in charity programs, including work in securing funding and capital for reconstruction programs, aid and community health activities, and welfare support for children and the elderly.
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In May 2014, the Australian Government announced a set of sweeping reforms to higher education, the core of which was a proposal to completely deregulate the sector. To offset the potential increased costs to the public, the government proposed to cut the size of its student grant by around 20 percent, pass these costs on to students via increased loans, and also to charge a real interest rate on student debt, among other things. loan debt that had been accrued previously. However, the broader message of whether it would benefit students and the nation appears to have failed to gain enough traction with the public and, crucially, with the handful of cross-party senators whose support was essential for the reforms to be enacted into law . .
At the time of writing, the changes appear to have been a case of too much, too fast. Despite this, it is vital that Australia does not allow higher education and research to fade from view. In a world of constant change, facing challenges of enormous complexity and breadth, the future well-being of the global community depends fundamentally on our ability to develop and apply knowledge and skills at the highest levels.
This endeavor requires the support of all stakeholders, including government, students, alumni, employers and the wider public. But such support must in turn be earned, and universities must demonstrate through their actions, not just their words, that they are truly committed to making a difference in the lives of their students, their graduates and the wider audience. I hope that in the pages of publications like Links you will find a sincere expression of the value we place on our students, on the many partnerships we build, and on using knowledge to combat disadvantage and meet the myriad challenges issues that society is confronted with.
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