Studies of wild rabbit populations (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in the Mallee and Central District of Victoria. Investigation of the degradation processes involved in the conversion of Rihulose 1.5, biphosphate carboxylase in wheat leaves.
ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING
Notes on the Early Development and Significance of the Area, Hawthorn Conservation Study: Hawthorn Grove Area, Melbourne. Thermal behavior of materials, new techniques in solar energy and the design of buildings to save energy.
TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
CLASSICAL STUDIES
16 FACULTY OF ARTS
THESES IN PROGRESS
CRIMINOLOGY
EAST ASIAN STUDIES
ENGLISH
Big Toys and the Play-making of Patrick White, në Patrick White: A Critical Symposium, eds R.
FINE ARTS
The life and work of Ludwig Becker with a critical analysis of his Australian oeuvre and an appreciation of his contribution to artistic and scientific developments in Victoria. The chrisological cycle of Ottoman manuscripts from Reichenau and Echternach : the arguments for their common origin in the Trier-Echternach complex.
SUBSTANTIAL GRANTS RECEIVED
FRENCH
GEOGRAPHY
MSc Theses in Progress
GERMANIC STUDIES
HISTORY
- AMERICAN HISTORY
- ANCIENT HISTORY AND PRE-HISTORY
- THESES IN PROGRESS
- AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
- BRITISH HISTORY
- THESES IN PROGRESS
- EUROPEAN HISTORY
- PACIFIC HISTORY
- URBAN HISTORY
Final preparation of the manuscript for a book on English Puritanism of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; Further work in the history of ideas of the same period. The impact of the Reformation on the role of women in the German-speaking area.
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Scientific relations between Great Britain and Russia in the second half of the eighteenth century, in A. Dr. William McCrae, first chairman of the Central Board of Health in the colony of Victoria.
INDIAN STUDIES
INDONESIAN AND MALAYAN STUDIES
ITALIAN
MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
- ARABIC AND ISLAMIC (MIDDLE EAST) STUDIES PhD Theses in Progress
- ARCHAEOLOGY (MIDDLE EASTERN) PhD Theses in Progress
- COMPARATIVE RELIGION (MIDDLE EAST) MA Theses in Progress
- HEBREW STUDIES PhD Theses in Progress
- JUDAICA AND JUDAEO-CHRISTIAN STUDIES MA Theses in Progress
- SYRIAC STUDIES PhD Theses in Progress
A critical assessment of the possible meanings of fire symbolism in the prophecy of John the Baptist and the narrative of Pentecost. Translation with introduction and thematic explanation of Ms. "On the resurrection of bodies" by John of Dara (bishop of the 9th century AD).
PHILOSOPHY
Just war, conscience and pacifism - C. The pursuit of the performative - C. BROUGHTON, asst ed) - Melbourne International Philosophy Series.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations: Coordination and Contribution - Seven Studies of Australian Municipal Systems.
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychological consequences and social disturbances among a group of rape victims: an evaluation of the standards of care for the rape victim in the city of Melbourne. The development of an understanding of the properties of the whole number system in primary school children.
RUSSIAN
THE HORWOOD LANGUAGE CENTRE
CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY
AXELSON, S. O. - Experiments with partial mandibular resection in the rat 4. *DEVES, P. M. - Tissue changes induced in the caudal vertebrae of the rat 5. *FARREN, P. J. - Changes induced by stress in the growing rat tail. STEIDLER, CHEE - A study of mucosal graft revascularization in the rat 9. SUTTON, A. J. - A study of dimensional changes associated with orthodontic therapy. BUCHHOLZ, P. - The role of the nasal septum in midfacial growth CARROLL, J. A. - The provision of dental care within a university clinic CRACK, D. J. - The effect of cytotoxic agents on the development of negative tissue DONOVAN.
The effect of surgical incision of the transeptal fibers on relapse of enlarged upper incisors in the guinea pig.
DENTAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY
The role of calcium in the stimulus-secretion coupling and structural modification of the growth factor molecule during secretion.
DENTAL PROSTHETICS
ACCOUNTING
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMICS
Comparative Efficiency of Manufacturing Industry in Germany, U.S.A. Bougainville: a case study in the theory and practice of change. Migration Policies, the Migrant Worker and Trade Unions, in The Immigration Issue in Australia, eds R. A case study of the impact of the cost of funds of firms in the metal manufacturing industry.
The National Transshipment Industry Conference and Its Impact on Industrial Relations in the US Transshipment Industry.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH
34;The 'Gregory Thesis' - Protection Policy and Factors Inffecting the Size of the Australian Manufacturing Sector in W. Paper given as the opening address of the National Convention of the Housing Industry Assoc., Perth, 1978 (24 April 1978). Agricultural modeling and its application to long-term econometric forecasting, paper presented to the Victorian branch of the Aust.
Details of subscribers to the Consumer Surveys and Econometric Forecasting projects can be found in the Institute's 1978 Annual Report.
LEGAL STUDIES
REGIONAL AND URBAN ECONOMIC STUDIES
EDUCATION
- B. CURRICULUM STUDIES
- EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION THESES IN PROGRESS
- E. HISTORY
- LINGUISTICS
- PHILOSOPHY
- H. PSYCHOLOGY
- THESES PASSED FOR HIGHER DEGREES
A study of response to reading fiction by students at the senior secondary school level. A critical analysis of the rationale and processes of environmental education development at Australian government level. A study of the notion of role in relation to the behavior of full-time mature students in a Regional College.
The status of physical education in a sample of Geelong Primary Schools and analysis of the constraints affecting the teaching.
CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
A report prepared by the Center for Higher Education Studies for the University Student Council. Some statistical results regarding the issue of credits and debits in the calculation of quota results for admission to the University of Melbourne. Australian Research Fellowships Board: A Study of the Social and Educational Role and Values of Australian Academics.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING
- AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING 1. Shallow flow of water through vegetation
- SOIL ENGINEERING 1. Behaviour of surface foundations on clay
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 1. Stresses in end-zones of pretensioned concrete beams
- TRANSPORT ENGINEERING 1. Behavioural modelling of urban travel demand
- ENGINEERING PRACTICES
Dynamic response of constructions and structural elements to different load systems (wind, sea or traffic). 34; An informal survey of the demand for engineers with training in agriculture or life sciences.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
ERB: Optimizing Power System Dynamic Behavior Using Co-ordinated Control Strategic NHMRC: The Development of a Hearing Prosthesis.
INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- DYNAMICS 1. Vehicular crashes with utility poles
- ENGINEERING DESIGN 1. Problem solving and decision making processes
- H U M A N ENGINEERING 1. Design of turn restriction signs
- INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 1. Development of general cutting analyses for machining operations
- SOLID MECHANICS A N D BIOMECHANICS
- SYSTEMS THEORY AND TECHNOLOGY 1. Analysis of complex systems
Effects of varying durations of red-plus-amber on drivers' onset response at a traffic signal, Aust.
MINING AND METALLURGY
MINING 1. Design of tunnel support systems
MINERAL PROCESSING 1. Aspects of complex sulphide mineral flotation systems
EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY 1. Mixing studies in metallurgical reactors
PHYSICAL METALLURGY 1. Precipitation hardening
SURVEYING
Reform of those parts of the Habeas Corpus Act 1679 which limit the length of time a person charged with a crime can be kept in prison pending trial. An examination of the workings of the South Australian Court of Criminal Appeal with particular reference to the judgments of Bray, C. A critique of the recommendations of the Tasmanian Law Reform Commission on the reform of landlord-tenancy legislation.
A survey of recent developments in the law relating to occupational health and safety in Victoria and South Australia.
ANATOMY
The effect of hemodynamic factors on the distribution of anionic groups in the glomerular capillary wall.
BIOCHEMISTRY
- INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM
- STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION STUDIES ON PROTEINS
- PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS 23. Posl-translational processing of serum albumin
- MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 29. The study of protein-lipid interactions using fluorescent probes
- ASPECTS OF PLANT AND MARINE BIOCHEMISTRY 34. The effects of thermal variations on phytoplankton productivity in Port Phillip Bay
- HISTORY OF BIOCHEMISTRY
Regulation of gene expression in aromatic amino acid biosynthesis in E. DNA sequences and evolution of thc genes for enzymes involved in aromatic amino acid biosynthesis in E. Study of protein-lipid interactions using fluorescent probes. Effect of side chain branching on the theoretically predicted conformational space available for amino acid residues. Research into the nature and structure of the Escherichia coli Tyr R gene product (jointly with the Department of Microbiology).
ARGC: Comparative Studies of the Three Isofunclional DAHP Synthetase from Escherichia coli K l 2 (with Microbiology Dept.).
COMMUNITY HEALTH
MEDICAL BIOLOGY
THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
- CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY U N I T 1. Tolerance induction in immature B lymphocyte populations
- CANCER RESEARCH UNIT
- C L I N I C A L RESEARCH UNIT 1. Immunopathogenesis and genetic aspects of chronic active hepatitis
- EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY UNIT 1. Delayed type hypersensitivity to allogeneic cells in mice
- BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS UNIT 1. Differentiation of T and B lymphocytes
Differential effects of red cells on the formation of normal and neoplastic mouse B-lymphocyte colonies in vitro. Some requirements for a linear cell dose response in vitro assay for the T-cell progenitors of cytotoxic lymphocytes. Specific suppression of the immune response by a factor u'utaineu of speen ceils of mice toierant to human gamma elohulin.
Electron microscopic studies of the surface membranes of normal and neoplastic murine lymphoid cells and membrane models.
MEDICAL HISTORY
MEDICINE
The renal response to aldosterone and mineralocorticoids, including: (a) Factors influencing this response. b) The importance of an altered response in hypertension. Measurement of the end-organ response to aldosterone in humans: diversity of response and its possible biological significance. Australian Tobacco Research Foundation: Exploring the mechanism of the peptic ulcerogenic effects of tobacco smoking.
Australian Tobacco Research Foundation: A study of the impact of tobacco smoking on the individual's relationship to his sensory and social environment.
The role of the central nervous system in the production of cardiac arrhythmias, in Workshop on Cardiac Arrhythmias, edsT. Epithelial surfaces of the upper gastrointestinal tract of the blue-tongued lizard, Tiliqua scintoids: a scanning electron microscopic study. The effect of solubilization on the insulin receptor properties of human placental membranes.
National Health and Medical Research Council: Pathophysiology studies of disordered human erythropoiesis and myelopoiesis in vitro.
MICROBIOLOGY
- INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 1. Microbial studies in Westernport and Port Phillip bays
- MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 1, The role of Chlamydia in genital infection
- IMMUNOLOGY 1. Theoretical immunology and human biology
- VIROLOGY
Theoretical Immunology and Human Biology. a) An analysis of the role of the antigen signal in graft immunity. NH & MRC : cellular interactions in cell-mediated resistance to bacterial infection NH & MRC : genetics and mechanisms of resistance and susceptibility to bacterial infection NH & MRC : the pathogenesis of viral infections : in vitro studies of antiviral immunity. NH & MRC/Australian Department of Aboriginal Affairs: clinical, microbiological and immunological study of trachoma in Aboriginal people at three centers in the Northern Territory.
ARGC: A study of the mechanisms involved in the establishment of a flux of carbon into dipicolinate and diaminopimelate during sporulation in Bacillus brevis.
OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
Comparison of urinary and plasma hormone levels in daughters of breast cancer patients and controls. Long-term follow-up of infants born to mothers with low estriol secretion during pregnancy. Evaluation of uterine lavage in the early diagnosis of malignancy of the uterine body and cervix.
Follow-up of infants born from pregnancies complicated by low urinary estriol excretion and of those suffering from fetal growth retardation.
OPHTHALMOLOGY
- LENS
- GLAUCOMA Completion of trial of Ocuserts sustained delivery system
- VITREOUS
- ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
New corneal suture materials have been examined in SEM as they become available.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Development of a histological and physiological cochlear model for the evaluation of electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in man.
PAEDIATRICS
Simultaneous measurement of several trace elements in human plasma using a proton beam and comparison with other methods (AA and neutron activation) and application to nutritionally exposed populations. Studies on adipose tissue development: lipolytic activity in human fetal subcutaneous tissue as an indication of adipose potential, Pediat. Effects of increased dietary cholesterol intake on metabolism on cholesterol levels in children with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Study of attitudes towards food and eating habits of mothers of obese and normally fed infants.
PATHOLOGY
Effects of Progesterone and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate on 7,12- Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced mammary carcinogenesis in the Sprague-Dawley Rat SZTYNDA, T. Vice Chair and Senior Lecturer CHRISTOPHER JOHN LOUIS Senior Lecturer NA CHOUSHEUNG Senior Lecturer (Repatriation General Hospital) XENIA DENNETT. Senior Associate in Pathology (Repatriation General Hospital) BEN MacMAHON WADHAM Associate in Pathology HENRY JOHN COOK IRETON.
PHARMACOLOGY
Actions of tetrahydropapaveroline on the cardiovascular system and skeletal muscle of the anesthetized cat and on the guinea pig muscle in vitro. Participation of the sympathetic system and the renin-angiotensin system in blood pressure control during hypercapnia in the anesthetized dog. Relationship between body temperature and brain monoamines during the development of tolerance to A'-tetrahydrocannabinol in the rat.
NH & MRC: Induction and biochemical correlates of tolerance and physical dependence to A'-tetrahydrocannabinol (A'-THC) in rats.
PHYSIOLOGY
Effects of antidiuretic hormone on urine flow and composition in the chronically cannulated fetal sheep. Importance of milking stimulus and prolactin release in artificial induction of lactation in cows. Effect of anesthesia on oocyte development and ovulation in sheep following prostaglandin-induced luteolysis.
Australian Meat Industry Research Committee: Thc regulation of follicular development in the sheep ovary.
HOWARD FLOREY INSTITUTE
OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Effect of sell-determined intravenous infusion of different solutions in the satiation of sodium appetite of sodium-deficient sheep. Aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol, 11-deoxycorticosterone, 11-deoxycortisol concentrations in the blood or chronically cannulated sheep fetuses: effect of ACTH. ACTH-induced hypertension in sheep: a model for studying the effect of steroid hormones on blood pressure.
Effect of antidiuretic hormone on urine flow and composition in fetal sheep with chronic sewage.
PSYCHIATRY
Huntington's disease: Measuring the knowledge level of patients at 50% risk of the disease and their attitudes towards predictive tests. Recent studies of lithium from the Royal Melbourne Hospital Clinic, in Research in Affective Disorders, eds G. A study of perceptual and psychophysical correlates of pain – Melbourne pain apperception film (MPAF), Ausi.
