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Effects of Visitor Health Risk Perception, Destination Image and Future Travel Intentions post COVID-19
This research project investigates the effects of perceived health risk on destination image and on travel intention and the relationships between perceived health risks and travel intention to Singapore and other ASEAN destinations. The target population of this study is inbound visitors to ASEAN who had revised their travel plans due to COVID-19 pandemic. The study employs mixed methods approach and will be conducted over three phases.
Combat apathy in traumatic brain injury patients (Old ID 27911)
Clinicians often mention apathy as the cause for decreased treatment progression for Traumatic Brain Injury patients. TBI patients with apathy symptoms are less motivated to engage continuously in their therapy schedule. Constant monitoring of patient engagement can help clinicians better measure patient progress and personalise the treatment accordingly. However, current clinical measurements of apathy cannot provide clinicians with continuous feedback. This project offers a novel continuous comprehensive measure of apathy feedback to assist clinicians with assessing and improving patient recovery. This apathy measure will combine traditional clinical measures of apathy with neurophysiological data collected from a virtual reality exoskeleton device.
Improved respiratory support in remote settings for children: A paediatric acute respiratory intervention study (PARIS), PARIS on Country. (Old ID 29018)
Respiratory illnesses are the most frequent reason for non-elective hospital admissions in children <5 years. Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is the common endpoint for many underlying specific diagnoses such as bronchiolitis, asthma and pneumonia. In FNQ approximately 50-70% of mostly indigenous children with ARF require transfer to a tertiary hospital, compared to 10-15% of these children in SEQ. We aim to introduce a measured model of care using a comprehensive respiratory care package for children with ARF in remote hospitals in Queensland. The aim is to reduce the number of transfers and offload the pressure on the emergency/retrieval systems.
Tropical Seagrass Management Project (Stage 1)
This project will design Management Plans at three priority sites across the Wet Tropics, Dry Tropics, and West Cape York/Gulf of Carpentaria regions. These Management Plans will allow Queensland's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation to achieve a conservation outcome at a regional scale from financial offset payments for impacts to seagrass and benthic habitats.
Seagrass Restoration Opportunities in the Russell-Mulgrave Basin & Mutcharoo Inlet
Conduct seagrass assessments and identify restoration opportunities in the Russell Mulgrave / Wanjuru Yidinji Country, including training and workshops with Traditional Owners
A sequential explanatory mixed methods approach to examining the experiences and perceptions of nurses treating persons who self-harm.
Nurses are often the initial provider of treatment and care to persons who self-harm. However, research suggests that the attitudes and perceptions of nurses towards people who self-harm is quite negative. This project aims to investigate and understand the experiences of nurses at Cairns Hospital who have treated persons that have self-harmed to inform the development of a potential future education intervention.
Enriching student learning with interactive Anatomy and Physiology modules
Development of interactive Anatomy and Physiology Modules for first year health science students to replace current textbook and reduce student costs.
• Savings: approx. $95 each for 466 enrolled students
• Potential student savings: $44,270.
Emerging Black Gold: Coffee Production, Cross-Border Trade, and Ethnic Minorities on China’s Southwest Borderlands
Investigating coffee production in Yunnan, China. PI- Prof. Po-Yi Hung, National Taiwan University.
IEEE REGION 10 CONFERENCE 2024 (TENCON 2024)
The work titled "Teaching the Internet With Augmented Reality (AR) and Toy Bricks" has been approved for presentation at the IEEE TENCON 2024 conference. This work is the outcome of our Teaching and Learning Grant for the year 2023.
CodeCraft: Augmented Learning for IT students
This project aims to enhance IT education using augmented reality (AR) technology