Australian research centres escape axe

Research-Centres Centred Living Labs

Developing means to conduct shared evaluation in the user modelling, adaptation and personalization (UMAP) space is inherently difficult. Not least because of privacy concerns and individual differences in behaviours between users of systems. In this paper we propose a research-centre centred living labs approach as one potential way to overcome these difficulties and to allow for shared task g...

The health of people in Australian immigration detention centres.

OBJECTIVE To determine the health status of people in Australian immigration detention centres and the effect of time in, and reason for, detention. DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS An analysis of the health records of 720 of the 7375 people in detention in the financial year 1 July 2005-30 June 2006, with oversampling of those detained for > 3 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Health encounters an...

CALL CENTERS (CENTRES) Research Bibliography with Abstracts

The collection of vehicular tolls at Port Authority tunnels and bridges is one of the most important operations conducted by the police personnel. More than 250 traffic officers are utilized, and the payroll costs exceed a million dollars annually. In staffing its toll plazas, the Port Authority attempts to handle traffic with a minimum number of toll collectors consistent with uniformly good s...

Integrated health research centres for Australia.

Protecting Confidentiality in Canadian Research Data Centres