In this paper, we propose a novel approach for designing planar dual-band bandpass filter on a novel feed scheme. While we design this filter, the novel feed scheme is used to generate two passbands at 1.8 GHz and 2.4 GHz for global system for mobile communications (GSM) and wireless local area network (WLAN). Novel feeding structures are introduced to simultaneously feed the resonators and con...

INTRODUCTION Access to safe drinking water is essential to human life and wellbeing, and is a key public health issue. However, many communities in rural and regional parts of Australia are unable to access drinking water that meets national standards for protecting human health. The aim of this research was to identify the key issues in and barriers to the provision and management of safe drin...

This paper considers the role of local government in water resources management and how this role is changing in response to recent policy changes such as decentralisation, and the reform of water laws and institutions. The paper suggests two main ways in which local government can respond: 1) through direct participation in water resources management institutions, and 2) by applying IWRM princ...

The Songhua River is the largest river in northeastern China; the river’s water quality is one of the most important factors that influence regional ecological health and food safety in northeastern China and even the downstream of the Heilong River in Russia. In recent years, the Chinese government implemented several water resource protection policies to improve the river’s water quality. In ...