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    Transcribing Tonkinson's Southeast Ambrym recordings: first impressions and community experiences
    Ridge E; Donald E; Wase S
    This paper will discuss our experiences of transcribing audio recordings made by anthropologist Bob Tonkinson (1967) in Southeast Ambrym and Mele Maat between 1966 and 2002, archived with the Vanuatu Cultural Centre and Paradisec. The 75 hours of recordings include musical performances, custom celebrations, church services, community meetings, and interviews, in Vatlongos (aka. Southeast Ambrym), Bislama and occasional English, as well as Tonkinson’s anthropological observations. As part of a wider project looking at young people’s language use and attitudes, we have worked with young speakers of Vatlongos (aged 18-30) to transcribe these archival recordings, in order to make the archived materials more available to the wider community, and investigate longitudinal language change. While language use in the past is often held up as a standard that the young people of today are falling short of, it is hoped that this experience will instead position young community members as experts on historical language use, demystifying language change in Vatlongos and Vatlongos-speaking communities. This is also an opportunity for training and practice in using written Vatlongos, identified as a priority for community language goals, especially to support Vatlongos-medium education in early school years, and increased use of the Vatlongos Bible translation. Responding to Himmelmann’s (2018) call for closer attention to be paid to transcription in language documentation, this paper will discuss the rationale, methods and logistics for conducting a large transcription project across multiple locations, remotely and with inexperienced transcribers, including ethical considerations and support systems. We will focus on experiences of running transcriber training sessions, transcribers’ experiences of engaging with recordings of their ancestors, and our first impressions of possible evidence of language change and changing language use in Vatlongos-speaking communities.
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    Authoritarian Neoliberal Statecraft and the Political Economy of Mis/Disinformation: Resituating Western-Centric Debates in a Vietnamese Context
    (Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill., 2023-01-24) Yến-Khanh, N; Phelan, S
    Academic and popular discussions of misinformation, disinformation, and “fake news” have prioritized the concerns of Western liberal democracies. In the rather different context of Vietnam, we highlight how the interplay of authoritarian state logics, corporate interests, weak journalism, and repressed civil society culture explains the way mis/disinformation manifests in Vietnamese news media. We argue that the ongoing need to de-Westernize media and communication studies must be part of any satisfactory answer to the question of “what comes after disinformation studies.”
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    Embedding digital information literacy into contact workshops: Authentic, case-based research tasks informing cross-discipline case discussion
    (Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand, 2021) Laven, L; Baxter, K; Hill, K
    The Masters of Veterinary Medicine is a 120 credit, online programme, comprising four or five taught courses (15 credit), and a research report (45/60 credits). Each course incorporates a contact workshop (face-to-face and/or online) of ~3 days. Research shows support resources are crucial for enhancing information literacy in postgraduate students (Eldermire et al., 2019; Stagg & Kimmins, 2014). Initially, science librarians (SciLib) were integrated into the MVM through EndNote support forums (Laven et al., 2018), but real-time integration of SciLib has now been introduced at contact workshops. Prior to these workshops, each subject lecturer develops a case-based research task and relevant clinical research questions that are sent to the SciLib so they can prepare search strategies. Students complete a digital information literacy quiz, and collated responses are forwarded to the SciLib. This enables the subsequent tutorial to be customised to the needs of the individuals attending. During the workshop, the SciLib deliver a short tutorial on digital literacy before moving on to look at the research tasks set for the case. Students research the clinical questions, while librarians provide personalised support to students both in the room and online. Following these subject-specific library sessions, all classes combine for an interactive discussion session (also streamed) which showcases how library research can affect decision making in case management. This practice has resulted in students starting research report courses equipped with enhanced skills related to sourcing and reviewing literature.
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    Self-reported occupant behaviours and multi-domain comfort preferences in New Zealand tertiary office buildings
    (2022-02-17) weerasinghe, A; Rasheed, E; Rotimi, J
    Often, building occupants compromise the energy savings of the building when they modulate their comfort through occupant behaviours. Significant energy impacts are possible through these occupant actions. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce energy consumption and emissions while considering the effects of occupant behaviour based on the occupants' comfort preferences. This study identifies the interrelation between occupants' indoor environment comfort preferences on occupant energy behaviours in New Zealand office buildings. The research used a case study approach with interviewing 25 participants and surveying 52 occupants selected from five educational office buildings. The data were analysed using content analysis and descriptive analysis to draw the findings. Results show that more than 50% of occupants adjust windows, lighting, shades, blinds, computers, heating appliances, drink hot/cold beverages, and adjust clothing to cope with indoor environmental discomfort. Amongst, drinking hot and cold beverages (77%) and opening and closing windows (73%) are most prominent. Specifically, more than 60% of occupants were expected to let in the fresh air, increase air movement, feel cooler, and feel warmer through opening/closing windows, drinking hot/cold beverages, adjusting clothing, and personal heaters. Therefore, air quality and thermal comfort preferences are more prominent than visual and acoustic preferences. The findings from the current study would assist design buildings that maintain occupant comfort. Energy modelers could also use this information to improve occupant energy models for accurate energy consumption prediction.
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    Comments on “Strategic complementarity and asymmetric price setting among firms”
    (Bank of International Settlements, 2020-03-01) Berka, M
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    Polus: The Design and Development of a New, Mechanically Bowed String Instrument Ensemble
    (2014-07-30) Johnston, B; Dengate Thrush, H; Kapur, A; Murphy, J; Moleta, T
    This paper details the creation, design, implementation and uses of a series of new mechanically bowed string instruments. These instruments have been designed with the objective of allowing for multiple parameters of musical expressivity, as well as including the physical and spatial features of the instruments to be integral aspects of their perception as instruments and sonic objects. This paper focuses on the hardware design, software implementation, and present musical uses of the ensemble.
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    Nico: Bridging the Gap Between Musician and Tesla Coil
    (2014-09-14) Johnston, B; Bailey, J; McKinnon, D
    This paper describes the design and implementation of a new interface, Nico, which allows new and existing musical devices to control Tesla Coils. The interface uses an Arduino microcontroller to convert OSC and MIDI control data to TTL pulses that command the behavior of a Tesla Coil. This paper will give some background on the Tesla Coil, outline the design and capabilities of the interface, and will discuss the performance possibilities that Nico creates.
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    The internationalization of Knowledge-intensive Business Services Firms (KIBS).
    (2018-12-07) Wu, M; Forsyth, D; D'Souza, N
    This article provides a review of the literature on international business in the KIBS sector in order to address their internationalization behaviors. The findings reveal that KIBS sectors are talent-intensive, technology-intensive, innovation-intensive, involving co-production with their client firms, and clustered in metropolitans. Knowledge and networks are two important dimensions to their international survival and development. Export and investment foreign entry modes are common in their internationalization. KIBS advance their internationalization with their existing clients and by their own. This paper identifies KIBS as a new unique niche in explaining internationalization behaviors of firms. As current research fails to explain why and how KIBS internationalize, we are calling for more process studies focusing on KIBS internationalization.
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    I'm excited! Student expectations prior to starting their first year at university
    (Unistars, 2016) Kahu, ER; Nelson, K; Picton, C
    First year student retention is an ongoing challenge in higher education and expectations are an important influence on students’ adjustment. Based on interviews with 19 students before they started at a regional Australian university, this research is informed by a framework of student engagement that proposes that the student experience occurs in an educational interface, the dynamic space influenced by student and institutional factors. Four constructs manifest within the interface and influence engagement. This paper therefore explores students’ emotions, self-efficacy, well-being, and belonging prior to starting university. Overall, the students have expectations of high engagement driven by two key influences: the alignment between their interests and their courses, and the relationships they expect to make. While some are nervous about what lies ahead, others are naïvely optimistic. Most know what they need from the university but seem less aware of what they need to do in order to succeed.