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Are therapeutic ultrasound units a potential vector for nosocomial infection? by Schabrun, Siobhan, Chipchase, Lucy, Rickard, Heather

“…Background and Purpose. Nosocomial infections present a widespread problem in today's healthcare environment, with a significant number of patients acquiring…”
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Invigorating Prescribed Fire Science Through Improved Reporting Practices by Bonner, Sophie R., Hoffman, Chad M., Kane, Jeffrey M., Varner, J. Morgan, Hiers, J. Kevin, O’Brien, Joseph J., Rickard, Heather D., Tinkham, Wade T., Linn, Rodman R., Skowronski, Nicholas, Parsons, Russell A., Sieg, Carolyn H.

“…Interest in prescribed fire science has grown over the past few decades due to the increasing application of prescribed fire by managers to mitigate wildfire…”
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Antibiotic resistance, phylogenetic grouping and virulence potential of Escherichia coli isolated from the faeces of intensively farmed and free range poultry by Obeng, Akua Serwaah, Rickard, Heather, Ndi, Olasumbo, Sexton, Margaret, Barton, Mary

“…Antibiotic use in poultry production is a risk factor for promoting the emergence of resistant Escherichia coli. To ascertain differences in different classes…”
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Serrulatane Diterpenoid from Eremophila neglecta Exhibits Bacterial Biofilm Dispersion and Inhibits Release of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines from Activated Macrophages by Mon, Htwe H, Christo, Susan N, Ndi, Chi P, Jasieniak, Marek, Rickard, Heather, Hayball, John D, Griesser, Hans J, Semple, Susan J

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the biofilm-removing efficacy and inflammatory activity of a serrulatane diterpenoid, 8-hydroxyserrulat-14-en-19-oic…”
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Comparison of antimicrobial resistance patterns in enterococci from intensive and free range chickens in Australia by Obeng, Akua Serwaah, Rickard, Heather, Ndi, Olasumbo, Sexton, Margaret, Barton, Mary

“…Resistance to antimicrobials in enterococci from poultry has been found throughout the world and is generally recognized as associated with antimicrobial use…”
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The effectiveness of self-organizing maps in mammographic image analysis by Rickard, Heather Erin

“…This dissertation addresses the effectiveness of self-organizing maps (SOMs) in two main areas of image analysis for mammography: (1) segmentation of the…”
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Feature selection for self-organizing feature map neural networks with applications in medical image segmentation by Rickard, Heather Erin

“…This thesis presents a novel feature selection algorithm for medical image segmentation. A multiobjective optimization genetic algorithm is used to search…”
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Feature selection for self-organizing feature map neural networks with applications in medical image segmentation by Rickard, Heather Erin

“…This thesis presents a novel feature selection algorithm for medical image segmentation. A multiobjective optimization genetic algorithm is used to search…”
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