Radiotherapy Treatment For Prostate Cancer - A Change In Practice Based On Direct Evidence For Targeting And Toxicity Effects Using Real Outcomes Data
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$555,129.00
Summary
Radiotherapy for prostate cancer treatment will be more effective when we have better knowledge of what patient anatomy needs to be targeted, and what needs to be avoided. This project will combine data collected during a large Australasian prostate cancer radiotherapy trial, ‘RADAR’, with data collected using new patient imaging methods to determine how patient anatomy impacts on the effectiveness of their treatment and the side-effects they experience.
Biofocussed Prostate Cancer RadioTherapy (BiRT): A Personalised Approach To Delivering The Right Dose To The Right Place
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$753,565.00
Summary
We propose a new approach to treating prostate cancer with radiotherapy to move from the standard whole prostate treatment to a personalised treatment that varies radiation intensity throughout the prostate. We will mathematically combine features that influence radiotherapy effect from advanced imaging, clinical and biopsy information. This model will map out the radiotherapy dose required at each part of the prostate, to maximise killing of the cancer whilst minimising harm to normal tissue
Development Of A National Environmental Management And Accreditation System For Business/public Recreational Fishing Competitions
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$115,564.00
Summary
Development of an environmental accreditation system for recreational fishing competitions is needed to promote the sustainability of recreational fishing and proactively address a number of issues which are beginning to be directed towards the industry. Catch and release fishing has become a cornerstone of sustainable recreational fisheries management in Australia, as evidenced by the support for national initiatives such as the FRDC National Strategy for the Survival of Released Line Caught Fi ....Development of an environmental accreditation system for recreational fishing competitions is needed to promote the sustainability of recreational fishing and proactively address a number of issues which are beginning to be directed towards the industry. Catch and release fishing has become a cornerstone of sustainable recreational fisheries management in Australia, as evidenced by the support for national initiatives such as the FRDC National Strategy for the Survival of Released Line Caught Fish. In today's world, recreational fishing is under increasing pressure to promote sustainable and ethical fishing practices, and fishing competitions, by virtue of their high profile, must be used to promote such practices wherever possible, including releasing fish techniques.
The FRDC’s 2005-2010 R&D plan lists minimising animal welfare issues as a key strategic challenge for all industries. The proposed accreditation system will address this strategic challenge and reinforce outcomes from the National Strategy for the Survival of Released Line Caught Fish and the National Code of Practice for Recreational and Sportfishing. It is a proactive step towards combating threats to recreational fishing from animal welfare activists (who we predict are most likely to target fishing competitions first). Furthermore, increasing public liability insurance premiums are threatening the existence of smaller events and indirectly encouraging tournament organisers to increase the size of their competitions to help cover insurance costs. Development of an accreditation system opens up the opportunity to negotiate insurance discounts and other benefits for competitions which take part in the system, helping limit trends towards larger and larger competitions. Hence the overall driving force behind this initiative is the need for industry to take a proactive approach to confronting these issues before they threaten the viability of fishing competitions, and potentially, some aspects of recreational fishing in this country as a whole. Objectives: 1. Develop a National Fishing Competition Accreditation system that is supported by competition organisers and sponsors, fishing industry groups, government fisheries agencies and other relevant entities. 2. Develop an ISO 14001 environmental standard for fishing competitions. 3. Negotiate with insurance companies over insurance for accredited competitions. 4. Trial the accreditation system in at least one high profile fishing competition in each State and trial the ISO standard in at least 1 high ranking competition. 5. Obtain endorsement of the accreditation system from key environmental groups. Read moreRead less
Visual Development In The WA Dhufish (Glaucosoma Hebraicum)
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$10,026.00
Summary
This project will greatly assist the Fremantle Maritime Centre to establish the light regimes required for the WA dhufish larvae and will provide greatly needed support for the larval rearing portion of the project. The information provided should enable the FMC to avoid long term trial and error light regime experimentation and increase larval survival. The information obtained will also be of benefit to Murdoch University (FRDC Project 96/103 - Determination of biological parameters required ....This project will greatly assist the Fremantle Maritime Centre to establish the light regimes required for the WA dhufish larvae and will provide greatly needed support for the larval rearing portion of the project. The information provided should enable the FMC to avoid long term trial and error light regime experimentation and increase larval survival. The information obtained will also be of benefit to Murdoch University (FRDC Project 96/103 - Determination of biological parameters required for managing the fishery for Western Austration dhufish) to assist in identifying (currently unknown) areas which may act as nursery grounds for the WA dhufish larvae. Objectives: 1. To establish the timing and sequence of development of photoreceptors inthe retina of the dhufish. 2. Relate photoreceptor changes to possible lifestyle requirements during the larval period of the WA dhufish to provide advice on a suitable light environment to the Fremantle Maritime Centre's WA dhufish culture program. Read moreRead less
What limits CO2 diffusion inside leaves? Dissecting the diffusion path with Arabidopsis mutants. Human induced increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is now generally accepted as contributing to global warming. Forecasting our future impact relies on models of terrestrial photosynthesis which use a signature in the atmosphere created by plants when they discriminate against the heavy stable isotope of carbon during photosynthesis. Discrimination between isotopes is affected by carbon dioxide dif ....What limits CO2 diffusion inside leaves? Dissecting the diffusion path with Arabidopsis mutants. Human induced increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is now generally accepted as contributing to global warming. Forecasting our future impact relies on models of terrestrial photosynthesis which use a signature in the atmosphere created by plants when they discriminate against the heavy stable isotope of carbon during photosynthesis. Discrimination between isotopes is affected by carbon dioxide diffusion within leaves and key steps in this process will be identified through the use of Arabidopsis mutants. Better representation of this process in models will improve estimates of terrestrial photosynthesis and climate change forecastsRead moreRead less
Production Of Micro Algal Concentrates For Aquaculture - An Extension To Project 1993/123
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$41,617.00
Summary
Objectives: 1. To determine the best harvesting and concentration method for each algal species especially chemical flocculation and resuspension. 2. To determine the best manner of further processing, preservation, packaging, storage and transport of concentrates of each algal species and blends thereof (PSRC, WBL). 3. To carry out growth and survival studies in which pilot production packs of selected single species algal concentrates or blends thereof are compared with equival ....Objectives: 1. To determine the best harvesting and concentration method for each algal species especially chemical flocculation and resuspension. 2. To determine the best manner of further processing, preservation, packaging, storage and transport of concentrates of each algal species and blends thereof (PSRC, WBL). 3. To carry out growth and survival studies in which pilot production packs of selected single species algal concentrates or blends thereof are compared with equivalent algae culture diets (as controls) under commercial hatchery and nursery conditions (PSRC and additional specialist commercial and research hatcheries when required). 4. To prepare user-guidelines to facilitate adoption and efficient utilisation of algal concentrates (PSRC, MUABL, WBL). 5. The ultimate objective is to assist the Australian aquaculture industry by providing a reliable source of a high quality, reasonably priced microalgal concentrates. Furthermore, such products will also have international markets, thus providing a new export opportunity for Australian aquaculture. 6. The targets for this project are: 1) nutritionally superior algal concentrates with a shelf-life of 12-30 weeks 2) at a cost well below current estimated costs of $200-$400/kg. Read moreRead less