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By Thao Le Red imported fire ants (RIFA) are an invasive species that were accidentally introduced to Australia many years ago. The first discoveries occurred in Brisbane, 2001, and the ants have [...]

By Rupert Kuveke Given a portfolio of assets, VaR assesses the assets comprising the portfolio, and produces a single figure which represents the value of the portfolio which is at risk of being [...]

By Ashim Khadka My research project was based on “Atherosclerosis” one of the key issues that developed countries are trying to cope with. It has been suggested that 1/3 of the people are [...]

By Krystyn Villaflores, La Trobe University According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, expenditure on health totalled $130.3 billion in 2010/11, rising $7.8 billion from the [...]

By Luke Keating Hughes The idea of de Rham’s Theorem is that with two very different approaches to making measurements on a space we can find striking similarities. The spaces we are talking [...]

By Jake Kays Ever travelled to Japan, Europe, China or Korea? Did you jump on a high-speed rail while you were there? If you did, you would have experienced 200+ km/h travel minimal waiting, [...]

By Patrick Andersen Everything physical and manmade will eventually break or malfunction given enough time without attention. Often this happens unexpectedly and must be repaired after the fact, [...]