Adapting Blasphemy: The Satanic Verses and Early Muslim Sirah-Maghazi Literature

Graduate Textual or Investigativ

Stormwater harvesting and water sensitive urban design detention: a compatibility analysis

Harvesting stormwater from urban catchments provides a supplementary water resource and, due to the physical abstraction of polluted water, also leads to environmental benefits. These benefits include the reduction of frequent ecosystem disturbance during small storms and less waterway erosion; hydrological impacts which are currently addressed by WSUD guidelines for stormwater detention. Although WSUD detention and stormwater harvesting share the same store-release behaviour, they have a very different underlying basis to their design and operation. This paper explores the level of compatibility between these two systems and hence the potential for their integration. It was found by water balance analysis that the harvesting storage required to maximise most yields are similar to the recommended storage volume for detention. This analysis was performed for a temperate-climate location in South East Queensland under historically low rainfalls. Environmental benefits associated with runoff quantity and pollutant load reductions are highest when the capture storage is rapidly emptied after storms

Application of level spreader grass filter strips in south east Queensland, Australia for discharge reduction and passive irrigation

A WSUD practice that has been implemented in the United States is the level spreader–vegetated filter strip (LS-VFS). A typical LS-VFS incorporates a concrete channel with a level control weir (level spreader) that evenly distributes flow to a downslope vegetated filter strip designed for stormwater infiltration. The application of LS-VFS in Australia has generally received little attention. Given the absence of local information, this paper provides a 'proof of concept' analysis of LS-VFS as applied to South East Queensland conditions. The main focus of the analysis is to determine how compatible LS-VFS are in terms of meeting the prescribed WSUD frequent flow targets for urban stormwater discharges. Key LS-VFS design requirements were identified from the literature. A MUSIC model analysis was performed to evaluate the expected runoff reduction associated with a LS-VFS receiving stormwater from a Brisbane residential subdivision. Indicative criteria are proposed for design discharges, soil suitability and sizing of the filter strip dimensions. The potential of LS-VFS to provide 'passive' irrigation was recognized and the application of LS-VFS for sustaining green cover within urban open space was also analysed. Recommendations are made on further research and investigations on the Queensland application of LS-VFS technology

Assessment strategy for virtual teams undertaking the EWB Challenge

[Abstract]: The Engineers without Borders (EWB) Challenge has been incorporated into a core first year course in the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying at University of Southern Queensland. This paper examines an assessment strategy which supports developing a team and problem solving process as well as the final outcome for the team. The assessment strategy aims to encourage teams and individual students to develop practices and strategies which can be used in other projects and problem solving situations as well as producing this one team report in one course. The team and problem solving process is critical as the majority of our teams work as virtual teams having no face to face contact with either other team members or facilitator. Significant emphasis is placed on developing strategies for virtual team work and encouraging individual student learning in line with individual learning goals set with consideration of prior knowledge and experience

From \u3ci\u3eHeo\u3c/i\u3e to \u3ci\u3eZir\u3c/i\u3e: A History of Gender Expression in the English Language

With the growing presence of the LGBTQ+ community on the global stage, the matter of gender has been rushed to the forefront of the public consciousness. News outlets have hotly debated the topic of gender expression, a topic which has motivated mass demonstrations and acts of violence, and this has promoted a linguistic conversation at the international level. This thesis is intended to provide the historical context for the contemporary debate on gender expression in the English language, and explores both the grammatical background (the Indo-European origins of linguistic gender, the development of the modern pronoun system, etc.) and the conceptual background (the Greek origins of “gender” as they differ from modern usage)

Cleanse Us Our Sins: Investigating the Christian Vocabulary in Aristotle\u27s Poetics

Graduate Textual or Investigativ

Social Egalitarianism: How Does Marginalization Affect an Individual’s Support for Welfare Recipients?

This work examines how identification in a historically marginalized group in the United States affects individuals\u27 opinions towards welfare recipients. Using three marginalized groups: African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, and Women, this study compares how each group views welfare recipients while discussing how people in general view welfare recipients. This study finds that there are some statistical differences between the opinions of welfare recipients between certain groups, but not amongst other groups, indicating the importance of society on American politics in the present day