UniSQ College (English Language)


TypeSchool/Centre
Director of ResearchDr Ana Stevenson
ParentUniSQ College
HeadProf Ian Wells
Dr Ana Stevenson

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EEG sleep stages identification based on weighted undirected complex networks
Diykh, Mohammed, Li, Yan and Abdulla, Shahab. 2020. "EEG sleep stages identification based on weighted undirected complex networks." Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 184, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2019.105116

Article

Trauma-informed pedagogy for adult learners of EAL
Wilson, Victoria. 2020. "Trauma-informed pedagogy for adult learners of EAL." South Australia TESOL Mini-Conference. Adelaide, SA, Australia 07 - 07 Mar 2020 Australia.

Presentation

Trauma-informed teaching of adults learning a second or other language
Wilson, Victoria. 2020. "Trauma-informed teaching of adults learning a second or other language." Victorian Adult Literacy Basic Education Council 2020 Conference (VALBEC 2020): All Comers Welcome. 02 - 02 Dec 2020 Australia.

Other

Student voice: Embracing our learners' knowledge in teaching and research
Wilson, Victoria. 2020. "Student voice: Embracing our learners' knowledge in teaching and research." Victorian Adult Literacy Basic Education Council 2020 Conference (VALBEC 2020): All Comers Welcome. 02 - 02 Dec 2020 Australia.

Keynote

Fractal dimension undirected correlation graph-based support vector machine model for identification of focal and non-focal electroencephalography signals
Diykh, Mohammed, Abdulla, Shahab, Saleh, Khalid and Deo, Ravinesh C.. 2019. "Fractal dimension undirected correlation graph-based support vector machine model for identification of focal and non-focal electroencephalography signals." Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 54, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2019.101611

Article

Sleep EEG signal analysis based on correlation graph similarity coupled with an ensemble extreme machine learning algorithm
Abdulla, Shahab, Diykh, Mohammed, Lafta, Raid Luaibi, Saleh, Khalid and Deo, Ravinesh C.. 2019. "Sleep EEG signal analysis based on correlation graph similarity coupled with an ensemble extreme machine learning algorithm." Expert Systems with Applications. 138, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.07.007

Article

An Efficient Texture Descriptor for the Detection of License Plates From Vehicle Images in Difficult Conditions
Al-Shemarry, Meeras Salman, Li, Yan and Abdulla, Shahab. 2020. "An Efficient Texture Descriptor for the Detection of License Plates From Vehicle Images in Difficult Conditions." IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 21 (2), pp. 553-564. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2019.2897990

Article

A disunited Kingdom: expressions of Scottish nationalism in the twentieth-century regional press
Harmes, Marcus K., Harmes, Barbara and Harmes, Meredith A.. 2019. "A disunited Kingdom: expressions of Scottish nationalism in the twentieth-century regional press." Journal of the Sydney Society for Scottish History. XVIII, pp. 61-73.

Article

A feature extraction technique based on tunable Q-factor wavelet transform for brain signal classification
Al Ghayab, Hadi Ratham, Li, Yan, Siuly, S. and Abdulla, Shahab. 2019. "A feature extraction technique based on tunable Q-factor wavelet transform for brain signal classification." Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 312, pp. 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.11.014

Article

A new approach to spread-spectrum OFDM
Alhasnawi, Mohammad Kaisb Layous, Addie, Ronald G. and Abdulla, Shahab. 2018. "A new approach to spread-spectrum OFDM." 15th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications (ICETE 2018) - Volume 1: DCNET, ICE-B, OPTICS, SIGMAP and WINSYS. Porto, Portugal 26 - 28 Jul 2018 https://doi.org/10.5220/0006828602810288

Paper

Epileptic seizures detection in EEGs blending frequency domain with information gain technique
Al Ghayab, Hadi Ratham, Li, Yan, Siuly, Siuly and Abdulla, Shahab. 2019. "Epileptic seizures detection in EEGs blending frequency domain with information gain technique." Soft Computing. 23 (1), pp. 227-239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-018-3487-0

Article

Welcome, valued & heard: A trauma-informed, humanising pedagogy for adult learners of English as an additional language
Wilson, Victoria. 2019. "Welcome, valued & heard: A trauma-informed, humanising pedagogy for adult learners of English as an additional language." Facing the Challenge: TESOL and EAL Strategies and Skills to support changing needs. Toowoomba, QLD, Australia 01 - 01 Jun 2019

Presentation

Nothing about us without us: An investigation into trauma-informed teaching of English to speakers of other languages at universities in south-east Queensland
Wilson, Victoria. 2019. "Nothing about us without us: An investigation into trauma-informed teaching of English to speakers of other languages at universities in south-east Queensland." School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work Research Week 2019. Mater Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 11 - 13 Jun 2019 Australia.

Other

Creating a trauma-sensitive EAL classroom for adults
Wilson, Victoria. 2019. "Creating a trauma-sensitive EAL classroom for adults." Faculty of English Language and Migrant Education Staff Professional Development Program. TAFE QLD, Logan Campus 03 - 03 Oct 2019 Australia.

Presentation

A teacher's framework for online English for academic purposes courses
Chang, Heejin and Windeatt, Scott. 2018. "A teacher's framework for online English for academic purposes courses." Kessler, Greg (ed.) Online and hybrid classroom education. Alexandria, Virginia, United States. TESOL Press. pp. 49-58

Edited book (chapter)

Information literacy: culturally and linguistically diverse postgraduate students and their needs
Harmes, Marcus K. and Harmes, Barbara. 2018. "Information literacy: culturally and linguistically diverse postgraduate students and their needs." Padro, Fernando F., Erwee, Ronel, Harmes, Meredith A., Harmes, Marcus K. and Danaher, Patrick Alan (ed.) Postgraduate education in higher education. Singapore. Springer. pp. 133-150

Edited book (chapter)

Fukushima and beyond: teaching trauma survivors
Wilson, Victoria. 2017. "Fukushima and beyond: teaching trauma survivors." Clements, P., Krause, A. and Brown, H. (ed.) JALT2016 - Transformation in Language Education. Nagoya, Japan 25 - 28 Nov 2016 Tokyo, Japan.

Paper

Epileptic EEG signal classification using optimum allocation based power spectral density estimation
Al Ghayab, Hadi Ratham, Li, Yan, Siuly, Siuly and Abdulla, Shahab. 2018. "Epileptic EEG signal classification using optimum allocation based power spectral density estimation." IET Signal Processing. 12 (6), pp. 738-747. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-spr.2017.0140

Article

The perceived public value of social media in Queensland local Councils
Attiya, Ahmed Muyed, Cater-Steel, Aileen, Soar, Jeffrey and Abdulla, Shahab. 2017. "The perceived public value of social media in Queensland local Councils." Riemer, Kai, Indulska, Marta and Tuunainen, Virpi Kristiina (ed.) 28th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2017). Hobart, Australia 04 - 06 Dec 2017 Hobart, Australia.

Paper

Developing a tunable Q-factor wavelet transform based algorithm for epileptic EEG feature extraction
Al Ghayab, Hadi Ratham, Li, Yan, Siuly, Siuly, Abdulla, Shahab and Wen, Paul. 2017. "Developing a tunable Q-factor wavelet transform based algorithm for epileptic EEG feature extraction." Siuly, Siuly, Huang, Zhisheng, Aickelin, Uwe, Zhou, Rui, Wang, Hua, Zhang, Yanchun and Klimenko, Stanislav (ed.) 6th International Conference on Health Information Science (HIS 2017). Moscow, Russian Federation 07 - 09 Oct 2017 Germany. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69182-4_6

Paper

Opportunities and challenges relating to the export of fruit and vegetable products from Queensland to Asian Countries
Sun, Ximing. 2016. Opportunities and challenges relating to the export of fruit and vegetable products from Queensland to Asian Countries. Toowoomba, Australia. Unpublished.

Project report

Nursing students’ readiness for the numeracy needs of their program: students’ perspective
Galligan, Linda, Frederiks, Anita, Wandel, Andrew P., Robinson, Clare, Abdulla, Shahab and Hussain, Zanubia. 2017. "Nursing students’ readiness for the numeracy needs of their program: students’ perspective." Adults Learning Mathematics: An International Journal. 12 (1), pp. 27-38.

Article

Person identification by gait analysis using photogrammetry techniques and foot pressure sensing matt
Majeed, Ammar, Chong, Albert K. and Abdulla, Shahab. 2017. "Person identification by gait analysis using photogrammetry techniques and foot pressure sensing matt." Al-Jumaily, Adel Ali, Barifcani, Ahmed and Al-Jumaily, Ahmed (ed.) 1st MoHESR and HCED Iraqi Scholars Conference in Australasia 2017 (ISCA 2017). Melbourne, Australia 05 - 06 Dec 2017 Melbourne, Australia.

Paper

Ensemble of adaboost cascades of 3L-LBPs classifiers for license plates detection with low quality images
Al-Shemarry, Meeras Salman, Li, Yan and Abdulla, Shahab. 2018. "Ensemble of adaboost cascades of 3L-LBPs classifiers for license plates detection with low quality images." Expert Systems with Applications. 92, pp. 216-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.09.036

Article

Developing collaborative learning practices in an online language course
Chang, Heejin and Windeatt, Scott. 2016. "Developing collaborative learning practices in an online language course." Computer Assisted Language Learning: an international journal. 29 (8), pp. 1271-1286. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2016.1274331

Article

Exposing the dynamic nature and potential role of student attribution processes on English for academic purposes achievement in higher education
Chang, Heejin, Windsor, Angela and Helwig, Lindsay. 2017. "Exposing the dynamic nature and potential role of student attribution processes on English for academic purposes achievement in higher education." English in Australia. 52 (2), pp. 73-81.

Article

The British world: religion, memory, society, culture: refereed proceedings of the conference hosted by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, July 2nd -5th, 2012
Harmes, Marcus K., Henderson, Lindsay, Harmes, Barbara and Antonio, Amy (ed.) 2012. The British world: religion, memory, society, culture: refereed proceedings of the conference hosted by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, July 2nd -5th, 2012. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Authored book

Re-living First Year – the first weeks
Colclough, Gillian, Kimmins, Lindy, Harmes, Marcus and Henderson, Lindsay. 2011. "Re-living First Year – the first weeks." 14th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2011). Perth, Australia 29 Jun - 01 Jul 2011 Perth, Australia.

Paper

Depth of anaesthesia patient models and control
Abdulla, Shahab and Wen, Peng. 2011. "Depth of anaesthesia patient models and control." Guo, Shuxiang, Touge, Tetsuo and Xiufen, Ye (ed.) 2011 IEEE/ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering (ICME 2011). Harbin, China 22 - 25 May 2011 Piscataway, NJ. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCME.2011.5876701

Paper

Fukushima and Beyond: Teaching Trauma Survivors
Wilson, Victoria. 2017. "Fukushima and Beyond: Teaching Trauma Survivors." JALT2016 - Transformation in Language Education. Nagoya, Japan 25 - 28 Nov 2016 Japan. Japan Association for Language Teaching.

Paper

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Wilson, Victoria. 2017. "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." The Inaugural Australasian Mental Health and Higher Education Conference 2017. Townsville, QLD, Australia 30 Jun - 01 Jul 2017 Australia.

Presentation

Classification of epileptic EEG signals based on simple random sampling and sequential feature selection
Al Ghayab, Hadi, Li, Yan, Abdulla, Shahab, Diykh, Mohammed and Wan, Xiangkui. 2016. "Classification of epileptic EEG signals based on simple random sampling and sequential feature selection." Brain Informatics. 3 (2), pp. 85-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40708-016-0039-1

Article

English
Harmes, Meredith A., Harmes, Marcus K. and Harmes, Barbara. 2015. "English." Brandle, Maximilian (ed.) We are Queenslanders: contemporary multicultural tapestry of peoples. Brisbane, Australia. Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland. pp. 127-129

Edited book (chapter)

Excel files of bispectral index (BIS), anaesthesia levels and nominal patient data based on sensitivity to anaesthesia
Abdulla, Shahab. Excel files of bispectral index (BIS), anaesthesia levels and nominal patient data based on sensitivity to anaesthesia. Toowoomba.

Dataset

Post-traumatic stress disorder: Pedagogical implications for the English as a second or other language classroom
Wilson, Tori. 2016. "Post-traumatic stress disorder: Pedagogical implications for the English as a second or other language classroom." QATESOL Professional Development Day. Toowoomba, QLD, Australia 06 - 07 May 2016 Australia.

Presentation

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: mythic aspects in the tertiary sector
Harmes, Barbara A. H.. 2015. "Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: mythic aspects in the tertiary sector." Harmes, Marcus K., Huijser, Henk and Danaher, Patrick Alan (ed.) Myths in education, learning and teaching: policies, practices and principles. Basingstoke, United Kingdom. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 40-58

Edited book (chapter)

The old 'white actor playing a Chinese man' trick: Get Smart and race
Harmes, Meredith A., Harmes, Marcus K. and Harmes, Barbara. 2015. "The old 'white actor playing a Chinese man' trick: Get Smart and race." The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture. 4 (1), pp. 43-55. https://doi.org/10.1386/ajpc.4.1.43_1

Article

Designing L2 reading to write tasks in online higher education contexts
Windsor, Angela and Park, Sang-Soon. 2014. "Designing L2 reading to write tasks in online higher education contexts." Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 14, pp. 95-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2014.01.003

Article

Transformative learning development as a basis for maximising the impact of critical thinking as a core element of enabling curricula
Clarke, Jessamyn. 2013. "Transformative learning development as a basis for maximising the impact of critical thinking as a core element of enabling curricula." 3rd National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia Conference (NAEEA 2013): Flexibility: Pathways to Participation. Melbourne, Australia 27 - 29 Nov 2013 Toowoomba, Australia.

Paper

You're in a safe place: community-centred programs supporting the resettlement of Sudanese people from refugee backgrounds
Clarke, Jessamyn, Sheehan, Barry and Bishop, Sue. 2014. "You're in a safe place: community-centred programs supporting the resettlement of Sudanese people from refugee backgrounds." Postle, Glen David, Burton, Lorelle Jane and Danaher, Patrick Alan (ed.) Community capacity building: lessons from adult learning in Australia. Leicester, United Kingdom. NIACE. pp. 139-159

Edited book (chapter)