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Recommendations for Collective Training for the Battle Management System

This report investigates a dismounted Battle Management System (BMS) by overseas military, and provides recommendations for the acquisition of a collective training capability for use in Australia.

Characterisation of a Cell Culture System for Investigating Nerve Agent Neurotoxicology (Part I)

Neuroblastoma cell lines NB41A3 and SH-SY5Y were evaluated as an in vitro model system for studying organophosphorus (OP) chemical toxicity in central nervous system (CNS) cell lineages.

Preventing and Profiling Malicious Insider Attacks

This report examines previous research on malicious insiders with particular emphasis on the social and psychological factors that may have influenced the attacker and their behaviours. This research also draws on corresponding studies into fraud and espionage in non IT scenarios. A range of preventative measures is presented that approach the problem from personnel, policy and technical perspectives.

Distance Discrimination Thresholds During Flight Simulation in a Maritime Environment

The experiment described in this paper was conducted to test if perceptual limitations were the reason for poor performance in the DSTO AOSC Maritime Hover trial.

Characterisation and Next-generation Sequencing Analysis of Unknown Arboviruses

Arbovirus is used to describe viruses transmitted via blood-feeding arthropods, such as mosquitoes, biting midges and ticks. This report focuses on characterisation of two unknown rhabdoviruses and describes a new method to prepare the virus samples for next-generation sequencing analysis.

Chemical Investigations of the Castor Bean Plant Ricinus communis

This investigation was to understand the chemical composition of the seeds of the castor bean plant Ricinus communis, and to ascertain if these differences could be used for provenance classification.

16th International Command and Control Research Technology Symposium (ICCRTS) June 2011 Overseas Visit Report

This overseas visit report provides an overview of ICCRTS 2011. Including the three primary research areas that emerged from the conference of agility and what that means for organisational structures; the concept of "Harmony of Purpose" 1; and the need to develop better approaches to discovery of second and tertiary effects to decision making, operational analysis and nation building.

The Centre for Food Innovation - Research Areas and Potential Projects

This document provides a snapshot of possible directions for Centre for Food Innovation (CFI) research.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Game-Based Training: A Controlled Study with Dismounted Infantry Teams

This report describes a study conducted by DSTO scientists examining the effectiveness of a desktop computer game to train small teams of dismounted soldiers in infantry tactics, techniques, and procedures.

Literature Review on Mental Models and Linear Separability

This literature review examines research on mental models and linear separability published between 2000 and 2012.

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