Publications

Adams, JL & Botten, LC 1979, 'Double gratings and their applications as Fabry-Perot interferometers', Journal of Optics, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 109-117.
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ANDRASIK, F, OLLENDICK, TH, TURNER, SM & HUGHES, JR 1979, 'Pharmacological Treatment of Aggressive Behavior and Emesis in the Cornelia de Lange Syndrome', The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, vol. 167, no. 12, pp. 764-766.
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Chlorpromazine and fluphenazine decanoate were employed to treat aggressive behavior and emesis in a 22-year-old patient with Cornelia de Lange syndrome. Institution of the above neuroleptics, following an unsuccessful trial of diazepam, produced reductions of 95.1 per cent and 37.9 per cent for aggressive behavior and emesis, respectively. Four follow-up observations, occurring at 3-week intervals, revealed maintenance of low rates of aggressive behavior and continued reductions in emesis (mean reduction of 81.5 per cent). These findings are important for their a) inclusion of direct behavioral observation as the data base, and b) initial promising effects of neuroleptics for a rare mental retardation syndrome. © 1979 by The Williams & Wilkins Co.

APPELS, R, DENNIS, ES & PEACOCK, WJ 1979, 'STUDIES ON RYE HETEROCHROMATIN DNA SEQUENCES SHOWING CHROMOSOME SPECIFIC DISTRIBUTIONS', PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 12, pp. 70-70.

Bennett, AF & Leslie, LM 1979, 'Statistical Correction of Dynamical Prognoses in the Australian Region', Monthly Weather Review, vol. 107, no. 10, pp. 1254-1262.
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Beutlag, D & Peacock, WJ 1979, 'Sequences of the 1.672 g/cm3 satellite DNA of Drosophila melanogaster', Journal of Molecular Biology, vol. 135, no. 3, pp. 565-580.
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Botten, LC 1979, 'A generalized treatment of multi-element interference filters for the far-infrared', Infrared Physics, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 659-662.
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C. Leitch, E & McDougall, I 1979, 'The age of orogenesis in the Nambucca Slate Belt: A K‐Ar study of low‐grade regional metamorphic rocks', Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, vol. 26, no. 3-4, pp. 111-119.
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K-Ar ages of biotite and hornblende from undeformed granodiorite plutons and of slaty and phyllitic rocks, ranging from prehnite-pumpellyite metagreywacke to greenschist fades, have been determined in an attempt to define the age of orogenesis in the eastern part of the Nambucca Slate Belt. The plutons have K-Ar ages of 226-227 m.y. (biotite) and 228-231 m.y. (hornblende) that provide a younger age limit for deformation. The lower grade metamorphic rocks yield a range of ages including some comparable with the depositional age of the rocks as indicated by fossils. Rocks of pumpellyite-actinolite and greenschist facies give a more coherent group of ages which suggest orogenesis at about 250-255 m.y. Specimens of these latter rocks that have been affected by a later structural episode than that during which slaty cleavage formed, yield slightly older ages, which may result from the inclusion of minor amounts of environmental excess 40Ar. Support for the 250-255 m.y. age comes from previously determined radiometric ages from the western part of the Slate Belt, although the presence of granitic bodies perhaps as old as 289 m.y., some closely associated with high-grade regional metamorphic rocks, may indicate the presence of additional earlier orogenic movements in this region. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Carroll, RJ 1979, 'On Estimating Variances of Robust Estimators When the Errors are Asymmetric', Journal of the American Statistical Association, vol. 74, no. 367, pp. 674-679.
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Conacher, MJ, Lanzing, WJR & Larkum, AWD 1979, 'Ecology of Botany Bay. II. Aspects of the Feeding Ecology of the Fanbellied Leatherjacket, Monacanthus chinensis (Pisces : Monacanthidae), in Pisidonia australis Seagrass Beds in Quibray Bay, Botany Bay, New South Wales', Marine and Freshwater Research, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 387-387.
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The fanbellied leatherjacket, M. chinensis, was found to ingest fresh seagrass as a major part of its diet. Other important food items were gammarid amphipods, carid shrimps and several species of epiphytic algae. All food items were of seagrass bed origin. Microscopic examination of gut contents suggested that seagrass and algae did not appear to be digested by the fish, but 14C-labelling of the plants showed that significant amounts of the labile carbon compounds were removed and assimilated during digestion. The fanbellied leatherjacket was found to feed in the seagrass beds during the day, probably relying on eyesight for detecting food. Variations in tide height did not seem to affect their feeding pattern. The amounts of seagrass, algae, amphipods and shrimps removed by M. chinensis in Quibray Bay were calculated and compared with the availability of each of these foods. Grazing by M. chinensis had little effect on seagrass and algae production rates and standing crops, but probably had a significant influence on carid shrimp and amphipod populations.

DENNIS, E & MENZIES, JI 1979, 'CHROMOSOMAL AND MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF PAPUAN TREE RATS POGONOMYS AND CHIRUROMYS (RODENTIA, MURIDAE)', JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, vol. 189, no. NOV, pp. 315-332.

DENNIS, ES, PRYOR, AJ, PEACOCK, WJ & RHOADES, MM 1979, 'HIGHLY REPEATED DNA-SEQUENCE PRESENT IN ONLY ONE CLASS OF MAIZE HETEROCHROMATIN', PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 12, pp. 70-70.

DOOLEY, AH 1979, 'NORMS OF CHARACTERS AND LACUNARITY FOR COMPACT LIE GROUPS', JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 254-267.
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Eskridge, RE, Das, P, Smith, RK & Leslie, LM 1979, 'Comment on the paper entitled ‘Tornadogenesis’ by R. K. Smith and L. M. Leslie (Q.J., 104, 189–199)', Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, vol. 105, no. 443, pp. 310-313.
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Hafner, JL, Fakouri, ME, Ollendick, TH & Corotto, LV 1979, 'First memories of “normal” and of schizophrenic, paranoid-type individuals', Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 731-733.
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Compared the early recollections of 40 schizophrenic, paranoid‐type patients and 37 “normal” individuals. The themes of the early recollections of the two groups were significantly different. The normal group reported events such as illness, injury, and attention‐getting more frequently than the schizophrenic group, whereas the early recollections of the schizophrenic group contained more variety of the themes than those of the normal group. Copyright © 1979 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company

Jones, RT & Ollendick, TH 1979, 'Self-reinforcement: An assessment of external influences', Journal of Behavioral Assessment, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 289-303.
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Two experiments were carried out in which low- and high-demand characteristics of self-reward were assessed in a multiple-baseline design across subjects. In the first experiment, arithmetic performance of four children was systematically assessed under no-reinforcement, self-reward/low-demand and self-reward/high-demand phases. In the second experiment, the performance of four children on a less meaningful task was assessed under the same conditions employed in Experiment 1. Results indicated that performance rates were relatively stable during the no-reinforcement phase but that these rates dropped markedly during the self-reward/low-demand phase for all eight subjects. Further, increased rates of performance were achieved under the self-reward/high-demand phase for all subjects. Results are discussed in terms of the assessment of the self-reinforcement procedure, current definitions of "self-reinforcement," and the need to view self-reinforcement as existing on a continuum of external demand characteristics. © 1980 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Larkum, AWD & Wyn Jones, RG 1979, 'Carbon dioxide fixation by chloroplasts isolated in glycinebetaine', Planta, vol. 145, no. 4, pp. 393-394.
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Spinach chloroplasts capable of high rates of CO2 fixation have been isolated in glycinebetaine as an alternative osmoticum to sorbitol and found to be very stable. Proline was a less satisfactory alternatine. The possible significance of the use of glycinebetaine is discussed as this solute may be the physiological cytoplasmic osmoticum in members of the Chenopodiaceae. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.

Matson, JL, Horne, AM, Ollendick, DG & Ollendick, TH 1979, 'Overcorrection: A further evaluation of restitution and positive practice', Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 295-298.
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Foxx and Azrin's overcorrection technique employs two distinct procedures, restitution and positive practice, for treating inappropriate disruptive behaviors. While the efficacy of overcorrection when both procedures are used concurrently has been documented, little research has demonstrated the relative effectiveness of each procedure when used alone. The purpose of the present study was to compare restitution and positive practice in the treatment of 20 young children exhibiting highly resistant and disruptive behavior. Results indicated that both procedures rapidly eliminated the inappropriate behaviors. Mean decreases in inappropriate behaviors from baseline to follow-up were 89% for restitution and 84% for positive practice. It was demonstrated that each procedure was effective with numerous problem behaviors. Self-reports of children indicated that they preferred overcorrection compared to other forms of punishment. © 1979.

Matson, JL, Ollendick, TH & Martin, JE 1979, 'Overcorrection revisited: A long-term follow-up', Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 11-13.
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Eight chronic, institutionalized patients who had been successfully treated with response contingent overcorrection for self-stimulatory behavior were revisited one year later. For two of the subjects, response suppression was maintained. For the other six subjects, however, the frequency of self-stimulatory behaviors approached pretreatment rates. While overcorrection resulted in predictable and immediate suppression of stereotypic behavior, the long-term maintenance of response suppression was less predictable and less evident. The need to investigate systematic strategies for response maintenance following the successful application of over-correction for such behavior is discussed. © 1979.

Novikov, AA 1979, 'Method of normal forms for wave systems', Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 77-79.
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Novikov, AA 1979, 'ON CONDITIONS FOR ABSOLUTE CONTINUITY OF PROBABILITY MEASURES', Mathematics of the USSR-Sbornik, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 697-707.
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A number of sufficient conditions are obtained for the absolute continuity of probability measures under the assumption that their restrictions to some increasing system of Σ-algebras are absolutely continuous. An example is given which shows that these conditions are close to being best possible. Bibliography: 7 titles. © 1979 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Novikov, AA 1979, 'Optimum operating modes of distributed self-excited oscillators', Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 47-50.
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Novikov, AA, Sinitsyn, VV & Tager, AS 1979, 'Dynamics of a two-circuit oscillator employing an avalanche transit-time diode', Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 266-267.
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Ollendick, TH 1979, 'Behavioral Treatment of Anexoria Nervosa', Behavior Modification, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 124-135.
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A 16-year-old adolescent male was treated with systematic desensitization and cognitive restructuring for anorexia nervosa over a five-year period. Results were evaluated by means of a single-subject design. Introduction and withdrawal of systematic desensitization had a clear and systematic effect upon weight gain. Introduction of cognitive restructuring also had a clear effect on weight gain. Moreover, when cognitive restructuring treatment was withdrawn, weight gain was maintained. Results were discussed in terms of clinical and experimental control of behavior and the need for extended follow-up studies.

Ollendick, TH 1979, 'Discrepancies between Verbal and Performance IQS and Subtest Scatter on the Wisc-R for Juvenile Delinquents', Psychological Reports, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 563-568.
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The present study examined discrepancies in Verbal and Performance IQs and subtest scatter on the WISC-R for 121 male juvenile delinquents. While statistically significant Verbal-Performance discrepancies and subtest scatter were evidenced, these indices of scatter did not differ from normative data provided by Kaufman in 1976. It was concluded that the WISC-R may not be useful as a differential diagnostic indicator for juvenile delinquency but may be beneficial as a tool for making remedial prescriptive recommendations.

Ollendick, TH & Hersen, M 1979, 'Social skills training for juvenile delinquents', Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 547-554.
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Twenty-seven incarcerated juvenile delinquents matched on the number of previous offenses, age, WISC-R IQ, and locus of control were assigned to a Social Skills. Discussion or Control group. Social skills training consisted of instruction, feedback, modeling, behavior rehearsal, social reinforcement and graduated homework assignments. All subjects were assessed before and after treatment on a variety of self-report, role-play and behavioral measures. Analyses of variance for difference scores indicated that the Social Skills group improved significantly more than the Discussion and Control groups, which did not differ. Appropriate interpersonal skills were learned, state anxiety was reduced, internal locus of control was increased, and significant shifts in adjustment to the institutional program were evidenced for the Social Skills group. © 1979.

Patzelt, C, Tager, HS, Carroll, RJ & Steiner, DF 1979, 'Identification and processing of proglucagon in pancreatic islets', Nature, vol. 282, no. 5736, pp. 260-266.
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PEACOCK, WJ, DENNIS, ES & PRYOR, AJ 1979, 'CLONING OF A REPEATED SEQUENCE FROM A CLASS OF HETEROCHROMATIN IN MAIZE WHICH HAS SPECIFIC CELLULAR PROPERTIES', HOPPE-SEYLERS ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIOLOGISCHE CHEMIE, vol. 360, no. 8, pp. 1037-1037.

SCHWINGHAMER, EA & DENNIS, ES 1979, 'ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC EVIDENCE FOR A MULTIMERIC SYSTEM OF PLASMIDS IN FAST-GROWING RHIZOBIUM SPP', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 651-662.
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SMITH, GB 1979, 'EFFECT OF A SELF-CONSISTENT EFFECTIVE AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE ON COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS', SOLAR ENERGY, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 541-542.
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SMITH, GB 1979, 'SCOPE OF EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORY FOR FINE METAL-PARTICLE SOLAR ABSORBERS', APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, vol. 35, no. 9, pp. 668-670.
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SMITH, GB & WILLRATH, H 1979, 'CALORIMETRIC EMISSIVITIES FOR SOLAR-SELECTIVE COATINGS ON FLAT SHEET', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS E-SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 813-814.
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Smith, RK & Leslie, LM 1979, 'A numerical study of tornadogenesis in a rotating thunderstorm', Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, vol. 105, no. 443, pp. 107-127.
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West, RJ & Larkum, AWD 1979, 'Leaf productivity of the seagrass, Posidonia australis, in eastern Australian waters', Aquatic Botany, vol. 7, no. C, pp. 57-65.
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Leaf blade production rates of Posidonia australis Hook. f. have been found to range from 0.7 to 5.5 g dry wt. m-2 day-1, depending on site and season. Leaf-blade production (m-2) was significantly higher in Jervis Bay (New South Wales) compared to Botany Bay (New South Wales) and summer and winter values from a Spencer Gulf (South Australia) site were higher than those of Jervis Bay. In Botany Bay, the average turnover rate of Posidonia leaves is about 0.8-1.1% of leaf biomass per day (i.e. three to four crops of leaves produced per year). Biomass, shoot density and some leaf characteristics are also presented for each site. The contribution of seagrass communities to total primary production in the waters of Botany Bay is estimated to be of major importance, and the continued reduction in this contribution, due to urban development, is a matter of concern. © 1979.