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The Summertime Boreal Forest Field Measurement Intensive (Humppa-Copec-2010): An Overview Of Meteorological And Chemical Influences, J Williams, J Crowley, H Fischer, H Harder, M Martinez, T Petaja, J Rinne, J Back, M Boy, M Dal Maso, J Hakala, M Kajos, P Keronen, P Rantala, J Aalto, H Aaltonen, J Paatero, T Vesala, H Hakola, J Levula, T Pohja, F Herrmann, J Auld, E Mesarchaki, W Song, N Yassaa, A C. Nolscher, A M. Johnson, T Custer, V Sinha, J Thieser, N Pouvesle, D Taraborrelli, M J. Tang, H Bozem, Z Hosaynali-Beygi, R Axinte, R Oswald, A Novelli, Dagmar Kubistin, K Hens, U Javed, K Trawny, C Breitenberger, P J. Hidalgo, C J. Ebben, F M. Geiger, A L. Corrigan, L M. Russell, H G. Ouwersloot, J Vila-Guerau De Arellano, L Ganzeveld, A Vogel, M Beck, A Bayerle, C J. Kampf, M Bertelmann, F Kollner, T Hoffmann, J Valverde, D Gonzalez, M -L Riekkola, M Kulmala, J Lelieveld
The Summertime Boreal Forest Field Measurement Intensive (Humppa-Copec-2010): An Overview Of Meteorological And Chemical Influences, J Williams, J Crowley, H Fischer, H Harder, M Martinez, T Petaja, J Rinne, J Back, M Boy, M Dal Maso, J Hakala, M Kajos, P Keronen, P Rantala, J Aalto, H Aaltonen, J Paatero, T Vesala, H Hakola, J Levula, T Pohja, F Herrmann, J Auld, E Mesarchaki, W Song, N Yassaa, A C. Nolscher, A M. Johnson, T Custer, V Sinha, J Thieser, N Pouvesle, D Taraborrelli, M J. Tang, H Bozem, Z Hosaynali-Beygi, R Axinte, R Oswald, A Novelli, Dagmar Kubistin, K Hens, U Javed, K Trawny, C Breitenberger, P J. Hidalgo, C J. Ebben, F M. Geiger, A L. Corrigan, L M. Russell, H G. Ouwersloot, J Vila-Guerau De Arellano, L Ganzeveld, A Vogel, M Beck, A Bayerle, C J. Kampf, M Bertelmann, F Kollner, T Hoffmann, J Valverde, D Gonzalez, M -L Riekkola, M Kulmala, J Lelieveld
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
This paper describes the background, instrumentation, goals, and the regional influences on the HUMPPA-COPEC intensive field measurement campaign, conducted at the Boreal forest research station SMEAR II (Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relation) in Hyytiälä, Finland from 12 July-12 August 2010. The prevailing meteorological conditions during the campaign are examined and contrasted with those of the past six years. Back trajectory analyses show that meteorological conditions at the site in 2010 were characterized by a higher proportion of southerly flow than in the other years studied. As a result the summer of 2010 was anomalously warm and high in ozone making …
The Atmospheric Chemistry Box Model Caaba/Mecca-3.0, R Sander, A Baumgaertner, S Gromov, H Harder, P Jöckel, A Kerkweg, Dagmar Kubistin, E Regelin, H Riede, Adrian Sandu, D Taraborrelli, H Tost, Zhi Xie
The Atmospheric Chemistry Box Model Caaba/Mecca-3.0, R Sander, A Baumgaertner, S Gromov, H Harder, P Jöckel, A Kerkweg, Dagmar Kubistin, E Regelin, H Riede, Adrian Sandu, D Taraborrelli, H Tost, Zhi Xie
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
We present version 3.0 of the atmospheric chemistry box model CAABA/MECCA. In addition to a complete update of the rate coefficients to the most recent recommendations, a number of new features have been added: chemistry in multiple aerosol size bins; automatic multiple simulations reaching steady-state conditions; Monte-Carlo simulations with randomly varied rate coefficients within their experimental uncertainties; calculations along Lagrangian trajectories; mercury chemistry; more detailed isoprene chemistry; tagging of isotopically labeled species. Further changes have been implemented to make the code more user-friendly and to facilitate the analysis of the model results. Like earlier versions, CAABA/MECCA-3.0 is a community model …
Approach To Multiple Pulmonary Nodules: A Case Report And Review Of Literature, Farshid Niknam, Jiezhong Chen, Sarbar Napaki, Morteza Aghmesheh
Approach To Multiple Pulmonary Nodules: A Case Report And Review Of Literature, Farshid Niknam, Jiezhong Chen, Sarbar Napaki, Morteza Aghmesheh
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Chest X-ray and CT examinations often find pulmonary nodules that could be malignant or benign. A case is presented and discussed here in order to improve diagnosis and management of pulmonary nodules. A 62-year-old lady was found to have multiple pulmonary nodules by X-ray when she complained of a cough and fever. This was confirmed by a CT scan. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of one of the lung lesions reported scant atypical epithelial cells that stained positive for TTF-1 and cytokeratin 7, but negative for cytokeratin 20. Thus, it was suspicious for large cell carcinoma. A videothoracoscopic lung biopsy and …
The Association Between Birth Weight And Current Weight Status In Australian Children And Adolescents, Jimmy Chun Yu Louie, Peter Petocz, Jennie Brand-Miller
The Association Between Birth Weight And Current Weight Status In Australian Children And Adolescents, Jimmy Chun Yu Louie, Peter Petocz, Jennie Brand-Miller
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Abstract presented at the Thirty-Fifth Annual Scientific Meeting Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand and the Nutrition Society of Australia Queenstown, New Zealand, 29 November - 2 December 2011
Burn Bush, Reduce Emissions: Evaluating Costs And Benefits Of Prescribed Burning, Mathias Boer, Ross Bradstock
Burn Bush, Reduce Emissions: Evaluating Costs And Benefits Of Prescribed Burning, Mathias Boer, Ross Bradstock
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Bushfires are, together with cyclones and flooding, among the most important natural hazards affecting Australian communities. They also make a significant contribution to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. Australia has bushfires because of our inherently flammable vegetation types, the recurrence of severe droughts, and a high incidence of hot, dry weather conditions. Management agencies cannot control climate and weather. Consequently, fire hazard reduction focuses primarily on reducing bushland fuel.
Observation Of Unstable Fast Component In Osl Of Quartz, Anchuan Fan, Sheng-Hua Li, Bo Li
Observation Of Unstable Fast Component In Osl Of Quartz, Anchuan Fan, Sheng-Hua Li, Bo Li
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating has been applied to quartz grains extracted from a sedimentary layer containing stone tools from the bank of Salawusu River, Mu Us desert in central China. Severe age underestimation was observed by applying the single-aliquot regenerative dose (SAR) dating method when compared with the isochron infrared stimulated luminescence (iIRSL) dating results using potassium-rich feldspar grains of different grain sizes. Preheating plateau and dose recovery tests suggest that the SAR protocol is robust for this sample. Component resolving indicates that the OSL signals were dominated by the fast component. However, the fast component is thermally unstable …
Thermal Stability Of Infrared Stimulated Luminescence Of Sedimentary K-Feldspar, Bo Li, Sheng-Hua Li
Thermal Stability Of Infrared Stimulated Luminescence Of Sedimentary K-Feldspar, Bo Li, Sheng-Hua Li
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
The thermal stability of the infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) signal measured at 50 °C as a function of IR stimulation time was investigated using KF grains extracted from sediments from central China. A dependence of thermal stability of IRSL signal on IR stimulation time and stimulation temperature were observed in pulse annealing studies. Relatively lower thermal stability is given by the initial part of the IRSL measured at 50 °C, than the later part of IRSL curve. Based on these observations, the thermal stability of the post-IR IRSL signal stimulated at elevated temperatures (100–200 °C) was also investigated. It was …
Isochron Dating Of Sand-Loess-Soil Deposits From The Mu Us Desert Margin, Central China, Bo Li, Sheng-Hua Li, Jimin Sun
Isochron Dating Of Sand-Loess-Soil Deposits From The Mu Us Desert Margin, Central China, Bo Li, Sheng-Hua Li, Jimin Sun
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
A sand-loess-soil sequence from the margin of the Mu Us Desert was studied using the isochron infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) dating method utilizing K-feldspar grains extracted from sediments. Although the IRSL ages measured with the conventional method showed underestimation as a result of anomalous fading, the isochron results are broadly consistent with independent ages based on stratigraphic correlation in a glacial/interglacial scale over the last 250 ka. For samples older than 250 ka, the IRSL signals approached in field saturation and the isochron dating gave ambiguous results, suggesting an age limit for the method.
Infrared Stimulated Luminescence Measurements Of Single Grains Of K-Rich Feldspar For Isochron Dating, Bo Li, Sheng-Hua Li, Geoffrey A. T Duller, Ann G. Wintle
Infrared Stimulated Luminescence Measurements Of Single Grains Of K-Rich Feldspar For Isochron Dating, Bo Li, Sheng-Hua Li, Geoffrey A. T Duller, Ann G. Wintle
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
This paper explores the use of single grain luminescence measurements in isochron dating of K-rich feldspars. The thermal stability of individual feldspar grains was investigated using pulse annealing methods, which appears to distinguish between K-rich and Na-rich feldspars. A good isochron fit was obtained using synthetic aliquots produced from the single grain data set and the age obtained based on an assumed K content of 13 ± 1% was in good agreement with that obtained using single aliquot measurements (and with other age control).
Anomalous Fading: A Reply To The Comment By Huntley On "Isochron Measurements Of Naturally Irradiated K-Feldspar Grains", Bo Li, Sheng-Hua Li, Ann G. Wintle, Hui Zhao
Anomalous Fading: A Reply To The Comment By Huntley On "Isochron Measurements Of Naturally Irradiated K-Feldspar Grains", Bo Li, Sheng-Hua Li, Ann G. Wintle, Hui Zhao
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
We are pleased that Huntley (this issue) has put forward another explanation for the data that we obtained when we measured the equivalent doses (De) of potassium (K) feldspar grains of different diameters using their infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) signals (Li et al., 2007). We also measured the fading rates for the IRSL signals from grains of different size and concluded that the fading rates were independent of grain size. Huntley is concerned that the fading rates (g-values) that we obtained had relatively large errors and that these could have masked any minor differences in the g-values; a small systematic …
Evolution Of Reciprical Teaching And Learning: Medical Students And Simulated Patients Training In Partnership, E Ashcroft, I Potter, J Bushnell
Evolution Of Reciprical Teaching And Learning: Medical Students And Simulated Patients Training In Partnership, E Ashcroft, I Potter, J Bushnell
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Training simulated patients effectively is vital for the success of the patient volunteer programme in the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Wollongong. Globally, simulated patients play an essential role in contemporary medical education. Yet, there is a significant gap in the research literature regarding their training and the impact of their feedback on student learning. In 2010, our 2nd and 3rd year medical students replicated realistic interview situations as part of our simulated patient training. This intervention allowed patient volunteers to give feedback but also to receive feedback on their feedback giving skills from students. During these …
Reduce The Replacement Of Nasogastric Tube Among Home Care Patients, Hui Chen Chang, Rong-Min Wang, Shu-Hui Wang
Reduce The Replacement Of Nasogastric Tube Among Home Care Patients, Hui Chen Chang, Rong-Min Wang, Shu-Hui Wang
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
According to the annual quality control report within a home care unit, a baseline replacement rate of nasogastric tubes was recorded as 6.65% in 2008. In reference to this observation, we carried out a project to reduce the nasogastric tube replacement rate in a home care unit. From our analysis, we found that the causes of the high nasogastric tube replacement rate included the following: (1) a lack of a clinical pathway for standard nasogastric tube care (2) inappropriate education programs resulting in caregivers' lack of knowledge (3) a lack of a substitute program for restraint and (4) inappropriate techniques …
An Exploration Of Person-Centredness In Practice, Tanya Mccance, Brendan Mccormack, Jan Dewing
An Exploration Of Person-Centredness In Practice, Tanya Mccance, Brendan Mccormack, Jan Dewing
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
'Person-centredness' is a term that is becoming increasingly familiar within health and social care at a global level; it is being used to describe a standard of care that ensures the patient/client is at the centre of care delivery. In this article we explore the relevance of person-centredness in the context of nursing, taking account of the ongoing critical debate and dialogue regarding developments in this field. Person-centredness is recognised as a multidimensional concept. The complexity of the concept contributes to the challenge of articulating its shared meaning and describing how it can be applied in practice. The aim of …
Developing Person-Centred Care: Addressing Contextual Challenges Through Practice Development, Brendan Mccormack, Jan Dewing, Tanya Mccance
Developing Person-Centred Care: Addressing Contextual Challenges Through Practice Development, Brendan Mccormack, Jan Dewing, Tanya Mccance
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Developing person-centred care is not a one-time event; rather it requires a sustained commitment from organisations to the ongoing facilitation of developments, a commitment both in clinical teams and across organizations. Contextual factors pose the greatest challenge to person-centredness and the development of cultures that can sustain person-centred care. We will begin with a general comment on 'context' and its meaning before exploring three particular factors that influence the practice context, namely, workplace culture, learning culture, and the physical environment. Next we explore a particular approach to developing person-centred care through emancipatory practice development. We highlight the importance of facilitation …
Influence Of Gap Fraction On Coniferous Needle Optical Properties Measurements, Lucia Yanez-Rausell, Zbynek Malenovky, Michael E. Schaepman
Influence Of Gap Fraction On Coniferous Needle Optical Properties Measurements, Lucia Yanez-Rausell, Zbynek Malenovky, Michael E. Schaepman
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Abstract of presentation at the 9th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zurich 2011, 11-13 November, ETH Hauptgebaude & Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich.
Predictors Of Limb Fat Gain In Hiv Positive Patients Following A Change To Tenofovir-Emtricitabine Or Abacavir-Lamivudine, Allison Martin, Janaki Amin, Sean Emery, David Baker, Andrew Carr, David A. Cooper, Mark Bloch
Predictors Of Limb Fat Gain In Hiv Positive Patients Following A Change To Tenofovir-Emtricitabine Or Abacavir-Lamivudine, Allison Martin, Janaki Amin, Sean Emery, David Baker, Andrew Carr, David A. Cooper, Mark Bloch
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background Antiretroviral treatment (cART) in HIV causes lipoatrophy. We examined predictors of anthropometric outcomes over 96 weeks in HIV-infected, lipoatrophic adults receiving stable cART randomised to tenofovir-emtricitabine (TDF-FTC) or abacavir-lamivudine (ABC-3TC) fixed dose combinations. Methodology/Principal Findings The STEAL study was a prospective trial of virologically suppressed participants randomised to either TDF-FTC (n = 178) or ABC-3TC (n = 179). Anthropometric assessment was conducted at baseline, weeks 48 and 96. The analysis population included those with baseline and week 96 data remaining on randomised therapy. Distribution of limb fat change was divided into four categories (≤0%, >0-10%, >10-20%, >20%). Baseline characteristics …
Efficacy And Safety Of A Modular Multi-Modal Exercise Program In Prostate Cancer Patients With Bone Metastases: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Daniel A. Galvao, Dennis R. Taaffe, Prue Cormie, Nigel Spry, Suzanne K. Chambers, Carolyn Peddle-Mcintyre, Michael K. Baker, James W. Denham, David Joseph, Geoff Groom, Robert U. Newton
Efficacy And Safety Of A Modular Multi-Modal Exercise Program In Prostate Cancer Patients With Bone Metastases: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Daniel A. Galvao, Dennis R. Taaffe, Prue Cormie, Nigel Spry, Suzanne K. Chambers, Carolyn Peddle-Mcintyre, Michael K. Baker, James W. Denham, David Joseph, Geoff Groom, Robert U. Newton
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background The presence of bone metastases has excluded participation of prostate cancer patients in exercise intervention studies to date and is also a relative contraindication to supervised exercise in the community setting because of concerns of fragility fracture. However, this group of patients often have developed significant muscle atrophy and functional impairments from prior and continuing androgen deprivation that is exacerbated by subsequent and more intensive interventions such as chemotherapy. The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of a modular multi-modal exercise program in prostate cancer patients with bone metastases. Methods/Design Multi-site randomized controlled trial …
Where Does India End And Eurasia Begin?, Lloyd T. White, Talat Ahmad, Gordon S. Lister, Trevor R. Ireland
Where Does India End And Eurasia Begin?, Lloyd T. White, Talat Ahmad, Gordon S. Lister, Trevor R. Ireland
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
The Indus Suture Zone is defined as the plate boundary between India and Eurasia. Here we document geochronological data that suggest that Indian rocks outcrop to the north of this suture zone. The inherited age spectrum of zircons from mylonitic gneiss collected in the southern part of the Karakorum Batholith is similar to those obtained from the Himalayan Terrane, the Pamir and is apparently Gondwanan in its affinity. These data are taken to indicate that the Karakorum Terrane was once a component of Gondwana, or at least derived from the erosion of Gondwanan material. Several continental ribbons (including the Karakorum …
Lower Crustal Flow Kept Archean Continental Flood Basalts At Sea Level, Nicolas Flament, Patrice F. Rey, Nicolas Coltice, Gilles Dromart, Nicolas Olivier
Lower Crustal Flow Kept Archean Continental Flood Basalts At Sea Level, Nicolas Flament, Patrice F. Rey, Nicolas Coltice, Gilles Dromart, Nicolas Olivier
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Large basaltic provinces as much as 15 km thick are common in Archean cratons. Many of these flood basalts erupted through continental crust but remained at sea level. Although common in the Archean record, subaqueous continental flood basalts (CFBs) are rare to absent in the post-Archean. Here we show that gravity-driven lower crustal flow may have contributed to maintaining Archean CFBs close to sea level. Our numerical experiments reveal that the characteristic time to remove the thickness anomaly associated with a CFB decreases with increasing Moho temperature (TM), from 500 m.y. for TM ≈ 320 °C to 1 m.y. for …
Predictors Of Accuracy Of Diagnosis Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In General Practice, Nicholas Zwar, Guy B. Marks, Oshana Hermiz, Sandy Middleton, Elizabeth J. Comino, Iqbal Hasan, Sanjyot Vagholkar, Stephen F. Wilson
Predictors Of Accuracy Of Diagnosis Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In General Practice, Nicholas Zwar, Guy B. Marks, Oshana Hermiz, Sandy Middleton, Elizabeth J. Comino, Iqbal Hasan, Sanjyot Vagholkar, Stephen F. Wilson
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Objectives: To compare the clinical diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with results of post-bronchodilator spirometry in general practice, and examine practitioner, practice and patient characteristics associated with agreement between clinical and spirometric diagnoses. Design, setting and participants: General practitioners from practices in Sydney identified eligible patients aged 40-80 years seen in the past year and prescribed respiratory medications whom they regarded as having COPD. Between November 2006 and April 2008, we collected information on the GPs and their practices, and demographic information, smoking status, comorbidities, respiratory medicines use, vaccination status, quality of life and spirometry results for participating …
How Generalisable Are Results Of Studies Conducted In Practicebased Research Networks? A Cross-Sectional Study Of General Practitioner Demographics In Two New South Wales Networks, Parker Magin, Melanie Marshall, Susan Goode, Georgina Cotter, C Dimity Pond, Nicholas Zwar
How Generalisable Are Results Of Studies Conducted In Practicebased Research Networks? A Cross-Sectional Study Of General Practitioner Demographics In Two New South Wales Networks, Parker Magin, Melanie Marshall, Susan Goode, Georgina Cotter, C Dimity Pond, Nicholas Zwar
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Objective: To compare the demographics of general practitioners in two practice-based research networks (PBRNs) and to explore the generalisability of research findings from these PBRNs. Design, setting and participants: Cross-sectional questionnaire-based study of two geographically-based PBRNs - Hunter New England Central Coast Network of Research General Practices (NRGP) and Primary Healthcare Research Network-General Practice (PHReNet-GP) - during August-September 2010. All 183 GP members of both PBRNs were invited to participate; of these, 140 (77%) participated. Main outcome measures: GPs' demographics, use of languages other than English in consultations, and previous participation in research. Practices' use of practice nurses. Socioeconomic status …
Archaeological Investigations At Olympic Dam In Arid Northeast South Australia, Philip Hughes, Peter Hiscock, Marjorie Sullivan, Ben Marwick
Archaeological Investigations At Olympic Dam In Arid Northeast South Australia, Philip Hughes, Peter Hiscock, Marjorie Sullivan, Ben Marwick
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
This is an outline of a large ongoing research-oriented salvage program that has evolved from past archaeological impact assessment studies at Olympic Dam in arid northeast South Australia.
Estudio Interdisciplinar Del Hábitat Post-Talayótico: Bioarqueología, Geoarqueología Y Registro Arqueológico Parala Revisión Metodológica De La Arqueología En Menorca, Amalia Perez-Juez, Paul Goldberg, Dan Cabanes
Estudio Interdisciplinar Del Hábitat Post-Talayótico: Bioarqueología, Geoarqueología Y Registro Arqueológico Parala Revisión Metodológica De La Arqueología En Menorca, Amalia Perez-Juez, Paul Goldberg, Dan Cabanes
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
[extract - translation] 1. Introduction The talayótico world has traditionally been studied from the perspective of classical archeology, applying accepted models of old. In recent years, things are changing and there are more and more projects formed by interdisciplinary teams in the study types of ceramic or architecture binds to the geomorphology, and other analytical bioarcheology ( Cova des Pas des Càrritx and Cova des Mussol , etc. ) .
Strategic Approaches To The Development Of Australia's Future Primary Care Workforce, Mark Fort Harris, Nicholas Arnold Zwar, Christine Walker, Sabina M. Knight
Strategic Approaches To The Development Of Australia's Future Primary Care Workforce, Mark Fort Harris, Nicholas Arnold Zwar, Christine Walker, Sabina M. Knight
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Shortages in, and maldistribution of, the primary health care workforce will continue to limit access to health care. The current health reform proposals and policies recognise workforce development as a priority, but only partially address the barriers to improvement. In particular, there will need to be more systematic development of interdisciplinary education within primary health care services, and funding to support this.
Study Protocol: The Despatch Study: Delivering Stroke Prevention For Patients With Atrial Fibrillation - A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial In Primary Healthcare, Melina Gattellari, Dominic Y. Leung, Obioha Ukoumunne, Nicholas Zwar, Jeremy Grimshaw, John M. Worthington
Study Protocol: The Despatch Study: Delivering Stroke Prevention For Patients With Atrial Fibrillation - A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial In Primary Healthcare, Melina Gattellari, Dominic Y. Leung, Obioha Ukoumunne, Nicholas Zwar, Jeremy Grimshaw, John M. Worthington
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background: Compelling evidence shows that appropriate use of anticoagulation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation reduces the risk of ischaemic stroke by 67% and all-cause mortality by 26%. Despite this evidence, anticoagulation is substantially underused, resulting in avoidable fatal and disabling strokes.Methods: DESPATCH is a cluster randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation and blinded outcome assessment designed to evaluate a multifaceted and tailored implementation strategy for improving the uptake of anticoagulation in primary care. We have recruited general practices in South Western Sydney, Australia, and randomly allocated practices to receive the DESPATCH intervention or evidence-based guidelines (control). The intervention comprises …
Annual Influenza Vaccination: Coverage And Attitudes Of Primary Care Staff In Australia, Kirsten Ward, Holly Seale, Nicholas Zwar, Julie Leask, C Raina Macintyre
Annual Influenza Vaccination: Coverage And Attitudes Of Primary Care Staff In Australia, Kirsten Ward, Holly Seale, Nicholas Zwar, Julie Leask, C Raina Macintyre
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all Australian health care workers (HCWs) including those working in primary health care. There is limited published data on coverage, workplace provision, attitudes and personal barriers to influenza vaccination amongst primary health care staff. The aim of this study was to contribute to the limited literature base in this important area by investigating these issues in the primary health care setting in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Methods A postal survey was sent to general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses (PNs) from inner city, semi-urban and rural areas of NSW, Australia. There were …
Investigation Of Diarrhoea In A Traveller Just Returned From India, Nicholas Arnold Zwar, Adrienne Torda
Investigation Of Diarrhoea In A Traveller Just Returned From India, Nicholas Arnold Zwar, Adrienne Torda
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
The causes of diarrhoea in people returning from travelling can be infective and non-infective, and the duration of symptoms is an important factor in identifying the cause. The article outlines the appropriate investigations
Changing Perspectives In Australian Archaeology, Part Viii. Burins, Bones And Base Camps: A Re-Analysis Of Aire Shelter 2, Glenaire, Southern Victoria, Richard L. Fullagar
Changing Perspectives In Australian Archaeology, Part Viii. Burins, Bones And Base Camps: A Re-Analysis Of Aire Shelter 2, Glenaire, Southern Victoria, Richard L. Fullagar
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Archaeological studies often conclude that some sites are neatly identifiable as base camps, stopovers or tool specific locales. Task reconstruction and interpretation of on-site activities affect our understanding of mobility patterns and subsistence and our ability to distinguish reconfigured land-use and population change. A re-analysis of Aire Shelter 2 is presented here to consider the potential of usewear and residue studies for evaluating site function, in the context of coastal wetlands in southwestern Victoria. Traces of use were found on 242 stone artefacts. Identified tools include finely retouched flint scrapers and snapped flakes with burin edges associated with graving bone. …
Sea Surface Temperature And Chlorophyll-A Spatial-Temporal Variation Using Modis-Aqua In The Todos Os Santos Bay, Bahia, Brazil, Rafael Cabral Carvalho, Carlos A. Lentini
Sea Surface Temperature And Chlorophyll-A Spatial-Temporal Variation Using Modis-Aqua In The Todos Os Santos Bay, Bahia, Brazil, Rafael Cabral Carvalho, Carlos A. Lentini
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
In this study, the importance of MODIS sensor multispectral imagery on monitoring coastal and oceanic areas as well as marine ecosystems is demonstrated. As an example, the Todos os Santos Bay (TSB), BA, Brazil, was selected. Four 250m Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll-a satellite-derived images were processed to characterize the TSB in 2009, as well as monthly time-series from July 2002 to January 2010 and monthly maps of 2009 off the coast of Bahia. These results were compared to the Brazilian Water Agency (ANA) discharge data and tidal data. They showed the importance of the latter in physical forcing compared …
Overexpression Of Glyoxalase-I Reduces Hyperglycemiainduced Levels Of Advanced Glycation End Products And Oxidative Stress In Diabetic Rats, Olaf Brouwers, Petra Niessen, Isabel Ferreira, Toshio Miyata, Peter Scheffer, Tom Teerlink, Patrick Schrauwen, Michael Brownlee, Coen D. Stehouwer, Casper Schalkwijk
Overexpression Of Glyoxalase-I Reduces Hyperglycemiainduced Levels Of Advanced Glycation End Products And Oxidative Stress In Diabetic Rats, Olaf Brouwers, Petra Niessen, Isabel Ferreira, Toshio Miyata, Peter Scheffer, Tom Teerlink, Patrick Schrauwen, Michael Brownlee, Coen D. Stehouwer, Casper Schalkwijk
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
The reactive advanced glycation end product (AGE) precursor methylglyoxal (MGO) and MGO-derived AGEs are associated with diabetic vascular complications and also with an increase in oxidative stress. Glyoxalase-I (GLO-I) transgenic rats were used to explore whether overexpression of this MGO detoxifying enzyme reduces levels of AGEs and oxidative stress in a rat model of diabetes. Rats were made diabetic with streptozotocin, and after 12 weeks, plasma and multiple tissues were isolated for analysis of AGEs, carbonyl stress, and oxidative stress. GLO-I activity was significantly elevated in multiple tissues of all transge nic rats compared with wild-type (WT) littermates. Streptozotocin treatment …