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Impact Of The New South Wales Fires During October 2013 On Regional Air Quality In Eastern Australia, Geraldine Rea, Clare Paton-Walsh, Solene Turquety, Martin Cope, David W. T Griffith
Impact Of The New South Wales Fires During October 2013 On Regional Air Quality In Eastern Australia, Geraldine Rea, Clare Paton-Walsh, Solene Turquety, Martin Cope, David W. T Griffith
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Smoke plumes from fires contain atmospheric pollutants that can be transported to populated areas and effect regional air quality. In this paper, the characteristics and impact of the fire plumes from a major fire event that occurred in October 2013 (17-26) in the New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, near the populated areas of Sydney and Wollongong, are studied. Measurements from the Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) spectrometer located at the University of Wollongong allowed a calculation of specific emission factors (EFs) in terms of grams per kilogram of dry fuel burned: 1640 g kg-1 of carbon dioxide; 107 g kg-1 …
Insights On Leadership From Early Career Nurse Academics: Findings From A Mixed Methods Study, Elizabeth J. Halcomb, Debra Jackson, John Daly, Jo-Anne M. Gray, Yenna Salamonson, Sharon Andrew, Kathleen Peters
Insights On Leadership From Early Career Nurse Academics: Findings From A Mixed Methods Study, Elizabeth J. Halcomb, Debra Jackson, John Daly, Jo-Anne M. Gray, Yenna Salamonson, Sharon Andrew, Kathleen Peters
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Aim To explore the perceptions of early career nursing academics on leadership in academia. Background There is growing emphasis on leadership capacity building across all domains of nursing. However, there is limited evidence on leadership capacity in early career academics. This study tested an intervention to develop leadership capacity amongst early career nursing academics in two Australian universities. Methods A sequential mixed methods design, using online surveys and semi-structured interviews, was used to collect data. Results Twenty-three early career nursing academics participated. Most had experience of formal leadership roles and were aware of its importance to them as they developed …
Longitudinal Intergenerational Birth Cohort Designs: A Systematic Review Of Australian And New Zealand Studies, Michelle L. Townsend, Angelique H. Riepsamen, Christos Georgiou, Victoria M. Flood, Peter Caputi, Ian M. R Wright, Warren S. Davis, Alison L. Jones, Theresa A. Larkin, Moira J. Williamson, Brin F. S Grenyer
Longitudinal Intergenerational Birth Cohort Designs: A Systematic Review Of Australian And New Zealand Studies, Michelle L. Townsend, Angelique H. Riepsamen, Christos Georgiou, Victoria M. Flood, Peter Caputi, Ian M. R Wright, Warren S. Davis, Alison L. Jones, Theresa A. Larkin, Moira J. Williamson, Brin F. S Grenyer
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background The longitudinal birth cohort design has yielded a substantial contribution to knowledge of child health and development. The last full review in New Zealand and Australia in 2004 identified 13 studies. Since then, birth cohort designs continue to be an important tool in understanding how intrauterine, infant and childhood development affect long-term health and well-being. This updated review in a defined geographical area was conducted to better understand the factors associated with successful quality and productivity, and greater scientific and policy contribution and scope. Methods We adopted the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) approach, searching …
The Influence Of Carotenoid Supplementation At Different Life-Stages On The Foraging Performance Of The Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne Corroboree): A Test Of The Silver Spoon And Environmental Matching Hypotheses, Emma Mcinerney, Aimee J. Silla, Phillip G. Byrne
The Influence Of Carotenoid Supplementation At Different Life-Stages On The Foraging Performance Of The Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne Corroboree): A Test Of The Silver Spoon And Environmental Matching Hypotheses, Emma Mcinerney, Aimee J. Silla, Phillip G. Byrne
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Organismal performance can be significantly affected by the nutritional conditions experienced during different life-stages. The Silver Spoon Hypothesis predicts that individuals will always perform better as adults when they experience advantageous conditions during development. In contrast, the Environmental Matching Hypothesis predicts that individuals will perform better if they experience similar conditions during development and adulthood. Past tests of these hypotheses have focussed on the effect of food quantity on growth and development, with little attempt to investigate the effect of individual nutrients on behavioural traits. This study aimed to test the predictions of the Environmental Matching and Silver Spoon Hypotheses …
Formation And Stability Of Gas-Phase O-Benzoquinone From Oxidation Of Ortho-Hydroxyphenyl: A Combined Neutral And Distonic Radical Study, Matthew Prendergast, Benjamin B. Kirk, John D. Savee, David L. Osborn, Craig A. Taatjes, Kye Simeon Masters, Stephen J. Blanksby, Gabriel Da Silva, Adam J. Trevitt
Formation And Stability Of Gas-Phase O-Benzoquinone From Oxidation Of Ortho-Hydroxyphenyl: A Combined Neutral And Distonic Radical Study, Matthew Prendergast, Benjamin B. Kirk, John D. Savee, David L. Osborn, Craig A. Taatjes, Kye Simeon Masters, Stephen J. Blanksby, Gabriel Da Silva, Adam J. Trevitt
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Gas-phase product detection studies of o-hydroxyphenyl radical and O2 are reported at 373, 500, and 600 K, at 4 Torr (533.3 Pa), using VUV time-resolved synchrotron photoionisation mass spectrometry. The dominant products are assigned as o-benzoquinone (C6H4O2, m/z 108) and cyclopentadienone (C5H4O, m/z 80). It is concluded that cyclopentadienone forms as a secondary product from prompt decomposition of o-benzoquinone (and dissociative ionization of o-benzoquinone may contribute to the m/z 80 signal at photon energies ≳9.8 eV). Ion-trap reactions of the distonic o-hydroxyphenyl analogue, the 5-ammonium-2-hydroxyphenyl radical cation, with O2 are also reported and concur with the assignment of o-benzoquinone as …
Image Segmentation Based Determination Of Elastane Core Yarn Diameter, Ales Hladnik, Alenka Pavko-Cuden, Syamak Farajikhah
Image Segmentation Based Determination Of Elastane Core Yarn Diameter, Ales Hladnik, Alenka Pavko-Cuden, Syamak Farajikhah
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Yarn diameter is one of the key knitted fabric parameters, whose accurate determination, however, continues to be a difficult task. The goal of the study presented was to calculate the diameter of dry and wet relaxed yarns with and without incorporated elastane using image-processing and -analysis tools implemented in MATLAB. Compared to the images of wet relaxed samples, a much more sophisticated segmentation approach had to be implemented for dry relaxed yarn images due to their weaker yarn-background contrast. The values calculated were compared with those obtained with the conventional yarn thickness determination method developed by Sadikov. Linear correlation between …
Iodine Supplementation During Pregnancy: Are Pregnant Women Aware Of Its Importance?, Mercy Baafi, Catherine Lucas, Karen E. Charlton, Michelle L. Townsend, Brin F. S Grenyer
Iodine Supplementation During Pregnancy: Are Pregnant Women Aware Of Its Importance?, Mercy Baafi, Catherine Lucas, Karen E. Charlton, Michelle L. Townsend, Brin F. S Grenyer
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Abstract of a poster presentation at ACM 2015 Conference, Gold Coast, 5-8 October.
Combining Two Complementary Micrometeorological Methods To Measure Ch4 And N2o Fluxes Over Pasture, Johannes Laubach, Matti Barthel, Anitra Fraser, John E. Hunt, David W. T Griffith
Combining Two Complementary Micrometeorological Methods To Measure Ch4 And N2o Fluxes Over Pasture, Johannes Laubach, Matti Barthel, Anitra Fraser, John E. Hunt, David W. T Griffith
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
New Zealand's largest industrial sector is pastoral agriculture, giving rise to a large fraction of the country's emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). We designed a system to continuously measure CH4 and N2O fluxes at the field scale on two adjacent pastures that differed with respect to management. At the core of this system was a closed-cell Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, which measured the mole fractions of CH4, N2O and carbon dioxide (CO2) at two heights at each site. In parallel, CO2 fluxes were measured using eddy-covariance instrumentation. We applied two different micrometeorological ratio methods to infer …
Sequential Collision- And Ozone-Induced Dissociation Enables Assignment Of Relative Acyl Chain Position In Triacylglycerols, David L. Marshall, Huong T. Pham, Mahendra Bhujel, Jacqueline S.R Chin, Joanne Y. Yew, Kenji Mori, Todd W. Mitchell, Stephen J. Blanksby
Sequential Collision- And Ozone-Induced Dissociation Enables Assignment Of Relative Acyl Chain Position In Triacylglycerols, David L. Marshall, Huong T. Pham, Mahendra Bhujel, Jacqueline S.R Chin, Joanne Y. Yew, Kenji Mori, Todd W. Mitchell, Stephen J. Blanksby
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Unambiguous identification of isomeric lipids by mass spectrometry represents a significant analytical challenge in contemporary lipidomics. Herein, the combination of collision-induced dissociation (CID) with ozone-induced dissociation (OzID) on an ion-trap mass spectrometer is applied to the identification of triacylglycerol (TG) isomers that vary only by the substitution pattern of fatty acyl (FA) chains esterified to the glycerol backbone. Isolated product ions attributed to loss of a single FA arising from CID of [TG + Na]+ ions react rapidly with ozone within the ion trap. The resulting CID/OzID spectra exhibit abundant ions that unequivocally reveal the relative position of FAs along …
Outcomes Of Two Trials Of Oxygen-Saturation Targets In Preterm Infants, William O. Tarnow-Mordi, Ben Stenson, Adrienne Kirby, Edmund Juszczak, Mark Donoghoe, Sanjeev Deshpande, Colin J. Morley, Andrew King, Lex W. Doyle, Brian W. Fleck, Peter Davis, Henry L. Halliday, Wendy Hague, Pamela Cairns, Brian A. Darlow, Alistair R. Fielder, Val Gebski, Neil Marlow, Karen Simmer, Win Tin, Alpana Ghadge, Cathy Williams, Anthony Keech, Stephen P. Wardle, Zsuzsoka Kecskes, Martin Kluckow, Glen Gole, Nicholas Evans, Girvan Malcolm, Melissa Luig, Ian M. R Wright, Jacqueline Stack, Kenneth Tan, Margo Pritchard, Peter H. Gray, Scott Morris, Bevan Headley, Peter Dargaville, R John Simes, Peter Brocklehurst
Outcomes Of Two Trials Of Oxygen-Saturation Targets In Preterm Infants, William O. Tarnow-Mordi, Ben Stenson, Adrienne Kirby, Edmund Juszczak, Mark Donoghoe, Sanjeev Deshpande, Colin J. Morley, Andrew King, Lex W. Doyle, Brian W. Fleck, Peter Davis, Henry L. Halliday, Wendy Hague, Pamela Cairns, Brian A. Darlow, Alistair R. Fielder, Val Gebski, Neil Marlow, Karen Simmer, Win Tin, Alpana Ghadge, Cathy Williams, Anthony Keech, Stephen P. Wardle, Zsuzsoka Kecskes, Martin Kluckow, Glen Gole, Nicholas Evans, Girvan Malcolm, Melissa Luig, Ian M. R Wright, Jacqueline Stack, Kenneth Tan, Margo Pritchard, Peter H. Gray, Scott Morris, Bevan Headley, Peter Dargaville, R John Simes, Peter Brocklehurst
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
BACKGROUND The safest ranges of oxygen saturation in preterm infants have been the subject of debate. METHODS In two trials, conducted in Australia and the United Kingdom, infants born before 28 weeks' gestation were randomly assigned to either a lower (85 to 89%) or a higher (91 to 95%) oxygen-saturation range. During enrollment, the oximeters were revised to correct a calibration-algorithm artifact. The primary outcome was death or disability at a corrected gestational age of 2 years; this outcome was evaluated among infants whose oxygen saturation was measured with any study oximeter in the Australian trial and those whose oxygen …
Identification Of Eight Different Isoforms Of The Glucocorticoid Receptor In Guinea Pig Placenta: Relationship To Preterm Delivery, Sex And Betamethasone Exposure, Zarqa Saif, Rebecca M. Dyson, Hannah K. Palliser, Ian M. R Wright, Nick Lu, Vicki L. Clifton
Identification Of Eight Different Isoforms Of The Glucocorticoid Receptor In Guinea Pig Placenta: Relationship To Preterm Delivery, Sex And Betamethasone Exposure, Zarqa Saif, Rebecca M. Dyson, Hannah K. Palliser, Ian M. R Wright, Nick Lu, Vicki L. Clifton
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
The placental glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is central to glucocorticoid signalling and for mediating steroid effects on pathways associated with fetal growth and lung maturation but the GR has not been examined in the guinea pig placenta even though this animal is regularly used as a model of preterm birth and excess glucocorticoid exposure. Guinea pig dams received subcutaneous injections of either vehicle or betamethasone at 24 and 12 hours prior to preterm or term caesarean-section delivery. At delivery pup and organ weights were recorded. Placentae were dissected, weighed and analysed using Western blot to examine GR isoform expression in nuclear …
Acute Inflammatory Response To Low-, Moderate-, And High-Load Resistance Exercise In Women With Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema, Prue Cormie, Benjamin Singh, Sandi Hayes, Jonathan M. Peake, Daniel A. Galvão, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nigel Spry, Kazunori Nosaka, Bruce Cornish, Kathryn H. Schmitz, Robert U. Newton
Acute Inflammatory Response To Low-, Moderate-, And High-Load Resistance Exercise In Women With Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema, Prue Cormie, Benjamin Singh, Sandi Hayes, Jonathan M. Peake, Daniel A. Galvão, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nigel Spry, Kazunori Nosaka, Bruce Cornish, Kathryn H. Schmitz, Robert U. Newton
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background. Resistance exercise is emerging as a potential adjunct therapy to aid in the management of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). However, the mechanisms underlying the relationships between the acute and long-term benefits of resistance exercise on BCRL are not well understood. Purpose. To examine the acute inflammatory response to upper-body resistance exercise in women with BCRL and to compare these effects between resistance exercises involving low, moderate, and high loads. The impact on lymphedema status and associated symptoms was also compared. Methods. A total of 21 women, 62 ± 10 years old, with BCRL participated in the study. Participants …
Diabetes, Older People And Exercise: Recommendations For Health Promotion Programs, Rebekkah Middleton, Lorna Moxham, Dominique R. Parrish
Diabetes, Older People And Exercise: Recommendations For Health Promotion Programs, Rebekkah Middleton, Lorna Moxham, Dominique R. Parrish
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Around 346 million people globally have diabetes. As this figure is estimated to double by 2030 (WHO, 2015), the time is now for health professionals to be proactive rather than reactive in managing diabetes. One way to achieve this in older people is through physical activity and exercise.
Diabetes And Mental Health: A Holistic Approach Is Needed, Christopher F. Patterson, Lorna Moxham
Diabetes And Mental Health: A Holistic Approach Is Needed, Christopher F. Patterson, Lorna Moxham
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
No one illness can be totally compartmentalised. Associations between illnesses commonly exist. As such, nurses need to be mindful of holistic care requirements of clients.
Planning For Ex Situ Conservation In The Face Of Uncertainty, Stefano Canessa, Sarah J. Converse, Matt West, Nick Clemann, Graeme Gillespie, Michael Mcfadden, Aimee J. Silla, Kirsten M. Parris, Michael A. Mccarthy
Planning For Ex Situ Conservation In The Face Of Uncertainty, Stefano Canessa, Sarah J. Converse, Matt West, Nick Clemann, Graeme Gillespie, Michael Mcfadden, Aimee J. Silla, Kirsten M. Parris, Michael A. Mccarthy
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Ex situ conservation strategies for threatened species often require long-term commitment and financial investment to achieve management objectives. We present a framework that considers the decision to adopt ex situ management for a target species as the end point of several linked decisions. We used a decision tree to intuitively represent the logical sequence of decision making. The first decision is to identify the specific management actions most likely to achieve the fundamental objectives of the recovery plan, with or without the use of ex-situ populations. Once this decision has been made, one decides whether to establish an ex situ …
The 'Hobbits' Were Extinct Much Earlier Than First Thought, Thomas Sutikna, Matthew W. Tocheri, Richard G. Roberts
The 'Hobbits' Were Extinct Much Earlier Than First Thought, Thomas Sutikna, Matthew W. Tocheri, Richard G. Roberts
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
New discoveries at the Indonesian cave site of Liang Bua are changing the way we look at the mysterious Homo floresiensis - known as "hobbits" because of their short stature.
Why Was Silcrete Heat-Treated In The Middle Stone Age? An Early Transformative Technology In The Context Of Raw Material Use At Mertenhof Rock Shelter, South Africa, Patrick Schmidt, Alex Mackay
Why Was Silcrete Heat-Treated In The Middle Stone Age? An Early Transformative Technology In The Context Of Raw Material Use At Mertenhof Rock Shelter, South Africa, Patrick Schmidt, Alex Mackay
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
People heat treated silcrete during the Middle Stone Age (MSA) in southern Africa but the spatial and temporal variability of this practice remains poorly documented. This paucity of data in turn makes it difficult to interrogate the motive factors underlying the application of this technique. In this paper we present data on heat treatment of silcrete through the Howiesons Poort and post-Howiesons Poort of the rock shelter site Mertenhof, located in the Western Cape of South Africa. In contrast to other sites where heat treatment has been documented, distance to rock source at Mertenhof can be reasonably well estimated, and …
The Mesoproterozoic To Early Neoproterozoic Passive Margin Lajeado Group And Apiaí Gabbro, Southeastern Brazil, G A. C Campanha, Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei, F M. Faleiros, Allen Phillip Nutman
The Mesoproterozoic To Early Neoproterozoic Passive Margin Lajeado Group And Apiaí Gabbro, Southeastern Brazil, G A. C Campanha, Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei, F M. Faleiros, Allen Phillip Nutman
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
The Lajeado Group in the Ribeira Belt, Southeastern Brazil, corresponds to an open-sea carbonate platform, comprised of seven overlapping siliciclastic and carbonatic formations, intruded in its upper portion by the Apiaí Gabbro. These rocks have a Neoproterozoic tectonometamorphic overprint related to arc magmatism and the Brasiliano collisional orogeny. Geochronological constraints are given by new U-Pb SHRIMP and LA-ICP-MS data for Lajeado Group detrital zircons and for magmatic zircons from the Apiaí Gabbro. The youngest detrital zircons in the Lajeado Group are 1400-1200 Ma, and constrain its maximum age of deposition to beMa, whereas the 877 ± 8 Ma age for …
What Caused Extinction Of The Pleistocene Megafauna Of Sahul?, Chris N. Johnson, John Alroy, Nicholas Beeton, Michael I. Bird, Barry W. Brook, Alan Cooper, Richard Gillespie, Salvador Herrando-Péreza, Zenobia Jacobs, Gifford H. Miller, Gavin J. Prideaux, Richard G. Roberts, Marta Rodríguez-Reya, Frédérik Saltréa, Christian Turney, Corey J. A Bradshaw
What Caused Extinction Of The Pleistocene Megafauna Of Sahul?, Chris N. Johnson, John Alroy, Nicholas Beeton, Michael I. Bird, Barry W. Brook, Alan Cooper, Richard Gillespie, Salvador Herrando-Péreza, Zenobia Jacobs, Gifford H. Miller, Gavin J. Prideaux, Richard G. Roberts, Marta Rodríguez-Reya, Frédérik Saltréa, Christian Turney, Corey J. A Bradshaw
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
2016 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. During the Pleistocene, Australia and New Guinea supported a rich assemblage of large vertebrates. Why these animals disappeared has been debated for more than a century and remains controversial. Previous synthetic reviews of this problem have typically focused heavily on particular types of evidence, such as the dating of extinction and human arrival, and have frequently ignored uncertainties and biases that can lead to misinterpretation of this evidence. Here, we review diverse evidence bearing on this issue and conclude that, although many knowledge gaps remain, multiple independent lines of …
Building Bridges In Dietary Counselling: An Exploratory Study Examining The Usefulness Of Wellness And Wellbeing Concepts, Anne Mcmahon, P C. Tay, Linda C. Tapsell, Peter G. Williams
Building Bridges In Dietary Counselling: An Exploratory Study Examining The Usefulness Of Wellness And Wellbeing Concepts, Anne Mcmahon, P C. Tay, Linda C. Tapsell, Peter G. Williams
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background Over the last decade, professional discourse around health ownership has been evolving to recognise an individually-driven wellness/wellbeing approach. Concurrently, dietetic competencies have changed to include client-centred counselling incorporating individual client's perspectives within dietary prescriptions. The present exploratory research aimed to explore how client-centred counselling practice was being represented in the dietetic literature and to examine dietitians' perspectives about working with clients in the current environment. Methods To explore the professional position, a literature search was conducted using keywords encompassing client-centred care and competency within professional dietetic journals (2001-2010). To develop a contextual case study, 10 in-depth interviews with dietitians …
Baseline Characteristics Associated With Different Bmi Trajectories In Weight Loss Trials: A Case For Better Targeting Of Interventions, Marijka Batterham, Linda C. Tapsell, Karen E. Charlton
Baseline Characteristics Associated With Different Bmi Trajectories In Weight Loss Trials: A Case For Better Targeting Of Interventions, Marijka Batterham, Linda C. Tapsell, Karen E. Charlton
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background/Objectives: Dietary weight loss interventions have heterogeneous outcomes in long-term studies, with many participants regaining part or all of the lost weight. Growth mixture modelling is a novel analytic approach that can be used to identify different trajectories of weight change during a trial rather than focussing on the total amount of weight lost. Subjects/Methods: Data were pooled from two 12-month dietary weight loss studies where no significant difference was detected between the treatment and control arms, thus allowing analysis independent of treatment. The data set included 231 subjects (74.5% female), with a mean weight loss of 6.40 kg (4.96). …
Synthesis Of Bridged Heterocycles Via Sequential 1,4- And 1,2-Addition Reactions To Α,Β-Unsaturated N-Acyliminium Ions: Mechanistic And Computational Studies, Arife Yazici, Uta Wille, Stephen G. Pyne
Synthesis Of Bridged Heterocycles Via Sequential 1,4- And 1,2-Addition Reactions To Α,Β-Unsaturated N-Acyliminium Ions: Mechanistic And Computational Studies, Arife Yazici, Uta Wille, Stephen G. Pyne
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Novel tricyclic bridged heterocyclic systems can be readily prepared from sequential 1,4- and 1,2-addition reactions of allyl and 3-substituted allylsilanes to indolizidine and quinolizidine α,β-unsaturated N-acyliminium ions. These reactions involve a novel N-assisted, transannular 1,5-hydride shift. Such a mechanism was supported by examining the reaction of a dideuterated indolizidine, α,β-unsaturated N-acyliminium ion precursor, which provided specifically dideuterated tricyclic bridged heterocyclic products, and from computational studies. In contrast, the corresponding pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepine system did not provide the corresponding tricyclic bridged heterocyclic product and gave only a bis-allyl adduct, while more substituted versions gave novel furo[3,2-d]pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepine products. Such heterocyclic systems would be expected …
Factors Influencing Food Choice For Independently Living Older People - A Systematic Literature Review, Alison Host, Anne T. Mcmahon, Karen L. Walton, Karen E. Charlton
Factors Influencing Food Choice For Independently Living Older People - A Systematic Literature Review, Alison Host, Anne T. Mcmahon, Karen L. Walton, Karen E. Charlton
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Unyielding, disproportionate growth in the 65 years and older age group has precipitated serious concern about the propensity of health and aged-care services to cope in the very near future. Preservation of health and independence for as long as possible into later life will be necessary to attenuate demand for such services. Maintenance of nutritional status is acknowledged as fundamental for achievement of this aim. Determinants of food choice within this age group need to be identified and better understood to facilitate the development of pertinent strategies for encouraging nutritional intakes supportive of optimal health. A systematic review of the …
Nursing Competency Standards In Primary Health Care: An Integrative Review, Elizabeth J. Halcomb, Moira Stephens, Julianne Bryce, Elizabeth Foley, Christine Ashley
Nursing Competency Standards In Primary Health Care: An Integrative Review, Elizabeth J. Halcomb, Moira Stephens, Julianne Bryce, Elizabeth Foley, Christine Ashley
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Aims and objectives This paper reports an integrative review of the literature on nursing competency standards for nurses working in primary health care and, in particular, general practice. Background Internationally, there is growing emphasis on building a strong primary health care nursing workforce to meet the challenges of rising chronic and complex disease. However, there has been limited emphasis on examining the nursing workforce in this setting. Design Integrative review. Methods A comprehensive search of relevant electronic databases using keywords (e.g. 'competencies', 'competen*' and 'primary health care', 'general practice' and 'nurs*') was combined with searching of the Internet using the …
Socioeconomic Disadvantage And Its Implications For Population Health Planning Of Obesity And Overweight, Using Cross-Sectional Data From General Practices From A Regional Catchment In Australia, Abhijeet Ghosh, Karen E. Charlton, Marijka Batterham
Socioeconomic Disadvantage And Its Implications For Population Health Planning Of Obesity And Overweight, Using Cross-Sectional Data From General Practices From A Regional Catchment In Australia, Abhijeet Ghosh, Karen E. Charlton, Marijka Batterham
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Objectives To identify smaller geographic and region-specific evidence to inform population health planning for overweight and obesity. Design Cross-sectional secondary analysis of data. Setting Primary healthcare-17 general practices located in the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region of New South Wales (NSW). Participants A subset (n=36 674) of the Sentinel Practices Data Sourcing project adult persons data set (n=118 794) that included information on disease status of all adult patients who had height and weight measurements recorded in their electronic health records and had visited the included general practices within the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region of NSW between September 2011 and September 2013. Main outcome measures …
Perceptions Of Primary Care Staff On A Regional Data Quality Intervention In Australian General Practice: A Qualitative Study, Abhijeet Ghosh, Sandra K. Mccarthy, Elizabeth J. Halcomb
Perceptions Of Primary Care Staff On A Regional Data Quality Intervention In Australian General Practice: A Qualitative Study, Abhijeet Ghosh, Sandra K. Mccarthy, Elizabeth J. Halcomb
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background Technological advances in clinical data capturing and storage systems have led to recent attempts at disease surveillance and region specific population health planning through regularly collected primary care administrative clinical data. However the accuracy and comprehensiveness of primary care health records remain questionable. Methods We aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of general practice staff in maintaining accurate patient health data within clinical software used in primary care settings of regional NSW. Focus groups were conducted with general practitioners, practice nurses and practice administrative staff from 17 practices in the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region of the state of New South …
Validation Of Tanso-Fts/Gosat Xco2 And Xch4 Glint Mode Retrievals Using Tccon Data From Near-Ocean Sites, Minqiang Zhou, Bart Dils, Pucai Wang, Rob Detmers, Yukio Yoshida, Christopher O'Dell, D Feist, Voltaire A. Velazco, Matthias Schneider, M De Maziere
Validation Of Tanso-Fts/Gosat Xco2 And Xch4 Glint Mode Retrievals Using Tccon Data From Near-Ocean Sites, Minqiang Zhou, Bart Dils, Pucai Wang, Rob Detmers, Yukio Yoshida, Christopher O'Dell, D Feist, Voltaire A. Velazco, Matthias Schneider, M De Maziere
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
The thermal And near infrared sensor for carbon observations Fourier transform spectrometer (TANSO-FTS) on board the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) applies the normal nadir mode above the land ("land data") and sun glint mode over the ocean ("ocean data") to provide global distributions of column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of CO2 and CH4, or XCO2 and XCH4. Several algorithms have been developed to obtain highly accurate greenhouse gas concentrations from TANSO-FTS/GOSAT spectra. So far, all the retrieval algorithms have been validated with the measurements from ground-based Fourier transform spectrometers from the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON), but limited to …
Bayesian Methods For Comparing Species Physiological And Ecological Response Curves, Michael B. Ashcroft, Angelica Casanova-Katny, Kerrie Mengersen, Todd N. Rosenstiel, Johanna Turnbull, Jane Wasley, Melinda J. Waterman, Gustavo E. Zuniga, Sharon A. Robinson
Bayesian Methods For Comparing Species Physiological And Ecological Response Curves, Michael B. Ashcroft, Angelica Casanova-Katny, Kerrie Mengersen, Todd N. Rosenstiel, Johanna Turnbull, Jane Wasley, Melinda J. Waterman, Gustavo E. Zuniga, Sharon A. Robinson
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Many ecological questions require information on species' optimal conditions or critical limits along environmental gradients. These attributes can be compared to answer questions on niche partitioning, species coexistence and niche conservatism. However, these comparisons are unconvincing when existing methods do not quantify the uncertainty in the attributes or rely on assumptions about the shape of species' responses to the environmental gradient. The aim of this study was to develop a model to quantify the uncertainty in the attributes of species response curves and allow them to be tested for substantive differences without making assumptions about the shape of the responses. …
Tightening The Net: In Search Of Alternatives To Destructive Fishing And Meshing Programs, Andrew R. Davis, Allison Broad
Tightening The Net: In Search Of Alternatives To Destructive Fishing And Meshing Programs, Andrew R. Davis, Allison Broad
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Industrialised fishing has changed the ocean irrevocably. As technology improved, so the quantity and range of sea life extracted from the ocean increased.[1] The discourse of extraction, which we usually associate with the mining industry, is appropriate here because the fishing industry has for centuries pretended to itself and the world at large that fish are a renewable resource even though their actual practices constantly pushed fish populations in a non-renewable direction. Fishery statistics chronicle precipitous declines in fish resources across every ocean basin 2 as humans have become increasingly efficient at exploitation
Clinical Leadership And Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes: A Model For Clinical Leadership And A Prospective Curriculum Implementation And Evaluation Research Strategy, Angela M. Brown, Jan Dewing, Patrick A. Crookes
Clinical Leadership And Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes: A Model For Clinical Leadership And A Prospective Curriculum Implementation And Evaluation Research Strategy, Angela M. Brown, Jan Dewing, Patrick A. Crookes
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Aim To present for wider debate a conceptual model for clinical leadership development in pre-registration nursing programmes and a proposed implementation plan. Background Globally, leadership in nursing has become a significant issue. Whilst there is continued support for leadership preparation in pre-registration nursing programmes, there have been very few published accounts of curriculum content and/or pedagogical approaches that foster clinical leadership development in pre-registration nursing. A doctoral research study has resulted in the creation of an overarching model for clinical leadership. Design A multi-method research study using theoretical and empirical literature 1974-2015, a focus group, expert opinion and a national …