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Graduate-Entry Medical Students: Older And Wiser But Not Less Distressed, Dion Casey, Susan J. Thomas, Darren R. Hocking, Anna Kemp-Casey
Graduate-Entry Medical Students: Older And Wiser But Not Less Distressed, Dion Casey, Susan J. Thomas, Darren R. Hocking, Anna Kemp-Casey
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Objectives: Australia has a growing number of graduate-entry medical courses. It is known that undergraduate medical students have high levels of psychological distress; however, little is known about graduate-entry medical students. We examined whether graduate-entry medical students had higher levels of psychological distress than the same-age general population. Method: Psychological distress was assessed in 122 graduate-entry medical students in an Australian graduate-entry medical school using the 21-item Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale. Mean scores and the proportion of students with scores in the highly distressed range were compared with non-clinical population norms. Scores were also compared across demographic characteristics. Results: …
Removal Of Volatile Organic Compounds (Vocs) From Groundwater By Reverse Osmosis And Nanofiltration, Hamad Nasser Altalyan, Brian G. Jones, John M. Bradd, Long D. Nghiem, Yasir M. Alyazichi
Removal Of Volatile Organic Compounds (Vocs) From Groundwater By Reverse Osmosis And Nanofiltration, Hamad Nasser Altalyan, Brian G. Jones, John M. Bradd, Long D. Nghiem, Yasir M. Alyazichi
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
A comprehensive study was conducted to examine the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which exist in groundwater at Southlands-Botany Bay (Sydney region). The ability of nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) as advanced treatments was investigated using two commercially available NF or RO membranes. Laboratory-scale tests were used with cross-flow; tests were conducted with 16 ubiquitous compounds that represented the significant volatile organic compounds found in the contaminated groundwater. The results reported in this study indicate that the removal efficiency of reverse osmosis (RO) was better than NF in rejecting the VOCs detected in groundwater. This study revealed that …
Impact Factor Of Medical Education Journals And Recently Developed Indices: Can Any Of Them Support Academic Promotion Criteria?, Samy A. Azer, Are Holen, Ian G. Wilson, Norbert Skokauskas
Impact Factor Of Medical Education Journals And Recently Developed Indices: Can Any Of Them Support Academic Promotion Criteria?, Samy A. Azer, Are Holen, Ian G. Wilson, Norbert Skokauskas
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Journal Impact Factor (JIF) has been used in assessing scientific journals. Other indices, h- and g-indices and Article Influence Score (AIS), have been developed to overcome some limitations of JIF. The aims of this study were, first, to critically assess the use of JIF and other parameters related to medical education research, and second, to discuss the capacity of these indices in assessing research productivity as well as their utility in academic promotion. The JIF of 16 medical education journals from 2000 to 2011 was examined together with the research evidence about JIF in assessing research outcomes of medical educators. …
Source And Meteorological Influences On Air Quality (Co, Ch4 & Co2) At A Southern Hemisphere Urban Site, Rebecca R. Buchholz, Clare Paton-Walsh, David W. T Griffith, Dagmar C. Kubistin, Christopher Caldow, Jenny A. Fisher, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Graham C. Kettlewell, Martin Riggenbach, Ronald Macatangay, Paul B. Krummel, R L. Langenfelds
Source And Meteorological Influences On Air Quality (Co, Ch4 & Co2) At A Southern Hemisphere Urban Site, Rebecca R. Buchholz, Clare Paton-Walsh, David W. T Griffith, Dagmar C. Kubistin, Christopher Caldow, Jenny A. Fisher, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Graham C. Kettlewell, Martin Riggenbach, Ronald Macatangay, Paul B. Krummel, R L. Langenfelds
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Wollongong, Australia is an urban site at the intersection of anthropogenic, biomass burning, biogenic and marine sources of atmospheric trace gases. The location offers a valuable opportunity to study drivers of atmospheric composition in the Southern Hemisphere. Here, a record of surface carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) was measured with an in situ Fourier transform infrared trace gas analyser between April 2011 and August 2014. Clean air was found to arrive at Wollongong in approximately 10% of air masses. Biomass burning influence was evident in the average annual cycle of clean air CO during austral spring. …
Positive Clinical Outcomes Are Synergistic With Positive Educational Outcomes When Using Telehealth Consulting In General Practice: A Mixed-Methods Study, Patricia J. Knight-Billington, Andrew D. Bonney, Greg Teuss, Michelle Guppy, Danielle Y. Lafferre, Judy Mullan, Stephen Barnett
Positive Clinical Outcomes Are Synergistic With Positive Educational Outcomes When Using Telehealth Consulting In General Practice: A Mixed-Methods Study, Patricia J. Knight-Billington, Andrew D. Bonney, Greg Teuss, Michelle Guppy, Danielle Y. Lafferre, Judy Mullan, Stephen Barnett
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background: The use of telehealth technology to enable real-time consultations between patients and specialist services (to whom travel may be an impediment to the patient's care) has recently been encouraged in Australia through financial incentives. However, the uptake has been both fragmented and inconsistent. The potential benefits for patients include access to a broader range of specialist referral services, cost and time saving, and more rapid access to specialist services and a continuum of care through the triangulation of interaction between patient, primary health care providers (general practitioners and nurses), and specialists. Enhanced broadband connectivity and higher-grade encryption present an …
Barricades And Brickwalls - A Qualitative Study Exploring Perceptions Of Medication Use And Deprescribing In Long-Term Care, Anna Palagyi, Lisa Keay, Jessica Harper, Jan M. Potter, Richard I. Lindley
Barricades And Brickwalls - A Qualitative Study Exploring Perceptions Of Medication Use And Deprescribing In Long-Term Care, Anna Palagyi, Lisa Keay, Jessica Harper, Jan M. Potter, Richard I. Lindley
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background The co-administration of multiple drugs (polypharmacy) is the single most common cause of adverse drug events in the older population, and residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at particularly high risk of medication harm. 'Deprescribing' - the withdrawal of an inappropriate medication with goal of managing polypharmacy and improving outcomes - may improve the quality of life of LTCF residents. The RELEASE study sought to explore perceptions of medication use and the concept of deprescribing in LTCFs. Methods Focus groups and interviews were conducted with General Practitioners (GPs), pharmacists, nursing staff, residents and their relatives within three LTCFs …
Earliest Hominin Occupation Of Sulawesi, Indonesia, Gerrit D. Van Den Bergh, Bo Li, Adam R. Brumm, Rainer Grün, Dida Yurnaldi, Mark W. Moore, Iwan Kurniawan, Ruly Setiawan, Fachroel Aziz, Richard G. Roberts, - Suyono, Michael Storey, Erick Setiabudi, Michael J. Morwood
Earliest Hominin Occupation Of Sulawesi, Indonesia, Gerrit D. Van Den Bergh, Bo Li, Adam R. Brumm, Rainer Grün, Dida Yurnaldi, Mark W. Moore, Iwan Kurniawan, Ruly Setiawan, Fachroel Aziz, Richard G. Roberts, - Suyono, Michael Storey, Erick Setiabudi, Michael J. Morwood
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Sulawesi is the largest and oldest island within Wallacea, a vast zone of oceanic islands separating continental Asia from the Pleistocene landmass of Australia and Papua (Sahul). By one million years ago an unknown hominin lineage had colonized Flores immediately to the south1, and by about 50 thousand years ago, modern humans (Homo sapiens) had crossed to Sahul2, 3. On the basis of position, oceanic currents and biogeographical context, Sulawesi probably played a pivotal part in these dispersals4. Uranium-series dating of speleothem deposits associated with rock art in the limestone karst region of Maros in southwest Sulawesi has revealed that …
Editorial: Roles Of Ion Channels In Immune Cells, Leanne Stokes, Amanda B. Mackenzie, Ronald Sluyter
Editorial: Roles Of Ion Channels In Immune Cells, Leanne Stokes, Amanda B. Mackenzie, Ronald Sluyter
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
The Editorial on the Research Topic - Roles of Ion Channels in Immune Cells
Indicator-Based Assessment Of Climate-Change Impacts On Coasts: A Review Of Concepts, Methodological Approaches And Vulnerability Indices, Thang T. X Nguyen, Jarbas Bonetti, Kerrylee Rogers, Colin D. Woodroffe
Indicator-Based Assessment Of Climate-Change Impacts On Coasts: A Review Of Concepts, Methodological Approaches And Vulnerability Indices, Thang T. X Nguyen, Jarbas Bonetti, Kerrylee Rogers, Colin D. Woodroffe
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Increasing human pressures on coastlines and associated threats posed by sea-level rise have stimulated development of a range of different concepts and methodological approaches to assess coastal vulnerability. The first section of this paper summarizes the concepts associated with vulnerability, natural hazards and climate change. The most widely adopted analytical approaches to vulnerability assessment are described, including spatial scales, the need for hybrid approaches comprising both biophysical and social dimensions of vulnerability, and the gradual incorporation of resilience aspects into such methodologies. In particular, the development and application of vulnerability indices is examined, based on a review of more than …
Australians Are Not Meeting The Recommended Intakes For Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Results Of An Analysis From The 2011-2012 National Nutrition And Physical Activity Survey, Barbara J. Meyer
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Health benefits have been attributed to omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA). Therefore it is important to know if Australians are currently meeting the recommended intake for n-3 LCPUFA and if they have increased since the last National Nutrition Survey in 1995 (NNS 1995). Dietary intake data was obtained from the recent 2011-2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (2011-2012 NNPAS). Linoleic acid (LA) intakes have decreased whilst alpha-linolenic acid (LNA) and n-3 LCPUFA intakes have increased primarily due to n-3 LCPUFA supplements. The median n-3 LCPUFA intakes are less than 50% of the mean n-3 LCPUFA intakes …
Evaluation Of Undergraduate Nursing Students' Clinical Confidence Following A Mental Health Recovery Camp, Thomas Cowley, Susan Liersch, Lorna Moxham, Ellie K. Taylor, Renee M. Brighton, Christopher F. Patterson, Elizabeth J. Halcomb
Evaluation Of Undergraduate Nursing Students' Clinical Confidence Following A Mental Health Recovery Camp, Thomas Cowley, Susan Liersch, Lorna Moxham, Ellie K. Taylor, Renee M. Brighton, Christopher F. Patterson, Elizabeth J. Halcomb
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
In the present study, we evaluate the impact of participation in a mental health recovery camp on the clinical confidence of undergraduate nursing students in dealing with individuals with mental illness. Twenty undergraduate nursing students who participated in the recovery camp completed the Mental Health Nursing Clinical Confidence Scale both before and directly after attending the camp. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Participation in the recovery camp was associated with a statistically-significant increase in students' level of overall confidence between the pretest and post-test data (P < 0.005). The results also demonstrated that students over the age of 25 years and who do not have a family history of mental illness are more likely to self-report a higher level of confidence in both the pre- and post-results. The clinical confidence of undergraduate nursing students improved through participation in an immersive clinical experience within the recovery camp.
Clinical Leadership Development In A Pre-Registration Nursing Curriculum: What The Profession Has To Say About It, Angela M. Brown, Patrick A. Crookes, Jan Dewing
Clinical Leadership Development In A Pre-Registration Nursing Curriculum: What The Profession Has To Say About It, Angela M. Brown, Patrick A. Crookes, Jan Dewing
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background In the last decade literature, inquiries and reports into the short comings in health services have highlighted the vital role of leadership in clinical practice and the impact on patient care and effective workplace culture. Whilst there is an abundance of literature on leadership and the registered nursing workforce, an international literature review revealed there is very little known on leadership development in pre-registration nursing programmes. Objective To identify what the profession's views are on proposed indicative curriculum content suggested for clinical leadership development in a pre-registration nursing degree in Australia. Design This is a multi-method research study. This …
Cognitive Factors Predicting Checking, Procrastination And Other Maladaptive Behaviours: Prospective Versus Inhibitory Intolerance Of Uncertainty, Alice Fourtounas, Susan J. Thomas
Cognitive Factors Predicting Checking, Procrastination And Other Maladaptive Behaviours: Prospective Versus Inhibitory Intolerance Of Uncertainty, Alice Fourtounas, Susan J. Thomas
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) is a cognitive construct which is strongly linked to psychopathology, particularly anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. IU has also been proposed to be linked to maladaptive behaviours such as checking and procrastination in uncertain situations. Additionally, two subfactors of IU have recently been identified, Prospective IU (Desire for Predictability) and Inhibitory IU (Uncertainty Paralysis). These factors may differentially predict approach and avoidance behaviours respectively, however research is lacking. This study investigated associations between IU subfactors and self-reported maladaptive behaviours. University students (n=110; 74.3% female) completed self-report measures of behaviours including checking, procrastination, general avoidance and controlling behaviours. …
Towards Understanding The Variability In Biospheric Co2 Fluxes: Using Ftir Spectrometry And A Chemical Transport Model To Investigate The Sources And Sinks Of Carbonyl Sulfide And Its Link To Co2, Yuting Wang, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Mathias Palm, Thorsten Warneke, Justus Notholt, Ian Baker, Joseph A. Berry, Parvadha Suntharalingam, Nicholas B. Jones, Emmanuel Mahieu, Bernard Lejeune, James W. Hannigan, Stephanie Conway, Joseph Mendonca, Kimberly Strong, J Elliott Campbell, Adam Wolf, Stefanie Kremser
Towards Understanding The Variability In Biospheric Co2 Fluxes: Using Ftir Spectrometry And A Chemical Transport Model To Investigate The Sources And Sinks Of Carbonyl Sulfide And Its Link To Co2, Yuting Wang, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Mathias Palm, Thorsten Warneke, Justus Notholt, Ian Baker, Joseph A. Berry, Parvadha Suntharalingam, Nicholas B. Jones, Emmanuel Mahieu, Bernard Lejeune, James W. Hannigan, Stephanie Conway, Joseph Mendonca, Kimberly Strong, J Elliott Campbell, Adam Wolf, Stefanie Kremser
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Understanding carbon dioxide (CO2) biospheric processes is of great importance because the terrestrial exchange drives the seasonal and interannual variability of CO2 in the atmosphere. Atmospheric inversions based on CO2 concentration measurements alone can only determine net biosphere fluxes, but not differentiate between photosynthesis (uptake) and respiration (production). Carbonyl sulfide (OCS) could provide an important additional constraint: it is also taken up by plants during photosynthesis but not emitted during respiration, and therefore is a potential means to differentiate between these processes. Solar absorption Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) spectrometry allows for the retrievals of the atmospheric concentrations of both CO2 …
Effects Of Physical Exercise On Health And Well-Being Of Individuals Living With A Dementia In Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review, Lindsey Brett, Victoria Traynor, Paul J. Stapley
Effects Of Physical Exercise On Health And Well-Being Of Individuals Living With A Dementia In Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review, Lindsey Brett, Victoria Traynor, Paul J. Stapley
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Background Physical exercise interventions have benefits for older individuals and improve the health and well-being of individuals living with a dementia, specifically those living in nursing homes. Purpose Report evidence from randomized controlled trials and cluster randomized control trials that evaluated the effects of physical exercise interventions on individuals living with a dementia in nursing homes. Data sources Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, Academic Search Complete, Proquest Central, British Medical Journal Database, PubMed, Cochrane Library, PEDro, Informit, Informa, and Nursing Consult were searched for relevant clinical trials and snowballing of recommended studies. Study selection One reviewer screened articles on …
Methodology For Developing Competency Standards For Dietitians In Australia, Claire Palermo, Jane Conway, Eleanor Beck, Janeane Dart, Sandra Capra, Susan Ash
Methodology For Developing Competency Standards For Dietitians In Australia, Claire Palermo, Jane Conway, Eleanor Beck, Janeane Dart, Sandra Capra, Susan Ash
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Competency standards document the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for competent performance. This study develops competency standards for dietitians in order to substantiate an approach to competency standard development. Focus groups explored the current and emerging purpose, role, and function of the profession, which were used to draft competency standards. Consensus was then sought using two rounds of a Delphi survey. Seven focus groups were conducted with 28 participants (15 employers/practitioners, 5 academics, 8 new graduates). Eighty-two of 110 invited experts participated in round one and 67 experts completed round two. Four major functions of dietitians were identified: being a …
Retrieval Of Xco2 From Ground-Based Mid-Infrared (Ndacc) Solar Absorption Spectra And Comparison To Tccon, Matthias Buschmann, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Vanessa Sherlock, Mathias Palm, Thorsten Warneke, Justus Notholt
Retrieval Of Xco2 From Ground-Based Mid-Infrared (Ndacc) Solar Absorption Spectra And Comparison To Tccon, Matthias Buschmann, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Vanessa Sherlock, Mathias Palm, Thorsten Warneke, Justus Notholt
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
High-resolution solar absorption spectra, taken within the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change Infrared Working Group (NDACC-IRWG) in the mid-infrared spectral region, are used to infer partial or total column abundances of many gases. In this paper we present the retrieval of a column-averaged mole fraction of carbon dioxide from NDACC-IRWG spectra taken with a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer at the site in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen. The retrieved time series is compared to colocated standard TCCON (Total Carbon Column Observing Network) measurements of column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of CO2 (denoted by xCO2). Comparing the NDACC and TCCON retrievals, …
Outcomes Related To Nutrition Screening In Community Living Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review, Aliza Haslinda Hamirudin, Karen E. Charlton, Karen L. Walton
Outcomes Related To Nutrition Screening In Community Living Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review, Aliza Haslinda Hamirudin, Karen E. Charlton, Karen L. Walton
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Introduction Nutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is identified. The aims of this review were to identify malnutrition risk from nutrition screening studies that have used validated nutrition screening tools in community living older adults; and to identify types of nutrition interventions, pathways of care and patient outcomes following screening. Methods A systematic literature search was performed for the period from January 1994 until December 2013 using SCOPUS, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, PubMed and COCHRANE databases as well as a manual search. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined for the literature searches and …
Computational Characterisation Of The Interactions Between Human St6gal I And Transition-State Analogue Inhibitors: Insights For Inhibitor Design, Andrew Montgomery, Remi Szabo, Danielle Skropeta, Haibo Yu
Computational Characterisation Of The Interactions Between Human St6gal I And Transition-State Analogue Inhibitors: Insights For Inhibitor Design, Andrew Montgomery, Remi Szabo, Danielle Skropeta, Haibo Yu
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Human β-galactoside α-2,6-sialyltransferase I (hST6Gal I) catalyses the synthesis of sialylated glycoconjugates involved in cell-cell interactions. Overexpression of hST6Gal I is observed in many different types of cancers, where it promotes metastasis through altered cell surface sialylation. A wide range of sialyltransferase (ST) inhibitors have been developed based on the natural donor, cytidine 5′-monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac). Of these, analogues that are structurally similar to the transition state exhibit the highest inhibitory activity. In order to design inhibitors that are readily accessible synthetically and with favourable pharmacokinetic properties, an investigation of the replacement of the charged phosphodiester-linker, present in many …
Extensive Glaciation In Transbaikalia, Siberia, At The Last Glacial Maximum, Martin Margold, John D. Jansen, Artem L. Gurinov, Alexandru T. Codilean, David Fink, Frank Preusser, Natalya V. Reznichenko, Charles C. Mifsud
Extensive Glaciation In Transbaikalia, Siberia, At The Last Glacial Maximum, Martin Margold, John D. Jansen, Artem L. Gurinov, Alexandru T. Codilean, David Fink, Frank Preusser, Natalya V. Reznichenko, Charles C. Mifsud
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Successively smaller glacial extents have been proposed for continental Eurasia during the stadials of the last glacial period leading up to the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). At the same time the large mountainous region east of Lake Baikal, Transbaikalia, has remained unexplored in terms of glacial chronology despite clear geomorphological evidence of substantial past glaciations. We have applied cosmogenic 10Be exposure dating and optically stimulated luminescence to establish the first quantitative glacial chronology for this region. Based on eighteen exposure ages from five moraine complexes, we propose that large mountain ice fields existed in the Kodar and Udokan mountains during …
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 …