Publications by authors named "A E Meller"
Lubrication is a critical aspect of the metal forming process and it is strongly influenced by the surface texture of the tool-forming surfaces. This study is focused on determining the effect of surface finish and heat treatment on wettability involving commonly used lubrication agents. Three different finishing states are evaluated (as-ground, as-polished and as-nitrided).
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- Advance care planning (ACP) is crucial for older adults but is not widely adopted in community aged care settings; recent studies suggest that holistic, person-centered approaches may enhance engagement.
- The EARLI trial is a randomized study involving 12 aged care organizations in Australia, aiming to test a combined life story work and facilitated ACP intervention over two years with participants aged 65 and older.
- By assessing outcomes like ACP engagement, documentation, and emotional well-being, the trial seeks to demonstrate that personalized approaches can improve ACP uptake and ultimately benefit older adults and their families.
Purpose: To explore mental health clinicians' attitudes, experiences, and perceived barriers regarding Advance Care Planning (ACP) with older people (aged 55+) with schizophrenia/other psychotic illnesses.
Methods: Qualitative analysis of focus group interviews with multidisciplinary mental health clinicians from public mental health services in Sydney, Australia. A senior external clinician facilitated online focus groups exploring clinicians' attitudes, experiences, and perceived barriers to ACP using a semi-structured interview guide.
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- There's a growing interest in using cellulose-based materials for biomedical purposes, but there's a lack of detailed studies on these materials from different sources and processing methods.
- This research tested the biocompatibility of various cellulose forms, including bacterial nanocellulose and regenerated cellulose, against synthetic options like polypropylene in a subcutaneous model.
- While regenerated cellulose showed promise as a safe alternative, fragmentation issues in cellulose nanofibril meshes indicate a need for better processing techniques to enhance their effectiveness.
Aim: To explore the associations between depression, anxiety, decisional conflict and advance care planning engagement and the potential mediating role of decisional conflict in the associations between depression, anxiety and advance care planning among community-dwelling older adults.
Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 262 community-dwelling older Australians across metropolitan, regional and rural communities between August and October 2022.
Methods: Validated self-reported questions were used to collect data on anxiety, depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), decisional conflict (Decisional Conflict Scale), advance care planning engagement (Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey) and covariates (demographic characteristics, health literacy [Health Literacy Screening Questions]), overall health status (Short form 36).