Publications by authors named "A F Drew"

The need for standardized criteria in partner and child maltreatment response systems is critical for providing fair decisions, allocating family support, producing reliable research findings, and aiding prevention efforts, among other tasks. The primary goal of this study was to replicate Heyman and Slep's (see record 2009-23534-017) study-whether maltreatment incident determination committee decisions of local sites matched those of master reviewers. This study extended the prior work by testing if specific training techniques (i.

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Many highly recognizable species lack genetic data important for conservation due to neglect over their hyperabundance. This likely applies to the Sulfur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), one of the world's most iconic parrots. The species is native to Australia, New Guinea, and some surrounding Melanesian islands of the latter.

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  • New tools and methods like ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and health devices help us measure how kids feel in everyday life!
  • A review looked at how well these methods work for tracking emotions and physical responses in children and found some challenges with the technology!
  • The study found that there’s a lot of variations in how well the devices work and suggested that better guidelines are needed to improve the process!
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IntroductionEvaluation of shunt for malfunction and blockage is a common neurosurgical clinical scenario in day-to-day paediatric neurosurgery practice. Parental concern for shunt malfunction is normally considered a reliable indication for undertaking further assessment of a child with a shunt. Accuracy of parental diagnosis of shunt malfunction likely is dependent on combination of parental knowledge and patient symptomatology and familiarity of symptoms in relation to previous shunt malfunction symptoms.

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Understanding the extent to which youth and families experienced COVID-related stress requires accounting for prior levels of stress and other associated factors. This is especially important for military families, which experience unique stressors and may be reluctant to seek outside help. In this prospective study, we examined the role of pre-pandemic family factors in predicting parent and youth stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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