An appreciation of the seminal contributions of John Brooksby and Fred Brown on foot and mouth disease.

John Brooksby was an outstanding Scottish veterinary virologist who worked at the Pirbright Institute (Pirbright) for 40 years, including 16 as the institute's director. He devised quantitative methods for measuring neutralising antibodies and perfected a complement fixation test for the diagnosis, typing and strain differentiation of foot and mouth disease (FMD), especially when combined with neutralisation. He identified four of the seven types of FMD virus (FMDV) and many subtypes.

School-Based Professionals' Knowledge of Autistic Speech and Augmentative and Alternative Communication Decision Making.

Autistic adults report communication access barriers related to the prioritization of speech over all other forms of communication. Our participatory research team, including autistic adults who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) both part- and full-time, designed and administered a 35-question online survey to examine school-based professionals' knowledge, training, and practices related to AAC and autism. The current study reports a portion of the larger data set specific to participants' definitions of speech terms related to autistic speech.

Exploring the Challenges of Context in Accessing Mental Health Support in Rural New Zealand: A Case Study Approach.

Objective: This paper explores the complexities that impact access to mental health services in rural New Zealand. Historical, cultural, social and political factors will be examined against the philosophical positioning of Foucault and Fairclough.

Study Design: This research is a single-embedded case study design exploring participants' discourses in the context of a rural, bounded geographical area of New Zealand.

The challenges, opportunities and future of comparative physiology in the Global South: perspectives of early-career researchers.

Researchers in the Global South (GS, developing countries) make valuable contributions to the field of comparative physiology, but face economic and scientific disparities and several unique challenges compared with colleagues in the Global North (developed countries). This Perspective highlights some of the challenges, knowledge gaps and disparities in opportunity faced by GS researchers, especially those at early-career stages. We propose collaborative solutions to help address these issues, and advocate for promoting investment and cultural and societal change for a more inclusive research community.

The HAPPY concept mapping study: "To prevent injuries in young handball players it's important to…" - Perceptions among stakeholders.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify facilitators for implementing injury prevention initiatives in youth handball, and to assess stakeholders' perceptions of their importance and feasibility.

Design: Mixed-method concept mapping study.

Methods: Four stakeholder groups - coaches, administrators, health staff and players - participated in this mixed-method concept mapping study.

Real-World Evaluation of Asthma Severity Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) on asthma severity up to 12 months after surgical intervention.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort.

Setting: Tertiary care center.

Predictors for Development of Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Transplant Recipients.

Objectives: Studies suggest that transplant patients are at a higher risk of developing chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). However, there is a dearth of studies describing the factors that may be linked to the development of CRS in this population. Our objective is to identify the risk factors associated with the development of CRS in transplant recipients.

The impact of cadaveric donor transplant on the development of chronic rhinosinusitis and recalcitrant disease.

The study found a higher incidence of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and recalcitrant CRS in cadaveric organ transplant recipients compared to those receiving living donor transplants. Recipients of cadaveric transplants were 1.32 times more likely to develop CRS and 1.

Early Identification, Intervention, and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries Using a Nurse-Driven Pressure Injury Prevention Program.

Purpose/objectives: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to reduce the hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) rate to less than 1.177 per 1000 patient-days, increase staff competency and care in pressure injury prevention best practices through implementation of a nurse-driven pressure injury prevention program, to engage patients in pressure injury prevention through implementation of skin rounds, and improve staff adherence to documentation requirements for pressure injury interventions on an amputee/stroke unit.

Description Of The Project/program: HAPIs can lead to negative patient outcomes including pain, infection, extended hospitalization, and morbidity.

Identifying health and healthcare priorities in rural areas: A concept mapping study informed by consumers, health professionals and researchers.

Background: It is vital that health service delivery and health interventions address patients' needs or preferences, are relevant for practice and can be implemented. Involving those who will use or deliver healthcare in priority-setting can lead to health service delivery and research that is more meaningful and impactful. This is particularly crucial in rural communities, where limited resources and disparities in healthcare and health outcomes are often more pronounced.

Implementation of a Standardized Interdisciplinary Perioperative Protocol for Patients Undergoing Transsphenoidal Surgery: Impact on Patient Outcomes.

Introduction: Advances in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery have led to improved postoperative outcomes after pituitary adenoma resection, including reduced length of stay, complications and readmission rates, without compromising safety and satisfaction.

Methods: Our team implemented a perioperative protocol in January 2021 for patients undergoing endoscopic, transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. This study compares preoperative characteristics and postoperative outcomes in 279 patients between 2016 and 2022 (128 preprotocol and 151 postprotocol).

Reliability, clinical performance and trending ability of a pulse oximeter and pulse co-oximeter, in monitoring blood oxygenation, at two measurement sites, in immobilised white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Background: Monitoring blood oxygenation is essential in immobilised rhinoceros, which are susceptible to opioid-induced hypoxaemia. This study assessed the reliability, clinical performance and trending ability of the Nonin PalmSAT 2500 A pulse oximeter's and the Masimo Radical-7 pulse co-oximeter's dual-wavelength technology, with their probes placed at two measurement sites, the inner surface of the third-eyelid and the scarified ear pinna of immobilised white rhinoceroses. Eight white rhinoceros were immobilised with etorphine-based drug combinations and given butorphanol after 12 min, and oxygen after 40 min, of recumbency.

The multi-dimensional impacts of injury on physically inactive women's participation in sport and physical activity: Insights from concept mapping.

Objectives: To explore how injury, as a primary barrier, impacts physically inactive Australian women's engagement in sport and physical activity.

Design: Concept mapping.

Methods: Participants used online concept mapping to brainstorm the meaning of injury, then sorted and rated statements for impact and importance (1 (low)-5 (high) scale).

High rates of respiratory illnesses upon arrival: lessons from Team USA at the Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games.

Objective: To describe the incidence and characteristics of injuries and illnesses among Team USA athletes competing at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games (PAG) and Parapan American Games (PPAG), with a particular focus on the incidence of respiratory illnesses and on injuries for sports new to the Olympic and Paralympic programmes.

Methods: Illnesses and injuries occurring among the 870 Team USA athletes competing in the Santiago 2023 PAG or PPAG were documented within Team USA's Injury and Illness Surveillance system. Illness and injury incidence per 1000 athlete-days (ADs) and incidence ratios (IR) were calculated, both with 95% CIs.

An exploration of frontline health professional's current understanding of non-fatal strangulation.

Aim: To explore frontline health professionals' current understanding of non-fatal strangulation and their need for and support for a comprehensive education and screening package to support health delivery.

Design: A descriptive mixed-method approach was chosen to analyse responses to an anonymous, online survey consisting of ten Likert scale, open-ended and five demographic questions. 103 frontline health professionals (nurses, doctors, paramedics, midwives) participated in this study.

Development and implementation of an injury and illness surveillance system for team USA.

Background: The purpose of this report is to provide insight and details regarding the development and implementation of an injury and illness surveillance (IIS) system for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

Methods: The development and deployment of the IIS employed a multiphase approach. First, researchers determined variables to include in the IIS using the recommendations from the 2020 IOC consensus statement for reporting sport epidemiological data.

Using stable isotopes to inform water resource management in forested and agricultural ecosystems.

Present and future climatic trends are expected to markedly alter water fluxes and stores in the hydrologic cycle. In addition, water demand continues to grow due to increased human use and a growing population. Sustainably managing water resources requires a thorough understanding of water storage and flow in natural, agricultural, and urban ecosystems.

Reflections on being an insider researcher: a study exploring the experiences of men accessing rural mental health services.

Background: An embedded single case-study design was used to explore the experiences of men in rural New Zealand accessing mental health services. It is essential for researchers to acknowledge positionality in case study research and the lead author used reflexive practice to acknowledge his values and beliefs.

Aim: To explore and demonstrate the reflexive process of the lead author's position as an inside researcher.

Implementing menstrual cycle tracking: A pilot concept mapping study investigating considerations of coaches, support staff, and female athletes.

Objectives: To identify what coaches, support staff, and athletes believe should be considered when implementing menstrual cycle tracking in sport.

Design: Concept mapping (mixed-methods participatory approach).

Methods: Participants brainstormed statements in response to the focus prompt "What should be considered when tracking menstrual cycles in sport?" Participants then sorted the statements into groups according to meaning and rated each statement on its importance and feasibility to address.