Publications by authors named "G E Mason"
Objectives: Research to develop early screening tools to determine an individual's risk of developing adult-onset disease is a growing field. Expectant parents may find themselves with an option in the future to undergo screening to determine not only genetic abnormalities in their child but also their risk of developing adult-onset non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as hypertension, obesity or hypercholesterolaemia. To ensure acceptability and feasibility of new screening tools researchers must work in partnership with healthcare consumers to discern consumers' current understanding and acceptance of these technologies in research and the potential for clinical applications.
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- - Multicellular organisms, like plants, use specialized barriers in their cells to interact with the environment, with the endodermal Casparian strip (CS) being a key feature in plant roots.
- - In tomato plants, researchers found that instead of forming a CS, the exodermis creates a polar lignin cap (PLC) that has a similar protective function but is regulated differently at the genetic level.
- - While both the exodermis and endodermis create barriers that limit mineral ion uptake, the exodermal PLC can't fully replace the endodermal CS, suggesting that these unique lignin structures play important roles in how roots respond to environmental challenges.
Introduction: Sleep loss is common during the perinatal period; however, few studies have assessed potential consequences of insufficient sleep for postnatal emotional responding, a key contributor to parenting behaviors with implications for parent-infant bonding and mental health. To generate hypotheses for future work assessing perinatal sleep and emotion-related outcomes, this pilot study explored whether prenatal sleep duration predicted postnatal emotional responding in a sample at risk for postpartum depression.
Methods: Participants were nine birthing parents with a prior mood disorder who were not in a current episode at enrollment.
Introduction: Improved access to rehabilitation is highlighted as a key pathway to achieving the World Health Organisation's (WHO) goal of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all (Sustainable Development Goal 3). This article is the second in a two-part series outlining the findings from the Rehabilitation Choices study, which aimed to identify how health professionals and consumers in Australia are informed to make decisions about rehabilitation, and their experience with barriers and enablers to accessing that rehabilitation. In this study, we present the perspectives of consumers with different health conditions and a range of experiences with rehabilitation services.
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- The Surgery Training and Educational Platform (STEP) was created by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand to evaluate essential hand surgery skills through cost-effective educational modules for orthopedic surgery residents.
- The program implemented six specific modules, and both first-year (PGY1) and second-year (PGY2) residents participated, with scores compared to previous years.
- Results showed that PGY2 residents generally performed better than PGY1s in most modules, and while residents found the training valuable, they also noted it required significant time commitment, indicating a need for adaptations based on available resources.