Publications by authors named "L L Rowan"

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental health condition characterized by inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity as well as difficulties with social interaction, learning, and sometimes sleep. A variety of symptoms is possible, and three ADHD presentations have been defined. Owing to healthcare workforce shortages, particularly in mental health care, it is critical for family NPs and other primary care providers to possess accurate understanding of the disorder and its symptomatology, evaluation, diagnosis, and management in children and adolescents.

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Objective: To investigate the effect of early intervention with an electronic specialist-led "proactive" model of care on glycemic and clinical outcomes.

Research Design And Methods: The Specialist Treatment of Inpatients: Caring for Diabetes in Surgery (STOIC-D Surgery) randomized controlled trial was performed at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Eligible participants were adults admitted to a surgical ward during the study with either known diabetes or newly detected hyperglycemia (at least one random blood glucose result ≥11.

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Diagnosing biofilm infections has remained a constant challenge for the last 50 years. Existing diagnostic methods struggle to identify the biofilm phenotype. Moreover, most methods of biofilm analysis destroy the biofilm making the resultant data interpretation difficult.

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Internationally, there is a growing body of evidence which shows that newly graduated teachers do not feel prepared to teach the increasingly diverse student body in contemporary classrooms. However, to date, we have limited understanding of the ways in which teacher educators work with preservice teachers to enhance their knowledge about diversity and how to address the diverse needs of students in their classrooms. To further understand teacher educators' pedagogical decision making in the context of preparing preservice teachers for diverse classrooms, a way of capturing epistemic thinking in this space is required.

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