The development of a rural breast reconstruction service: patient reported outcomes and benefits.

Background: In 2021, breast cancer was one of the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia. While a mastectomy remains a treatment of choice, only a small percentage of women have access to a breast reconstruction after. Women living in a rural area are less likely to have a breast reconstruction; compared to their metropolitan counterparts.

Common clothing area factor estimation equations are inaccurate for highly insulating (I>2 clo) and non-western loose-fitting clothing ensembles.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the equations for calculating the clothing area factor (f) used in the standards based on data sets of clothing ensembles, that are meant to provide thermal comfort over a wide range of climatic conditions from hot summer days to extremely cold winter. Over 10 equations for f calculations were selected from the international standards and the literature. At first a theoretical comparison based on a range of insulation values was performed.

Validation of ISO 9920 clothing item insulation summation method based on an ambulance personnel clothing system.

This study aimed to validate the summation methods suggested by ISO 9920. Twenty seven items from an ambulance personnel clothing system were selected for testing. The basic insulation of each garment item (I) was calculated based on the thermal manikin tests.

Insulation and Evaporative Resistance of Clothing for Sugarcane Harvesters and Chemical Sprayers, and Their Application in PHS Model-Based Exposure Predictions.

Many workers are exposed to heat stress that can be exacerbated by the type of clothing they wear. The resulted heat strain can lead to short or long-term heat-related disorders. This study aimed to measure clothing properties of sugarcane field workers and evaluate the heat strain by an international standard, predicted heat strain model (PHS).

Determination of car seat contact area for personalised thermal sensation modelling.

A lot of daily activities are conducted in a sedentary posture. This includes a thermal interaction between the human and the seat that has implications on thermal perception and comfort. These interactions are investigated by simulating heat and mass transfer, thus, reducing a need for costly and time demanding subject studies.

Lipoblastoma: An important differential diagnosis of tumours of the hand in children.

Lipoblastoma is a rare benign neoplasm of infancy and childhood with the potential for locally invasive, rapid growth. It has an excellent prognosis, and does not metastasise. An important differential diagnosis for these rapidly-enlarging tumours is liposarcoma.

Quantitative morphometric outcomes following the Melbourne method of total vault remodeling for scaphocephaly.

The Melbourne method of total vault remodeling was developed at The Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne) to address all phenotypic aspects of scaphocephaly. To quantitatively evaluate this technique, a retrospective analysis was performed on 33 consecutive patients who underwent the Melbourne procedure between October 2004 and June 2007. To monitor outcomes, three-dimensional digital surface photography was used, obtaining 4 anthropometric measurements (cranial length, cranial width, head circumference, auricular head height) preoperatively and postoperatively.