Publications by authors named "V G Allen"
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- The concept of neurodiversity is complex and has many definitions, which can confuse those wanting to learn about it.
- A collaborative reading list created by neurodiverse researchers addresses the lack of curated information by covering nine key themes related to neurodiversity.
- The resource aims to enhance understanding of neurodiversity and guide researchers toward more inclusive and rigorous scientific practices.
With large wildfires becoming more frequent, we must rapidly learn how megafires impact biodiversity to prioritize mitigation and improve policy. A key challenge is to discover how interactions among fire-regime components, drought and land tenure shape wildfire impacts. The globally unprecedented 2019-2020 Australian megafires burnt more than 10 million hectares, prompting major investment in biodiversity monitoring.
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- * A significant portion (34.7%) of the azithromycin-resistant isolates were also resistant to ciprofloxacin, and the analysis indicated a male-dominated trend, with 97.2% of azithromycin-resistant cases occurring in males, many of whom had international travel histories.
- * The study highlights concerning plasmid-borne resistance patterns linked to global outbreaks, especially among men who have sex with men (MSM),
Background: Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality globally. LRTI may be caused by viral or bacterial infections, individually or in combination. We investigated associations between LRTI and infant nasopharyngeal (NP) viruses and bacteria in a South African birth cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objectives of this study were to examine the total effect of grandmaternal [G0] pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) on infant [G2] birthweight z-score and to quantify the mediation role of maternal [G1] pre-pregnancy BMI. Data were extracted from the Nova Scotia 3G Multigenerational Cohort. The association between G0 pre-pregnancy BMI and G2 birthweight z-score and the mediated effect by G1 pre-pregnancy BMI were estimated using g-computation with adjustment for confounders identified using a directed acyclic graph and accounting for intermediate confounding.
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