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Aim: The overarching aim of this study was to explore patients' falls risk awareness in hospitals using section A of the validated Self Awareness of Falls Risk Measure (SAFRM).

Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study design.

Setting: Three rural/regional hospitals in the State of Victoria, Australia.

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Purpose: We report the qualitative findings from a survey of elementary teachers regarding reading instruction. The purpose is to extend on quantitative findings in a previously described survey to gain a more in-depth understanding of Australian elementary teachers' approaches to the literacy block in their schools: how this is used, who makes instructional decisions, and how teachers respond to these.

Method: A web-based survey was used to collect data from Australian elementary teachers about their perspectives regarding reading comprehension instruction.

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Early infancy is a critical period for immune development. In addition to being the primary food source during early infancy, human milk also provides multiple bioactive components that shape the infant gut microbiome and immune system and provides a constant source of exposure to maternal microbiota. Given the potential interplay between allergic diseases and the human microbiome, this study aimed to characterise the milk microbiome of allergic mothers.

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Objective: This study aimed to longitudinally investigate the association between circulating neutrophil count and the progression of arterial stiffness and to ascertain whether resting heart rate (RHR) mediates this association.

Methods: The current study included 56,760 participants with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) measurements from a real-life, prospective cohort in China. The associations of circulating neutrophil (exposure) with baseline baPWV, baPWV progression, and arterial stiffness (outcomes), as well as RHR (mediator) were assessed using multivariable linear and Cox regression models and mediation analysis.

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Background: In Australia, there are concerns that unrestricted junk food advertising during sports broadcasts increases short-term junk food consumption among viewers. Therefore, the present study aimed to estimate the impact of junk food and anti-junk food advertising on consumption inclinations.

Methods: We conducted a content analysis across a sample (N = 16) of Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) matches to determine the prevalence of junk food and anti-junk food advertising video clips.

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Lipedema is a chronic condition characterized by abnormal deposition of subcutaneous adipose tissue, leading to pain. The lack of internationally recognized diagnostic criteria complicates the characterization of pain. Physiological parameters such as pain pressure threshold (PPT) represent promising prognostic markers for diagnosing lipedema, yet they remain understudied.

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Introduction: Lumbar transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (TSS) evokes synchronized muscle responses, termed spinally evoked motor response (sEMR). Whether the structures TSS activates to evoke sEMRs differ when TSS intensity and waveform are varied is unknown.

Methods: In 15 participants (9F:6M), sEMRs were evoked by TSS over L1-L3 (at sEMR threshold and suprathreshold intensities) using conventional (one 400-µs biphasic pulse) or high-frequency burst (ten 40-µs biphasic pulses at 10 kHz) stimulus waveforms in vastus medialis (VM), tibialis anterior (TA) and medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscles.

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Aim: To explore organisational communication satisfaction and its impact on senior registered nurses' job satisfaction, burnout, and intention to stay.

Design: A cross-sectional design using surveys. The study was conducted with senior registered nurses across two healthcare groups in Western Australia.

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An expert consensus statement on biomarkers of ageing for use in intervention studies.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci

December 2024

Human Nutrition & Exercise Research Centre, Centre for Healthier Lives, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

Biomarkers of ageing serve as important outcome measures in longevity-promoting interventions. However, there is limited consensus on which specific biomarkers are most appropriate for human intervention studies. This work aimed to address this need by establishing an expert consensus on biomarkers of ageing for use in intervention studies via the Delphi method.

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Beyond nutrition: Exploring immune proteins, bioactive peptides, and allergens in cow and Arabian camel milk.

Food Chem

December 2024

Edith Cowan University, School of Science, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, Australia; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia Agriculture and Food, Brisbane, QLD 4067, Australia. Electronic address:

Bovine milk has dominated the dairy segment, yet alternative milk sources are gaining attention due to perceived superior health benefits, with immune proteins and bioactive peptides (BPs) contributing to these benefits. Fractionation affects protein recovery and composition. Here, the cream fraction resulted in the highest yield of proteins, identifying 1143 camel and 851 cow proteins.

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Importance: Childhood adverse experiences have been linked with long-term risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet the transgenerational associations between interparental behaviors and CVD remain poorly understood.

Objectives: To explore the association between exposure to childhood interparental physical violence and the subsequent risk of CVD and to examine whether the association is modified by adult depressive symptoms.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This population-based cohort study included data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), an ongoing study recruiting individuals aged 45 years or older, dated between June 1, 2011, and December 31, 2020, with a follow-up duration of 9 years.

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Background: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) typically presents with asymptomatic, early-stage disease that is monitored until disease progression ('treatment-naïve' CLL). The objective of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility and preliminary safety of an exercise program in treatment-naïve CLL. We also sought to preliminarily assess the impact of the exercise program on disease activity, as it has been proposed that exercise training may reduce disease outgrowth in treatment-naïve CLL.

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The living centre: an innovative open-access model of breast cancer survivorship care.

Support Care Cancer

December 2024

Human Performance Research Centre, INSIGHT Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, NSW, Australia.

People affected by breast cancer experience a multitude of toxicities and unmet needs across physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and economic domains that adversely impact their quality of life. High-quality and diverse supportive care is required to improve outcomes and rehabilitation for people affected by breast cancer. However, the availability and access to high-quality supportive care services is limited due to factors including cost and demand.

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Objective: This qualitative study explored healthcare providers' perceptions and attitudes regarding the use of organ pedalboards as a rehabilitation tool, particularly for lower extremity conditions. The study also sought to identify the perceived barriers and facilitators to adopting organ pedalboards within rehabilitation settings, as well as gather healthcare providers' recommendations for integrating this tool into clinical practice.

Method: Healthcare providers, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, music therapists, and sports therapists, were recruited for focus group interviews using purposive and snowball sampling.

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Aim: The aim of this study is to synthesise literature on specialised nursing career frameworks to inform the development of an aged care nursing career framework.

Design: An integrative review was conducted.

Method: The review followed Whittemore and Knafl's five-step integrative review method.

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In the cloud-assisted industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), since the cloud server is not always trusted, the leakage of data privacy becomes a critical problem. Dynamic symmetric searchable encryption (DSSE) allows for the secure retrieval of outsourced data stored on cloud servers while ensuring data privacy. Forward privacy and backward privacy are necessary security requirements for DSSE.

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Corrigendum to "How valuable is an implementation Toolkit for midwives? An exploratory study" [Midwifery 141 (2025) 104241].

Midwifery

December 2024

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive Joondalup. Western Australia 6027, Australia; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University, 8-14 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 3065, Victoria, Australia; Nursing and Midwifery Research Unit, South Metropolitan Health Service, Western Australia, Australia.

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How does trauma informed care education for paediatric healthcare professionals' impact self-reported knowledge and practice. An integrative review.

Nurse Educ Pract

December 2024

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, the University of Auckland, Auckland Mail Center, Private Bag 02019, 1142, New Zealand. Electronic address:

Aim: To examine the literature on the impact of Trauma Informed Care education on paediatric health care practitioners' self-reported knowledge and practice.

Background: Psychosocial trauma during childhood is prevalent and linked to increased risk of adverse physical and mental health outcomes. Trauma Informed Care recognises the significant impact of childhood trauma in health outcomes.

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Few treatment options are available for metastatic uveal melanoma (UM) patients. Although the bispecific tebentafusp is FDA-approved, immunotherapy has largely failed, likely given the poorly immunogenic nature of UM. Treatment options that improve the recognition of UM by the immune system may be key to reducing disease burden.

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PHyPO: Priority-based Hybrid task Partitioning and Offloading in mobile computing using automated machine learning.

PLoS One

December 2024

School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom.

With the increasing demand for mobile computing, the requirement for intelligent resource management has also increased. Cloud computing lessens the energy consumption of user equipment, but it increases the latency of the system. Whereas edge computing reduces the latency along with the energy consumption, it has limited resources and cannot process bigger tasks.

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Objective: We investigated diagnostic utility of phosphorylated tau 217 and 181 (ptau217, ptau181), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), amyloid beta 42 and 40 (Aβ42, Aβ40), and neurofilament light (NfL) to distinguish biomarker-defined Alzheimer disease (AD) from non-AD conditions, in a heterogenous clinical cohort of younger people.

Methods: Plasma biomarkers were analysed using ultrasensitive technology, and compared in patients with CSF Alzheimer disease profiles (A+T+) to other CSF profiles (Other).

Results: Seventy-nine patients were included, median age 60.

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Objective: To characterize the nature of digital food and beverage advertising in Singapore.

Setting: Food and beverage advertisements within 20 clicks on top 12 non-food websites and all posts on Facebook and Instagram pages of 15 major food companies in Singapore were sampled from January 1 to June 30, 2018.

Design: Advertised foods were classified as being core (healthier), non-core or mixed-dishes (example burger) using the WHO nutrient profile model and national guidelines.

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Editorial: Dietary nitrate: friend or foe.

Front Nutr

November 2024

School of Medical and Health Sciences, Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.

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Objectives: Following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), maladaptive changes occur in the motor cortex representation of the quadriceps, evidenced by increases in intracortical inhibition and facilitation. The primary objective of this proof-of-concept study was to determine if anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can alter quadriceps intracortical inhibition and facilitation in an early-ACLR population after 6 weeks of application during exercise.

Methods: We performed a randomised, triple-blind controlled trial for proof of concept comparing anodal-tDCS to sham-tDCS following ACLR.

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