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Objective: Class 3 obesity (severe obesity) is defined by a body mass index ≥40 kg/m. Tertiary weight-management programs (WMPs) are hospital-based multidisciplinary services that aim to support individuals with severe obesity. Severe shortage of WMPs has led to waitlists and pressure on clinicians to discharge patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group 12-week pilot phase II trial of SaiLuoTong (SLT) for cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
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October 2023
NICM Health Research Institute Western Sydney University Penrith New South Wales Australia.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on the effectiveness and safety of SaiLuoTong (SLT) in improving cognitive functions among individuals aged 60 and older with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Participants were randomly assigned to either SLT (180 mg/day) or a placebo for 12 weeks, with 65 participants finally included in the analysis.
- Results showed that SLT was well tolerated and led to significant improvements in memory retrieval and executive functions compared to the placebo group.
Based on a collection of auto-ethnographic narratives that reflect our experiences as academic mothers at an Australian university, this paper seeks to illustrate the impact of COVID-19 on our career cycles in order to explore alternative feminist models of progression and practice in Higher Education. Collectively, we span multiple disciplines, parenting profiles, and racial/ethnic backgrounds. Our narratives (initiated in 2019) explicate four focal points in our careers as a foundation for analyzing self-definitions of professional identity: pre- and post-maternity career break; and pre- and post-COVID-19 career.
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