Examine the reliability of field-based fitness assessments in school-aged children with emotional or behavioral difficulties (EBD). Understanding the impact of fitness on physical activity participation for children with EBD is limited by our ability to reliably measure it. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• January 2023

Nipah virus is a zoonotic paramyxovirus responsible for disease outbreaks with high fatality rates in south and southeast Asia. However, knowledge of the potential geographical extent and risk patterns of the virus is poor. We aimed to establish an integrated spatiotemporal and phylogenetic database of Nipah virus infections in humans and animals across south and southeast Asia.  ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2024
• July 2024

In this chapter, we describe the life course approach and explain key concepts and principles. We also review variations in life course theory across disciplines including differences in terminology and understanding of core elements of life course theory. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• October 2022

Phthalate metabolites are detectable within the majority of the population. Evidence suggests that a prenatal exposure to phthalates may be associated with the subsequent risks of obesity and elevated blood pressure. We hypothesised that a prenatal exposure to phthalates would lead to an increase in adverse cardiometabolic parameters through childhood and adulthood. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• November 2022

The National Support for Child and Youth Mental Health Program (the Program) aims to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people, commencing with the early years and going through to adolescence, by providing targeted grants for workforce and education activities that will build capabilities aligned to the Program objectives. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• December 2021

This paper examines whether adolescents can be reliably categorized into subgroups based on their patterns of anxiety levels over time and whether low levels of social support from parents, peers, and their school, and high levels of peer victimization, predict a pattern of increasing anxiety. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• January 2022

This study investigated the extent to which prenatal and perinatal risk factors were associated with LLE in a population-level sample of twins at age 2 without overt disability. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• February 2018

The relationship between features of the neighbourhood built environment and early child development was investigated ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• November 2017

This study investigated the likelihood of children showing problems with parent-rated physical aggression, and on the severity of problems, for 374 children. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• January 2014

AEC-conditioned DC showed selective upregulation of chemokines that recruit Th1 cells, but minimal change in chemokines linked to Th2 cell recruitment. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• January 2012