Locating fast-food outlets near schools is a potential public health risk to schoolchildren, given the easy access and repeated exposure to energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods they provide. Fast-food outlet availability near schools has not been previously investigated in Perth, Western Australia. This study aimed to quantify fast-food outlet availability near Perth schools and determine whether differences in area-level disadvantage and school type exist. ...

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

SAMStat is an efficient program to extract quality control metrics from fastq and SAM/BAM files. A distinguishing feature is that it displays sequence composition, base quality composition and mapping error profiles split by mapping quality. This allows users to rapidly identify reasons for poor mapping including the presence of untrimmed adapters or poor sequencing quality at individual read positions. ...

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

There is limited longitudinal evidence supporting a link between food outlet locations and dietary outcomes to inform policy and urban planning. This study examined how longitudinal changes in the local food environment within new residential developments. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• September 2020

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a physical disability that affects movement and posture. Approximately 17 million people worldwide and 34,000 people in Australia are living with CP. In clinical and kinematic research, goniometers and inclinometers are the most commonly used clinical tools to measure joint angles and positions in children with CP. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• October 2021

Acute tryptophan depletion, and therefore, diminished substrate availability for brain 5-HT synthesis did not lead to significant changes in serum neuropeptide Y concentrations over time ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• May 2018

Young adults' alcohol consumption appears to be impacted by liquor store density and convenience, rather than outlet size ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• July 2018

These findings demonstrate the immediate value of whole-school interventions to reduce bullying behaviour and associated harms among students ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• December 2018

This study demonstrates the importance of considering the effectiveness of secondary school bullying prevention interventions and real-world implementation support ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• January 2019

Findings were mixed, with support both for negative and for positive associations of central nervous 5-HT function with aggression in children and adolescents ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• February 2019

Besides motor impairments, up to 90% of the children and adolescents with unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP) present with somatosensory impairments in the upper limb. As somatosensory information is of utmost importance for coordinated movements and motor learning, somatosensory impairments can further compromise the effective use of the impaired upper limb in daily life activities.  ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2024
• February 2024

ADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed disorders in child and adolescent psychiatry and is characterized by attentional deficits, hyperactivity, and impulsivity ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• December 2016

Here, we present the production and quality control of CAGEscan libraries from 56 FANTOM5 RNA sources ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• October 2017