Identifying modifiable risk factors associated with childhood stunting in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is imperative for the development of evidence-based interventions and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The objective was to evaluate key modifiable risk factors associated with childhood stunting in SSA.  ...

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

People with intellectual disability experience a high risk of being neglected and family members are often identified as the perpetrators. Analysing the media provides insight into public narratives about social problems. A search of Australian newspapers published between 2016 and 2021 identified 27 articles that predominately reported on a single case of familial neglect of an individual with intellectual disability. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• January 2023

Climate change and its health impacts are increasingly recognised by the world's leading medical organisations and journals. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• September 2013

The present study investigated the relations among maternal attachment status, mother-child emotion talk, child emotion understanding, and conduct problems... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• January 2013

An optimized, rapid method for creating markerless isogenic mutations that combines Gibson assembly cloning with a new temperature-sensitive plasmid, pLZts ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• January 2020

Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia continue to pose a major obstetric risk,... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• January 2013

We hypothesized that the inflammatory response in the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) would vary with the type of infecting organism, being... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2011
• May 2011

To assess the chemical composition of electronic cigarette liquids (e-liquids) sold in Australia, in both their fresh and aged forms. Design, setting: Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of commercial e-liquids sold in Australia (online and physical stores). ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• September 2021

Contemporary models of NICU care emphasize the critical role of parents in supporting their infant's development. Fathers play an important, but underutilized, role throughout their infant's NICU journey. This narrative review describes the main direct and indirect mechanisms through which fathers support the development of their NICU infant, and the barriers and facilitators to this support as described in current research. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• October 2023

Internalizing problems comprise a significant amount of the mental health difficulties experienced during childhood. Implementing prevention programs during early childhood may prevent internalizing problems. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of both targeted and universal prevention programs in preventing internalizing problems for children aged 3- to 5-years and their parents. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• December 2023

The emotional exhaustion component of burnout is concerningly prevalent in psychologists providing psychotherapy. Emotional labor is a known contributor to burnout through the pathway of emotional dissonance and is beginning to develop attention in psychologist wellbeing literature. ...

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• 2024
• January 2024

Emotional labour is the process by which people regulate emotions congruently with occupational requirements. Research consistently links emotional labour to greater levels of burnout. However, we argue this literature is potentially confounded by measurement error. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2024
• July 2024