This study investigates the heritability of language, speech, and nonverbal cognitive development of twins at 4 and 6 years of age. ...

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• 2018
• January 2018

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

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• 2018
• July 2018

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. ...

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• 2020
• September 2020

Developed a specific Haemophilus influenzae quantitative PCR (qPCR) that also identifies fucose-negative and protein D-negative strains ...

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• 2016
• September 2016

A recent international study reported a higher prevalence of oesophageal atresia with or without tracheo-oesophageal fistula (OA±TOF) in Western Australia (WA). ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

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. ...

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• 2022
• November 2022

Socio-economic spatial patterning of fast-food outlets can result in disparities in the availability and access of food across geographic areas, contributing to health inequalities. This study investigated whether area-level socio-economic disparities exist in fast-food availability across the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

The effect of breast-feeding on the development of allergic disease is uncertain ...

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• 2011
• June 2011

Multiplex ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) has become available for the detection of a large deletion on the MECP2 gene. ...

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• 2012
• September 2012

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization in early life and the development of T cell responses. ...

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• 2012
• March 2012

Gina Trapp GT BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research 0410 589 374 Gina.Trapp@telethonkids.org.au ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research Dr Gina Trapp is Head of Food and Nutrition Research ...

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Parents must rapidly adapt goals from various aspects of their lives to accommodate the demands of the early stages of parenthood. According to the self-concordance model, having autonomous goal motives (based on enjoyment or personal goal value) should foster effective self-regulation (e.g., coping strategies), better goal management, and increase the likelihood of goal attainment, compared to controlled motives (goals driven by demands/pressures). ...

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• 2023
• February 2023