Children with mental health disorders have lower physical activity levels compared to their peers; however, minimal research has been conducted to date to understand their unique experiences of physical activity. We sought to better understand these experiences, along with contributing factors, through interviews with children with mental health disorders and their parents/guardians. ...

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• 2021
• October 2021

IL7 and glucocorticoids coordinately drive aberrant activation of PIM1 and suggests that T-ALL and T-LBL patients could benefit from PIM inhibition ...

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• 2020
• May 2020

Structural and numerical alterations of chromosome 21 are extremely common in hematological malignancies. While the functional impact of chimeric transcripts from fused chromosome 21 genes such as TEL-AML1, AML1-ETO, or FUS-ERG have been extensively studied, the role of gain of chromosome 21 remains largely unknown. ...

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• 2020
• August 2020

Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease commences early in the disease progression and is the most common cause of mortality. ...

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• 2013
• June 2013

Ewan Mark Punam Susan Tasmin Cameron Connell Amratia Rumisha Symons EC MC PA SR TS BSc PhD MSc PhD PhD (Biostatistics) Director of Malaria Risk Stratification Research Assistant, Epidemiology Statistics Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research ...

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Francis Ha Steve Mitrou Nguyen Zubrick FG HN SR BEc PhD FASSA, FAAMHS, MSc AM PhD Program Head, Population Health, and Team Head, Human Development and Community Wellbeing Senior Research Fellow Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow 08 6319 1499 08 ...

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• The ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course

Kefyalew Alene KA BSc, MPH, PhD Head, Geospatial and Tuberculosis 0404705064 Kefyalew.alene@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research Fellow Dr Kefyalew Alene is a spatial epidemiologist working on infectious diseases including tuberculosis in low- and ...

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The Philippines reports a high prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections despite the implementation of nationwide mass drug administration since 2006. The spatial variation of STH infections in the Philippines was last described using the 2005-2007 national STH and schistosomiasis survey. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and environmental factors that drive STH transmission and predict high-risk areas in the Philippines. ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

Fathers remain less likely to participate in parenting interventions which can limit their ability to receive support and build their parenting capacity. The advent of social media has engendered novel opportunities for fathers to connect with, and support, one another in the form of online peer support. Growth of these online communities exemplifies the demand from fathers to relate to other fathers who are navigating parenthood. However, the benefits of membership to these communities remain unclear. ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

In the Australian disability context, the assessment of children with neurodevelopmental conditions’ functioning (across all domains) is of increasing importance, particularly since the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Currently, there is wide variability across assessment of functioning practices, including the choice and use of published tools for assessment. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

Many clinicians in New Zealand do not follow guidelines for best practice in autism diagnosis. In this study, we investigated the processes that health professionals in New Zealand follow when diagnosing autistic children and adults. We asked 117 health professionals from a range of services and regions in New Zealand, how they identify and diagnose autism. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

To generate a conceptual framework describing what is done to reduce the impact of chronic tinnitus on the lives of children and adolescents. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021