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Rural training pathways: the return rate of doctors to work in the same region as their basic medical training
(BMC, 2018-10-22)Background: Limited evidence exists about the extent to which doctors are returning to rural region(s) where they had previously trained. This study aims to investigate the rate at which medical students who have trained ... -
Safety and acceptability of practice-nurse-managed care of depression in patients with diabetes or heart disease in the Australian TrueBlue study
(BMJ Group, 2013-04-08)Objectives To determine the safety and acceptability of the TrueBlue model of nurse-managed care in the primary healthcare setting. Design A mixed methods study involving clinical record audit, focus groups and nurse ... -
Safety of the Deferral of Coronary Revascularization on the Basis of Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio and Fractional Flow Reserve Measurements in Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndromes
(Elsevier, 2018-08-06)Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical outcomes of patients deferred from coronary revascularization on the basis of instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) or fractional flow reserve (FFR) ... -
The safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the Maxm Skate, a lower limb rehabilitation device for use following total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2019-01-10)Background Physical rehabilitation is required to enhance functional outcomes and overall recovery following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, there are no universally accepted clinical guidelines available to ... -
Scaling up Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programs: National and State Interventions in Australia
(Tumaini Institute for Prevention Management, 2010)Australia has one of the world's largest systematic, government-funded diabetes prevention programs. This chapter describes a federally-funded national program, a state-funded program in Victoria and an implementation trial ... -
Screening for renal disease in a remote Aboriginal community using the Bayer DCA 2000
(Australian Institute of Medical Scientists, 2001)End-stage renal disease among Aboriginal Australians has reached alarming proportions during the past decade. The early identification of this disease through community screening programs is a key strategy in reducing the ... -
Selection of microbes for control of Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat using a high throughput pathosystem
(Elsevier, 2017-07-05)The promise of microbial biological control of soilborne fungal pathogens of crops has yet to be fully realised with only a few strains commercialised and available to growers. One bottleneck is the availability of suitable ... -
Selection of reference genes for studies of human retinal endothelial cell gene expression by reverse transcriptionquantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
(Elsevier, 2017-11-24)Background Human retinal endothelial cells are employed increasingly for investigations of retinal vascular diseases. Analysis of gene expression response to disease-associated stimuli by reverse transcription-quantitative ... -
Self-efficacy reduces the impact of social isolation on medical student’s rural career intent
(BioMed Central, 2018-03-20)Background: Social isolation in medical students is a subjective experience that may influence medical career decision making. Rural self-efficacy has been shown to influence rural career intentions following a rural ... -
Self-management behaviors to reduce exacerbation impact in COPD patients: a Delphi study
(Dove Press, 2017-09-15)Background: Little is known about which self-management behaviors have the highest potential to influence exacerbation impact in COPD patients. We aimed to reach expert consensus on the most relevant set of self-management ... -
Serotonergic modulation of the activity of GLP-1 producing neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract in mouse
(Elsevier, 2017-06-07)Objective Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and 5-HT are potent regulators of food intake within the brain. GLP-1 is expressed by preproglucagon (PPG) neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS). We have previously shown ... -
Sex differences in the response to resistance exercise training in older people
(American Physiological Society, 2016)Resistance exercise training is known to be effective in increasing muscle mass in older people. Acute measurement of protein metabolism data has indicated that the magnitude of response may differ between sexes. We compared ... -
Short-acting bronchodilators for the management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the hospital setting: systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2018-11-29)Background: Currently, there is a lack of guidelines for the use of short-acting bronchodilators (SABD) in people admitted to hospital for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), despite routine ... -
Simultaneous Assessment of the Efficacy and Toxicity of Marine Mollusc–Derived Brominated Indoles in an In Vivo Model for Early Stage Colon Cancer
(Sage, 2017-04-05)The acute apoptotic response to genotoxic carcinogens animal model has been extensively used to assess the ability of drugs and natural products like dietary components to promote apoptosis in the colon and protect against ... -
Single-Cell Profiling Identifies Key Pathways Expressed by iPSCs Cultured in Different Commercial Media
(Elsevier, 2018-09-28)We assessed the pluripotency of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) maintained on an automated platform using StemFlex and TeSR-E8 media. Analysis of transcriptome of single cells revealed similar expression of ... -
Six-months follow-up of a cluster randomized trial of school-based smoking prevention education programs in Aceh, Indonesia
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Societal determinants of HIV vulnerability among clients of female commercial sex workers in Indonesia
(Public Library of Science, 2018-11-21)This study aimed to explore societal determinants of HIV vulnerability among the clients of female commercial sex workers (FCSWs) in Belu and Malaka districts, Indonesia. A qualitative inquiry using in-depth interviews was ... -
Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of social jetlag in Australian adults: results from the 2016 National Sleep Health Foundation Study
(Elsevier, 2018-07-04)Social jetlag is a term used to describe misalignment between biological and social time. Measured as the difference in sleep midpoints between work and free days, social jetlag has been associated with unhealthy lifestyle ... -
Sociodemographic disparities in survival from colorectal cancer in South Australia: a population-wide data linkage study
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Inequalities in survival from colorectal cancer (CRC) across socioeconomic groups and by area of residence have been described in various health care settings. Few population-wide datasets which include clinical ...