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Positive veteran teachers: Who are they, and where are they to be found?This article reports on a study in Australia which sought to utilise the characteristics to identify positive veteran teachers within a larger cohort
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Impact of social disadvantage on cerebral palsy severityIn Australia, socio-economic disadvantage at birth impacts adversely on cerebral palsy severity at age 5 years
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Ending rheumatic heart disease in Australia: the evidence for a new approachThe RHD Endgame Strategy: the blueprint to eliminate rheumatic heart disease in Australia by 2031 (the Endgame Strategy) is the blueprint to eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Australia by 2031. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live with one of the highest per capita burdens of RHD in the world.
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Delivering Elder- and Community-Led Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Research: Lessons from the Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort ProjectWe describe the application of a participatory action research methodology that is grounded in Aboriginal worldviews
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The ORVAC trial: A clinical trial of a third scheduled dose of Rotarix rotavirus vaccine in Australian Indigenous infants to improve protection against gastroenteritisWe hypothesised that scheduling an additional (third) dose of oral human rotavirus vaccine for children aged 6 to <12 months would improve protection
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The challenges of developing and optimising an assay to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D in salivaWe have developed an LC-MS/MS assay that accurately measures saliva 25(OH)D3 levels, which correlated with serum levels
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Malt1 deficient mice develop osteoporosis independent of osteoclast-intrinsic effects of Malt1 deficiencyMalt1 deficient mice develop an osteoporotic phenotype with increased osteoclastogenesis in vivo, but suggest that this is caused by inflammation
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A role for affectivity in rapid facial mimicry: An electromyographic studyUsing a novel methodological approach, these findings provide evidence for the contention that affective processing underlies rapid facial mimicry reactions
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Viral respiratory infections and the oropharyngeal bacterial microbiota in acutely wheezing childrenBacterial airway microbiome is highly variable in early life and its role in wheeze remains less clear than viral influences
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Using pneumococcal carriage studies to monitor vaccine impact in low- and middle-income countriesWe review the role of pneumococcal carriage studies for the evaluation of PCVs in LMICs and discuss optimal methods for conducting these studies