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Sun-immune connection

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation damages skin cell DNA but skin cancers develop because ultraviolet radiation also affects the immune system

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Availability and administration of benzathine penicillin G for the prevention of rheumatic fever in Africa: Report of the Working Group on Penicillin

Benzathine penicillin G availability should be addressed and African health workers’ knowledge and practices need to be augmented

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The effect of upgrades to childcare outdoor spaces on preschoolers’ physical activity: Findings from a natural experiment

This natural experiment investigated the influence of early childhood education and care outdoor physical environment upgrade on preschoolers' physical activity

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Genetic determinants of paediatric food allergy: A systematic review

We systematically reviewed the literature on the genetic basis of food allergy, identifying areas for further investigation

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Paediatric asylum seekers in Western Australia: Identification of adversity and complex needs through comprehensive refugee health assessment

Paediatric asylum seekers have complex trauma backgrounds with exposure to multiple adverse events within disrupted family units

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Quorum Sensing Signaling Alters Virulence Potential and Population Dynamics in Complex Microbiome-Host Interactomes

Genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of a quorum sensing positive Psychrobacter isolate identified several quorum sensing associated systems

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Impact of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and its medications on adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-Analysis

We aim to determine whether multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and its medications during pregnancy impact maternal and perinatal outcomes

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An assessment of computer-generated stimuli for use in studies of body size estimation and bias

Our results show that perception of body size for computer-generated stimuli was non-linear

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Corynebacterium and Dolosigranulum: Future probiotic candidates for upper respiratory tract infections

We recently identified C. pseudodiphtheriticum and D. pigrum as the major nasopharyngeal species associated with resistance to recurrent ear infections

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The contribution of viruses and bacteria to community-acquired pneumonia in vaccinated children: A case - Control study

Respiratory viruses, particularly respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus, are major contributors to pneumonia in Australian children