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Neighbourhood Effects Influencing Early Childhood Development: Conceptual Model and Trial Measurement Methodologies from the Kids in Communities StudySocio-environmental factors, including the neighbourhoods in which children live and grow, are key determinants of children's developmental outcomes.
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Intracellular growth of Mycobacterium avium subspecies and global transcriptional responses in human macrophages after infectionMycobacterium avium subsp. avium (Maa) and M. avium subsp. hominissuis (Mah) are environmental mycobacteria and significant opportunistic pathogens.
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Dietary intake in population-based adolescents: Support for a relationship between eating disorder symptoms, low fatty acid intake and depressive symptomsIn the eating disorder sample but not the control sample, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid correlated significantly and negatively with eating disorder...
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Differential gene network analysis for the identification of asthma-associated therapeutic targets in allergen-specific T-helper memory responsesDifferential network analysis of allergen-induced CD4 T cell responses can unmask covert disease-associated genes and pin point novel therapeutic targets
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Heat-mediated reduction of apoptosis in UVB-damaged keratinocytes in vitro and in human skin ex vivoUVB-induced p53-mediated cell cycle arrest and apoptosis are reduced in the presence of heat stress, leading to increased survival of DNA damaged cells
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Children and young people at risk of disengagement from schoolThe review examines the international literature to determine how disengagement can be defined & understood, & then examines student disengagement in Australia.
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Analytical bias in the measurement of serum 25-hydroxyVitamin D concentrations impairs assessment of Vitamin D statusThis publication demonstrated considerable differences in the measurement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations compared with a certified laboratory, even...
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A social-ecological framework for understanding and reducing cyberbullying behavioursWhile the CFS findings suggest the combined whole-school response to the mediators was somewhat effective, the study wasn't able to determine the relative...
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Psychosocial characteristics and predictors of health-care use in families of young children with cystic fibrosis in Western AustraliaThis study aimed to identify psychosocial predictors in cystic fibrosis that may inform intervention strategies.
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Decolonising Australian Psychology: Discourses, Strategies, and PracticeThis paper discusses the role of psychology in Australia and the negative impact that certain disciplinary theories and practices have had on Aboriginal and...