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Refractive Status of Mountain Aborigine Schoolchildren in Southern Taiwan
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008 Myopia is an epidemic health problem in Taiwan's schoolchildren. The prevalence of myopia has been increasing yearly, and the average age at which myopia develops has also become younger.
Shiuh-Liang Hsu +5 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020 Influenza and pertussis infections are disproportionately higher among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their infants compared to other Australians.
Lisa McHugh +4 more
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Examining DNA fingerprinting as an epidemiology tool in the tuberculosis program in the Northwest Territories, Canada [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013 Background. Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health problem in the Northwest Territories (NWT), particularly among Canadian Aboriginal people. Objective. To analyse the transmission patterns of tuberculosis among the population living in the NWT,
Cheryl Case +5 more
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
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Engaging Indigenous economy: a selected annotated bibliography of Jon Altman’s writings 1979‒2014 [PDF]
, 2014 This annotated bibliography aims to summarise many of the themes to which Jon Altman, foundation director of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, has dedicated his career to date.
Rose Butler +3 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Keeping our mob healthy in and out of prison [PDF]
, 2015 The prison health system presents an opportunity to improve Aboriginal prisoners’ health and wellbeing, diagnose and treat health and mental health problems, and mitigate the effects of harmful behaviours.
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
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Journal of Primary Care & Community HealthIntroduction: There is limited evidence on the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) needs of staff working at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) in Australia.
Carmel Crook +10 more
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Biophysical approaches for studying viral entry
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Viruses infect all living organisms and have been responsible for major epidemics and pandemics. Their ongoing evolutionary battle with host defenses creates a constant need for improved tools to study viral behavior. Advancing methods to probe viral attachment, fusion, and genome release deepen our understanding of how infections begin and support the
Inbar Yosibash, Raya Sorkin
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Community participation agreements: a model for welfare reform from community-based research [PDF]
, 2001 Summary In its June 2001 budget, the Federal Government announced a new framework for welfare reform, Australians Working Together. One component of the framework is the proposed development of Community Participation Agreements in remote Indigenous ...
Diane Smith, Smith, Diane E
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