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Potential of low apolipoprotein A-I as a surrogate marker of vulnerable carotid artery plaques

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Objective: Recent studies suggested that the medical control of atherogenic lipoproteins is not sufficient for stroke prevention. A low apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) level may play a crucial role in the anti-atherogenic effects of high-density lipoprotein (
Saya Tsuchigauchi, MD, Toshinori Matsushige, MD, Yukishige Hashimoto, MD, Masahiro Hosogai, MD, Hiroki Takahashi, MD, Shohei Kobayashi, MD, Takeo Shishido, MD, Naoyuki Hara, MD, Kenta Kaneyoshi, MD, Shota Uchida, MD, Ryuga Maki, MD, Hiroshi Yamashita, MD   +11 more
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The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
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Investigation of High Efficacy Groups for Hospital‐Wide Standardized Hypnotic Bundles on Insomnia: A Subgroup Analysis of the COBATON Study

Journal of General and Family Medicine
Introduction In a previous study, a reduction in hypnotic‐related fall and injury incidence rates was revealed after the hospital‐wide standardization of hypnotic bundles for insomnia.
Yuta Yoshino, Naoko Fudaka, Miyuki Ogawa
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Practical tools for practitioners: Unravelling power dynamics as a prelude to preventing violence against women and children

Child Protection and Practice
This paper explores how to employ effective, community-engaged strategies to understand and address the underlying power asymmetries that fuel violence against women and children.
Kate McAlpine, Raphael Dennis, Mathias Mkude, Sia Maro   +3 more
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Sitting in Many Camps—Innovative Approaches and Methods for First Nations‐Led Research Into Indigenous Peacebuilding

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, a desktop review was conducted of published references to First Nations peoples' approaches to conflict and its management in Australia (Project Stage One), culminating in a report published in 2024. This article focuses on Project Stage Two, a complex, innovative research undertaking building on the findings of Stage One, and being ...
Helen Bishop, Alysoun Boyle, Tania Sourdin, Bin Li   +3 more
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The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe, Judith Bessant, Madeline Drake   +2 more
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Lessons from Tanzanian children in how to foster safety and inclusion in Catholic schools

Child Protection and Practice
This methodological paper explores the use of Participatory Action Research (PAR) to empower children in 14 Tanzanian Catholic schools as co-researchers in identifying and addressing the unwritten rules shaping their safety and experience of inclusivity.
Kate McAlpine, Raphael Dennis, Isabel Cooper, Emmanuel James, Sia Maro, Hannah Lapsley   +5 more
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Unravelling the Referendum: An Analysis of the 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum Outcomes Across Capital Cities

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum presented a pivotal moment in the nation's democratic landscape. Despite support for Indigenous well‐being, the referendum did not secure the necessary approval, prompting extensive analysis of its outcome.
Scott Baum, William Mitchell
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