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Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

UK preparedness for pandemic influenza [PDF]

BMJ, 2007
Devolving responsibility for implementation to local authorities may not be the best ...
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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
wiley   +1 more source

The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Workforce in Early Childhood Education: Findings From a National Survey of Australian Centre‐Based Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Culturally responsive early childhood education (ECE) environments can increase child and family participation, enhance service quality, and improve developmental outcomes for children. Educators from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds contribute to inclusive ECE and are crucial for addressing workforce shortages.
Sene Gide, Linda Harrison, Sandie Wong, Frances Press, Belinda Davis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence for disease-surveillance purposes

BMC Proceedings
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the development of AI-driven tools to improve public health surveillance and outbreak management. While AI programs have shown promise in disease surveillance, they also present issues such as data privacy, prejudice ...
Barbara Tornimbene, Zoila Beatriz Leiva Rioja, John Brownstein, Adam Dunn, Sylvain Faye, Jude Kong, Nada Malou, Clara Nordon, Benjamin Rader, Oliver Morgan   +9 more
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Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives

Data & Policy
This commentary explores MENA”s AI governance, addressing gaps, showcasing successful strategies, and comparing national approaches. It emphasizes current deficiencies, highlights regional contributions to global AI governance, and offers insights into ...
Hana Trigui, Fatma Guerfali, Emna Harigua-Souiai, Radwan Qasrawi, Chiraz Atri, Elie Salem Sokhn, Christo El Morr, Karima Hammami, Oussama Souiai, Jianhong Wu, Jude Dzevela Kong, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Sadri Znaidi   +12 more
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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An mRNA vaccine candidate encoding H5HA clade 2.3.4.4b protects mice from clade 2.3.2.1a virus infection

npj Vaccines
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses from different clades have been circulating globally, threatening wild/domestic birds and mammals. Given frequent spillovers and high mortality among mammals, coupled with our inability to predict which
Shiho Chiba, Maki Kiso, Shinya Yamada, Kazuhiko Someya, Yoshikuni Onodera, Aya Yamaguchi, Satoko Matsunaga, Ryuta Uraki, Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Seiya Yamayoshi, Fumihiko Takeshita, Yoshihiro Kawaoka   +11 more
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Age and product dependent vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalisation among adults in Norway: a national cohort study, July–November 2021

BMC Medicine, 2022
Background COVID-19 vaccines have been crucial in the pandemic response and understanding changes in vaccines effectiveness is essential to guide vaccine policies.
Jostein Starrfelt, Anders Skyrud Danielsen, Eirik Alnes Buanes, Lene Kristine Juvet, Trude Marie Lyngstad, Gunnar Øyvind Isaksson Rø, Lamprini Veneti, Sara Viksmoen Watle, Hinta Meijerink   +8 more
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Commonwealth pandemic preparedness plans [PDF]

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 2006
This paper describes the work being done by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic. It provides an overview of Australian Government initiatives and explains both the purpose and the content of the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza.
openaire   +2 more sources