Exploring factors associated with failure of totally implanted vascular access devices in a regional and rural health service: a retrospective case–control study per Carolyn Meredith, Linda Ng, Murray Thompson, Gordon TW Mander, Jessica Elliott, Lorraine Reynolds

“…While numerous guidelines exist for the insertion and management of TIVAD, the level of evidence and external validity to support these guidelines is lacking.Objectives The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with suboptimal TIVAD placement and with failure of TIVAD.Methods A retrospective case–control study (n=80) was conducted at a regional hospital and health service in Australia. Binomial logistic regression analysis was performed using a backward selection approach to establish variables associated suboptimal TIVAD placement and with TIVAD failure.Findings Significant associations were identified between the patient’s primary diagnosis and suboptimal TIVAD insertion. …”
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Risk Identification and Mitigation of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Military Training Environments per Rebecca Suhr, Amy Peart, Brian Vesely, Michael Waller, Andrew Trudgian, Christopher Peatey, Jessica Chellappah

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Postinfusion Phlebitis: Incidence and Risk Factors per Joan Webster, Matthew McGrail, Nicole Marsh, Marianne C. Wallis, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Claire M. Rickard

“…Patients admitted to a large, acute general hospital in Queensland, Australia, and who required a peripheral intravenous catheter. …”
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Modelling the ethical priorities influencing decision-making in cybersecurity contexts per Bakhtiar Sadeghi, Deborah Richards, Paul Formosa, Mitchell McEwan, Muhammad Hassan Ali Bajwa, Michael Hitchens, Malcolm Ryan

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Exploring fungal diversity in Vietnam: A citizen science initiative per Tra-My N. Duong, Minh-Hang Le, Thanh-Van Le, Thuy T. Ha, Maryam Roudbary, Justin Beardsley

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Perinatal Cat and Dog Exposure and the Risk of Asthma and Allergy in the Urban Environment: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies per Caroline J. Lodge, Katrina J. Allen, Adrian J. Lowe, David J. Hill, Cliff S. Hosking, Michael J. Abramson, Shyamali C. Dharmage

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Mindfulness for Motor and Nonmotor Dysfunctions in Parkinson’s Disease per Nadeeka N. W. Dissanayaka, Farah Idu Jion, Nancy A. Pachana, John D. O’Sullivan, Rodney Marsh, Gerard J. Byrne, Paul Harnett

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Planned withdrawal of dexamethasone after pomalidomide low-dose dexamethasone induction for lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma (ALLG MM14) per Anna Kalff, Tiffany Khong, Malarmathy Ramachandran, P Joy Ho, Peter Mollee, James D’Rozario, Kerry Taylor, Jane Estell, Sam Norton, Roslyn Kemp, Andrew J. Mitchell, John Reynolds, Nola Kennedy, Hang Quach, Andrew Spencer

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Eradication of Yellow Crazy Ants, <i>Anoplolepis gracileps</i> Smith, from Lismore and Statistical Proof of Freedom Using Scenario Tree Analysis per Robyn Henderson, Scott Charlton, Catherine Fraser, Barbara Moloney, Evan S. G. Sergeant, Bernard C. Dominiak

“…YCAs have been detected in several locations in Australia. During 2018 in New South Wales, YCAs were detected in two locations in the Lismore region. …”
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BSDR: A Data-Efficient Deep Learning-Based Hyperspectral Band Selection Algorithm Using Discrete Relaxation per Mohammad Rahman, Shyh Wei Teng, Manzur Murshed, Manoranjan Paul, David Brennan

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Environmental DNA Reveals Habitat Variables Driving Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Distribution Across an Urbanised Landscape per Tamielle Brunt, Matt Cecil, Josh Griffiths, Christine Adams‐Hosking, Peter J. Murray, Annabel L. Smith

“…In south‐east Queensland, Australia, little is known about the impacts of the urban stream syndrome on the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), meaning that populations cannot be adequately managed by conservation practitioners. …”
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What does integrated care mean from an older person’s perspective? A scoping review per Michael T. Lawless, Amy Marshall, Manasi Murthy Mittinty, Gillian Harvey

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The Conservation of Biodiverse and Threatened Dry Rainforest Plant Communities Is Vital in a Changing Climate per Marion Howard, Hilary Pearl, Bill McDonald, Yoko Shimizu, Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, Alison Shapcott

“…Rainforest plant diversity, distinctiveness, and the current level of conservation of seasonal rainforest regional ecosystems of the Central Queensland Coast region in Australia were evaluated. Our three-marker DNA barcode dated phylogeny of rainforest plant taxa together with community species lists were used to calculate phylogenetic diversity (PD) estimates and species composition. …”
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A Descriptive Study of Health, Lifestyle and Sociodemographic Characteristics and their Relationship to Known Dementia Risk Factors in Rural Victorian Communities per Kaye Ervin, Julie Pallant, Daniel R. Terry, Lisa Bourke, David Pierce, Kristen Glenister

“…Residents from three shires in rural Victoria, Australia were recruited by random and non-random sampling techniques to complete a survey regarding health perceptions, pre-existing illnesses, health behaviors and social activity in their community. …”
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The Heart of the Matter: Health Status of Aged Care Clients Receiving Home- and Community-Based Care per Deborah Yarmo-Roberts, Rosanne Laura Freak-Poli, Brad Cooper, Tim Noonan, Just Stolewinder, Christopher M. Reid

“…Community based, home care program in Australia. Participants. Community-dwelling older adults receiving aged care packages. …”
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Codesigning patient experience measures for and with children and young people with intellectual disability: a study protocol per Laurel Mimmo, Reema Harrison, Susan Woolfenden, Joanne Travaglia, Iva Strnadová, Maya Tokutake and Karen Phillips, Matthew and Debbie van Hoek

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Buprenorphine versus Morphine in Paediatric Acute Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis per Nathan Murray, Utsav Malla, Ruan Vlok, Alice Scott, Olivia Chua, Thomas Melhuish, Leigh White

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Resolving Moving Heliospheric Structures Using Interplanetary Scintillation Observations With the Murchison Widefield Array per A. Waszewski, J. S. Morgan, R. Chhetri, R. Ekers, M. C. M. Cheung, N. D. R. Bhat, M. Johnston‐Hollitt

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Modulation of the ‘flinty’ aroma compound phenylmethanethiol during fermentation: impacts of yeast starter culture and nitrogen supplementation per Antonio Garcia Cordente, Allie G. Kulcsar, Deanna Langone, Lisa Pisaniello, Tracey E. Siebert, Marlize Z. Bekker

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Burnout in Australian sport and exercise physicians and registrars: A cross-sectional study per Bikram Karmakar, Ping-I Lin, Hindol Mukherjee, James Rufus John, Valsamma Eapen

“…Objectives: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with the risk of burnout among sport and exercise physicians and registrars in Australia. Design: Cross-Sectional Study. Method: Australian based sport and exercise physicians and registrars of the Australasian college of sport and exercise physicians were invited to complete a survey. …”
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