Changes in fitness and fatness in Australian schoolchildren during the summer holidays: fitness lost, fatness regained? A cohort study by Tim Olds, Dorothea Dumuid, Emily Eglitis, Rebecca Golley, François Fraysse, Aaron Miatke, Grant R. Tomkinson, Amanda Watson, Mason Munzberg, Carol Maher

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Acute health effects of bushfire smoke on mortality in Sydney, Australia by Edward Jegasothy, Ivan C. Hanigan, Joe Van Buskirk, Geoffrey G. Morgan, Bin Jalaludin, Fay H. Johnston, Yuming Guo, Richard A. Broome

“…These models controlled for seasonal trends in mortality as well as daily temperature, day of week and public holidays. Results: Within the three subregions, between 110 and 134 days were identified as extreme bushfire smoke days within the subregions of Sydney. …”
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Comparative evaluation of human heat stress indices on selected hospital admissions in Sydney, Australia by James Goldie, Lisa Alexander, Sophie C. Lewis, Steven Sherwood

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Air pollution from bushfires and their association with hospital admissions in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, Australia 1994–2007 by Kara L. Martin, Ivan C. Hanigan, Geoffrey G. Morgan, Sarah B. Henderson, Fay H. Johnston

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A comparison between veterinary small animal general practitioners and emergency practitioners in Australia. Part 1: demographic and work-related factors by Kun Li, Erin Mooney, Michelle McArthur, Evelyn Hall, Anne Quain

“…EPs worked more weekends and public holidays (P < 0.001). The EP group performed more hours of work each week but worked less overtime. …”
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the public health challenges in Bangladesh: a commentary by Amlan Haque

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Reforming the judicial appointment process in Malaysia by Shuaib, Farid Sufian

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Modeling Predictability of Traffic Counts at Signalised Intersections Using Hurst Exponent by Sai Chand

“…Data collected from 37 intersections in Sydney, Australia for one year are used. Further, we develop a random-effects linear regression model to quantify the effect of factors such as the day of the week, special event days, public holidays, rainfall, temperature, bus stops, and parking lanes on the predictability of traffic counts. …”
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Examining the dimensions and correlates of workplace stress among Australian veterinarians by Leggat Peter A, Smith Derek R, Speare Richard, Townley-Jones Maureen

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We analysed data from over 500 veterinarians in Queensland, Australia, who were surveyed during 2006-07.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The most common causes of stress were reported to be long hours worked per day, not having enough holidays per year, not having enough rest breaks per day, the attitude of customers, lack of recognition from the public and not having enough time per patient. …”
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Temporal Relationship between Daily Reports of COVID-19 Infections and Related GDELT and Tweet Mentions by Innocensia Owuor, Hartwig H. Hochmair

“…Social media platforms are valuable data sources in the study of public reactions to events such as natural disasters and epidemics. …”
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A BIM-FDS Based Evacuation Assessment of Complex Rail Transit Stations under Post-Earthquake Fires for Sustainable Buildings by Hui Xu, Yuxi Wei, Yongtao Tan, Qilin Zhou

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Patterns of Psychoactive Substance Misuse in Undergraduate University Students: The Case of Mekelle University, Ethiopia by Znabu Hadush Kahsay, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Ferehiwot Hailemariam Tesfa, Bisrat Tewelde Gebretsadkan, Welday Hagos Gebretsadik, Maree L. Hackett

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On the way to maturity... by Caio Augusto de Souza Nery, Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos

“… As we close another year of existence with the publication of this third issue of volume 16, we take the opportunity to share with everyone the joy of having complied with the requirements of the indexing platforms, reaching the milestones outlined for the first three years of the JFA.   …”
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Health service utilisation during the last year of life: a prospective, longitudinal study of the pathways of patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3-5 by Shirley Chambers, Helen Healy, Wendy E. Hoy, Adrian Kark, Sharad Ratanjee, Geoffrey Mitchell, Carol Douglas, Patsy Yates, Ann Bonner

“…Seventy-four IPA were collectively recorded across 16 patients (84%); 14% occurred on weekends or public holidays. Median length of stay was 3 days (range 1-29). …”
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Carbon Monitor Power-Simulators (CMP-SIM v1.0) across countries: a data-driven approach to simulate daily power generation by L. Gurriaran, L. Gurriaran, Y. Goude, Y. Goude, K. Tanaka, K. Tanaka, B. Zhu, B. Zhu, Z. Deng, X. Song, P. Ciais

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Global Coasts: A Baroque Embarrassment of Riches by Thomas A. Schlacher, Brooke Maslo, Matthieu A. de Schipper

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A gender-sensitised weight-loss and healthy living program for men with overweight and obesity in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): A pilot randomised controlled tr... by Dominika Kwasnicka, Nikos Ntoumanis, Kate Hunt, Cindy M Gray, Robert U Newton, Daniel F Gucciardi, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Jenny L Olson, Joanne McVeigh, Deborah A Kerr, Sally Wyke, Philip J Morgan, Suzanne Robinson, Marshall Makate, Eleanor Quested

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