Performance of a Leaf-Galling Phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae) on Roots of Diverse Vitis spp. Rootstocks in North East Victoria, Australia by C. W. Clarke, K. S. Powell, S. Norng, B. M. Carmody, M. Walpole, J. P. Cunningham

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Perinatal Genetic Screening From the Perspective of India-Born Individuals and Healthcare Providers in Victoria, Australia: A Community-Engaged Grounded Theory Protocol by Anaita Kanga-Parabia, Laura J. Biggs, Belinda Dawson-McClaren, Sharon Lewis, Karamdeep K. Pangli, Alison D. Archibald

“…In this research, we aim to specifically understand the process of perinatal genetic screening in Victoria, Australia from the perspective of people born in India and relevant healthcare providers. …”
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Genomic interrogation of invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) epidemiology and COVID-19 impacts in Victoria, Australia: a 6-year retrospective studyResearch in context by Jacqueline M. Morris, Jake A. Lacey, Kerrie Stevens, Lamali Sadeesh Kumar, Mathilda Wilmot, Janet Strachan, Marion Easton, Daneeta Hennessy, Tony M. Korman, Andrew J. Daley, Katherine B. Gibney, Adam W.J. Jenney, Steven Y.C. Tong, Benjamin P. Howden, Norelle L. Sherry

“…Interpretation: This comprehensive genomic study of iGAS in Victoria, Australia provides valuable insights into the population dynamics, genetic diversity, and impact of pandemic public health measures on iGAS epidemiology. …”
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Ethnic Differences in Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation by Nitesh Nerlekar, MBBS, MPH, PhD, Sheran Vasanthakumar, MBBS, Andrew K. Lin, MBBS, PhD

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Mechanisms of blaIMP-4 dissemination across diverse carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates by Ying Fu, Faye C. Morris, Stephanie C. Pereira, Xenia Kostoulias, Yan Jiang, Callum Vidor, Galain Williams, Yogi Srikhanta, Nenad Macesic, Yunsong Yu, Dena Lyras, Anton Y. Peleg

“…Methods: Twelve representative Australian IMP-4 clinical isolates from The Alfred Hospital (Victoria, Australia) were characterised using antimicrobial susceptibility testing, with their genome and plasmid assemblies analysed. …”
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Real-world, feasibility study to investigate the use of a multidisciplinary app (Pulsara) to improve prehospital communication and timelines for acute stroke/STEMI care by Joosup Kim, Dominique A Cadilhac, Karen Smith, Ramesh Sahathevan, Stephen Bernard, Dion Stub, Voltaire Nadurata, Ernesto Oqueli, Thomas Kraemer, Chris F Bladin, Kathleen L Bagot, Michelle Vu, Grant Hocking, Tessa Coupland, Debra Pearce, Diane Badcock, Marc Budge, Wayne Pearce, Howard Hall, Ben Kelly, Angie Spencer, Pauline Chapman, Casey Hair

“…Objectives To determine if a digital communication app improves care timelines for patients with suspected acute stroke/ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Design Real-world feasibility study, quasi-experimental design.Setting Prehospital (25 Ambulance Victoria branches) and within-hospital (2 hospitals) in regional Victoria, Australia.Participants Paramedics or emergency department (ED) clinicians identified patients with suspected acute stroke (onset <4.5 hours; n=604) or STEMI (n=247).Intervention The Pulsara communication app provides secure, two-way, real-time communication. …”
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Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions in patients with colorectal cancer: an overview of systematic reviews by Mengzhe Yang, Bhasker Amatya, Sana Malik, Krystal Song, Stefanie Marcella, Catherine Voutier, Fary Khan

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Incidence, prevalence, and predictors of osteoporotic fracture in adult lung transplant recipients by Elisabeth Ng, Shanal Kumar, Eldho Paul, Daniel Bennett, Luisa Rosi, Louise Fuller, Lauren Chiu, Shoshana Sztal-Mazer, Steven Ivulich, Greg Snell, Leon A. Bach, Kathryn L. Hackman

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Generation and heterozygous repair of human iPSC lines from two individuals with the neurodevelopmental disorder, TRAPPC4 deficiency by Riley Hall, Tim Sikora, Annabelle Suter, Jia Yi Kuah, John Christodoulou, Nicole J Van Bergen

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The efficacy of conservative management of micro-traumatic posterior shoulder instability by Lyn Watson, Prof DocBAppSci(Physio) GradDip, Simon Balster, BPhty(Hon), BSc (Hon), Sarah Warby, PhDB Physio (Hon), Ross Lenssen, BHSc(Physiotherapy), Gregory Hoy, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA, FACSP, Shane Barwood, MBBS, FRACS, Jacqui French, BPhysio, Bonnie Kerr, BHth ScMSports Physio, Sam Lawrence, DPT, BAppSc, PGCert, Charlotte Ganderton, PhDB Physio (Hon), Katherine Davis, BHuman Movt (ExSci), MPhysio, Tania Pizzari, PhDB Physio (Hon)

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Evaluating the implementation of a digital coordination centre in an Australian hospital setting: a mixed method study protocol by Timothy N Fazio, Daniel Capurro, Colin Malone, Sam Freeman, Wynona Black, Wendy W Chapman, Jana Gazarek, Meredith J Layton, Kayley Lyons, Laura Pumo, Samantha Plumb, Brad Astbury

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The role of public health professionals in addressing the health and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza by Rob Moodie, Anne Kavanagh, Tania King, Fiona Stanley, Nancy Baxter, Karen Block, Guy Gillor, Margaret Beavis, Sue Wareham, Cathy Vaughan

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Immune and genomic biomarkers of immunotherapy response in cancer of unknown primary by Madhu Singh, Linda Mileshkin, Penelope Schofield, Bo Gao, Gary Richardson, Andrew Pattison, Rodney J Hicks, Niko Thio, Mark Warren, Colin Wood, Stephen B Fox, Anna DeFazio, Andrew Fellowes, Christopher Steer, David Bowtell, Nicholas Wilcken, Tharani Sivakumaran, Atara Posner, Dariush Etemadmoghadam, Krista Fisher, Samantha Webb, Christos S Karapetis, Ian M Collins, Narayan Karanth, Owen W J Prall, Richard William Tothill

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Psychosocial volunteer support for older adults with cognitive impairment: development of MyCare Ageing using a codesign approach via action research by Dave Vicary, Velandai K Srikanth, Darshini Ayton, Renée O'donnell, Helen Skouteris, Catherine Bateman, Chris Moran, Julie Lustig, Jane Banaszak-Holl, Peter Hunter, Elizabeth Pritchard, Heather Morris, Melissa Savaglio, Seema Parikh

“…The aim of this study was to use a codesign approach to develop MyCare Ageing, a programme that will train volunteers to provide psychosocial support to older people with dementia and/or delirium in hospital and at home when discharged from hospital.Setting Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Research design This study adopts an action research methodology. …”
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Changing consumption of resources for respiratory support and short-term outcomes in four consecutive geographical cohorts of infants born extremely preterm over 25 years since the... by Alicia J Spittle, Lex W Doyle, Peter J Anderson, Li Huang, Jeanie L Y Cheong, Alice C Burnett, Anjali Haikerwal, Merilyn Bear, Margaret Charlton, Janet Courtot, Noni Davis, Julianne Duff, Rachel Ellis, Marie Hayes, Elisha Josev, Elaine Kelly, Marion Mcdonald, Emma Mcinnes, Bronwyn Novella, Gillian Opie, Gehan Roberts, Katherine Scott, Penelope Stevens, Anne-marie Turner, Kim M Dalziel, Katherine Lee, Marissa Clark, Joy E Olsen, Rosemarie A Boland, Alice E Stewart, Leah M Hickey

“…We aimed to determine changes in respiratory support, survival and morbidity in EP infants since the early 1990s.Design Prospective longitudinal cohort study.Setting The State of Victoria, Australia.Participants All EP births offered intensive care in four discrete eras (1991–1992 (24 months): n=332, 1997 (12 months): n=190, 2005 (12 months): n=229, and April 2016–March 2017 (12 months): n=250).Outcome measures Consumption of respiratory support, survival and morbidity to discharge home. …”
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A systematic review on how primary care electronic medical record data have been used for antimicrobial stewardship by Ron Cheah, Caroline Chen, Daniel Capurro, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Vlada Rozova, Karin Thursky

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Protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of the Telehealth for Early Developmental Intervention in babies born very preterm (TEDI-Prem) programme o... by Alicia J Spittle, Peter J Anderson, Angela T Morgan, Rachel Schembri, Li Huang, Kim Dalziel, Rod W Hunt, Katherine Lee, Anne E Holland, Karli Treyvaud, Abbey L Eeles, Stacey Dusing, Shaaron Brown, Susan M Fehring, Gillian Henty, Elizabeth Kozaris

“…Here we present the protocol outlining a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of TEDI-Prem plus usual care, compared with usual care alone.Methods and analysis We will recruit 466 VPT infants from the neonatal units of five hospitals in Victoria, Australia. Participants will be randomised, stratified by site of recruitment and multiple births, to TEDI-Prem plus usual care or usual care alone. …”
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A Novel Robotic Technique for Mapping Patellofemoral Kinematics in Total Knee Arthroplasty by Edward O’Bryan, MBBS (Hons), FRACS, FAOA, Christopher Jones, MBBS, FRACS, FAOA, Samuel Joseph, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthoA

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Intensified and Accelerated Rescue Infliximab Therapy for Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Saiumaeswar Yogakanthi, Timothy Phan, Emma Flanagan, Linda Yang, Chamara Basnayake, Iniyaval Thevathasan, Julien Schulberg

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Supervised Injecting Room Cohort Study (SIRX): study protocol by Lisa Maher, Thomas Kerr, Matthew Hickman, Alexander Thompson, Peter Higgs, Paul Dietze, Paul A Agius, Nick Scott, Daniel O’Keefe, Mark A Stoové, Jack Stone, Dylan Vella-Horne, Ashleigh C Stewart, Amanda Roxburgh, Sione Crawford, Josephine Norman, Zachary Lloyd, Nico Clark

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