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Jacinta Francis
Researcher at Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
Publications - 32
Citations - 1812
Jacinta Francis is an academic researcher from Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine & Population. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 25 publications receiving 1478 citations. Previous affiliations of Jacinta Francis include Telethon Institute for Child Health Research & University of Western Australia.
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Creating sense of community: The role of public space
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the relationship between four public spaces (POS, community centres, schools and shops) and sense of community in residents of new housing developments in the Perth metropolitan area, Western Australia.
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Associations Between Recreational Walking and Attractiveness, Size, and Proximity of Neighborhood Open Spaces
TL;DR: For adults, the presence of a large, high-quality park within walking distance of one's home may be more important in promoting sufficient amounts of walking for health benefits than is the presenceof an open space within a shorter distance.
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Salivary IgA levels and infection risk in elite swimmers.
Maree Gleeson,Warren McDonald,David B. Pyne,Allan W. Cripps,Jacinta Francis,Peter A. Fricker,Robert Clancy +6 more
TL;DR: Measurement of salivary IgA levels over a training season may be predictive for athletes at risk of infection and showed an inverse correlation with the number of infections in both elite swimmers and moderately exercising control subjects.
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Quality or quantity? Exploring the relationship between Public Open Space attributes and mental health in Perth, Western Australia.
TL;DR: From a mental health perspective, POS quality within a neighbourhood appears to be more important than POS quantity, and this finding has policy implications and warrants further investigation.
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Quality of Public Open Spaces and Recreational Walking.
Takemi Sugiyama,Lucy Gunn,Hayley Christian,Jacinta Francis,Samantha Foster,Paula Hooper,Neville Owen,Billie Giles-Corti +7 more
TL;DR: Building 1 high-quality local park may be more effective in promoting recreational walking than is providing many average-quality parks.