1. Type 1 diabetes (due to b-cell destruction, usually leading to absolute insulin deficiency) 2. Type 2 diabetes (due to a progressive insulin secretory defect on the background of insulin resistance) 3. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (diabetes diagnosed in the second or third trimester of pregnancy that is not clearly overt diabetes) 4. Specific types of diabetes due to other causes, e.g., monogenic diabetes syndromes (such as neonatal diabetes and maturity-onset diabetes of the young [MODY]), diseases of the exocrine pancreas (such as cystic fibrosis), and drugor chemical-induced diabetes (such as in the treatment of HIV/AIDS or after organ transplantation)

Classification and diagnosis of diabetes

Effects of heat-stress on production in dairy cattle.

Body mass in comparative primatology

福祉関連職におけるMaslach Burnout Inventoryの因子構造の比較

Effects of heat stress on the welfare of extensively managed domestic ruminants

This paper presents the results on workplace violence from a larger study undertaken in 2004. Comparison is made with the results of a similar study undertaken in 2001. The study involved the random sampling of 3000 nurses from the Queensland Nurses' Union's membership in the public (acute hospital and community nursing), private (acute hospital and domiciliary nursing) and aged care (both public and private aged care facilities) sectors. The self-reported results suggest an increase in workplace violence in all three sectors. Although there are differences in the sources of workplace violence across the sectors, the major causes of workplace violence are: clients/patients, visitors/relatives, other nurses, nursing management and medical practitioners. Associations were also found between workplace violence and gender, the designation of the nurse, hours of employment, the age of the nurse, morale and perceptions of workplace safety. Although the majority of nurses reported that policies were in place for the management of workplace violence, these policies were not always adequate.

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Workplace violence in Queensland, Australia: the results of a comparative study.

This article is a report of a mixed method study of the association between personality traits of nurses and their reasons for entering nursing
Background The worldwide nursing shortage prompts research into better understanding of why individuals enter nursing and may assist in exploring ways to increase their recruitment and long term retention
Design A mixed method sequential explanatory design employed semi-structured interviews and a validated personality inventory measuring temperament and character traits
Methods Registered Nurses (n = 12) and nursing students (n = 11) working and studying in a regional area of Queensland Australia were purposively sampled for the interviews in 2010 from their participation in the survey in 2009 investigating their personality traits Qualitative data collection stopped at saturation A thematic content analysis of the qualitative data using the framework approach was interpreted alongside their personality trait profiles
Results Two dominant themes were identified from the participant interviews about reasons for entering nursing; opportunity for caring and my vocation in life These themes were congruent with key temperament and character traits measured in the participants All nurses and students were very high in traits that exude empathy and altruistic ideals regardless of other characteristics which
included highly pragmatic and self-serving principles
Conclusions Qualitative and quantitative findings suggest that a caring nature is a principal quality of the nursing personality Recruitment and retention strategies whilst promoting multiple benefits for the profession should not forget that the prime impetus for entering nursing is the opportunity to care for others

Why did I become a nurse? Personality traits and reasons for entering nursing.

Three troops of olive baboons (Papio anubis) comprising 134 animals were captured during a translocation program. All three troops (PHG, CRIP, WBY) lived in high-altitude savannah, but two (CRIP and WBY) also frequented human settlements, where they had access to the garbage pits and vegetable gardens. The translocation offered the opportunity to compare body condition, activity patterns, and parasitism among the troops of animals. A variety of body measurements were taken, a physical examination performed, activity patterns for the previous 2 years enumerated, and blood and feces collected for virological and parasitological analyses. Body condition, as judged qualitatively by appearance and quantitatively by subcutaneous fat thickness and body weight, was lowest in PHG, the naturally foraging troop. All animals were negative for all viruses. No blood-borne parasites were found, but the feces of the majority of animals were positive for eggs of strongyles, ascarids, Trichuris spp., and Strongyloides spp. Quantification of strongyles indicated the heaviest burdens were in the non provisioned troop PHG. These results when combined with the behavioral observations that PHG spent more time foraging and less time resting or socializing than WBY suggest lowered availability and/or a poorer quality of PHG's diet. The data support the hypothesis of a causal relationship between host nutrition and helminth parasite infection but do not permit general conclusions to be drawn on mechanisms of interaction.

Nutrition, body condition, activity patterns, and parasitism of free‐ranging troops of olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Kenya

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Shade management in subtropical environment for milk yield and composition in Holstein and Jersey cows

Aims and objectives: To support policy planning for health, the barriers to the use of information and computer technology by nurses in Australia were determined. 

Background: Australia, in line with many countries, aims to achieve a better quality of care and health outcomes through effective and innovative use of health information. Nurses form the largest component of the health workforce. Successful adoption by nurses of information and computer technology will be a requirement for success. No national study has been undertaken to determine the barriers to adoption. 

Design: A self-administered postal survey. A questionnaire was distributed to 10,000 members of the Australian Nursing Federation. Twenty possible barriers to information and computer technology uptake were offered and responses were given on a five-point Likert scale.
 
Results: Work demands, access to computers and lack of support were the principal barriers faced by nurses to their adoption of the technology in the workplace. Factors that were considered to present few barriers included age and lack of interest. Whilst age was not considered by the respondents to be a barrier, their age was positively correlated with several barriers including knowledge and confidence in use of computers. 

Conclusions: Results indicate that to use the information and computer technologies being brought into health care fully, barriers that prevent the principal users from embracing those technologies must be addressed. Factors such as the age of the nurse and their level of job must be considered when developing strategies to overcome barriers. 

Relevance to clinical practice: The findings of this study provide essential information not only for national government and state health departments but also for local administrators and managers to enable clinical nurses to meet present and future job requirements.

Robert Eley

Papers

Workplace violence in Queensland, Australia: the results of a comparative study.

Why did I become a nurse? Personality traits and reasons for entering nursing.

Nutrition, body condition, activity patterns, and parasitism of free‐ranging troops of olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Kenya

Shade management in subtropical environment for milk yield and composition in Holstein and Jersey cows

Barriers to use of information and computer technology by Australia’s nurses: a national survey