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La Trobe University
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About: La Trobe University is a education organization based out in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 13370 authors who have published 41291 publications receiving 1138269 citations. The organization is also known as: LaTrobe University & LTU.
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University of Sydney1, University of South Australia2, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital3, University of Western Australia4, Curtin University5, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital6, Austin Hospital7, University of Newcastle8, Flinders University9, Repatriation General Hospital10, RMIT University11, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital12, University of Tasmania13, Royal Hobart Hospital14, Hobart Corporation15, Royal North Shore Hospital16, St. Vincent's Health System17, University of Melbourne18, Royal Melbourne Hospital19, Northern Health20, La Trobe University21, Concord Repatriation General Hospital22, Royal Adelaide Hospital23, Monash University24, Westmead Hospital25, Griffith University26
TL;DR: The aim of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines (Guidelines) is to provide evidence‐based recommendations for the practice of pulmonary rehabilitation specific to Australian and New Zealand healthcare contexts.
Abstract: Background and objective
The aim of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines (Guidelines) is to provide evidence-based recommendations for the practice of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) specific to Australian and New Zealand healthcare contexts.
Methods
The Guideline methodology adhered to the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II criteria. Nine key questions were constructed in accordance with the PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) format and reviewed by a COPD consumer group for appropriateness. Systematic reviews were undertaken for each question and recommendations made with the strength of each recommendation based on the GRADE (Gradings of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) criteria. The Guidelines were externally reviewed by a panel of experts.
Results
The Guideline panel recommended that patients with mild-to-severe COPD should undergo PR to improve quality of life and exercise capacity and to reduce hospital admissions; that PR could be offered in hospital gyms, community centres or at home and could be provided irrespective of the availability of a structured education programme; that PR should be offered to patients with bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension, with the latter in specialized centres. The Guideline panel was unable to make recommendations relating to PR programme length beyond 8 weeks, the optimal model for maintenance after PR, or the use of supplemental oxygen during exercise training. The strength of each recommendation and the quality of the evidence are presented in the summary.
Conclusion
The Australian and New Zealand Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines present an evaluation of the evidence for nine PICO questions, with recommendations to provide guidance for clinicians and policymakers.
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TL;DR: The current understanding of the role of EVs in neurological diseases is discussed and some of the limitations of the current understandings of this field are raised.
Abstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) include exosomes and microvesicles and have been shown to have roles in the CNS ranging from the removal of unwanted biomolecules to intercellular communication to the spread of pathogenic proteins associated with neurodegenerative diseases. EVs carry protein, lipid, and genetic cargo, and research over more than a decade has shown that they contain the misfolded forms of proteins associated with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and the prion diseases. Altered genetic cargo, usually in the form of miRNAs, have also been identified in EVs patients with these diseases, suggesting that EVs may be a source of disease biomarkers. Whether EVs play a key role in the pathogenesis of neurological diseases remains to be firmly established because most current research is performed using cell culture and transgenic animal models. If EVs are identified as a key pathological contributor to neurological conditions, they will form a novel target for therapeutic intervention. This Dual Perspectives article will discuss the current understanding of the role of EVs in neurological diseases and raise some of the limitations of our current understandings of this field.
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TL;DR: In this article, a short form version of the Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire (RITQ) was developed to measure the infant temperament, and five infant temperament factors, Approach, Rhythmicity, Cooperation/Manageability, Activity/Reactivity, and Irritability, were chosen for the short form.
Abstract: Factor analyses of the Carey and McDevitt (1978) Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire (RITQ) with a representative sample of 2,443 Australian infants provided limited empirical support for its 9-dimension structure and indicated considerable redundancy in the scale. Of the 9 dimensions, only Rhythmicity and Persistence emerged as relatively pure factors. The other factors were formed from various combinations or divisions of the dimensions. Five infant temperament factors, Approach, Rhythmicity, Cooperation/Manageability, Activity/Reactivity, and Irritability, were chosen for the development of a short form (SITQ). This short form showed good internal consistency and replicability across subsamples of the total group, A 3-factor composite scale was also developed that allowed measurement of an easy to difficult continuum that was strongly related to concurrent behavior problems. Good test-retest reliability was demonstrated for both the 5 separate scales and the composite scale. Although similarities can be shown between the SITQ and various other infant temperament scales, the SITQ has the advantages of parsimony and a firm empirical basis.
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TL;DR: In this article, the adoption of specific corporate governance practices, and adherence to an overall code of governance practice, is associated with agency cost benefits for companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
Abstract: This paper examines whether the adoption of specific corporate governance practices, and, in particular, adherence to an overall code of governance practice, is associated with agency cost benefits for companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Using a private and voluntary contracting setting, the adoption of individual corporate governance attributes is found to have no influence on firm-level agency costs, whereas greater compliance with an overall governance index variable representative of the ASX Corporate Governance Council requirements now in force results in significantly lower agency costs. The beneficial influence of voluntary governance compliance on agency costs is also found to be independent of firm ownership structure, with these findings having a range of implications for firms both in Australia and globally.
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TL;DR: The amount and intensity of exercise decreased over the course of pregnancy, with main reasons for not exercising including feeling tired or unwell, being too busy, and, particularly in late pregnancy, exercise being uncomfortable.
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Rasmus Nielsen | 135 | 556 | 84898 |
C. N. R. Rao | 133 | 1646 | 86718 |
James Whelan | 128 | 786 | 89180 |
Jacqueline Batley | 119 | 1212 | 68752 |
Eske Willerslev | 115 | 367 | 43039 |
Jonathan E. Shaw | 114 | 629 | 108114 |
Ary A. Hoffmann | 113 | 907 | 55354 |
Mike Clarke | 113 | 1037 | 164328 |
Richard J. Simpson | 113 | 850 | 59378 |
Alan F. Cowman | 111 | 379 | 38240 |
David C. Page | 110 | 509 | 44119 |
Richard Gray | 109 | 808 | 78580 |
David S. Wishart | 108 | 523 | 76652 |
Alan G. Marshall | 107 | 1060 | 46904 |
David A. Williams | 106 | 633 | 42058 |