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University of South Australia
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About: University of South Australia is a education organization based out in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 10086 authors who have published 32587 publications receiving 913683 citations. The organization is also known as: The University of South Australia & UniSA.
Topics: Population, Poison control, Health care, Mental health, Adsorption
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TL;DR: Because of the increase in survival after acute myocardial infarction and ageing of the population, the number of patients with CHF will increase rapidly in most industrialized countries and pose one of the greatest health care challenges of the 21 century.
Abstract: Chronic heart failure (CHF) places a heavy burden not only on patients and their families but also on society, through enormous use of health care resources. CHF has an overall population prevalence of approximately 1–3%, rising to approximately 10% in the very elderly. Following a first hospital admission for heart failure, patients have a 5-year mortality of 75% — a survival rate worse than that for most forms of cancer. CHF impairs quality of life more than almost any other chronic medical problem. Hospital admissions for CHF have increased markedly over the past two decades. CHF accounts for about 5% of all medical admissions and approximately 2% of total health care expenditure. Despite improvements in medical management, under-treatment is common. Because of the increase in survival after acute myocardial infarction and ageing of the population, the number of patients with CHF will increase rapidly in most industrialized countries. CHF will still pose one of the greatest health care challenges of the 21 st century.
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TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative study explores the human dimension of two subtypes of bullying in an Australian schooling context, i.e., covert and cyberbullying, through stories of what has actually been occurring in and around their schools.
Abstract: This qualitative study explores the human dimension of two subtypes of bullying in an Australian schooling context. Individuals’ knowledge, understanding, and experiences of covert (behind the scenes) and cyber (behind the screens) bullying were explored through stories of what has actually been occurring in and around their schools. Participants were adolescent students (n = 20), teachers (n = 10) and school counselors (n = 6) from a variety of schools across Adelaide, South Australia. They recounted stories about covert and cyberbullying from their social networks and schooling contexts, giving authentic “voice” to these behaviors. Each narrative was uploaded to a dedicated website, contributing to an online “storybook,” and providing information rich cases that enabled “issues of central importance” (Patton, 1987) to emerge. Narrative and thematic analyses revealed that covert and cyberbullying have much in common, but that cyberbullying in particular evoked strong negative feelings and emotions which ...
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Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital1, University of Exeter2, University of Bristol3, Erasmus University Rotterdam4, Lancaster University5, University of Warwick6, Statens Serum Institut7, Northwestern University8, St Thomas' Hospital9, UCL Institute of Child Health10, Queen Mary University of London11, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics12, University of Oxford13, Norwegian Institute of Public Health14, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia15, Copenhagen University Hospital16, University of Oulu17, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute18, VU University Medical Center19, VU University Amsterdam20, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke21, Université de Sherbrooke22, Imperial College London23, University of Queensland24, University of Pennsylvania25, University of Helsinki26, Harvard University27, National Institute for Health Research28, Stanford University29, University of Liverpool30, Charité31, University of Potsdam32, Health Protection Agency33, Sahlgrenska University Hospital34, University of Copenhagen35, University of Southern Denmark36, University of Iowa37, Jinan University38, University of South Australia39
TL;DR: For BMI and fasting glucose, genetic associations were consistent with the observational associations, but for systolic blood pressure, the genetic and observational associations were in opposite directions.
Abstract: Importance Neonates born to overweight or obese women are larger and at higher risk of birth complications. Many maternal obesity-related traits are observationally associated with birth weight, but the causal nature of these associations is uncertain. Objective To test for genetic evidence of causal associations of maternal body mass index (BMI) and related traits with birth weight. Design, Setting, and Participants Mendelian randomization to test whether maternal BMI and obesity-related traits are potentially causally related to offspring birth weight. Data from 30 487 women in 18 studies were analyzed. Participants were of European ancestry from population- or community-based studies in Europe, North America, or Australia and were part of the Early Growth Genetics Consortium. Live, term, singleton offspring born between 1929 and 2013 were included. Exposures Genetic scores for BMI, fasting glucose level, type 2 diabetes, systolic blood pressure (SBP), triglyceride level, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level, vitamin D status, and adiponectin level. Main Outcome and Measure Offspring birth weight from 18 studies. Results Among the 30 487 newborns the mean birth weight in the various cohorts ranged from 3325 g to 3679 g. The maternal genetic score for BMI was associated with a 2-g (95% CI, 0 to 3 g) higher offspring birth weight per maternal BMI-raising allele ( P = .008). The maternal genetic scores for fasting glucose and SBP were also associated with birth weight with effect sizes of 8 g (95% CI, 6 to 10 g) per glucose-raising allele ( P = 7 × 10 −14 ) and −4 g (95% CI, −6 to −2g) per SBP-raising allele ( P = 1×10 −5 ), respectively. A 1-SD ( ≈ 4 points) genetically higher maternal BMI was associated with a 55-g higher offspring birth weight (95% CI, 17 to 93 g). A 1-SD ( ≈ 7.2 mg/dL) genetically higher maternal fasting glucose concentration was associated with 114-g higher offspring birth weight (95% CI, 80 to 147 g). However, a 1-SD ( ≈ 10 mm Hg) genetically higher maternal SBP was associated with a 208-g lower offspring birth weight (95% CI, −394 to −21 g). For BMI and fasting glucose, genetic associations were consistent with the observational associations, but for systolic blood pressure, the genetic and observational associations were in opposite directions. Conclusions and Relevance In this mendelian randomization study, genetically elevated maternal BMI and blood glucose levels were potentially causally associated with higher offspring birth weight, whereas genetically elevated maternal SBP was potentially causally related to lower birth weight. If replicated, these findings may have implications for counseling and managing pregnancies to avoid adverse weight-related birth outcomes.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored and compared the benefits sought by three different types of tourists: beauty spa, lifestyle resort, and spiritual retreat visitors, and found significant differences between tourists regarding the importance attributed to each of the six benefit factors.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare the benefits sought by three different types of wellness tourists: beauty spa, lifestyle resort, and spiritual retreat visitors.Design/methodology/approach – Based on the findings from 27 semi‐structured interviews with wellness tourists a benefits of wellness tourism scale (BWTS) was developed. It was used to measure 46 benefit items and was mailed to people included on the client/member lists of three Australian wellness tourism organisations.Findings – In total, six benefit factors emerged from a principal axis factor analysis: transcendence; physical health and appearance; escape and relaxation; important others and novelty; re‐establish self‐esteem; and indulgence. A one‐way MANOVA, followed by a series of ANOVAS, revealed significant differences between the three types of tourists regarding the importance attributed to each of the six benefit factors. While all participants in the study sought transformation of the self, each identifiable...
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Andrew P. McMahon | 162 | 415 | 90650 |
Timothy P. Hughes | 145 | 831 | 91357 |
Jeremy K. Nicholson | 141 | 773 | 80275 |
Peng Shi | 137 | 1371 | 65195 |
Daniel Thomas | 134 | 846 | 84224 |
Jian Li | 133 | 2863 | 87131 |
Matthew Jones | 125 | 1161 | 96909 |
Ulrich S. Schubert | 122 | 2229 | 85604 |
Elaine Holmes | 119 | 560 | 58975 |
Arne Astrup | 114 | 866 | 68877 |
Richard Gray | 109 | 808 | 78580 |
John B. Furness | 103 | 597 | 37668 |
Thomas J. Jentsch | 101 | 238 | 32810 |
Ben W.J. Mol | 101 | 1485 | 47733 |
John C. Lindon | 99 | 488 | 44063 |