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Kratochwill L, Powers M, McGraw M, King L, Hegde G, Shang J, O'Neill J, Venkat A. 197 An Analysis of Factors Associated With Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Escherichia coli Caused Urinary Tract Infections in Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.07.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Carzino R, King L, Ranganathan S. 78 Differences in infection, inflammation and structural abnormalities between the right and left lung. J Cyst Fibros 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(15)30255-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pibida L, Zimmerman B, Fitzgerald R, King L, Cessna JT, Bergeron DE. Determination of photon emission probabilities for the main gamma-rays of ²²³Ra in equilibrium with its progeny. Appl Radiat Isot 2015; 101:15-19. [PMID: 25813002 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The currently published (223)Ra gamma-ray emission probabilities display a wide variation in the values depending on the source of the data. The National Institute of Standards and Technology performed activity measurements on a (223)Ra solution that was used to prepare several sources that were used to determine the photon emission probabilities for the main gamma-rays of (223)Ra in equilibrium with its progeny. Several high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors were used to perform the gamma-ray spectrometry measurements.
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Hartley M, Hoare S, Lithander FE, Neale RE, Hart PH, Gorman S, Gies P, Sherriff J, Swaminathan A, Beilin LJ, Mori TA, King L, Black LJ, Marshall K, Xiang F, Wyatt C, King K, Slevin T, Pandeya N, Lucas RM. Comparing the effects of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D insufficiency, and immune and cardio-metabolic function: the Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Supplementation (SEDS) Study. BMC Public Health 2015; 15:115. [PMID: 25884724 PMCID: PMC4391331 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1461-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Adults living in the sunny Australian climate are at high risk of skin cancer, but vitamin D deficiency (defined here as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration of less than 50 nmol/L) is also common. Vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for a range of diseases. However, the optimal strategies to achieve and maintain vitamin D adequacy (sun exposure, vitamin D supplementation or both), and whether sun exposure itself has benefits over and above initiating synthesis of vitamin D, remain unclear. The Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Supplementation (SEDS) Study aims to compare the effectiveness of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation for the management of vitamin D insufficiency, and to test whether these management strategies differentially affect markers of immune and cardio-metabolic function. Methods/Design The SEDS Study is a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of two different daily doses of vitamin D supplementation, and placebo, in conjunction with guidance on two different patterns of sun exposure. Participants recruited from across Australia are aged 18–64 years and have a recent vitamin D test result showing a serum 25(OH)D level of 40–60 nmol/L. Discussion This paper discusses the rationale behind the study design, and considers the challenges but necessity of data collection within a non-institutionalised adult population, in order to address the study aims. We also discuss the challenges of participant recruitment and retention, ongoing engagement of referring medical practitioners and address issues of compliance and participant retention. Trial registration Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12613000290796 Registered 14 March 2013.
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Mason MJ, Campbell L, Way T, Keyser-Marcus L, Benotsch E, Mennis J, Zhang J, King L, May J, Stembridge DR. Development and Outcomes of a Text Messaging Tobacco Cessation Intervention With Urban Adolescents. Subst Abus 2014; 36:500-6. [PMID: 25551337 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2014.987946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND This paper describes the development of an urban adolescent text messaging tobacco cessation intervention and preliminary findings from a randomized, controlled trial. The authors successfully adapted a face-to-face intervention into a personalized, automated, and interactive 5-day texting protocol. METHODS Respondent-driven sampling was used beginning at a community substance abuse facility. Seventy-two tobacco-dependent adolescents were randomized into an automated computer texting program that delivered either the experimental condition of 30 motivational interviewing- and social network counseling-based personalized messages or the attention control condition consisting of a texting program covering general (non-smoking-related) health habits. All teens were provided smartphones for the study and were assessed at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months post intervention. Analyses examined condition×time interactions. RESULTS At 6 months, the experimental condition decreased the number of cigarettes smoked in the past 30 days, increased intentions not to smoke in the future, and increased peer social support compared with controls. Effect sizes were moderate to large. CONCLUSIONS These findings are unique, as they target urban adolescents with a mobile health format and add to the growing literature on the efficacy of text-delivered interventions.
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Macniven R, Kelly B, King L. Unhealthy product sponsorship of Australian national and state sports organisations. J Sci Med Sport 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kentikelenis A, Karanikolos M, Mladovksy P, Williams G, King L, McKee M. Economic crisis and infectious disease among migrants: the case of Greece. Eur J Public Health 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku162.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kentikelenis A, Karanikolos M, Mladovksy P, Williams G, King L, McKee M, Stuckler D, Noori T. Effects of the economic crisis on infectious disease among migrants in Europe. Eur J Public Health 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku162.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bauman AE, King L, Nutbeam D. Rethinking the evaluation and measurement of health in all policies. Health Promot Int 2014; 29 Suppl 1:i143-51. [DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dau049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tillaut H, King L, Conan G, Mariani-Kurkdjian P, Minet J, Gouali M. Cas groupés d’infection à Escherichia coli entérohémorragique O111 dans une crèche du Morbihan, France, novembre 2012–janvier 2013. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2014.06.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Hewagama S, Krishnaswamy S, King L, Davis J, Baird R. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 exposures following blood-borne virus incidents in central Australia, 2002-2012. Clin Infect Dis 2014; 59:85-7. [PMID: 24729501 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We retrospectively audited hospital occupational exposure events over a 10-year period, in a human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-endemic area of Central Australia, and report on 53 individuals exposed to HTLV-1 with no transmissions documented (95% confidence interval, 0%-1.5%). This has important implications for the management of exposures including the role of postexposure prophylaxis.
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King L, Tulandi T, Whitley R, Constantinescu T, Ells C, Zelkowitz P. What's the message? A content analysis of newspaper articles about assisted reproductive technology from 2005 to 2011. HUM FERTIL 2014; 17:124-32. [DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2014.895427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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King L, Gerli M, Tedesco F. P11 Elucidating the immune response to transplanted xenogeneic human mesoangioblasts for cell-based therapies of muscular dystrophies. Neuromuscul Disord 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(14)70027-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ndrepepa G, Cassese S, Braun S, Fusaro M, King L, Tada T, Schömig A, Kastrati A, Schmidt R. A gender-specific analysis of association between hyperuricaemia and cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2013; 23:1195-1201. [PMID: 24099726 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Revised: 02/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Gender-related differences in the association between hyperuricaemia and cardiovascular events remain poorly understood. The objective of this study was to assess gender-related differences in the association between hyperuricaemia and cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS This study included 13,273 patients with CAD. Hyperuricaemia was defined as a plasma uric acid >7.0mgdl(-1) in men and >5.7mgdl(-1) in women. The primary outcome was 1-year all-cause mortality. Hyperuricaemia was found in 3745 men (36.5%) and 1562 women (50.3%); odds ratio (OR)=1.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.62-1.91; P<0.001. Women with hyperuricaemia were older, had higher proportions of patients with diabetes and arterial hypertension and had reduced renal function and higher C-reactive protein levels compared with men with hyperuricaemia. One-year all-cause mortality was 9.3% (n=143) in women with hyperuricaemia versus 6.9% (n = 252) in men with hyperuricaemia (P=0.002). After adjustment in multivariable Cox proportional hazards model, uric acid predicted 1-year mortality with an adjusted hazard ratio (HR)=1.17, 95% CI (1.03-1.31), P=0.012 in men and HR=1.25, 95% CI (1.06-1.48), P=0.007 in women, for each standard deviation increase in the natural logarithm. Uric acid predicted 1-year mortality with an area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve=0.625, 95% CI (0.594-0.656) in men and 0.676, 95% CI (0.635-0.717) in women (P=0.044, for women versus men). CONCLUSION Hyperuricaemia predicts an increased risk of 1-year mortality in both genders with a stronger association in women. Differences in cardiovascular risk profile may explain the stronger association between hyperuricaemia and cardiovascular events in women.
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Harvey L, King L, Hur HC. Challenges Associated with a Self-Contained Simulation Curriculum Using a Home Laparoscopic Skills Trainer. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Burton C, Heintzelman S, King L. A Place for Individual Differences in What Everyone Knows About What Everyone Does: Positive Affect, Cognitive Processes, and Cognitive Experiential Self Theory. SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY COMPASS 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kelly B, King L, Baur L, Rayner M, Lobstein T, Monteiro C, Macmullan J, Mohan S, Barquera S, Friel S, Hawkes C, Kumanyika S, L'Abbé M, Lee A, Ma J, Neal B, Sacks G, Sanders D, Snowdon W, Swinburn B, Vandevijvere S, Walker C. Monitoring food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions to children. Obes Rev 2013; 14 Suppl 1:59-69. [PMID: 24074211 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing is recognized as an important factor influencing food choices related to non-communicable diseases. The monitoring of populations' exposure to food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions, and the content of these promotions, is necessary to generate evidence to understand the extent of the problem, and to determine appropriate and effective policy responses. A review of studies measuring the nature and extent of exposure to food promotions was conducted to identify approaches to monitoring food promotions via dominant media platforms. A step-wise approach, comprising 'minimal', 'expanded' and 'optimal' monitoring activities, was designed. This approach can be used to assess the frequency and level of exposure of population groups (especially children) to food promotions, the persuasive power of techniques used in promotional communications (power of promotions) and the nutritional composition of promoted food products. Detailed procedures for data sampling, data collection and data analysis for a range of media types are presented, as well as quantifiable measurement indicators for assessing exposure to and power of food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions. The proposed framework supports the development of a consistent system for monitoring food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions for comparison between countries and over time.
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Hebden L, Cook A, van der Ploeg HP, King L, Bauman A, Allman-Farinelli M. A mobile health intervention for weight management among young adults: a pilot randomised controlled trial. J Hum Nutr Diet 2013; 27:322-32. [PMID: 23992038 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Today's generation of young adults are gaining weight faster than their parents; however, there remains insufficient evidence to inform interventions to prevent this weight gain. Mobile phones are a popular means of communication that may provide a convenient, inexpensive means to deliver health intervention programmes. This pilot study aimed to measure the effect of a 12-week mobile health (mHealth) intervention on body weight, body mass index and specific lifestyle behaviours addressed by the programme. METHODS University students and staff aged 18-35 years (n = 51) were randomised (ratio 1 : 1, intervention : control). Both groups received a printed diet booklet with instructions prepared by a dietitian. The intervention group also received Short Message Service (SMS) text messages (four per week), e-mails (four per week), and had access to smartphone applications and Internet forums. RESULTS Pre- to post-intervention, participants in the intervention group decreased their body weight [mean (SD)] [-1.6 (2.6) kg], increased their light intensity activity [34 (35) min day(-1)] and reported an increased vegetable (1.0 median serving day(-1)) and decreased sugar-sweetened beverage intake [-355 (836) mL week(-1)]. Despite this, post-intervention changes in outcomes were not significantly different from controls. CONCLUSIONS The piloted mHealth programme provided some short-term positive changes in weight, nutrition and physical activity using a low cost, convenient delivery method for this population. However, changes were no different from those observed among controls. This might partly be explained by intervention participants' low engagement with the programme, which is likely to require further modification to provide more regular, personalised, monitored support.
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Cassese S, Ndrepepa G, Tepe G, Ott I, King L, Tada T, Kastrati A, Fusaro M. Drug-eluting stent for revascularization of infrapopliteal arteries: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht307.p361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tada T, Byrne RA, Dimopoulos A, King L, Li Y, Joner M, Kastrati A. Impact of stent strut thickness on arterial healing after drug-eluting stents implantation assessed by optical coherence tomography. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p3935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hardie R, King L, Fraser R, Reid M. Prevalence of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine administration and incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in children in Jamaica aged over 4 years with sickle cell disease diagnosed by newborn screening. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 29:197-202. [DOI: 10.1179/027249309x12467994693851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Hooper L, King L, Thomas M, Roemer F, Culliford D, Bowen C, Arden N, Edwards C. AB1471-HPR The reliability and validity of a novel MRI-based tool for the evaluation of forefoot bursae in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: The “FFB-score”. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.1462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Cunningham S, King L. Comment on ‘Evaluating indices of conservation success: a comparative analysis of outcome- and output-based indices’. Anim Conserv 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rutledge M, Ming C, Carter A, Dalley K, King L, Woolhead L, Gent M. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy Education Template. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2012.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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King L, Rukh-Kamaa A. Youth transitioning out of foster care: an evaluation of a Supplemental Security Income policy change. SOCIAL SECURITY BULLETIN 2013; 73:53-57. [PMID: 24282843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Youths with disabilities face numerous challenges when they transition to adulthood. Those who are aging out of foster care face the additional challenge of losing their foster care benefits, although some will be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments after foster care ceases. However, the time needed to process SSI applications exposes those youths to a potential gap in the receipt of benefits as they move between foster care and SSI. We evaluate the effects of a 2010 Social Security Administration policy change that allows such youths to apply for SSI payments 60 days earlier than the previous policy allowed. The change provides additional time for processing claims before the applicant ages out of the foster care system. We examine administrative records on SSI applications from before and after the policy change to determine if the change has decreased the gap between benefits for the target population.
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