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2. Progressivity of out-of-pocket costs under Australia’s universal health care system: a national linked data study
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Law, HD, primary, Marasinghe, D, additional, Butler, D, additional, Welsh, J, additional, Lancsar, E, additional, Banks, E, additional, Biddle, N, additional, and Korda, R, additional
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- 2022
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3. Microfabricated glucose biosensor for culture welloperation
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Pemberton, R.M., Cox, T., Tuffin, R., Sage, I., Drago, G.A., Biddle, N., Griffiths, J., Pittson, R., Johnson, G., Xu, J., Jackson, S.K., Kenna, G., Luxton, R., and Hart, J.P.
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- 2013
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4. The age at which Indigenous Australians undertake qualifications : a descriptive analysis.
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Biddle, N.
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- 2006
5. Some evidence on the English language experience of Australians whose first language isn't English : a quantitative approach.
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Biddle, N.
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- 2003
6. A flow injection system, comprising a biosensor based on a screen-printed carbon electrode containing Meldola’s Blue–Reinecke salt coated with glucose dehydrogenase, for the measurement of glucose
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Piano, M., Serban, S., Biddle, N., Pittson, R., Drago, G.A., and Hart, J.P.
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- 2010
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7. Fabrication of microband glucose biosensors using a screen-printing water-based carbon ink and their application in serum analysis
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Pemberton, R.M., Pittson, R., Biddle, N., and Hart, J.P.
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- 2009
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8. Application of screen-printed microband biosensors to end-point measurements of glucose and cell numbers in HepG2 cell culture
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Pemberton, R.M., Xu, J., Pittson, R., Biddle, N., Drago, G.A., Jackson, S.K., and Hart, J.P.
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- 2009
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9. Preschool attendance and developmental outcomes at age five in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children: a population-based cohort study of 100 357 Australian children
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Falster, K, Hanly, M, Edwards, B, Banks, E, Lynch, JW, Eades, S, Nickel, N, Goldfeld, S, Biddle, N, Falster, K, Hanly, M, Edwards, B, Banks, E, Lynch, JW, Eades, S, Nickel, N, Goldfeld, S, and Biddle, N
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BACKGROUND: Policies to increase Australian Indigenous children's participation in preschool aim to reduce developmental inequities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. This study aims to understand the benefits of preschool participation by quantifying the association between preschool participation in the year before school and developmental outcomes at age five in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. METHODS: We used data from perinatal, hospital, birth registration and school enrolment records, and the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC), for 7384 Indigenous and 95 104 non-Indigenous children who started school in New South Wales, Australia in 2009/2012. Preschool in the year before school was recorded in the AEDC. The outcome was developmental vulnerability on ≥1 of five AEDC domains, including physical health, emotional maturity, social competence, language/cognitive skills and communication skills/general knowledge. RESULTS: 5051 (71%) Indigenous and 68 998 (74%) non-Indigenous children attended preschool. Among Indigenous children, 33% of preschool attenders and 44% of the home-based care group were vulnerable on ≥1 domains, compared with 17% of preschool attenders and 33% in the home-based care group among non-Indigenous children. In the whole population model, the adjusted risk difference for developmental vulnerability among preschool attenders was -7.9 percentage points (95% CI, -9.8 to -6.1) in non-Indigenous children and -2.8 percentage points (95% CI -4.8 to -0.7) in Indigenous children, compared with Indigenous children in home-based care. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest a likely beneficial effect of preschool participation on developmental outcomes, although the magnitude of the benefit was less among Indigenous compared with non-Indigenous children.
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- 2021
10. Education inequalities in adult all-cause mortality: first national data for Australia using linked census and mortality data
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Korda, RJ, Biddle, N, Lynch, J, Eynstone-Hinkins, J, Soga, K, Banks, E, Priest, N, Moon, L, Blakely, T, Korda, RJ, Biddle, N, Lynch, J, Eynstone-Hinkins, J, Soga, K, Banks, E, Priest, N, Moon, L, and Blakely, T
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BACKGROUND: National linked mortality and census data have not previously been available for Australia. We estimated education-based mortality inequalities from linked census and mortality data that are suitable for international comparisons. METHODS: We used the Australian Bureau of Statistics Death Registrations to Census file, with data on deaths (2011-2012) linked probabilistically to census data (linkage rate 81%). To assess validity, we compared mortality rates by age group (25-44, 45-64, 65-84 years), sex and area-inequality measures to those based on complete death registration data. We used negative binomial regression to quantify inequalities in all-cause mortality in relation to five levels of education ['Bachelor degree or higher' (highest) to 'no Year 12 and no post-secondary qualification' (lowest)], separately by sex and age group, adjusting for single year of age and correcting for linkage bias and missing education data. RESULTS: Mortality rates and area-based inequality estimates were comparable to published national estimates. Men aged 25-84 years with the lowest education had age-adjusted mortality rates 2.20 [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.08‒2.33] times those of men with the highest education. Among women, the rate ratio was 1.64 (1.55‒1.74). Rate ratios were 3.87 (3.38‒4.44) in men and 2.57 (2.15‒3.07) in women aged 25-44 years, decreasing to 1.68 (1.60‒1.76) in men and 1.44 (1.36‒1.53) in women aged 65-84 years. Absolute education inequalities increased with age. One in three to four deaths (31%) was associated with less than Bachelor level education. CONCLUSIONS: These linked national data enabled valid estimates of education inequality in mortality suitable for international comparisons. The magnitude of relative inequality is substantial and similar to that reported for other high-income countries.
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- 2020
11. Trends in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Multidomain Well-Being: Decomposing Persistent, Maturation, and Period Effects in Emerging Adulthood
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Parker, PD, Bodkin-Andrews, G, Parker, RB, Biddle, N, Parker, PD, Bodkin-Andrews, G, Parker, RB, and Biddle, N
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© 2018 Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood and SAGE Publications. We explore whether disadvantage exists in domain-specific happiness with Indigenous youth of Australia. Data were collected from 52,270 Australians aged 15–28 years, 4% of whom were Indigenous, and came from four birth cohorts with data collected between the years 1997 and 2013. Random and fixed effects decomposed differences in well-being into persistent (present at the earliest wave and consistent over time), maturation (changes over age), and period (changes in response to a particular year) components. Results suggested that happiness differences were small to moderate but favored non-Indigenous groups. There were small, persistent differences in happiness with social and future prospects and developmental differences for happiness with life and government. Period effects were observed for happiness with the government. This research reveals that a nuanced approach to Indigenous well-being is needed including not just a multidimensional approach but also one that is sensitive of the means by which disadvantage may emerge.
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- 2019
12. Indigenous Australians and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
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Biddle, N., Al-Yaman, F., Gourley, M., Gray, M., Bray, J. R., Brady, B., Pham, L. A., Williams, E., Montaigne, M., Biddle, N., Al-Yaman, F., Gourley, M., Gray, M., Bray, J. R., Brady, B., Pham, L. A., Williams, E., and Montaigne, M.
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- 2014
13. Indigenous Australians and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
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Biddle, N., primary, Al-Yaman, F., additional, Gourley, M., additional, Gray, M., additional, Bray, J. R., additional, Brady, B., additional, Pham, L. A., additional, Williams, E., additional, and Montaigne, M., additional
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- 2014
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14. Do Traditional Culture and Identity Promote the Wellbeing of Indigenous Australians? Evidence from the 2008 NATSISS
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Hunter, B., Biddle, N., Dockery, Alfred Michael, Hunter, B., Biddle, N., and Dockery, Alfred Michael
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This chapter reports results from one of several ongoing avenues of investigation into the relationship between Indigenous Australians’ attachment to traditional culture and their socioeconomic outcomes and wellbeing. In an analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS), Dockery (2010a) presented evidence that Indigenous people with stronger attachment to their culture fare better on a range of outcomes: self-assessed health, substance abuse, incidence of arrest, employment and educational attainment. Motivating this analysis was an attempt to reconsider the enduring debate between the two predominant and opposing schools of thought on how best to address relations between the Indigenous Australian peoples and what has become ‘mainstream’ society: self-determination versus assimilation. This has been fought out primarily as a normative debate, with different camps offering their views on what should improve the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. It is also a debate that has been largely premised on the assumption that elements of traditional Indigenous culture are incompatible with the achievement of socioeconomic outcomes valued in mainstream society. Even those who argue for the right of Indigenous people to maintain traditional culture and lifestyles often present this choice as a trade-off with socioeconomic outcomes valued in the mainstream, but as a legitimate choice for Indigenous people to make.
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- 2012
15. Prospects for 'closing the gap' in socioeconomic outcomes for Indigenous Australians?
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Altman, JC, Biddle, N, Hunter, B, Altman, JC, Biddle, N, and Hunter, B
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Practical reconciliation' and more recently `closing the gap' have been put forward as frameworks on which to base and evaluate policies to address Indigenous disadvantage. This paper analyses national-level census-based data to examine trends in Indigenous wellbeing since 1971. There has been steady improvement in most socioeconomic outcomes in the last 35 years; a finding at odds with the current discourse of failure. Evidence of convergence between Indigenous and non-Indigenous outcomes, however, is not consistent. For some outcomes, relatively rapid convergence is predicted (within 25 years), but for the majority of outcomes, convergence is unlikely to occur within a generation, if at all.
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- 2009
16. Testing the reliability of a measure of Aboriginal children's mental health: An analysis based on the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey
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Zubrick, Stephen, Lawrence, David, De Maio, J., Biddle, N., Zubrick, Stephen, Lawrence, David, De Maio, J., and Biddle, N.
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- 2006
17. A microband lactate biosensor fabricated using a water-based screen-printed carbon ink
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RAWSON, F, primary, PURCELL, W, additional, XU, J, additional, PEMBERTON, R, additional, FIELDEN, P, additional, BIDDLE, N, additional, and HART, J, additional
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- 2009
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18. Fabrication and characterisation of novel screen-printed tubular microband electrodes, and their application to the measurement of hydrogen peroxide
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Rawson, F.J., primary, Purcell, W.M., additional, Xu, J., additional, Cowell, D.C., additional, Fielden, P.R., additional, Biddle, N., additional, and Hart, J.P., additional
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- 2007
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19. Selective and Rapid Biosensor Integrated into a Commercial Hand‐Held Instrument for the Measurement of Ammonium Ion in Sewage Effluent
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Hart, J. P., primary, Serban, S., additional, Jones, L. J., additional, Biddle, N., additional, Pittson, R., additional, and Drago, G. A., additional
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- 2006
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20. Studies Towards the Development of a Screen‐Printed Carbon Electrochemical Immunosensor Array for Mycotoxins: A Sensor for Aflatoxin B1
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Pemberton, R. M., primary, Pittson, R., additional, Biddle, N., additional, Drago, G. A., additional, and Hart, J. P., additional
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- 2006
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21. Are the Gaps Closing? - Regional Trends and Forecasts of Indigenous Employment.
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Biddle, N., Taylor, J., and Yap, M.
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- 2009
22. Reactions of first-year medical students to their initial encounter with a cadaver in the dissecting room
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Horne, D J, primary, Tiller, J W, additional, Eizenberg, N, additional, Tashevska, M, additional, and Biddle, N, additional
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- 1990
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23. Psychiatry as a Career Choice
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Mowbray, R. M., primary, Davies, B. M., additional, and Biddle, N., additional
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- 1990
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24. Prediction of outcome in depressed patients by weekly monitoring with the dexamethasone suppression test.
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Schweitzer, I., Maguire, K. P., Gee, A. H., Tiller, J. W. G., Biddle, N., Davies, B., and Tiller, J W
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MENTAL depression ,DEPRESSED persons ,ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents ,HYDROCORTISONE ,CLINICAL trials ,AFFECTIVE disorders - Abstract
Forty-three depressed patients in hospital were studied with weekly dexamethasone suppression tests (DSTs) and were followed as out-patients for at least three months after discharge. The detection rate of patients with LHPA axis dysfunction increased from 41% with a single DST to 59% with serial DSTs. There was a poor correlation between weekly post-dexamethasone cortisol levels and Hamilton depression rating scores. In patients with evidence of LHPA axis dysfunction, a DST at discharge discriminated effectively between a good and a poor outcome group; persistent non-suppression was strongly linked with a relapse of depression in the first three months after discharge. In general, our results support previous claims that the DST is a state marker for depressive illness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1987
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25. Panic disorder, the ventilatory response to carbon dioxide and respiratory variables.
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Pain, M C, Biddle, N, and Tiller, J W
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- 1988
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26. Letters of Governor Edward Coles Bearing on the Struggle of Freedom and Slavery in Illinois
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Coles, Edward, Gillespie, Judge, Reynolds, Governor, Brown, W. H., Biddle, N., Vaux, Roberts, and Birkbeck, Morris
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- 1918
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27. SLEEP DEPRIVATION, DIETING, AND DEPRESSION MARKERS
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Mendlewicz, Julien, Schweitzer, Isaac, Biddle, N., Szmukler, George, Davies, Brian B.M., Mendlewicz, Julien, Schweitzer, Isaac, Biddle, N., Szmukler, George, and Davies, Brian B.M.
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SCOPUS: le.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
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- 1987
28. Testing the reliability of a measure of Aboriginal children's mental health: An analysis based on the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey
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Zubrick, Stephen R., David Lawrence, John de Maio, and Biddle, N.
29. The dexamethasone suppression test: Importance of dexamethasone concentrations
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Maguire, K.P., primary, Schweitzer, I., additional, Biddle, N., additional, Bridge, S., additional, and Tiller, J.W.G., additional
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- 1987
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30. The dexamethasone suppression test: A study in a normal population
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Tiller, J.W.G., primary, Maguire, K.P., additional, Schweitzer, I., additional, Biddle, N., additional, Campbell, D.G., additional, Outch, K., additional, and Davies, B.M., additional
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- 1988
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31. The dexamethasone suppression test and plasma dexamethasone in generalized anxiety disorder
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Tiller, J.W.G, primary, Biddle, N, additional, Maguire, K.P, additional, and Davies, B.M, additional
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- 1988
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32. SLEEP DEPRIVATION, DIETING, AND DEPRESSION MARKERS
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Mendlewicz, Julien, primary, Schweitzer, I., additional, Biddle, N., additional, Szmukler, G., additional, and Davies, B.M., additional
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- 1987
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33. Panic disorder and the procaine in penicillin G.
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Biddle, Nola, McCormack, Heather, Biddle, N, and McCormack, H
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LETTERS to the editor ,NEUROLOGIC manifestations of general diseases ,FEAR ,PROCAINE ,ANXIETY disorders ,PENICILLIN G ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "'Doom Anxiety' and Delirium in Lidocaine Toxicity" published in the pervious issue.
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- 1988
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34. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
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DORR, E. R. and BIDDLE, N.
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- 1838
35. Corrigendum to ‘Difficult tracheal intubation in neonates and infants. NEonate and Children audiT of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE):a prospective European multicentre observational study’ (Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 1173–81) (British Journal of Anaesthesia (2021) 126(6) (1173–1181), (S0007091221001161), (10.1016/j.bja.2021.02.021))
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Nicola Disma, Katalin Virag, Thomas Riva, Jost Kaufmann, Thomas Engelhardt, Walid Habre, Christian Breschan, Rudolf Likar, Manuela Platzer, Isole Edelman, Johanes Eger, Stefan Heschl, Brigitte Messerer, Maria Vittinghof, Ruth Kroess, Martina Stichlberger, David Kahn, Thierry Pirotte, Caroline Pregardien, Francis Veyckemans, France Stevens, Johan Berghmans, Annemie Bauters, Luc De Baerdemaeker, Stefan De Hert, Koen Lapage, Aliaksandra Parashchanka, Jurgen Van Limmen, Piet Wyffels, Julie Lauweryns, Nadia Najafi, Joris Vundelinckx, Diana Butković, Ivana Kerovec Sorić, Sandra Kralik, Ana Markić, Josip Azman, Josko Markic, Daniela Pupacic, Michal Frelich, Petr Reimer, René Urbanec, Petra Cajková, Vladimír Mixa, Yvona Sedláčková, Lenka Knoppová, Alena Zlámalová (neé Květoňová), Martin Vavřina, Jiří Žurek, Tom Hansen, Arash Afshari, Anders Bastholm Bille, Marguerite Ellekvist, Mari-Liis Ilmoja, Reet Moor, Reet Kikas, Merle Väli, Kariantti Kallio, Elisa Reponen, Pertti Suominen, Sami Suvanto, Raisa Vähätalo, Hannu Kokki, Merja Kokki, Jarkko Harju, Miia Kokkonen, Jenni Vieri, Tuula Manner, Catherine Amory, Hugues Ludot, Dina Bert, Juliette Godart, Anne Laffargue, Hervé Dupont, Benjamin Urbina, Catherine Baujard, Philippe Roulleau, Giuseppe Staiti, Maryline Bordes, Karine Nouette Gaulain, Yann Hamonic, François Semjen, Olivier Jacqmarcq, Caroline Lejus-Bourdeau, Cécile Magne, Léa Petry, Lilica Ros, Aurélien Zang, Mehdi Bennis, Bernard Coustets, Rose Fesseau, Isabelle Constant, Eliane Khalil, Nada Sabourdin, Noemie Audren, Thomas Descarpentries, Fanny Fabre, Aurélien Legrand, Emilie Druot, Gilles Orliaguet, Lucie Sabau, Lynn Uhrig, François de la Brière, Karin Jonckheer, Jean-Paul Mission, Lucia Scordo, Caroline Couchepin, Christophe Dadure, Pablo De la Arena, Laurent Hertz, Philippe Pirat, Chrystelle Sola, Myriam Bellon, Souhayl Dahmani, Florence Julien-Marsollier, Daphne Michelet, Veronique Depret-Donatien, Anne Lesage, Michael Laschat, Frank Wappler, Karin Becke, Lena Brunner, Karin Oppenrieder, Gregor Badelt, Karin Hochmuth, Bernhard Koller, Anita Reil, Sebastian Richter, Thomas Fischer, Anja Diers, Clemens Schorer, Andreas Weyland, Ruth Cohausz, Franz-Josef Kretz, Michaela Löffler, Markus Wilbs, Claudia Hoehne, Johanna Ulrici, Christiane Goeters, Armin Flinspach, Matthias Klages, Simone Lindau, Leila Messroghli, Kai Zacharowski, Christoph Eisner, Thomas Mueller, Daniel Richter, Melanie Schäfer, Markus Weigand, Sebastian Weiterer, Miriam Ochsenreiter, Michael Schöler, Tom Terboven, Isabel Eggemann, Sascha Haussmann, Nicolas Leister, Christoph Menzel, Uwe Trieschmann, Sirin Yücetepe, Susanna Keilig, Peter Kranke, Yvonne Jelting, Torsten Baehner, Richard Ellerkmann, Shahab Ghamari, Claudia Neumann, Martin Söhle, Pelagia Chloropoulou, Vagia Ntritsou, Pinelopi Papagiannopoulou, Eleana Garini, Afroditi Karafotia, Panagoula Mammi, Evangelia Bali, Despoina Iordanidou, Anna Malisiova, Artemis Polyzoi, Adelais Tsiotou, Erzsebet Sapi, Edgar Székely, Nandor Kosik, Veronika Maráczi, Janos Schnur, Judit Csillag, János Gál, Gergely Göbl, Balázs Hauser, András Petróczy, Gyula Tövisházi, Stuart Blain, Sarah Gallagher, Sinead Harte, Mandy Jackson, Emma Meehan, Zeenat Nawoor, Brendan O’Hare, Mark Ross, Daniela Lerro, Marinella Astuto, Chiara Grasso, Rita Scalisi, Giulia Frasacco, Elena Lenares, Roberto Leone, Maurizia Grazzini, Carmelo Minardi, Nicola Zadra, Gilda Cinnella, Antonella Cotoia, Dario Galante, Brita De Lorenzo, Beate Kuppers, Giulia Bottazzi, Fabio Caramelli, Maria Cristina Mondardini, Emanuele Rossetti, Sergio Picardo, Alessandro Vittori, Anna Camporesi, Andrea Wolfler, Edoardo Calderini, Laura Brigitta Colantonio, Simona Anna Finamore, Giuliana Anna Porro, Rachele Bonfiglio, Svetlana Kotzeva, Leila Mameli, Girolamo Mattioli, Camilla Micalizzi, Alessia Montaguti, Angela Pistorio, Clelia Zanaboni, Anna Guddo, Gerald Rogan Neba, Moreno Favarato, Bruno Guido Locatelli, Micol Maffioletti, Valter Sonzogni, Rossella Garra, Maria Sammartino, Fabio Sbaraglia, Andrea Cortegiani, Alessandra Moscarelli, Elena Attanasi, Simonetta Tesoro, Cristina Agapiti, Francesca Pinzoni, Cesare Vezzoli, Federico Bilotta, Arta Barzdina, Zane Straume, Anda Zundane, Laura Lukosiene, Irena Maraulaite, Ilona Razlevice, Bernd Schmitz, Stephanie Mifsud, Carolin Aehling, Celia Allison, Rients De Boer, Dina Emal, Markus Stevens, Marielle Buitenhuis, Jurgen de Graaff, Inge De Liefde, Andreas Machotta, Gail Scoones, Lonneke Staals, Jeremy Tomas, Anouk Van der Knijff-van Dortmont, Marianne Veldhuizen, David Alders, Wolfgang Buhre, Eva Schafrat, Jan Schreiber, Petronella Mari Vermeulen, Mark Hendriks, Sandra Lako, Marieke Voet-Lindner, Barbe Pieters, Gert-Jan Scheffer, Luc Tielens, Anthony R. Absalom, Margot Bergsma, Joke De Ruiter, Sascha Meier, Martin Volkers, Tjerk Zweers, Anne M. Beukers, Christa Boer, Jurgen Dertinger, Sandra Numan, Bas Van Zaane, Wenche B. Boerke, Nil Ekiz, Kristoffer Stensrud, Inger Marie Drage, Erik Ramon Isern, Alicja Bartkowska-Sniatkowska, Malgorzata Grzeskowiak, Magdalena Juzwa-Sobieraj, Jowita Rosada-Kurasińska, Artur Baranowski, Karina Jakubowska, Dorota Lewandowska, Magdalena Mierzewska-Schmidt, Piotr Sawicki, Magdalena Urban-Lechowicz, Pomianek Przemyslaw, Marzena Zielinska, Teresa Leal, Maria Soares, Pedro Pina, Sílvia Pinho, Maria Domingas Patuleia, Catarina Cruz Esteves, Helena Salgado, Maria João Santos, Rodica Badeti, Iulia Cindea, Loredana Oana, Adriana Gurita, Luminita Ilie, Gabriel Mocioiu, Radu Tabacaru, Irina Trante, Valentin Munteanu, Mihai Morariu, Emese Nyíri, Ivana Budic, Vesna Marjanovic, Biljana Drašković, Marina Pandurov, Jordanka Ilic, Ana Mandras, Zdenka Rados, Nikola Stankovic, Maja Suica, Sladjana Vasiljevic, Mirjana Knezevic, Irina Milojevic, Ivana Petrov, Selena Puric Racic, Dusica Simic, Irena Simic, Marija Stevic, Irena Vulicevic, Barbora Cabanová, Miloslav Hanula, Jelena Berger, Darja Janjatovic, Špela Pirtovšek Štupnik, Dolores Méndez, Gema Pino, Paloma Rubio, Alberto Izquierdo, Silvia López, Cristina González Serrano, Jesús Cebrián, Ana Peleteiro, Pilar Del Rey de Diego, Ernesto Martínez García, Carolina Tormo de las Heras, Pablo Troncoso Montero, Celia Arbona, David Artés, Alicia Chamizo, Silvia Serrano, Montserrat Suarez Comas, Francisco Escribá, Cristina Auli, Osvaldo Pérez Pardo, Natalia Sierra Biddle, Ceferina Suárez Castaño, María Isabel Villalobos Rico, Susana Manrique Muñoz, Irene García Martínez, Nuria Montferrer Estruch, Elena Vilardell Ortíz, Rodrigo Poves-Álvarez, Ivan Kohn, Ulf Lindestam, Jarl Reinhard, Albert Castellheim, Kerstin Sandström, Sporre Bengt, Rainer Dörenberg, Peter Frykholm, Maria Garcia, Ann Kvarnström, Emma Pontén, Thomas Bruelisauer, Gabor Erdoes, Heiko Kaiser, Mathias Marchon, Stefan Seiler, Yann Bögli, Mirko Dolci, Carine Marcucci, Isabelle Pichon, Laszlo Vutskits, Mattias Casutt, Martin Hölzle, Thomas Hurni, Martin Jöhr, Anna-Ursina Malär, Jacqueline Mauch, Thomas Erb, Karin Oeinck, Mine Akin, Gulsen Keskin, Yesim Senayli, Guner Kaya, Pinar Kendigelen, Ayse Çiğdem Tutuncu, Zehra Hatipoğlu, Dilek Özcengiz, Hale Aksu Erdost, Elvan Öçmen, Çimen Olguner, Hilmi Ayanoglu, Pelin Corman Dincer, Tumay Umuroglu, Mustafa Azizoglu, Handan Birbiçer, Nurcan Doruk, Aslı Sagun, Sibel Baris, Dmytro Dmytriiev, Sridevi Kuchi, Nuria Masip, Peter Brooks, Alison Hare, Nargis Ahmad, Michelle Casey, Sam De Silva, Nadine Dobby, Prakash Krishnan, L. Amaki Sogbodjor, Ellie Walker, Suellen Walker, Stephanie King, Katy Nicholson, Michelle Quinney, Paul Stevens, Andrew Blevin, Mariangela Giombini, Chulananda Goonasekera, Sadia Adil, Stephanie Bew, Carol Bodlani, Dan Gilpin, Stephanie Jinks, Nalini Malarkkan, Alice Miskovic, Rebecca Pad, Juliet Wolfe Barry, Joy Abbott, James Armstrong, Natalie Cooper, Lindsay Crate, John Emery, Kathryn James, Hannah King, Paul Martin, Stefano Scalia Catenacci, Rob Bomont, Paul Smith, Sara Mele, Alessandra Verzelloni, Philippa Dix, Graham Bell, Elena Gordeva, Lesley McKee, Esther Ngan, Jutta Scheffczik, Li-En Tan, Mark Worrall, Carmel Cassar, Kevin Goddard, Victoria Barlow, Vimmi Oshan, Khairi Shah, Sarah Bell, Lisa Daniels, Monica Gandhi, David Pachter, Chris Perry, Andrew Robertson, Carmen Scott, Lynne Waring, David Barnes, Sophie Childs, Joanne Norman, Robin Sunderland, Dowell Julia, Feijten Prisca, Harlet Pierre, Herbineaux Sarah, Leva Brigitte, Plichon Benoît, Virág Katalin, Disma N., Virag K., 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Worrall M., Cassar C., Goddard K., Barlow V., Oshan V., Shah K., Bell S., Daniels L., Gandhi M., Pachter D., Perry C., Robertson A., Scott C., Waring L., Barnes D., Childs S., Norman J., Sunderland R., Julia D., Prisca F., Pierre H., Sarah H., Brigitte L., Benoit P., Katalin V., Anesthesiology, APH - Quality of Care, and Amsterdam Neuroscience - Neuroinfection & -inflammation
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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Anesthesia ,Tracheal intubation ,Neonates, anaesthesia ,medicine ,MEDLINE ,Observational study ,Audit ,business - Abstract
The authors regret that errors were present in the above article. On page 1174, in the second paragraph of the Statistical methods section, the second sentence should read as follows: The incidence of difficult intubation was determined including those whose tracheas were already intubated and is reported as a percentage with a 95% exact binomial CI. On page 1175, in the third paragraph of the Statistical methods section ‘mean standardised difference (MSD)’ should read ‘standardised mean difference (SMD)’ The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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36. Oil and democracy in Argentina, 1916-1930
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37. Migration, health and mortality in Italy: An unfinished story
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Graziella Caselli, Salvatore Strozza, Silvia Loi, Anikeeva, O., Bi, P., Biddle, N., Brzoska, P., Caselli, G., Deboosere, P., Guillot, M., Khlat, M., Liu, L., Loi, S., Manuel, D.G., Newbold K.B., Ng, E., Oppedal, B., Ponka, D., Razum, O., Sanmartin, C., Singh, G.K., Strozza, S., Trovato, F., Tu, J.V., Vandenheede, H., Wallace, M., Weldeegzie, S.G., Wilkinson, L., Trovato F., Caselli, Graziella, Loi, Silvia, and Strozza, Salvatore
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History ,International migration, Health, Morbidity, Mortality, Infant Mortality, Italy - Abstract
Since the late 1970s Italy has become a country of immigration after being one of the main European countries of emigration for more than a century, with around 27 million expatriates and 11–13 million repatriates. Today, foreign residents number more than 5 million, and if we also take non-residents into account we arrive at almost 6 million – around 10 percent of the population. They are almost all citizens of developing countries and from Central and Eastern Europe, with a significant presence of those that joined the European Union (EU) during the past decade. It should be underlined, however, that the foreign population, which has gradually increased over time, has reached a really important number only in the past decade. For this reason, we do not yet have very full information and knowledge on the health conditions and mortality levels of immigrants. Before analyzing the health and mortality of foreigners, it would be useful to provide a general picture on immigration and the characteristics of the foreign population in Italy. The next section of this chapter describes the development of the phenomenon of migration. The subsequent section discusses the health conditions of the foreign population, using the results that have emerged from literature on hospitalizations and perinatal outcomes, accidents and work-related health problems, by elaborating the micro-data of an important survey carried out in 2009 on self-rated health, activity limitations and chronic morbidity. A comparison of mortality levels of Italians and foreigners is dealt with in the following section on the basis of data elaborated by the National Institute of Statistics (Istat). It considers adult mortality by gender and cause of death, as well as infant mortality, considering both the neonatal and post-neonatal period. Where possible, we have sought to distinguish foreigners by macro-areas of citizenship, following the hypothesis that some observable differences concerning morbidity and mortality are partly the result of different life histories, social and cultural behaviors and working conditions that characterize the individuals of different nationalities. In general, the empirical information available for Italy, which are cited in this work, make it possible to discuss and consider some hypotheses that have emerged in the international literature (for example, healthy immigrant effect, salmon bias, and the possible convergence of health and mortality levels of foreigners and the national population).
38. Gambling participation and risk after COVID-19: Analysis of a population representative longitudinal panel of Australians.
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Suomi A, Kim J, Hahn MH, and Biddle N
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- Humans, Male, Australia epidemiology, Female, Adult, Middle Aged, Longitudinal Studies, SARS-CoV-2, Young Adult, Aged, Cohort Studies, Risk Factors, Pandemics, Australasian People, COVID-19 psychology, COVID-19 epidemiology, Gambling epidemiology, Gambling psychology
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Background and Aims: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gambling participation and levels of gambling harm across populations during the pandemic is now addressed in a well-established body of empirical literature. This study aimed to measure the longer-term implications of COVID-19 on gambling participation and levels of gambling harm., Design: Population-based cohort study using group-based trajectory modelling., Setting: Australia, using gambling participation, problem gambling risk, sociodemographic and psychosocial data from 2019 (pre COVID-19), 2020, 2021 (during COVID-19) and 2023 (post COVID-19)., Participants: A population representative survey of Australian adults, including four waves collected in April 2019 (n = 2054), November 2020 (n = 3029), October 2021 (n = 3474) and January 2023 (n = 3370), with a subset (n = 3160) of the sample having longitudinal data available., Measurements: Participants were asked which gambling activities they participated in over the past 12 months for money. Problem gambling risk was measured by the nine-item Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)., Findings: There was an overall reduction in gambling participation during COVID-19 and return to pre-pandemic levels for most gambling activities by 2023. The longitudinal analysis yielded four trajectories of gambling participation from 2019 to 2023, including individuals who (1) never gambled (25.0% of the longitudinal sample; n = 789); (2) engaged in non-problematic gambling (59.8%; n = 1888); (3) ceased gambling during COVID-19 and started again post pandemic (10.7%; n = 337); and (4) engaged in high risk gambling (4.6%; n = 146), with particular demographic and psychosocial profiles and patterns of participation in specific gambling activities related to these trajectories., Conclusions: Although overall gambling participation rates decreased at the population level in Australia during COVID-19, by 2023 participation in gambling appeared to have nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels. Patterns of gambling behavior before, during and after the pandemic appear to be heterogeneous., (© 2024 The Authors. Addiction published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society for the Study of Addiction.)
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39. Nuclear speckles regulate HIF-2α programs and correlate with patient survival in kidney cancer.
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Alexander KA, Yu R, Skuli N, Coffey NJ, Nguyen S, Faunce C, Huang H, Dardani IP, Good AL, Lim J, Li C, Biddle N, Joyce EF, Raj A, Lee D, Keith B, Simon MC, and Berger SL
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Nuclear speckles are membrane-less bodies within the cell nucleus enriched in RNA biogenesis, processing, and export factors. In this study we investigated speckle phenotype variation in human cancer, finding a reproducible speckle signature, based on RNA expression of speckle-resident proteins, across >20 cancer types. Of these, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) exhibited a clear correlation between the presence of this speckle expression signature, imaging-based speckle phenotype, and clinical outcomes. ccRCC is typified by hyperactivation of the HIF-2α transcription factor, and we demonstrate here that HIF-2α drives physical association of a select subset of its target genes with nuclear speckles. Disruption of HIF-2α-driven speckle association via deletion of its speckle targeting motifs (STMs)-defined in this study-led to defective induction of speckle-associating HIF-2α target genes without impacting non-speckle-associating HIF-2α target genes. We further identify the RNA export complex, TREX, as being specifically altered in speckle signature, and knockdown of key TREX component, ALYREF, also compromises speckle-associated gene expression. By integrating tissue culture functional studies with tumor genomic and imaging analysis, we show that HIF-2α gene regulatory programs are impacted by specific manipulation of speckle phenotype and by abrogation of speckle targeting abilities of HIF-2α. These findings suggest that, in ccRCC, a key biological function of nuclear speckles is to modulate expression of a specific subset of HIF-2α-regulated target genes that, in turn, influence patient outcomes. We also identify STMs in other transcription factors, suggesting that DNA-speckle targeting may be a general mechanism of gene regulation., Competing Interests: DECLARATION OF INTERESTS A.R. receives royalties from LGC/Biosearch Technologies related to Stellaris RNA-FISH.
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40. Determinants of participation in a longitudinal survey during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of a low-infection country.
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Biddle N and Sollis K
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- Humans, Pandemics, Cross-Sectional Studies, Data Collection, Longitudinal Studies, COVID-19 epidemiology
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A large-scale crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, has the potential to affect non-response in cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys. This study utilises a longitudinal survey, conducted prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, to examine the factors associated with participation in longitudinal surveys during the COVID-19 period, and how this has changed from prior to the pandemic. We find that a number of demographic groups are more likely to be non-responders to COVID-19 surveys, despite having completed pre-COVID surveys, as well as a number of other economic and personality factors. Reassuringly though, there were many more factors that did not have an association. The findings also highlight that two simple questions (with a low time cost) on subjective survey experience early in the pandemic were highly useful in predicting future survey participation. These findings can help to support survey practitioners and data collection companies to develop more robust response improvement strategies during the COVID-19 period.
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41. Progressivity of out-of-pocket costs under Australia's universal health care system: A national linked data study.
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Law HD, Marasinghe D, Butler D, Welsh J, Lancsar E, Banks E, Biddle N, and Korda R
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- Aged, Humans, Universal Health Care, Semantic Web, Financing, Personal, Australia, National Health Programs, Health Expenditures, Prescription Drugs
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Background: In line with affordability and equity principles, Medicare-Australia's universal health care program-has measures to contain out-of-pocket (OOP) costs, particularly for lower income households. This study examined the distribution of OOP costs for Medicare-subsidised out-of-hospital services and prescription medicines in Australian households, according to their ability to pay., Methods: OOP costs for out-of-hospital services and medicines in 2017-18 were estimated for each household, using 2016 Australian Census data linked to Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) claims. We derived household disposable income by combining income information from the Census linked to income tax and social security data. We quantified OOP costs as a proportion of equivalised household disposable income and calculated Kakwani progressivity indices (K)., Results: Using data from 82% (n = 6,830,365) of all Census private households, OOP costs as a percentage of equivalised household disposable income decreased from 1.16% in the poorest decile to 0.63% in the richest decile for MBS services, and from 1.35% to 0.35% for PBS medicines. The regressive trend was less pronounced for MBS services (K = -0.06), with percentage OOP cost relatively stable between the 2nd and 9th income deciles; while percentage OOP cost decreased with increasing income for PBS medicines (K = -0.24)., Conclusion: OOP costs for out-of-hospital Medicare services were mildly regressive while those for prescription medicines were distinctly regressive. Actions to reduce inequity in OOP costs, particularly for medicines, should be considered., Competing Interests: Declarations of Competing Interest None., (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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42. The power of online panel paradata to predict unit nonresponse and voluntary attrition in a longitudinal design.
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Kocar S and Biddle N
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The objective of this study is to identify factors affecting participation rates, i.e., nonresponse and voluntary attrition rates, and their predictive power in a probability-based online panel. Participation for this panel had already been investigated in the literature according to the socio-demographic and socio-psychological characteristics of respondents and different types of paradata, such as device type or questionnaire navigation, had also been explored. In this study, the predictive power of online panel participation paradata was instead evaluated, which was expected (at least in theory) to offer even more complex insight into respondents' behavior over time. This kind of paradata would also enable the derivation of longitudinal variables measuring respondents' panel activity, such as survey outcome rates and consecutive waves with a particular survey outcome prior to a wave (e.g., response, noncontact, refusal), and could also be used in models controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. Using the Life in Australia™ participation data for all recruited members for the first 30 waves, multiple linear, binary logistic and panel random-effect logit regression analyses were carried out to assess socio-demographic and online panel paradata predictors of nonresponse and attrition that were available and contributed to the accuracy of prediction and the best statistical modeling. The proposed approach with the derived paradata predictors and random-effect logistic regression proved to be reasonably accurate for predicting nonresponse-with just 15 waves of online panel paradata (even without sociodemographics) and logit random-effect modeling almost four out of five nonrespondents could be correctly identified in the subsequent wave., Competing Interests: Conflict of interestNo conflicts of interest or competing interests., (© The Author(s) 2022.)
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43. Education-related inequalities in cause-specific mortality: first estimates for Australia using individual-level linked census and mortality data.
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Welsh J, Joshy G, Moran L, Soga K, Law HD, Butler D, Bishop K, Gourley M, Eynstone-Hinkins J, Booth H, Moon L, Biddle N, Blakely A, Banks E, and Korda RJ
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Australia epidemiology, Cause of Death, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Socioeconomic Factors, Censuses, Mortality
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Background: Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality are evident in all high-income countries, and ongoing monitoring is recommended using linked census-mortality data. Using such data, we provide the first estimates of education-related inequalities in cause-specific mortality in Australia, suitable for international comparisons., Methods: We used Australian Census (2016) linked to 13 months of Death Registrations (2016-17). We estimated relative rates (RR) and rate differences (RD, per 100 000 person-years), comparing rates in low (no qualifications) and intermediate (secondary school) with high (tertiary) education for individual causes of death (among those aged 25-84 years) and grouped according to preventability (25-74 years), separately by sex and age group, adjusting for age, using negative binomial regression., Results: Among 13.9 M people contributing 14 452 732 person-years, 84 743 deaths occurred. All-cause mortality rates among men and women aged 25-84 years with low education were 2.76 [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.61-2.91] and 2.13 (2.01-2.26) times the rates of those with high education, respectively. We observed inequalities in most causes of death in each age-sex group. Among men aged 25-44 years, relative and absolute inequalities were largest for injuries, e.g. transport accidents [RR = 10.1 (5.4-18.7), RD = 21.2 (14.5-27.9)]). Among those aged 45-64 years, inequalities were greatest for chronic diseases, e.g. lung cancer [men RR = 6.6 (4.9-8.9), RD = 57.7 (49.7-65.8)] and ischaemic heart disease [women RR = 5.8 (3.7-9.1), RD = 20.2 (15.8-24.6)], with similar patterns for people aged 65-84 years. When grouped according to preventability, inequalities were large for causes amenable to behaviour change and medical intervention for all ages and causes amenable to injury prevention among young men., Conclusions: Australian education-related inequalities in mortality are substantial, generally higher than international estimates, and related to preventability. Findings highlight opportunities to reduce them and the potential to improve the health of the population., (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association.)
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44. COVID-19 vaccine intentions in Australia.
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Edwards B, Biddle N, Gray M, and Sollis K
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- Adolescent, Adult, Australia epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 prevention & control, Child, Child, Preschool, Demography, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Middle Aged, Parents psychology, SARS-CoV-2 immunology, Vaccination statistics & numerical data, Vaccination Hesitancy psychology, Vaccination Hesitancy statistics & numerical data, COVID-19 Vaccines administration & dosage, Vaccination psychology
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Competing Interests: The ANU Poll is funded by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. NB reports funding from the Commonwealth Department of Health to analyse the socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with vaccine uptake in Australia. All other authors declare no competing interests.
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45. COVID-19 Survey Participation and Wellbeing: A Survey Experiment.
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Sollis K, Biddle N, Edwards B, and Herz D
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- Adolescent, Adult, Australia epidemiology, Economic Status, Female, Happiness, Humans, Male, Mental Health statistics & numerical data, Young Adult, COVID-19 epidemiology, Personal Satisfaction, Surveys and Questionnaires
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Individuals throughout the world are being recruited into studies to examine the social impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While previous literature has illustrated how research participation can impact distress and wellbeing, to the authors' best knowledge no study has examined this in the COVID-19 context. Using an innovative approach, this study analyses the impacts of participation in a COVID-19 survey in Australia on subjective wellbeing through a survey experiment. At a population level, we find no evidence that participation impacts subjective wellbeing. However, this may not hold for those with mental health concerns and those living in financial insecurity. These findings provide the research community with a deeper understanding of the potential wellbeing impacts from COVID-19-related research participation.
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46. p53 mediates target gene association with nuclear speckles for amplified RNA expression.
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Alexander KA, Coté A, Nguyen SC, Zhang L, Gholamalamdari O, Agudelo-Garcia P, Lin-Shiao E, Tanim KMA, Lim J, Biddle N, Dunagin MC, Good CR, Mendoza MR, Little SC, Belmont A, Joyce EF, Raj A, and Berger SL
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- DNA genetics, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies genetics, Protein Binding genetics, Transcription Factors genetics, Transcription, Genetic genetics, Cell Nucleus genetics, Gene Expression Regulation genetics, Nuclear Proteins genetics, RNA genetics, Transcriptional Activation genetics, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 genetics
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Nuclear speckles are prominent nuclear bodies that contain proteins and RNA involved in gene expression. Although links between nuclear speckles and gene activation are emerging, the mechanisms regulating association of genes with speckles are unclear. We find that speckle association of p53 target genes is driven by the p53 transcription factor. Focusing on p21, a key p53 target, we demonstrate that speckle association boosts expression by elevating nascent RNA amounts. p53-regulated speckle association did not depend on p53 transactivation functions but required an intact proline-rich domain and direct DNA binding, providing mechanisms within p53 for regulating gene-speckle association. Beyond p21, a substantial subset of p53 targets have p53-regulated speckle association. Strikingly, speckle-associating p53 targets are more robustly activated and occupy a distinct niche of p53 biology compared with non-speckle-associating p53 targets. Together, our findings illuminate regulated speckle association as a mechanism used by a transcription factor to boost gene expression., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests A.R. receives royalties from LGC/Biosearch Technologies related to Stellaris RNA-FISH., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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47. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance: Correlates in a nationally representative longitudinal survey of the Australian population.
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Edwards B, Biddle N, Gray M, and Sollis K
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Australia epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 psychology, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Pandemics prevention & control, Patient Acceptance of Health Care statistics & numerical data, Public Health trends, Surveys and Questionnaires statistics & numerical data, Vaccination statistics & numerical data, Vaccination Refusal statistics & numerical data, COVID-19 prevention & control, COVID-19 Vaccines administration & dosage, Patient Acceptance of Health Care psychology, SARS-CoV-2 immunology, Vaccination Refusal psychology
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Background: High levels of vaccination coverage in populations will be required even with vaccines that have high levels of effectiveness to prevent and stop outbreaks of coronavirus. The World Health Organisation has suggested that governments take a proactive response to vaccine hesitancy 'hotspots' based on social and behavioural insights., Methods: Representative longitudinal online survey of over 3000 adults from Australia that examines the demographic, attitudinal, political and social attitudes and COVID-19 health behavior correlates of vaccine hesitance and resistance to a COVID-19 vaccine., Results: Overall, 59% would definitely get the vaccine, 29% had low levels of hesitancy, 7% had high levels of hesitancy and 6% were resistant. Females, those living in disadvantaged areas, those who reported that risks of COVID-19 was overstated, those who had more populist views and higher levels of religiosity were more likely to be hesitant or resistant while those who had higher levels of household income, those who had higher levels of social distancing, who downloaded the COVID-Safe App, who had more confidence in their state or territory government or confidence in their hospitals, or were more supportive of migration were more likely to intend to get vaccinated., Conclusions: Our findings suggest that vaccine hesitancy, which accounts for a significant proportion of the population can be addressed by public health messaging but for a significant minority of the population with strongly held beliefs, alternative policy measures may well be needed to achieve sufficient vaccination coverage to end the pandemic., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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48. Preschool attendance and developmental outcomes at age five in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children: a population-based cohort study of 100 357 Australian children.
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Falster K, Hanly M, Edwards B, Banks E, Lynch JW, Eades S, Nickel N, Goldfeld S, and Biddle N
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Background: Policies to increase Australian Indigenous children's participation in preschool aim to reduce developmental inequities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. This study aims to understand the benefits of preschool participation by quantifying the association between preschool participation in the year before school and developmental outcomes at age five in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children., Methods: We used data from perinatal, hospital, birth registration and school enrolment records, and the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC), for 7384 Indigenous and 95 104 non-Indigenous children who started school in New South Wales, Australia in 2009/2012. Preschool in the year before school was recorded in the AEDC. The outcome was developmental vulnerability on ≥1 of five AEDC domains, including physical health, emotional maturity, social competence, language/cognitive skills and communication skills/general knowledge., Results: 5051 (71%) Indigenous and 68 998 (74%) non-Indigenous children attended preschool. Among Indigenous children, 33% of preschool attenders and 44% of the home-based care group were vulnerable on ≥1 domains, compared with 17% of preschool attenders and 33% in the home-based care group among non-Indigenous children. In the whole population model, the adjusted risk difference for developmental vulnerability among preschool attenders was -7.9 percentage points (95% CI, -9.8 to -6.1) in non-Indigenous children and -2.8 percentage points (95% CI -4.8 to -0.7) in Indigenous children, compared with Indigenous children in home-based care., Conclusions: Our findings suggest a likely beneficial effect of preschool participation on developmental outcomes, although the magnitude of the benefit was less among Indigenous compared with non-Indigenous children., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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49. Education inequalities in adult all-cause mortality: first national data for Australia using linked census and mortality data.
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Korda RJ, Biddle N, Lynch J, Eynstone-Hinkins J, Soga K, Banks E, Priest N, Moon L, and Blakely T
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Australia epidemiology, Cause of Death, Censuses, Death Certificates, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Educational Status, Health Status Disparities, Mortality trends
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Background: National linked mortality and census data have not previously been available for Australia. We estimated education-based mortality inequalities from linked census and mortality data that are suitable for international comparisons., Methods: We used the Australian Bureau of Statistics Death Registrations to Census file, with data on deaths (2011-2012) linked probabilistically to census data (linkage rate 81%). To assess validity, we compared mortality rates by age group (25-44, 45-64, 65-84 years), sex and area-inequality measures to those based on complete death registration data. We used negative binomial regression to quantify inequalities in all-cause mortality in relation to five levels of education ['Bachelor degree or higher' (highest) to 'no Year 12 and no post-secondary qualification' (lowest)], separately by sex and age group, adjusting for single year of age and correcting for linkage bias and missing education data., Results: Mortality rates and area-based inequality estimates were comparable to published national estimates. Men aged 25-84 years with the lowest education had age-adjusted mortality rates 2.20 [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.08‒2.33] times those of men with the highest education. Among women, the rate ratio was 1.64 (1.55‒1.74). Rate ratios were 3.87 (3.38‒4.44) in men and 2.57 (2.15‒3.07) in women aged 25-44 years, decreasing to 1.68 (1.60‒1.76) in men and 1.44 (1.36‒1.53) in women aged 65-84 years. Absolute education inequalities increased with age. One in three to four deaths (31%) was associated with less than Bachelor level education., Conclusions: These linked national data enabled valid estimates of education inequality in mortality suitable for international comparisons. The magnitude of relative inequality is substantial and similar to that reported for other high-income countries., (© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association.)
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50. Projections of the number of Australians with disability aged 65 and over eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme: 2017-2026.
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Biddle N and Crawford H
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- Age Factors, Aged, Australia, Disabled Persons legislation & jurisprudence, Eligibility Determination legislation & jurisprudence, Female, Forecasting, Health Services Needs and Demand legislation & jurisprudence, Humans, Insurance, Disability legislation & jurisprudence, Male, Needs Assessment legislation & jurisprudence, Policy Making, Population Dynamics trends, Program Evaluation, Time Factors, Aging, Disability Evaluation, Disabled Persons statistics & numerical data, Eligibility Determination trends, Health Services Needs and Demand trends, Insurance, Disability trends, Needs Assessment trends
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Objective: To develop projections of the size of the Australian population aged 65 years and over eligible for disability support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for the decade following its introduction, to support planning and costing of the scheme., Methods: We estimate disability and mortality transition probabilities and develop projections of the NDIS-eligible, ageing population from 2017 to 2026., Results: An estimated 8000 men and 10 200 women aged 65 years and over will be eligible for support through the NDIS in 2017 (the scheme's first full year), increasing to 48 800 men and 56 900 women in 2026., Conclusions: Growth in the NDIS-eligible, ageing population has implications for relative budget allocations between the NDIS and the aged-care system, and projections of the size of this population are useful for calculating the overall cost of the NDIS., (© 2017 AJA Inc.)
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