Bacterial analysis of Australian Jade Perch frys.

Fifty-two Jade Perch frys from Australia were sampled for bacterial analysis to determine if any bacteria of pathogenic significance could be cultured. The frys were supplied in two groups: the first batch comprised of 32 frys obtained directly from the hatchery in Queensland, Australia and the second batch comprised of 20 frys from the same source that had been at a farm in the Klang Valley for one week. The kidneys of the fish and accompanying water were sampled for bacterial growth on Tryptic Soya agar (TSA) and Blood agar. Bacteria were identified using conventional biochemical tests and DNA sequencing. Seven known species of bacteria were identified through conventional and sequencing methods. Three of these are known bacterial pathogens of fish, namely Edwardsiella tarda, Vibrio spp. and Photobacterium damsela. Four of the identified bacteria namely Pleisiomonas shigelloides, Vibrio spp., Acinetobacter spp., and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are of public health significance. In addition, two relatively unknown species of bacteria, Aquitalea magnusonii and Hydrogenophaga spp., were successfully identified using the sequencing method

The Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies

The Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies brings together eminent and emerging artists and designers to show how creative applications of data technology are crucial for a vital, inclusive and sustainable future. The exhibition includes artworks and designs that engage audiences in critical, playful and agentic reflections on data and creative technologies. Through the exhibition, workshops, podcast and publication, the audience will be empowered to respond to climate change patterns and future city design, interact with empathy from remote locations, learn about Indigenous cultural knowledges and reflect on everyday habits that secure data privacy. Dedicated url: http://thedataimaginary.com

Quality, features, and presence of behavior change techniques in mobile apps designed to improve physical activity in pregnant women: Systematic search and content analysis

Background: Physical activity during pregnancy is associated with several health benefits for the mother and child. However, very few women participate in regular physical activity during pregnancy. eHealth platforms (internet and mobile apps) have become an important information source for pregnant women. Although the use of pregnancy-related apps has significantly increased among pregnant women, very little is known about their theoretical underpinnings, including their utilization of behavior change techniques (BCTs). This is despite research suggesting that inclusion of BCTs in eHealth interventions are important for promoting healthy behaviors, including physical activity. Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic search and content analysis of app quality, features, and the presence of BCTs in apps designed to promote physical activity among pregnant women. Methods: A systematic search in the Australian App Store and Google Play store using search terms relating to exercise and pregnancy was performed. App quality and features were assessed using the 19-item Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), and a taxonomy of BCTs was used to determine the presence of BCTs (26 items). BCTs previously demonstrating efficacy in behavior changes during pregnancy were also identified from a literature review. Spearman correlations were used to investigate the relationships between app quality, app features, and number of BCTs identified. Results: Nineteen exercise apps were deemed eligible for this review and they were accessed via Google Play (n=13) or App Store (n=6). The MARS overall quality scores indicated moderate app quality (mean 3.5 [SD 0.52]). Functionality was the highest scoring MARS domain (mean 4.2 [SD 0.5]), followed by aesthetics (mean 3.7 [SD 0.6]) and information quality (mean 3.16 [SD 0.42]). Subjective app quality (mean 2.54 [SD 0.64]) and likelihood for behavioral impact (mean 2.5 [SD 0.6]) were the lowest scoring MARS domains. All 19 apps were found to incorporate at least two BCTs (mean 4.74, SD 2.51; range 2-10). However, only 11 apps included BCTs that previously demonstrated efficacy for behavior change during pregnancy, the most common being provide opportunities for social comparison (n=8) and prompt self-monitoring of behavior (n=7). There was a significant positive correlation between the number of BCTs with engagement and aesthetics scores, but the number of BCTs was not significantly correlated with functionality, information quality, total MARS quality, or subjective quality. Conclusions: Our findings showed that apps designed to promote physical activity among pregnant women were functional and aesthetically pleasing, with overall moderate quality. However, the incorporation of BCTs was low, with limited prevalence of BCTs previously demonstrating efficacy in behavior change during pregnancy. Future app development should identify and adopt factors that enhance and encourage user engagement, including the use of BCTs, especially those that have demonstrated efficacy for promoting physical activity behavior change among pregnant women

Curating the Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies in the Middle of a Dataverse Takeover (Like Science Fiction but Weirder)

As we catapulted by COVID-19 to an increasingly abstract datascape, the curatorium of Katherine Moline, Angela Goddard, Blaklash (Amanda Hayman and Troy Casey) and Beck Davis developed the exhibition The Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies at Griffith University Art Museum, Brisbane for 2021. Our original aim—to explore data experiments in relation to climate change, data security and urban landscapes, many informed and shaped by Indigenous knowledges—had become our reality with the global pandemic. The challenge to the norms and standards of the social imaginary—how data operates and for whom it is operationalised—made by artists, designers and scientists have become a platform for survival – outside of the gallery and in our everyday worlds. The public fears and fantasises regarding data analysis throughout the pandemic now guide our curatorial framework. This chapters explore how the curators and exhibition participants have reformulated The Data Imaginary exhibition for pandemic life in a dark Eden and how we are reviewing the selection of works so that for example, Lola Greeno’s embodied knowledge of how climate change is impacting the materiality of Palawa shell stringing on the shores of the cool waters surrounding Lutruwita (Tasmania), contrasts with Silvio Carta’s dystopian vision of human value in The Machine’s Eye - How machines see our world

Long-Term Health among People Displaced from Burma: A Scoping Review

Forced displacement is a major sociostructural driver of ill health; forcibly displaced migrants and refugees face a range of health conditions including infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, and mental health concerns. The immediate and long-term health needs of displaced people and communities vary across contexts; however, noncommunicable conditions – both physiological and psychosocial – pose specific challenges. Displacement can disrupt care and management of existing NCDs, and the stressors of displacement itself may become drivers of chronic ill health. Likewise, the experience of displacement and of various traumas before and after displacement may impact mental health and well-being. Further, in conflict and post-conflict settings NCDs and mental health concerns may be under-prioritized for reasons including limited healthcare resources to detect and manage chronic health issues, infrastructural barriers to continuity of care in mobile populations, and a focus on meeting basic needs (food, water, shelter, sanitation, etc.). This review considers NCDs and psychosocial well-being to illustrate the particular needs and vulnerabilities of displaced populations in this regard. The review focuses on displaced people from Burma who are either internally displaced within Burma or who are living in one of Burma’s neighboring countries. This geographic emphasis centers the ongoing crisis in Burma and considers the health of people experiencing displacement in the region

Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey

OBJECTIVE: To identify subgroups of Australian adults likely to receive physical activity advice from their general practitioner and to evaluate the content of the advice provided. METHODS: Participants (n=1,799), recruited from the Australian Health and Social Science panel, completed an online survey. Signal Detection Analysis was used to identify subgroups that were more/less likely to have received physical activity recommendations. RESULTS: Overall, 18% of participants received a physical activity recommendation from their general practitioner in the past 12 months and eight unique subgroups were identified. The subgroup with the highest proportion (54%) of participants reporting that they received a physical activity recommendation was those with poor physical and mental health-related quality of life and an average daily sitting time of <11 hours. Other subgroups with high proportions of individuals receiving recommendations were characterised by higher weight and/or the presence of co-morbidities. The most commonly prescribed physical activity type was aerobic activity. Few participants received specific physical activity advice. CONCLUSIONS: General practitioners are incorporating physical activity promotion into their practice, but primarily as a disease management tool and with limited specificity. IMPLICATIONS: Strategies to assist Australian general practitioners to effectively promote physical activity are needed

Deadly Partners: Interdependence of Alcohol and Trauma in the Clinical Setting

Trauma is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 1 to 45. Over a third of all fatal motor vehicle collisions and nearly eighty percent of completed suicides involve alcohol. Alcohol can be both a cause of traumatic injury as well as a confounding factor in the diagnosis and treatment of the injured patient. Fortunately, brief interventions after alcohol-related traumatic events have been shown to decrease both trauma recidivism and long-term alcohol use. This review will address the epidemiology of alcohol-related trauma, the influence of alcohol on mortality and other outcomes, and the role of prevention in alcohol-related trauma, within the confines of the clinical setting

Performance/outcomes data and physician process challenges for practical big data efforts in radiation oncology

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Effects of antiplatelet therapy on stroke risk by brain imaging features of intracerebral haemorrhage and cerebral small vessel diseases: subgroup analyses of the RESTART randomised, open-label trial

Background Findings from the RESTART trial suggest that starting antiplatelet therapy might reduce the risk of recurrent symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage compared with avoiding antiplatelet therapy. Brain imaging features of intracerebral haemorrhage and cerebral small vessel diseases (such as cerebral microbleeds) are associated with greater risks of recurrent intracerebral haemorrhage. We did subgroup analyses of the RESTART trial to explore whether these brain imaging features modify the effects of antiplatelet therapy