• Biological markers of stress in pediatric acute burn injury 

  Brown, Nadia J.; Kimble, R. M.; Rodger, Sylvia; Ware, Robert S.; McWhinney, Brett C.; Ungerer, Jacobus P. J.; Cuttle, Leila (Burns, 2014)

  Background: Burns and their associated wound care procedures evoke significant stress and anxiety, particularly for children. Little is known about the body's physiological stress reactions throughout the stages of ...

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• Infant feeding knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs predict antenatal intention among first-time mothers in Queensland 

  Newby, Ruth M.; Brodribb, Wendy E.; Ware, Robert S.; Davies, Peter S. W. (Breastfeeding Medicine, 2014)

  Aim: This study assessed infant feeding knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among women from Queensland, Australia, in their first pregnancy. Antenatal feeding intention in this group was described, and the hypothesis was ...

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• Defining pulmonary exacerbation in children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis 

  Kapur, Nitin; Masters, Ian Brent; Morris, Peter S.; Galligan, John P.; Ware, Robert S.; Chang, Anne B. (Pediatric Pulmonology, 2012)

  Rationale: Exacerbations in non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis are associated with worsening lung functions and quality of life. A standardized definition of exacerbation could improve clinical care and research. Objective: ...

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• Effects of health screening for adults with intellectual disability: A pooled analysis 

  Lennox, Nicholas G.; Ware, Robert S.; Bain, Christopher J.; Gomez, Miriam Taylor; Cooper, Sally-Ann (British Journal of General Practice, 2011)

  Health screening has been shown to have beneficial effects on health outcomes in adults with intellectual disability. However, the nature of the population, which makes it difficult to recruit, has meant past studies have ...

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• Will ocean acidification affect the early ontogeny of a tropical oviparous elasmobranch (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)? 

  Johnson, Martijn S.; Kraver, Daniel W.; Renshaw, Gillian; Rummer, Jodie (Conservation Physiology, 2016)

  Atmospheric CO2 is increasing due to anthropogenic causes. Approximately 30% of this CO2 is being absorbed by the oceans and is causing ocean acidification (OA). The effects of OA on calcifying organisms are starting to ...

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• Using biochemical markers to assess the effects of imposed temperature stress on freshwater decapod crustaceans: Cherax quadricarinatus as a test case 

  Bone, James; Renshaw, Gillian; Furse, James; Wild, Clyde (Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2015)

  The effects of thermal stress can impact negatively on the abundance and distribution of temperature-sensitive species, particularly freshwater crustaceans. This study investigated the effects of thermal stress on physiological ...

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• The role of adenosine in the anoxic survival of the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum 

  Renshaw, Gillian; B. Kerrisk, Christopher; E. Nilsson, Goran (Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B, 2002)

  The epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is among the few vertebrates that can tolerate extreme hypoxia for prolonged periods and, as shown here, anoxia. We examined how anoxia affected this shark's level of responsiveness, ...

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• Revisiting redox-active antioxidant defenses in response to hypoxic challenge in both hypoxia-tolerant and hypoxia-sensitive fish species 

  Leveelahti, Lotta; T. Rytkonen, Kalle; Renshaw, Gillian; Nikinmaa, Mikko (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2014)

  It is not known whether changes in antioxidant levels always occur in fish in response to the oxidative stress that usually accompanies a hypoxic challenge. The studies of antioxidant responses to hypoxia in fish have ...

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• A radical approach to beating hypoxia: depressed free radical release from heart fibres of the hypoxia-tolerant epaulette shark (Hemiscyllum ocellatum) 

  J. R. Hickey, Anthony; Renshaw, Gillian; Speers-Roesch, Ben; G. Richards, Jeffrey; Wang, Yuxiang; P. Farrell, Anthony; J. Brauner, Colin (Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2012)

  Hypoxia and warm ischemia are primary concerns in ischemic heart disease and transplant and trauma. Hypoxia impacts tissue ATP supply and can induce mitochondrial dysfunction that elevates reactive species release. The ...

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• The physiological tolerance of the grey carpet shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) and the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) to anoxic exposure at three seasonal temperatures 

  Chapman, Clint; K. Harahush, Blake; Renshaw, Gillian (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2011)

  The epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) and the grey carpet shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) are commonly found in periodically hypoxic environments. The ecophysiological time available for these animals to safely ...

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• Paradoxical role of 3-methyladenine in pyocyanin-induced toxicity in 1321N1 astrocytoma and SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells 

  McFarland, Amelia; Grant, Gary; Perkins, Anthony; Flegg, Cameron; Davey, Andrew; J. Allsopp, Tristsan; Renshaw, Gillian; Kavanagh, Justin; M. McDermott, Catherine; Anoopkumar-Dukie, Shailendra (International Journal of Toxicology, 2013)

  The role of autophagy in pyocyanin (PCN)-induced toxicity in the central nervous system (CNS) remains unclear, with only evidence from our group identifying it as a mechanism underlying toxicity in 1321N1 astrocytoma cells. ...

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• Oxygen sensors and energy sensors act synergistically to achieve a graded alteration in gene expression: consequences for assessing the level of neuroprotection in response to stressors 

  Renshaw, Gillian; Warburton, Joshua; Girjes, Adeep (Frontiers in Bioscience, 2004)

  Changes in gene expression are associated with switching to an autoprotected phenotype in response to environmental and physiological stress. Ubiquitous molecular chaperones from the heat shock protein (HSP) superfamily ...

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• A new instrument to assess physician skill at thoracic ultrasound, including pleural effusion markup 

  Salamonsen, Matthew R.; McGrath, David; Steiler, Geoff; Ware, Robert S.; Colt, Henri G.; Fielding, David I. K. (Chest, 2013)

  Background: To reduce complications and increase success, thoracic ultrasound is recommended to guide all chest drainage procedures. Despite this, no tools currently exist to assess proceduralist training or competence. ...

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• Neuronal oxidative hypometabolism in the brainstem of the epaulette shark(Hemiscyllium ocellatum) in response to hypoxic pre-conditioning 

  Renshaw, Gillian; Mulvey, Jamin. (Neuroscience Letters, 2000)

  Reduced oxidative demand or neuronal hypometabolism is a neuroprotective strategy used by several anoxia and hypoxia-tolerant species. The epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum inhabits shallow reef platforms that can ...

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• Item ordering of personal disturbance scale (DSSI/sAD) in a longitudinal study; using Mokken scale analysis 

  Saiepour, Nargess; Najman, Jake M.; Claravino, Alexandra Marie; Baker, Peter John; Ware, Robert S.; Williams, Gail M. (Personality and Individual Differences, 2014)

  In order to establish a common scale with a stable structure over time to use in repeated measures studies, this study uses information from a large community-based cohort of women. Mental health was assessed at six time ...

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• Analysis of the causes and effects of delay before diagnosis using surgical mortality data 

  North, John B.; Blackford, F. J.; Wall, Daryl Robert; Allen, Jennifer L. Y.; Faint, Sonya L.; Ware, Robert S.; Rey-Conde, Therese F. (British Journal of Surgery, 2013)

  Background: The aim of the study was to assess the causes and effects of delay in diagnosis in surgical patients who died in 20 public hospitals participating in the Queensland Audit of Surgical Mortality (QASM) in ...

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• Malnutrition: A risk factor for severe respiratory syncytial virus infection and hospitalization 

  Paynter, Stuart J.; Ware, Robert S.; Lucero, Marilla G.; Tallo, Veronica; Nohynek, Hanna; Weinstein, Philip; Williams, Gail M.; Sly, Peter D.; Simoes, Eric A. F. (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2014)

  Background: Longitudinal information examining the effect of poor infant growth on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) severity is limited. Children hospitalized with RSV lower respiratory infection represent those at the ...

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• A systematic study on explicit-state non-zenoness checking for timed automata 

  Wang, Ting; Sun, Jun; Wang, Xinyu; Liu, Yang; Si, Yuanjie; Dong, Jin Song; Yang, Xiaohu; Li, Xiaohong (IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 2015)

  Zeno runs, where infinitely many actions occur within finite time, may arise in Timed Automata models. Zeno runs are not feasible in reality and must be pruned during system verification. Thus it is necessary to check ...

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• Molecular Evolution of the Metazoan PHD-HIF Oxygen-Sensing System 

  T. Rytkönen, Kalle; A. Williams, Tom; Renshaw, Gillian; R. Primmer, Craig; Nikinmaa, Mikko (Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2011)

  Metazoans rely on aerobic energy production, which requires an adequate oxygen supply. During reduced oxygen supply (hypoxia), the most profound changes in gene expression are mediated by transcription factors known as ...

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• Differencing labeled transition systems 

  Xing, Zhenchang; Sun, Jun; Liu, Yang; Dong, Jin Song (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2011)

  Concurrent programs often use Labeled Transition Systems (LTSs) as their operational semantic models, which provide the basis for automatic system analysis and verification. System behaviors (generated from the operational ...

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