Griffith Research Online: Recent submissions
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Factors Affecting Long-Survival of Patients with Breast Cancer by Non-Mixture and Mixture Cure Models Using the Weibull, Log-logistic and Dagum Distributions: A Bayesian Approach
(Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (APJCP), 2020)BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is a top biomedical research priority, and it is a major health problem. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the prognostic factors of breast cancer survival using cure models. METHODS: ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Cluster of pregnancy-associated melanoma: A case report and brief update
(The Journal of Dermatology, 2020)Melanoma incidence is increasing globally with Australia having the highest incidence in the world. Pregnancy-associated melanoma is recognized in the published work; however, significant knowledge deficiencies exist. We ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Prevalence and features of comorbid stuttering and speech sound disorder at age 4 years
(Journal of Communication Disorders, 2020)Background: Stuttering and speech sound disorder may co-occur during early childhood, although the exact rate of comorbidity in a community-cohort sample remains unknown. In isolation, both disorders have the potential for ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
No Differences in Code-Related Emergent Literacy Skills in Well-Matched 4-Year-Old Children With and Without ASD
(Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020)This study used data from a prospective community-based sample and compared the code-related emergent literacy skills (phonological awareness and letter knowledge) of 4-year-old children with ASD (n = 36) to their peers ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The development and validation of the Short Language Measure (SLaM): A brief measure of general language ability for children in their first year at school
(International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020)Background: There is no sufficiently accurate short-language measure that could be used by speech–language pathologists, teachers or paraprofessionals to screen young school-aged children to identify those requiring in-depth ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
How many words are Australian children hearing in the first year of life?
(BMC Pediatrics, 2020)Background: There is evidence that parents from more socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds engage in fewer verbal interactions with their child than more advantaged parents. This leads to the so-called, '30 million-word ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The neural basis of nonword repetition in children with developmental speech or language disorder: An fMRI study
(Neuropsychologia, 2020)Developmental language disorder (DLD) and developmental speech disorder (DSD) are highly prevalent childhood conditions. An impaired ability to repeat nonsense words (“nonword repetition”), is claimed to be a robust ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Communication behaviours of children with cerebral palsy who are minimally verbal
(Child: care, health and development, 2020)This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. BACKGROUND: There is a lack of population-based studies exploring the communicative behaviours of minimally verbal children with cerebral palsy (CP), with factors ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Closing the loop: co-designing with students for greater market orientation
(Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2020)Changing factors in the higher education context such as expansion and increased marketization have sparked interest in how universities can co-create and partner with students. However, while numerous articles discuss the ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Characteristics of personal protective equipment training programs in Australia and New Zealand hospitals: A survey
(Infection, Disease & Health, 2020)BACKGROUND: Using personal protective equipment (PPE) is one of several fundamental measures to prevent the transmission of infection and infectious diseases and is particularly pertinent in the current COVID-19 pandemic. ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Politicians on Campaign: Cristina Fernández’s Visual and Discursive Strategies of Persuasion in the Parliamentary Elections of 2017
(Studies in Latin American Popular Culture, 2020)This work analyzes the visual representation that formed part of the electoral campaign of Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for the primary and parliamentary elections of 2017, in which she ran ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Women as recovery enablers in the face of disasters in Vanuatu
(Geoforum, 2020)Women have been framed as both passive victims and resourceful, dynamic actors in the face of acute and gradual disasters. Researchers and practitioners have highlighted the importance of resourcing and strengthening the ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Barriers to adaptation: Insights from Laamu Atoll, Maldives
(Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 2020)Although adaptation to climate change is becoming increasingly recognised as an unavoidable priority, barriers are consistently encountered and reported. Identifying, analysing and overcoming these barriers is essential ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The Devil might wear Prada, but Narcissus wears counterfeit Gucci! How social adjustive functions influence counterfeit luxury purchases
(Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2020)People buy counterfeit luxury goods for a range of reasons, including status and belonging. Previous research has shown these stem from an individual's value-expressive or social-adjustive attitudes. However, there appears ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Committed to help: the effects of frequency of corporate donations on luxury brand evaluations
(Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 2020)Purpose: While luxury brands have increasingly pursued CSR activities such as corporate donations, this strategy may not be effective because there is an inherent mismatch between the concepts of “luxury” and CSR. The ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Active modulation of erythrocyte mechanics
(American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 2020)The classic view of the red blood cell (RBC) presents a biologically inert cell, that upon maturation, has limited capacity to alter its physical properties. This view developed largely due to the absence of translational ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Protocol for a longitudinal study of melatonin therapy and cost effectiveness analysis in stimulant-treated children with ADHD and insomnia: An N-of-1 trial
(ContempContemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2020)Background: Children with ADHD and sleep problems have more caregiver deficits and decreased school attendance than children with ADHD but without a sleep problem. We conducted an N-of-1 trial of melatonin for children ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
“It Takes a Whole Day, Even Though It’s a One-Hour Appointment!” Factors Impacting Access to Pediatric Feeding Services
(Dysphagia, 2020)Feeding disorders can have a significant impact on children and their families. Access to supportive multidisciplinary care is central to improving outcomes; however, there are numerous factors that can impact service ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Antibiotics for Childhood Pneumonia - Do We Really Know How Long to Treat? (Editorial)
(The New England journal of medicine, 2020)The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 3 days of oral amoxicillin (80 mg per kilogram of body weight per day) in children younger than 5 years of age who have fast-breathing pneumonia (cough lasting <14 days or ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
A qualitative investigation into clinical documentation: why do clinicians document the way they do?
(Health Inf Manag, 2020)BACKGROUND: Clinical documentation is a fundamental component of patient care. The transition from paper based to electronic medical records/electronic health records has highlighted a number of issues associated with ...JOURNAL ARTICLE