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Managing the radiation exposures of WA mine workers from naturally occurring radioactive materials: An historical overview (part II), Martin I. Ralph, Nick Tsurikov, and Marcus Cattani

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Eosinophilic inflammation, coronavirus disease 2019, and asthma: Are inhaled corticosteroids the missing link?, Sanjay Ramakrishnan and Mona Bafadhel

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Inhaled budesonide for early treatment of COVID-19 – authors' reply, Sanjay Ramakrishnan and Mona Bafadhel

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Antibiotics for asthma attacks: Masking uncertainty, Sanjay Ramakrishnan and Simon Couillard

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Standardisation of clinical assessment, management and follow-up of acute hospitalised exacerbation of copd: A europe-wide consensus, Sanjay Ramakrishnan, Wim Janssens, Pierre R. Burgel, Marco Contoli, Frits M. E. Franssen, Neil J. Greening, Timm Greulich, Iwein Gyselinck, Andreas Halner, Arturo Huerta, Rebecca L. Morgan, Jennifer K. Quint, Lowie E. G. W. Vanfleteren, Kristina Vermeersch, Henrik Watz, and Mona Bafadhel

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Inhaled budesonide in the treatment of early COVID-19 (STOIC): A phase 2, open-label, randomised controlled trial, Sanjay Ramakrishnan, Dan V. Nicolau, Beverly Langford, Mahdi Mahdi, Helen Jeffers, Christine Mwasuku, Karolina Krassowska, Robin Fox, Ian Binnian, Victoria Glover, Stephen Bright, Christopher Butler, Jennifer L. Cane, Andreas Halner, Philippa C. Matthews, Louise E. Donnelly, Jodie L. Simpson, Jonathan R. Baker, Nabil T. Fadai, Stefan Peterson, Thomas Bengtsson, Peter J. Barnes, Richard E. K. Russell, and Mona Bafadhel

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An exploration of the relationship between aphasia therapy, depression and quality of life in post-stroke patients after rehabilitation at 12 and 26 weeks after stroke: A VERSE sub-study, Alia Rashid Khan

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Dataset to accompany: Geotemporospatial and causal inferential epidemiological analysis of US survey and overview of cannabis, cannabidiol and cannabinoid genotoxicity expressed in cancer incidence 2003–2017, Albert Reece

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Data to accompany: Cannabinoid- and substance- relationships of European congenital anomaly patterns: A space-time panel regression and causal inferential study, Albert Reece

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Data to accompany: Congenital anomaly rate epidemiological correlates of Δ8THC across USA 2005-2014: A panel regression and causal inferential study, Albert Reece

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A geospatiotemporal and causal inference epidemiological exploration of substance and cannabinoid exposure as drivers of rising US pediatric cancer rates, Albert S. Reece and Gary K. Hulse

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Epidemiology of USA Δ8THC–related carcinogenesis: A panel regression and causal inferential study [Dataset], Albert Stuart Reece

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Cannabinoid exposure as a major driver of pediatric acute lymphoid Leukaemia rates across the USA: Combined geospatial, multiple imputation and causal inference study, Albert Stuart Reece and Gary K. Hulse

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Epidemiological overview of multidimensional chromosomal and genome toxicity of cannabis exposure in congenital anomalies and cancer development, Albert Stuart Reece and Gary K. Hulse

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Causal inference multiple imputation investigation of the impact of cannabinoids and other substances on ethnic differentials in US testicular cancer incidence, Albert Stuart Reece and Gary Kenneth Hulse

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Quadruple convergence – rising cannabis prevalence, intensity, concentration and use disorder treatment, Albert Stuart Reece and Gary Kenneth Hulse

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Association between fruit and vegetable intakes and mental health in the australian diabetes obesity and lifestyle cohort, Joanna Rees, Simone Radavelli-Bagatini, Johnny Lo, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Claus T. Christophersen, Robin M. Daly, Dianna J. Magliano, Jonathan E. Shaw, Marc Sim, Catherine P. Bondonno, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Joanne M. Dickson, Joshua R. Lewis, and Amanda Devine

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Food community: Understanding community needs for a food security website to support rural and remote Western Australians, Johanna Rewa, Amanda Devine, and Stephanie Godrich

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Clinical determinants of dual tasking in people with premanifest Huntington disease, Alvaro Reyes, Danielle M. Bartlett, Timothy J. Rankin, Pauline Zaenker, Kate Turner, Wei-Peng Teo, Shih Ching Fu, Josefa Domingos, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis, Mel Ziman, and Travis M. Cruickshank

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Potential of sorghum polyphenols to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease: A review article, Nasim Rezaee, Warnakulasuriya Mary Ann Dipika Fernando, Eugene Hone, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Stuart K. Johnson, Stuart Gunzburg, and Ralph Martins

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Determining muscle-tendon characteristics and function of stretch-shortening cycle performance in dancers, Paige Elizabeth Rice

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Isolated joint block progression training improves leaping performance in dancers, Paige E. Rice, Kiisa Nishikawa, and Sophia Nimphius

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Stretch-shortening cycle performance and muscle–tendon properties in dancers and runners, Paige E. Rice, Kiisa Nishikawa, Kevin A. Zwetsloot, Amelia S. Bruce, Caroline D. Guthrie, and Sophia Nimphius

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ABCB5+ dermal mesenchymal stromal cells with favorable skin homing and local immunomodulation for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa treatment, Julia Riedl, Michael Pickett-Leonard, Cindy Eide, Mark A. Kluth, Christoph Ganss, Natasha Y. Frank, Markus H. Frank, Christen L. Ebens, and Jakub Tolar

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The effect of exercise compliance on risk reduction for hamstring strain injury: A systematic review and meta-analyses, Nicholas J. Ripley, Matthew Cuthbert, Steven Ross, Paul Comfort, and John J. McMahon

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The Coaches’ Eye: Exploring coach decision-making during talent identification, Alexandra Hannah Roberts

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68Ga-PSMA PET/CT tumour intensity pre-operatively predicts adverse pathological outcomes and progression-free survival in localised prostate cancer, Matthew J. Roberts, Andrew Morton, Peter Donato, Samuel Kyle, David A. Pattison, Paul Thomas, Geoff Coughlin, Rachel Esler, Nigel Dunglison, Robert A. Gardiner, Suhail A. Doi, Louise Emmett, and John Yaxley

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Correction to: 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT tumour intensity pre-operatively predicts adverse pathological outcomes and progression-free survival in localised prostate cancer (European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, (2020), 10.1007/s00259-020-04944-2), Matthew J. Roberts, Andrew Morton, Peter Donato, Samuel Kyle, David A. Pattison, Paul Thomas, Geoff Coughlin, Rachel Esler, Nigel Dunglison, Robert A. Gardiner, Suhail A. Doi, Louise Emmett, and John Yaxley

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Moort: A celebration of a traditional and contemporary Aboriginal family system, Francesca Robertson, Noel Nannup, David Coall, Dan McAullay, and Alison Nannup

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Cardiovascular safety of antifracture medications in patients with osteoporosis: A narrative review of evidence from randomized studies, Alexander J. Rodríguez and Bo Abrahamsen

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Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer’s disease, James M. Roe, Didac Vidal-Piñeiro, Øystein Sørensen, Andreas M. Brandmaier, Sandra Düzel, Hector A. Gonzalez, Rogier A. Kievit, Ethan Knights, Simone Kühn, Ulman Lindenberger, Athanasia M. Mowinckel, Lars Nyberg, Denise C. Park, Sara Pudas, Melissa M. Rundle, Kristine B. Walhovd, Anders M. Fjell, René Westerhausen, Colin L. Masters, Ashley I. Bush, Christopher Fowler, David Darby, Kelly Pertile, Carolina Restrepo, Blaine Roberts, Jo Robertson, and Rebecca Rumble

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Change in mental health, physical health, and social relationships during highly restrictive lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Australia, Shane Rogers and Travis Miles Cruickshank

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Examining social-cognitive theory constructs as mediators of behaviour change in the active team smartphone physical activity program: A mediation analysis, Amelia V. Romeo, Sarah M. Edney, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Tim Olds, Corneel Vandelanotte, Jillian Ryan, Rachel Curtis, and Carol A. Maher

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Play in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: Psychometric properties of a parent report measure ‘my child’s play’, Dulce Romero-Ayuso, María Ruiz-Salcedo, Sabina Barrios-Fernández, José Matías Triviño-Juárez, Donald Maciver, Janet Richmond, and Miguel A. Muñoz

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Statistical analysis plan for the COMPARE trial: A 3-arm randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of constraint-induced aphasia therapy plus and multimodality aphasia therapy to usual care in chronic post-stroke aphasia (COMPARE), Miranda L. Rose, Tapan Rai, David Copland, Lyndsey Nickels, Leanne Togher, Marcus Meinzer, Erin Godecke, Joosup Kim, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Melanie Hurley, Cassie Wilcox, and Marcella Carragher

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Pleural fluid investigations for pleural infections, Bapti Roy, Hui Juin Shak, and Y. C.Gary Lee

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Neuromuscular characteristics of eccentric contractions of the knee extensors and their muscle damage profiles, Cassio V. Ruas

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Effects of whole-body vibration training on calf muscle function during maximal isometric voluntary contractions, Jacobo Rubio-Arias, Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo, Pedro E. Alcaraz, José Fernando Jiménez Díaz, and Anthony J. Blazevich

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The influence of sunlight exposure and sun protecting behaviours on allergic outcomes in early childhood, Kristina Rueter, Anderson P. Jones, Aris Siafarikas, Paola Chivers, Susan L. Prescott, and Debra J. Palmer

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Comparison of circulating tumour dna and extracellular vesicle dna by low-pass whole-genome sequencing reveals molecular drivers of disease in a breast cancer patient, Olivia Ruhen, Bob Mirzai, Michael E. Clark, Bella Nguyen, Carlos Salomon, Wendy Erber, and Katie Meehan

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The rapidly expanding nexus of immunoglobulin G N-glycomics, suboptimal health status, and precision medicine, Alyce Russell and Wei Wang

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Identifying critical features of type two diabetes prevention interventions: A Delphi study with key stakeholders, Jillian C. Ryan, Bonnie Wiggins, Sarah Edney, Grant D. Brinkworth, Natalie D. Luscombe-March, Kristin V. Carson-Chahhoud, Pennie J. Taylor, Annemien A. Haveman-Nies, and David N. Cox

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Exploring the active ingredients of workplace physical and psychological wellbeing programs: A systematic review, Jillian C. Ryan, G. Williams, B. W. Wiggins, A. J. Flitton, J. T. McIntosh, M. J. Carmen, and D. N. Cox

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Comparison of methods of derivation of the yank-time signal from the vertical ground reaction force–time signal for identification of movement-related events, Sofyan Sahrom, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Kazunori Nosaka, and Anthony J. Blazevich

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Wellbeing of breastfeeding women in Australia and New Zealand during the covid‐19 pandemic: A cross‐sectional study, Vanessa S. Sakalidis, Alethea Rea, Sharon L. Perrella, Jacki McEachran, Grace Collis, Jennifer Miraudo, Stuart A. Prosser, Lisa Y. Gibson, Desiree Silva, and Donna T. Geddes

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Opportunities to identify and develop people skills: What university students need early in their degree journey, Ros Sambell, Lesley Andrew, Amanda Devine, Jill Darby, Shelley Beatty, and Stephanie Godrich

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Cross-education and detraining effects of eccentric vs. concentric resistance training of the elbow flexors, Shigeru Sato, Riku Yoshida, Ryosuke Kiyono, Kaoru Yahata, Koki Yasaka, Kazunori (Ken) Nosaka, and Masatoshi Nakamura

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Joint angles in elbow flexor unilateral resistance exercise training determine its effects on muscle strength and thickness of trained and non-trained arms, Shigeru Sato, Riku Yoshida, Ryosuke Kiyono, Kaoru Yahata, Koki Yasaka, João Pedro Nunes, Kazunori Nosaka, and Masatoshi Nakamura

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Reliability of cable downswing load-velocity performance in golf swings, Michael Schofield, John B. Cronin, Paul Macadam, and Adam Storey

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Joint associations of prevalent radiographic vertebral fracture and abdominal aortic calcification with incident hip, major osteoporotic, and clinical vertebral fractures, John T. Schousboe, Lisa Langsetmo, Pawel Szulc, Joshua R. Lewis, Brent C. Taylor, Allyson M. Kats, Tien N. Vo, and Kristine E. Ensrud

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Evaluating the energetics of entrainment in a human–machine coupled oscillator system, Ryan T. Schroeder, James L. Croft, and John E. A. Bertram

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Exercise modulation of tumour perfusion and hypoxia to improve radiotherapy response in prostate cancer, Oliver Schumacher, Daniel A. Galvao, Dennis Taaffe, Raphael Chee, Nigel Spry, and Robert Newton

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Effect of exercise adjunct to radiation and androgen deprivation therapy on patient-reported treatment toxicity in men with prostate cancer: A secondary analysis of 2 randomized controlled trials, Oliver Schumacher, Daniel A. Galvão, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nigel Spry, David Joseph, Colin Tang, Raphael Chee, and Robert U. Newton

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Effects of exercise during radiotherapy on physical function and treatment-related side effects in men with prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Oliver Schumacher, Hao Luo, Dennis Taaffe, Daniel A. Galvao, Colin Tang, Raphael Chee, Nigel Spry, and Robert Newton

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Importance of joint angle-specific hip strength for skating performance in semiprofessional ice hockey athletes, Josh L. Secomb, Benjamin J. Dascombe, and Sophia Nimphius

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Relationships between physical activity, sleep and cognitive function: A narrative review, Kelsey R. Sewell, Kirk I. Erickson, Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith, Jeremiah J. Peiffer, Hamid R. Sohrabi, and Belinda M. Brown

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Data supporting development and validation of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantitative determination of bile acids in feces [dataset], Armaghan Shafaei, Joanna Rees, Claus Christophersen, Amanda Devine, David Broadhurst, and Mary C. Boyce

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Data supporting development and validation of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantitative determination of bile acids in feces, Armaghan Shafaei, Joanna Rees, Claus T. Christophersen, Amanda Devine, David Broadhurst, and Mary C. Boyce

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Extraction and quantitative determination of bile acids in feces, Armaghan Shafaei, Joanna Rees, Claus T. Christophersen, Amanda Devine, David Broadhurst, and Mary C. Boyce

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Host defence peptides in diabetes mellitus type 2 patients with periodontal disease. A systematic review, Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Farhan Saleem, Ahmad Alnazzawi, Mohid Abrar Lone, Syed Jawad Ali Bukhari, and Zohaib Khurshid

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Performance diagnostics, Jeremy M. Sheppard, Dana Agar-Newman, and Tim J. Gabbett

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Effects of prolonging eccentric phase duration in parallel back-squat training to momentary failure on muscle cross-sectional area, squat one repetition maximum, and performance tests in university soccer players, Keisuke Shibata, Kazuki Takizawa, Kazunori (Ken) Nosaka, and Masao Mizuno

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Comparison between two volume-matched squat exercises with and without momentary failure for changes in hormones, maximal voluntary isometric contraction strength, and perceived muscle soreness, Keisuke Shibata, Kazuki Takizawa, Nobuyasu Tomabechi, Kazunori (Ken) Nosaka, and Masao Mizuno

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Using imputation to provide harmonized longitudinal measures of cognition across AIBL and ADNI, Rosita Shishegar, Timothy Cox, David Rolls, Pierrick Bourgeat, Vincent Doré, Fiona Lamb, Joanne Robertson, Simon M. Laws, Tenielle Porter, Jurgen Fripp, Duygu Tosun, Paul Maruff, Greg Savage, Christopher C. Rowe, Colin L. Masters, Michael W. Weiner, Victor L. Villemagne, and Samantha C. Burnham

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Muscle damage indicated by maximal voluntary contraction strength changes from immediately to 1 day after eccentric exercise of the knee extensors, Mikio Shoji, Ryoichi Ema, Kazunori Nosaka, Akihiro Kanda, Kosuke Hirata, and Ryota Akagi

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Malignant pleural mesothelioma: Updates for respiratory physicians, Calvin Sidhu, Amber Louw, and Y. C. Gary Lee

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Dietary nitrate intake is positively associated with muscle function in men and women independent of physical activity levels, Marc Sim, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Nicola P. Bondonno, Simone Radavelli-Bagatini, Peter Peeling, Catherine P. Bondonno, Dianna J. Magliano, Jonathan E. Shaw, Richard Woodman, Kevin Murray, Joshua R. Lewis, Robin M. Daly, and Jonathan M. Hodgson

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Association between vitamin D status and long-term falls-related hospitalization risk in older women, Marc Sim, Kun Zhu, Joshua R. Lewis, Jonathan M. Hodgson, and Richard L. Prince

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Doctors' understanding of consent law, Rohen Skiba, Nisha Sikotra, Alexandra Wilson, Timothy D. Clay, and Eli Gabbay

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Study protocol for a prospective process evaluation of a culturally secure rehabilitation programme for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: the Healing Right Way project, Rachel Skoss, Jane White, Mandy J. Stanley, Melanie Robinson, Sandra Thompson, Elizabeth Armstrong, and Judith M. Katzenellenbogen

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Antibiotics and healthcare facility-associated Clostridioides difficile infection: Systematic review and meta-analysis 2020 update, Claudia Slimings and Thomas V. Riley

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Higher undercarboxylated to total osteocalcin ratio is associated with reduced physical function and increased 15-year falls-related hospitalizations: The Perth longitudinal study of aging women, Cassandra Smith, Joshua R. Lewis, Marc Sim, Wai H. Lim, Ee Mun Lim, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Tara C. Brennan-Speranza, Leon Adams, Elizabeth Byrnes, Gustavo Duque, Itamar Levinger, and Richard L. Prince

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The effects of acute exercise on bone turnover markers in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review, Cassandra Smith, Alexander Tacey, Jakub Mesinovic, David Scott, Xuzhu Lin, Tara C. Brennan-Speranza, Joshua R. Lewis, Gustavo Duque, and Itamar Levinger

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Curious Kids: how does a virus stop?, Erin Smith

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Perth’s 5-day ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown isn’t an overreaction to a single case — it’s basic common sense, Erin Smith

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Supporting the mental health and well-being of first responders from career to retirement: A scoping review, Erin Smith, Greg Dean, and Lisa Holmes

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Lived experience of emergency health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study, Erin Smith, Michella Hill, Moira Sim, Alecka Miles, David Reid, and Brennen Mills

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Health trends among 9/11 responders from 2011-2021: A review of world trade center health program statistics, Erin Smith, Lisa Holmes, and Brigid Larkin

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20 years on, 9/11 responders are still sick and dying, Erin Smith, Brigid Larkin, and Lisa Holmes

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Balancing injury risk and power development by weighted jump squat through controlling eccentric loading, Tongthong Songsupap, Robert U. Newton, and Chaipat Lawsirirat

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No differences in weightlifting overhead pressing exercises kinetics, Marcos A. Soriano, Jason Lake, Paul Comfort, Timothy J. Suchomel, John J. McMahon, Ester Jiménez-Ormeño, and Pilar Sainz de Baranda

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Evaluation of an online medicines’ safety course for remote area nurses, Tobias Speare, Chris Rissel, Sue Lenthall, and Katie Pennington

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Range of motion is not reduced in national-level New Zealand female powerlifters, Alyssa-Joy Spence, Eric R. Helms, and Michael R. Mcguigan

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The intra-and inter-rater reliability of a hip rotation range-of-motion measurement using a smartphone application in academy football (soccer) players, Paul Spork, James O’Brien, Morris Sepoetro, Maximilian Plachel, and Thomas Stöggl

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Salivary immunoendocrine and self-report monitoring profiles across an elite-level professional football season, Matthew Springham, Sean Williams, Mark Waldron, Anthony J. Strudwick, Chris Mclellan, and Robert U. Newton

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Gut microbiota modification in neonatal age group on the risk of respiratory tract infections in infancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Ravisha Srinivasjois, Jason Tan, Desiree Silva, and Gavin Pereira

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Testing, training, and optimising performance of track cyclists: A systematic mapping review, Antony M. Stadnyk, Franco M. Impellizzeri, Jamie Stanley, Paolo Menaspà, and Katie M. Slattery

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Occupational science in Australia, Mandy Stanley, Matthew Molineux, and Gail Whiteford

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Musculoskeletal injury in military special operations forces: A systematic review, Joanne Stannard and L. Fortington

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Periodization and block periodization in sports: Emphasis on strength-power training-a provocative and challenging narrative, Michael H. Stone, William G. Hornsby, G. Gregory Haff, Andrew C. Fry, Dylan G. Suarez, Junshi Liu, Jose M. Gonzalez-Rave, and Kyle C. Pierce

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Training for muscular strength: Methods for monitoring and adjusting training intensity, Timothy J. Suchomel, Sophia Nimphius, Christopher R. Bellon, W. Guy Hornsby, and Michael H. Stone

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Functional maturation of immature β cells: A roadblock for stem cell therapy for type 1 diabetes, Zi-Yi Sun, Ting-Yan Yu, Fang-Xu Jiang, and Wei Wang

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Dietary fibre intake and its association with inflammatory markers in adolescents, Olivia G. Swann, Monique Breslin, Michelle Kilpatrick, Therese A. O'Sullivan, Trevor A. Mori, Lawrence J. Beilin, and Wendy H. Oddy

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Positional isomers of biphenyl antimicrobial peptidomimetic amphiphiles, Andrew J. Tague, Papanin Putsathit, Thomas V. Riley, Paul A. Keller, and Stephen G. Pyne

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Clostridioides difficile colonisation and infection in a cohort of Australian adults with cystic fibrosis, A. S. Tai, Papanin Putsathit, L. Eng, K. Imwattana, Deirdre A. Collins, S. Mulrennan, and Tom V. Riley

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Intraday and inter-day reliability of sprinting kinetics in young female athletes measured using a radar gun, Kaushik Talukdar, Craig Harrison, and Mike McGuigan

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Identification and characterisation of putative drug binding sites in human ATP-binding cassette B5 (ABCB5) transporter, Lokeswari P. Tangella, Mahreen Arooj, Evelyne Deplazes, Elin S. Gray, and Ricardo L. Mancera

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Association between developmental coordination disorder or low motor competence, and risk of impaired bone health across the lifespan: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis, Jocelyn Tan, Nicolas H. Hart, Timo Rantalainen, and Paola Chivers

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Androgen receptor CAG repeat length as a moderator of the relationship between free testosterone levels and cognition, Sherilyn Tan, Tenielle Porter, Romola S. Bucks, Michael Weinborn, Lidija Milicic, Ailsa Brown, Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith, Kevin Taddei, David Ames, Colin L. Masters, Paul Maruff, Greg Savage, Christopher C. Rowe, Victor L. Villemagne, Belinda Brown, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Simon M. Laws, Ralph N. Martins, and the AIBL Research Group

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Investigating auditory electrophysiological measures of participants with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of event-related potential studies, Hadeel Y. Tarawneh, Wilhelmina H. A. M. Mulders, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Ralph N. Martins, and Dona M. P. Jayakody