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View article: Stepping up to the plate: Leadership and local government waste managers opinions of household food waste interventions
Stepping up to the plate: Leadership and local government waste managers opinions of household food waste interventions Open
Landfilling of household food waste contributes to global emissions yet remains prevalent worldwide. Achieving net-zero emissions targets necessitates the diversion of organic waste from landfills, placing considerable pressure on local au…
View article: Cardiac Rehabilitation After Open Heart Surgery: A Narrative Systematic Review
Cardiac Rehabilitation After Open Heart Surgery: A Narrative Systematic Review Open
Background: Postoperative cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are increasingly recommended by clinicians, but only a minority of patients who have undergone open heart surgery participate in such programs. Participation rates in postopera…
View article: Implementability: a taxonomy of community development approaches
Implementability: a taxonomy of community development approaches Open
The selection of a community development approach often occurs in an information vacuum, rather than through an evidence-driven alignment with local needs. This study seeks to provide a guide to communities and community development practi…
View article: Health professionals' experiences of whistleblowing in maternal and newborn healthcare settings: A scoping review and thematic analysis
Health professionals' experiences of whistleblowing in maternal and newborn healthcare settings: A scoping review and thematic analysis Open
Primary research on whistleblowing in maternal and newborn healthcare settings is limited. This study sheds light on power dynamics and factors that affect whistleblowing.
View article: The rise of virtual yarning: An Indigenist research method
The rise of virtual yarning: An Indigenist research method Open
Social media is of growing interest as a platform for post-COVID research, providing ungated platforms for minority groups and activists that may struggle to have their messages and voices heard in other media. In First Nations communities…
View article: Stakeholder perceptions of what industry wants from doctoral students: a systematic literature review
Stakeholder perceptions of what industry wants from doctoral students: a systematic literature review Open
An increasing mismatch between the global supply of PhD-qualified graduates with the global demand within the tertiary education sector comes despite academic positions remaining graduates’ first choice of future career. The ‘silver medal’…
View article: Social media influencers' impact during pregnancy and parenting: A qualitative descriptive study
Social media influencers' impact during pregnancy and parenting: A qualitative descriptive study Open
Pregnant people and parents engage with social media networking sites seeking support and information that is shared in a relatable way. Engaging with social media influencers (SMIs) and their followers, however, may have both affirming an…
View article: Decolonizing bird knowledge: More-than-Western bird–human relations
Decolonizing bird knowledge: More-than-Western bird–human relations Open
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) or local ecological knowledge (LEK) has only recently gained traction as “legitimate” science in Western academic discourse. Such approaches to inclusivity continue to face institutional, sociocultura…
View article: Psychological risks experienced by interpreters in the domestic violence cases: a systematic review
Psychological risks experienced by interpreters in the domestic violence cases: a systematic review Open
Interpreters occupy a complex position in police interviews involving domestic violence cases—neutral but necessary parties to traumatic content. The following systematic review explores the relatively sparse scholarly literature on interp…
View article: The promise of posthumanism in wildlife ecotourism: a set of case studies of veterinarians’ role at wildlife rehabilitation centers in Costa Rica
The promise of posthumanism in wildlife ecotourism: a set of case studies of veterinarians’ role at wildlife rehabilitation centers in Costa Rica Open
This study explored wildlife rehabilitation centers (WRCs) in Costa Rica as a potential posthumanist model for wildlife ecotourism. Posthumanism attends to the rights, welfare, and agency of nonhumans to depart from a conservation biology …
View article: The cultural context of training: the case of the interpreter in China and Australia
The cultural context of training: the case of the interpreter in China and Australia Open
China and Australia differ markedly in cultural and social context, the demands placed on interpreters, and the training provided to interpreters to prepare them for professional duties. This paper aims to explore China and Australia’s tra…
View article: Out of Print: What the Pandemic-Era Newspaper Crisis in Australia Teaches Us about the Role of Rural and Regional Newspapers in Creating Sustainable Communities
Out of Print: What the Pandemic-Era Newspaper Crisis in Australia Teaches Us about the Role of Rural and Regional Newspapers in Creating Sustainable Communities Open
Print newspapers tend to form part of the conversation on sustainable development goals in terms of the ability to communicate goals to the public, but to what degree are print newspapers part of the solution to sustainable rural and regio…
View article: The impact of social media influencers on pregnancy, birth, and early parenting experiences: A systematic review.
The impact of social media influencers on pregnancy, birth, and early parenting experiences: A systematic review. Open
Existing research suggests that engaging with social media influencers can be both beneficial and harmful for pregnant and new parents. At the current time, it is unclear how exposure to the benefits or harm impacts personal experiences an…
View article: Workplace violence in the Australian and New Zealand midwifery workforce: A scoping review
Workplace violence in the Australian and New Zealand midwifery workforce: A scoping review Open
Workplace violence is a key contributing factor towards recruitment and retention challenges for managers. To help tackle this, managers have a key role to play in identifying and effectively addressing workplace violence by acting as posi…
View article: Survival of rural telehealth services post‐pandemic in Australia: A call to retain the gains in the ‘new normal’
Survival of rural telehealth services post‐pandemic in Australia: A call to retain the gains in the ‘new normal’ Open
Aim COVID‐19 rapidly transformed how Australians access health care services. This paper considers how the inability for urban patients to access in‐person care expediated the introduction of virtual solutions in health service delivery th…
View article: Under the regulatory radar: Unregulated rural healthcare in Bangladesh and Australia
Under the regulatory radar: Unregulated rural healthcare in Bangladesh and Australia Open
This study examines health regulation under conditions of geographical constraint in two strikingly different settings, one on a remote island in Bangladesh and the other in an impoverished rural region in Australia. Both suffer from an ab…
View article: Impact of CLERP 9 Reforms: A Longitudinal Analysis
Impact of CLERP 9 Reforms: A Longitudinal Analysis Open
Rounds of corporate collapse linked to failure of transparency in reporting frequently result in governance reforms aimed at audit processes. The 2004 CLERP 9 reforms in Australia were intended to improve standards of auditor independence …
View article: Burden of antibiotic resistance among children with typhoid in Gadap Town, Karachi, Pakistan
Burden of antibiotic resistance among children with typhoid in Gadap Town, Karachi, Pakistan Open
Background: Increasing antibiotic resistance by pathogenic bacteria is observed in poor sanitary conditions. The peak incidence of typhoid occurs between 5–15 years of age. This is the most common bacteraemic illness of children in Pakista…
View article: Saliva cortisol levels and physiological parameter fluctuations in mild traumatic brain injury patients compared to controls
Saliva cortisol levels and physiological parameter fluctuations in mild traumatic brain injury patients compared to controls Open
Background: Evidence suggests that fluctuations of cortisol and physiological parameters can emerge during the course of mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). Objective: To investigate fluctuations of cortisol and physiological parametersdur…
View article: Empathy of Project Management Students and Why It Matters
Empathy of Project Management Students and Why It Matters Open
Empathy's role in developing relationships suggests its potential as a key skill for project managers leading teams and managing stakeholders. What is perhaps less well recognized in project management is the role empathy can play in ensur…
View article: The association between drinking water salinity and hypertension in coastal Bangladesh
The association between drinking water salinity and hypertension in coastal Bangladesh Open
Aims: This study aims to explore the association between drinking water salinity and hypertension in three coastal sub-districts of Bangladesh. Methods: The study uses complete data on 6,296 individuals extracted from the latest Bangladesh…
View article: Healthcare Capacity, Health Expenditure, and Civil Society as Predictors of COVID-19 Case Fatalities: A Global Analysis
Healthcare Capacity, Health Expenditure, and Civil Society as Predictors of COVID-19 Case Fatalities: A Global Analysis Open
Background: The rapid growth in cases of COVID-19 has challenged national healthcare capacity, testing systems at an advanced ICU, and public health infrastructure level. This global study evaluates the association between multi-factorial …
View article: COVID-19: Cultural Predictors of Gender Differences in Global Prevalence Patterns
COVID-19: Cultural Predictors of Gender Differences in Global Prevalence Patterns Open
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 30 April 2020Sec. Infectious Diseases – Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Volume 8 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00174