University of Tasmania

Informal carers’ perception on perspective taking when reporting as proxies about someone else’s health

Abstract Purpose Informal carers (‘proxies’) are often asked to report on the health of individuals who cannot self-report, either from their own (‘proxy-proxy’) or the patient’s (‘proxy-person’) perspectives. It remains unclear which perspective proxies find most useful. Underst...

Phased fuel transitions for decarbonizing the Asia–Europe Green Shipping Corridor

Shipping remains almost entirely reliant on fossil fuels, and identifying viable fuel transition pathways under evolving regulations is a key challenge. A study now evaluates 13 alternative marine fuels for the Asia–Europe corridor, revealing phased transitions shaped by policy d...

Sensitivity of the Bootstrap sea ice concentration algorithm to surface parameters in the Antarctic marginal ice zone using passive microwave retrievals

Abstract. Changes in sea ice concentration (SIC) and derived sea ice extent have been monitored using microwave radiometers since the late 1970s, providing information about the polar response to climate change, making SIC an invaluable variable for numerical models. Antarctic se...

Genome-Wide Association Study of Corneal Dystrophy Uncovers Novel Risk Loci and Enables Improved Polygenic Prediction of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

Abstract Objective To identify risk loci for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and improve a genetic risk prediction model. Design Genome–wide association study (GWAS), polygenic risk score (PRS) construction, and TCF4 CTG18.1 short tandem repeat (STR) length inference....

Physical activity from bus travel: objective estimates linking accelerometer and travel card data

Background Low physical activity contributes to chronic disease and premature death. Public transport can integrate activity into daily routines, but robust methods are needed to estimate physical activity during public transport trips. This study quantified duration, intensity,...

Understanding the family planning experiences and information needs of people living with multiple sclerosis: an Australian cohort study

Purpose Good quality information on family planning is essential for people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), yet how they receive or seek information about family planning to inform reproductive decision-making is unknown. This cohort study aimed to understand the impact of MS on...

Oral anticoagulant use and incident dementia in atrial fibrillation by baseline LIBRA score: a population-based cohort study using the 45 and up study

Abstract Background Oral anticoagulants (OACs), particularly direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), may lower dementia risk, but existing studies are constrained by incomplete dementia ascertainment, short follow-up, and lack of evaluation of individual agents or baseline lifestyle-...

Implementing evidence in residential aged care facilities: a longitudinal multi-method evaluation of knowledge broker evolution

Background Knowledge brokers act as intermediaries to bridge evidence-to-practice gaps. Limited evidence describes how the knowledge broker role in health settings evolves over time. This study aimed to (a) examine the evolution of knowledge broker activities over a 12-month impl...

Understanding current practice and challenges to the implementation of rehabilitation for people living with dementia: insights from health professionals in Malaysia

PURPOSE: To examine Malaysian health professionals' knowledge, attitudes, confidence, beliefs, and practices regarding dementia rehabilitation, and to identify perceived barriers and enablers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An online survey assessed dementia knowledge (DKAS), attitudes (...

Antarctic Circumpolar Current creates a boundary limiting the meridional dispersal of bacteria in the Southern Ocean

Impact statement As the world's largest ocean current in terms of volume transport, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) significantly affects the movement of heat and water in the Southern Ocean. However, the impact of the ACC on the biogeographic distribution of marine bacte...

A new reproducible, minimally invasive fin-clamp enabling biologging and animal-borne video studies of juvenile sharks

Abstract Background Fine-scale studies of juvenile shark ecology remain limited because existing tags are often too large or invasive to be deployed on sharks <2 m length. Consequently, high-resolution behavioral and physiological data from early life stages are scarce, despit...

Acyl-Alkyl-Phosphatidylcholine C40:6 is Potentially a Causal Biomarker for Obesity-Related Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from 4 Independent Cohorts

Objectives To identify potential causal biomarkers for obesity-related knee osteoarthritis (OB+OA+) by metabolome-wide association analysis (MWA) and Mendelian randomization (MR). Methods Four cohorts were included: the Newfoundland Osteoarthritis Study (NFOAS) as discovery, the...