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The Great Recession and Children’s Mental Health in Australia

This paper analyzes the effects of “shocks” to community-level unemployment expectations, induced by the Great Recession, on children’s mental well-being

Effects of Ser47-Point Mutation on Conformation Structure and Allergenicity of the Allergen of Der p 2, a Major House Dust Mite Allergen

The mutant Der p 2 had altered structure and reduced ability to stimulate pro-inflammatory responses and to bind IgE

Increased Use of Adrenaline in the Management of Childhood Anaphylaxis Over the Last Decade

There was a significant improvement in the management of anaphylaxis after the introduction of intensified physician training programs

Atopy-dependent and independent immune responses in the heightened severity of atopics to respiratory viral infections: Rat model studies

The co-exposure responses in the Th2high BN incorporated type I interferon/Th1, alternative macrophage activation/Th2 and Th17 signatures

Development and Assessment of Cumulative Risk Measures of Family Environment and Parental Investments in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

This study aimed to derive and assess summary indices of three domains of the family environment, including a Family Stress Index, Home Education Index and Parenting Index

Development of an opsonophagocytic killing assay for Group A Streptococcus

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) or Streptococcus pyogenes is responsible for an estimated 500,000 deaths worldwide each year.

A profile of social, separation and generalized anxiety disorders in an Australian nationally representative sample of children and adolescents

Social, separation and generalized anxiety disorders in young people are relatively common and impairing, with a high level of comorbidity

Psychosocial resilience and vulnerability in Western Australian Aboriginal youth

We review findings from our previous studies which show the application of a person-based resilience framework of analysis in the context of WA aboriginal youth

Deep or awake removal of laryngeal mask airway in children at risk of respiratory adverse events undergoing tonsillectomy - a randomised controlled trial

We found no evidence for a difference in the timing of the laryngeal mask airways removal on the incidence of respiratory adverse events

Functional differences in airway dendritic cells determine susceptibility to IgE-sensitization

Respiratory IgE-sensitization to innocuous antigens increases the risk for developing diseases such as allergic asthma.