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Modelling the COVID pandemic with the Geographical COVID-19 Model (GEO-COV)Researchers have developed a new model for simulating covid-19 outbreaks in Western Australia.
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A pilot study into assessing the danger of heated-tobacco-productsAlexander Anthony Dr Katherine Larcombe Kicic Landwehr BScEnv (Hons) PhD BSc (Hons) PhD BSc(Hons) Honorary Research Fellow Rothwell Family Fellow;
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Epithelial Drivers of Neutrophil Plasticity in Early Cystic Fibrosis Lung DiseaseHallmarks of cystic fibrosis (CF) airway disease include bronchiectasis, airway inflammation by infiltrating polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) and recurring infection.
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WA Epithelial Research Program for Childhood Respiratory DiseasesOnce thought to be a simple barrier to the external environment, epithelial cells are involved in many repair and inflammatory processes that occur in childhood airway diseases.
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Implementing Telehealth support to increase physical activity in girls and women with Rett syndromeHelen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763

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WA Aboriginal Child Health Survey (WAACHS) Linked Data StudyThis study is a partnership between researchers, the Aboriginal community and government to provide evidence for policy and practice addressing high priority health and wellbeing issues for Aboriginal children and families.
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CP Movetime: A wearable sensor and user interface to reduce sedentary behaviours in non-ambulant children and youth with cerebral palsyCP Movetime aims to establish and test a technology-based application to improve health outcomes by monitoring device measured sedentary behaviours in non-ambulant children and youth with cerebral palsy.
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The Early Childhood Education Project in Lao PDRResearchers in the Child Health, Development and Education Team support a number of projects financed by the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education to promote early learning and development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR).
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Electronic Use in Little Ones (EUiLO)Mary Brushe BPsych(Hons), PhD (Public Health) Senior Research Officer, Epidemiology mary.brushe@thekids.org.au Senior Research Officer, Epidemiology

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Rich data to highlight crucial turning points for intervention to close the gap in Aboriginal healthA multi-disciplinary team of researchers will use more than 40 years of data to pinpoint crucial areas that could be “turning points” in development where intervention could contribute to closing the gap in Aboriginal health in Australia.