BACKGROUND The prevalence of food insecurity is substantially higher among Australians of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. The purpose of this study is to explain the relationship between food insecurity and Aboriginal and Torres Islander status in the state of Victoria. METHODS Data were obtained from the 2008 Victorian Population Health Survey; a cross-sectional landline comput...

Abstract Nares Strait is a major pathway along which multi-year sea ice leaves the Arctic, an class that has seen recent dramatic reduction in extent. The winds blow strait play important role modulating this export as well establishing Arctic’s largest and most productive polynya, North Water, forms at its southern terminus. However, remote location limited our knowledge of strait. Here we use...

PURPOSE To discuss cultural safety and critique the provision of culturally appropriate maternity services to remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia. PROCEDURE The literature and policies around 'culture' and 'cultural safety' are discussed and applied to the provision of maternity services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in remote areas of Australia. ...

Erica australis, E. scoparia, E. arborea and Calluna 6ulgaris are the most abundant heath species on acid, sandstone-derived soils of the Strait of Gibraltar region (southern Spain and northern Morocco). Despite their apparently similar ecological requirements, these four species are somewhat ecologically segregated. Erica australis is abundant only on poor, shallow soils, with a high content i...

Abstract There is a wide gap between bridge owners needs and scientist's desire. Monitoring based assessment of bridges has therefore not really arrived in managers processes. We have to do the necessary only, work out clear objectives, present plausible explanations, offer interfaces LCE BIM, create standard applications with plenty references submit results that fit into owners’ process. How ...

The striped gecko (Hoplodactylus stephensi Robb 1980) is one of the rarest and most restricted of the New Zealand lizards. Until now it has been found only on Stephens Island in western Cook Strait and Maud Island in Pelorus Sound. The species is strongly nocturnal and primarily arboreal, inhabiting shrublands and forest remnants. In March 1997 an unusual and distinctive gecko was found in a ho...

INTRODUCTION This article describes the use and effectiveness of the participatory action research (PAR) framework to better understand community members' perceptions and risks of pandemic influenza. In 2009, the H1N1 influenza pandemic affected Indigenous populations more than non-Indigenous populations in Oceania and the Americas. Higher prevalence of comorbidities (diabetes, obesity, asthma ...

Elevated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) concentrations have been detected in high trophic level wildlife and have been associated with endocrine disruption and other adverse health effects. Recent evidence indicates that harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) inhabiting Puget Sound, WA are approximately seven times more contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) than those inhabiting the ...