The world’s largest known population of dugongs in Torres Strait, Australia, supports an important subsistence fishery by the traditional inhabitants, Torres Strait Islanders, in the region. I obtained updated information on the life history and reproductive ecology of dugongs based on collecting specimens and data from dugongs harvested for food by Islanders. Information on life history parame...

an analytical model for a coastal boundary current was used to investigate heat and salt budget of exchange flows in the persian gulf as a marginal sea. coastal boundary currents exchange heat and freshwater with the mosphere and the offshore waters. as heat and salinity fluxes caused by air-sea interaction and eddy activities, different temperature and salinity associated with boundary current...

Background Acute respiratory illnesses with cough (ARIwC) are predominant causes of morbidity in Australian Indigenous children; however, data on disease burden in urban communities are scarce. This study aimed to determine the incidence of ARIwC, the predictors of recurrent (≥4 episodes) ARIwC, and development of chronic cough following an ARIwC in urban, predominantly Indigenous, children age...

BACKGROUND In Australia, mental health services are undergoing major systemic reform with eMental Health (eMH) embedded in proposed service models for all but those with severe mental illness. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service providers have been targeted as a national priority for training and implementation of eMH into service delivery. Implementation studies on technology uptake ...

Citation: Redman-MacLaren ML, Klieve H, Mccalman J, Russo S, Rutherford K, Wenitong M and Bainbridge RG (2017) Measuring Resilience and Risk Factors for the Psychosocial Well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Boarding School Students: Pilot Baseline Study Results. Front. Educ. 2:5. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2017.00005 Measuring resilience and risk Factors for the Psychosocial Well-being o...

j 2 1 N o ve m b e r 2 0 16 T cancer data forAboriginal andTorres Strait Islander people resulting from poor recording of Indigenous Australian status in source databases. To improve the evidence base, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has limited analyses of cancer incidence amongAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to four Australian states and territories — the Nort...

Background The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community has an increased risk of developing chronic illnesses including diabetes. Among people with diabetes, foot complications are common and make a significant contribution to the morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. The aim of this review was to systematically evaluate the literature comparing the rates of diabetes rela...

INTRODUCTION In Australia, Home Medicines Review (HMR) has been found to be an important tool to raise awareness of medication safety, reduce adverse events and improve medication adherence. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are 'underserviced' by the HMR program and are the most likely of all Australians to miss out on HMRs despite their high burden of chronic disease and high rates...

BACKGROUND Statistical time series derived from administrative data sets form key indicators in measuring progress in addressing disadvantage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in Australia. However, inconsistencies in the reporting of Indigenous status can cause difficulties in producing reliable indicators. External data sources, such as survey data, provide a means of asses...