The Contribution Of Maternal Obesity And Gestational Weight Gain To Preschool Child Obesity
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$697,213.00
Summary
Obesity affects more than 43 million children 0-5 years world-wide, and 21% of Australian children 2-3 years of age. The intra-uterine environment plays a key role in the development of later health and disease, representing a critical period in the subsequent programming of obesity. We will evaluate health outcomes (including growth/adiposity) for infants at 3 years, whose mother’s participated in a randomised trial evaluating an antenatal dietary intervention to limit gestational weight gain.
The Effect Of Probiotics On The Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Of Preterm Infants
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,068,804.00
Summary
Premature infants are at increased risk of abnormal development, meaning problems with their ability to walk, talk, think, hear and see. Giving premature babies ‘good bacteria’ (probiotics) may help them survive, but little is known about how probiotics affect long-term development. This is the first large study to assess the development of children who were involved in a trial of probiotics following their premature birth.
Sex Disparities In Management Of Myocardial Infarction
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$624,203.00
Summary
We propose using linked routine Big Data from the NSW health system to investigate sex differences in medications prescribed following a first MI, including deviances from guideline recommendations. We will also quantify differences between women and men in subsequent adverse outcomes, such as recurrent MI, according to treatment prescribed, and will study variations in sex dif
This Program Aims To Examine Socio-ecological Factors Associated With Motor Skill (actual And Perceived) And Physical Activity From Early Childhood To Adolescence
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$302,123.00
Summary
Helping children to be physically active is vital, because activity helps prevent various lifestyle diseases. Motor skill ability (the ability to catch, throw or jump) helps children to be more active. This fellowship aims to understand i) more about how children’s actual skill and also their ‘perceived’ skill relates to how active they are and ii) whether children who participate in motor skill programs are more likely to be active and skilled in the long term.
Mitigating Seal Interactions In The SRLF And Gillnet Sector SESSF In South Australia
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$305,821.00
Summary
South Australia contains 80% of the endemic Australian sea lion (ASL) population, where substantial fishing effort in the gillnet sector SESSF (~20,000 km net-lifts/year) and SA RLF (~1.5 million pot-lifts/year) increase the risk of fatal interactions.
A recent risk assessment (FRDC 2005/077) identified that subpopulations of ASL are highly vulnerable to even low-level bycatch from fisheries, with >40% of subpopulations at risk of extinction from as little as 1-2 additional female deat ....South Australia contains 80% of the endemic Australian sea lion (ASL) population, where substantial fishing effort in the gillnet sector SESSF (~20,000 km net-lifts/year) and SA RLF (~1.5 million pot-lifts/year) increase the risk of fatal interactions.
A recent risk assessment (FRDC 2005/077) identified that subpopulations of ASL are highly vulnerable to even low-level bycatch from fisheries, with >40% of subpopulations at risk of extinction from as little as 1-2 additional female deaths/year over a 20-25 year period. The risk assessment identified that the current high proportion of depleted subpopulations of the species may be entirely due to sustained low-level bycatch by commercial fisheries.
ASL are listed as a threatened species under the Commonwealth EPBC Act, and a recovery plan has identified bycatch from bottom-set gillnet and rock lobster fisheries as the most significant anthropogenic contributor to the species’ lack of recovery. As such the development of measures to mitigate interactions with sea lions forms the most pressing ESD issues for these fisheries.
ESD assessments of both the gillnet sector of the SESSF and SARLF fisheries have identified interactions with seals as a significant issue. These assessments make at least seven recommendations to address protected species interactions (including seals), but little if any progress has been made to address these to date.
In order to have southern rock lobster taken from South Australian waters placed on the list of exempt native specimens for export under Part 13 and 13(A) of the EPBC Act, there is an imperative to address these ESD recommendations, as failure to do so may jeopardise current and future export exemptions. Objectives: 1. Develop and assess methods for mitigating sea lion interactions with southern rock lobster pots 2. Develop spatial management options for reducing bycatch to high-risk sea lion subpopulations in the gillnet SESSF, and make recommendation on spatial management options to Shark RAG 3. Assess the significance of ASL bycatch in the high-risk regions of the gillnet SESSF to provide support for spatial management options developed in objective 2 4. Develop performance indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of the different mitigation options developed for each fishery Read moreRead less