A5042728837- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Health Care Issues
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Health and Wellbeing Research
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
2021-2025
The University of Adelaide
2016-2025
Basil Hetzel Institute
2024-2025
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
2024
South Australian Water Corporation
2013-2017
Australian Water Quality Centre
2013-2017
Institut Pasteur
2010-2015
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2010-2015
Hôpitaux de Saint Maurice
2015
The potential for cyanobacterial blooms to impact recreational and drinking water source quality is a growing concern. Numerous monitoring tools have been developed that can alert stakeholders the onset of initiate mitigation efforts waters used recreation or supply. Early warning systems need consider multiple aspects bloom: whether bloom occurring in water, it might be transported intakes, toxin taste odor compound producers are present what proportion cells they comprise, entering utility...
Although there is growing evidence that benthic cyanobacteria represent a significant source of toxins and taste odour (T&O) compounds in water bodies globally, utilities rarely monitor for them. Benthic grow an array matrices such as sediments, biofilms, floating mats, they can detach colonize treatment plants. The occurrence produced by species across matrix climate types has not been systematically investigated. Consequently, lack guidance available to mitigate the risk associated with...
Abstract Hypersalinity is common in coastal wetlands throughout warm, tropical, and arid regions. Climate‐induced changes rainfall, sea level, anthropogenic modification to basins coastlines are likely further increase salinization these ecosystems. Yet, carbon cycling hypersaline not well understood, poorly constrained climate models. In the Coorong, a eutrophic, lagoon, recognized as internationally important under Ramsar convention, organic matter rapidly accumulates deeper areas of...
Abstract Background Access to mobile X‐ray imaging (MXR) by long‐term care facility (LTCF) residents could potentially reduce emergency department transfers. To encourage MXR use, the Australian Government Medicare Benefits Schedule introduced an service subsidy in November 2019. Aims examine (i) utilisation rate LTCFs between 1 2019 and 30 June 2020; (ii) individual LTCF characteristics associated with accessing compared community‐based X‐rays. Methods A cross‐sectional study of...
Benthic Cyanobacteria produce toxic and odorous compounds similar to their planktonic counterparts, challenging the quality of drinking water supplies. The biofilm that benthic algae other micro-organisms is a complex protective matrix. Monitoring determine abundance identification Cyanobacteria, therefore, relies on molecular techniques, with choice DNA isolation technique critical. This study investigated which extraction method optimal for recovery in order guarantee best yield PCR-based...
The use of morphological characters for the classification cyanobacteria has often led to ambiguous strain assignment. In past two decades, availability sequences, such as those 16S rRNA, nif, cpc and rpoC1 genes, metagenomics, steadily increased made reconstruction evolutionary relationships some cyanobacterial groups possible in addition improving Conserved indels (insertions/deletions) are present all RpoB (β subunit RNA polymerase) sequences presently available public databases. These...
Abstract Background Older Australians are major health service users and early diagnosis is key in the management of their health. Radiological services an important component disease planning older Australians, but national utilisation diagnostic has never been investigated Australia. Purpose This study aims to evaluate plain X-rays by ≥ 65 years old. Methods A population-based epidemiological evaluation yearly cross-sectional analyses X-ray examinations per 1,000 aged old between 2009 2019...
Informal carers (ICs) of residents living in nursing homes (NH) have a key role the care residents, including making decisions about and providing care. As radiology has decision care, it is important to understand IC's perspectives resident's use mobile X-ray services (MXS). The aim was explore ICs MXS.From November 2020 February 2021, twenty four different areas one Australian city participated. Their MXS, benefits barriers, were explored semi-structured interviews. Data analysed using...
ABSTRACT Environmental nucleic acid‐based assessments are powerful tools for understanding microbial ecology, and environmental degradation in aquatic environments. This approach is particularly useful guiding restoration estuaries, some of the most degraded ecosystems world. The recent popularity this has been accompanied by a parallel increase diversity applied methods. A range best practice methods exist across field that can be employed selected based on considerations such as...
Abstract Thirty‐five utilities across the United States (54%), Australia (26%), and Canada (20%) were surveyed to identify their experiences with early warning monitoring source control of cyanobacteria. All experience pelagic blooms, but only 20% monitor for benthic Most (86%) have programs. However, frequencies long analytical turnaround times negatively impacted effective use data rapid bloom detection prompt implementation reactive measures blooms/bloom‐related issues. Thus, a tiered...
Mobile X-ray services (MXS) could be used to investigate clinical issues in aged care residents within familiar surroundings, reducing transfers and from emergency departments enabling healthcare delivered residential facilities. There is however little research exploring consumer perspectives about such services. The objective of this was explore the preferences provision MXS facilities, including their knowledge service, perceived benefits, factors that require consideration for effective...
Abstract Objective To describe the economic and cost considerations of mobile X‐ray services (MXS) in residential aged care facilities (RACFs), according to stakeholders (involved residents' healthcare), residents living RACFs informal carers (ICs) residents. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 27 ICs recruited from six across metropolitan Adelaide (South Australia, Australia), 22 stakeholders, on their perspectives using MXS RACFs. Data relating extracted analysed...
There is interest in reducing avoidable emergency department presentations from residential aged care facilities (RACF). Mobile x-ray services may enable the delivery of healthcare facilities. Accordingly, Australian Government November 2019 introduced a Medicare Benefit Schedule rebate providing for 'call-out' fee payable to radiology service providers. This study aims understand stakeholder perspectives on benefits mobile and factors influencing their adoption by RACFs.Twenty-two...