Women aged over 50 in Australia are becoming increasingly reliant on long-term welfare. Individual characteristics, societal norms, industry practices, and government policy create a multi-factorial, precariat population who have difficulties finding consistent, meaningful employment, live financial distress, poor self-efficacy mental health. Globally, entrepreneurial intervention programs touted as an active labor market solution, helping people out of welfare into self-employment,...

Venus and Serena Williams’ dominance of professional women’s tennis at the dawn 21st century may well signify progress in a sport that typically privileges Whiteness. What happened Indian Wells, California, spring 2001 suggests otherwise. After advancing to semifinals where they were scheduled meet, defaulted thus incurred wrath fans Wells. Two days later, when her father Richard entered stadium watch play, encountered boos racist epithets. Similar other “racialized incidents” occurred...

This study explored changes in quality of life (QOL) and psychosocial variables a large cohort people with multiple sclerosis (MS). A total 1287 Australians MS were administered self-report questionnaires at baseline 24 months later to examine the impact disease severity duration, perceived stress, self-efficacy, depression, social support on QOL self-care. Over 2-year survey period, remained stable for 70% respondents. Disease correlated but not months, when only significant correlation was...

Optimizing quality of life (QOL) and self-management in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is increasingly seen as a worthwhile goal. This study aimed to investigate factors that affect QOL MS. A large national sample Australians MS (n = 1848) generated from the Australian Multiple Sclerosis Longitudinal Study completed survey addressing disease duration severity, self-efficacy, depression, perceived stress, social support, QOL, self-management. We tested model self-help which antecedent...

The tennis rivalry between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova was among the most compelling in sport history. Although it ended with Evert’s retirement 1989, memories of that were evoked by their inclusion ESPN Sportscentury’s “top 50” athletes 20th century North America. In this article, author examines how half-hour segments provide useful insights into cultural construction gendered national identities. More specifically, article scrutinizes ESPN's coverage re-creates impressions as...

The study described in this article aimed to identify issues relating incontinence and assess the impact of referral a continence adviser on lives people with multiple sclerosis (MS). design used an in-depth, two-phase anonymous mail survey within general community as nominated by participants. Fifty-six participated phase 1 eleven completed 2. results indicated that is problem for vast majority participants — MS. One-third eligible took up option consultation, assessment treatment from...

Numerous scholars have assessed the status of women in sport during last decade 20th century (Acosta & Carpenter, 2000; Andrews, 1998; Borcila, Cole, Eastman Billings, 1999; McDonald, Starr Brant, 1999). Perhaps nineties can be best characterized by familiar Dickens adage that “it was times, it worst times.” At a time when 1999 U.S. Women's soccer team captured World Cup and National Basketball Association (WNBA) enjoyed increasing popularity, seemed women's sports were never more...

1998 marked the 25-year anniversary of historic “Battle Sexes” between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. That match has been credited with enhancing status girls women in sport (Frey, 1998: Hahn. Nelson, 1998). Although was staged during conjunctural moment now referred to as second wave feminism, it commemorated within context third feminism. In this paper. I revisit discourses written about Battle Sexes 1973. continues be articulated a watershed women’s sport, recent characterizations...

Hydrogen is the gas of moment: an abundant element that can be created using renewable energy, transported in gaseous or liquid form, and offering ability to provide energy with only water vapour as emission. also used a fuel blend electricity generation turbines providing low carbon option for peak cover high demand firming. While grid itself transforming decarbonising, hard-to-abate industries such cement bauxite refineries are slower reduce emissions, constrained by their temperature...

In September 1997, Venus Williams advanced to the finals of US Open to become first unseeded woman finalist in era tennis. Despite losing top-seeded Martina Hingis, Venus’ advance could not have been more perfect if it were scripted. It was “the right moment, according to fate. An African-American teenager with a game blooming just time for the dedication Arthur Ashe Stadium year Jackie Robinson’s remembrance and Tiger Woods’ Masters” (Lopresti 1997: 12C). The women’s final “drew...

ABSTRACT: In this study we explored the hassles and uplifts (i.e. negative positive emotional events) experienced by registered nurses, nursing assistants personal carers working with people cognitive impairment in community residential healthcare settings Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The primary aim of research was to explore what aspects caring for cognitively impaired clients helps relieve these hassles, work nurses find rewarding detracts from those rewards, as well intensity which...

Abstract Reliance on informal arrangements to support the person with multiple sclerosis (MS) is an increasingly common phenomenon. The focus of this Australian-based research impact caregiver role, identification stressors that might prevent a continuation and determination resources needed by caregivers continue in role. Using surveys were sent through mail, views 34 people who care for individual MS collected order identify caregivers’ their results indicate provide between 2 10 hours...

On November 9, 2015, the president and chancellor at University of Missouri resigned in response to protests threat football team's boycott (Svrluga, 2015). The unrest racial disharmony that surfaced Mizzou had been building for years and, fact, has evidenced since on many other campuses across United States (Gross, In this article, we use performance ethnography (Denzin, 2003) demonstrate social activism as enacted by college athletes historically recent years. Denzin advocates using a way...

This article presents an important finding identified when establishing the validity and reliability of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Disability Profile. The research found that intermittent use pads to manage urinary incontinence was linked unemployment, particularly in women with MS. A total 103 participants completed a survey participated semistructured interviews. Urinary people MS is common, reports 89%. Twenty percent current study used leakage. Response question, “Do you any appliances...

Since the early 1970s, professional women tennis players have been among most highly visible female athletes. In 1990s, high-profile celebrity such as Steffi Graf and Monica Seles earn millions of dollars in prize winnings endorsements. But this was not always case. years “open era” tennis, commonly earned only a fraction awarded to men. This until specific conjunctural moment women's history when key events produced space which athletes now flourish. Using Hebdige's subcultural theory,...

The aim of this study is to explore the construct validity Body Image Scale for Cancer Questionnaire (BIS) using cognitive interviews.Twelve breast cancer survivors participated in a interview while completing BIS. Each participant was asked think-out-loud answering items, and an interviewer probing questions relating participants' comprehension, example retrieval, certainty answer other decision-making factors. Interviews were audio recorded transcribed, data analysed deductively...

<title>Abstract</title> Background Substance use disorder affects over half of incarcerated individuals, with 23% experiencing opioid specifically. Addressing in jails is crucial due to its association increased recidivism and overdose. This study investigates the experiences peer recovery specialists working individuals criminal justice involvement, focusing on barriers facilitators client connections. Qualitative interviews were conducted five across three sites Virginia between August...

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold> The Empowered Communities Opioid Project (ECOP) is a peer-based initiative designed to support individuals with opioid use or misuse who have intersected the criminal justice system. This study evaluated relationship between ECOP retention and use, overdose, utilization of Medication for Use Disorder (MOUD) among participants. A longitudinal was conducted 265 participants voluntarily enrolled in post-incarceration. Program retention,...