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Investing in Not-for-Profit Sector Capacity: The Australian Capital Territory's Community Sector Development Program (CSDP) by Butcher, John

“…In 2013 the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government's Community Services Directorate (CSD) initiated a suite of projects designed to address the not-for-profit (NFP) community services sector's capacity to adapt to a rapidly changing policy and operational environment. …”
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Acute heart failure admissions in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory: the NSW HF Snapshot Study by Newton, P., Davidson, P., Reid, Christopher, Krum, H., Hayward, C., Sibbritt, D., Banks, E., MacDonald, P.

“…Objective: The primary aim of the NSW Heart Failure (HF) Snapshot was to obtain a representative cross-sectional view of patients with acute HF and their management in New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory hospitals. Design and setting: A prospective audit of consecutive patients admitted to 24 participating hospitals in NSW and the ACT with a diagnosis of acute HF was conducted from 8 July 2013 to 8 August 2013. …”
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Working together: Expanding the availability of naloxone for peer administration to prevent opioid overdose deaths in the Australian Capital Territory and beyond by Lenton, Simon, Dietze, P., Olsen, A., Wiggins, N., McDonald, D., Fowler, C.

“…Industrious local advocacy and program development work by a number of stakeholders, notably by the Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy, a drug user organisation, contributed to the rollout of Australia’s first prescription naloxone program in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Over the subsequent 18 months, prescription naloxone programs were commenced in four other Australian states. …”
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Case study of environmental projects in Australia by Sholarin, E., Awange, Joseph

“…In order to share some lessons learned from conceptualization to delivery of environmental conservation and remediation projects, one case study each from Western Australia, Australian capital territory (ACT), New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania has been reviewed to demonstrate the approaches to reducing environmental effects in terms of reuse and redevelopment strategy, maximum use of depleted natural resources, maximum utilization of waste products, and so on.…”
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Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance Hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance Programme annual report, 2011 by Coombs, Geoffrey, Nimmo, G., Pearson, J., Collignon, P., Bell, J., McLaws, M., Christiansen, K., Turnidge, J.

“…Nationally, the proportion of S. aureus that were methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was 30.3%; ranging from 19.9% in Western Australia to 36.8% in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory. Resistance to the non-ß-lactam antimicrobials was common except for rifampicin, fusidic acid, high-level mupirocin and daptomycin. …”
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Regulating the non-consensual sharing of intimate images ('revenge pornography') via a civil penalty regime: a sex equality Perspective by Evans, Michelle

“…However, it is an area where the law has only just started responding to technology, with legislative reforms in several states including South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia. This paper provides an overview of relevant state and federal laws. …”
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Small business enterprise models of employment for persons with intellectual disabilities and high support needs by Thoresen, Stian, Cocks, E., Jackson, R., Thomson, Allyson

“…The research studied four case studies, based in Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory, where five young people with intellectual disabilities are working in Small Business Enterprise (SBE) models of employment, which are family-inspired small businesses that provide employment opportunities for relatives with disabilities. …”
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Development of a model for particulate matter pollution in Australia with implications for other satellite-based models by Pereira, Gavin, Lee, H., Bell, M., Regan, Annette, Malacova, Eva, Mullins, Ben, Knibbs, L.

“…Cross-validation indicated that the models were most suitable for prediction in New South Wales and Victoria and least suitable for prediction in Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania. Most of the variation in PM10 concentrations was explained by temporal rather than spatial variation. …”
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Pot, politics and the press - reflections on cannabis law reform in Western Australia by Lenton, Simon

“…This made WA the fourth Australian jurisdiction, after South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, to adopt a prohibition with civil penalties scheme for minor cannabis offences. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital inpatients, 2009: Report from the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance by Nimmo, G., Pearson, J., Collignon, P., Christiansen, K., Coombs, Geoffrey, Bell, J., McLaws, M., Australian, G.

“…Nationally, the proportion of S. aureus that were MRSA was 33.6%, ranging from 27.3% in South Australia to 41.4% in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory. Resistance to the non-beta-lactam antimicrobials was common except for rifampicin, fusidic acid, daptomycin and high-level mupirocin. …”
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A study on legal issues in protecting the rights of education of aborigines in peninsula Malaysia / Abdul Faizzani Abdul Aziz … [et al.] by Abdul Aziz, Abdul Faizzani, Mohd Yaakob, Mohamad Affan, Ghazali, Muhammad Hasif, Yahya, Nurul Faraheen

“…Then, the local laws will be compared to Education Act 2004 of Australian Capital Territory where this Act provides a better safeguard for the rights of education of the Aborigines in their country and international and national instruments are also analysed to identify guidelines which may be adopted to our local laws. …”
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An overview of take-home naloxone programs in Australia by Dwyer, Robyn, Olsen, A., Fowlie, C., Gough, C., van Beek, I., Jauncey, M., Lintzeris, N., Oh, G., Dicka, J., Fry, C., Hayllar, J., Lenton, Simon

“…Introduction and Aims: Take-home naloxone (THN) programs commenced in Australia in 2012 in the Australian Capital Territory and programs now operate in five Australian jurisdictions. …”
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Perspectives of clinical handover processes: a multi-site survey across different health professionals by Manias, E., Geddes, Fiona, Watson, B., Jones, Dorothy, Della, Phillip

“…The sample comprised doctors, nurses and allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, social workers, pharmacists, dieticians and midwives employed in Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. The survey sought information about health professionals' experiences about clinical handover; their perceived effectiveness of clinical handover; involvement of patients and family members; health professionals' ability to confirm understanding and to clarify clinical information; role modelling behaviour of health professionals; training needs; adverse events encountered and possibilities for improvements.Results: In all, 707 health professionals participated (response rate = 14%). …”
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The Australian work exposures study: Prevalence of occupational exposure to diesel engine exhaust by Peters, S., Carey, Renee, Driscoll, T., Glass, D., Benke, G., Reid, Alison, Fritschi, L.

“…Exposure prevalence varied across states, ranging from 6.4% in the Australian Capital Territory to 17.0% in Western Australia. Exposures occurred mainly in the agricultural, mining, transport and construction industries, and among mechanics. …”
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'Ecstasy' and the use of sleep medications in a general community sample: a 4-year follow-up by Tait, Robert, George, A., Olesen, S.

“…Setting: Participants were recruited from the electoral roll in the Australian Capital Territory and Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. …”
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Transition from senior secondary to higher education : a learning environment perspective. by Nair, Chenicheri C.

“…A sample of 504 students and24 instructors from Canada and the Australian Capital Territory completed the CUCEI. The students also responded to an attitudinal questionnaire. …”
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Depreciation in Local Government - Still the Problems Continue by Pilcher, Robyn

“…In 2002, the then Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer, Ted Quinlan (cited by Awty 2002, p. 40), asked: 'Is depreciation appropriate on all public assets or does it distort the true bottom line of the public sector ..?' …”
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Self-harm, substance use and psychological distress in the Australian general population by Moller, C., Tait, Robert, Byrne, D.

“…AIMS: To examine predictors of self-harm, especially substance use and psychological distress, in an Australian adult general population sample.DESIGN: Sequential-cohort design with follow-up every four years.SETTING: Australian general population.PARTICIPANTS: A random sample of adults aged 20-24 and 40-44 years (at baseline) living in and around the Australian Capital Territory.MEASUREMENTS: Self-report survey including items on four common forms of self-harm. …”
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Personal factors influence use of cervical cancer screening services: epidemiological survey and linked administrative data address the limitations of previous research by Olesen, S., Butterworth, P., Jacomb, P., Tait, Robert

“…MethodsThe cross-sectional sample included 1685 women aged 44-48 and 64-68 years from the Australian Capital Territory and Queanbeyan, Australia. Relative risk was assessed by logistic regression models and summary Population Attributable Risk (PAR) was used to quantify the effect of inequalities on rates of cervical cancer screening. …”
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Using the community pharmacy to identify patients at risk of poor asthma control and factors which contribute to this poor control by Armour, C., LeMay, K., Saini, B., Reddel, H., Bosnic-Anticevich, S., Smith, L., Burton, D., Song, Y.J., Alles, M., Stewart, K., Emmerton, Lynne, Krass, I.

“…It used a cross-sectional design in 96 pharmacies in metropolitan and regional New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Australian Capital Territory in Australia. Community pharmacists with specialized asthma training enrolled 570 patients aged ≥18 years with doctor-diagnosed asthma who were considered at risk of poor asthma outcomes and then conducted a comprehensive asthma assessment. …”
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