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Sexual and reproductive health policies for migrant, immigrant and refugee populations in select high-income countries:a policy analysis protocol
No full textINTRODUCTION: International migrants comprise 3.6% of the global population and face systemic barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, such as contraception, safe abortion care and sexual function support. In high-income countries, policy frameworks vary widely, with migration status significantly influencing entitlement and access to host countries. This protocol outlines a planned study to systematically analyse SRH policies in high-income countries with strong migrant integration frameworks, aiming to identify policy gaps, assess inclusivity and inform recommendations to strengthen Australia's SRH policy landscape.METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study employs a systematic policy analysis using the Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methodology. Countries with ≥10% migrant populations and a Migrant Integration Policy Index health score ≥70 will be included. 13 countries meet these criteria, including Australia, Canada and Sweden. A comprehensive search of academic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and ProQuest Public Health) and grey literature from governmental and non-governmental sources will be conducted. Data extraction will follow Bacchi's 'What's the Problem Represented to Be?'APPROACH: Thematic analysis will combine deductive and inductive methods to examine the extent to which SRH policies address migrant and refugee needs, including sexual function, safe abortion care and fertility care. A comparative policy matrix will identify strengths, limitations and best practices.ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: As this study analyses publicly available policy documents, ethics approval is not required. Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and policy briefs targeting stakeholders involved in SRH policy and migrant health.REGISTRATION DETAILS: This protocol is registered with the Open Science Framework (OSF): https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/AYZ6P.</p
University Rents Enabling Corporate Innovation:Mapping Academic Researcher Coding and Discursive Labour in the R Language Ecosystem
No full textThis article explores the role of unrecognised labour in corporate innovation systems via an analysis of researcher coding and discursive contributions to R, one of the largest statistical software ecosystems. Studies of online platforms typically focus on how platform affordances constrain participants’ actions, and profit from their labour. We innovate by connecting the labour performed inside digital platforms to the professional employment of participants. Our case study analyses 8,924 R package repositories on GitHub, examining commits and communications. Our quantitative findings show that researchers, alongside non-affiliated contributors, are the most frequent owners of R package repositories and their most active contributors. Researchers are more likely to hold official roles compared to the average, and to engage in collaborative problem-solving and support work during package development. This means there is, underneath the ‘recognised’ category of star researchers who transition between academia and industry and secure generous funding, an ‘unrecognised’ category of researchers who not only create and maintain key statistical infrastructure, but also provide support to industry employees, for no remuneration. Our qualitative findings show how this unrecognised labour affects practitioners. Finally, our analysis of the ideology and practice of free, libre and open source software (FLOSS) shows how this ideology and practice legitimate the use of ‘university rents’ by Big Tech. In conclusion, we argue that existing mechanisms are insufficient to ensure these digital commons’ sustainability: FLOSS needs broader systemic support
Factors Influencing Staff Support for Sensory Device Use for People in Long-Term Care Settings
No full textResidents in long-term care settings do not receive adequate support for hearing and vision devices. This study aimed to identify factors influencing support for residents' daily use of hearing and vision devices. Semi-structured interviews with 23 staff were analyzed deductively to categorize data within the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation model of Behavior (COM-B), and then inductively to identify themes and subthemes within each domain guided by the Theoretical Domains Framework. Capability factors included a lack of skills in managing and maintaining sensory devices, interpersonal communication skills, and forgetting about device use. Opportunity factors included device management not being included on care task lists and inaccessible sensory devices. Staff reported a strong sense of duty and positive feelings about providing device support, reflecting high motivation.</p
Applying collective tactical metrics in rugby union:A case study of spatial-temporal team-behaviour during scoring sequences
No full textWe introduced objective spatial-temporal metrics including centroid, stretch index, convex hull, and approximate entropy (ApEn) to analyse team behaviours during try-scoring events in rugby union. Data collected via 10 Hz global positioning system (GPS) technology during a competitive Super Rugby match were analysed across different field zones and phases of play. At the match level, there were no significant differences in team-level metrics between attack and defence. However, location specific analyses demonstrated higher defensive movement irregularity (higher ApEn) in the D22–40 (attack vs defence; 0.19 ± 0.02 vs 0.27 ± 0.02; mean ± SD) and D40–50 (0.24 ± 0.03 vs 0.30 ± 0.02), indicating field-location specific irregularity and defensive instability. Conversely, attacking sequences in the D22–40 (14.3 ± 1.1 m vs 13.0 ± 0.8 m) and D40–50 (14.1 ± 0.8 m vs 12.7 ± 0.2 m) displayed greater spatial expansion (higher stretch index) associated with creating scoring opportunities. These preliminary findings indicate that spatial-temporal metrics can capture context-dependent team behaviours in rugby union, offering promising tools for tactical analysis. Given the limited dataset, further research with larger samples is necessary to validate and refine these approaches for practical coaching applications.</p
Cybersecurity and Australian Medical Practice: Emerging Themes from Research Survey
No full textIn the current age of interconnectivity with constant evolving cybersecurity landscape and increasing cyber threats, medical clinics need robust cybersecurity to secure the vast amounts of sensitive patient data held. Emerging themes of this research into the cybersecurity practice of Australian medical clinics within the greater Australian Capital Territory region revealed there remains a significant gap in their cybersecurity awareness, process and governance. Mitigating human error is key, if not the top priority, to improve cybersecurity. Medical clinics should reduce human error with effective mitigation strategies: instituting cybersecurity awareness, training and governance such policies, procedures and standards to instil a secure cybersecurity culture to create a human firewall to protect their systems and information from cyber threats and attacks. These initial findings contribute to the literature on cybersecurity and medical practice which hitherto has been unexplored
Community Engagement Theory: Weaving together emergency management and community development knowledges to reduce disasters and adapt to climate change
No full textDisasters and climate change having increasingly devastating impacts on human and environmental health makes it pertinent to find effective pathways for preventing disasters and increasing our adaptive capabilities and capacities. In this presentation we offer Community Engagement Theory (CET) as one highly potent pathway. CET has been developed and empirically tested over 20 years by research designed and conducted by a researchers and practitioners in various countries led by the late Professor Douglas Paton. CET is utilizing and synergising relevant knowledges from many fields (e.g., disaster research, emergency management, community development), disciplines (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, vulcanology, human geography), relatively high individualistic Western to relatively high collectivistic Asian cultures (Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, USA, Portugal, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Nepal, Iran), disaster types (bushfires/wildfires, volcano eruption, floods, earthquakes, tsunami, hurricane, tornado, pandemic) and disaster phases (preparedness, response, recovery) to form a comprehensive holistic and process theory that is valid and has utility across hazard and cultures. In this presentation, we will discuss the core components of CET (outcome expectancy, community participation, collective efficacy, empowerment, trust, intention), the expanded set of variables, strategies for developing the CET variables, and cross-hazard and cross-cultural considerations. We will also explore the indicative individual and community measures used in testing the CET, and how CET can be used to facilitate, evaluate and refine community readiness, DRR and adaptation (e.g., community development strategies, education programs). It will become apparent that CET is a universal systems theory that can be used to co-design strategies that increase our capabilities and capacities to reduce diverse disasters and adapt to climate change and these strategies considering and utilizing the specific local and cultural conditions and resources
Radical Pluralization:Mobilizing the Multiple Self in Democratic Engagements
No full textPluralism is one of the defining features of democracy. This is a position shared by liberal pluralists, who argue for a multiplicity of interests, ideas, and ideologies (Dahl 1971); feminist democrats who advocate for a diversity of embodied identities and lived experiences (Mansbridge 1999; Phillips 1995; Young 2000); and agonists, who situate an ethos of pluralization at the heart of a contentious public sphere (Connolly 1995). Although coming from different (liberal, phenomenological, and constructivist) ontologies, all of these theories of democratic pluralism run into the same dilemma. Upon observing the emerging pluralism in the colonially nascent United States, Alexis de Tocqueville (2003 [1835]) was among the first to note that although diverse interest and identity groups foster democratic pluralism, they at the same time require the submission of members to dominant group identities. Being identified along certain corporeal and cultural markers entails essentialism and confines the freedom to express the multiple self. Iris Marion Young (1989) later termed this phenomenon “the dilemma of difference.
Ribbons: new beginnings:oil on paper
No full textRibbons: New Begginings 2025Oil on paperRibbons often accompany significant occasions. I am drawn to paint objects like these that have the capacity to hold stories and connect us with people, places and events. More than just material objects they are tokens of ceremony, memory, and intergenerational love—capable of binding, loosening, and releasing stories of hope and kindness
“We Deserve the Respect. Without Us, There Would Be No Games”:Examining the Experiences of Australian Rules Football Umpires
No full textThis article focuses on the responses of 356 Australian Rules football umpires to an online survey conducted from August 2021 to October 2022 regarding their experiences of umpiring. The findings highlighted that 49% experienced verbal abuse at least every couple of games, and 21% had experienced some form of physical abuse while umpiring. With 35% of the sample having less than five years’ experience as an umpire, the results illustrate the need for an environment where umpires are given greater levels of on-field respect, but if this is breached, they should feel supported through the process of reporting abusive incidents and attending any subsequent tribunals. In doing so, the evidence points to a greater chance of their services being retained for the medium- and long-term benefit of the sport. While the sport has highlighted improved recruitment since COVID-19, the retention of umpires should be a priority in all communities and regions across the country.</p