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Mujiba Tasneem – Endosymbiosis and our prokaryotic origins
No full textStudent created video as part of Threshold Concepts in Biochemistry published by La Trobe eBureau. https://doi.org/10.26826/1017</p
Anticipatory solastalgia in the Antipodes: Evidence of future-oriented distress about environmental change in Australia and New Zealand
No full textIntroduction: Lived experience of negative environmental change can evoke distress called ‘solastalgia’. Worldwide, people are reporting emotional challenges relating to awareness of current and continued environmental decline, even without a direct experience of climate change. Our research examines the measurement of anticipatory solastalgia: the experience of present distress about expected environmental change. Methods: Our preregistered research uses survey samples from Australia (n = 1450) and New Zealand (n = 1022) to validate a recently developed five-item Anticipatory Solastalgia Scale (the ANSOS). We also measured participants’ experiences of climate emotions, expectations of the increased severity of climaterelated weather disasters, and support for climate policy. Results: The ANSOS fits the data well, is invariant across these two countries, and shows good internal consistency. Supporting convergent validity, the more that participants reported experiencing anticipatory solastalgia, the more intensely they reported feeling negative emotions about climate change. ANSOS scores were higher among those who expected more severe future impacts from climate-related weather disasters, and positively related to support for policies that aim to address climate change. Conclusion: The study adds further evidence for the validity of the anticipatory solastalgia scale; a measure that is designed to facilitate understanding of people’s distress responses to the expectations of, and emotional engagement with, environmental threats as the climate changes</p
Informational support for women with endometriosis: a scoping review
No full textBACKGROUND: Ten per cent of women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis, a painful and incurable disease that leaves women with severe implications for their health and overall well-being. Due to the absence of a cure and the limited effectiveness of available treatments, acquiring accurate information is paramount for women to successfully navigate both their daily lives and the complexities of the healthcare system. This scoping review aimed to map the current literature on women with endometriosis information needs, their information seeking behaviour, and the format and scope of current information resources available. METHODS: The scoping review was conducted using the JBI methodology for scoping reviews and reported according to the PRISMA-ScR statement. The final search was conducted in August 2024, through the databases Medline, Cinahl, Embase, Scopus, and WebofScience. Studies on information resources on endometriosis and information seeking behaviour as well as information needs of women with endometriosis were eligible for inclusion. RESULTS: The majority of the 25 included studies focused on information resources, specifically webpages and social media sites. While few studies analysed information seeking behaviour and information needs, the evidence shows women's high interest in a broad spectrum of information topics. Across all studies, the internet was the most important access point for information. CONCLUSION: Addressing the absence of systematic analyses on the information seeking behaviour and needs of women with endometriosis is crucial for future research. This step is essential for the development of customised information resources that cater specifically to the diverse needs of women affected by endometriosis.</p
Renegotiating the “Asian woman” in education: Three lives
No full textThe experience of being an Asian woman in education, particularly in an Anglophone Western context, is made doubly complex through our experiences of what we call the racialisation of our gender, and the genderedness of our race. In the following three narratives, we have drawn on Clandinin’s narrative inquiry approach to repudiate the homogenising narratives that race and gender play in our lives, and to provide models of critical engagement and resistance for those who seek to be less imperiled by such narratives. We also draw from Sara Ahmed’s notion of affective economies to complement our narratives, particularly in her interrogation of the ways in which certain affects stick more stubbornly to certain identities. In exploring the specific affective resonances of the “Asian woman”, we seek to unbind them from the very social edifices (of whiteness, masculinity, or cultural hegemony) that would otherwise fetter us within educational spaces. In doing so, we occupy but also defy the very moniker of “Asian woman” – a moniker overdetermined by the gendered and racialised structures of educational history.</p
Creating Song Magic: Advocating
No full textThis podcast was produced by Belinda Densley as part of her PhD programme at La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University.</p
Effective Carbon Fibre Reinforcement Length to Enhance the Strength of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Composite Beams
No full textSubmitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.</p
'They Take the Fear out of Failing': Children's and Parents' Experiences of the Risky Kids Program in Australia
No full textRisky Kids is an Australian community-based program that seeks to build resilience in children and adolescents by teaching 'risk intelligence' through parkour, ninja, and free-running skills, underpinned by psychological approaches. The aim of this study was to explore children's and parents' experiences of the Risky Kids program. We interviewed 18 children aged 6-13 years and held three focus groups with 15 parents and caregivers across three sites (two metropolitan and one regional). Guided by phenomenological design, template analysis was used to generate codes, categories and themes. We identified four overarching themes: (1) Learning to Navigate Risk; (2) Risky Kids is Different; (3) Coaches Facilitating Growth and Change; and (4) Stronger Minds and Bodies. Findings suggest that a facilitated risky play program can offer a supportive, safe space for children to develop confidence and resilience, and may particularly benefit children who prefer non-competitive group activities that nurture individual strengths and accommodate all abilities. Families reported that the program offered valuable opportunities to enhance children's mental wellbeing, including social, emotional and behavioural regulation. Large-scale quantitative evidence is required to examine children's outcomes-both physical and psychological, with a focus on resilience-including investigation of mechanisms of change.</p
Key health and wellbeing concerns among LGBTQA+ people with disability: A snapshot of research findings
No full textA snapshot of major research findings from LGBTQA+ people with disability: Violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of LGBTQA+ people with disability: a secondary analysis of data from two national surveys, a report compiled to inform the 2022 Royal Commission in to Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. This report brings together data from two large national online surveys, Writing Themselves In 4 and Private Lives 3, which were conducted in 2019.</p
ARCSHS Strategic Plan 2025-2029
No full textThe strategic plan of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University, spanning 2025-2029.ISBN: 9781763780729© ARCSHS, La Trobe University, 2025 </p
Placenames a key to interpreting Indigenous archaeology
No full textThis paper was included in the 13th issue of Excavations, Surveys and Heritage Management in Victoria and was presented at the annual Victorian Archaeology Colloquium held at La Trobe University on 2 February 2024.</p