Tom ap Rees

Implications of high prevalence of recreational drug use among cases of infectious syphilis: insights from state-wide surveillance data, South Australia, July 2022 – September 2023

Jana Sisnowski, J Matthew Pearson, Sarah Del Fante, Jamie Hermanson et autres

Background: Both injecting drug use (IDU) and drug use by non-injecting routes only (non-IDU) are recognised internationally as behavioural risk factors for syphilis. In Australia, this association has predominantly been assessed in sexual health services. To generate evidence supporting regular screening and …

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Findings from a Project Which Established Hepatitis C Point-of-Care Testing and Linkage to Care at a Homelessness Service in Adelaide, Australia, 2021–2022

Erin M. McCartney, Joshua Dawe, Lucy Ralton, Jeffrey Stewart et autres

BACKGROUND: Point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing streamlines testing and treatment pathways. In this study, we established an HCV model of care in a homelessness service by offering antibody and RNA point-of-care testing. METHODS: A nurse and peer-led HCV model of care …

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IFN-γ-dependent regulation of intestinal epithelial homeostasis by NKT cells

Marta Lebrusant‐Fernandez, Tom ap Rees, Rebeca Jimeno, Nikolaos Angelis et autres

Intestinal homeostasis is maintained through the combined functions of epithelial and immune cells that collaborate to preserve the integrity of the intestinal barrier. However, the mechanisms by which immune cell populations regulate intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) homeostasis remain unclear. Here, we use …

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Point-of-Care Testing for Hepatitis C in the Priority Settings of Mental Health, Prisons, and Drug and Alcohol Facilities—the PROMPt Study

Erin M. McCartney, Lucy Ralton, Joshua Dawe, Jacqui Richmond et autres

BACKGROUND: A barrier to hepatitis C virus (HCV) cure is conventional testing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of HCV antibody and RNA point-of-care testing (POCT) on testing rates, linkage to care, treatment, and acceptability of testing in …

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Evaluation of a person-centred, nurse-led model of care delivering hepatitis C testing and treatment in priority settings: a mixed-methods evaluation of the Tasmanian Eliminate Hepatitis C Australia Outreach Project, 2020–2022

Joshua Dawe, Megan Hughes, Shannon Christensen, Louisa Walsh et autres

INTRODUCTION: Australia has experienced sustained reductions in hepatitis C testing and treatment and may miss its 2030 elimination targets. Addressing gaps in community-based hepatitis C prescribing in priority settings that did not have, or did not prioritise, hepatitis C testing and treatment …

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Assistive artificial intelligence for enhanced patient access to ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia

James Bowness, Kathryn James, Luke Yarlett, Marmar Htyn et autres

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AI-assisted ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia for trauma patients: a service evaluation

Kathryn James, Luke Yarlett, Marmar Htyn, Eluned Fisher et autres

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KCL TEST: an open-source inspired asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 surveillance programme in an academic institution

Joana Andrade, Edward J. Scourfield, Shilpa Lekhraj Peswani-Sajnani, Kate Poulton et autres

Abstract Testing was paramount in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our university established KCL TEST: a SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic testing programme that enabled sensitive and accessible PCR testing of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in saliva. We performed 158,277 PCRs for our staff, students, and …

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Evaluation of the impact of assistive artificial intelligence on ultrasound scanning for regional anaesthesia

James Bowness, Alan Macfarlane, David Burckett-St Laurent, Catherine Harris et autres

BACKGROUND: Ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia relies on the visualisation of key landmark, target, and safety structures on ultrasound. However, this can be challenging, particularly for inexperienced practitioners. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being applied to medical image interpretation, including ultrasound. In this exploratory …

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Point of care testing for hepatitis C in the priority settings of mental health, prisons and drug and alcohol facilities

C.L. Ferguson, Lucy Ralton, Erin M. McCartney, Joshua Dawe et autres

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Infrared Measurements of Hypersonic Heating to Cubes

Tom ap Rees, Tom B. Fisher, Paul J. Bruce, Jim Merrifield et autres

In order to better inform hypersonic heating predictions to faceted shapes such as satellites, the hypersonic heat flux to a cube is measured experimentally using infrared thermography. Stanton numbers across the entire surface of the cube are calculated, which involves the solution …

North: Volume Two

Brian Morrison, John Aitken, Gary Bratchford, Jonathan Purcell et autres

North Volume Two reflects our belief in photography as a relevant tool for exploring our ever-changing world. Whether in Preston, Liverpool, Berlin or Guangzhou the image-makers create a conversation with contemporary life as they endeavour to make their surroundings legible. In this …