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There has been an increasing use of advanced materials, particularly manufactured nanomaterials, in industrial applications and consumer products in the last two decades. It has instigated concerns about the sustainability, in particular, risks and uncertainties regarding the interactions of the manufactured nanomaterials with humans and the environment. Consequently, significant resources in Europe and beyond have been invested into the development of tools and methods to support risk mitigation and risk management, and thus facilitate the research and innovation process of manufactured nanomaterials...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by heightened avoidance, cognitive inflexibility, and impaired reward processing. Maladaptive behavior in PTSD may reflect an imbalance between approach and avoidance, but no research has investigated approach-avoidance conflict (AAC) in PTSD. The current study investigated approach-avoidance behavior in PTSD using a trauma-related AAC (trAAC) task in two independent samples. In Study 1, 43 women with a current diagnosis of PTSD and 18 healthy comparison subjects were recruited from the community...

This article presents the model of a short-term case management program focused on reducing emergency department presentations and unplanned hospital admissions for a targeted group of older people with complex care needs. As a semi-integrated health care program, Treatment Response and Assessment for Aged Care (TRAAC) is implemented by short-term case managers located in a variety of community agencies as well as acute and sub-acute hospital settings. The article discusses the features of the model including case finding, early intervention and risk screening, combined with the rapid mobilisation of specialised geriatric assessment services...

A rapid, continuous-flow determination of total inorganic carbon (TIC) in seawater samples is presented. The method runs on an autoanalyzer Traacs 800 spectrophotometric system and is calibrated versus certified reference materials readily available. A typical analysis speed of 45 samples/h can be reached with an accuracy of 2-3 microM and a precision of approximately 2.5 microM. The analysis requires only a small amount of sample and is thus ideally suited for pore water samples and samples taken from cultures where sample volume is at a premium...

A new generation of autoanalyzers was collaboratively studied for equivalency with instrumentation described in the AOAC method for crude protein in animal feeds. Twenty predigested samples were analyzed by 4 collaborators using standards that were provided. Means were comparable; the overall average difference was 0.07% protein. Analysis of variance indicated no evidence for an instrument difference. The method describing use of the Traacs 800 autoanalyzer as an alternative system has been adopted official first action...