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Influence of maternal and infant technology use and other family factors on infant development

Steve Desiree Zubrick Silva FASSA, FAAMHS, MSc AM PhD MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow Co-Head, ORIGINS 08 6319 1409

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Cohort profile: The WAACHS Linked Data Study

Despite the volume of accumulating knowledge from prospective Aboriginal cohort studies, longitudinal data describing developmental trajectories in health and well-being is limited.

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Landmark language study draws to a close - but the work is just beginning

A joint initiative between The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia, the University of Kansas and Nebraska University, it is the world’s only study to conduct such a detailed assessment of language and literacy development from infancy through the formative adolescent years.

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Effectiveness of childcare centre interventions to increase young children’s physical activity

The aim of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of childcare centre based interventions to increase young children’s physical activity.

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Social Ventures Australia Evidence Summaries

A series of 12 Australasian Research Summaries were generated by CoLab for the Evidence for Learning website in partnership with Edith Cowan University and Fraser Mustard Centre.

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Bright Tomorrows Start Today (Parent App)

The Bright Tomorrows app developed at The Kids Research Institute Australia aims to assist parents of children aged 0-5 years to support their child to develop the building blocks of several essential life skills.

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Interpregnancy interval and adverse birth outcomes: a population-based cohort study of twins

To investigate associations between interpregnancy intervals (IPIs) and adverse birth outcomes in twin pregnancies.

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Hospitalizations from Birth to 28 Years in a Population Cohort of Individuals Born with Five Rare Craniofacial Anomalies in Western Australia

To describe trends, age-specific patterns, and factors influencing hospitalizations for 5 rare craniofacial anomalies.

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Preservice teachers’ accuracy in measuring child engagement using a digitised momentary time sampling measure

Engagement has been identified as an important predictor of student outcomes; therefore, teachers’ ability to accurately and objectively measure student engagement is essential and can assist teachers to make instructional decisions based on data rather than perception.