Prevalence of visually significant cataract and cataract surgical coverage in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Angus W Turner, Mark A Chia, Hessom Razavi, Marcel M Nejatian, Saiuj Bhat, Amy Kalantary, Joshua R Taylor

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As representações da malária na obra de João Guimarães Rosa The portrayal of malaria in the works of João Guimarães Rosa by Norinne Lacerda-Queiroz, Antônio Queiroz Sobrinho, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira

“…The author's medical training together with his experiences in the hinterlands of the country is the subject matter for the work, with stories of the harsh reality of life in the outback. A highlight of the story is the narrative of malaria in the language of the outback, though with absolute medical and scientific precision.…”
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De la contagion à la cogitation : le zombie évolutif de la télévision by Paul Scott

“…The returned of Resurrection (US, 2014-2015) and Glitch (Australia, 2015-2019) are humane, ostracized figures who encounter prejudice and suspicion from localized communities in rural Missouri and in the Victorian outback. In their respective reconfigurations of the classic zombie narrative of menacing invaders, these shows cast the undead as sympathetic protagonists who stand as powerful metaphors for socioeconomic migration and marginalization.…”
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Creating healthy remote store food environments: use of the Store Scout App in practice by Amanda Hill, Meaghan Christian, Gina Absalom, Brianna Sanderson, Hannah Downes, Sheida Navidi, Anna Murison, Emma McMahon, Grace Dwyer, Julie Brimblecombe

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The “Cultural Landscape” of Australia in Bush Ballads: Slim Dusty’s Aussie Sing Song by Krzysztof Kosecki

“…Slim Dusty’s Aussie Sing Song (1962) – a representative selection of ballads – depicts Australia’s fauna and flora, the Aborigines, the beginnings of European settlement, the economy, the Great Outback, and the social role of drinking beer. The popular texts contain condensed and vivid images of the country’s culture.…”
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Camping it out in the Never Never: Subverting Hegemonic Masculinity in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994) by Anne Le Guellec-Minel

“…Leaving behind the urban gay scene, the film subversively relocates two icons of queer culture, the drag queen and the transsexual, in the sublime landscapes of the Outback that have helped forge the Australian myth of heroic masculinity. …”
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Research on NiCr/NiSi thin film thermocouple sensor for measuring the surface temperature of automobile engine by Haochen Wang

“…By measuring the engine surface temperature of a Subaru Outback 2.5i car, the practicability of the sensor is verified. …”
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Altjeringa e didgeridoo: dispositivos identitários australianos na espacialidade polifônica de Priscilla, a rainha do deserto, de Stephan Elliott by Jorge Alves Santana

“…Observaremos, nesse estudo, alguns aspectos da produção de tais subjetividades, nas possíveis mobilidades transversais, dispostas nas relações tensionadas pelas espacialidades - em seus lugares e não-lugares, espaços lisos e estriados (AUGÉ, 1992; 1997; 2006; DELEUZE, 1997) - percorridas pelo trio de protagonistas que, na viagem de Sidney a Alice Springs, encontra-se com uma comunidade aborígene no coração do Outback. Entre a Altjeringa e o didgeridoo, acompanharemos esse encontro entre identidades homoafetivas e identidades ancestrais que, em certo estrato semântico desse filme, aponta-nos contextos de negociações político-culturais no histórico e imaginativo processo de construção da nação (ANDERSON, 2006), feito pela estratificada sociedade australiana. …”
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Effect of High Temperature Exposure and Laboratory Processing Techniques on the Diagnostic Performance of Dry Swabs for the Detection of African Swine Fever Virus by Leonard Izzard, David T. Williams, Peter A. Durr

“…A specific objective of this study was to assess whether the exposure of swabs to the high temperatures that may be encountered in outback Australia, over an extended period, would reduce the diagnostic sensitivity (DSe) of real-time PCR (qPCR) to detect ASF virus (ASFV). …”
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Construction of the Historical and Cultural Media Landscape in Regional Media by Elena V. Shashkova

“…Today, the media play a key role in the construction of the cultural media space, which largely determines both the “face” and “soul” of a modern city (both a metropolis and a provincial outback). When designing and implementing regional cultural policy, the central place is given to the unique cultural content of the place. …”
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AUTONOMOUS TRANSMISSION CONTROL OF A 2017 YAMAHA GRIZZLY 700 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE by Greg WHEATLEY, Samuel POPOOLA

“…This project aims at developing a vehicle which can be used in the Australian outback to control and eradicate weeds. Preliminary tests were conducted on the vehicle to determine the performance parameters required to replace the movement supplied by the operator. …”
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GERMAN COLONISTS DURING THE WORK OF POLITICAL DEPARTMENTS IN TIME OF COLLECTIVIZATION ON THE DON by A. Skorik

“…With the arrival of Adolf Hitler, parcels from Germany to the Soviet outback began to be perceived by the party- Soviet leadership as «counter-revolutionary actions» of the German population, which was considered by the Bolshevik nomenclature as a possible ifth column, which Hitler actually hoped for. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Methane Emissions from 2019 Onwards: A Satellite-Based Comparison of High- and Low-Emission Regions by Elżbieta Wójcik-Gront, Agnieszka Wnuk, Dariusz Gozdowski

“…High-emission regions, such as the Mekong Delta, Nile Delta, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Central Thailand, Lake Victoria Basin, and Eastern Arkansas, were contrasted with low-emission areas including Patagonia, the Mongolian Steppe, Northern Scandinavia, the Australian Outback, the Sahara Desert, and the Canadian Shield. …”
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Emergency department presentations related to asthma and allergic diseases in Central Queensland, Australia: a comparative analysis between First Nations Australians and Australian... by Peter D Sly, Rachel L Peters, Jennifer J Koplin, Gulam Khandaker, Desalegn Markos Shifti, Craig F Munns, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Diane Maresco-Pennisi, Renarta Whitcombe

“…Objective To examine the overall incidence rate and trends in emergency department (ED) presentations related to asthma and allergic diseases in regional Australia with a particular focus on First Nations Australians.Design A retrospective analysis of data from the Emergency Department Information System.Setting This study used data from 12 public hospitals in Central Queensland, Australia, a region encompassing regional, rural and remote outback areas.Participants A total of 813 112 ED presentations between 2018 and 2023.Outcome measure Asthma and allergic diseases were identified using the International Classification of Diseases-Tenth Revision-Australian Modification codes.Results There were 13 273 asthma and allergic disease-related ED presentations, with an overall prevalence of 1.6% (95% CI 1.6, 1.7). …”
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