Journal articles: 'Foreign Sexual behavior Australia'

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Sheveleva, Svetlana, and I. Teneneva. "VOYEURISM: CRIMINAL AND CRIMINOLOGICAL ASPECTS." Scientific Notes of V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University. Juridical science 7, no. 3 (December 12, 2022): 209–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.29039/2413-1733-2021-7-3(2)-209-222.

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One of the types of paraphilia is voyeurism, i.e., secretly spying on the intimate actions of other people. From the point of view of medicine, voyeurism is recognized as a disorder of sexual preference, in art it has found expression in the paintings of famous masters, but from the point of view of morality it remains in the plane of religiously conditioned prohibitions, and psychologists say that the considered form of sexual behavior is dangerous not only for the psyche of the actor, but also for the victim. Within the framework of the presented research, the authors offer an analysis of the legal reaction of foreign countries to this form of sexual deviation, consider the types of punishments, and also present a criminological portrait of voyeurism. In the legal systems of foreign countries (Great Britain, Belgium, Singapore), voyeurism is recognized as a sexual crime; in the United States, Germany, New Zealand, and some states of Australia, the act in question is recognized as a crime that violates the «right to privacy». Separate statistical data on the specified acts in separate countries (where such counting is conducted) are presented, the reasons of growth of such encroachments and ways of their implementation are defined. In Russia, such acts receive a criminal-legal assessment on the grounds of Article 137 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which should be considered as a «legislative compromise», since in the actions of a voyeur, the main motive is sexual, and violation of privacy is not the goal. Some statistical data indicate an increase in such attacks in the world, but in Russia, the paraphilia in question is mainly the subject of research by psychologists, sexologists, and journalists. No serious criminological or criminal law studies were conducted. The presented research is the first attempt to study this phenomenon in the legal aspect, suggesting the beginning of a scientific discussion. It is concluded that in the conditions of digitalization of society, voyeurism as a form of sexual deviation will continue to develop, so it is necessary to adopt a set of legal measures aimed at protecting the rights of victims.

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Simkhada, P., E. Van Teijlingen, P. Regmi, P. Bhatta, R. Ingham, and N. Stone. "Nepalese Trekking Guides: A Quantitative Study of Sexual Health Knowledge And Sexual Behaviour." Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences 1, no. 4 (February 1, 2015): 35–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jmmihs.v1i4.12000.

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Tourism, a global industry, brings with it a number of public health problems, one of which is the spread of sexually transmitted infections transmitted between travelers and hosts. Previous studies have largely focused on sex workers and sex tourists. This study assesses sexual behavior, knowledge and condom use among male trekking guides in Nepal. A self-administered questionnaire survey (n=324) was conducted using snowball sampling amongst men working as mountain trekking guides in Nepal. Most respondents (59%) had initiated sex before the age of 18. Most (84 %) reported sexual relations with a woman other than their partner, 46% reported foreign partners, 43% had Nepalese partners, and 28% had concurrent foreign and Nepalese partners. Most (70 %) reported ever having sex with a foreign woman and two-thirds had had sexual intercourse with foreign women in the previous 12 months. Participants’ age, education status, age of first sex, smoking and drinking habits and English proficiency were significant predictors of having sex with foreign women. About 60% reported condom use during their most recent occasion of extra-marital sex. A similar proportion had used a condom during last sexual intercourse with a foreign woman. The likelihood of condom use was associated with a guide’s age, educational level, ethnicity, age of first sex and work experience. Most trekking guides reported sexual relations with foreign women as well as irregular use of condoms. Although sexual health knowledge about among trekking guides is high, some misconceptions still result in unsafe sex. Hence there is an urgent need to revise the existing training for trekking guides and implement appropriate health promotion programmes.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jmmihs.v1i4.12000Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health SciencesVol. 1, Issue 4, 2015Page: 35-42

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Lane, Courtney R., Brett Sutton, Mary Valcanis, Martyn Kirk, Cathryn Walker, Karin Lalor, and Nicola Stephens. "Travel Destinations and Sexual Behavior as Indicators of Antibiotic ResistantShigellaStrains—Victoria, Australia." Clinical Infectious Diseases 62, no. 6 (December 17, 2015): 722–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ1018.

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Preston, Alison, Elisa Birch, and Andrew R. Timming. "Sexual orientation and wage discrimination: evidence from Australia." International Journal of Manpower 41, no. 6 (July 19, 2019): 629–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijm-08-2018-0279.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document the wage effects associated with sexual orientation and to examine whether the wage gap has improved following recent institutional changes which favour sexual minorities. Design/methodology/approach Ordinary least squares and quantile regressions are estimated using Australian data for 2010–2012 and 2015–2017, with the analysis disaggregated by sector of employment. Blinder–Oaxaca decompositions are used to quantify unexplained wage gaps. Findings Relative to heterosexual men, in 2015–2017 gay men in the public and private sectors had wages which were equivalent to heterosexual men at all points in the wage distribution. In the private sector: highly skilled lesbians experienced a wage penalty of 13 per cent; low-skilled bisexual women faced a penalty of 11 per cent, as did bisexual men at the median (8 per cent penalty). In the public sector low-skilled lesbians and low-skilled bisexual women significant experienced wage premiums. Between 2010–2012 and 2015–2017 the pay position of highly skilled gay men has significantly improved with the convergence driven by favourable wage (rather than composition) effects. Practical implications The results provide important benchmarks against which the treatment of sexual minorities may be monitored. Originality/value The analysis of the sexual minority wage gaps by sector and position on the wage distribution and insight into the effect of institutions on the wages of sexual minorities.

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Prendergast, Laura E., John W. Toumbourou, Barbara J. McMorris, and Richard F. Catalano. "Outcomes of Early Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Australia: Longitudinal Findings in Young Adulthood." Journal of Adolescent Health 64, no. 4 (April 2019): 516–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.10.006.

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Арзамасцев, Максим, and Maksim Arzamascev. "THE COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF FOREIGN LEGAL MODELS OF CRIMINALIZATION OF THE DEVIATING SEXUAL BEHAVIOR." Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law 4, no. 6 (February 6, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/art.2018.6.15.

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Walsh, Janet. "Human resource management in foreign-owned workplaces: evidence from Australia." International Journal of Human Resource Management 12, no. 3 (January 2001): 425–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/713769630.

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Albrektsson, Madelene, Louise Alm, Xiaodong Tan, and Rune Andersson. "HIV/AIDS Awareness, Attitudes and Risk Behavior Among University Students in Wuhan, China." Open AIDS Journal 3, no. 1 (October 27, 2009): 55–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874613600903010055.

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Background: In China, the estimated number of HIV positives in 2007 was 700,000 and the epidemic continues to expand. Because of their attitudes towards sexual behavior, young people are considered to be a group at high risk. Methods: Eight hundred sixty-eight undergraduate students at Wuhan University were selected through stratified cluster sampling, to answer a questionnaire. They were divided into three main groups: Chinese medical students, foreign medical students and Chinese students from other faculties. Fourteen interviews were conducted in addition. Results: Ninety-nine percent of the students had heard of HIV/AIDS and 76% of the students could distinguish HIV from AIDS. The main route of transmission was believed by the Chinese students to be blood transfusion and sexual intercourse by the foreign medical students. The female students knew more about the routes of transmission than the male students. Medical students had a higher level of knowledge than non-medical students, and among the medical students, the foreign students were more knowledgeable than the Chinese students. Only 8 % of the students were sexually active. Conclusion: The students had an accepting attitude towards people living with HIV and no extensive risk behavior. Overall, the knowledge level was found to be moderate.

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GÓMEZ-MOYA, CRISTINA A., CARLOS H. W. FLECHTMANN, RENATA SANTOS DE MENDONÇA, PARMENIO TAVERAS, ANDREA O. FELIZ LEBRÓN, RAÚL T. VILLANUEVA, and DENISE NAVIA. "The banana rust mite, Phyllocoptruta musae Keifer (Eriophyidae), an invasive mite in the Caribbean presenting an unusual sexual behavior." Zoosymposia 22 (November 30, 2022): 66–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.22.1.34.

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The banana rust mite, Phyllocoptruta musae Keifer, 1955 (Eriophyidae), was observed for the first time in the Caribbean in 2020, in Dominican Republic, in the Línea Noroeste region, Valverde and Monte Cristi provinces, infesting Musa acuminata plantations (Gran Enano and Williams hybrids) (Gómez-Moya et al., 2021). This eriophyid mite was described from Queensland, Australia on Musa x paradisiaca L. (Keifer, 1955). In the Eastern Hemisphere, besides Australia P. musae had been reported from China, in the autonomous region of Guangxi Zhuang; on Hainan Island, and in Thailand (Li et al., 2007; Tan et al., 2014; Chandrapatya et al., 2016; Amrine & de Lillo, personnal communication). In Australia infestations were reported causing fruit spotting (Keifer, 1955).

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Lauck, B. "Life history of the frog Crinia signifera in Tasmania, Australia." Australian Journal of Zoology 53, no. 1 (2005): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo04028.

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A pitfall-trap study was used to investigate the importance of body size, age, body condition (males only), season and growth history as determinates of male and female life-history fitness traits in a population of the frog Crinia signifera. Specimens were dissected to determine physiological characteristics and skeletochronology was used to determine age. Females lived longer and attained a larger size than males by delaying sexual maturity. Most females and males attained sexual maturity after three and two years, respectively; although eggs were found in females as young as one year old. Body size (but not age) was the primary determinant of fecundity, total reproductive output (clutch mass) and oviduct mass for females. Season was the predominant influence on egg size, with smaller eggs produced in summer than in other seasons. Direct investment in male gonads (testes size) was determined by body size and also by age. This, and the fact that sexual size dimorphism in amphibians is commonly female biased, suggests that male size is not necessarily the primary determinant of male reproductive success in C. signifera. Whereas selection on reproductive traits in females is likely to act predominantly on body size, selection in males is also likely to act on survival.

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Nathania, Christina, and Megahnanda Alidyan K. "An Analysis of Australia’s Foreign Policy through its Domestic Factors to Combat Child Sex Tourism in Project Childhood." ARISTO 11, no. 1 (July 11, 2022): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.24269/ars.v11i1.5318.

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2010 was the year Australia initiated and signed Project Childhood, a grant and partnership to protect children from sexual exploitation due to travel and tourism. Four countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, are in a sub-region where child sex tourism occurs a lot. The phenomenon of transnational borders will involve sending country as the country of traveling child sex offenders, and receiving country for victims coordinates to make serious law enforcement regarding this issue. In formulating foreign policy, domestic factors are one way of looking at why Australia provides funding, assistance, and initiate international cooperation to combat child sex tourism in GMS. Through this research, the authors will explain the domestic factors that influence Australia in initiating Project Childhood as its foreign policy, using domestic determinants as the level of analysis. Then, it will be divided into 3 sub-determinants, they are; highly stable, demonstrating an Australian responsibility for TCSO originating in the country. This is related to one of the demographic components that cause migration problems. Moderately stable, in relation to the domestic reforms that are actively being carried out in the context of enforcing the extraterritoriality. The last, unstable, the factor of public opinion which also has played an important role so that the government gives attention to this phenomenon

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Inukai, Koichi, Akihiro Usui, Motohiko Yamada, Koji Amano, Nobutaka Mukai, Yusuke Tsunetoshi, Yasuki Nakata, and Junichiro Yokota. "Intraluminal Apple as a Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction." Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine 2018 (December 13, 2018): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1304519.

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Small bowel obstruction due to ingested foreign bodies is rare in adults. A 48-year-old male visited our hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting. Computed tomography revealed intestinal obstruction by a 3 × 4 cm apple-shaped foreign body. Emergency surgery was performed to clear the obstruction which, upon inspection, was caused by a sexual toy made of rubber. Flexible rubber products that are ingested should be carefully followed after they pass thorough the pylorus. For obstructions related to sexual behavior, the patient’s sense of shame often delays the process of seeking medical attention, thereby making preoperative diagnosis difficult.

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Babina, S. V., and N. V. Dvoryanchikov. "Possibility of psychotherapeutic interventions for people with abnormal sexual preferences." Psychology and Law 10, no. 2 (2015): 53–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2015100204.

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The paper studies the possibility of interventions for people with abnormal sexual preferences. Authors reviewed domestic and foreign scientific publications described the treatment of sexual disorders and the basic directions of the therapy, and indicated its positive and negative aspects. We have studied progress notes and etiology of "personality disorders and behavior in adulthood" disease class, "disorders of sexual preference" disease subsection and analyzed the efficiency of the psychopharmacological treatment, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and psychotherapy for each violation of sexual preference. The most productive methods of psychotherapeutic intervention were identified. This analysis allows making the most appropriate scheme of psychological correction and treatment for persons with abnormalities of sexual preference.

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Hasan, Syed, Shamim Shakur, and Robert Breunig. "Exchange rates and expenditure of households with foreign-born members: Evidence from Australia." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 188 (August 2021): 977–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.06.019.

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Casanova, Michelle T., and Margaret A. Brock. "Life Histories of Charophytes from Permanent and Temporary Wetlands in Eastern Australia." Australian Journal of Botany 47, no. 3 (1999): 383. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt97086.

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The results of an experiment on the demography of charophytes in permanent and temporary sites in two wetlands are outlined and the charophytes that germinated and established are described in relation to their life histories. Three life-history patterns are represented. First, Monoecious annual species germinate easily and rapidly after inundation, they grow quickly and initiate sexual reproduction at the expense of vegetative expansion, produce relatively few, large oospores and die in winter. Second, Dioecious annual species are slower to germinate than Monoecious annuals, they grow more slowly, but also initiate sexual reproduction early in life. They usually produce large numbers of small oospores and die in unfavourable seasons. Both winter-growing and summer-growing Dioecious annuals were represented in experiments. Third, Dioecious perennials germinate after a lag time and establishment; vegetative growth and expansion takes place early in spring. Reproduction in Dioecious perennials is stimulated by increasing water temperatures and other environmental cues. Vegetative reproductive organs are produced in autumn and individual shoots can be very long-lived. Life-history parameters such as germination requirements, establishment requirements and timing of vegetative growth and reproduction can be important in determining the distribution patterns in charophytes.

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Johansson, Karin, and Mehwish Sarwari. "Sexual violence and biased military interventions in civil conflict." Conflict Management and Peace Science 36, no. 5 (February 2017): 469–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0738894216689814.

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What is the impact of foreign troop support on combatant-perpetrated sexual violence against civilians? We hypothesize that biased troop support increases the risk of sexual violence by the subordinate party both as a consequence of strategic considerations and as a product of a situation increasingly conducive to opportunistic behavior. Time-series cross-section analyses of all civil wars during 1989–2012 are largely supportive of our expectation. Rebel groups are more likely to perpetrate sexual violence the more troop support the state receives. Likewise, state forces are more prone to commit sexual violence the more they are challenged by troops supporting the rebel group(s).

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MacKenzie, Megan, Eda Gunaydin, and Umeya Chaudhuri. "Illicit Military Behavior as Exceptional and Inevitable: Media Coverage of Military Sexual Violence and the “Bad Apples” Paradox." International Studies Quarterly 64, no. 1 (January 24, 2020): 45–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqz093.

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Abstract How can we understand consistent public support and trust of the military even in climates of high rates of public awareness about military sexual violence? This article examines how the phenomenon of military sexual violence is mediated to the public through a media content and discourse analysis of newspaper reportage about military sexual violence in Australia. The analysis covers an almost thirty-year period (1989–2016) during which several “sex scandals,” some of international import, broke out. We analyze several frames used to depict the issue and conclude that military sex scandals, like other illicit military behaviors, tend to be publicly framed either as (1) a rarity that is atypical of the institution (“bad apples”) or (2) inevitable and so typical of the institution as to be unremarkable. The article then seeks to demonstrate that these seemingly disparate frames are not contradictory, but rather unify into a singular narrative. The narrative cohering these disparate frames is that military sexual violence is a phenomenon that cannot be prevented or addressed and is therefore unproblematic for the institution.

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Usher, Kayley M., David C. Sutton, Simon Toze, John Kuo, and Jane Fromont. "Sexual reproduction in Chondrilla australiensis (Porifera:Demospongiae)." Marine and Freshwater Research 55, no. 2 (2004): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf03058.

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Increasingly, sponges are being used as models for a wide range of biological systems. However, little is known about the reproductive biology of a group that has been shown to lack gonads or gonadal ducts. The development of gametes in the oviparous demosponge Chondrilla australiensis at Fremantle, Western Australia, was investigated using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy over 5 years. Results indicate that C. australiensis is gonochoric and oviparous. Egg and sperm development were first apparent inside choanocyte chambers, with both types of gamete apparently developing from choanocytes. During egg development, large numbers of nurse cells appeared attached to eggs, with which they fused at the time of spawning. The origin of the nurse cells remains unclear, but they may also have a choanocyte origin. Eggs took 4 weeks to develop and sperm took approximately 2 weeks, during which time the nucleus condensed and the cytoplasm reduced. Mature sperm could occupy almost the entire matrix of fecund males and were not contained in cysts. Spawning occurred in late summer and autumn over a period of 4–5 days, when the tides were at the maximum height for the month.

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Sudiartha Athar, Handry, Lady Faerrosa Josman, and Hermanto. "FOREIGN TOURIST’S FOOD PREFERENCES IN LOMBOK: A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR." Dinasti International Journal of Digital Business Management 1, no. 3 (April 30, 2020): 444–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.31933/dijdbm.v1i3.254.

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Customer behavior is one of the challenging studies in marketing. Most of all, the customer’s behavior towards a tourism destination’s product such as food or as we often call gastronomy. This study is a qualitative research aimed to know what’s behind the food preferences of foreign tourist from different countries (such as Australia, Finland, Japan, Malaysia, and the UK), what motivates them when choosing a certain food during their holiday. In-depth interview along with keen observation were held to get sufficient information and deep results on the purpose of the study. This study was held in Lombok and ten participants were being interviewed. The results indicate that there are three main aspects that affect the participants in choosing their food when in a tourism destination: a) Exposure effect; b) Intention to looking for new experiences and/or based on past experiences; and c) The food aspects. This study surely answers that providing sufficient information to the international market of our tourism industry is a big must as they surely will search for related information before deciding on what to consume in a certain destinations as well as providing them with good quality culinary and a long life experiences that they can cherish in the future.

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Bhatti, S. "A new Monophlebine genus (Homoptera : Coccoidea : Margarodidae : Monophlebinae) on Melaleuca L. in Australia." Invertebrate Systematics 3, no. 5 (1989): 495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it9890495.

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A new genus, Melaleucococcus, is erected in the tribe Monophlebulini to contain four new species from Australia: M. phacelopilus, M. notoporosus, M. hirtipectus and M. nodosus. All of the species feed on Melaleuca L. (Myrtaceae). The adult female of all four species and the first three nymphal instars of the male and all instars of the female of M. phacelopilus are described. Sexual dimorphism and behavioural differences are noted in the third instar of M. phacelopilus and M. nodosus, and other aspects of the biology of these two species are described. A key to the genera of the tribe Monophlebulini is presented.

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Djannah, Sitti Nur. "The Adolescents Overview with Healthy Sexual Behavior in the Risky Environment." International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) 6, no. 3 (September 1, 2017): 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v6i3.6040.

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<p>Teens today have experienced a shift in morality, thought and behavior patterns because they are influenced by foreign cultures. This is due to lack of progress, especially in the field of transport and telecommunications that are spreading globally at youth culture. Negative attitudes towards adolescent health, such as sexual activity also tend to increase. Turonggo Wiro Budoyo (TWB) Wirobrajan Yogyakarta youth association which is a group of teenagers in the field of traditional dance, <em>jathilan, </em>is identified as a group of young adults at risk of premarital sex. They almost have a close friend (dating) and have intercourse, which is interesting to explore. There are five teenagers who can maintain a healthy sexual behavior. The purpose of research is to know the description of personal factors and external factors that influence adolescents to be able to retain healthy sexual behavior in a risky environment in TWB Yogyakarta youth association. Based on in-depth interviews with five teenagers who declares themselves not dating and a group leader community of TWB, it was shown that an overview that affects teens still behave in a healthy sex despite being in a risky environment is an overview of personal where young people have the ability to hold back emotions, ideals and religiosity attitudes, while the picture of the external consists of a family function where parents do remind norms and religion as well as the ability of adolescents to maintain away from the influence of friends to behave deviate.</p>

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Plowman, David H. "Protecting the Low Income Earner: Minimum Wage Determination in Australia." Economic and Labour Relations Review 6, no. 2 (December 1995): 252–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/103530469500600206.

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The Minimum Wage, in various variants, has been an important part of Australian wage determination for over a century. This paper documents the development of the minimum wage and in so doing highlights the pivotal role of the Sunshine Harvester case. That case left a number of legacies which are examined in other parts of the paper. These include the bifurcated nature of wage determination, consideration of family size, the sexual division of labour and wages, the conflict between needs and capacity to pay, wage adjustment indexes and the role of minimum wages in a decentralised wages system.

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Barrett, Spencer C. H., and Andrea L. Case. "The ecology and evolution of gender strategies in plants: the example of Australian Wurmbea (Colchicaceae)." Australian Journal of Botany 54, no. 5 (2006): 417. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt05151.

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Angiosperms possess diverse sexual systems, often with different combinations of hermaphroditic, pistillate and staminate flowers. Despite this sexual diversity, most populations are either monomorphic or dimorphic with respect to gender strategy, where gender refers to the relative contribution that individuals make to fitness through female and male function. An important problem in evolutionary biology is to determine how and why variation in gender strategies originates and is maintained. Wurmbea (Colchicaceae), a genus of insect-pollinated geophytes, has recently become the focus of ecological and evolutionary studies aimed at understanding these issues. Phylogenetic reconstructions suggest dispersal from Africa to Australia, then New Zealand, and multiple transitions between monomorphic and dimorphic sexual systems within Australia. Microevolutionary studies of W. dioica and W. biglandulosa, two wide-ranging taxa with monomorphic and dimorphic populations, provide insights into the selective mechanisms governing transitions between sexual systems. Dimorphic populations of these taxa likely comprise independent origins of dimorphism via the gynodioecious pathway by invasion of females into monomorphic populations. Shifts in pollination biology and flower size, and their consequent effects on mating patterns, may have contributed to the evolution of gender dimorphism. Pollinator-mediated selfing and inbreeding depression provide a sufficient fertility advantage for females to be maintained in dimorphic populations. Once dimorphism establishes, increasing gender specialisation is associated with invasion of more arid environments. Inbreeding avoidance, particularly under stressful ecological conditions, is the most likely selective mechanism maintaining gender dimorphism in Wurmbea. We conclude our review by suggesting avenues for future research that might provide a more comprehensive picture of the evolution of gender strategies in Wurmbea.

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Billingsley, Joseph, Debra Lieberman, and Joshua M. Tybur. "Sexual Disgust Trumps Pathogen Disgust in Predicting Voter Behavior During the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election." Evolutionary Psychology 16, no. 2 (April 1, 2018): 147470491876417. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474704918764170.

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Why is disgust sensitivity associated with socially conservative political views? Is it because socially conservative ideologies mitigate the risks of infectious disease, whether by promoting out-group avoidance or by reinforcing norms that sustain antipathogenic practices? Or might it be because socially conservative ideologies promote moral standards that advance a long-term, as opposed to a short-term, sexual strategy? Recent attempts to test these two explanations have yielded differing results and conflicting interpretations. Here, we contribute to the literature by examining the relationship between disgust sensitivity and political orientation, political party affiliation, and an often overlooked outcome—actual voter behavior. We focus on voter behavior and affiliation for the 2016 U.S. presidential election to determine whether pathogen or sexual disgust better predicts socially conservative ideology. Although many prominent aspects of Donald Trump’s campaign—particularly his anti-foreign message—align with the pathogen-avoidance model of conservatism, we found that pathogen-related disgust sensitivity exerted no influence on political ideology, political party affiliation, or voter behavior, after controlling for sexual disgust sensitivity. In contrast, sexual disgust sensitivity was associated with increased odds of voting for Donald Trump versus each other major presidential candidate, as well as with increased odds of affiliating with the Republican versus the Democratic or Libertarian parties. In fact, for every unit increase in sexual disgust sensitivity, the odds of a participant voting for Trump versus Clinton increased by approximately 30%. It seems, then, that sexual disgust trumps pathogen disgust in predicting socially conservative voting behavior.

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WEIRAUCH, CHRISTIANE, WOLFGANG RABITSCH, and DAVID REDEI. "Austrokatanga, gen. nov., new genus of Ectrichodiinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Australia." Zootaxa 2094, no. 1 (May 8, 2009): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2094.1.1.

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A new genus and one new species of Ectrichodiinae are described from Australia. Austrokatanga monteithi, n.gen., n.sp., is distinct from other Ectrichodiinae by a combination of characters including the cylindrical shape of the head, aptery in both sexes, armature of legs, and armature of abdominal sternites in the male. The species is highly polymorphic and shows considerable sexual dimorphism. Digital macrophotographs, scanning electron micrographs, illustrations, and a distribution map are provided.

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Garnock-Jones, P. J., R. E. Brockie, and R. G. FitzJohn. "Gynodioecy, sexual dimorphism and erratic fruiting in Corynocarpus laevigatus (Corynocarpaceae)." Australian Journal of Botany 55, no. 8 (2007): 803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt07054.

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The New Zealand karaka tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. & G.Forst., is shown to be gynodioecious. Flowers on female plants have large but empty anthers and many set fruit. Flowers on male plants produce pollen and each has a fully developed ovule. On most male plants, a low proportion of flowers set fruit. Inflorescences and flowers on male and female trees are similar in overall appearance, except that the flower parts on males are larger and flowers open more widely. Even the gynoecia on male plants are larger in most respects. We also report that although trees retain their gender, their intensity of fruiting varies from year to year. Some observations indicate that other species of Corynocarpus in Australia and the south-western Pacific might also be gender dimorphic.

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Casanova, MT. "Vegetative and reproductive responses of charophytes to water-level fluctuations in permanent and temporary wetlands in Australia." Marine and Freshwater Research 45, no. 8 (1994): 1409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf9941409.

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Chara australis responded to changes in water levels by altering its morphology and allocation of resources. In a field harvest experiment, vegetative vigour of C. australis was greatest after water-level rises and the overall morphology of the plants varied depending upon season and site of collection. Allocation of dry weight varied over time, but allocation to sexual reproduction was always less than 10% of the total in this dioecious perennial species. C. australis reproduced sexually through the spring, summer and autumn, and where water levels were continually decreasing more female than male shoots were present. Field growth rates increased when depth was increased, and sexual reproduction was stimulated when water levels fell. An annual charophyte species (Nitella sonderi) did not display significant vegetative or sexual responses to water-level changes. The results of these experiments show that charophyte species can display morphological and reproductive plasticity in response to water level changes, although as charophytes are not uniform in their adaptations to fluctuations, results from one species cannot be extrapolated to another species. Life history could be a more important determinant of vegetative and reproductive characteristics than is phylogenetic affinity.

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Vikhristyuk, O. V. "On the Issue of Modern Programs for the Prevention of Suicidal Behavior of Adolescents and Young People (Review of Some Foreign Programs)." Social Sciences and Childhood 1, no. 1 (2020): 47–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/ssc.2020010104.

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The article presents an overview of some modern foreign prevention programs (Europe, USA, Australia, Canada) in the field of prevention of suicidal behavior of adolescents and young people. The article analyzes the latest trends in the construction of non-medical suicide prevention programs among adolescents and young people. The main trends in the development, application, and evaluation of the effectiveness of preventive programs are highlighted.

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Talukdar, Md Monoarul Islam, Quamrul Akter, Md Abdullah Al Mamun, and Abdullah Md Abu Ayub Ansary. "Rectal Foreign Body in a 30 Year Old Male- A Case Report." Journal of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College 9, no. 1 (July 5, 2018): 35–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jssmc.v9i1.37258.

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Though anorectal foreign body cases are rare, they have become increasingly frequent in recent years. Although entrapped foreign bodies are most often related to sexual behavior, they can also result from ingestion or sexual assault. The diagnosis may be made by rectal examination and metallic objects can be confirmed by plain abdominal radiographs. Transanal removal is only possible for very low-lying objects, while patients with high-lying foreign bodies usually require an operative intervention. An early decision of laparotomy should only be made after subjecting the patient to suitable investigations to determine exact location of the object, in order to avoid any inadvertent damage to the adjoining vasculature as well as anal incontinence. . We report the case of a young male who presented at surgery department of Shaheed Suhrawardy medical college hospital with severe rectal pain due to insertion of an apple into rectum by some eunuchs. It was successfully removed transanally under spinal anesthesia. Post operative period was uneventful and referred for psychiatric consultation.J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll, June 2017, Vol.9(1); 35-37

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ELDER, R. J. "Temporal Incidence and Sexual Maturation of Austracris guttulosa (Walker) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Queensland, Australia." Australian Journal of Entomology 34, no. 4 (November 1995): 309–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1995.tb01346.x.

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Sari, Levi Tina. "The Effect of Interpersonal Group Therapy Toward Knowledge and Attitude of Street Sexual Workers 15–18 years Protection from Sexual Transmitted Infection at Denpasar Bali." Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery) 2, no. 1 (April 1, 2015): 072–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.26699/jnk.v2i1.art.p072-083.

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The province of Bali with the largest number of foreign tourists to the 9.73% growth in 2011,became the public and government concern in the case of HIV/AIDS. Denpasar city was ranked to be thefirst of people with HIV by 1,949 people (KPA province of Bali, 2012). The study on the sex tourism inASEAN is reported by the Child Wise Tourism Australia in 2007, Indonesia was considered as thedestination for sex tourism which involve children and young women. The aim of the study was toanalyze the effect of group therapy self-protection knowledge and attitudes of Commercial street sexworkers aged 15–18 years. Method: The design used in this study was pre - experimental design with thedesign of One Group Pre- test - post-test design. The sample of this study was 18 people consisting of 3groups, each group consisting of 6 persons. Snowball sampling technique was used to the respondentswho met the inclusion criteria. Result: Statistical test results using paired t - test sample showed anincrease in knowledge on STI, attitudes of self-protection. Knowledge t = 7243 , the attitude of t = 6,803with table=2:21. Discussion: The conclusion of this research showed that there were significant effect ofthe interpersonal group therapy model with knowledge of STI, attitudes of self-protection against STI tothe customer. It was suggested that socialization and coaching on the use of condoms should be increasedas well as providing sustainable skills in order to become capital for them not to go back intoprostitution.

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LEMAITRE, RAFAEL, and PATSY A. MCLAUGHLIN. "A new genus and species of the hermit crab family Paguridae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea) from Australia." Zootaxa 1297, no. 1 (August 17, 2006): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1297.1.6.

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A new genus, Catapaguropsis, and new species, Catapaguropsis queenslandica, are described from off Queensland, northeastern Australia. The new genus is compared and contrasted to two other genera of the family Paguridae, Catapagurus and Pteropagurus, with which it shares certain common characters. The new species is notable for its exhibited sexual dimorphism.

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Robertson, Courtney, Ashleigh Lin, Grant Smith, Anna Yeung, Penelope Strauss, Jennifer Nicholas, Elizabeth Davis, et al. "The Impact of Externally Worn Diabetes Technology on Sexual Behavior and Activity, Body Image, and Anxiety in Type 1 Diabetes." Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 14, no. 2 (August 23, 2019): 303–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1932296819870541.

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Background: We aimed to explore the impact of externally worn diabetes technologies on sexual behavior and activity, body image, and anxiety in adopters and nonadopters of these devices. Methods: People with type 1 diabetes aged 16-60 years living in Western Australia were invited to complete an online survey. Results: Of the 289 respondents (mean age 34.3 years), 45% used continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and 35% used continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Approximately half of CSII users stated that the pump interferes with sex. Of these, 75% disconnect their pump during sexual activity to avoid this issue. Comfort during sex influenced the location of the CSII insertion site in 22% of respondents, with the abdomen being preferred. One in four non-CSII users cited sex-related concerns as a factor for not adopting the technology. CGM interfered with sexual activity in 20% of users, but did not commonly affect CGM placement (only 18%). Sexual activity was reported as a factor for not adopting the technology in 10% of non-CGM users. No differences in body dissatisfaction ( P = .514) or anxiety ( P = .304) between CSII and non-CSII users were observed. No differences in sexual activity and behavior between technology users and nontechnology users were observed. Conclusion: Wearable technologies impact upon sexual activity and this influences the decision to adopt the technology. Despite this, technology users are similar in terms of sexual behavior, anxiety, and body image compared to nontechnology users. Where appropriate, these data can be used to identify potential concerns, address strategies to mitigate them, and inform people with diabetes when considering adopting external technologies.

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Slater, James A., Randall T. Schuh, Gerasimos Cassis, Christine A. Johnson, and Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa. "Revision of Laryngodus Herrich-Schaeffer, an Allocasuarina feeder, with comments on its biology and the classification of the family (Heteroptera:Lygaeoidea:Rhyparochromidae)." Invertebrate Systematics 23, no. 2 (2009): 111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/is08028.

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Laryngodus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850, is redescribed, including, for the first time, nymphal morphology. Three species are recognised based on qualitative morphology, a principle components analysis of morphometric data, and the study of sequence data from the mitochondrial genes COI and 16S. They are: L. australiae Herrich-Schaeffer from the south-western coastal area of Western Australia, L. cervantes, sp. nov., from southern Western Australia, and L. luteomaculatus, sp. nov., from western Victoria and adjacent South Australia. Sexual dimorphism in all species and variation in males of L. luteomaculatus, sp. nov. is documented and discussed. All species and their hosts are illustrated with colour digital images; scanning electron micrographs are used to illustrate male prosternal spines, antennnae, abdominal trichobothria, and other structures. Male genitalic morphology is illustrated with line drawings. Authoritative host identifications indicate that Laryngodus is restricted to feeding on several species of Allocasuarina (Casuarinaceae); nymphs and adults are known to live on the plants and to be strongly associated with the cone-like fruits. The tribal placement of Laryngodus is discussed.

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Castillo-Mancilla, Jose, Amanda Allshouse, Caitilin Collins, Marie Hastings-Tolsma, Thomas B. Campbell, and Samantha MaWhinney. "Differences in Sexual Risk Behavior and HIV/AIDS Risk Factors Among Foreign-Born and US-Born Hispanic Women." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 14, no. 1 (September 20, 2011): 89–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-011-9529-7.

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Lebel, Teresa, and Michael A. Castellano. "Australasian truffle-like fungi. IX. History and current trends in the study of the taxonomy of sequestrate macrofungi from Australia and New Zealand." Australian Systematic Botany 12, no. 6 (1999): 803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sb97039.

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Australian sequestrate macrofungi have not been studied extensively until recently, even though their presence in Australia was recognised over 120 years ago by Baron Ferdinand von Mueller in connection with mycophagy by marsupials. The early mycological history in Australia is linked to the first expeditions and collections of plant material by naturalists from 1790 to 1830. These collections were sent to, and described by, foreign mycologists such as the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, the Rev. C. Kalchbrenner and E. M. Fries. M. C. Cooke's (1892) Handbook of Australian Fungi was the first attempt at compiling an Australian mycoflora. D. McAlpine and L. Rodway were the first resident collectors to expand on the information collated by Cooke. Later, G. H. Cunningham (1944) wrote The Gasteromycetes of New Zealand and Australia, bringing together the taxonomy of all known sequestrate macrofungi in the region. By 1895 approximately 2000 species of fungi had been recorded from Australia, 32 of them sequestrate. Recent intensive efforts in limited habitats have expanded our knowledge considerably, with more than 600 new species of sequestrate fungi recorded over the past 7 years. Many more remain to be discovered in Australia and New Zealand and knowledge of their biology and ecology needs to be developed.

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Faubel, A., D. Blome, and LRG Cannon. "Sandy beach meiofauna of eastern Australia (southern Queensland and New South Wales). I. Introduction and macrostomida (Platyhelminthes)." Invertebrate Systematics 8, no. 4 (1994): 899. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it9940989.

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This is the first of a series describing new turbellarian and nematode species collected during March and April 1992, on eulittoral sandy shores of Southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, Australia. The environment and all sampling sites are described. Four new species of Macrostomida (Dunwlchia arenosa, gen. et sp. nov., Bradburia australiensis, gen. et sp. nov., Macrostomum australiense, sp. nov., and Macrostomum sp. based only on female sexual maturity) were found in eulittoral habitats of sandy beaches, flats and brackish-water creeks.

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Lukovtseva, Z. V. "Adolescent dating violence: an overview of foreign studies." Psychology and Law 7, no. 4 (2017): 32–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2017070404.

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The analysis of foreign researches of adolescent dating violence is presented in article. Terminological difficulties which overcoming represents a relevant scientific and practical task are discussed. Adolescent dating violence is treated as a specific phenomenon which should be distinguished from bullying, school violence, etc. The data characterizing frequency of violence in the teenage romantic relations are systematized; it is established that up to 2/3 teenagers in foreign countries have experience of adolescent dating violence either as offenders, or as victims, in structure of the discussed phenomenon into the forefront psychological violence acts. Biographic, individual and psychological and social and environmental predictors of adolescent dating violence are considered. Process of transformation of behavior within adolescent dating violence with transition to more mature, partner or marriage, to the relations is tracked. Special attention is paid to sexual differences in predisposition to commission of adolescent dating violence and also his influence on character of the subsequent "adult" relations.

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Sinopidis, Xenophon, Vasileios Alexopoulos, Antonios Panagidis, Alexandra Ziova, Anastasia Varvarigou, and George Georgiou. "Internet Impact on the Insertion of Genitourinary Tract Foreign Bodies in Childhood." Case Reports in Pediatrics 2012 (2012): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/102156.

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Foreign body self-insertion into the urethra is an uncommon paraphilia. Variety in object form, motivation, clinical presentation, complications, and treatment options is a rule. In childhood it is very rare, and it is attributed to curiosity or mental disorders so far. However, the internet impact on daily life of all age groups has created a new category of sexual behavior in childhood and adolescence, the “internet induced paraphilia.” Such is the case of an electrical cable inserted in the urethra of a 12-year-old boy reported here, which is representative of this kind of impact.

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MOUND, LAURENCE A., and KAMB MINAEI. "New fungus-feeding thrips (Thysanoptera–Phlaeothripinae) from tropical Australia." Zootaxa 1150, no. 1 (March 14, 2006): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1150.1.1.

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Three new genera and seven new species of fungal-feeding thrips are described from the northern, tropical zone of Australia. Majerthrips barrowi gen. et sp. n. is a large species exhibiting polymorphism associated with wing development and sex, whereas Senithrips psomus gen. et sp. n. is a minute monomorphic species with little sexual dimorphism. Also monomorphic is Jacotia rhodorcha sp.n., the fourth species described in this genus from Australia. These three were all taken during a biodiversity survey of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Structural variation in Streptothrips tribulatius sp. n. from Cape Tribulation, Queensland, confirms the existence of dimorphism in this genus between winged and wingless individuals. Stomothrips mouldeni differs from the single described species in this genus in having the mouth cone directed ventrally not posteriorly; it was collected from Cycas pruinosa in the north of Western Australia. Also in this area but living at the base of Triodia grasses, Apostlethrips apostus and A. pygus gen. et spp. n. are remarkable amongst the Eurythrips group of leaf-litter phlaeothripines in lacking sense cones on antennal segment III, and lacking tergal wing retaining setae in macropterae, also in the setose abdominal apex.

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Lawrence, M. E. "Senecio L. (Asteraceae) in Australia: Reproductive biology of a genus found primarily in unstable environments." Australian Journal of Botany 33, no. 2 (1985): 197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt9850197.

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The reproductive biology of 28 native and four exotic species of Senecio is described in terms of their breeding system, longevity, habitat stability, seed size and number, dispersal potential and seedling establishment. Nineteen species (15 perennial, 2 annual, 2 ephemeral) are self-incompatible, 13 are self-compatible (4 perennial, 7 annual, 2 ephemeral) and nearly all occur in unstable environments. The success of the perennial species in unstable environments perhaps reflects the fact that they all reach sexual maturity within 1 year of germination and, provided populations of self-incompatible species are large enough, they can set seed in the first year.

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TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER K., and GLENN S. HUNT. "New genus of Megalopsalidinae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Monoscutidae) from north-eastern Australia." Zootaxa 2130, no. 1 (June 11, 2009): 41–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2130.1.4.

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Neopantopsalis n. gen. represents a previously unrecognised radiation of Opiliones from Queensland and northern New South Wales. Neopantopsalis quasimodo n. sp. is described from specimens examined but never published by the late G. S. Hunt. N. pentheter n. sp., N. psile n. sp. and N. thaumatopoios n. sp. are also described, while Pantopsalis continentalis and Spinicrus camelus are recombined as N. continentalis n. comb. and N. camelus n. comb., respectively. Neopantopsalis is distinguished from other genera of Monoscutidae by humps on the dorsal prosomal plate, lengthened spine rows on leg I, reduced bristle groups on the penis, and a long, dorsoventrally flattened glans. Male dimorphism is postulated for N. quasimodo, N. pentheter and N. psile, with rarer minor males that are considerably smaller and have less developed secondary sexual characteristics than the more common major males. A new terminology is introduced to facilitate descriptions of the propeltidium of Megalopsalidinae.

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Antonova, D. V., V. V. Bocharov, and N. S. Chrustaleva. "Psychological sexuality features in people living with HIV: research analysis." HIV Infection and Immunosuppressive Disorders 13, no. 4 (January 28, 2022): 77–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.22328/2077-9828-2021-13-4-77-89.

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The study aimed to analyze the studies regarding the psychological sexuality features in people living with HIV. These features were considered as a factor contributing to the HIV epidemic growth.Publication analysis methodology. The analysis included works performed from 2010 to 2020 with a legitimate study design.The publication analysis included: the definition of the concepts used, the study of the types of psychological sexuality features, risky sexual behavior, and the comorbidity of HIV with drug addiction.Analysis results. Features of sexual dysfunctions associated with the presence/absence of HIV were revealed in the study. The following negative effects in the sexual sphere of people living with HIV were identified in the study: violation of relationships with a partner and satisfaction of the acceptance and love needs, as well as reduced sexual life. The presence of a certain deficit and fragmentation of modern foreign publications and an insufficient number of domestic publications on the topic of research has been established.

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James, CD. "Ecology of the Pygmy Goanna (Varanus Brevicauda) in Spinifex Grasslands of Central Australia." Australian Journal of Zoology 44, no. 2 (1996): 177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo9960177.

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The reproductive biology, growth, movements, density and habitat use of Varanus brevicauda are presented. V. brevicauda is the smallest extant species of goanna. It is an inhabitant of the spinifex grasslands of central and western deserts and is rarely seen, so little is known of its ecology. Reproductive biology was determined from dissection of preserved museum specimens. Other ecological data were collected over three years from 111 V. brevicauda captured in pit-traps on a spinifex-dominated sand-dune environment in central Australia. V. brevicauda breed in spring when males have enlarged testes (July-November) and females are developing eggs (October-December). Clutch sizes of 2-3 eggs were found, but clutch sizes of 4-5 eggs have been reported. Eggs hatch from late January to February and neonates have a SVL of 42 mm. Sexual maturity, determined from preserved museum specimens, occurs at about 70 mm SVL for males, and 83 mm SVL for females, but small sample sizes for females make this estimate unreliable. The von Bertalanffy equation modelled growth in V. brevicauda better than logistic-by-length or logistic-by-weight equations. Parameter estimates for the von Bertalanffy equation are asymptotic body size (a) = 101.6 +/- 1.4 and characteristic growth rate (k) = 0.0029 +/- 0.0003. Males may grow to sexual maturity by their first spring at an age of 10 months, and females are unlikely to be sexually mature until their second spring at 22 months of age. V. brevicauda appear to be relatively sedentary with average displacements of 14-25 m over time intervals of up to 751 days. V. brevicauda were most abundant on the crests of sand dunes where densities were about 20 adults per ha. This abundance is surprising given the rarity of casual sightings. V. brevicauda is unusual compared with other sympatric species of Varanus because it is secretive, relatively sedentary and apparently abundant.

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Nicol, Stewart C., Niels A. Andersen, Gemma E. Morrow, and Rachel L. Harris. "Spurs, sexual dimorphism and reproductive maturity in Tasmanian echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus)." Australian Mammalogy 41, no. 2 (2019): 161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am18005.

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We present data from an 18-year study of a wild population of Tasmanian echidnas, which show that the presence of spurs in an adult are a reliable indicator of sex, and that there is a slight but significant sexual dimorphism in size, with a male to female mass ratio of 1.1. Minimum age at first breeding in the wild for Tasmanian echidnas was 5 years, as has been found on Kangaroo Island, compared with 3 years in captive echidnas. It is often assumed that although the echidna is distributed throughout Australia, New Guinea and off-shore islands that all aspects of its basic biology are the same in all populations, but comparisons of our results with data from other populations suggest that there may be differences in size and sexual dimorphism.

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JAŁOSZYŃSKI, PAWEŁ. "'Monster Scydmaenus' of Australia: revision of subgenus Corbulifer Franz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae)." Zootaxa 4472, no. 3 (September 11, 2018): 505. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4472.3.5.

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The subgenus Corbulifer Franz of Scydmaenus Latreille is distributed along the east coast of the continental Australia. It was defined mainly on the basis of monstrously enlarged male metatibiae, which can be over twice as broad as femora. To date, two species (one with three subspecies) were known. Corbulifer is here revised and redefined, with characters not related to the male sexual dimorphism added to the diagnosis. Scydmaenus tamborinensis cunninghamensis Franz and S. tamborinensis maipotonensis Franz are placed as junior synonyms of S. tamborinensis Franz; S. pseudorobustus Franz is redescribed, and eight new species are described: S. monstrosetibialis sp. n., S. bellenderanus sp. n., S. kiwarrakianus sp. n., S. gushi sp. n., S. gibraltar sp. n., S. eungellanus sp. n., S. fishermontanus sp. n. and S. super sp. n.

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Stafford-Bell, R. E., W. F. D. van Dongen, R. W. Robinson, and A. A. Chariton. "Connectivity of the seagrass Zostera muelleri within south-eastern Australia." Marine and Freshwater Research 70, no. 8 (2019): 1056. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf18333.

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Contemporary oceanic conditions and local dispersal of propagules influence the genetic diversity and connectivity among seagrass populations. The degree of connectivity between populations of Zostera muelleri in south-eastern Australia is unknown. In this study we examined genetic connectivity among 25 sites containing Z. muelleri using nine polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci. We hypothesised minimal sharing of genetic material between distant populations and a degree of connectivity between local populations. Genotypic diversity was high, with 64% of populations having unique multilocus genotypes (MLGs), indicating the importance of sexual reproduction. Two sites shared MLGs, which may be due to the dispersal and recruitment of vegetative propagules. Genetic differentiation was observed between most sites. With the exception of two outlying sites, two genetic population clusters were identified across the studied populations. Regionally, the populations have high clonal diversity, are strongly differentiated and generally exist in isolation from one another. However, non-significant within-estuary differentiation was observed for three estuaries, indicating a degree of connectivity. The results of this research improve our understanding of the connectivity of Z. muelleri populations in the region, an important process for managing this ecosystem engineer.

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BICKEL, DANIEL J. "Minjerribah (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new genus from coastal Queensland, Australia." Zootaxa 4686, no. 4 (October 17, 2019): 593–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4686.4.8.

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A monotypic new genus, Minjerribah (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), and an included new species, M. litoura, are described from North Stradbroke Island in southeastern Queensland. The genus is assigned to the subfamily Hydrophorinae based on the pair of distinct converging postvertical setae on the dorsal postcranium, out of line with the postocular setae. Other diagnostic characters in Minjerribah include the highly encapsulated and reduced male postabdomen, the antennal pedicel with a conus (visible both in lateral and median view) projecting into the postpedicel, strong setation on tibia I, and very few male secondary sexual characters. It has only been collected in August from low coastal habitat and is probably a winter flying species.

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Framenau, Volker W., and Pedro de S. Castanheira. "A new genus of Australian orb-weaving spider with extreme sexual size dimorphism (Araneae, Araneidae)." Zoosystematics and Evolution 98, no. 1 (May 5, 2022): 137–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.98.82649.

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The new Australian orb-weaving spider genus Mangrovia in the family Araneidae Clerck, 1757 is described. It is characterised by extreme sexual size-dimorphism (eSSD) with females (total length 8–10 mm) ca. 3 to 5 times larger than males (2.5–3 mm). Whilst Mangrovia shares with the informal Australian ‘backobourkiine’ clade a single seta on the male pedipalp patella, the genus is probably more closely related to the ‘zealaraneines’ or associated genera. In addition to eSSD and the single patellar spine, the genus is characterised by a distinct subterminal embolus branch in males. The new genus includes two species: the type species Mangrovia albida (L. Koch, 1871) comb. nov. (= Epeira fastidiosa Keyserling, 1887, new syn.) from Queensland and Mangrovia occidentalissp. nov. from Western Australia. Both species are apparently coastal and occur in mangroves, but also in riparian woodland. Spiders were found resting in rolled-up leaves adjacent to their orb-web.

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Robbins, R. L. "Environmental variables affecting the sexual segregation of great white sharks Carcharodon carcharias at the Neptune Islands South Australia." Journal of Fish Biology 70, no. 5 (April 18, 2007): 1350–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01414.x.

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