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Durkin, Sarah, Kate Broun, Nicola Guerin, Belinda Morley, and Melanie Wakefield. "Impact of a mass media campaign on participation in the Australian bowel cancer screening program." Journal of Medical Screening 27, no. 1 (September 17, 2019): 18–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969141319874372.
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Objective To examine the effect of a mass media campaign designed to increase bowel cancer screening participation. Methods We assessed weekly participation, from January 2015 to December 2017, in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program in Victoria, where a seven-week campaign aired in mid-2017, and in the adjacent comparison state of South Australia. Participation, defined as the number of immunochemical faecal occult blood tests returned out of those invited by the Screening Program in the past 16 weeks, was analysed using negative binomial regression. Results Compared with non-campaign weeks, there was an increase in the return rate in the campaign state during campaign weeks (adjusted return rates non-campaign weeks = 34.4% vs. campaign weeks = 45.3%, p < 0.01), not observed in the comparison state (38.3% vs. 40.3%, p > 0.05). The increase in the return rate was significantly greater in the campaign state (Rate Ratio of Campaign/Non-Campaign weeks = 1.31, p < 0.01) than the comparison state (1.05, p > 0.05, interaction p < 0.001), and did not differ significantly by age, sex or socio-economic area. The relative increase was greater among never-participants (Rate Ratio of Campaign/Non-Campaign weeks = 1.24) than previous-participants (1.16), interaction p < 0.001). Conclusions This mass media campaign increased bowel cancer screening participation, including from never and low participation subgroups. To maximize participation and ensure equitable population benefit, repeated campaigns that reach eligible people about bowel cancer risks and potential life-saving benefits of screening should be standard.
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Umakanthan, Marille, John Wing Li, Kamal Sud, Gustavo Duque, Daniel Guilfoyle, Kenneth Cho, Chris Brown, Derek Boersma, and Muralikrishna Gangadharan Komala. "Prevalence and Factors Associated with Sarcopenia in Patients on Maintenance Dialysis in Australia—A Single Centre, Cross-Sectional Study." Nutrients 13, no. 9 (September 20, 2021): 3284. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13093284.
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Background: Sarcopenia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. The prevalence of sarcopenia in the dialysis population varies from 4% to 63%. However, the prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia in the Australian dialysis population remain uncertain. Aim: To study the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients on maintenance dialysis by using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) diagnostic criteria of sarcopenia and to identify associated risk factors. Methods: We evaluated adult patients on maintenance haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in this single-centre cross-sectional study in Australia. Patient’s clinical (age, gender, dialysis modality and diabetic status) and laboratory parameters (serum albumin, calcium, phosphate, 25-hydroxy-vitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels) were investigated. We employed bioimpedance spectroscopy, hand grip dynamometer and the timed up and go test (TUG) to evaluate muscle mass, strength and function, respectively. Results: We evaluated 39 dialysis patients with a median age of 69 years old. The prevalence of sarcopenia was 18%. Sarcopenia was associated with low serum albumin (p = 0.02) and low serum phosphate level (p = 0.04). Increasing age and female sex were potential risk factors for sarcopenia (p = 0.05 and 0.08, respectively). Low lean muscle mass, reduced hand grip strength and prolonged TUG were present in 23.1%, 41% and 40.5%, respectively, of the cohort. The hand grip test had good correlation with lean muscle evaluation and the TUG. Conclusions: Sarcopenia was prevalent in 18% of maintenance haemodialysis patients from an Australian single-centre cohort, with low serum albumin and phosphate as significant risk factors.
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Chang, Courtney R., Thomas Astell-Burt, Brooke M. Russell, and Monique E. Francois. "Personalising activity to target peak hyperglycaemia and improve cardiometabolic health in people with type 2 diabetes: protocol for a randomised controlled trial." BMJ Open 12, no. 3 (March 2022): e057183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057183.
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IntroductionThe benefits of physical activity for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes (T2D) are well-known. However, whether established glycaemic and cardiovascular benefits can be maximised by exercising at a certain time of day is unknown. Given postprandial glucose peaks contribute to worsening glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and cardiovascular risk factors, and that exercise immediately lowers blood glucose, prescribing exercise at a specific time of day to attenuate peak hyperglycaemia may improve glycaemic control and reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in people with T2D.Methods and analysisA single-centre randomised controlled trial will be conducted by the University of Wollongong, Australia. Individuals with T2D (n=70, aged 40–75 years, body mass index (BMI): 27–40 kg/m2) will be recruited and randomly allocated (1:1), stratified for sex and insulin, to one of three groups: (1) exercise at time of peak hyperglycaemia (ExPeak, personalised), (2) exercise not at time of peak hyperglycaemia (NonPeak) or (3) waitlist control (WLC, standard care). The trial will be 5 months, comprising an 8-week intervention and 3-month follow-up. Primary outcome is the change in HbA1c preintervention to postintervention. Secondary outcomes include vascular function (endothelial function and arterial stiffness), metabolic control (blood lipids and inflammation) and body composition (anthropometrics and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)). Tertiary outcomes will examine adherence.Ethics and disseminationThe joint UOW and ISLHD Ethics Committee approved protocol (2019/ETH09856) prospectively registered at the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. Written informed consent will be obtained from all eligible individuals prior to commencement of the trial. Study results will be published as peer-reviewed articles, presented at national/international conferences and media reports.Trial registration numberACTRN12619001049167.
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Gane, Elise M., Steven M. McPhail, Anna L. Hatton, Benedict J. Panizza, and Shaun P. O’Leary. "Neck and Shoulder Motor Function following Neck Dissection: A Comparison with Healthy Control Subjects." Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 160, no. 6 (January 22, 2019): 1009–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0194599818821885.
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Objective To compare the neck and shoulder motor function of patients following neck dissection, including comparison with a group of healthy volunteers. Study Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Two tertiary hospitals in Brisbane, Australia. Subjects and Methods Participants included patients 0.5 to 5 years after unilateral nerve-sparing neck dissection and healthy control subjects. Demographic and clinical information was collected with cervical and shoulder motor function measures (scapular resting position, active range of motion, and isometric muscle strength). Differences between groups were examined via regression analyses that included statistical adjustment for the potential effect of age, sex, body mass index, and other disease-related variables. Results The 57 patients (68%, men; median age, 62 years) were typically older than the 34 healthy controls (47%, men; median age, 46 years). There were no differences between types of nerve-preserving neck dissection for any of the motor function measures. When adjusted for age, sex, and body mass index, healthy volunteers (vs patients) had significantly greater cervical range (eg, extension coefficient [95% CI]: 11.04° [4.41°-17.67°]), greater affected shoulder range (eg, abduction: 16.64° [1.19°-31.36°]), and greater isometric strength of the cervical flexors (eg, men: 4.24 kgf [1.56-6.93]) and shoulder flexors (eg, men: 8.00 kgf [1.62-14.38]). Conclusions Strength and flexibility of the neck and shoulder are impaired following neck dissection in comparison with healthy controls. Clinicians and researchers are encouraged to consider the neck—and the neck dissection as a whole—as a source of motor impairment for these patients and not just the status of the accessory nerve.
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Whatnall, Megan, Therese Fozard, Katerina Z. Kolokotroni, Jordan Marwood, Tamla Evans, Louisa Jane Ells, and Tracy Burrows. "Understanding eating behaviours, mental health and weight change in young adults: protocol paper for an international longitudinal study." BMJ Open 12, no. 9 (September 2022): e064963. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064963.
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IntroductionUnderstanding the complexities of change in eating behaviours, mental health, well-being and weight is crucial to inform healthcare and service provision, particularly in light of the exacerbating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to address the need for more comprehensive cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence, by tracking eating behaviours, mental health, health related behaviours and weight over a 12-month period, in a sample of young adults (18–35 years) in the UK and Australia.Methods and analysisOnline surveys administered via the Prolific online research platform will be used for data collection at baseline, 6 months and 12 months. The survey (approximately 45 min) measures demographics, the impact of COVID-19, body mass index (BMI), weight management and health service usage, eating behaviours, personality, mental health, and health-related behaviours. An optional substudy component at each time point aims to validate self-reported weight in the main survey through images. Study inclusion criteria are; aged 18–34 years at baseline, BMI ≥20 kg/m2, and residing in the UK or Australia. A target of 500 participants at baseline was set, recruited through Prolific, and with recruitment stratified by BMI, sex and country. The proposed analyses include creating static predictive models using baseline data (eg, using latent class analysis, factor analysis or similar), and mapping changes longitudinally (eg, using multivariate regressions). These analyses will enable changes in the study measures to be identified, as well as predictors and outcomes of change.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval was granted by Leeds Beckett University, UK (reference number 86004) and the University of Newcastle, Australia (reference number H-2022–0110). Study findings will be disseminated through scientific journals, conferences, institute websites and social media, and briefings tailored to policy, practice and the public, with the intention to help inform the future development of health and well-being care and support for young adults across Australia and the UK.
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Ng, Samantha, Elaine M. Pascoe, David W. Johnson, Carmel M. Hawley, Kevan R. Polkinghorne, Stephen McDonald, Philip A. Clayton, et al. "Center-Effect of Incident Hemodialysis Vascular Access Use: Analysis of a Bi-national Registry." Kidney360 2, no. 4 (February 9, 2021): 674–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.34067/kid.0005742020.
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BackgroundCommencing hemodialysis (HD) with an arteriovenous access is associated with superior patient outcomes compared with a catheter, but the majority of patients in Australia and New Zealand initiate HD with a central venous catheter. This study examined patient and center factors associated with arteriovenous fistula/graft access use at HD commencement.MethodsWe included all adult patients starting chronic HD in Australia and New Zealand between 2004 and 2015. Access type at HD initiation was analyzed using logistic regression. Patient-level factors included sex, age, race, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, primary kidney disease, late nephrologist referral, comorbidities, and prior RRT. Center-level factors included size; transplant capability; home HD proportion; incident peritoneal dialysis (average number of patients commencing RRT with peritoneal dialysis per year); mean weekly HD hours; average blood flow; and achievement of phosphate, hemoglobin, and weekly Kt/V targets. The study included 27,123 patients from 61 centers.ResultsArteriovenous access use at HD commencement varied four-fold from 15% to 62% (median 39%) across centers. Incident arteriovenous access use was more likely in patients aged 51–72 years, males, and patients with a BMI of >25 kg/m2 and polycystic kidney disease; but use was less likely in patients with a BMI of <18.5 kg/m2, late nephrologist referral, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, and prior RRT. Starting HD with an arteriovenous access was less likely in centers with the highest proportion of home HD, and no center factor was associated with higher arteriovenous access use. Adjustment for center-level characteristics resulted in a 25% reduction in observed intercenter variability of arteriovenous access use at HD initiation compared with the model adjusted for only patient-level characteristics.ConclusionsThis study identified several patient and center factors associated with incident HD access use, yet these factors did not fully explain the substantial variability in arteriovenous access use across centers.
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MCPHERSON, Nicole O., Hamish HAMILTON, Deirdre ZANDER-FOX, Emily ARCHER, and Hassan W. BAKOS. "Can we Make SpermFAST? Improving Sperm Function to Increase Fertilisation Rates after in vitro Fertilisation." Fertility & Reproduction 04, no. 03n04 (September 2022): 200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s266131822274111x.
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Background: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) usage ([Formula: see text]64% of autologous cycles) has increased in Australia as an attempt to avoid low fertilisation and total fertilisation failure after standard in vitro fertilization (IVF). ICSI and to a lesser extent IVF, bypass key sperm maturation (hyperactivation, capacitation/acrosome reaction) events that naturally occur in the female tract and are vital for successful fertilisation. Current commercial sperm preparation media are not fully designed to induce these changes in sperm prior to insemination. Aim: To improve fertilisation rates following IVF by increasing sperm capacitation and hyperactivation between sperm preparation and insemination ultilising a new sperm medium (SpermFAST). Method: Sperm from 12 consenting normospermic men were incubated in either G-IVF+ (Vitrolife) or SpermFAST (UoA/Monash IVF) following a direct swim-up. Measures of capacitation, hyperactivation, sperm binding, acrosome reaction and oxidative DNA damage were assessed. Further, sperm from male CBAF1 mice (N=8) were incubated in either G-IVF+ or SpermFAST prior to IVF insemination. Fertilisation rates, embryo development, blastocyst cell numbers and DNA damage were assessed. Results: Incubation of human sperm in SpermFAST increased tyrosine phosphorylation (15.8% vs 9.5%, P[Formula: see text]0.05), hyperactive motility (38.3% vs 14.9%, P[Formula: see text]0.01), sperm binding (73.1% vs 47.7%, P[Formula: see text]0.01), while having no impact on sperm acrosomal status or oxidative DNA damage levels. Following IVF in the mouse, sperm incubated in SpermFAST increased fertilisation rates (94% vs 88%, P[Formula: see text]0.05), blastocyst total cell (92.2% vs 77.4%, P[Formula: see text]0.05), inner cell mass (14.9% vs 18.9%, P[Formula: see text]0.01) and epiblast cell numbers (3.7% vs 1.6%, P[Formula: see text]0.01), while the proportion of DNA damaged cells decreased in blastocysts (2.3% vs 4.8%, P[Formula: see text]0.001). Conclusion: Sperm function and fertilisation rates are improved when the sperm medium better mimics the environment of the female reproductive tract during natural conception. Improving IVF culture media to better meet the physiological needs of sperm could potentially improve outcomes following IVF.
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Brazionis, Laima, Anthony Keech, Christopher Ryan, Alex Brown, David O'Neal, John Boffa, Sven-Erik Bursell, and Alicia Jenkins. "Associations with sight-threatening diabetic macular oedema among Indigenous adults with type 2 diabetes attending an Indigenous primary care clinic in remote Australia: a Centre of Research Excellence in Diabetic Retinopathy and Telehealth Eye and Associated Medical Services Network study." BMJ Open Ophthalmology 6, no. 1 (July 2021): e000559. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000559.
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ObjectiveTo identify factors associated with sight-threatening diabetic macular oedema (STDM) in Indigenous Australians attending an Indigenous primary care clinic in remote Australia.Methods and analysisA cross-sectional study design of retinopathy screening data and routinely-collected clinical data among 236 adult Indigenous participants with type 2 diabetes (35.6% men) set in one Indigenous primary care clinic in remote Australia. The primary outcome variable was STDM assessed from retinal images.ResultsAge (median (range)) was 48 (21–86) years, and known diabetes duration (median (range)) was 8.0 (0–24) years. Prevalence of STDM was high (14.8%) and similar in men and women. STDM was associated with longer diabetes duration (11.7 vs 7.9 years, respectively; p<0.001) and markers of renal impairment: abnormal estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) (62.9 vs 38.3%, respectively; p=0.007), severe macroalbuminuria (>300 mg/mmol) (20.6 vs 5.7%, respectively; p=0.014) and chronic kidney disease (25.7 vs 12.2%, respectively; p=0.035). Some clinical factors differed by sex: anaemia was more prevalent in women. A higher proportion of men were smokers, prescribed statins and had increased albuminuria. Men had higher blood pressure, but lower glycated Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and body mass index, than women.ConclusionSTDM prevalence was high and similar in men and women. Markers of renal impairment and longer diabetes duration were associated with STDM in this Indigenous primary care population. Embedded teleretinal screening, known diabetes duration-based risk stratification and targeted interventions may lower the prevalence of STDM in remote Indigenous primary care services.Trial registration numberAustralia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register: ACTRN 12616000370404.
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Marshall, Skye, Graeme G Rich, Felicity Cohen, Asha Soni, and Elizabeth Isenring. "Matched Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Cases: Formative Cohort Study." JMIR Formative Research 6, no. 11 (November 24, 2022): e29713. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/29713.
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Background Bariatric weight-loss surgery rates are increasing internationally. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a novel, minimally invasive endoscopic procedure thought to mimic some of the effects of a more common surgery, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Patient factors affecting procedural choice are unexplored. Objective This formative study aimed to determine the preoperative and early postoperative characteristics of adults matched for age, sex, and BMI who chose ESG versus LSG. Methods This prospective cohort study recruited ESG and matched LSG adults in Australia. Preoperative outcomes were medical history, glycemic biomarkers, blood lipids, liver function enzymes, albumin, blood pressure, hepatic steatosis index, the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale, the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life–Lite questionnaire, and body composition via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Adverse events were recorded preoperatively and up to 2 weeks postoperatively. SPSS was used to test if there were differences between cohorts by comparing means or mean ranks, and binary regression was used to understand how characteristics might predict procedure choice. Results A total of 50 (including 25 ESG and 25 LSG) patients were recruited, who were primarily White (45/50, 90%) and female (41/50, 82%) with a mean age of 41.7 (SD 9.4) years. Participants had a mean of 4.0 (SD 2.2) active comorbid conditions, with the most common being nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (38/50, 76%), back pain (32/50, 64%), anxiety or depression (24/50, 48%), and joint pain (23/50, 46%). The LSG cohort had higher hemoglobin A1c (5.3%, SD 0.2%) than the ESG cohort (5%, SD 0.2%; P=.008). There was a 2.4 kg/m2 difference in median BMI (P=.03) between the groups, but fat and fat-free mass had no meaningful differences. Comparing the LSG and ESG groups showed that the LSG group had lower total quality of life (49.5%, SD 10.6% vs 56.6%, SD 12.7%; P=.045), lower weight-related self-esteem (10.7%, IQR 3.6%-25% vs 25%, IQR 17.9%-39.3%; P=.02), and worse abdominal pain (38.9%, IQR 33.3%-50% vs 53.9%, SD 14.2%, P=.01). For every percent improvement in weight-related self-esteem, the odds for selecting ESG increased by 4.4% (95% CI 1.004-1.085; P=.03). For every percent worsening in hunger pain, the odds for selecting ESG decreased by 3.3% (95% CI 0.944-0.990; P=.004). Conclusions There was very little evidence that Australian adults who chose an endoscopic versus surgical sleeve had different rates of comorbidities, body fat percentage, or weight-related quality of life. There was evidence against the test hypothesis, that is, there was evidence suggesting that lower self-esteem predicted choosing a more invasive sleeve (ie, LSG rather than ESG) Trial Registration Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618000337279; https://anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=374595
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Handayani, Diah. "Political Identity, Popular Culture, and Ideological Coercion: The Discourses of Feminist Movement in the Report of Ummi Magazine." Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat: Media Pemikiran dan Dakwah Pembangunan 5, no. 1 (June 18, 2021): 185–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.14421/jpm.2021.051-08.
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This research examines the rise of Islamic populism in Indonesia and understands it as an instrument to clear a new pathway for populism movement into popular culture. Ummi magazine is one of the religious media used to be political vehicles of stablishing constituencies, especially for the Tarbiyah movement in the Soeharto era to the current tendency to popularize the Tarbiyah identity as a new lifestyle. Historically, The Tarbiyah movement in Indonesia is a social and political movement among Indonesian Muslimah students, especially activists in the Suharto period. Muslim middle class entrepreneurs launched a campaign of ‘economic jihad. This research uses a qualitative approach by interpreting and studying the data contained in Ummi Magazine. Media studies were carried out in the January 2017 to 2018 editions. The data obtained were described and associated with the magazine's transformation as an ideological medium and Muslim women's lifestyle today. 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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Sex in mass media Australia"
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Lai, Yeung Wai-ching Susanna. "Sex stereotyping in the mass media in Hong Kong." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1990. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18033829.
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Lai, Yeung Wai-ching Susanna, and 勵楊蕙貞. "Sex stereotyping in the mass media in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1990. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31955939.
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Okey, Jessica. "Sex in the media an influence on adolescent development /." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002okeyj.pdf.
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Kosta-Mikel, Kendal S. "Presentations of sexuality, romance and the opposite sex in female-oriented magazines." CardinalScholar 1.0, 2009. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1503985.
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This study is a content analysis of female-oriented magazines aimed at
three different age groups: women, teen, and preteen. Magazine content from Girls’ Life,
J-14, Seventeen, Cosmo Girl!, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour was examined for themes of
sexuality, romance, and the opposite sex. The evidence suggests that topics are presented
to women in a progressive manner in which preteen girls are first learning about the
opposite sex, teens are learning how to behave in order to attract the opposite sex, and
women are being told how to please the opposite sex erotically. While the idea is never
overtly stated, it appears that women are still sexual objects for men’s pleasuring.
However, they are also in charge of “taming” the man and making him knowledgeable on
topics of sexuality and romance.Department of Sociology
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Cartledge, Jillian Maree. "Representations of minority groups in Australian media a case study of the Beach Riots, Sydney, Dec. 2005 /." Thesis, Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38702149.
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Williams, Meredith L. "Making of a monster : media construction of gender non-conforming homicide victims." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2009/M_williams_042109.pdf.
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Macnamara, Jim R., University of Western Sydney, of Arts Education and Social Sciences College, and School of Education and Early Childhood Studies. "Representations of men and male identities in Australian mass media." THESIS_CAESS_EEC_Macnamara_J.xml, 2004. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/735.
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Gender has been identified as a key element of human identity. Feminism has focussed particular attention on gender issues over the past five decades. Gender discourse has been dominated by discussion of women and women’s issues - “feminists have somehow set the agenda for men’s studies” as well as women studies. Mass media have been identified as key sites of discourse in feminist studies. Numerous studies have examined representations of women in mass media and argued that these have significant effects on women, on men, and on societies. A number of researchers have found that the treatment of men in mass media is not unproblematic and say that that feminist-led discourses have presented pictures of men as rapists, batterers, pornographers, child abusers, militarists, exploiters, and images of women as targets and victims. But studies of representations of men have been far fewer than those focussing on women. Furthermore, some media content analyses have been limited or unreliable because of small samples or lack of methodological rigorDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Kalckreuth, Annette von. "Geschlechtsspezifische Vielfalt im Rundfunk Ansätze zur Regulierung von Geschlechtsrollenklischees /." Baden-Baden : Nomos, 2000. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/46657729.html.
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Lei, Ming. "Entertainment education and gender how do they contribute to the prevention of teen and unplanned pregnancy? /." Online access for everyone, 2008. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Summer2008/m_lei_072108.pdf.
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Lewis, Kieran. "Profits, pluralism and the press : a study of print media ownership in Australia." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1996. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36284/1/36284_Lewis_1996.pdf.
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This thesis undertakes a study of the research question: 'What is the
nature of Australia's print media ownership and what is its impact on the
diversity of print media, the diversity of views presented by the print media, and
the incidence of bias within the print media in Australia?' This research question
was developed after a study of submissions to Australia's 1991-1992 House of
Representatives Select Committee on the Print Media, more commonly known as
the Print Media Inquiry, revealed a dichotomy between submissions presented by
proponents of a pluralist press and submissions presented by proponents of a
market-based press.
An examination of literature on pluralist and market-based press theories,
and a comparison of these theories with the attributes of the Australian print
media, shows that Australia's press is exclusively market-based and that the
country's major newspaper owners have formed a powerful press oligopoly.
Further, these owners act as members of an oligopoly tend to act. That is, they
rationalise their operations where possible, draw substantial benefits from
economies of scale, and are protected from the entry of competition into their
markets. The formation of this print media oligopoly has led to some 88.4 percent
of the country's national and capital city daily newspaper circulation being
concentrated in the hands of two newspaper proprietors, Rupert Murdoch, who
controls News Limited, and Conrad Black, who controls the Fairfax group
(Communications Update, 1995, p.22). This concentration, the highest in the
western world (Henningham, 1993, p.59), is claimed to adversely affect the print
media industry, particularly in terms of a lack of print media diversity and a lack
of diversity of views presented by the print media to the public.
In 1991 moves by the Tourang Consortium (comprised, among others, of
media magnates Kerry Packer and Conrad Black) to purchase the Fairfax group
of companies caused a political outcry and were responsible, for the most part,
for the Federal Labor Government's establishment of the Print Media Inquiry. The Inquiry was a wide-ranging review of the state of the nation's print media
industry. It received 164 written submissions and 72 oral submissions from
newspaper owners, industry personnel, union representatives, media researchers,
academics, and the wider community. An examination of these submissions
shows that most can be categorised as supporting either a pluralist or a marketbased
view of how Australia's print media should operate. The principal concerns
expressed to the Inquiry by proponents of a pluralist press were that Australia's
print media ownership had resulted in a lack of diverse print media, mainly
through the erection of barriers to the entry of competition, a lack of diversity in
the views presented by the print media, and bias in the presentation of those
views. Proponents of a market-based press argued, conversely, that Australia's
print media were so diverse that no one person could effectively access all of
them, that barriers to entry to the industry were confused with a guarantee of
entry, and that a diversity of views was assured, as newspaper owners were
required to appeal to as broad a readership base as possible to remain profitable.
The House of Representatives Select Committee conducting the Print Media
Inquiry ultimately concluded (although not unanimously) that Australia's
concentrated print media ownership had not resulted in 'biased reporting, news
suppression, or a lack of diversity' in the Australian print media industry
(Simper, 1992, p.17), a conclusion that led to the Inquiry being labelled a farce,
a political sop, and a whitewash.
The results of three case studies undertaken for this thesis, however,
supported both the findings of the House of Representatives Select Committee on
the Print Media and claims by proponents of Australia's market-based press that
barriers to entry were not erected by existing print media owners, that a diversity
of views was presented by the print media, and that newspaper owners provided a
reasonable balance in the editorial of their newspapers.
The first case study, an examination of the establishment and subsequent
failure of the Brisbane Weekend Times newspaper in 1993, found support for
claims made by News Limited to the Print Media Inquiry that, in arguing that Australian press owners had erected barriers to the entry of competition, critics
of the market-based press had confused ease of entry to the industry with a
guarantee of entry. In examining start-up and delivery costs, the costs of news
sources, readers' habits and advertiser support, the ability for the fledgling
newspaper to absorb losses, and the influence of News Limited in the
newspaper's proposed market, the case study found that the primary reason for
the failure of the Brisbane Weekend Times was that its owner had insufficient
capital to sustain its publication, rather than any specific barriers which the
Australian press oligopoly had itself erected to preclude competition.
The second case study, an examination of 254 news stories appearing in
Fairfax's Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald and News Limited's
Melbourne Herald Sun and Sydney Daily Telegraph Mirror during a composite
week from 6 September 1995 to 17 October 1995, found support for claims that
Australia's newspaper owners encouraged a diversity of views to ensure they
appealed to general rather than niche audiences. The study linked diversity with
the incidence of identical, near-identical, and non-identical political news stories
that appeared in the above newspapers during the period defined. It found that, of
the total news stories studied for both newspaper groups, 7.08 percent were
identical, 34.64 percent were near-identical, and 58.28 percent were nonidentical,
and concluded that a diversity of views (on matters political at least)
did exist in the newspapers examined.
The third case study, an examination of the incidence of political bias
towards or against the Australian Federal Government in the above newspapers
over the same composite week, found support for claims that Australia's
newspaper owners provided a reasonable balance in the editorial of their
newspapers. Averaging the results returned by three coders used for this
examination, the study found that, for the total number of news stories analysed,
41.67 percent were coded as having a neutral bias, 40.47 percent were coded as
having bias against the Federal Government, and 17.86 percent were coded as
having a bias towards the Federal Government. However, the case study concluded that bias itself was difficult to ascertain, as a single definition of bias
upon which to code the stories could not be obtained.
In its conclusions the thesis contends that:
Australia's newspaper ownership structure fulfils the criteria of an
oligopoly and the owners of Australia's press act as members of an
oligopoly tend to act, that is, they rationalise their operations where
possible, draw substantial benefits from economies of scale, and are
protected by the difficulty competitors have in entering the market; and
the formation of this press oligopoly has effectively precluded the
development of a truly pluralist press in Australia; however
the results of three case studies undertaken for the thesis suggest that
Australia's print media oligopoly does not lead, intrinsically, to the
erection of barriers to entry, a reduction in the diversity of views
presented by the print media, or an increase in the incidence of bias
presented in those views.
In a discussion of these conclusions, however, it is recognised that there are
limitations to the overall study of this research question. These include the
worldview brought to the writing of the thesis, where the discussion of
Australia's print media is itself based in the socio-political structure within which
the Australian press operates; the population sample for the second and third case
studies, which has been restricted to news stories that deal exclusively with
matters of federal politics; and the term print media, which has been limited to
newspapers only, and does not include other printed media such as newsletters,
magazines, or niche publications.
Books on the topic "Sex in mass media Australia"
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Vnuk, Helen. Snatched: Sex and censorship in Australia. Sydney: Vintage, 2003.
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Bad girls: The media, sex and feminism in the '90s. St. Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1997.
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Phillips, Murray George. An illusory image: A report on the media coverage and portrayal of women's sport in Australia 1996. [S.l.]: Australian Sports Commission, 1997.
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Do you want sex with that? Camberwell, Vic: Viking, 2009.
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Halliday, Claire. Do you want sex with that? Camberwell, Vic: Viking, 2009.
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Barry, Paul. Breaking news: Sex, lies and the Murdoch succession. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2013.
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David, Lindsay, and Watterson Ray, eds. Media law in Australia. 3rd ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Stuart, Cunningham, and Turner Graeme, eds. The media & communications in Australia. Crows Nest, N.S.W: Allen & Unwin, 2002.
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Armstrong, Mark. Media law in Australia. 2nd ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1988.
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Graeme, Turner. The media & communications in Australia. 3rd ed. Crows Nest, N.S.W: Allen & Unwin, 2010.
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Poblete, Juan. "Art, literature, and mass media in Pedro Lemebel." In The Routledge Companion To Gender, Sex And Latin American Culture, 152–65. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315179728-13.
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"Religion, Sex, Mass Media." In Maladjusted Boys (RLE Edu M), 124–40. Routledge, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203125540-15.
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"MASS MEDIA NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS Mass Media Storytelling Approaches, Techniques, & Devices." In Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media, 93–106. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315045535-11.
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"3 MASS MEDIA NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS Mass Media Storytelling: Approaches, Techniques, & Devices." In Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media, 93–102. Routledge, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781410609540-11.
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Priester, Joseph R. "Sex, Drugs, and Attitudinal Ambivalence: How Feelings of Evaluative Tension Influence Alcohol Use and Safe Sex Behaviors." In Mass Media and Drug Prevention, 145–62. Psychology Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781410603845-7.
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"STRATEGIES & SKILLS OF MEDIA LITERACY Tools for Media Analysis & Criticism." In Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media, 125–40. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315045535-13.
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"SEX, LOVE, & ROMANCE IN THE MASS MEDIA." In Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media, 27–38. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315045535-6.
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"5 STRATEGIES & SKILLS OF MEDIA LITERACY Tools for Media Analysis & Criticism." In Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media, 121–48. Routledge, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781410609540-13.
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"THE INFLUENCE OF THE MASS MEDIA Research & Theories of Mass Media Effects on Individuals & Society." In Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media, 107–24. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315045535-12.
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"4 THE INFLUENCE OF THE MASS MEDIAResearch & Theories of Mass Media Effects on Individuals & Society." In Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media, 103–20. Routledge, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781410609540-12.
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Chummuangpak, Manoch. "EXPLORING REFUGEE AGENCY THROUGH DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION OF RESETTLING KAREN IN AUSTRALIA." In World Conference on Media and Mass Communication. The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.17501/24246778.2019.5111.
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Setianti, Yanti, Aat Nugraha, Hanny Hafiar, and Trie Damayanti. "Teachers' Problematic In Disseminating Information On Sex Education for Adolescents with Disabilities Through Mass Media." In 4th Asia Pacific Education Conference (AECON 2017). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/aecon-17.2017.62.
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Pratami, Yustika Rahmawati, and Nurul Kurniati. "Sex Education Strategy for Adolescents: A Scoping Review." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.02.27.
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Background: Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) plays an important role in preparing safe and productive lives of adolescents through understanding about HIV/ AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancy, gender-based violence, and gender disparity. This scoping review aimed to investigate the appropriate method of sex education and information for adolescents. Subjects and Method: A scoping review method was conducted in eight stages including (1) Identification of study problems; (2) Determining priority problem and study question; (3) Determining framework; (4) Literature searching; (5) Article selection; (6) Critical appraisal; (7) Data extraction; and (8) Mapping. The research question was identified using population, exposure, and outcome(s) (PEOS) framework. The search included PubMed, ScienceDirect, Wiley Online Library, ProQuest, and EBSCO databases. The inclusion criteria were English-language and full-text articles published between 2009 and 2019. A total of 460 articles was obtained from the searched database. After the review process, twenty articles were eligible for this review. The data were reported by the PRISMA flow chart. Results: Eleven articles from developing countries (Nigeria, Thailand, Iran, California, Vietnam, Spain, South Africa, Indonesia) and nine articles from developed countries (USA, England, Australia) met the inclusion criteria with quantitative (cross-sectional, quasi-experiments, cohort, RCT) and qualitative design studies. The findings discussed available sources of sex education for adolescents including peers, school, media, and other adults. Digital media (internet and TV) contributed as preferable sources for adolescents. The parents and teacher’s involvement in providing sex education remained inadequate. Inappropriate sources of sex education like invalid information from the internet and other adults caused negative consequences on the sexual and reproductive health of children and adolescents. Conclusion: Parents-school partnership strategies play an important role in delivering appropriate information about sex education for children and adolescents. Keywords: digital media, sex education, parents, schools, adolescents Correspondence: Yustika Rahmawati Pratami. Jl. Siliwangi No. 63, Nogotirto, Gamping, Sleman, Yogyakarta, 55292. Email: yustikarahmawati068@gmail.com. Mobile: +6282198915596. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.02.27
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Kazemi-Esfarjani, Pedram. "4 In defence of the goldwater rule – emergent politicized or state sponsored psychiatric overdiagnosis in mass media and rise and fall of totalitarian states in modern times europe and america." In Preventing Overdiagnosis Abstracts, December 2019, Sydney, Australia. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2019-pod.110.
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LEIVA DEL VALLE, ALFIA. "Nacer en la Liquidez." In IV Congreso Internacional de Investigación en Artes Visuales. ANIAV 2019. Imagen [N] Visible. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/aniav.2019.9184.
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Debido al rampante desarrollo tecnológico, y los cambios en la forma de entender nuestro día a día, han surgido nuevos abordajes explicando el ahora, la “liquidez” y la “ligereza”, términos acuñados por Gilles Lipovetzky y Zygmund Bauman, son una constante en diversas áreas del conocimiento, filosófico, artístico, sociológico, tecnológico incluso económico. El lenguaje se transforma por una necesidad, que refleja un profundo cambio en la sociedad. En este trabajo se analiza como estas descripciones de nuestra realidad, como “fake news”, “binge wathching”, “retropia”, “bullying”, “polite sex”, “pendulum liberty”, y, específicamente como características de las Diosas primigenias y el imaginario femenino de nuestros días, se retoman con fuerza en ámbitos de las artes plásticas , la mass media y los videos y videojuegos. Hemos clasificado a las generaciones como baby boomers (1946 – 1964), millenials generación Y, generación X (1980–2000) y ahora la generación líquida( 2000-2019). Como se ve el mundo líquido, por un no líquido y un líquido. Enormes diferencias en la forma de entender el mundo que nos rodea y sus características, en todos los ámbitos, y específicamente, motivo de esta investigación, específicamente se refiere a el cuerpo femenino, el amor líquido y sus vínculos con el arte. Como entender al que ha nacido líquido, su relación con el amor, las relaciones efímeras y como esto se ve reflejado en el arte. Las transformaciones en el entendimiento del cuerpo femenino, como ejemplos señalo el extendido uso del los tatuajes, la cirugía plástica y las costumbres hípsters, como se ve la moda en las nuevas diosas primigenias, las actitudes de la generación líquida ante los vínculos humanos, el análisis de las relaciones on-line, la transformación de la agresividad “el bullying “ la inestabilidad emocional y su reflejo en el arte líquido.
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Applebaum, Shalom W., Lawrence I. Gilbert, and Daniel Segal. Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of Juvenile Hormone Synthesis and its Regulation in the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata). United States Department of Agriculture, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1995.7570564.bard.
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Original Objectives and revisions: (1) "To determine the biosynthetic pathway of JHB3 in the adult C. capitata CA in order to establish parameters for the future choice and synthesis of suitable inhibitors". Modified: to determine the pattern of FR-7 biosynthesis during normal reproductive maturation, and identify enzymes potentially involved in its synthesis. (2) "To correlate allatal epoxidase activity to the biosynthesis of JHB3 at different stages of reproductive maturation/vitellogenesis and evaluate the hypothesis that a specific JH-epoxidase may be rate limiting". Modified: to study the effects of epoxidase inhibitors on the pattern of allatal JH biosynthesis in vitro and on female reproduction in vive. (3) "To probe and clone the gene homologous to ap from C. capitata, determine its exon-intron organization, sequence it and demonstrate its spatial and temporal expression in larvae, pupae and adults." The "Medfly" (Ceratitis capitata) is a serious polyphagous fruit pest, widely distributed in subtropical regions. Damage is caused by oviposition and subsequent development of larvae. JH's are dominant gonadotropic factors in insects. In the higher Diptera, to which the Medfly belongs, JHB3 is a major homolog. It comprises 95% of the total JH produced in vitro in D. melanogaster, with JH-III found as a minor component. The biosynthesis of both JH-III and JHB3 is dependent on epoxidation of double bonds in the JH molecule. The specificity of such epoxidases is unknown. The male accessory gland D. melanogaster produces a Sex Peptide, transferred to the female during copulation. SP reduces female receptivity while activating specific JH biosynthesis in vitro and inducing oviposition in vive. It also reduces pheromone production and activates CA of the moth Helicoverpa armigera. In a previous study, mutants of the apterous (ap) gene of D. melanogaster were analyzed. This gene induces previteilogenic arrest which can be rescued by external application of JH. Considerable progress has been made in recombinant DNA technology of the Medfly. When fully operative, it might be possible to effectively transfer D. melanogaster endocrine gene-lesions into the Medfly as a strategy for their genetic control. A marked heterogeneity in the pattern of JH homologs produced by Medfly CA was observed. Contrary to the anticipated biosynthesis of JHB;, significant amounts of an unknown JH-like compound, of unknown structure and provisionally termed FR-7, were produced, in addition to significant amounts of JH-III and JHB3. Inhibitors of monooxygenases, devised for their effects on ecdysteroid biosynthesis, affect Medfly JH biosynthesis but do not reduce egg deposition. FR-7 was isolated from incubation media of Medfly CA and examined by various MS procedures, but its structure is not yet resolved. MS analysis is being done in collaboration with Professor R.R.W. Rickards of the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. A homologue of the ap gene of D. melanogaster exists in the Medfly. LIM domains and the homeo-domain, important for the function of the D. melanogaster ap gene, are conserved here too. Attempts to clone the complete gene were unsuccessful. Due to the complexity of JH homologs, presence of related FR-7 in the biosynthetic products of Medfly CA and lack of reduction in eggs deposited in the presence of monooxygenase inhibitors, inhibition of epoxidases is not a feasible alternative to control Medfly reproduction, and raises questions which cannot be resolved within the current dogma of hormonal control of reproduction in Diptera. The Medfly ap gene has similar domains to the D. melanogaster ap gene. Although mutant ap genes are involved in JH deficiency, ap is a questionable candidate for an endocrine lesion, especially since the D. melanogoster gene functions is a transcription factor.