Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest: Recent submissions
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Linear Sprint Testing Methods in Gaelic Games: A Systematic Review
(Australian International Centre PTY. LTD., 2024-04-30)Background: The most common method used to monitor acceleration and maximum sprinting speed performance is via a linear sprint test. When conducting linear sprint monitoring it is important to ensure the relevant methodologies ... -
Measurement of energy availability in highly trained male endurance athletes and examination of its associations with bone health and endocrine function
(Springer Nature, 2024-07-02)Purpose Despite the introduction of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-s) in 2014, there is evidence to suggest that male endurance athletes still present with a high prevalence of low energy availability (LEA). ... -
Cryopreservation of vegetative thalli of Ulva species
(Springer Nature, 2024-07-06)Sea lettuce (Ulva) is a genus of green macroalgae present along all the coasts of the world's oceans. It represents about 100 species with diverse habitats. Inter- and intra-species natural variation is very large, both ... -
Exploring Oat Husks as Aggregates in Limestone-Based Composites: Effects of Surface Treatments and Binder Selection on Mechanical Performance
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-05-28)The viability of incorporating agricultural by-products, such as oat husks, not yet explored in limestone-based composites, as more sustainable alternatives for use as novel aggregates may be improved through the adoption ... -
Influence of Extrusion Screw Speed and CNT Concentration on the Mechanical and EMI Properties of PC/ABS Based Nanocomposites
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-05-29)This study investigates the effect of extrusion screw speed and carbon nanotube (CNT) concentration on the thermal, mechanical, and electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) properties of Polycarbonate ... -
Semantic guidance incremental network for efficiency video super-resolution
(Springer Nature, 2024-07-02)In video streaming, bandwidth constraints significantly affect client-side video quality. Addressing this, deep neural networks offer a promising avenue for implementing video super-resolution (VSR) at the user end, ... -
The development and implementation of a Peer Mentoring Scheme for Sociology Early Career Academics (ECAs) in Ireland: lessons from research, insights from practice
(Routledge, 2024-05-22)The paper discusses a structured peer mentoring scheme for Early Career Academics (ECAs) in Sociology during COVID-19 and post-Brexit, the pedagogical framework adopted and programme challenges, benefits and learning. ... -
Differential Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer Grade to Augment Clinical Diagnosis Based on Classifier Models with Tuned Hyperparameters
(MDPI, 2024-06-06)We developed a novel machine-learning algorithm to augment the clinical diagnosis of prostate cancer utilizing first and second-order texture analysis metrics in a novel application of machine-learning radiomics analysis. ... -
Ireland's Sugar Tax: A Case Study In How Not to Build An Evidence Base for Health Policy
(2024-09-01)Ireland introduced a Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax (SSDT) on the 1st May 2018, with a subsequent expansion of the beverages covered in 2019. This measure was introduced in an attempt to combat rising levels of obesity and ... -
The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs Judgment on Medical Training in the US
(Viewpoint, 2024-11-23)The recent US Supreme Court judgement restricting abortion represents an assault upon all women, especially less privileged women. This judgement will result in a rise in maternal mortality, a figure that for the US is ... -
Prolonging the Tobacco Endgame in Aotearoa / New Zealand: Tragedy with Global Implications
(2024-09-01)Aotearoa/ New Zealand was due to introduce a ground-breaking new law that would potentially achieve smoke-free status by 2025 by banning cigarettes completely for people below a certain age and raising that age annually. ... -
Benchmarking communicative reinforcement learning frameworks on multi-robot cooperative tasks
(IEEE, 2023-12-15)Industry 4.0 warehousing is characterised by autonomous multi-robot collaboration systems (MRSs) along with other technologies such as digital communication capabilities and the Internet of Things. These MRSs need to behave ... -
A new quantitative method for determining patient risk for reusable medical device categorization based on using and interpreting Kremer’s cleaning classification system
(Elsevier, 2024-10-16)Background: The cleaning of reusable medical devices involves inherent challenges that can impact on the effectiveness of the cleaning process; consequently, the subsequent safety of patients. Fluid dynamics play a ... -
Long-term trial of protection provided by adenovirus-vectored vaccine expressing the PPRV H protein
(Nature Research, 2024-06-03)A recombinant, replication-defective, adenovirus-vectored vaccine expressing the H surface glycoprotein of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) has previously been shown to protect goats from challenge with wild-type ... -
Effect of Maternal Flavour Conditioning Combined with Organic and Inorganic Iron-Supplemented Creep Feed on Piglet Performance and Haemoglobin Status
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-04-23)Iron injections are vital but imperfect against iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). This experiment explored the effects on piglets of maternal flavour conditioning and the voluntary intake of anise flavoured, iron-supplemented ... -
A palliative care goals model for people with dementia and their family: Consensus achieved in an international Delphi study
(SAGE Publications, 2024-04)Background: Advance care planning in dementia includes supporting the person and their family to consider important goals of care. International research reports the importance of psycho-social-spiritual aspects towards ... -
Effectiveness of workplace interventions with digital elements to reduce sedentary behaviours in office employees: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Springer Nature, 2024-04-19)Background: Digital interventions are potential tools for reducing and limiting occupational sedentary behaviour (SB) in sedentary desk-based jobs. Given the harmful effects of sitting too much and sitting for too long ... -
Health promotion policies, perceptions, actions and needs in sports clubs in Ireland
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2024-01-05)Objective: Policy development is the biggest gap for health-promoting sports clubs. The present study aims to identify Irish sports club’s involvement in health promotion (HP) policy development. Design: Mixed methods ... -
Integrative and comparative genomic analyses of mammalian macrophage responses to intracellular mycobacterial pathogens
(Elsevier, 2023-12-02)Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of human tuberculosis (hTB), is a close evolutionary relative of Mycobacterium bovis, which causes bovine tuberculosis (bTB), one of the most damaging infectious diseases to ... -
Parents' Experiences of Accessing Mental Health Services for Their Adolescents With Mental Health Challenges: A Scoping Review
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2024)Aim: To analyse the literature on parents' experiences of accessing mental health services with their adolescents for mental health challenges in Ireland. Background: Health systems globally have inadequately addressed ...
