Faculty of Science & Health: Midlands: Recent submissions
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Remote administration of BICAMS measures and the trail-making test to assess cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis
(Routledge, 2022-03-17)Reliable remote cognitive testing could provide a safer assessment of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) during the COVID-19 pandemic and thereafter. Here we aimed to investigate the reliability and feasibility ... -
SingStrong - a singing and breathing retraining intervention for respiratory and other common systems of long COVID: a pilot study
(Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists, 2022-03-09)Background: Management of Long COVID (LC) is hugely challenging for clinicians. This pilot study evaluated a breathing retraining and singing programme (SingStrong for LC) to address common LC symptoms. The study hypothesized ... -
Study protocol for the investigation of the clinical effectiveness of a physical activity behaviour change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer
(Elsevier, 2022-01-13)Most individuals living with and beyond cancer are not sufficiently active to achieve the health benefits associated with regular physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to describe the study protocol for a ... -
The effects of resisted sprint training on sprint performance in field-based invasion team sport athletes: a systematic review & meta-analysis
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Speed is an essential performance attribute for field-based invasion team sport (FITS) players. Traditional training methods used to enhance sprint performance (SP) such as resistance training, typically aim to improve ... -
A systematic review of parent's knowledge of, and compliance with, recommendations for vitamin D supplementation in young Irish children
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Almost 5 to 13 of young children aged 1-5- year-old have vitamin D deficiency. [1,2] • Vitamin D deficiency in young children is associated with impaired bone growth, and the skeletal disorder rickets in severe vitamin ... -
Investigating the effects of dance exercise intervention on the health of people with dementia
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Different methods of exercise can be used as a form of treatment for dementia such as dance exercise interventions (Ho et al. 2018). The study aims to develop a communitybased dance exercise intervention that is patient ... -
Analytics can be used to predict fatigue and improve athletes' performance in various sports
(2022)In sports analytics, statistics are plugged into a mathematical model to predict the outcome of a given play or game. Coaches use it to optimize plays during games,while front offices can use it to decide which players ... -
Physical activity and dietary behaviour among adolescents who have completed active cancer treatment – a study protocol for a qualitative investigation
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Introduction: Approximately 200 Irish adolescents receive a cancer diagnosis each year (1). Cancer treatment during youth can be associated with significant toxicity resulting in cancer-related fatigue, musculoskeletal ... -
Laccase oxidation studies: method development for following the benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction using the Laccase/TEMPO system
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Biocatalysis is the use of nature’s biological catalysts – “enzymes” to perform synthetic chemical reactions, which are generally “greener” than traditional chemical methods. Laccases are a group of oxidoreductase enzymes ... -
Fingerprinting critical therapeutic attributes: overcoming challenges to fulfil commercial potential – Early stages
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Aim: This research endeavour will determine and evaluate the mechanism of action of a modified coconut oil that has previously shown promising antimicrobial activity against the opportunistic infection, T. rubrum. Background: ... -
The medicinal properties of Irish honey
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Manuka honey is an internationally recognized honey licensed as a medicinal product for wounds1 . Medicinal honeys are often used in hospitals for partial thickness burns2 to surgical wounds and in veterinary clinics ... -
The impact of sporting role model's on female youth sport participation
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)A systematic literature review of sporting role model (SRM) led interventions. -
Speed qualities and methodological considerations in Gaelic games: a systematic scoping review
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)In recent years, there has been a marked increase in research examining speed qualities in Gaelic Games; ladies and mens Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The distribution of speed qualities examined across Gaelic ... -
Menstrual dysfunction in athletes: a systematic literature review
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Menstrual dysfunction (MD) is typically presented as one or more of abnormalities associated with the cycle regularity, duration, flow and pain1 MD in athletes is largely a physiological manifestation of low energy ... -
Relationships between strength, jump and kinematic variables during resisted sled sprinting
(TUS Midlands Midwest, 2022)Resisted sprint training revealed positive and negative effects on sprint performance across multiple loading conditions [1, 2]. This variation to performance may be due to that some of the heavier players may not be ... -
Pathways from ageism to loneliness
(Springer, 2018-05-23)Many older adults in our society suffer from loneliness – a painful, distressing feeling arising from the perception that one’s social connections are inadequate. When loneliness is experienced over prolonged periods of ... -
The Irish Carnegie community engagement classification pilot: a critical analysis on culture and context from a community of practice approach
(UTS ePRESS, 2021-05)This article provides a reflective critique of the process undertaken to pilot the Carnegie Community Engagement Framework in Ireland between 2015 and 2016. Of particular interest to the authors is the cultural specificity ... -
“Thinking outside the box”: social innovations emerging from academic nursing-community partnerships
(Springer, 2022-01-01)Nurses comprise the largest group of healthcare workers in the world. Increasingly, nurses in higher education institutions are collaborating with not-for-profit and community-based organisations to devise programs, projects ... -
Facets of social innovation in higher education
(Springer, 2022-01-01)Emphasis on social engagement and innovation for the higher education sector is a priority, despite the various challenges that have arisen as result of Covid-19, for third level providers. It is a conversation that continues ... -
Simultaneous validation of count-to-activity thresholds for five commonly used activity monitors in adolescent research: a step towards data harmonization
(Human Kinetics, 2021-11-16)Background: Multiple activity monitors are utilized for the estimation of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity in youth. Due to differing methodological approaches, results are not comparable when developing ...
