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    • "You can't shoot another bullet until you've reloaded the gun". Perceptions, practices and experiences of deloading in strength and physique sports. 

      Bell, Lee; Nolan, David; Velu, Immonen; Helms, Eric; Dallamore, Jake; Wolf, Milo; Korakais, Patroklos Androulakis (Frontiers, 2022-12-12)
      Deloading refers to a purposeful reduction in training demand with the intention of enhancing preparedness for successive training cycles. Whilst deloading is a common training practice in strength and physique sports, little ...

    • Experimental study on tensile characteristics of layered carbonaceous slate subject to water-rock interaction and weathering. 

      Li, Erqiang; Wei, Yanqing; Chen, Zhanyang; Archbold, Paul; Archbold, Paul; Mullarney, Brian (MDPI, 2023-01-03)
      The transverse isotropy of rock masses formed by sedimentation is a common stratum environment in engineering, and the physical–mechanical properties can degrade due to water–rock interaction (WRI) and natural weathering, ...

    • Suitability of surface-treated flax and hemp fibers for concrete reinforcement 

      da Costa Santos, Ana Caroline; Archbold, Paul (MDPI, 2022-11-17)
      The use of vegetable fibres as a sustainable alternative to non-natural sources of fibres applied for concrete reinforcement has been studied for over three decades. The main issues about plant-based fibres pointed out ...

    • Novel polyvinyl-alcohol microsphere for everolimus delivery for subependymal cell astrocytoma 

      Louis, Lynn; Chee, Bor Shin; Louis, Noreen; Goetten de Lima, Gabriel; McAfee, Marion (Elsevier, 2023-02-02)
      Everolimus (EVR) has demonstrated efficacy in treating subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) and other tuberous sclerosis (TSC) manifestations. Oral use of EVR is associated with low bioavailability and systemic toxicities ...

    • Micro-injection mouding of PEO/PCL blend-based matrices for extended oral delivery of Fenbendazole 

      Bezerra, Gilberto S.N.; Goetten de Lima, Gabriel Goetten; Colbert, Declan M.; Halligan, Elaine; Geever, Joseph (MDPI, 2023-03-10)
      Fenbendazole (FBZ) is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic administered orally to ruminants; nevertheless, its poor water solubility has been the main limitation to reaching satisfactory and sustained levels at the site of the ...

    • Liquid-based 4D printing of shape memory nanocomposites: a review 

      Alsaadi, Mohamad; Hinchy, Eoin P.; McCarthy, Conor T.; Moritz, Vicente F.; Zhuo, Shuo; Fuenmayor, Evert; Devine, Declan M. (MDPI, 2023-01-31)
      Significant advances have been made in recent years in the materials development of liquidbased 4D printing. Nevertheless, employing additive materials such as nanoparticles for enhancing printability and shape memory ...

    • Examining students' preferences for academic writing support in a third level institute in Ireland 

      Connolly, Emer (All Ireland Society for Higher Education, 2023)
      Academic writing support has become an integral part of the learning process at third level. At Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands (TUS: Midlands), the Academic Writing Centre (AWC) offers individual and ...

    • QUBIC : exploring the primordial universe with the q&u bolometric interferometer 

      Mennella, Aniello; Ade, Peter; Amico, Giorgio; Auguste, Didier; Aumont, Jonathan; Banfi, Stephano; Barbarán, Gustavo; Battaglia, Paola; Battistelli, Elia; Bau, Alessandro; Bélier, Benoit; Bennett, David G.; Bergé, Laurent; Bernard, Jean Philippe; Bersanelli, Marco; Bigot Sazy, Marie Anne; Bleurvacq, Nathan; Bonaparte, Juan; Bonis, Julien; Bunn, Emory; Burke, David; Buzi, Daniele; Buzzelli, Alessandro; Cavaliere, Francesco; Chanial, Pierre; Chapron, Claude; Charlassier, Romain; Columbro, Fabio; Coppi, Gabriele; Coppolecchia, Alessandro; D'Agostino, Rocco; D'Alessandro, Giuseppe; De Bernardis, Paolo; De Gasperis, Giancarlo; De Leo, Michele; De Petris, Marco; Di Donato, Andres; Dumoulin, Louis; Etchegoyen, Alberto; Fasciszewski, Adrián; Franceschet, Cristian; Gamboa Lerena, Martin Miguel; Garcia, Beatriz; Garrido, Xavier; Gaspard, Michel; Gault, Amanda; Gayer, Donnacha; Gervasi, Massimo; Giard, Martin; Giraud Héraud, Yannick; Gómez Berisso, Mariano; González, Manuel; Gradziel, Marcin; Grandsire, Laurent; Guerard, Eric; Hamilton, Jean Christophe; Harari, Diego; Haynes, Vic; Henrot Versillé, Sophie; Hoang, Duc Thuong; Holtzer, Nicolas; Incardona, Federico; Jules, Eric; Kaplan, Jean; Korotkov, Andrei; Kristukat, Christian; Lamagna, Luca; Loucatos, Sotiris; Louis, Thibaut; Lowitz, Amy; Lukovic, Vladimir; Luterstein, Raúl Horacio; Maffei, Bruno; Marnieros, Stefanos; Masi, Silvia; Mattei, Angelo; May, Andrew; McCulloch, Mark; Medina, Maria Clementina; Mele, Lorenzo; Melhuish, Simon J.; Montier, Ludovic; Mousset, Louise; Mundo, Luis Mariano; Murphy, John Anthony; Murphy, James David; O'Sullivan, Creidhe; Olivieri, Emiliano; Paiella, Alessandro; Pajot, Francois; Passerini, Andrea; Pastoriza, Hernan; Pelosi, Alessandro; Perbost, Camille; Perciballi, Maurizio; Pezzotta, Federico; Piacentini, Francesco; Piat, Michel; Piccirillo, Lucio; Pisano, Giampaolo; Polenta, Gianluca; Prele, Damien; Puddu, Roberto; Rambaud, Damien; Ringegni, Pablo; Romero, Gustavo E.; Salatino, Maria; Schillaci, Alessandro; Scóccola, Claudia G.; Scully, Stephen P.; Spinelli, Sebastiano; Stankowiak, Guillaume; Stolpovskiy, Michail; Suarez, Federico; Tartari, Andrea; Thermeau, Jean Pierre; Timbie, Peter; Tomasi, Maurizio; Torchinsky, Steve A.; Tristram, Matthieu; Tucker, Carole E.; Tucker, Gregory S.; Vanneste, Sylvain; Viganó, Daniele; Vittorio, Nicola; Voisin, Fabrice; Watson, Robert; Wicek, Francois; Zannoni, Mario; Zullo, Antonio (MDPI, 2019-01-23)
      In this paper, we describe QUBIC, an experiment that will observe the polarized microwave sky with a novel approach, which combines the sensitivity of state-of-the-art bolometric detectors with the systematic effects control ...

    • Reliability and validity of a new eccentric hamstring strength measurement device 

      Lodge, Clare; Tobin, Diarmuid; O Rourke, Brian; Thorborg, Kristian (Elsevier Inc, 2019-11-22)
      Objective To investigate the reliability and establish validity of a new eccentric hamstring strength measurement device. Design A randomized double-crossover trial with intraclass correlation coefficients to analyze ...

    • Creating personas from design ethnography and grounded theory 

      White, P.J.; Devitt, Frank (User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA), 2021-05)
      Personas can be an effective means of communicating and synthesizing design ethnographic field data by helping designers maintain focus on users and make sense of complex needs. Personas have however been criticized on ...

    • Nutrient reduction capacity of a novel bioswale system for the reduction of nutrients from farmyard dirty water 

      Lanigan, Edward (Institute of Technology, Carlow, 2021)
      The protection of clean water is of paramount importance to both humans and the aquatic environment. The aquatic environment in Ireland is subjected to impacts from many different human activities and pressures. Pollution ...

    • Passive battery thermal management in electric vehicles using fin embedded composite phase change materials 

      Hwang, Foo Shen (Institute of Technology, Carlow, 2021)
      The efficiency of battery packs installed in electric vehicles (EVs) is greatly influenced by their operating temperature. Thus, it is paramount that an effective battery thermal management system be incorporated. While ...

    • Health service design for older people the role of community, and the community and voluntary sector in the implementation of the living well at home piece of the integrated care programme for older people in kilkenny 

      Finegan, Trish (South East Technological University, Carlow., 2023-01-12)
      The Integrated Care Programme for Older People (ICPOP) is part of how health and social care delivery is being envisaged in Ireland (ICPOP, 2018). The Living Well at Home piece of ICPOP, includes community and the community ...

    • Co-designing interactive systems to increase autonomy and improve the door-to-door customer journey for irish rail 

      Kennedy, Fintan (South East Technological University Carlow, 2022-05)
      Public transport companies like Irish Rail have a vital role to play in countering the many problems that modern society is facing, such as climate change, energy independence while at the same time increasing the mobility ...

    • Experiences of humanistic and integrative psychotherapists of the therapeutic relationship with autistic clients: an interpretative phenomenological approach 

      Connolly, Felicity (Institute of Technology, Carlow., 2021-07)
      This study explores the role and lived experience of the therapeutic relationship with autistic clients in humanistic and integrative psychotherapy and what, if any, flexibility and adaptations therapists bring to this ...

    • Can milk affect recovery from simulated team-sport match play? 

      Rankin, Paula; Callanan, Danielle; O Brien, Kevin; Davison, Gareth; Stevenson, Emma J. (MDPI, 2019-12-31)
      This study investigated the effects of cow’s milk on recovery from repeated simulated team games (STGs) in females. Twenty female team-sport athletes completed an STG circuit (2x ~ 30 min, with 10 min ‘half-time’). Measures ...

    • Characterisation of the complete mitochondrial genome of the insect-parasitic nematode heterorhabditis bacteriophora: an idiosyncratic gene order and the presence of multiple long non-coding regions 

      Regeai, Sassia Omar; Fitzpatrick, David A.; Burnell, Ann M.; Kakouli-Duarte, Thomais (Brill Academic Publishers, 2021-06)
      We present here the complete mtDNA genome (mitogenome) of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, an important biological control agent of soil-dwelling insect pests in agriculture and horticulture. This is the first description ...

    • Designing products for older people’s social and emotional needs: a case study 

      White, P.J. (Anthropology and Aging, 2023-11)
      The products that we use in our living environment greatly assist us in maintaining health and independence as we age. Much research has been conducted on the physical ergonomic needs in product design for older people, ...

    • COVID-19 and interdisciplinary research: What are the needs of researchers on aging? 

      White, P.J.; Alders, Gesine; Patocs, Audrey; Raina, Parminder (University of Deusto, 2021-11-26)
      COVID-19 has had an extreme effect on older people. Now more than ever we need collaborative approaches to address complex issues within research on aging. However, the pandemic has dramatically changed the way we conduct, ...

    • How does a (smart) age-friendly ecosystem look in a post-pandemic society? 

      Marston, Hannah; Shore, Linda; White, P.J. (MDPI, 2020-11-09)
      COVID-19 has impacted not only the health of citizens, but also the various factors that makeup our society, living environments, and ecosystems. This pandemic has shown that future living willneed to be agile and flexible ...