The proposed changes in the further education sector, including the rationalisation of the
VEC’s into Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) and the closures of the Senior
Traveller Training Centres (STECs, have ...
Background: Older caregivers of patients with mental heath difficulties report poor physical health. This study examined whether younger parental caregivers of children with developmental disabilities would also report ...
Doody, Catriona M.; Markey, Kathleen; Doody, Owen(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)
People with an intellectual disability are living longer, and the numbers continue to rise. Ireland has and is seeing a dramatic change in the age profile of clients and the support services they require. While Ireland had ...
Algar, Lynne(University of Limerick, Department of Education & Professional Studies, 2010)
Background: Recovery from training is one of the most important aspects of improving athletic performance (Bishop el al., 2008). Contrast Water Therapy (CWT) has been reported to accelerate recovery of muscle function after ...
The convergent validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) and the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) in an ecologically valid environment
Laura Cronin
Purpose: To investigate ...
Women in Uganda‟s universities are caught between two worlds. They lead lifestyles that are partly Western and partly local. This thesis sought to understand how national development and globalisation impacted upon those ...
Background/Objectives: High-fat (HF) diets of 2 weeks have been shown to accelerate gastric emptying (GE). To date, no studies have shown any alteration in GE following shorter HF diets. The aim of this study was to assess ...
In-shoe orthoses are used in the treatment and prevention of lower limb injuries in
particular patellofemoral pain associated with subtalar joint pronation. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the precise effects ...
Background: Research suggests that perceived Social Evaluative Threat (SET) activates the hypothalamus-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis resulting in the release of cortisol into the bloodstream which, if experienced frequently, ...
The H2 breath test is ideal for orocaecal transit time (OCTT) measurement, as it is non-invasive and inexpensive. Indigestible substrates added to a test meal are metabolised by the colonic bacteria, resulting in the ...