• Occupational exposures to solvents and metals are associated with fixed airflow obstruction 

  Alif, SM; Dharmage, SC; Benke, G; Dennekamp, M; Burgess, JL; Perret; Lodge, CJ; Morrison, S; Johns, DP?; Giles, GG; Gurrin, LC; Thomas, PS; Hopper, JL; Wood-Baker, R; Thompson, BR; Feather, IH; Vermeulen, R; Kromhout, H; Walters, EH; Abramson, MJ; Matheson, MC (Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2017)

  Our study is the first to investigate the associations between exposures to solvents and metals using lifetime work history calendars and fixed airflow obstruction (AO). We have shown that increasing cumulative exposure-unit ...
• Are Irish therapists at heightened risk for low back pain? 

  Hogan, D.A.; O'Sullivan, Leonard; Nolan, S; Greiner, B.A (Oxford University Press, 2016)

  Background Within the international literature, no studies have been identified that compare prevalence rates of low back pain (LBP) in chartered physiotherapists, physical and athletic therapists and those in the national ...
• Identifying, developing and grading soft skills in design and technology education: A methodological approach 

  Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal; O'Connor, Adrian; Buckley, Jeffrey; Doyle, Andrew (2016)

  Soft skills (Professional skills) complement hard skills to enhance an individual's relationships, job performance and career prospects. Strategically targeting the development of these skills requires the recognition of ...
• Challenges and recommendations for the design and conduct of global software engineering courses: a systematic review 

  Clear, Tony; Beecham, Sarah; Barr, John; Daniels, Mats; McDermott, Roger; Oudshoorn, Michael; Savickaite, Airina; Noll, John (Association for Computing Machinery, 2016)

  Context: Global Software Engineering (GSE) has become the predominant form of software development for global companies and has given rise to a demand for students trained in GSE. In response, universities are developing ...
• Developments in global software engineering education 

  Clear, Tony; Beecham, Sarah; Barr, John; Daniels, Mats; Oudshoorn, Michael; Noll, John (IEEE Computer Society, 2016)

  An ITiCSE 2015 conference working group report has recently delivered a comprehensive systematic review of the literature addressing the challenges and solutions in teaching global software engineering courses. In this ...

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