• Thermal effects of mobile phones on human auricle region 

  Baurer, Joanna; O'Mahony, Charlie; Chovan, Drahomir; Mulcahy, John; Silien, Christophe; Tofail, Syed A.M. (Elsevier, 2018)

  Mobile phones have become an indispensable utility to modern society, with international use increasing dramatically each year. The GSM signal operates at 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2250 MHz, may potentially cause harm to human ...
• In vitro anti-atherogenic properties of N-heterocyclic carbene aurate(I) compounds 

  Sioriki, Eleni; Lordan, Ronan; Nahra, Fady; Van Hecke, Kristof; Zabetakis, Ioannis; Nolan, Steven P. (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2018)

  The anti‐atherogenic (anti‐inflammatory) properties of various aurate(I) salts, of the general formula [NHC⋅H][AuCl2] (NHC=N‐heterocyclic carbene) were investigated. The aurates were easily synthesized and obtained in ...
• Molecular simulations reveal that a short helical loop regulates thermal stability of type I cohesin-docker in complexes 

  Gunnoo, Melissabye; Cazade, Pierre-André; Bayer, Edward A.; Thompson, Damien (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018)

  The cellulosome provides a fully worked out example of evolved radical nanotechnology. Improved understanding, and first steps toward re-engineering this biological nanomachine, is providing design rules for the formulation ...
• Vitamin K status and inflammation are associated with cognition in older Irish adults 

  Kiely, A.; Ferland, G.; Ouliass, B.; O'Toole, Paul W.; Purtill, Helen; O'Connor, Eibhlís M. (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2018)

  Studies have shown associations between reduced vitamin K status and poor cognitive function. However, despite this apparent link, direct studies measuring cognitive function, vitamin K status and inflammation are lacking. ...
• Invited Review: Effect of early-life nutrition on the molecular and physiological regulation of puberty onset in the bull 

  Kenny, D.A.; Keogh, K.; Byrne, Colin J. (Elsevier, 2018)

  The advent of genomic selection has accentuated interest in procuring saleable semen from young genetically elite bulls as early in life as possible. However, the timing of availability of semen for commercial use will be ...
• Securing future decentralised industrial IoT infrastructures: challenges and free open source solutions 

  Plaga, Sven; Wiedermann, Norbert; Duque Anton, Simon; Tatschner, Stefan; Schotten, Hans; Newe, Thomas (Elsevier, 2018)

  The next industrial revolution is said to be paved by the use of novel Internet of Things (IoT) technology. One important aspect of the modern IoT infrastructures is decentralised communication, often called Peer-to-Peer ...
• Videogames censorship in China: a study on the effects of censorship regulations and the response by the Players 

  Bottura, Piertommaso (University of Limerick, 2017)

  China is a rapidly growing market for videogames where the industry has to cope with stringent yet often ambiguous censorship regulations. After providing an overview of the controversial discourse surrounding games as ...
• Changes in peristomal skin condition and user experience of a novel ostomy barrier ring with assisted flow: a 6-week feasibility study 

  Hunt, Rhona; Kelleher, Kevin; Coffey, Calvin J.; Clarke-Moloney, Mary; Ahern, Mary; Conway, Elaine; Hannigan, Ailish; Erwin-Toth, Paula; O'Sullivan, Leonard (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018)

  PURPOSE: This purpose of this study was to evaluate a novel barrier ring with an assisted flow mechanism by assessing changes in peristomal moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) and perceptions of comfort, security, ...
• Sexually transmitted infection incidence among adolescents in Ireland 

  Davoren, Martin P.; Hayes, Kevin; Horgan, Mary; Shiely, Frances (BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)

  Objective The burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) rests with young people, yet in Ireland there has been very little research into this population. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence ...
• Prevalence of malnutrition using harmonized definitions in older adults from different settings – A MaNuEL study 

  Wolter, Maike; Volkert, Dorothee; Streicher, Melanie; Kiesswetter, Eva; Torbahn, Gabriel; O'Connor, Eibhlís M.; O'Keeffe, Mary; Kelly, Mary; O'Herlihy, Eileen A.; O'Toole, Paul W.; Timmons, Suzanne; O'Shea, Emma; Kearney, Patricia M.; van Zwienen-Pot, Judith; Visser, Marjolein; Maitre, Isabelle; Van Wymelbeke, Virginie; Sulmont-Rossé, Claire; Nagel, Gabriele; Flechtner-Mors, Marion; Goisser, Sabine; Teh, Ruth; Hebestreit, Antje (Elsevier, 2018)

  Background & aims: Malnutrition is widespread among older people and related to poor outcome. Reported prevalences vary widely, also because of different diagnostic criteria used. This study aimed to describe prevalences ...
• Nanometer-scale residual crystals in a hot melt extruded amorphous solid dispersion: characterization by transmission electron microscopy 

  Moseson, Dana E.; Mugheirbi, Naila A.; Stewart, Andrew A.; Taylor, Lynne S. (American Chemical Society, 2018)

  Common characterization techniques used to detect crystallinity in amorphous solid dispersions (ASD) typically have detection or quantification limits on the order of 1%. Herein, an amorphous solid dispersion of indomethacin ...
• Heuristics and CAD modelling: an examination of student behaviour during problem solving episodes within CAD modelling activities 

  Buckley, Jeffrey; Seery, Niall; Canty, Donal (Springer Verlag, 2018)

  Design activities typically involve and culminate in the creation of models representative of new ideas and conceptions. The format is often dictated by the specific discipline, with ideas in design and technology education ...
• Subglacial swamps 

  Kyrke-Smith, T.M.; Fowler, Andrew C. (2014)

  The existence of both water and sediment at the bed of ice streams is well documented, but there is a lack of fundamental understanding about the mechanisms of ice, water and sediment interaction. We pose a model to describe ...
• Changing the Irish dietary guidelines to incorporate the principles of the Mediterranean diet: proposing the MedÉire diet 

  Tierney, Audrey C.; Zabetakis, Ioannis (Cambridge University Press, 2018)

  Objective: In Ireland, the major causes of death are CVD. The current Irish healthy eating guidelines and food pyramid primarily advocate a low-fat diet. However, there is overwhelming scientific evidence for the benefits ...
• Metabolic engineering of the model photoautotrophic cyanobacterium synechocystis for ethanol production: optimization strategies and challenges 

  Pembroke, Tony J.; Armshaw, Patricia; Ryan, Michael P. (IntechOpen, 2018)

  Photoautotrophic ethanol production using model cyanobacteria is an attractive technology that offers potential for sustainable ethanol production as a biofuel. Model strains of Synechocystis PCC6803 have been metabolically ...
• Review of liquid-filled optical fibre-based temperature sensing 

  McGuinness, Fintan; Leen, Gabriel; Lewis, Elfed; Dooly, Gerard; Toal, Daniel; Duraibabu, Dinesh Babu (IntechOpen, 2018)

  While ever higher resolution temperature sensing is of demand in research and industry, the cost of sensors in the sub-milli-Kelvin (mK) range can be restrictive. Furthermore, as the majority of commercial temperature ...
• Low loss photonic nanocavity via dark magnetic dipole resonant mode near metal 

  Liu, Ning; Silien, Christophe; Sun, Greg; Corbett, Brian (Nature Research, 2018)

  The dielectric-semiconductor-dielectric-metal 4 layered structure is a well-established configuration to support TM hybrid plasmonic modes, which have demonstrated significant advantages over pure photonic modes in structures ...
• Hardware considerations for tensor implementation and analysis using the field programmable gate array 

  Grout, Ian; Mullin, Lenore (MDPI, 2018)

  In today’s complex embedded systems targeting internet of things (IoT) applications, there is a greater need for embedded digital signal processing algorithms that can effectively and efficiently process complex data sets. ...
• Stability of ultrathin nanocomposite polymer films controlled by the embedding of gold nanoparticles 

  Amarandei, George; Clancy, Ian; O'Dwyer, Colm; Arshak, Arousian; Corcoran, David (American Chemical Society, 2014)

  Thin and ultrathin polymer films combined with nanoparticles (NPs) are of significant interest as they are used in a host of industrial applications. In this paper we describe the stability of such films (hpoly ≤ 30 nm) ...
• Real-time underwater stereofusion 

  Rossi, Matija; Trslić, Petar; Sivčev, Satja; Riordan, James; Toal, Daniel; Dooly, Gerard (MDPI, 2018)

  Many current and future applications of underwater robotics require real-time sensing and interpretation of the environment. As the vast majority of robots are equipped with cameras, computer vision is playing an increasingly ...

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