• A study of academic achievement in mathematics after the transition from primary to secondary education 

  Ryan, Veronica; Fitzmaurice, Olivia; O'Donoghue, John (Springernature, 2021)

  A successful transition from primary to secondary school is central to student confidence and the sustainment of student interest and passion for learning. The literature indicates that difficult transitions can result in ...
• Feature extraction by grammatical evolution for one‑class time series classifcation 

  Mauceri, Stefano; Sweeney, James; Nicolau, Miguel; McDermott, James (Springer, 2021)

  When dealing with a new time series classifcation problem, modellers do not know in advance which features could enable the best classifcation performance. We propose an evolutionary algorithm based on grammatical ...
• Evaluation of the risk factors for venous thromboembolism post splenectomy – A ten year retrospective cohort study in St James’s hospital 

  Abduljalil, Manal; Saunders, Jean; Doherty, Dearbhla; Dicks, Marthinus; Maher, Catherine; Mehigan, Brian; Flavin, Richard; Flynn, Catherine M. (Elsevier, 2021)

  ackground: Splenectomy is a surgical intervention for a variety of indications; benign and malignant. Compli cations of this procedure include Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and infection. The incidence of VTE post surgery ...
• Estimation of the serial interval and proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission events of COVID− 19 in Ireland using contact tracing data 

  McAloon, Conor G.; Wall, Patrick; Griffin, John; Casey, Miriam; Barber, Ann; Codd, Mary; Gormley, Eamonn; Butler, Francis; McV Messam, Locksley L; Walsh, Cathal Dominic; Teljeur, Conor; Smyth, Breda; Nolan, Philip; Green, Martin J.; O'Grady, Luke; Culhane, Kieran; Buckley, Claire; Carroll, Ciara; Doyle, Sarah; Martin, Jennifer; More, Simon J. (BMC, 2021)

  Background: The serial interval is the period of time between the onset of symptoms in an infector and an infectee and is an important parameter which can impact on the estimation of the reproduction number. Whilst several ...
• A cohort study to investigate sex‑specific differences in ANCA‑associated glomerulonephritis outcomes 

  Scott, Jennifer; Canepa, Carolina; Buettner, Antonia; Ryan, Louise; Moloney, Bróna; Cormican, Sarah; Walsh, Cathal Dominic; White, Arthur; Salama, Alan D.; Little, Mark A. (Nature, 2021)

  Data surrounding sex-specific differences in ANCA-associated vasculitis glomerulonephritis (ANCA-GN) outcomes is sparse. We hypothesised that the previously observed increased risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in ...
• Serotonin levels in the serum of persons with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: A case-control study 

  Vieri, Melissa Krizia; Hotterbeekx, An; Mandro, Michel; Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Siewe; Dusabimana, Alfred; Nyisi, Francoise; Mukendi, Deby; Gwatsvaira, Joe; Kumar-Singh, Samir; Colebunders, Robert (MDPI, 2021)

  Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) is a devastating childhood disorder occurring in areas with high Onchocerca volvulus transmission. Despite epidemiological evidence showing the association between O. volvulus and ...
• Review of Principles of Glacier Mechanics 

  Fowler, Andrew (2020)

  The first edition of Roger Hooke's book on glacier mechanics, published over 20 years ago, and resident in one of my offices, was a relatively slim volume. In this, its third edition, it has doubled in length and will sit ...
• A validated asymptotic thermomechanical model for air-gap formation in tapered moulds in the continuous casting of steel 

  Devine, M.; Vynnycky, Michael; Mitchell, Sarah L.; O'Brien, Stephen B.G. (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications: Oxford University Press, 2021)

  A recent asymptotics-based thermomechanical model is adapted and applied to the mould region in the continuous casting of round steel billets, with a view to describing the complex interplay between airgap formation, mould ...
• Sulfate fertilization supports growth of ryegrass in soil columns but changes microbial community structures and reduces abundances of nematodes and arbuscular mycorrhiza 

  Ikoyi, Israel; Fowler, Andrew C.; Storey, Sean; Schmalenberger, Achim (Elsevier, 2020)

  The increased use of sulfate fertilizers to compensate for soil sulphur (S) limitation in agricultural soils may affect soil microbes and micro-fauna involved in S mobilization. Here, columns with podzolic soil material ...
• One-time phosphate fertilizer application to grassland columns modifies the soil microbiota and limits its role in ecosystem services 

  Ikoyi, Israel; Fowler, Andrew C.; Schmalenberger, Achim (Elsevier, 2018)

  This study evaluated the effect of one-time phosphate fertilization on the soil microbiota, its cycling of phosphorus (P) and grass growth. Soil columns were established in a greenhouse using a P-limited Irish soil (index ...
• Retrospective comparison of laboratory based versus point-of-care haemoglobin A1c testing 

  Zia, M.; Ijaz, A.; Blake, O.; Saunders, Jean; Neylon, Orla; O'Gorman, Clodagh S. (Springer, 2021)

  The aim of this study was to look at the precision and accuracy of Point of Care glycosylated haemoglobin (POC-HbA1c) compared with laboratory-measured HbA1c (Lab-HbA1c). Methods Retrospective analysis of the charts of ...
• Analysis of a model for longitudinal electromagnetic stirring in the continuous casting of steel 

  Nick, Arash S.; Vynnycky, Michael; Jönsson, Pär G. (IOS Press, 2021)

  A recent three-dimensional (3D) model that revisited earlier theoretical work for longitudinal electromagnetic stirring in the continuous casting of steel blooms is analyzed further to explore how the bloom width interacts ...
• Using machine learning to produce a very high resolution land-cover map for Ireland 

  Walsh, Eoin; Bessardon, Geoffrey; Gleeson, Emily; Ulmas, Priit (Copernicus Publications, 2021)

  Land-cover classifications in the form of maps are required for numerical modelling of weather and climate. Such maps are often of coarse resolution and are infrequently updated. Here we propose a novel approach for ...
• On the association between circulating biomarkers and atherosclerotic calcification in a cohort of arterial disease participants 

  Cahalane, Rachel M.; Barrett, Hilary E.; Ross, Aisling M.; Mulvihill, John J.E.; Purtill, Helen; Selvarajah, Logeswaran; O'Brien, Julie; Kavanagh, Eamon G.; Moloneye, Michael A.; Egan, Siobhan M.; Leahy, Fiona C.; Griffin, Tomás P.; Islam, M.N.; O'Shea, Paul M.; Walsh, Michael T.; O'Connor, Eibhlís M. (Elsevier, 2021)

  Background and aims Atherosclerotic calcification is a powerful predictor of cardiovascular disease. This study aims to determine whether circulating levels of a local/systemic calcification inhibitor or a marker of bone ...
• Investigation of type I interferon responses in ANCA‑associated vasculitis 

  Batten, Isabella; Robinson, Mark W.; White, Arthur; Walsh, Cathal Dominic; Fazekas, Barbara; Wyse, Jason; Buettner, Antonia; D’Arcy, Suzanne; Greenan, Emily; Murphy, Conor C.; Wigston, Zoe; Ní Gabhann‑Dromgoole, Joan; Vital, Edward M.; Little, Mark A.; Bourke, Nollaig M. (Nature, 2021)

  Type I interferon (IFN) dysregulation is a major contributory factor in the development of several autoimmune diseases, termed type I interferonopathies, and is thought to be the pathogenic link with chronic infammation ...
• A planetary health blind spot: the untapped potential of women to safeguard nature and human resilience in LMICs 

  de Paula, Nicole; Jung, Laura; Mar, Kathleen; Bowen, Kathryn; Maglakelidze, Mariam; Fünderich, Meike; Otieno, Melvine; El Omrani, Omnia; Baunach, Sabine; Gepp, Sophie (Elsevier, 2021)

  Against the backdrop of civic engagement, such as the Fridays For Future movement, expectations were high for 2020 to be a year of accelerating commitment to climate, biodiversity, and women’s rights; marked by plans ...
• Branching process descriptions of information cascades on twitter 

  Gleeson, James P.; Onaga, Tomokatsu; Fennell, Peter; Cotter, James; Burke, Raymond; O'Sullivan, David J.P. (Oxford University Press, 2021)

  A detailed analysis of Twitter-based information cascades is performed, and it is demonstrated that branching process hypotheses are approximately satisfied. Using a branching process framework, models of agent-to-agent ...
• Profile development in population studies: clustering and latent class methodologies 

  O'Neill, Aoife (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Identifying subgroups within a population can provide important insights to decision makers. When concerned with health data, identifying profiles of individuals who share similar characteristics may inform targeted ...
• Serum uric acid and mortality thresholds among men and women in the Irish health system: A cohort study 

  Browne, Leonard D.; Jaouimaa, Fatima-Zahra; Walsh, Cathal Dominic; Perez-Ruiz, Fernando; Richette, Paschal; Burke, Kevin; Stack, Austin G. (Elsevier, 2021)

  Background: Elevation of serum uric acid (SUA) is associated with increased mortality; however, controversy exists regarding the nature of the relationship and differences between men and women. We explored relationships ...
• Applying lean six sigma methodology to a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility: A case study 

  Byrne, Brian; McDermott, Olivia; Noonan, John (MDPI, 2021)

  This research examines a case study on the implementation of an effective approach to advanced Lean Six Sigma problem-solving within a pharmaceutical manufacturing site which manufactures acetaminophen (paracetamol containing ...

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