• Exploring the influence of Irish post primary teachers’ profession on their perceived stress 

  Devitt, Brian (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Research has consistently indicated that teaching is a stressful occupation with large numbers of teachers experiencing burnout (Hakanen et al. 2006). High stress is associated with poorer physical and psychological ...
• Exploration of GP perspectives on deprescribing antidepressants: a qualitative study 

  Kelly, Dervla; Graffi, Justin; Noonan, Maria; Green, Philip; McFarland, John; Hayes, Peter; Glynn, Liam (BMC, 2021)

  Objective Our aim was to explore general practitioners’ (GPs) perceptions and experiences of discontinuing antidepressants. Study design A qualitative study using semi structured interviews was undertaken between July ...
• Type D personality and cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress: the mediating effects of social support and negative social relationships 

  O' Riordan, Adam; Howard, Siobhán; Brown, Eoin; Gallagher, Stephen (2020)

  Type D personality has been consistently associated with adverse cardiovascular health with atypical cardiovascular reactions to psychological stress one potential underlying mechanism. As Type D individuals have been noted ...
• Colonisation of the colonic mucus gel layer with butyrogenic and hydrogenotropic bacteria in health and ulcerative colitis 

  Earley, Helen; Lennon, Grainne; Coffey, Calvin J.; Winter, Desmond C.; O'Connell, Ronan (Nature, 2021)

  Butyrate is the primary energy source for colonocytes and is essential for mucosal integrity and repair. Butyrate deficiency as a result of colonic dysbiosis is a putative factor in ulcerative colitis (UC). Commensal ...
• ‘PE should be an integral part of each school day’: parents’ and their children’s attitudes towards primary physical education 

  Coulter, Maura; McGrane, Bronagh; Woods, Catherine B. (Taylor and Francis, 2019)

  Formation of positive attitudes is an objective in primary physical education. Children are more likely to engage in physical activity if they adopt positive attitudes towards physical education and parents play a large ...
• Identifying occupational therapy outcome measures supportive of recovery-orientated mental health services in Ireland 

  Kearn, Roisín; Salmon, Nancy; Cahill, Mairéad; Egan, Eithne (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021)

  Purpose – No occupational therapy outcome measures have been designed specifically for recovery-orientated services. This paper aims to identify occupational therapy outcome measures relevant to mental health practice and ...
• Identity processes and eating disorder symptoms during university adjustment: a cross-sectional study 

  Foran, Aoife-Marie; Muldoon, Orla T.; O'Donnell, Aisling T. (BMC, 2021)

  Background: Young people with eating disorders (EDs) and ED symptoms are at risk during university adjustment, suggesting a need to protect their health. The social identity approach proposes that people’s social connections ...
• Let's talk about career guidance in secondary schools! A consideration of the professional capital of school staff in Ireland and England. 

  Siobhan Neary; Hearne, Lucy; Neary, Siobhan (Springer, 2021)

  The delivery of a comprehensive career guidance service in secondary schools through the whole school model that equips students with requisite career learning and development competencies has garnered credence in recent ...
• The NR4A agonist, cytosporone B, attenuates pro-inflammatory mediators in human colorectal cancer tissue ex vivo 

  Ismaiel, Mohamed; Murphy, Brenda; Aldhafiri, Sarah; Giffney, Hugh E.; Thornton, Kevin; Mukhopadhya, Anindya; Keogh, Ciara E.; Fattah, Sarinj; Mohan, Helen M.; Cummins, Eoin P.; Murphy, Evelyn P; Winter, Des C.; Crean, Daniel (Elsevier, 2021)

  Inflammation is a pivotal pathological factor in colorectal cancer (CRC) initiation and progression, and modulating this inflammatory state has the potential to ameliorate disease progression. NR4A receptors have emerged ...
• Protein kinase D, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways are involved in adenosine receptor-stimulated NR4A expression in myeloid cells* 

  Giffney, Hugh E.; Cummins, Eoin P.; Murphy, Evelyn P; Brayden, David J.; Crean, Daniel (Elsevier, 2021)

  Adenosine is a purine nucleoside pivotal for homeostasis in cells and tissues. Stimulation of the adenosine receptors (AR) has been shown to regulate the nuclear orphan receptor 4A (NR4A1-3) family, resulting in attenuation ...
• How task conflict can support creative problem solving in teams by stimulating knowledge sharing, critical and creative thinking and meta-cognition 

  Kiernan, Louise; Ledwith, Ann; Lynch, Raymond (IntechOpen, 2021)

  This study explores how task conflict can support creative problem solving in teams and the cognitive processes applied. As multidisciplinary teams can be diverse in nature, they may not always partake competently in the ...
• The effect of expertise, training and neurostimulation on sensory-motor skill in esports 

  Toth, Adam J.; Ramsbottom, Niall; Constantin, Christophe; Milliet, Alain; Campbell, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2021)

  Recently, increased attention has been directed to the brain to better understand how motor skill expertise develops. One promising technique purported to accelerate motor skill improvement is transcranial direct current ...
• Investigation of the relationship between training load, monitoring markers of recovery, injury, and illness in elite team sports 

  Tiernan, Caoimhe (University of Limerick, 2020)

  Introduction: In elite athletes, the margins between success and failure are very small, and so to optimise performance, reduce the risk of injury and illness, coaches need to prescribe the correct balance between ...
• Opening windows behind closed doors: reflections on working qualitatively during a pandemic 

  Meskell, Pauline; Houghton, Catherine; Biesty, Linda (SAGE, 2021)

  The contribution of qualitative evidence in epidemic and pandemic research has been articulated in previous editorials of this journal (Teti et al., 2020) and attention given to the pivotal role of qualitative methods in ...
• Injuries in amateur male and female rugby union 

  Yeomans, Caithríona (University of Limerick, 2020)

  Rugby Union (RU) is a physically demanding team sport, and while comprehensive injury surveillance has been conducted in professional cohorts, there is little consensus regarding the incidence of injury in the amateur ...
• The development and evaluation of a fitness test battery and web-based platform for monitoring key indicators of adolescent health in school settings 

  O'Keeffe, Brendan T. (University of Limerick, 2020)

  Despite World Health Organisation recommendations, and unlike several countries internationally, the Republic of Ireland lacks a clearly specified strategy for monitoring health-related physical fitness (HRPF) levels ...
• Isometric strength: reliability and relationship with sprint acceleration performance 

  Brady, Claire J. (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Introduction: In recent years, the popularity of multi-joint isometric strength testing has increased dramatically. The reliability of variables produced from the force-time curve is conflicting in the literature, and ...
• Parental imprisonment in a changing Irish prison system 

  Bradshaw, Daragh (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Parental incarceration is demonstrated to have a negative impact not only on the incarcerated parent but also their partners and families as well. Meaningful contact between the incarcerated parent and their family is ...
• Investigating for an association between delirium and autonomic impairment 

  Shanahan, Elaine A.M. (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Delirium is a common syndrome amongst acutely unwell older adults. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, yet it remains poorly researched in the literature. Several theories have been proposed to ...
• Wheelchair service provision education for healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low-to high-resourced settings: a scoping review protocol 

  Kamalakannan, Sureshkumar; Rushton, Paula W.; Giesbrecht, Ed; Rusaw, David F.; Bouziane, Selsabil-A.; Nadeau, Melodie; McKee, Jennifer; Gowran, Rosemary J.; Kirby, R. Lee; Pedersen, Jessica P.; Tasiemski, Tomasz; Burrola-Mendez, Yohali; Tofanin, Marco; Goldberg, Mary; Pearlman, Jon (Taylor & Francis, 2021)

  Purpose: Appropriate wheelchair provision is necessary for addressing participation barriers experienced by individuals with mobility impairments. Health care professionals involved in the wheelchair service provision ...

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