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(Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2013)Encountering stimuli that violate expectations can elicit compensatory behavior. One notable result of such compensatory responses is the derogation of outgroups. The present research investigated for the first time if ...
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A case study of the development of occupational therapy at St. Patrick's Hospital Dublin, 1935-1969. (Emerald Publishing, 2018)Purpose – This paper aims to examine the relationship between psychiatry and occupational therapy in Ireland through a case study of the development of the occupational therapy department in St. Patrick’s Hospital, Dublin, ...
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(Emerald Publishing Ltd.,, 2016)Purpose – Major gaps exist in the documented history of occupational therapy in Ireland. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to filling these gaps by providing an overview of three major transitions in Irish occupational ...
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(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)Introduction Women presenting with suspected pre-eclampsia are currently triaged on the basis of hypertension and dipstick proteinuria. This may result in significant false positive and negative diagnoses resulting in ...
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(Elsevier, 2019)We propose that aggressive tendencies are more (vs. less) pronounced among people who frequently (vs. less frequently) experience challenges to their perceived meaning in life. We tested this hypothesis for three different ...
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(SAGE Publicationts, 2019)People’s knowledge of the world is limited and frequently imprecise. Thus, epistemic challenges are commonplace and much research in psychology has investigated their consequences. However, research has not systematically ...
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(NCCA: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, 2004)Report commissioned by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.
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(University of Limerick, 2019)This review of literature, examining digital competence (DC) in teacher education, forms part of an Erasmus+ funded project, ‘Digital Competence in Teacher Education’ (DiCTE). The project is led by Oslo Metropolitan ...
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(Federación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF), 2019)School engagement during adolescence is an important personal asset for youth development. While multiple factors contribute to student engagement at school, research on the role of curricular factors is scarce. Based on ...
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(SAGE Publications, 2019)This interpretive phenomenological study explored older Irish women’s experiences of aging and health related issues. Method: Data were collected using in-depth interviews with 23 older women (coresearchers). Data analysis ...
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(MDPI, 2019)This study aims to investigate the validity and reliability of a novel plastic optical fiber (POF) sensor, which was developed to measure the angles of flexion, extension and lateral bend at the lumbar region. The angles ...
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(Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)Aim To systematically review the literature regarding the experience of older people, families and staff using life‐story work in residential care facilities for older people. Background Life‐story work has been ...
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(International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, 2017)The purpose of this study was to compare peak force produced during the isometric midthigh pull (IMTP) and isometric squat (IsoSquat), performed at the same knee and hip angles (135 – 140°) and determine the reliability ...
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(International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, 2017)This study examined the relationships between reactive strength measures and sprint performance. Ten female sprinters performed bilateral vertical hops and drop jumps (DJs) from 0.3 m and 40 m sprints. Ground contact ...
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(International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, 2018)This study aimed to provide a method comparison of a rail mounted accelerometer for detection of block response-times (RT) with an International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) approved automatic start control ...
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Influence of triceps surae electromechanical delay on movement responses in the sprint start event (International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, 2018)This study examined the delay in sprint start performance related to electromechanical delay (EMD) in the triceps surae muscle and aimed to determine whether sprinters may gain an advantage in sprint start response time ...
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Reassessing the safety profile of lesinurad in combination with xanthine oxidase inhibitor therapy (Springer, 2018)Introduction The rate of adverse renal events has been shown to be higher in patients treated with lesinurad plus a xanthine-oxidase inhibitor (XOI) than in patients treated only with a XOI. We reassessed the risks for ...
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(Public Libray of Science, 2019)BackgroundDecreasing sedentary behaviour (SB) has emerged as a public health priority since prolonged sitting increases the risk of non-communicable diseases. Mostly, the independent association of factors with SB has been ...
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(BMC, 2019)Background: Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to public health and antibiotics are often unnecessarily prescribed for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in general practice. We aimed to investigate why ...
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(BMC, 2018)Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the expectations of patients attending an urban primary care out-of-hours (OOH) facility with acute upper respiratory tract infection (acute URTI) regarding clinical ...