• Teachers’ perceptions of whole-school guidance counselling in second-level why teachers’ perceptions matter 

  Hearne, Lucy; Geary, Tom; King, Paul (Education Matters, 2017)

  This article will report on findings from a recent explanatory case study (Hearne et al., 2016) carried out against a background of policy, practice, and research on a whole-school approach to guidance counselling in ...
• Health outcomes associated with reallocations of time between sleep,sedentary behaviour, and physical activity: a systematic scoping review of isotemporal substitution studies 

  Grgic, Jozo; Dumuid, Dorothea; Bengoechea, Enrique Garcia; Shrestha, Nipun; Bauman, Adrian; Olds, Timothy; Pedisic, Zeljko (BioMed Central, 2018)

  Background: During a 24-h day, each given period is spent in either sedentary behaviour, sleeping, light physical activity (LPA), or moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). In epidemiological research most studies ...
• Lost in the crowd: conformity as escape following disbelief in free will 

  Moynihan, Andrew B.; Igou, Eric Raymond; van Tilburg, Wijnand A.P. (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2018)

  .Belief in free will is founded on the idea that people are responsible for their behavior. People who believe in free will derive meaning in life from these beliefs. Conformity refers to succumbing to external pressures ...
• Excelling at youth level in competitive track and field athletics is not a prerequisite for later success 

  Kearney, Philip Edward; Hayes, Philip R. (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  Enhancing our understanding of athlete development would be valuable for coaches, parents and administrators to set realistic performance expectations and to advance youth sport policy. To this end, a database of track and ...
• Skill change in elite-level kickers: interdisciplinary considerations of an applied framework 

  Carson, Howie J.; Collins, Dave; Kearney, Philip Edward (Routledge, 2018)

  In coaching practice, technical preparation plays an important role. Therefore, interdisciplinary models which provide concrete starting-points for the improvement of technique are substantial for practical work. Coaches ...
• Improvement in dietary inflammatory index score after 6-month dietary intervention is associated with reduction in interleukin-6 in patients with coronary heart disease: The AUSMED heart trial 

  Mayr, Hannah L.; Itsiopoulos, Catherine; Tierney, Audrey C.; Ruiz-Canela, Miguel; Hebert, James R.; Shivappa, Nitin; Thomas, Colleen J. (Elsevier, 2018)

  The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) was designed to measure the inflammatory potential of one's diet. Evidence from observational studies supports that a higher (ie, more proinflammatory) DII score is associated with ...
• The ability of clinical balance measures to identify falls risk in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Quinn, Gillian; Comber, Laura; Galvin, Rose; Coote, Susan (SAGE Publications, 2018)

  Objective: To determine the ability of clinical measures of balance to distinguish fallers from non-fallers and to determine their predictive validity in identifying those at risk of falls. Data sources: AMED, CINAHL, ...
• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy for knee arthritis: a feasibility study in primary care 

  Glynn, Liam G.; Mustafa, Alaa; Casey, Monica; Krawczyk, Janusz; Blom, Jeanete; Galvin, Rose; Hannigan, Ailish; Dunne, Colum P.; Murphy, Andrew W.; Mallen, Christian (BioMed Central, 2018)

  Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a concentrate of autologous blood growth factors which has been shown to provide some symptomatic relief in early osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The objective of this study was ...
• The feasibility of a novel school peer-led mentoring model to improve the physical activity levels and sedentary time of adolescent girls: the girls peer activity (G-PACT) project 

  Owen, Michael B.; Kerner, Charlotte; Taylor, Sarah L.; Noonan, Robert J.; Newson, Lisa; Kosteli, Maria-Christina; Curry, Whitney B.; Fairclough, Stuart J. (MDPI, 2018)

  Regular physical activity (PA) is associated with numerous physical and psychological health benefits. Adolescents, specifically girls, are at risk of physical inactivity. To date, there is limited research on PA ...
• Evaluation of a pilot school-based physical activity clustered randomised controlled trial—active schools: skelmersdale 

  Taylor, Sarah L.; Noonan, Robert J.; Knowles, Zoe R.; Owen, Michael B.; McGrane, Bronagh; Curry, Whitney B.; Fairclough, Stuart J. (MDPI, 2018)

  Schools are key environments in which physical activity (PA) can be promoted. Various strategies and opportunities should be used to engage children in PA within schools. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ...
• Can deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (DTMS) be used to treat substance use disorders (SUD)? a systematic review 

  Kedzior, Karina Karolina; Gerkensmeier, Imke; Schuchinsky, Maria (BioMed Central, 2018)

  Background: Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (DTMS) is a non-invasive method of stimulating widespread cortical areas and, presumably, deeper neural networks. The current study assessed the effects of DTMS in ...
• Innovative technologies changing cancer treatment 

  Charmsaz, Sara; Prencipe, Maria; Kiely, Maeve; Pidgeon, Graham P.; Collins, Denis M. (MDPI, 2018)

  Conventional therapies for cancer such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy remain a mainstay in treatment, but in many cases a targeted approach is lacking, and patients can be vulnerable to drug resistance. In recent years, ...
• Midwifery students experiences of their clinical internship: a qualitative descriptive study 

  Bradshaw, Carmel; Murphy-Tighe, Sylvia; Doody, Owen (Elsevier, 2018)

  Background Globally the safety of mothers and babies is fundamental in maternity care. Central to ensuring this safety is appropriate preparation of midwifery students' to ensure graduates are equipped to assume the ...
• Directional change mediates the physiological response to high intensity shuttle running in professional soccer players 

  Tang, Remy; Murtagh, Conall; Warrington, Giles; Cable, Tim; Morgan, Oliver; O’Boyle, Andrew; Burgess, Darren; Morgans, Ryland; Drust, Barry (MDPI, 2018)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence that different frequencies of deceleration and acceleration actions had on the physiological demands in professional soccer players. Thirteen players were monitored ...
• Nursing and midwifery quality care-metrics: intellectual disability services research report to OMNSD 

  Murphy, Fiona A.; Doody, Owen; Lyons, Rosemary; Sezgin, Duygu (University of Limerick, 2018)

  This report presents the findings of a Nursing and Midwifery Quality Care Metrics project for Intellectual Disability (ID) Services in Ireland. The aim of the project was to identify a final suite of nursing quality care ...
• Older persons services nursing quality care metrics final report to ONMSD. 

  Murphy, Fiona A.; Doody, Owen; Lyons, Rosemary; Sezgin, Duygu (University of Limerick, 2018)

  This report presents the findings of a Nursing and Midwifery Quality Care-Metrics project for Older Persons Services (OPS) in Ireland. The aim of the project was to identify a final suite of nursing quality care process ...
• Public and patient involvement in quantitative health research:A statistical perspective 

  Hannigan, Ailish (Wiley Open Access, 2018)

  Background: The majority of studies included in recent reviews of impact for public and patient involvement (PPI) in health research had a qualitative design. PPI in solely quantitative designs is underexplored, particularly ...
• Discursive constructions of professional identity in policy and regulatory discourse 

  Fealy, Gerard M.; Hegarty, Josephine-Mary; McNamara, Martin; Casey, Mary; O'Leary, Denise; Kennedy, Catriona; O'Reilly, Pauline; O'Connell, Rhona; Brady, Anne-Marie; Nicholson, Emma (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2018)

  Aim To examine and describe disciplinary discourses conducted through professional policy and regulatory documents in nursing and midwifery in Ireland. Background A key tenet of discourse theory is that group ...
• Equestrian injury presentations to a regional trauma centre in Ireland 

  Abdulkarim, A.; Juhdi, A.; Coffey, P.; Edelson, Lily. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2018)

  The Irish Equestrian industry provides over 12,500 full time job equivalents contributing in excess of €454 million to the Irish economy annually. For such an important industry there is a paucity of information relating ...
• Openness to experience and stress responsivity: An examination of cardiovascular and underlying hemodynamic trajectories within an acute stress exposure 

  O'Súilleabháin, Páraic.; Howard, Siobhan.; Hughes, Brian M. (Public Library of Science, 2018)

  The personality trait openness to experience has been implicated in health, and in particular cardiovascular wellbeing. In a sample of 62 healthy young female adults, the role of openness in cardiovascular responsivity ...

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