• Assessing need and advancing psychiatric care in Irish prisons 

  Gulati, Gautam (University of Limerick, 2018)

  The mental healthcare of prisoners is seen as a public health challenge internationally. Emerging research has highlighted higher rates of mental illness and intellectual disabilities in prisons as compared to general ...
• Management of infectious mononucleosis 

  Lennon, Paul (University of Limerick, 2018)

  Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is a constellation of clinical features largely seen in adolescence and young adults. It is typified by pharyngitis, prominent cervical lymphadenopathy and high fevers. It therefore can be ...
• Educational studies in mathematics:shaping the field 

  Goos, Merrilyn (Springer, 2019)

  This chapter provides a description of the distinctive features of Educational Studies in Mathematics, a major journal in mathematics education, together with information and advice on manuscript submission, reviewing ...
• Changing physical activity behaviour among people with multiple sclerosis 

  Casey, Bláthín (University of Limerick, 2018)

  Increasing physical activity (PA) through exercise is associated with improvements in many of the symptoms associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) such as fatigue, strength, balance and mobility. Despite this, people ...
• Being special: intellectual disability, stigma and special schools 

  O'Byrne, Clara (University of Limerick, 2019)

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• Evidence-based design for neonatal units: a systematic review 

  O’Callaghan, N; Dee, A; Philip, R.K. (BMC, 2019)

  Evidence-based design (EBD) of hospitals could significantly improve patient safety and make patient, staff and family environments healthier. This systematic review aims to determine which neonatal intensive care unit ...
• Exploring the evolution of educational technology policy in Ireland: from catching-up to pedagogical maturity 

  McGarr Oliver; Johnston Keith (SAGE Publications, 2019)

  Many countries have launched national educational technology policies in the past number of decades aimed at increasing technology integration in schools. This article analyses educational technology policy in Ireland from ...
• Recycled teacher memories and upcycled teacher memories: categorising pre-service teachers' recollections of past teachers 

  McGarr, Oliver; Gavaldon, Guillermina (Taylor and Francis, 2019)

  The ‘learner biography’ is commonly used in teacher education to assist in the unpacking of schooling experiences. Although past teachers are often central in these memories, the educational benefit of these recollections ...
• An examination of the counselling experiences of a sample of patients in Ireland before undergoing total laryngectomy surgery 

  Fitzgerald, Eavan Marie (University of Limerick, 2018)

  This study was designed to examine the pre-operative counselling experiences of patients undergoing a total laryngectomy (complete removal of the larynx) for treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC), together with their ...
• Reelin: Diverse roles in central nervous system development, health and disease 

  Armstrong, Nicholas C.; Anderson, Rebeccca C.; McDermott, Kieran W. (Elsevier, 2019)

  Over the past 20 years the structure and function of Reelin, an extracellular glycoprotein with a role in cell migration and positioning during development has been elucidated. Originally discovered in mice exhibiting a ...
• The effects of exercise interventions on health and fitness of firefighters: a meta‐analysis 

  Andrews, Katie L.; Gallagher, Stephen; Herring, Matthew P. (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2019)

  OBJECTIVE: The present review synthesized the available empirical evidence to provide support of the effectiveness and feasibility of exercise interventions for improving health and fitness of firefighters. METHODS: ...
• Cross-sectional associations between body mass index and social-emotional wellbeing among differentially active children 

  Noonan, Robert J.; Fairclough, Stuart J. (Oxford University Press, 2018)

  Background: This study assessed gender-specific associations between BMI and social-emotional wellbeing (SEW) among differentially active 7-year-old children. Methods: Data is from wave four of the UK Millennium Cohort ...
• Sleep and physical activity: a cross-sectional objective profile of people with rheumatoid arthritis 

  McKenna, Seán G.; Tierney, Marie; O'Neill, Aoife; Fraser, Alexander D.; Kennedy, Norelee (Springer, 2018)

  Regular physical activity (PA) is important for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Poor sleep is a common complaint among people with RA, which may have an influence on their PA levels. There is a lack of objective ...
• Economic & social costs of VAGW violence against women & girls South Sudan 

  Elmusharaf, Khalifa; Scriver, Stacey; Chadha, Mrinal; Ballantine, Carol; Sabir, Muhammad; Raghavendra, Srinivas; Duvvury, Nata; Kennedy, John; Grant-Vest, Sara; Edopu, Peter (NUI Galway, 2019)

  This report presents a short summary of the key findings of the What Works to Prevent Violence:Economic and Social Costs project relating to South Sudan. It is intended to provide an overview of the social and economic ...
• Economic & social costs of VAWG violence against women & girls South Sudan 

  Elmusharaf, Khalifa; Scriver, Stacey; Chadha, Mrinal; Ballantine, Carol; Raghavendra, Srinivas; Sabir, Muhammad; Duvvury, Nata; Kennedy, John; Grant-Vest, Sara; Edopu, Peter (NUI Galway, 2019)

  Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is widely recognised as a violation of human rights and a challenge to public health. Further, VAWG is an under-examined, but crucial component of the overall crisis in South Sudan. ...
• It' s not what, but where: how the accentuated features of the adventure sports coaching environment promote the development of sophisticated epistemic beliefs 

  Christian, Ed; Berry, Matt; Hodgson, Chris; Kearney, Philip Edward (Taylor and Francis, 2019)

  This paper forwards the position that the adventure sports coaching environment contains features that are accentuated in comparison with traditional sports coaching contexts, and that these accentuated features are conducive ...
• Improving services for children with developmental language disorders 

  Gallagher, Aoife L. (2018)

  Children with language disorders are at significant disadvantage during the school years. The aim of this research is to improve collaborative practice between speech and language therapists and teachers in meeting the ...
• The associations between training load and baseline characteristics on musculoskeletal injury and pain in endurance sport populations: a systematic review. 

  Johnston, Richard; Cahalan, Róisin Máire; O'Keeffe, Mary; O'Sullivan, Kieran; Comyns, Thomas M. (Elsevier, 2018)

  Objectives To determine the associations between training load, baseline characteristics (e.g. age or previous injury) and rate of musculoskeletal injury and/or pain specifically within an Endurance Sporting Population ...
• Training load and baseline characteristics associated with new injury/pain within an endurance sporting population: a prospective study 

  Johnston, Richard; Cahalan, Róisin Máire; Bonnett, Laura; Maguire, Matthew; Nevill, Alan; Glasgow, Philip; O'Sullivan, Kieran; Comyns, Thomas M. (Human Kinetics, 2018)

  Purpose: To determine the association between training-load (TL) factors, baseline characteristics, and new injury and/or pain (IP) risk in an endurance sporting population (ESP). Methods: Ninety-five ESP participants from ...
• The effectiveness of the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation method on gait parameters in patients with stroke: a systematic review 

  Gunning, Emer; Uszynski, Marcin Kacper (Elsevier, 2018)

  Objective To review the current evidence for the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) techniques on gait parameters in patients with stroke. Data Sources The electronic platforms of ...

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