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Accelerated telomere attrition is associated with relative household income, diet and inflammation in the pSoBid cohort

Shiels, Paul G; McGlynn, Liane M; MacIntyre, Alan; Johnson, Paul C. D.; Batty, David G; Burns, Harry; Cavanagh, Jonathan; Deans, Kevin A; Ford, Ian; McConnachie, Alex; McGinty, Agnes; McLean, Jennifer S; Miller, Keith; Sattar, Naveed; Tannahill, Carol; Nathan, Yoga; Packard, Chris J (Public Library of Science, 2011)

Background: It has previously been hypothesized that lower socio-economic status can accelerate biological ageing, and predispose to early onset of disease. This study investigated the association of socio-economic and ...
Acromioclavicular joint dislocation: pathology, diagnosis and management

O'Sullivan, Kieran (Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, 2007)

Dislocation is the most common injury affecting the acromioclavicu lar (AC) joint. Six grades of AC joint dislocation are currently described, based on the degree and direction, of displacement. Complete rupture of ...
Acromiohumeral distance measurement in rotator cuff tendinopathy: is there a reliable, clinically applicable method?

McCreesh, Karen; Crotty, James M; Lewis, Jeremy S (BMJ Publishing, 2015)

Background: Narrowing of the subacromial space has been noted as a common feature of rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy, and has been implicated in the development of symptoms, and forms the basis for some surgical and ...
Acute effects of anaerobic exercise on bone turnover in healthy post-menopausal women.

Carroll, P; Murphy, N; Donnelly, R; Barry, D; Barrett, E; Jakeman, P.M; Loughnane, M (National Institute of Health Sciences, 2003)

Skeletal tissue is in a constant state of flux, remodelling itself to changing physical demands via the bone multicellular unit (BMU). At any one time there are approximately 2m BMUs active on the mature skeleton that ...
Acute effects of whole-body vibration exercise on musculotendinous stiffness and reactive strength index of the triceps surae

Furlong, Laura-Anne M; Harrison, Andrew J. (Taylor & Francis, 2009)

Whole-body vibration (WBV) has been shown to improve performance in stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) activities; this is dependent on musculotendinous stiffness prior to the concentric phase of movement (Anderson, 1996, ...
Acute effects of whole-body vibration on elastic charge time in trained male athletes

Furlong, Laura-Anne M; Harrison, Andrew J. (International Society of Biomechanics, 2009)

Whole-body vibration (WBV) has been shown to increase jump height, power and strength but the mechanisms behind these changes are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of WBV on elastic ...
Acute medical assessment units: an efficient alternative to in-hospital acute medical care

Watts, M; Powys, L; O'Hora, C; Kinsella, Stephen; Saunders, Jean; Reid, Louise; Finucane, Paul (Irish Medical Organization, 2011)

Acute Medical Assessment Units (AMAUs) are being proposed as an alternative to congested Emergency Departments (EDs) for the assessment of patients with a range of acute medical problems. We retrospectively reviewed the ...
Additional exercise therapy for the recovery of function after stroke (Protocol)

Galvin, Rose; Lennon, S; Murphy, BT; Cusack, T; Horgan, F; Stokes, EK (John Wiley & Sons, 2012)

To assess whether additional exercise therapy has an impact on recovery following stroke when compared with routine exercise therapy. The specific objectives of this review are twofold: 1. To examine the impact of ...
Addressing a training gap through addiction research education for medical students: letter to the editor

Klimas, Jan; Cullen, Walter (Taylor & Francis Group, 2015)
Adherence to antiretrovirals among US women during and after pregnancy

Bardeguez, Arlene D; Lindsey, Jane C; Shannon, Maureen; Tuomala, Ruth E; Cohn, Susan E; Smith, Elizabeth; Stek, Alice; Buschur, Shelly; Cotter, Amanda; Bettica, Linda; Read, Jennifer S (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009)

Background—Antiretrovirals (ARVs) are recommended for maternal health and to reduce HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission, but suboptimal adherence can counteract its benefits. Objectives—To describe antepartum and postpartum ...
Adjustment to amputation and psychological distress: an examination of the intervening role of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth

Mac Conaill, Susan (University of Limerick, 2013)

Successful adjustment to amputation can be quantified in a number of ways. Physical measures such as prosthesis use, mobility indices, and activities of daily living have traditionally been suggested as outcome measures ...
The advanced paramedic clinical activity study (APCAS): an insight into the work of advanced paramedics in the mid-west of Ireland

Cummins, Niamh M; Garavan, C; Dixon, Mark; Landymore, E; Mulligan, N; O'Donnell, C (Springer-Verlag, 2013)

Background The Advanced Paramedic (AP) is a relatively recent role in Ireland and refers to a prehospital practitioner with Advanced Life Support (ALS) skills and training. The Advanced Paramedic Clinical Activity Study ...
The aetiology of brachial plexus injury: what the paediatrician and obstetrician need to know

O'Gorman, Clodagh S; O'Neill, M.B. (Irish Medical Organization, 2006)

The recognition of brachial plexus injury (BPI) after childbirth suggests to parents a causative rather than temporal relationship. This view is supported by textbooks of paediatrics, which state that: 1. the mechanism ...
Against the onslaught of endemic KPC, the war is being lost on the Irish Front.

O'Connell, Nuala H; Power, Lorraine; Powell, James; O'Connor, Ciara; Dunne, Colum (Elsevier, 2014)

In the context of the excellent report of successful control of an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Italian neonatal intensive care unit published in this journal (1), we wish to report the ...
Age-related change in muscle mass, strength and function in healthy adult Irish women

Francis, Peter (University of Limerick, 2014)

Sarcopenia refers to the age-related decline in muscle mass. The criteria for the identification of sarcopenia lag some way behind the established criteria for the diagnosis of bone health (osteoporosis). European and ...
Ahead of others in the authorship order: names with middle initials appear earlier in author lists of academic articles in psychology

Igou, Eric Raymond; van Tilburg, Wijnand A.P. (Frontiers, 2015)

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(AIESEP) 2011 International Conference proceedings: Introduction to special issue

Mac Phail, Ann; O'Sullivan, Mary (Taylor and Francis, 2012)

The papers that are presented in this special issue are those that emerged from Keynote presentations delivered at the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education / Association Internationale des ...
Alcohol screening among opioid agonist patients in a primary care clinic and an opioid treatment program

Klimas, Jan; Muench, John; Wiest, Katharina; Croff, Raina; Rieckman, Traci; McCarthy, Denis (Taylor and Francis, 2015)

Problem alcohol use is associated with adverse health and economic outcomes, especially among people in opioid agonist treatment. Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) are effective in reducing ...
Alternative assessment in physical education: a review of international literature

López-Pastor, Víctor Manuel; Kirk, David; Lorente-Catalán, Eloisa; MacPhail, Ann; Macdonald, Doune (Taylor and Francis, 2013)

Assessment is one of the most fraught and troublesome issues physical educators have had to deal with over the past 40 years or so. In light of the challenges this situation presents, in this paper we provide an overview ...
Amino acid metabolism, branched-chain amino acid feeding and brain monoamine function

Jakeman, P.M (Cambridge University Press, 1998)

Several papers in the present symposium emphasize the importance and interplay of carbohydrate and fat metabolism during exercise of varying intensities and duration. In constrast, amino acid metabolism is deemed to ...

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