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Sarcopenia, dynapenia, and the impact of advancing age on human skeletal muscle size and strength; a quantitative review

Mitchell, W Kyle; Williams, John; Atherton, Philip; Larvin, Michael; Lund, John; Narici, Marco (Frontiers Media, 2012)

Changing demographics make it ever more important to understand the modifiable risk factors for disability and loss of independence with advancing age. For more than two decades there has been increasing interest in the ...
Scaffolding or stifling? The influence of journal requirements on students’ engagement in reflective practice

McGarr, Oliver; Moody, Janet (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2010)

This study aimed to examine student teachers’ opinions of changes to reflective practice requirements during a five‐week teaching practice placement as part of a one‐year postgraduate initial teacher education programme. ...
School readiness: perceptions of occupational therapists and pre-school teachers

Kennedy, Michelle (University of Limerick, 2012)

As many of the skills that early childhood educators focus upon are also a focus in occupational therapy1, the area of school readiness is paramount to the profession (Cronin and Mandich 2005). On-going debates surround ...
School-teachers awareness of developmental co-ordination delay (DCD) in children

O'Riordan, Denise (Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)

Background: Developmental Co-ordination Delay (DCD) is estimated to affect 5-6% of school children (1). School-teachers play an integral role in noting delayed signs of motor development in children (2). Limited research ...
Scientific Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports

Harrison, Andrew J.; Anderson, Ross; Kenny, Ian (Original Writing & Biomechanics Research Unit, University of Limerick, 2009)

The 27th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports is the official annual meeting of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) whose primary purposes are: • To provide a forum for the exchange ...
A scoping review exploring wheelchair and seating provision for children and its implications for occupational performance.

O'Donnell, Joanna (University of Limerick, 2014)

Background: There have been great advances in technology and choice of wheelchair and seating available, yet acquiring these devices has become more challenging. Children need mobility for normal development, and failure ...
A scoping review of international wheelchair and seating provision, policy guidelines.

Kelly, Maria (University of Limerick, 2014)

Background: For people who use wheelchairs being supplied with an appropriate wheelchair that is well fitted and well designed to maximise occupational performance and participation is a basic human right. Wheelchair ...
A scoping review of the delivery of education and training for occupational therapists internationally

McNally, Lorna (University of Limerick, 2014)

Background: Occupational therapists play a key role in the provision of wheelchairs and seating. Wheelchair and seating educational training is not mandated in occupational therapy programmes in the Republic of Ireland ...
Second level education and the decline in popularity of engineering within an Irish context

Lynch, Raymond; Walsh, Michael T. (Dublin Institute of Technology * Tempus Publications, 2011)

This paper examines the obligatory but often contentious relationship that exists between contemporary second level education and undergraduate student course choice within an Irish context. A survey of 1,723 students ...
Segmental sequencing of kinetic energy in a computer-simulated golf swing

Kenny, Ian; McCloy, Alex J.; Wallace, Eric S. (Springer, 2008)

The concept of the transfer of kinetic energy (KE) sequentially through the human body from proximal to distal segments is an influential concept in biomechanics literature. The present study develops this area of research ...
Self management of acute soft tissue injuries: a survey of female Gaelic football players

O'Sullivan, Kieran; Keane, N (Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, 2009)

Background: Within Gaelic football, high rates of injury have been reported. The Ladies Gaelic Football Association has 100,000 members; however no injury management research currently exists within this population . The ...
The sensitivity of measurements when analysing change in children's speech accuracy

Lyons, Jessica (University of Limerick, 2015)

Background: Objective measures of children’s speech accuracy are used to track changes in children’s speech over time. Although many existing measures are available, there is a lack of consensus regarding the reliability ...
Should pregnant women be screened for drugs of abuse?

Byrne, Bridgette; Cotter, Amanda; Molloy, Eleanor; Turner, Michael (Irish Medical Organisation, 1998)

Sir- We would like to compliment Drs Bosio et al1 for the first reported prospective screening study for drug abuse in an Irish obstetric population. We would disagree, however, with the deduction that "drug abuse is not ...
Shouldering the burden of evidence-based practice: the experiences of physiotherapists partaking in a community of practice

McCreesh, Karen; Larkin, Louise; Lewis, Jeremy (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)

Thestudy aim was to elicit the motivators, barriers, and benefits of participation in a Community of Practice (CoP) for primary care physiotherapists. We used a qualitative approach using semistructured interviews. The ...
Similarities and differences in pedagogy and content: 5 years later

O'Sullivan, Mary; Ward, Philip (Human Kinetics Publishers Inc, 1998)

The present investigation reports on changes in the pedagogy and content of one teacher as a function of experience. The teacher was observed in Year 2 and in Year 6 teaching basketball and gymnastics in the same school. ...
A single case study of a whole school approach to guidance counselling in an Irish post-primary school: case report

Hearne, Lucy; Geary, Tom; Martin, Noelle (University of Limerick, 2016)

This narrative report will present the findings of a funded research project in the form of a single case study carried out during a specific time period, from the 1st September 2014 to 25th February 2015 in one Irish ...
Sleep-disordered breathing is increased in obese adolescents with craniopharyngioma compared with obese controls

O'Gorman, Clodagh S; Simoneau-Roy, Judith; Pencharz, Paul; MacFarlane, Jamie; MacLusky, Ian; Narang, Indra; Adeli, Khosrow; Daneman, Denis; Hamilton, Jill (The Endocrine Society, 2010)

Context: Retrospective studies suggest that adolescents with craniopharygnioma and hypothalamic obesity have increased sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Objectives: The objectives of this study were to compare the prevalence ...
SMART MOVE - a smartphone-based intervention to promote physical activity in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Glynn, Liam G.; Hayes, Patrick S; Casey, Monica; Glynn, Fergus; Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto; Newell, John; ÓLaighin, Gearóid; Heaney, David J.; Murphy, Andrew W (BioMed Central, 2013)

Background: Sedentary lifestyles are now becoming a major concern for governments of developed and developing countries with physical inactivity related to increased all-cause mortality, lower quality of life, and increased ...
A snapshot of ICT use at second level : 10 years after IT 2000

Ahern, Mary (University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2010)

It is generally agreed that ICT influences most aspects of life today. Wise use of technology is a great support to teaching and learning. This research project examined how ICT is currently integrated into second level ...
Social evaluative threat : the effects of evaluation on HPA axis activity in competitive dancers

Gallagher, Stephen; Massey, A.; Sheffield, David (2010)

Background: Research suggests that perceived Social Evaluative Threat (SET) activates the hypothalamus-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis resulting in the release of cortisol into the bloodstream which, if experienced frequently, ...

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