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(American Society for Engineering Education, 2016)The concept of group brainstorming for idea generation is widely used in business settings; in Ireland it remains underutilised as a pedagogical tool. This study investigated the potential use of individual creative ...
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(University of Limerick, 2012)This research study is focused primarily on educational innovation and change in the Irish lower secondary science classroom. The overall goal of the research was to encompass three domains through the development of a ...
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(Elsevier, 2017)This case presentation relates to a 53 year old male, cachectic in appearance, who presented with progressively worsening dyspnoea, cough, intermittent haemoptysis and a history of nasal dryness on going over five months. ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2017)The latter half of the twentieth century witnessed a surge in interest around ethics in research. Originally focused on the compilation of ethics guidelines and the importance of having all research approved by institutional ...
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(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)Objectives Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major international health problem. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of healthcare interventions, specifically targeting patients with poorly controlled ...
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(Sage Publications, 2017)The purpose of this study was to identify the physical activity (PA) levels of children and young people with visual impairments (VI) as they participated in closed and open skilled sports as part of a specially designed ...
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(Springer, 2017)The ubiquitous and often pervasive expansion of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) agenda across global education systems has largely gone uncontested. Strategic efforts to build on perceived natural ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2017)Curriculum, while often narrowly defined, is a contested space that stimulates continuing international debate, yet the importance of curriculum studies is frequently overlooked across the continuum of teacher education. ...
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(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2017)The purpose of the present study was to examine the convergent and divergent validity of the Biber Cognitive Estimation Test (BCET) in individuals with ABI undergoing postacute rehabilitation and to assess the measure’s ...
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(2017)The purpose of this study was to design and validate an assessment tool to find out how Primary School students perceive their competency-based learning. By examining the content validity (n = 35 experts), comprehension ...
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(Elsevier, 2017)Furfural is a potential platform chemical derived from biomass, which has gained increased attention as a potential substitute for the displacement of petrochemicals and the production of biofuels. The catalytic effect of ...
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(British Pharmacological Society, 2017)AimsThe aim of this study was firstly to reveal the determinants of GP prescribing behaviour for older adults in primary care and secondly to elicit GPs' views on the potential role for broad intervention strategies involving ...
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(Springer, 2017)Muscle health is a critical component in the struggle against physical frailty and the efforts to maintain metabolic health until the limit of chronological age. Consensus opinion is to evaluate muscle health in terms of ...
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(American College of Sports and Medicine, 2017)Purpose: To estimate the population effect size for resistance exercise training (RET) effects on anxiety and to determine whether variables of logical, theoretical, and/or prior empirical relation to anxiety moderate the ...
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(Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2017)The aims of this study were (1) to analyze elite rugby union game demands using 3 different approaches: traditional, meta-bolic and heart rate-based methods (2) to explore the relation-ship between these methods and (3) ...
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(Intech, 2017)There are many different work tasks and workplace hazards related to the ICU setting. The workplace hazards include the physical environment of the ICU, working conditions, psychosocial factors, ergonomic factors, ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2017)Background: Although anaemia is a common complication of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), knowledge of quality of care and management practices in specialist clinics varies. We examined anaemia practices at specialist ...
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(Impact Journals, 2017)Despite extensive efforts, Protein Kinase Cs (PKCs) have proven to be an intractable target in cancer therapies. Traditionally it was accepted that PKCs act as tumour promoters, however new research suggests that PKCs ...
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(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2017)Vitamin D plays a significant role in the immune system modulation and may confer a protective role in autoimmune diseases. We conducted a case-control study to compare 25(OH)D levels in patients with BD who were managed ...
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(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Cross-cultural communication in primary care is often difficult, leading to unsatisfactory, substandard care. Supportive evidence-based guidelines and training initiatives (G/TIs) exist to enhance cross cultural ...