• Out-of-field mathematics teachers' beliefs and practices: an examination of change and tensions using zone theory 

  Lane, Ciara; Ní Ríordáin, Máire (Springer, 2019)

  .This paper describes an empirical study examining action research papers submitted by a group (n = 81) of out-of-field mathematics teachers as part of a professional development programme in Ireland. Utilising document ...
• The development of the comprehensive analysis of policy on physical activity(CAPPA) framework 

  Pogrmilovic, Bojana Klepac; O’Sullivan, Grant; Milton, Karen; Biddle, Stuart J.H.; Bauman, Adrian; Bellew, William; Cavill, Nick; Kahlmeier, Sonja; Kelly, Michael P.; Murtie, Nanette; Pratt, Michael; Rutter, Harry; Varela, Ramirez; Woods, Catherine B.; Pedisic, Zeljko (BMC, 2019)

  Background: Policy analysis is considered essential for achieving successful reforms in health promotion and public health. The only framework for physical activity (PA) policy analysis was developed at a time when the ...
• Characterization of adolescent pregnancy and legal Abortion in situations involving incest or sexual violence by an unknown aggressor 

  Bessa, Maria Misrelma Moura; Drezett, Jefferson; Adami, Fernando; de Araújo, Sandra Dircinha Teixeira; Bezerra, Italla Maria Pinheiro; de Abreu, Luiz Carlos (MDPI, 2019)

  Background and Objectives: In pregnancies resulting from incest, the adolescent maintains close family and emotional relations with the aggressor, different from what occurs when pregnancy results from sexual violence by ...
• Adolescents and their aspirations for private car‑based transport 

  Hopkins, Debbie; Bengoechea, Enrique García; Mandic, Sandra (Springer Verlag, 2019)

  The need to transition away from the current car-dominated transport system is well documented in sustainability, health and transportation literatures. Despite growing interest in active and public transport modes, the ...
• Challenges facing vaccinators in the 21st century: results from a focus group qualitative study 

  Wiot, Frédérique; Shirley, Jane; Prugnola, Anna; Di Pasquale, Alberta; Philip, Roy K (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

  Introduction: Barriers to vaccination and the important role of healthcare professionals (HCPs) in influencing immunization decisions made by parents/patients have been well documented. Little information describes challenges ...
• What our hands tell us:A 2 year follow-up investigating outcomes in subgroups of children with language delay 

  O'Neill, Hilary; Murphy, Carol-Anne; Chiat Shula (2019)

  Purpose: This study followed up children identified with expressive language delay (ELD) or receptive-expressive language delay (R/ELD) at 2 years of age, time one (T1), in order to identify their language profiles at 4-5 ...
• Loneliness, living alone, and all-cause mortality: The role of emotional and social loneliness in the elderly during 19 years of follow-up 

  O'Súilleabháin, Páraic S.; Gallagher, Stephen; Steptoe, Andrew (2019)

  Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Psychosomatic Society. Objective The aims of the study were to examine the predictive value of social and emotional loneliness for all-cause mortality in ...
• Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers 

  Ng, Kwok W.; Badura, Petr; Dzielska, Anna; Kokko, Sami; Woods, Catherine B.; Hamrik, Zdenek (Palacky University Olomouc, 2019)

  Background: Researchers are interested in using digital tools, such as physical activity trackers (PAT), to promote and measure physical activity. PAT is a fast-growing research area that measures movement therefore, ...
• Negotiating the complexity of teaching: a rhizomatic consideration of pre-service teachers’ school placement experience 

  Hordvika, Mats; MacPhail, Ann; Ronglan, Lars Tore (Taylor&Francis, 2019)

  Background and purpose: Acknowledging that it is critical that researchers design and implement studies that examine teaching as a complex phenomenon (Strom and Martin [2017]. Becoming-teacher: A Rhizomatic Look at First-year ...
• Prescription of psychotropic medication in patients with type two diabetes mellitus: A multi-practice study from Ireland 

  Keating, Paul; O’Connor, Ray; O’Doherty, Jane; Hannigan, Ailish; Cullen, Walter; Hickey, Louise; Harnett, Anne; Meagher, David; O’Regan, Andrew (Taylor&Francis Open, 2019)

  Background: Comorbid anxiety and depression and type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are commonly managed by General Practitioners (GPs). Objectives: To investigate the proportion of people with T2DM who are prescribed either ...
• ‘Participation is integral’: understanding the levers and barriers to the implementation of community participation in primary healthcare: a qualitative study using normalisation process theory 

  McEvoy, Rachel; Tierney, Edel; MacFarlane, Anne (BMC, 2019)

  Background: Many international health policies recognise the World Health Organization’s (2008) vision that communities should be involved in shaping primary healthcare services. However, researchers continue to debate ...
• Challenges with seeking HIV care services:perspectives of older adults infected with HIV in western Kenya 

  Kiplagat, Jepchirchir; Mwangi, Ann; Chasela, Charles; Huschke, Susann (BMC, 2019)

  Background: While younger adults (15–49 years) form the majority of the population living with HIV, older adults(≥50 years) infected with HIV face multiple challenges related to the aging process and HIV. We explored the ...
• The State of the art (and science) of heroism: growth, paradigms, and future directions in an emerging field 

  Allison, Scott T.; Kinsella, Elaine L. (2019)

  Although less than a decade old, the nascent field of heroism science has enjoyed considerable growth in the form of publication output, a regular conference series, and a flagship journal. We briefly discuss the trade ...
• Differential stimulation of post-exercise myofibrillar protein synthesis in humans following isonitrogenous, isocaloric pre-exercise feeding 

  Davies, Robert W.; Bass, Joseph J.; Carson, Brian P.; Norton, Catherine; Kozior, Marta; Amigo-Benavent, Miryam; Wilkinson, Daniel J.; Brook, Matthew S.; Atherton, Philip J.; Smith, Kenneth; Jakeman, Philip M. (MDPI, 2019)

  The aim of this study was to test the effects of two disparate isonitrogenous, isocaloric pre-exercise feeds on deuterium-oxide (D2O) derived measures of myofibrillar protein synthesis (myoPS) in humans. Methods: In a ...
• Macro-aspartate Aminotransferase: misleading finding in a patient with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease 

  Sharma, Neha; Darr, Umar; Darr, Amir; Sood, Gagan K. (2019)

  Persistent elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity in serum due to the presence of a macro-enzyme form of AST (macro-AST) may lead to diagnostic confusion in many clinical conditions, particularly in those ...
• Interventions to promote early discharge and avoid inappropriate hospital (re)admission:A systematic review 

  Coffey, Alice; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Savage, Eileen; Hegarty, Josephine; Cornally, Nicola; Day, Mary Rose; Sahm, Laura; O’Connor, Kieran; O’Doherty, Jane; Liew, Aaron; Sezgin, Duygu; O’Caoimh, Rónán (2019)

  Increasing pressure on limited healthcare resources has necessitated the development of measures promoting early discharge and avoiding inappropriate hospital (re)admission. This systematic review examines the evidence ...
• Implementing an allied health team intervention to improve the care of older adults in the emergency department:protocol for a process evaluation 

  Cassarino, Marica; Cronin, Úna; Robinson, Katie; Quinn, Rosie; Boland, Fiona; Ward, Marie E.; MacNamara, Rosa; O'Connor, Margaret; McCarthy, Gerard; Ryan, Damien; Galvin, Rose (2019)

  Introduction Health and social care professionals (HSCPs) have increasingly contributed to enhance the care of patients in emergency departments (EDs), particularly for older adults who are frequent ED attendees with ...
• Impact of early assessment and intervention by teams involving health and social care professionals in the emergency department: A systematic review 

  Cassarino, Marica; Robinson, Katie; Quinn, Rosie; Naddy, Breda; O’Regan, Andrew; Ryan, Damien; Boland, Fiona; Ward, Marie E. (Public Library of Science, 2019)

  Dedicated Health and Social Care Professional (HSCP) teams have been proposed for emergency departments (EDs) in an effort to improve patient and process outcomes. This systematic review synthesises the totality of ...
• The Effect of oral essential amino acids on incretin hormone production in youth and ageing 

  Abdulla, Haitham; Bass, Joseph J.; Stokes, Tanner; Gorissen, Stefan H.M.; McGlory, Chris; Phillips, Bethan E.; Phillips, Stuart M.; Smith, Kenneth; Idris, Iskandar; Atherton, Philip J. (2019)

  The effect of substantive doses of essential amino acids (EAA) on incretin and insulin production, and the impact of age upon this effect, is ill‐defined. Methods: A 15‐g oral EAA drink was administered to young (N = 8; ...
• An evaluation of an intervention designed to help inactive adults become more active with a peer mentoring component: a protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial of the move for life programme 

  O’Regan, Andrew; Glynn, Liam; Bengoechea, Enrique García; Casey, Monica; Clifford, Amanda; Donnelly, Alan; Murphy, Andrew W.; Gallagher, Stephen; Gillespie, Paddy; Newell, John; Harkin, Mary; Macken, Phelim; Sweeney, John; Foley-Walsh, Mo; Quinn, Geraldine; Ng, Kwok; O’Sullivan, Nollaig; Balfry, Gearoid; Woods, Catherine B. (BMC, 2019)

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