Objectives: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, major changes to how, or even whether, we
work have occurred. This study examines associations of changing COVID-19-related
employment conditions with physical activity and ...
Background: Children with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus (SB&/H) often experience
difficulties with activities of daily living (ADLs) due to impaired executive functioning, increasing sedentary behaviours. The HeyJoy ...
Background: Cancer survivorship in Ireland is increasing in both frequency and longevity.
However, a significant proportion of cancer survivors are overweight. This has negative
implications for long-term health outcomes, ...
Positive affect is associated with more adaptive responses to psychological stress. However, few studies have examined the association between gratitude, a specific type of positive affect, with physiological responses to ...
Donoghue, Orna A.; Leahy, Siobhan; Kenny, Rose Anne(Oxford University Press, 2020)
Background
Diabetes is associated with gait deficits, future falls and disability, however it is unclear if associations remain after controlling for relevant confounders. This study investigated (i) the effects of type ...
Background: Malnutrition is common among older adults and is associated with adverse
outcomes but remains undiagnosed on healthcare admissions. Older adults use emergency departments (EDs) more than any other age group. ...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has created a sense of urgency in the research community in their bid to contribute to the evidence required for healthcare policy decisions. With such urgency, researchers experience ...
Faucher, Florian; Alessandrini, Giovanni; Barucq, Hélène; de Hoop, Martin V.; Gaburro, Romina; Sincich, Eva(Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2020)
The quantitative reconstruction of sub-surface Earth properties from the propagation of waves follows an iterative minimization of a misfit functional. In marine seismic exploration, the observed data usually consist of ...
Introduction: Gout is commonly associated with low adherence rates, thus limiting the
effectiveness of treatment. Nevertheless, informed and empowered patients may be more
likely to achieve high adherence. We intend ...
This trial quantified the effects of ecologically-valid resistance exercise training (RET)
on anxiety and worry symptoms among young adults. Young adults not meeting criteria for
subclinical, or analogue Generalized ...
Major curriculum changes have recently occurred in Ireland, including redeveloping the primary curriculum and the enactment of the Junior Cycle Framework (DES, 2015). Positive and negative experiences affect the attitudes ...
COVID-19 has caused significant loss of life and disrupted global society at a level never
before encountered. While the disease was predominantly characterized by respiratory
symptoms initially, it became clear that ...
Background: Taping is frequently used as part of the multi-modal management for
patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). McConnell Patellofemoral Joint Taping (PFJT) and
Tibial Internal Rotation Limitation Taping (TIRLT) ...
The COVID-19 pandemic altered many facets of life. We aimed to evaluate the impact of
COVID-19-related public health guidelines on physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior,
mental health, and their interrelations. ...
Sauer, Ann Katrin; Vela, Hector; Vela, Guillermo; Stark, Peter; Barrera-Juarez, Eduardo; Grabrucker, Andreas M.(Frontiers Media, 2020)
Research has been consistently showing the role of zinc (Zn) in prostate function. In this
article, we review the current literature on the anatomy and main functions of the prostate,
highlighting the role of zinc. In ...
The growing importance of astrocytes in the field of neuroscience has led to a greater
number of computational models devoted to the study of astrocytic functions and their
metabolic interactions with neurons. The ...
Mitxitorena, Izaskun; Somma, Domenico; Mitchell, Jennifer P.; Lepistö, Matti; Tyrchan, Christian; Smith, Emma L.; Kiely, Patrick A.; Walden, Helen; Keeshan, Karen; Carmody, Ruaidhrí J.(The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2020)
The transcription factor NF-kB is a master regulator of the innate immune response and plays a central role in inflammatory diseases by mediating the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines.Ubiquitination-triggered ...
Sarowar, Tasnuva; Grabrucker, Andreas M.(MDPI, 2020)
Fear is a fundamental evolutionary process for survival. However, excess or irrational
fear hampers normal activity and leads to phobia. The amygdala is the primary brain region associated with fear learning and conditioning. ...
Background: There is some evidence that health and social care professional (HSCP) teams contribute to enhanced patient and process outcomes in increasingly crowded emergency departments (EDs), but the views of service ...
Kavanagh, Oisín N.; Moriarty, Frank; Bradley, Catriona; O'Hagan, James; Stack, Gary; Kelly, Dervla(Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)
.Background
Pharmacists are in demand now more than ever to provide high‐quality expertise about the effectiveness, safety and use of medications. Amidst an increasingly complex and costly healthcare system, policy makers ...