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Bandpass characteristics of high-frequency sensitivity and visual experience in blindsight
(Elsevier, 2010-03)Patient RP suffers a unilateral right homonymous quadrant anopia but demonstrates better than chance discrimination for stimuli presented in the blind field at temporal frequencies between 33 and 47 Hz (all significant at ... -
Behaviour change and self-management interventions in persistent low back pain
(Elsevier, 2017-07-23)Self-management interventions for persistent low back pain (LBP) promote active involvement of the patient in managing their condition. Such interventions can be characterised as behaviour change interventions, in that ... -
Beings in the moment
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2019-12-12)Hoerl & McCormack's theory defines temporal behavior from an awareness of time, but lacks one critical element: the impact of "psychological presence" in the "moment now." Central to experience of temporal non-stationarity: ... -
Bio-collections in autism research
(BMC, 2017-07-10)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders with diverse clinical manifestations and symptoms. In the last 10 years, there have been significant advances in understanding the genetic ... -
Blame the patient, blame the doctor or blame the system? A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies of patient safety in primary care
(Public Library of Science, 2015-08-05)ObjectiveStudies of patient safety in health care have traditionally focused on hospital medicine. However, recent years have seen more research located in primary care settings which have different features compared to ... -
Can social robots help to reduce loneliness and social isolation in people with dementia? A Delphi survey
(British Geriatrics Society and Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-09-18)Background: People with dementia (PWD) commonly report feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Social robots may be a means of supporting connections with friends and family and with the person s environment. This ... -
Can we explain cross-modal representation with neural algorithms alone?: Commentary on Paillard
(North-Holland, 1999)Recent research in both psychophysics and electrophysiology has revealed a number of examples in which behaviour is guided by (i.e. Spence & Driver, 1996), and brain activity has been argued to correlate with, the formation ... -
Cardiac rehabilitation staff views about discussing sexual issues with coronary heart disease patients: A national survey in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2011)Background: While a healthy sexual life is regarded as an important aspect of quality of life, sexual counselling from healthcare providers for cardiac patients has received little attention in the literature. Aim: To ... -
Childhood fussy/picky eating behaviours: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-01-03)Fussy/picky eating behaviours are common across childhood. Recent reviews of the fussy eating literature focus on quantitative research and do not adequately account for familiesâ subjective experiences, perceptions and ... -
Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health (CHErIsH) study: protocol for a feasibility study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-08-22)Introduction Childhood obesity is a public health challenge. There is evidence for associations between parentsâ feeding behaviours and childhood obesity risk. Primary care provides a unique opportunity for delivery of ... -
Closure of salient regions determines search for a collinear target configuration
(Psychonomic Society, 2007-01)Grouping operations offer an effective mechanism by which to structure complex visual scenes. Among the various principles that support element integration, closure may be regarded as a main factor in shape extraction. In ... -
The co-occurrence of autism spectrum disorder and cerebral palsy and associated comorbid conditions in children and adolescents
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-12-16)Background Comorbidity is the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in the same person. Aim This study investigated the frequency of comorbid conditions, in children and adolescents, with autism spectrum disorder ... -
Collective intelligence design and a new politics of system change
(Liguori Editore, 2017)While internet technologies may support an emergent wisdom of the crowd and new enhanced forms of political engagement, iterative design of technology is needed to better support our collective intelligence and collective ... -
Commonly prescribed anti-depressants: What clinicians need to know
(The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI), 2011-10)According to two Cochrane collaboration reviews (Moncrieff, Wessely, & Hardy, 2004; Turner, Mathews, Linardatos, Tell, & Rosenthal, 2008), the efficacy of modern antidepressants has yet to be conclusively demonstrated ... -
Comorbid feeding and gastrointestinal symptoms, challenging behavior, sensory issues, adaptive functioning and quality of life in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-04)Aim Children and adolescents diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often demonstrate difficulties with feeding. The goal of the current study was to investigate co-occurring issues that often accompany feeding ... -
Comorbid psychopathology in Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Springer Verlag, 2014-02-19)Matson and Nebel-Schwalm (Research in Developmental Disabilities 28(4) 341-352, 2007) conducted an overview of comorbid psychopathology with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. The purpose of the current paper is ... -
Comorbid psychopathology, challenging behavior, sensory issues, adaptive behavior and quality of life in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-03-12)Aim: Comorbid psychopathology refers to having a diagnosis of two or more co-occurring psychological disorders. The current study investigated the differences between children and adolescents with no-mild, moderate and ... -
Comorbidity in autism spectrum disorder: A literature review
(Elsevier, 2013-10-16)Comorbidity is defined as the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in the same person (Matson & Nebel-Schwalm, 2007). The current study provides a review of the literature on comorbidity, in relation to comorbid psychiatric ... -
Comparing temporal event-coding in patients with first episode psychosis and chronic schizophrenia
(Elsevier, 2008-06)Cognitive impairments are a core feature of schizophrenia. It has been suggested that the underlying cause of the cognitive deficits in schizophrenia is an impaired ability to sequence mental activity in time. Various ... -
Comparison of an online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention with online pain management psychoeducation: A randomized controlled pilot study.
(2015-01-07)This study tested the effectiveness of a computerised mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention compared to computerized pain management psychoeducation in a randomized study.