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Treatment resistant hypertension in General Practice: prevalence, pseudo-resistance, and a feasibility study of prognosis
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-03)
Background.
Both the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2008 and the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in 2011 suggest the need for further research into the management of treatment resistant ...
Nonlinear analysis for ranking and evaluating the singular and collective impacts of project delay factors in Saudi Arabia
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-30)
One of the biggest engineering concerns in the Middle East is the major delays in infrastructural projects which impact on both their quality and cost. A significant number of projects do not finish on time, are subject ...
Antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship in an ageing population
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-24)
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health priority. This is primarily due to the rapid increase in AMR bacteria causing common healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and community-acquired ...
Genomic and transcriptomic investigations into the feed efficiency phenotype of beef cattle
(NUI Galway, 2019-03-06)
Improving the feed efficiency of cattle is a method to increase profits while simultaneously reducing the environmental impact of beef production. Residual feed intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency, calculated as ...
Independent living for people with disability and high dependency needs - Why we need a P.A. Act and what it might look like in the Irish context
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-26)
This research examines the legislative context for Independent Living for people with disabilities and high dependency needs in Ireland. The CRPD provides the key platform for this and reaffirms the fundamental rights of ...
Phosphorus and organic soils under grassland production: Assessment of phosphorus losses for a more sustainable agriculture
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-19)
The intensification of agriculture in Ireland aims to increase the exports of dairy and beef
products considerably in the coming years, which inevitably implies the expansion of grassland
systems to areas that were ...
Microbial ecology of E.coli removal mechanisms and drinking water production in slow sand filters exposed to emerging contaminants
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-19)
Slow sand filters (SSFs) are a water treatment technology which can produce high quality water through a combination of physical and the activity of their microbial community. SSFs are easy to operate and have and low ...
Irish farm succession and inheritance; an examination of farmers’ economic decision-making strategies as socially-constructed risk assessment
(NUI Galway, 2019-03-28)
Intergenerational farm transfer is increasingly viewed as fundamental to the sustainability and development of global agriculture, with an expectation that younger farmers, with more effective and efficient production ...
Macromolecular crowding for chondrogenic phenotype maintenance and stem cell differentiation
(NUI Galway, 2019-01-31)
Chondrocyte-based tissue engineering therapies require in vitro cell expansion, which is associated with loss of phenotype, decrease in synthesis of collagen type II and increase in synthesis of collagen type I. Another ...
Employment and Autism Spectrum Disorder: an evaluation of technology-aided interventions on teaching and improving skills necessary for workplace inclusion
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-09)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex, life-long, neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated with high unemployment rates and community participation restrictions that impact quality of life. In recent years, ...