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Body mass index and health service utilisation in the older population: results from the irish longitudinal study on ageing
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-11-06)
Background: obesity is associated with higher healthcare costs in older people; however, estimates are predominantly based on the use of primary and secondary services. Our objective was to estimate the effect of overweight ...
The effectiveness and feasibility of using ochre as a soil amendment to sequester dissolved reactive phosphorus in runoff
(Springer Nature, 2011-09-14)
Incidental losses of dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) to a surface waterbody originate from direct losses during land application of fertilizer, or where a rainfall event occurs immediately thereafter. Another source ...
Quartz-amethyst hosted hydrocarbon-bearing fluid inclusions from the green ridge breccia in the snoqualmie granite, north cascades, wa, usa
(MDPI AG, 2017-09-19)
The Green Ridge Breccia cuts the composite Miocene Snoqualmie Batholith in King County, WA, USA. The granite was emplaced at similar to 5 km depth between similar to 17 and 20 Ma and the crosscutting NW trending breccia ...
Quantifying the influence of surface water–groundwater interaction on nutrient flux in a lowland karst catchment
(Copernicus GmbH, 2016-06-01)
Nutrient contamination of surface waters and groundwaters is an issue of growing importance as the risks associated with agricultural run-off escalate due to increasing demands on global food production. In this study, the ...
Seals as collectors of oceanographic data in the coastal zone
(Elsevier BV, 2012-12-01)
The influence of partial public reimbursement on vaccination uptake in the older population: a cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2015-02-05)
Background: Flu vaccination is recommended annually for high risk groups. However, in Ireland, free access to vaccination is not universal for those in high risk groups; the vaccine and consultation are only free for those ...
Risk factors associated with increased mortality of farmed pacific oysters in ireland during 2011
(Elsevier BV, 2014-02-01)
Tardigrada of ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the irish fauna
(Pensoft Publishers, 2016-09-12)
The phylum Tardigrada was not recorded in Ireland until the Clare Island Survey of 1909-1911, with only rare subsequent reports on Irish tardigrade species. In recent decades, significant taxonomic revision has occurred ...
Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections
(BMJ, 2016-01-01)
Objectives: The aim of this paper is to explore the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption in the community for urinary tract infections (UTI) from the perspective of the general practitioners (GPs) and community ...
Detection of salmonid alphavirus rna in celtic and irish sea flatfish
(Inter-Research Science Center, 2014-04-23)
Pancreas disease (PD) caused by the salmonid alphavirus (SAV) has been the most significant cause of mortalities in Irish farmed salmon Salmo salar L. over the past decade. SAV is a single-strand positive-sense RNA virus, ...