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Developing the evidence base for preschool social circles: An intervention to support social inclusion for children with autism spectrum disorder
(NUI Galway, 2020-03-02)Background Successful social inclusion in early childhood education is associated with positive outcomes for all children in later life, irrespective of disabilities or complexity of needs. Many children with additional ... -
Developing understandings of occupational (in)justice with occupational therapy students in a transnational project
(Routledge, 2021-02-09)This article describes an innovative transnational education project involving three European universities, funded through ERASMUS+. One of its aims was to develop and provide a curriculum to facilitate students’ understanding ... -
Developing, implementing and critiquing an evaluation framework to assess the extent to which a child’s right to be heard is embedded at an organisational level
(Springer, 2021-08-10)The national Child and Family Agency in Ireland, in 2015, undertook an ambitious three-year programme of work to embed a child s right to be heard in its culture and operations. In parallel to its implementation, the authors ... -
Development and Application of a Computational Method for Determining the Specificity of Glycan-binding Proteins
(2013-09-25)Changes in cell-surface glycan patterns are markers for the presence of many different disease and cancer types, offering a relatively untapped niche for glycan-targeting reagents and therapeutics in diagnosis and treatment. ... -
Development and application of molecular tools for the study of farmed and wild Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) stocks
(2016-05-31)Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a commercially and ecologically important fish inhabiting the shelf areas of the North Atlantic. Several genetic resources were developed for the study of cod in this thesis. Fifty-five new ... -
Development and applications of a rapid enzyme immunoassay for progesterone in saliva
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Development and applications of optical imaging techniques for microcirculation and cardiovascular imaging
(2016-08-12)The work presented in this thesis describes the development and applications of optical imaging techniques, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and photoacoustic (PA) imaging, for the purpose of diagnosing and treating ... -
Development and assessment of a blade element momentum theory model for high solidity vertical axis tidal turbines
(Elsevier, 2020-01-20)Tidal energy is an attractive renewable resource given its predictability. The production of reliable, efficient and cost-effective tidal energy turbines requires the development of computer models for assessment and design ... -
Development and characterisation of a novel preclinical test battery for detecting anxiolytic and antidepressant properties of drugs
(2016-10-19)Depression is a chronic, recurring and potentially life-threatening disorder that is highly comorbid with anxiety. The aetiology of depression, anxiety and their comorbidity is still largely unknown. Despite the development ... -
Development and characterisation of a novel, anatomically relevant rat model of acute postoperative pain
(2014-09-30)Acute postoperative pain remains a significant healthcare issue, delaying discharge and prolonging convalescence periods, resulting in high social and economic costs. Depending on the type of surgical procedure performed, ... -
Development and characterisation of compressed, macro-porous and collagen-coated poly-ε-caprolactone electrospun meshes
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-25)Electrospun scaffolds are utilised in a diverse spectrum of clinical targets, with an ever-increasing quantity of work progressing to clinical studies and commercialisation. However, the very dense architecture and the low ... -
Development and characterisation of novel gene-environment interaction rat models of Parkinson's disease
(2016-08-04)Despite its discovery almost 60 years ago, levodopa remains the most effective therapy for the treatment of the motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease. However, chronic use of levodopa is associated with serious ... -
Development and characterisation of recognition molecules for the specific identification of non-human glycans
(2015-01-26)Glycosylation is an enzymatic process through which glycans attach to proteins, lipids and other organic molecules with huge structural diversity. This is a common post-translational modification found on proteins and cell ... -
Development and characterization of a novel, anatomically relevant rat model of acute postoperative pain
(Elsevier, 2015-01-30)Acute postoperative pain remains a significant health care issue. Development of anatomically relevant animal models of postoperative pain, with improved predictive validity, would advance understanding of postoperative ... -
Development and delivery of a competency-based module in health promotion: A guide using blended learning.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)The Discipline of Health Promotion at the National University of Ireland, Galway delivers a Postgraduate Diploma and Master¿s course in Health Promotion. While a core Research Methods module incorporates some teaching of ... -
Development and evaluation of an assessment tool for identification of elements of situation awareness in OSCEs in undergraduate medical curricula
(NUI Galway, 2018-07-20)Situation awareness (SA) is recognised as an important factor in patient safety and clinical decision making in conjunction with diagnostic and therapeutic reasoning. Missed diagnosis and treatment errors have been identified ... -
Development and evaluation of an online hypnosis programme for the treatment of migraine
(NUI Galway, 2018-10-17)This study examined the development and evaluation of an online hypnosis programme for the treatment of migraine. 43 participants who suffered with two or more migraines a month and who satisfied other study criteria ... -
Development and evaluation of an online version of the Feeling Better pain management programme for children and their care-givers
(NUI Galway, 2019-10-08)Abstract Background: Reasons for poor management of paediatric chronic pain include lack of access to psychological support for pain management. Research evidence is increasingly focused on online interventions as a ... -
Development and evaluation of platform-based SERS substrates for detecting cancer biomarkers at ultra-low concentrations
(2017-04-27)Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) has proved to be a powerful spectroscopic tool since its discovery in 1973. Advances in nanofabrication techniques increasingly allow for the manufacture of complex nanostructured ... -
Development and evolution of vertebrate cranial placodes
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