Browsing by Author "Doyle, Thomas"
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Assessing the efficacy of first-aid measures in physalia sp. envenomation, using solution- and blood agarose-based models
Wilcox, Christie; Headlam, Jasmine; Doyle, Thomas; Yanagihara, Angel (MDPI AG, 2017-04-26)Stings from the hydrozoan species in the genus Physalia cause intense, immediate skin pain and elicit serious systemic effects. There has been much scientific debate about the most appropriate first aid for these stings, ... -
Evaluation of cyanea capillata sting management protocols using ex vivo and in vitro envenomation models
Doyle, Thomas; Headlam, Jasmine; Wilcox, Christie; MacLoughlin, Eoin; Yanagihara, Angel (MDPI AG, 2017-07-07)Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) stings cause severe pain and can lead to dangerous systemic effects, including Irukandji-like syndrome. As is the case for most cnidarian stings, recommended medical protocols in ... -
First observations of the freshwater jellyfish craspedacusta sowerbii lankester, 1880 in ireland coincides with unusually high water temperatures
Minchin, Dan; Caffrey, Joe; Haberlin, Damien; Germaine, David; Walsh, Colm; Boelens, Rick; Doyle, Thomas (Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC), 2016-01-01)The freshwater hydrozoan Craspedacusta sowerbii was observed for the first time in Ireland at five localities in two separate river catchments (Shannon and Eme) during the summer of 2013. All collected medusae from Lough ... -
The interannual variability of gelatinous zooplankton abundance and diversity in North East Atlantic shelf seas
Long, Aidan (NUI Galway, 2020-09-30)Gelatinous zooplankton are a natural and globally important group of marine organisms, as they provide regulating, provisioning and supporting services to ecosystems. However, gelatinous zooplankton are still a major issue ... -
Microplastic pathways in marine pelagic systems
Wieczorek, Alina Madita (NUI Galway, 2020-02-07)Marine litter and microplastics in particular have for some time now been postulated to be of environmental concern. Despite the ever-increasing amount of microplastic studies, conclusive evidence of the adverse effects ...