Browsing by Subject "knowledge"
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A framework for access to the conservation–restoration profession via the mapping of its specialist competencies
(Springer Nature, 2011-06-04)The paper describes how specific descriptors for the Conservation-Restoration profession have been developed by the European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organizations. The result of which is in accordance with ... -
A qualitative study of factors influencing antimicrobial prescribing by non-consultant hospital doctors
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2006-08-02)Objectives: To determine the factors that influence non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) in their decision to prescribe antimicrobial agents. Methods: A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews centred on a ... -
At the frontiers of scientific advancement: the factors that influence scientists to become or choose to become publicly funded principal investigators
(Springer Nature, 2015-03-29)This paper aims to unearth the factors that influence scientists in becoming and choosing to become publicly funded principal investigators (PIs). PIs are the linchpins of knowledge transformation and bridging triple helix ... -
Attitudes to outcomes measured in clinical trials of cardiovascular prevention
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-07-31)Background: Selecting outcome measures in cardiovascular prevention trials should be informed by their importance to selected populations. Major vascular event outcomes are usually prioritized in these trials with considerably ... -
Designing real-world laboratories for the reduction of residential energy use: articulating theories of change
(Oekom Publishers GmbH, 2018-01-01)Reducing residential energy use and carbon dioxide emissions is a policy concern across Europe. One of the approaches to address this problem, real-world laboratories (RwLs), has recently gained prominence as a means to ... -
From invisibility to impact: recognising the scientific and societal relevance of interdisciplinary sustainability research
(Elsevier BV, 2017-11-01)Academics are increasingly expected to produce concrete and directly applicable solutions to hard-to-solve 'real world problems' such as poverty, development, and environmental degradation. However, conventional assessments ... -
How internet technologies impact information flows in r&d: reconsidering the technological gatekeeper
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-08-23)Previous studies have firmly established the technological gatekeeper to be a key node in the innovation process - acquiring, translating, and disseminating external information throughout the R&D unit. However, the ... -
Managerial challenges of publicly funded principal investigators
(Inderscience Publishers, 2015-01-01)Principal investigators (PIs) are at the nexus of university business collaborations through their leadership of funded research grants. In fulfilling their multiple roles, PIs are involved in a range of different activities, ... -
Patients’ psychological reactions to colposcopy and lletz treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
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Randomised controlled trial of the effect of standard and detailed risk disclosure prior to bronchoscopy on peri-procedure anxiety and satisfaction
(BMJ, 2009-03-01)Background: Deciding what risks to disclose before a procedure is often challenging for clinicians. Consecutive patients undergoing elective fibreoptic bronchoscopy were randomised to receive simple or more detailed written ... -
Reflecting on ‘evidence’ and documentation devices in ‘translating’ community interventions
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-03-04)The pursuit of 'evidence' within the community sector has intensified the array of documents, forms, and other artefacts and devices (e.g. computer software systems) to be read, written, completed, inputted, and reflected ... -
School health education and gender: an interactive effect?
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2000-10-01)Post-primary school students (n = 2407) and young adults (n = 477) participated in a cross-sectional evaluation of a health education programme for schools. The Lifeskills programme is based on a philosophy of student ... -
Socio-demographic variations in perspectives on cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 1999-10-01)Coronary heart disease (CHD) rates in Ireland are very high but little is known about attitudes to the disease. Qualitative attitudinal data were collected in focus group settings from 74 individuals across socio-demographic ... -
The magnitude of global marine species diversity
(Elsevier BV, 2012-12-01)Background: The question of how many marine species exist is important because it provides a metric for how much we do and do not know about life in the oceans. We have compiled the first register of the marine species of ... -
The roles of financial threat, social support, work stress, and mental distress in dairy farmers’ expectations of injury
(Frontiers Media SA, 2016-06-21)Farming is dangerous, with fatalities among the highest in any occupation. Farmers often work alone, for long hours, with unreliable equipment and in difficult weather conditions with hazardous chemicals and livestock. In ... -
What do coaches want to know about sports-related concussion? a needs assessment study
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Whistle-blowing and the employment relations implications of the ‘protected disclosures act 2014’ in the republic of ireland
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2017-01-17)This article explores the introduction of the 2014 Protected Disclosures Act in the Republic of Ireland. It does so by using a justice theory lens to examine the potential for the Act to protect workers who may feel the ...