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Orbit image analysis machine learning software can be used for the histological quantification of acute ischemic stroke blood clots
(Public Library of Science, 2019-12-05)Our aim was to assess the utility of a novel machine learning software (Orbit Image Analysis) in the histological quantification of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) clots. We analyzed 50 AIS blood clots retrieved using mechanical ... -
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest attended by ambulance services in Ireland: first 2 years' results from a nationwide registry
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2016-10-20)Background National data collection provides information on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) incidence, management and outcomes that may not be generalisable from smaller studies. This retrospective cohort study ... -
An outbreak of hepatitis A among injecting drug users
(2001-11)This descriptive study investigated an outbreak of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection among injecting drug users (IDUs) and their contacts. Twenty-seven cases of acute HAV infection were identified in a 5-month period. ... -
An overview of interpretive phenomenology as a research methodology
(RCN Publishing, 2012-10-08)Aim To provide an overview of interpretive phenomenology. Background Phenomenology is a philosophy and a research approach. As a research approach, it is used extensively in nursing and ‘interpretive’ phenomenology ... -
Overweight in school-aged children and its relationship with demographic and lifestyle factors: results from the WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study.
(Birkhäuser Verlag, 2009-07-01)Objectives - To examine overweight prevalence and its association with demographic and lifestyle factors in 11-15 year olds in the HBSC 2005-2006 survey. Methods - Self-reports of height, weight, eating patterns, physical ... -
Palliative care nurses' experiences of clinical supervision: a qualitative evidence synthesis
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2020-12-17)Background: Clinical supervision provides support and facilitates professional and personal development. Aim: To identify and synthesise all available qualitative research on palliative care nurses' experiences of clinical ... -
The panniculus carnosus muscle: A novel model of striated muscle regeneration that exhibits sex differences in the mdx mouse.
(Nature Research, 2019-11-04)The dermal striated muscle panniculus carnosus (PC), prevalent in lower mammals with remnants in humans, is highly regenerative, and whose function is purported to be linked to defence and shivering thermogenesis. Given ... -
Parental participation in primary schools: the views of parents and children
(Emerald, 2014-07-28)Purpose Parental participation is important for strengthening and sustaining the concept of school health promotion but little is written on the processes involved. The purpose of this paper is to assess Irish parents’ ... -
Parental presence at anaesthesia induction: A systematic review
(Wiley, 2016-06-07)This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of parental presence for children undergoing surgical or diagnostic procedures under general anaesthesia (such as bronchoscopy, laryngoscopy and laparoscopy). Randomized ... -
Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation In nine European countries.
(Wiley, 2012-10-08)CONTEXT: Associations between early sexual initiation and parental support and knowledge have not been uniformly tested in multiple European population-based samples. Understanding such associations is important in efforts ... -
Participants' perceptions of the factors that influence Diabetes Self-Management Following a Structured Education (DAFNE) programme
(Wiley, 2011-04-15)Aim.The aim of this study was to understand the experience of participants in the Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating programme and to identify factors that influence participants' implementation of the self-management ... -
Patient rehabilitation following lower limb amputation
(RCN Publishing, 2008-08-13)Patient rehabilitation following lower limb amputation is essential to provide optimum patient outcomes and to improve the amputee’s quality of life. The age of the patient and the stump length or level of amputation emerge ... -
Patients' satisfaction with a hematology advanced nurse practitioner in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2013-06-28)There is great variety in the descriptions of advanced practice nursing (APN) roles internationally. However, this variety hinders advanced practice role development.1 In Ireland, where advanced practice roles have developed ... -
Patients' satisfaction with a nurse-led oncology service
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2005-10)This study reports the findings of a quantitative study determining the satisfaction levels of patients attending a nurse led oncology day ward. A random sample of one hundred patients was surveyed using an adapted version ... -
Patients’ lived experience of myeloma
(RCN Publishing, 2011-03-16)Aim To explore patients’ lived experience of being diagnosed with myeloma. Method A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was adopted to analyse data from interviews with 11 patients diagnosed with myeloma. Findi ... -
Patterns of occupational engagement among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore: An exploratory mixed method study
(SAGE Publications, 2021-05-04)Introduction The aim of this study is to understand the patterns of occupations among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore. The objectives are to describe their occupational engagement using the Activity Card Sort ... -
"Pee-in-a-Pot": acceptability and uptake of on-site chlamydia screening in a student population in the Republic of Ireland
(2010-11)Background:The aim of the study was to explore the acceptability and uptake of on-campus screening using a youth friendly approach in two Third Level higher education institutions (HEIs). This study is part of wider research ... -
People with dementia's perceptions of resilience and the factors that strengthen resilience
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Per pass analysis of acute ischemic stroke clots: impact of stroke etiology on extracted-clot-area and histological composition
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-12-09)Background Initial studies investigating correlations between stroke etiology and clot composition are conflicting and do not account for clot size as determined by area. Radiological studies have shown that cardioembolic ... -
Perceived discrimination in minority and matched non-minority adolescents in Ireland
(Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2021)[No abstract available]