Administrative Staff Authors : Recent submissions
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Policy Coherence for Development (PCD): The State of Play in Ireland
(Institute for International Integration Studies, 2009)This report is the first systematic assessment of policy coherence for development (PCD) across Irish Government departments. Our objectives were as follows: ? To create an inventory of policy areas where Irish government ... -
Quarterly Economic Commentary, Autumn 2011
(ESRI, 2011)The situation in the international economy has deteriorated in recent months. The eurozone debt crisis has not been resolved, rather it has spread, and now two major economies, France and Italy, are pursuing restrictive ... -
Computer-based psychological treatments for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2012)The aim of the paper was to systematically review the literature on computer-based psychological treatments for depression and conduct a meta-analysis of the RCT studies, including examining variables which may effect ... -
Annual Report on Migration and International Protection Statistics for Ireland: 2009
(Report prepared for the European Commission Directorate-General Home Affairs & published by the ESRI, 2011)This report provides an analysis of statistics relating to migration and international protection in Ireland and is the seventh in the current series. It aims to describe statistical trends on migration, international ... -
Annual Policy Report on Migration and Asylum 2010: Ireland (December 2011)
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Households and Family Structures in Ireland
(ESRI, 2011)This is the second of two reports on the structure of families in Ireland based primarily on a detailed analysis of census data. Both reports uncover new findings on evolving family structures and aim to shed light on the ... -
The Potential for Segmentation of the Retail Market for Electricity in Ireland
(ESRI, 2012-04-26)We estimate the gross margin that is earned from the supply of electricity to households in Ireland. Using half hourly electricity demand data, the system marginal price (also called the wholesale price) and the retail ... -
International Migration in Ireland, 2011
(2012)This is the Irish report to the OECD Continuous Reporting System on Migration (SOPEMI). The principal reference year is 2010. -
Offshoring, Inward Investment and Export Performance in Ireland
(ESRI, 2012-03-28)Ireland is one of the most FDI-intensive economies in the OECD and is a significant export platform for both manufacturing and internationally traded services. This chapter provides case studies of three of the most important ... -
Literacy, Numeracy and Activation among the Unemployed
(ESRI, 13/06/2012)Literacy and numeracy are key factors shaping individual life chances and their impact is particularly critical in the labour market. Large-scale sweeping changes in the organisation of work, including the shift from ... -
Attitudes to Family Formation in Ireland: findings from the Nationwide Study
(Family Support Agency and Social Attitude and Policy Research Group, Trinity College, 2011)Research is a key responsibility for the Family Support Agency in developing its clearly defined role in the area of family services and policy. Knowing the extent and nature of the shifts in family life is vital if we ... -
Guidelines for Nursing Homes delivering End-of-Life Care to Residents with Dementia across the island of Ireland
(2012)Purpose ? This study aims to contribute to improving quality of life for people with end stage dementia living in residential care settings by investigating the experiences of elderly spouses whose relatives died with ... -
Using support vector machines with multiple indices of diffusion for automated classification of mild cognitive impairment.
(2012)Few studies have looked at the potential of using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in conjunction with machine learning algorithms in order to automate the classification of healthy older subjects and subjects with mild ... -
Recent developments of functional magnetic resonance imaging research for drug development in Alzheimer's disease
(2011)The objective of this review is to evaluate recent advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research in Alzheimer's disease for the development of therapeutic agents. The basic building block underpinning ... -
Further reading [ a selective bibliography of Irish Crime Writing 1829-2010 ]
(Liberties Press, 2011)The following list does not pretend to determine the `best of?? Irish crime writing. Instead, it offers a conspectus of Irish authors of crime fiction, writing in English and Irish, from the mid-nineteenth century to the ... -
Mechanical characterisation of a customised decellularized scaffold for vascular tissue engineering
(Elsevier, 2012)Several challenges persist when attempting to utilise decellularized tissue as a scaffold for vascular tissue engineering. Namely: poor cell infiltration/migration, excessive culture times associated with repopulating the ... -
Creating Excellence in Dementia Care
(2012)The estimated cost of formal and informal care for dementia worldwide is currently in excess of 600 billion dollars accounting for 1% of the world?s gross domestic product. This cost, which will grow substantially in the ... -
'He really leant on me a lot': Parents' Perspectives on the Provision of Support to Divorced and Separated Adult Children in Ireland
(Sage, 2011)The literature on intergenerational transfers and divorce has paid little attention to the experiences of older adults whose son or daughter has divorced or separated. We conducted 31 qualitative interviews to explore ... -
Workplace Equality in the Recession? The Incidence and Impact of Equality Policies and Flexible Working
(The Equality Authority and the ESRI, 2011)In the context of the current labour market crisis in Ireland, this report investigates the incidence and impact of equality policies and flexible working arrangements for those who are in employment. An equality policy ... -
Migrants, Minorities, Mismatch? Skill Mismatch among Migrants and Ethnic Minorities in Europe
(Publications Office of the European Union, 2011-10-18)With Europe slowly but steadily exiting from the economic crisis, long-term trends such as skill upgrading and population ageing, and their implications for the availability and demand for skills, are returning to the ...
