Administrative Staff Authors (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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Nanotechnologies for the study of the central nervous system
(2014)Description of novel nanotechnologies to deliver a translational bridge between basic and clinical neuroscience research. • Evaluation of novel in vitro and in vivo nanodiagnostic tools for neuroimaging and the ... -
Molybdenum disulfide/pyrolytic carbon hybrid electrodes for scalable hydrogen evolution.
(2014)The electrochemical generation of hydrogen fuel via the proton reduction in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) in aqueous media is currently dependent on the use expensive noble metal catalysts for which alternatives ... -
'Introduction: A new look at grandparenting'
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'Grandparental agency after adult children's divorce
(Policy Press, 2012)This chapter focuses on grandparenting in families where members of the middle generation have divorced or separated. Grandparents’ roles in divorced and separated families range from intensive co-parenting to situations ... -
Evidence for model-based computations in the human amygdala during Pavlovian conditioning.
(2013)Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have been widely explored as potential technologies for information systems and medical applications. The impact of SWCNTs on human health is of prime concern, if SWCNTs have a future ... -
Modelling probabilistic wireless networks
(2013)We propose a process calculus to model high level wireless systems, where the topology of a network is described by a digraph. The calculus enjoys features which are proper of wireless networks, namely broadcast communication ... -
Sub-15nm silicon lines fabrication via PS-b-PDMS block copolymer lithography
(Hindawi Publishing Corp., 2013)This paper describes the fabrication of nanodimensioned silicon structures on silicon wafers from thin films of a poly(styrene)-block-poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PS-b-PDMS) block copolymer (BCP) precursor self-assembling into ... -
Policy implementation and financial incentives for nurses in South Africa: a case study on the occupation specific dispensation
(2013)Background: In 2007, the South African government introduced the occupation-specific dispensation (OSD), a financial incentive strategy, to attract, motivate, and retain health professionals in the public sector. Implementation ... -
Divorce and Intergenerational Support: Comparing the Perceptions of Divorced Adults and Their Parents
(2012)Many studies have indicated that intergenerational support may be required when people separate from their spouse. However, the difference between the younger and older generation's experience of such intergenerational ... -
Consumption of care and intergenerational relations in the Irish context
(2014)An ageing demographic and changing family practices in Western societies raise the question as to what kind of care landscape will emerge. An Irish study explores practices, experiences and meanings of relations between ... -
Sustainability of the Nordic model in the face of population ageing
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Life-long singlehood: Intersections of the past and the present
(2014)This paper examines life-long singlehood and its ramifications in old age among women and men in Ireland. During the life-time of the 26 research participants, Ireland shifted from the Western European marriage pattern, ... -
Women (re-)negotiating care across family generations: Intersections of gender and socioeconomic status
(2014)Changing Generations, a study of intergenerational relations in Ireland undertaken between 2011 and 2013 by the Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre (SPARC), Trinity College, Dublin, and the Irish Centre for Social ... -
Early-life circumstances and later-life loneliness in Ireland
(2014)Purpose of the Study: This article examines the impact of early- and later-life circumstances on loneliness among people aged 65+ in Ireland. Design and Methods: Data are from the first wave of the Irish Longitudinal Study ... -
Grandparenting
(Routledge, 2015)Grandparenting is a dynamic family practice that varies over time and between cultural contexts, and is shaped by material and structural factors such as social class, demographic change, and the welfare state context. ... -
'Emergent Reconstruction' in Grounded Theory: Learning from Team-Based Interview Research
(2015)Constructivist grounded theory (CGT) methods render an interpretive portrayal, a construction of reality, strengthened when the process of construction is acknowledged. An Irish team study uses CGT to explore intergenerational ... -
'Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt': Solidarity between generations in the Irish crisis
(2014)Ireland has gained a reputation for peaceable acceptance of austerity following a European Union/International Monetary Fund bailout in 2010. While proponents of austerity praise Ireland’s stoicism, critics of global ...
