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Growing Older Urbanism: exploring the nexus between ageing, the built environment, and urban ecosystems
(2023)Background: Some of the main urban issues we currently face include ageing popu- lations, the impact of the built environment, and the treatment of urban ecosystems. Yet the dynamic relationships and synergies between ... -
Strengthening Supports for Families Living in International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) in Ireland.
(TUSLA, Children's Rights Alliance, Trinity College Dublin, 2025)Background: Europe is experiencing an unprecedented influx of refugees and currently in Ireland there are 32,623 people living in International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation centres (DCEDIY ... -
Young People's Experiences of Foster Placement Breakdown: A Qualitative Study
(Masters in Applied Social Research, 2013)While there is an expanding body of international literature on the phenomenon of foster care placement breakdown, and its associations with poorer outcomes for children, there is little is known, in Ireland nor internationally, ... -
Emotional well-being.
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2024)Chronic kidney disease (CKD) impacts substantially on morbidity and mortality with an international incidence of 9.1%. It is the 12th leading cause of death globally (Bikbov et al. 2020) and is anticipated to be the 5th ... -
An Evaluation of the Cancer Support Specialist Service in Children's Health Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin, 2024)There has been increasing recognition of the psychological impact of a cancer diagnosis not just on the child, but on the entire family and the wider community. The onset of childhood cancer is sudden and unexpected, ... -
Hate as a Dissonant Emotion
(2024)An exploration focussing on the person who hates: How should we understand the emotion of HATE?, HATE through the lens of COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEORY, Application to reconciliation dialogue -
Evidence to Inform the Development of Guidance for Mental Health Service Providers on the Care and Treatment of LGBTQIA+ Service Users.
(School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., 2024)A significant body of research has consistently demonstrated that LGBTQIA+ people experience a disproportionate burden of mental health difficulties compared to the general population. In Ireland, the largest study of ... -
Learning from the experiences of principals and teachers in special schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during Covid-19. A Report for the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS).
(The Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS), 2023)This all-Ireland small scale research project explored the reflective perspectives of teachers and principals in special school settings on their professional experiences and their pupil’s learning experiences during and ... -
Critical Networks: Embedding Programmes for individuals with Intellectual Impairments in University Contexts in Australia, Chile and Ireland
(2024)This paper focuses on post-secondary programmes for individuals with intellectual impairments within university settings in Chile, Ireland, and Australia. Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is adopted to explain how programmes are ... -
50 years later. What have we learnt after Holmes (1972) and where are we now?
(Taylor & Francis, 2024)This publication is a review of "50 Years Later. What Have We Learnt after Holmes (1972) and Where Are We Now?", a collection of essays edited by Javier Franco Aixelá and Christian Olalla-Soler and published by Universidad ... -
Enhancement of 5-Fluorouracil Drug Delivery in a Graphene Oxide Containing Electrospun Chitosan/PVP Construct
(2024)Electrospun nanofibrous mats, consisting of chitosan (CS) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), were constructed with the addition of graphene oxide (GO) for enhancement of delivery of the 5-Fluorouracil (5-Fu) chemotherapy ... -
Validity of GPS data in driving cycles
(2024)There is continuous research into driving cycles (DCs) as researchers across the globe seek to define driving characteristics, energy consumption, and emissions in a local context. For decades, data collection for the ... -
Patient-derived tau and amyloid-beta facilitate long-term depression in vivo: role of tumor necrosis factor alpha and the integrated stress response
(2024)Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by progressive cognitive decline in older individuals accompanied by the deposition of two pathognomonic proteins amyloid β (Aβ) and tau. It is well documented that synaptotoxic soluble ... -
Cortical Network Activity Predicts IGF-1 Treatment Response in Rett Syndrome
(2019)Background: Rett Syndrome is a neurodevelopment disorder associated with mutations in the gene MECP2, which is involved in the development and function of cortical networks. This dysfunction results in specific ... -
A socio-technical systems analysis of the application of RFID-enabled technology to the transport of precious laboratory samples in a large acute teaching hospital
(2022)The scale and pace of improvement in patient safety in healthcare has been unacceptably slow. A paucity of research into the application of systems-thinking concepts and a failure to appreciate health systems complexity ... -
The vagina problem: a step too far in parent�child sex communication with young children
(2025)Parents describe a want for better sex education for their young children compared to their own myth and silence-led experiences while growing up. However, introducing the vagina has proved a challenging step too far for ...
