469 research outputs found
Supplemental material for A quasi-experimental evaluation of an intervention to increase palliative medicine referral in the emergency department
No full textSupplemental Material for A quasi-experimental evaluation of an intervention to increase palliative medicine referral in the emergency department by Eoin Tiernan, John Ryan, Mary Casey, Aine Hale, Valerie O’Reilly, Millie Devenish, Barbara Whyte, Siobhan Hollingsworth, Olga Price, Ian Callanan, Declan Walsh, Charles Normand and Peter May in Journal of Health Services Research & Policy</p
JD Power Center Washington Semester Program: Honoring Seniors and Award Winners
No full textWashington Semester Program: Honoring Seniors and Award WinnersFaculty Mentors: Chris Murray & Maryanne Finn Mattison Albano \u2725 Catherine Backfisch \u2725 Owen Boxer \u2725 Bailey Burke \u2725 Ross Comcowich \u2725 Lydon Cooney \u2725 Kathryn Fargione \u2725 Joseph Lucas \u2725 Kay McNamara \u2725 Maile Sit \u2725 Nathaniel Snyder \u2725 Noah Sullivan \u2725 Juan Trillo \u2725 Olivia Wahl \u2725 Carlin Whalen \u2725 Claire Wolf \u2725 Shaunice Afriyieb \u2725 Zachary Barney \u2725 Madeline Bogdjalian \u2725 Audrey Bruno \u2725 Thomas Cacace \u2725 John Canty \u2725 Ryan Carter \u2725 Elisabeth Chace \u2724 Elizabeth Desilva \u2725 Caitlin Desmond \u2725 Timothy Gage \u2725 Catherine Pellini \u2725 Tyler Peterson \u2725 Edwin Ryan \u2725 Declan Spellman \u2725 Abigail Santo \u272
Age-Related Differences in Objectively Measuring Population-Specific Physical Activity Intensity and Sedentary Behaviour
Full text linkThe modulatory effects of sedentary behaviour and physical activity on older adults’ cardiovascular/metabolic profiles
Full text linkCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the greatest cause of mortality, after cancer, in older adults (>60 years). CVD risk can be modulated by sedentary behaviour (SB) and physical activity (PA) however, research examining the effect of SB and PA on older adults’ cardiovascular/metabolic profile is lacking. This thesis aimed to address this gap in the literature. Ninety-three independently living older adults wore a thigh-mounted triaxial accelerometer for 7 consecutive days to assess habitual SB and PA engagement and patterns. Fasting blood samples to assess seven cardiometabolic marker concentrations and ultrasound to assess vascular structure and function were conducted. Engagement in light intensity PA (LIPA) decreased popliteal intima-media thickness (IMT) and further ageing of popliteal IMT. Replacing one hour of SB with LIPA decreased carotid artery diameter. Replacing an hour of any SB or PA with moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA, ≥10 mins bouts) reduced triglyceride concentration. Those with a ‘low’ triglyceride and ‘high’ lipoprotein lipase concentration engaged in 48% and 11% more MVPA (≥10 mins bouts) than the entire sample population, respectively. Patterns of SB, specifically W50% was associated with an increase in popliteal IMT and resting heart rate. Furthermore, participants with a ‘high’ procollagen 3 N-terminal peptide concentration had a larger W50% than the ‘low’ group. For SB, patterns of engagement appeared to be better predictors of older adults’ cardiovascular/metabolic status than total engagement time. LIPA is suggested to be a useful replacer of SB time due to their high co-dependence. MVPA (≥10 min bouts) engagement, which is already recommended in government PA policies, was a strong mediator of cardiometabolic markers. Overall, this thesis suggested that government PA policies should also include objective recommendations for SB and LIPA, as the entire intensity spectrum of SB and PA affected older adults’ cardiovascular/metabolic profile
Comparing patterns of sedentary behaviour and physical activity accumulation between Sedentary, Ambulator, and Active Couch Potato older adults
Full text linkAge-Related Differences in Objectively Measuring Population-Specific Physical Activity Intensity and Sedentary Behaviour
Full text linkComparing patterns of sedentary behaviour and physical activity accumulation between Sedentary, Ambulator, and Active Couch Potato older adults
Full text linkBOOK REVIEW: DECLAN KIBERD AND P. J. MATTHEWS (EDS.), HANDBOOK OF THE IRISH REVIVAL. “AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH CULTURAL AND POLITICAL WRITINGS 1891-1922”, DUBLIN: ABBEY THEATRE PRESS, 2015, 505 P.
No full textPublished as an inaugural volume by Abbey Theatre Press in 2015, Handbook of the Irish Literary Revival offers a comprehensive anthology of seminal texts produced in one of the most prolific and meaningful periods in Ireland’s history: the Irish Revival. This period spanned three decades, from the late nineteenth century to the early 1920s (1891 marking the death of Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Irish National Movement, and 1922 signalling the establishment of the Irish Free State), when a generation of artists and thinkers returned to Ireland’s past in an effort to project a future for their nation amidst the other European countries. Sparked by questions about the availability of these essential documents, raised during The Theatre of Memory Symposium held in 2014, the collection of manifestos, poems, pamphlets, newspapers articles, commentaries, letters and fictional extracts that capture the ethos of those decades is co-edited by Declan Kiberd, Professor of Modern Irish and English Literature at the University of Notre Dame, author of groundbreaking studies such as Inventing Ireland: The Literature of the Modern Nation (1995) and, most recently, After Ireland: Writing the Nation from Beckett to the Present (2018), and P. J. Matthews, Associate Professor at University College Dublin, editor of The Cambridge Companion to John Millington Synge (2009)
Digressions in Deep Time : Ecocritical Approaches to Literature and the Arts
No full text“Deep time” is a term which attempts to capture temporal scales far beyond human comprehension. These are stretches of time epitomised by geological and cosmic scale processes, vast enough to make the entirety of human existence appear as little more than a footnote. The past few years have seen a boom in texts dedicated to the study of deep time, extending across a broad range of disciplines which fall markedly outside of its geological roots. These studies are unified by two ideas in particular: that deep time thinking and ecocriticism should be considered in conjunction, and that literature and the arts play a vital role in fostering a deep time awareness. Digressions in Deep Time is the first collection of essays which considers the multifarious representations of deep time across literature and the arts, assembling the work of a wide range of prominent scholars whose research frequently engages with temporality and ecocriticism. Featured contributions include work by the Pulitzer-prize winning author John McPhee, who popularised the term deep time in the late seventies, as well as chapters by Richard Irvine (author of An Anthropology of Deep Time), Benjamin Morgan (author of The Outward Mind) and Andrew Tate (author of Apocalyptic Fiction)
Natural history and familial relationships of infant spilling to 9 years of age
No full text© American Academy of PediatricsObjectives. To determine the natural history of infant spilling (regurgitation/vomiting) during the first 2 years of life and to determine the relationship between infant spilling and gastroesophageal reflux (GER) symptoms at 9 years of age. Methods. A prospective birth cohort was followed with daily symptom diaries during the first 2 years of life and reviewed at 9 years of age (range: 8–11 years). The prevalence of infant spilling during the first 2 years of life, the prevalence of GER symptoms between 8 and 11 years of age (mean age: 9.7 years), relative risk of infant spilling predisposing to GER symptoms at 9 years of age, and prevalence of maternal GER symptoms and relationship with infant spilling and GER at 9 years of age were measured. Results. A total of 693 children who represented 83% of an original sample of 836 children and were followed for 2 years from birth with daily symptom diaries were contacted at 9 (8–11) years of age. Spilling of most feeds each day was common in infancy and reached a peak prevalence of 41% between 3 and 4 months of age and thereafter declined to 90 days) are more likely to have GER symptoms at 9 years of age. In addition, a maternal history of GER was significantly related both to infant spilling and to GER at 9 years, suggesting that a genetic component may be involved. Physicians should consider studying children with a history of frequent infant spilling to determine whether this group is at increased risk for GER disease.A. James Martin, Nicole Pratt, J. Declan Kennedy, Philip Ryan, Richard E. Ruffin, Helen Miles and John Marle
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