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Chapter and Conference Paper
Flow Field Characteristics of Particle-Laden Swirling Jets
Particle-laden turbulent jets have various engineering applications such as effluent discharge, wastewater disposal, and marine bed cap**. The flow field of particle-laden swirling jets im**ed into stagnan...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Experimental Study of Sand-Water Coaxial Jets with Low Velocity Ratio
A series of detailed laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of low-velocity ratios on the particle dynamics in vertically discharged sand-water coaxial jets in stagnant water. The core...
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Article
Outcomes from a community-based hypertension educational programme: the West of Ireland Hypertension study
Hypertension is a leading modifiable risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease. Research indicates a growing prevalence of hypertension among adults worldwide, with accompanying low levels of patient kn...
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Article
Infants with head injuries—do all need hospital admission?
Head injury in a young infant is a common presentation in paediatric emergency departments and clinicians often admit these young infants (less than 12 months of age) for further neuro-observation due to lack ...
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Article
Renal nerve stimulation for treatment of neurocardiogenic syncope: a review from perspective of commercialization potential
A strong evidence of outcomes for vasovagal syncope is not easily identified. It would seem reasonable that the proposed Mayo Clinic technology would be reserved for cases with severe recurrent or refractory s...
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Article
An updated review of cardiac devices in heart failure
Heart failure has the highest rates of adult hospitalisations, the highest mortality rates and significant costs associated with its care. The cost of heart failure is expected continue to grow on a global sca...
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Article
High-performance transparent ultraviolet photodetector based on thermally reduced graphene oxide and ZnO thin films
A transparent planar electrode from thermally reduced graphene oxide (TRGO) incorporated with a photoconductive thin film of zinc oxide (ZnO) was successfully employed in a visible-blind ultraviolet (UV) photo...
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Article
A flexible electrode based on recycled paper pulp and reduced graphene oxide composite
In this work, a facile and scalable method to produce cellulose based flexible electrodes is introduced. Composite paper electrodes from recycled paper pulp and graphene oxide (GO) were fabricated by solvent c...
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Article
Highly conductive reduced graphene oxide transparent ultrathin film through joule-heat induced direct reduction
Graphene, an outstanding material with remarkable electrical, mechanical and thermal properties, has found tremendous potential in electronic devices. Here we report the direct and irreversible reduction of gr...
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Article
Growth and nutritional risk in children with developmental delay
Nutritional risk impacts outcome in developmental delay. The main objectives were to identify the incidence and factors contributing to growth faltering.
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Article
Emergency review clinic: impact on paediatric admissions
Inappropriate or unnecessary paediatric inpatient admissions are sometimes unavoidable but are costly and increase pressure on services. Various measures, including paediatric observation units, have been unde...
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Article
Integrated synthesis and surface passivation of ZnO nanoparticles to enhance UV spectrum selectivity
A novel, simple and effective surface passivation technique is introduced to enhance UV spectrum selectivity of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs). The technique which exploits an absorbed layer of dimethylformamide, ena...
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Article
The effect of renal sympathetic denervation on nocturnal dip** in patients with resistant hypertension; observational data from a tertiary referral centre in the Republic of Ireland
Renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) is an emerging device based treatment for patients with resistant hypertension. Nocturnal dip** (ND) is defined as a decrease in BP of 10–20 % during sleep, and has been s...
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Article
Lifestyle risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetic risk in a sedentary occupational group: the Galway taxi driver study
Taxi drivers are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), something which persists after correcting for the overrepresentation of traditional risk factors for CVD in this cohort. The contribution of ...
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Article
Unexplained developmental delay/learning disability: guidelines for best practice protocol for first line assessment and genetic/metabolic/radiological investigations
Investigation of patients, particularly children, with unexplained global developmental delay (GDD)/learning disability (LD) has been challenging due to a lack of clear guidance from specialised centres. Limit...
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Article
Design, development and microwave inter-comparison of dual slot antenna configurations for localized hepatic tumor management
Slot antennas are generally preferred for localized liver cancer treatment modalities due to desired radiation characteristics. An iterative thermal/microwave numerical routine is used to analyze regular and m...
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Article
Facile synthesis of polyaniline nanofibers in supercritical CO2 with high yield
Interfacial polymerization of aniline in a mixture of supercritical CO2 and water has been used to produce polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers. Ammonium persulfate was used as oxidizing agent. No surfactant or template...
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Article
A Computational Test-Bed to Assess Coronary Stent Implantation Mechanics Using a Population-Specific Approach
The implantation behaviour of coronary stents is of great interest to clinicians and engineers alike as in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a critical issue with the community. ISR is hypothesized to occur for r...
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Article
Antimicrobial prescribing for general dental practitioners
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Article
Gene-eluting stents: non-viral, liposome-based gene delivery of eNOS to the blood vessel wall in vivo results in enhanced endothelialization but does not reduce restenosis in a hypercholesterolemic model
Although successful, drug-eluting stents require significant periods of dual anti-platelet therapy with a persistent risk of late stent thrombosis due to inhibition of re-endothelialization. Endothelial regene...
