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A feasibility study of an exercise intervention to educate and promote health and well-being among medical students: the ‘MED-WELL’ programme

BMC Medical Education, 2020
Background Medical School programme workloads challenge the physical and mental health of students particularly in compressed graduate entry programmes.
Aubree Worobetz, Petrus J. Retief, Sinead Loughran, Jane Walsh, Monica Casey, Peter Hayes, Enrique García Bengoechea, Andrew O’Regan, Catherine Woods, Dervla Kelly, Raymond O. Connor, Deirdre Mc Grath, Liam G. Glynn   +12 more
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What effect do point of care fees have on childhood consultations in general practice?

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background General practice (GP) has historically been central to the prevention and treatment of childhood illnesses. In Ireland, this role has recently expanded with the introduction of free GP care for children aged under six years in 2015.
Andrew O’Regan, Walter Cullen, Clodagh O’Gorman, Louise Hickey, Eimear O’Neill, Jane O’Doherty, Ailish Hannigan   +6 more
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The impact of a student-led anti-racism programme on medical students’ perceptions and awareness of racial bias in medicine and confidence to advocate against racism

Medical Education Online, 2023
Introduction Systemic racism impacts personal and community health; however, education regarding its role in perpetuating healthcare inequity remains limited in medical curricula.
Thérése M. Lynn, Katrina A. D’urzo, Oluwarotimi Vaughan-Ogunlusi, Kathryn Wiesendanger, Sarah Colbert-Kaip, Austin Capcara, Sarah Chen, Seamus Sreenan, Marian P. Brennan   +8 more
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E-learning for chest x-ray interpretation improves medical student skills and confidence levels

BMC Medical Education, 2018
Background Radiology is an important aspect of medicine to which medical students often do not receive sufficient exposure. The aim of this project was to determine whether the integration of an innovative e-learning module on chest x-ray interpretation ...
S. Wentzell, L. Moran, J. Dobranowski, A. Levinson, A. Hannigan, C. P. Dunne, D. McGrath   +6 more
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Exploring medical students’ perceptions of the challenges and benefits of volunteering in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives In March 2020, the WHO declared SARS-CoV-2 a pandemic. Hospitals across the world faced staff, bed and supply shortages, with some European hospitals calling on medical students to fill the staffing gaps.
Seamus Sreenan, Arnold Hill, Aliya Ali, Marita Staunton, Adam Quinn, Gordon Treacy, Patrick Kennelly, Marian Brennan   +7 more
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Design and development of the apply force tester based on pneumatic servo control

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2015
Based on the requirement of compression and tension test in toy safety standard, combined with the PLC technology, taken pneumatic servo system to design and develop the automatic apply force tester and realized to precise control of the force and ...
Xu Xiaoguang, Li Xu, Liu Binbin, Zhang Bin, Yin Lijuan   +4 more
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A study on the epidemiological characteristics and infectious forecast model of malaria at Guangzhou Airport among Chinese returnees from Africa

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Cross-border malaria transmission in China is a major component of Chinese imported malaria cases. Such cases mostly are travellers returning from malaria endemic countries in Africa.
Hui-ming Wu, Zhi-qiang Fang, Dang Zhao, Yan-ling Chen, Chuan-ge Liu, Xi Liang   +5 more
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Advances and Challenges in Viability Detection of Foodborne Pathogens

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Foodborne outbreaks are a serious public health and food safety concern worldwide. There is a great demand for rapid, sensitive, specific, and accurate methods to detect microbial pathogens in foods. Conventional methods based on cultivation of pathogens
Dexin Zeng, Chen Zi, Yuan Jiang, Yuan Jiang, Feng Xue, Baoguang Li   +5 more
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The University of Limerick Education and Research Network for General Practice (ULEARN-GP): practice characteristics and general practitioner perspectives

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background A well-functioning general practice sector that has a strong research component is recognised as a key foundation of any modern health system.
Andrew O’Regan, Peter Hayes, Ray O’Connor, Monica Casey, Pat O’Dwyer, Aidan Culhane, Patrick O’Donnell, Gary Stack, John Cuddihy, Billy O’Connell, Jerry O’Flynn, Walter Cullen, Jane O’Doherty, Maurice O’Connell, Liam Glynn   +14 more
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The Influence of Form and Rate on the Efficacy of Matrix-Based Fertilizers to Reduce Nutrient Leaching

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2009
We tested the efficacy of matrix-based fertilizers (MBFs) to reduce NO3, NH4, and total phosphorus (TP) leaching compared to Osmocote 14-14-14, a commercial slow release fertilizer (SRF) in greenhouse column studies. The MBFs covered a range of inorganic
James A. Entry, R. E. Sojka
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