Search Results - "O'Connor, Laura"
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Persistent fatigue following SARS-CoV-2 infection is common and independent of severity of initial infection
Published in PloS one (09-11-2020)“…Fatigue is a common symptom in those presenting with symptomatic COVID-19 infection. However, it is unknown if COVID-19 results in persistent fatigue in those…”
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Swallowing after total laryngectomy surgery: where are we after 150 years?
Published in Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery (01-06-2024)“…Purpose of review Recent findings Dysphagia is a common sequela following total laryngectomy surgery; however, there is significant variability in its…”
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Dietary dairy product intake and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective study using dietary data from a 7-day food diary
Published in Diabetologia (01-05-2014)“…Aim/hypothesis The aim of this study was to investigate the association between total and types of dairy product intake and risk of developing incident type 2…”
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Fake it ’til you make it and other mantras to completing a practice-led/-based/with PhD
Published in Alphaville (01-07-2019)“…Defining the boundaries of practice-based and practice-led PhD programmes is often confusing. Undoubtedly, doctoral programmes are challenging, and feelings of…”
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Derivation and Validation of a Total Fruit and Vegetable Intake Prediction Model to Identify Targets for Biomarker Discovery Using the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey
Published in The Journal of nutrition (01-04-2021)“…Dietary assessments in research and clinical settings are largely reliant on self-reported questionnaires. It is acknowledged that these are subject to…”
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Public Reporting of Adverse Events From Long-Term Care Facilities for Older Persons and People With Disability in Ireland 2013-2019: Development of an Openly Accessible Database and Descriptive Analyses
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-08-2022)“…To describe the development of an analyzable database of statutory notifications received from long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and to describe trends in…”
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Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice and incidence of type 2 diabetes: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimation of population attributable fraction
Published in British journal of sports medicine (01-04-2016)“…To examine the prospective associations between consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice with type 2…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and perceived behavioral modification of chiropractic students returning to clinical training in South Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in The Journal of chiropractic education (01-03-2023)“…The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19 and perceived behavioral modification of South African chiropractic…”
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Dietary energy density: estimates, trends and dietary determinants for a nationally representative sample of the Irish population (aged 5–90 years)
Published in British journal of nutrition (14-01-2015)“…Higher dietary energy density (DED) has been reported to be associated with weight gain, obesity and poorer dietary quality, yet nationally representative…”
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Myasthenia Gravis and Physical Exercise: A Novel Paradigm
Published in Frontiers in neurology (29-07-2020)“…The benefits of physical exercise for healthy individuals are well-established, particularly in relation to reducing the risks of chronic lifestyle related…”
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MRI sequence optimisation methods to identify cranial nerve course for radiotherapy planning
Published in Journal of medical radiation sciences (01-12-2023)“…Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is being increasingly used to improve radiation therapy planning by allowing visualisation of organs at risk that…”
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Acceptability and feasibility of a short-term group therapy for people with borderline personality disorder symptoms
Published in Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (01-08-2024)“…Objective This study evaluated the acceptance, feasibility and safety of a short-term group program for adults (18 years and older) and youth (16 to 18 years)…”
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Viscous Aqueous Gel Illustrating Natural Anatomy: The VAGINA method in gynaecological MRI simulation
Published in Journal of medical radiation sciences (01-03-2024)“…Accurately defining gross tumour volume (GTV) and organs at risk (OAR) is key to successful radiation therapy (RT) treatment outcomes for patients with…”
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Investigating the effectiveness of an online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention versus a waiting list control condition on pain interference and quality of life in adults with chronic pain and multimorbidity: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Published in BMJ open (01-05-2019)“…IntroductionMultimorbidity refers to the presence of two or more chronic health conditions within one person, where no one condition is primary. Research…”
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Bulk Anatomical Density Based Dose Calculation for Patient-Specific Quality Assurance of MRI-Only Prostate Radiotherapy
Published in Frontiers in oncology (02-10-2019)“…Prostate cancer treatment planning can be performed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) only with sCT scans. However, sCT scans are computer generated from…”
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Determinants of regulatory compliance in health and social care services: a systematic review protocol
Published in HRB open research (2021)“…Background: The delivery of high quality health and social care services is a fundamental goal for health systems worldwide. Identifying the determinants of…”
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Cone beam computed tomography image guidance within a magnetic resonance imaging-only planning workflow
Published in Physics and imaging in radiation oncology (01-07-2023)“…[Display omitted] •Magnetic Resonance Imaging-only workflow raises image guidance challenges.•Traditionally Computed Tomography is utilized for radiotherapy…”
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What influences a person’s willingness to share health information for both direct care and uses beyond direct care? Findings from a focus group study in Ireland
Published in HRB open research (01-10-2022)“…Background: The sharing of health information is invaluable for direct care provision and reasons beyond direct care, such as for health services management…”
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Circulating soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, soluble endoglin and placental growth factor during pregnancy in normotensive women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Published in African health sciences (01-06-2019)“…Abstract Background: Based on the increased pre-eclampsia and HIV antenatal incidence in South Africa, we determined the angiogenic profiles due to its…”
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Optimisation and validation of an integrated magnetic resonance imaging-only radiotherapy planning solution
Published in Physics and imaging in radiation oncology (01-10-2021)“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-only treatment planning is gaining in popularity in radiation oncology, with various methods available to generate a synthetic…”
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