University College Dublin

Sustainable Laboratories with Green Flow Chemistry and Novak’s Meaningful Learning

Abstract As flow chemistry emerges as a pivotal technology for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), integrating it into the undergraduate curriculum requires an understanding of the total student experience. This study applies Novak’s theory of meaningful learning to e...

Rapid arc-ophiolite formation during the Grampian-Taconic event: evolution of the Tyrone Igneous Complex, Northern Ireland

The Grampian-Taconic event of the broader Caledonian-Appalachian orogenic cycle records the accretion of oceanic tracts, arc terranes and microcontinental blocks the Laurentian margin during the early Palaeozoic. We present new field constraints, whole rock geochemistry, Sm-Nd is...

Investigation of leptospirosis as a cause of abortion in cattle and sheep in the Republic of Ireland

Abstract Background Sheep and cattle are considered maintenance hosts for Leptospira interrogans serovar Hardjo-prajitno and Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Hardjo-bovis in Ireland, where the disease is endemic in these species. The infection can lead to impaired fertility, abo...

Walking for Chronic Pain: Why It Matters, What We Know and How to Get Started: A Position Paper From the European Pain Federation ( EFIC ) ‘On The Move’ Task Force

ABSTRACT Background Physical activity is a cornerstone of chronic pain management. However, translating general recommendations into practical, clinically meaningful guidance for people living with chronic pain and their healthcare providers remains challenging. Walking represent...

Self-Adaptive Learning Using Test Case Selection in Grammatical Evolution for the Automatic Design of Digital Circuits

In today’s digital age, the demand for increasingly complex digital circuits spans applications ranging from watches to spacecraft. To meet this demand, circuit design automation using Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a key solution due to manual processes’ time-consum...

Neural Network‐Based Runtime Monitoring and Control for Unknown Nonlinear Systems

ABSTRACT Real‐time system monitoring and stabilization become especially challenging when the system dynamics are unknown. This article introduces a novel design for monitoring and stabilizing unknown nonlinear systems with measurement noise. The design utilizes a generic modelli...

High-Resolution Taxonomic Assessment Using PacBio 16S rRNA Sequencing of Farm Animal Slurry, Broiler Waste and Anaerobically Digested Wastewater Treatment Sludge and Description of Soil Microbiota

The application of organic wastes as fertilisers is important for sustainable agriculture, provided that resulting changes in microbial communities do not disrupt nutrient cycling or soil fertility. To the authors’ knowledge, this study was the first to use PacBio 16S rRNA sequen...

Reaction‐Gated Transient Permeability in Ductile Shear Zones

Abstract Ductile shear zones act as transient pathways for crustal fluids, yet the conditions under which their connected porosity becomes sufficient to conduct are not well constrained. We present a porosity balance in which connected porosity evolves under three competing proce...

Interdisciplinary Team Working in Neuro-Rehabilitation: Co-Design of Model and Competency Framework

Background A core component of the Managed Clinical Rehabilitation Network (MCRN) Neuro-Rehabilitation model of care being rolled out across Ireland is the interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach to Neuro-Rehabilitation service delivery, yet no formal and standardised guidance exis...

Manufacturing Paradigm III—From Conception to the Academic Frontier

The theory of the “three paradigms of manufacturing development” is derived from a systematic analysis of the evolution of manufacturing precision and controllable feature size. It posits that Manufacturing Paradigm III is grounded in quantum theory as its new theoretical foundat...

Do Respondents’ Commitments Improve Data Quality in Opt-in Online Surveys? An International Experiment on Participants’ Attentiveness, Cheating, Satisficing, and Skipping

Online surveys are increasingly the norm in public opinion research. Self-administered internet surveys present opportunities, but also specific risks for data quality. In search of solutions, scholars are returning to commitment as one way of encouraging participants to provide...

Children as Experts in Research and Assessment Design: A Participatory Approach to Evaluating Children and Young People’s Legal Capability

This paper reports on a co-design process adopted with children and young people when developing a situational judgement test (SJT) for use in a project that aimed to develop children’s legal capability via game-based learning. This paper details how children and young people’s e...

Tracing dementia: Reminiscence therapy in and from place

Across different disciplines, there has been increasing interest in the relationships between early-stage dementia, place and different forms of treatment. Reminiscence therapy has demonstrated benefits in stalling the progression of dementia, especially in its early-stage, and w...

Shear behaviour of roll-formed aluminium channels with web holes considering shear span aspect ratio of 2.0

Roll-formed aluminium (RFA) channel sections are widely used as structural components in corrosive and high-moisture environments, where web holes are often required for service integration. When the available web depth is limited, elongated web holes are generally preferred over...

Statistical quality in RCTs of technology-based rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: A CHAMP-Based Meta-Research Study

STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional meta-research study. OBJECTIVES: Technology-based rehabilitation (TBR) is increasingly used in spinal cord injury (SCI), with a growing number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating its effectiveness. However, inadequate statistical report...

Gas absorption of soft X-rays strongly impacts the redshift distribution of dark Fast X-ray Transients

Abstract The progenitors of many Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) and those of γ-ray bursts (GRBs) are strongly linked. Given that ”dark” GRBs are typically found to be events suffering from enhanced extinction in the host galaxy, we investigate the nature of ”dark” FXTs. However, un...

Interaction of walking activity and long-term air pollution on exacerbation rate in COPD

Background Regular walking activity can improve the prognosis in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, its benefit may be reduced when living in highly polluted areas. Aim To assess the combined effects of walking activity and air pollution on the rat...

Validity and reliability of the pica, ARFID and rumination disorder interview- ARFID questionnaire (PARDI-AR-Q) in Turkish adults

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is increasingly recognized as a clinically significant eating disorder across the lifespan, yet psychometrically validated assessment tools in non-English-speaking adult populations remain scarce. The Pica, ARFID and Rumination Di...

Fates of residual nitrate under reductive soil disinfestation with different schemes

Intensive vegetable cultivation has caused severe nitrate (NO 3 − -N) accumulation and associated environmental issues. Reductive soil disinfestation (RSD), originally developed for suppressing soil-borne diseases, has proven effective in removing residual NO 3 − -N of topsoil at...

International Protocol for the Study of Amorphous Charred Objects in Archaeology (IPSACO 1.0)

Abstract Archaeobotanists around the world increasingly recognise that, alongside commonly studied materials such as seeds, fruits, wood charcoal, and chaff, archaeobotanical samples also contain fragments of carbonised organic (and sometimes inorganic) matter that vary in shape...