Articles - School of Science, ATU Galway City

Incorporation of roe, milt and liver from plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), herring (Clupea harengus) and cod (Gadus morhua) in newly developed seafood Pâtés: Sensory evaluation by teenage consumers in Ireland and their attitudes to seafood

Furey, A.E.; Hoeche, U.; McLaughlin, C.; Noci, F. (Elsevier B.V., 2022-04-07)

Roe, milt and liver of marine fish caught in Irish fisheries are generally discarded at sea or processed on-shore as low-value fishmeal. This study aimed to 1) develop new added-value seafood products using roe, milt and ...

Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy with annular plasmas in vacuo: Stagnation and limits of detection

Delaney, B.; Hayden, P.; Kelly, T.J.; Kennedy, E.T; Costello, J.T. (Elsevier B.V., 2022-04-29)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible improvement of the limit of detection of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy using the stagnation layer formed at the centre of an annular plasma. An axicon was ...

Improved Endurance Running Performance Following Haskap Berry (Lonicera caerulea L.) Ingestion

Howatson, Glyn; Snaith, Gemma C.; Kimble, Rachel; Cowper, Gavin; Keane, Karen K. (MDPI Journals, 2022-02-13)

Background: Food high in (poly)phenolic compounds, such as anthocyanins, have the potential to improve exercise recovery and exercise performance. Haskap berries are rich in anthocyanins, but no research has examined the ...

The Effects of Freeze-Thaw and UVC Radiation on Microbial Survivability in a Selected Mars-like Environment

Keaney, Daniel; Lucey, Brigid; Quinn, Noreen; Finn, Karen (MDPI Journals, 2022-03-07)

The purpose of this study was to determine survivability of Escherichia coli, Deinococcus radiodurans and Paraburkholderia fungorum under Mars-simulated conditions for freeze-thawing (􀀀80 C to +30 C) and UV exposure ...

A physiotherapy-led transition to home intervention for older adults following emergency department discharge: protocol for a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial

Conneely, Mairéad; Leahy, Aoife; O'Connor, Margaret; Barry, Louise; Corey, Gillian; Griffin, Anne; O'Shaughnessy, Íde; O'Carroll, Ida; Leahy, Siobhán; Trepél, Dominic; Ryan, Damian; Robinson, Katie; Galvin, Rose (Springer Nature, 2022-01-03)

BACKGROUND: Older adults frequently attend the emergency department (ED) and experience high rates of adverse outcomes following ED presentation including functional decline, ED re-presentation and unplanned hospital ...

Beetroot juice — a suitable post-marathon metabolic recovery supplement?

Stander, Zinandré; Luies, Laneke; van Reenen, Mari; Howatson, Glyn; Keane, Karen M.; Clifford, Tom; Stevenson, Emma J.; Loots, Du Toit (Springer Nature, 2021-12-03)

BACKGROUND Red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) is a multifunctional functional food that reportedly exhibits potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, vasodilation, and cellular regulatory properties. This vegetable has gained a ...

Competency‐based assessment in nutrition education: A systematic literature review

O'Donovan, Sarah; Palermo, Claire; Ryan, Lisa (Wiley, 2021-09-19)

Background: A suitably prepared and qualified nutrition and dietetics workforce is part of the solution to combating the burden of disease. Competency‐based assessment is a key part of the education of future workforces. ...

Pressure. A Qualitative Analysis of the Perception of Concussion and Injury Risk in Retired Professional Rugby Players

Daly, Ed; White, Adam; Blackett, Alexander D.; Ryan, Lisa (MDPI Journals, 2021-09-21)

This study interviewed retired professional rugby union players (≤10 years since retirement) to discuss their careers in the game of rugby union. The primary aim of the study was to document their understanding of concussion ...

Training Load Monitoring Considerations for Female Gaelic Team Sports: From Theory to Practice

Duggan, John D.; Moody, Jeremy A.; Byrne, Paul J.; Cooper, Stephen-Mark; Ryan, Lisa (MDPI Journals, 2021-06-05)

Athlete monitoring enables sports science practitioners to collect information to determine how athletes respond to training loads (TL) and the demands of competition. To date, recommendations for females are often adapted ...

Misdiagnosis of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review of the Inﬂuence of Sampling and Clinical Detection Methods

Keaney, Daniel; Whelan, Shane; Finn, Karen; Lucey, Brigid (MDPI Journals, 2021-05-25)

SARS-CoV-2 infection has generated the biggest pandemic since the influenza outbreak of 1918–1919. One clear difference between these pandemics has been the ability to test for the presence of the virus or for evidence of ...

Microplastics in the marine environment: Sources, Impacts & Recommendations

Frias, Joao; Nash, Roisin; Pagter, Elena; Stothra Bhashyam, Sindhura; Malcolm, Deegan (Resear@THEA GMIT, 2021-05-27)

Plastic pollution in the marine environment has been consistently reported since the late 1960s, however, recent evidence of global widespread microplastic pollution has led to an exponential increase in both research and ...

Evaluation of Measured Resting Metabolic Rate for Dietary Prescription in Ageing Adults with Overweight and Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease

Cooney, Ciara; Daly, Ed; McDonagh, Maria; Ryan, Lisa (MDPI, 2021-04-08)

The primary objective of this study was to compare weight changes in two groups of ageing Irish adults with overweight and adiposity-based chronic disease: participants who had dietary energy requirements prescribed on the ...

Management of high nature value farmland in the Republic of Ireland: 25 years evolving toward locally adapted results-orientated solutions and payments

Moran, James; Byrne, Dolores; Carlier, Julian; Dunford, Brendan; Finn, John A.; Ó hUallacháin, Daire; Sullivan, Caroline A. (Ecology and Society, 2021)

The effective conservation of high nature value farmland (HNV) will be crucial for the conservation of European and Irish biodiversity, and to meet the growing demand for a wide range of private and public goods and services ...