Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology: Midwest: Recent submissions
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The luck of the Irish… what are the chances of that? Irish Credit Union Prize Draw Misappropriation and Mismanagement
(Radical Statistics Group, 2018)The collapse of the Irish economy in 2008-2009, which ultimately resulted in a bail-out of the Irish Government by the Troika of the European Union (EU), the European Central Bank (ECB), and the International Monetary Fund ... -
Lies, Damned Lies, Metrics & Semantics: Exploring definitions of the end of Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) & their implications
(Radical Statistics Group, 2019)Many a statistic is false on its face. It gets by only because the magic of numbers brings about a suspension of common sense. Leprosy (also known as Hansen’s Disease), is an infectious disease that is both potentially ... -
Tobacco at Irish Funerals: the final nail in the coffin
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2021-08-03)Tobacco control in Ireland remains an issue of high priority for the Irish Government. The Irish State is committed to the denormalisation of tobacco in Irish Society. Tobacco and alcohol have both featured strongly at ... -
Leukocyte and Platelet-Rich Fibrin (LPRF) Therapy & Leprosy: the Need for Caution and Research Among Marginalised Groups in Low Resource Settings
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2023-03-15)This paper discusses the potential of Leukocyte and Platelet-Rich Fibrin Therapy (LPRF) to help treat ulcers and skin damage associated with leprosy. It warns that although LPRF may be a valuable and cost-effective treatment, ... -
Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease): the WHO, Courage, and the Myth of ‘Elimination’
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2020-01-14)Despite a significant decrease in the prevalence of Leprosy since the introduction of Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT) in the 1980s, it remains a scourge. Unfortunately the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the disease ... -
Ireland, the 2020 Tokyo olympics, guinness, and the imagine one world kimono project
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2021-02-12)A spin-off event building on the global focus on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the production of 213 kimonos as part of Imagine One World’s Kimono Project. Problematically, the kimono produced for Ireland features both ... -
Feigning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Through Health-Washing: Gambling Industry Conflicts of Interest in Health Service Provision and Training in Ireland
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2022-08-30)The gambling industry in Ireland, and elsewhere continues to grow. Evidence of the nature and extent of the gambling problem in Ireland has started to emerge. In order to better understand the machinations, tactics and ... -
EU Mandated Anti-Smoking Warnings in Belgium: Language Issues and Moving Beyond a ”one size fits all”
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2019-08-04)Combined health warnings on tobacco packaging are commonplace amongst EU countries in 2018. This letter briefly describes some of the challenges that bi-and tri-lingual countries, such as Belgium, may face in the years to come. -
Combatting the Big Tobacco Hydra in Sport: Another Case of Alibi Marketing Through False Flag Advertising
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2019-12)There are ongoing covert tactics being employed by Big Tobacco to contravene bans on advertising of tobacco products in an increasingly regulated environment. The power of alibi marketing should not be diminished with ... -
Cybersecurity, Ransomware Attacks and Health: Exploring the Public Health Implications of the Recent Cyberattack on Ireland’s Health Service
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2021-06)In May 2021, Ireland's state healthcare system, the Health Services Executive, was the subject of a devastating ransomware attack called Conti. The malware uses a number of sophisticated tools and has effectively caused ... -
An Examination of Portrayals of Smoking in Noir Graphic/ Comic Novels
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2022-12)Global mortality from tobacco related diseases continues to rise. Most smokers start smoking in adolescence and early adulthood. Graphic novels have a particular appeal to this age group, and are increasingly read by ... -
Anti-tobacco text warnings in Italy: Geography, language and South Tyrol
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Easter Eggs & ‘Easter Eggs’: Alcohol Branded Chocolate Eggs & Intoxigenic Environments in Ireland
(The Netherlands Press, 2021)Alcohol branded Easter Eggs were observed in a mainstream Irish supermarket. The Public Health (Alcohol) Act, 2018 fails to deal with such child-friendly marketing. An amendment to the current legislation to counter this ... -
The Athena SWAN Process to Promote Gender Equity in Third-Level Education in Ireland
(The Netherlands Press, 2021-10-12)Introduction: Sexism and misogyny remains an ongoing threat to optimal health and medical services. An important factor in health and medical services is the education and training pipeline into these careers. A substantial ... -
Condemning the War in Ukraine & the Need for Peace
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An examination of the diversity of beer and cider products sold in Irish supermarkets in the context of health promotion advice
(Jacobs Verlag, 2022-07-11)Aim: Current health promotion advice relating to the consumption of beer and cider in Ireland is very firmly based on nominal pints and half pints of beer. This study sought to determine if the assumed alcohol strength ... -
Commentary on: Predatory publishing; pressures, promotions and perils
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Geography, global pandemics & air travel: Faster, fuller, further & more frequent
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Identification of Nanoparticle Properties for Optimal Drug Delivery across a Physiological Cell Barrier
(MDPI, 2023)Nanoparticles (NPs) represent an attractive strategy to overcome difficulties associated with the delivery of therapeutics. Knowing the optimal properties of NPs to address these issues could allow for improved in vivo ...
