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Pain and function in the runner a ten (din) uous link
(MDPI, 2020)
A male runner (30 years old; 10-km time: 33 min, 46 s) had been running with suspected insertional Achilles tendinopathy (AT) for similar to 2 years when the pain reached a threshold that prevented running. Diagnostic ...
Microfluidics in haemostasis: A review
(MDPI, 2020)
Haemostatic disorders are both complex and costly in relation to both their treatment and subsequent management. As leading causes of mortality worldwide, there is an ever-increasing drive to improve the diagnosis and ...
An examination of social media as a customer engagement tool for visitor attractions
(Institute of Technology Carlow, 2020)
Since its development, social media has been a constantly changing phenomenon. Social media, in simple terms can be defined as an online platform that facilitates online communication, networking, and/or collaboration. The ...
The Internet in East Africa: a mixed methods study
(East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation, 2020)
East Africa was the last major area of the world to gain access to the Internet when submarine fibre-optic cables landed at Mombasa, Kenya and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania in 2009. The region previously relied on satellite ...
Flow-field and performance study of coaxial supersonic nozzles operating in hypersonic environment
(Praise Worthy Prize, 2020)
The integration of multiple propulsion systems in a coaxial configuration is one of the challenges to realize hypersonic passenger transportation. This study is an attempt to understand the performance of two co-axial jets ...
Optochemical detection strategies for heavy metals in water
(Institute of Technology Carlow, 2020-11)
Groundwater contamination by toxic heavy metals is a serious global issue, therefore, there is an increasing demand for fast, portable and reliable on site monitoring methods for heavy metals in water. Conventional laboratory ...
Mapping vegetation communities inside wetlands using Sentinel-2 imagery in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2020)
Wetlands provide habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal species and contribute significantly to overall biodiversity in Ireland. Despite these known ecosystem services, the total wetland area in Ireland has reduced ...
Effect of an Alltech soil health product on entomopathogenic nematodes, root-knot nematodes and on the growth of tomato plants in the greenhouse
(The Society of Nematologists, 2020-03-19)
An organic product that consists of proprietary blend of fermentation and plant extracts with micronutrients (ACS 5075, Alltech®, Inc., Nicholasville, KY USA) was evaluated against four strains of entomopathogenic nematodes ...
Enabling models of Internet eXchange Points for developing contexts
(Elsevier, 2020-10-24)
In 2009, fibre-optic cables landed on the East coast of Africa, the last major area of the world to be connected to the Internet triggering a decade of Internet development (Graham et al., 2015). During the same period, ...
Maximum ball in play demands for sub-elite Rugby Union referees in domestic club rugby
(Universidad de Alicante, 2020)
Purpose: Rugby union referee research has reported the game demands for whole game averages and comparisons between each half and 10 minute periods. No study has reported the movement game demands for the maximum ball in ...