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Creating an intergenerational university hub: engaging older and younger users in the shaping of space and place.
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-02)
Intergenerational initiatives in post-secondary settings have demonstrated health and social benefits. However, there is a lack of detail with regard to the process by which such initiatives are conceptualized and the role ...
Older adult insights for age friendly environments, products and service systems
(Loughborough University, 2018-05)
The environments we grow old in present a challenge to be adaptive to our changing needs and limitations. Environments, in the context of this paper, are the spaces, products and product service systems that we engage with, ...
Using the biocheck.ugent™ scoring tool in Irish farrow-to-finish pig farms: assessing biosecurity and its relation to productive performance
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2019-03-01)
Background
Biosecurity is one of the main factors affecting disease occurrence and antimicrobial use, and it is associated with performance in pig production. However, the importance of specific measures could vary depending ...
The design and development of novel cooking and heating products for irish older adults: a real health need
(Common Ground Research Networks, 2011-07-06)
The world’s population is ageing; researchers have an increasingly important role to play
in innovating new products, appliances and services to allow for better everyday living conditions of
this ageing demographic. ...
How design thinking offers strategic value to micro-enterprises
(DRS International, 2018-06-25)
Large organisations use design and design thinking to create value; however, there is
a low awareness and practice of design and design thinking in smaller businesses. 69%
of Irish businesses never use design, or use it ...
A culture of universal empathy in design at the south east technological university carlow.
(Universal Design in Education Conference, 2015-11)
This paper discusses the development of a culture of ‘Universal Empathy’ within Product Design
programmes at the Institute of Technology Carlow. The concept draws from the inclusive, holistic
nature of Universal Design ...
Designing a domestic heating product for older people within the concept of contained living spaces.
(Universitat de Lleida, 2018-07)
QUBIC : exploring the primordial universe with the q&u bolometric interferometer
(MDPI, 2019-01-23)
In this paper, we describe QUBIC, an experiment that will observe the polarized microwave sky with a novel approach, which combines the sensitivity of state-of-the-art bolometric detectors with the systematic effects control ...
Can milk affect recovery from simulated team-sport match play?
(MDPI, 2019-12-31)
This study investigated the effects of cow’s milk on recovery from repeated simulated team games (STGs) in females. Twenty female team-sport athletes completed an STG circuit (2x ~ 30 min, with 10 min ‘half-time’). Measures ...
Reliability and validity of a new eccentric hamstring strength measurement device
(Elsevier Inc, 2019-11-22)
Objective
To investigate the reliability and establish validity of a new eccentric hamstring strength measurement device.
Design
A randomized double-crossover trial with intraclass correlation coefficients to analyze ...