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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 ...
Differences in anthropometric and physical performance characteristics between U17, U19, and Senior Irish female international football players
(SAGE Publications, 2021-04-01)
This study aimed to compare the anthropometric physical performance characteristics of Irish female international footballers at U17, U19, and Senior age groups. Fifty-five (U17, n =24, U19, n =21, Senior, n = 10) female ...
". . . If you're not part of the institution you fall by the wayside": Service providers' perspectives on moving young men from disconnection and isolation to connection and belonging
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
There have been increasing calls for more gender-specific service provision to support young men’s (20-29 years) mental health and well-being. In Ireland, young men are the demographic group that are most likely to die by ...
"If we want to get men in, then we need to ask men what they want": Pathways to effective health programing for men
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
In Ireland, men’s health is becoming a priority. In line with global trends, indicators of poor mental health (including rates of depression and suicide) are increasing alongside rates of unemployment and social isolation. ...
An examination of the association between premature mortality and life expectancy among men in Europe.
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
Background:
A feature of the health of men across Europe is their higher rates of premature mortality and shorter
life expectancy at birth than women. Following the publication of the first State of Men’s Health in Europe ...
Reaching beyond the ‘worried well’: pre-adoption characteristics of participants in ‘Men on the Move’, a community-based physical activity programme
(Oxford University Press, 2019)
Background: Issues surrounding gender and men’s health have become an increasing focus of public health globally. Unhealthy lifestyles and lower engagement in health promotion initiatives contributed to lower life expectancy ...
The effect of by-product inclusion and concentrate feeding rate on milk production and composition, pasture dry matter intake, and nitrogen excretion of mid-late lactation spring-calving cows grazing a perennial ryegrass-based pasture
(American Dairy Science Association, 2019)
Interest is growing in the use of by-products as economical sources of nutrients that complement grazed grass, particularly at times when grass supply is insufficient to meet the nutritional demands of lactating dairy ...
The effect of milk on recovery from repeat-sprint cycling in female team-sport athletes
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2017)
The consumption of milk following eccentric exercise attenuates the effects of muscle damage in team-sport athletes. However, participation in team sport involves both concentric–eccentric loading and metabolic stress. ...
Lithium in the natural waters of the South East of Ireland
(MDPI, 2017)
The South East of Ireland (County Carlow) contains a deposit of the valuable lithium-bearing mineral spodumene (LiAl(SiO3)2). This resource has recently attracted interest and abstractive mining in the area is a possibility ...
Milk: An effective recovery drink for female athletes
(MDPI, 2018)
Milk has become a popular post-exercise recovery drink. Yet the evidence for its use in this regard comes from a limited number of investigations utilising very specific exercise protocols, and mostly with male participants. ...