Browsing Articles - Department of Applied Social Sciences by Author "Houghton, Frank"
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The Athena SWAN Process to Promote Gender Equity in Third-Level Education in Ireland
Houghton, Frank (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 ... -
"Blacklists” and “Whitelists”: A salutary warning concerning the prevalence of racist language in discussions of predatory publishing
Houghton, Frank; Houghton, Sharon (Pitt Open Library Publishing, 2018)This commentary addresses the widespread use of racist language in discussions concerning predatory publishing. Examples include terminology such as blacklists, whitelists, and black sheep. The use of such terms does not ... -
A Breath of Fresh Air: The Irish Breathalyser Statistics Debacle
Houghton, Frank (Radical Statistics Group, 2017)It has long been understood that crime statistics are notoriously ‘difficult’ to use and interpret (Coleman, 1996). Deficiencies in reporting are a feature that has been noted internationally (Lynch & Addington, 2007), ... -
Caught in Crossfire: Library "Troubles" in Northern Ireland Exacerbate Ongoing Issues
Houghton, Frank (Journal of Radical Librarianship, 2022-11-11)The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has proposed a reduction in Arts & Humanities degrees in favour of STEMM disciplines. At the same time funding for Libraries in the UK continues to decline annually. This broader ... -
Combatting the Big Tobacco Hydra in Sport: Another Case of Alibi Marketing Through False Flag Advertising
Houghton, Frank; O'Doherty, Diane; Duncan, Bruce; Meaney, Claire (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
Houghton, Frank; Winterburn, Michael (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 ... -
Drawing it Properly: An Examination of Smoking Portrayals in Texts on How to Draw in the Noir Graphic Novel/Comic Book Style
Houghton, Daisy; Houghton, Frank (Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2023-06)Smoking remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Therefore attention must be paid to the manner is which pro-smoking materials may serve to reflect, reinforce and ultimately reproduce smoking behaviours. ... -
An examination of Ireland’s sugar sweetened beverage tax (sugar tax) in practice
Houghton, Frank; Moran Stritch, Jennifer; Nwanze, Loveth (Oxford University Press, 2023-06-20)Background In the face of rising obesity levels, Ireland introduced a sugar sweetened beverage tax (SSBT) in 2018, the scope of which was extended in 2019. To date, there is a dearth of research on the actual impact of ... -
An examination of portrayals of smoking in graphic novels/comic books: A picture is worth a thousand words
Houghton, Daisy; Houghton, Frank (European Publishing, 2020)INTRODUCTION Smoking continues to extract an unacceptably high toll in Ireland in terms of both mortality and morbidity. Therefore, attention needs to focus on examining pro-smoking influences on teenagers and young ... -
An Examination of Portrayals of Smoking in Noir Graphic/ Comic Novels
Houghton, Frank; Houghton, Daisy (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 ... -
An examination of the diversity of beer and cider products sold in Irish supermarkets in the context of health promotion advice
Houghton, Frank; O’Mahony, Cáitlín (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 ... -
Feigning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Through Health-Washing: Gambling Industry Conflicts of Interest in Health Service Provision and Training in Ireland
Houghton, Frank (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 ... -
From therapeutic landscape to therapeutic ‘sensescape’ experiences with nature? A scoping review
Bell, Sarah L.; Hickman, Clare; Houghton, Frank (Elsevier B.V., 2023-01)The therapeutic landscapes literature has evolved considerably since the concept was first proposed to under stand how experiences of health and wellbeing unfold and develop through physical, social and symbolic di mensions ... -
‘Greenwashing’ tobacco products through ecological and social/equity labelling: A potential threat to tobacco control
Houghton, Frank; Houghton, Sharon; O'Doherty, Diane; McInerney, Derek; Duncan, Bruce (European Publishing, 2018)There has been significant growth in ecological/environmental labelling of products and services internationally in recent years. Such efforts have become an integral element of the marketing strategies used by many ... -
Health Care Needs of Iraqi Refugees Presenting to the Kurdish Red Crescent Clinics in the Al Hol Camp During 12 Months of On-going Conflict: A Cross-Sectional Study
Garavan, Karmel Carrie; Van Berlaer, Gerlant; Houghton, Frank; Bery, Sherwan (Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2023-06)The Battle for Mosul began in October 2016 as the world's single largest military operation since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In anticipation of massive displacement of Iraqi refugees, the Al-Hol camp was erected at the ... -
Ireland, the 2020 Tokyo olympics, guinness, and the imagine one world kimono project
Houghton, Frank; Houghton, Daisy (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 ... -
Keep calm and carry on: moral panic, predatory publishers, peer review, and the emperor’s new clothes
Houghton, Frank (Pitt Open Library Publishing, 2022-04-26)The moral panic over the impact of so-called predatory publishers continues unabated. It is important, however, to resist the urge to simply join in this crusade without pausing to examine the assumptions upon which such ... -
Leukocyte and Platelet-Rich Fibrin (LPRF) Therapy & Leprosy: the Need for Caution and Research Among Marginalised Groups in Low Resource Settings
Houghton, Frank; Winterburn, Michael (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, ... -
Lies, Damned Lies, Metrics & Semantics: Exploring definitions of the end of Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) & their implications
Houghton, Frank; Winterburn, Michael (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 ... -
The luck of the Irish… what are the chances of that? Irish Credit Union Prize Draw Misappropriation and Mismanagement
Houghton, Frank (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 ...