Submissions from 2015
Evaluations of Refraction Competencies of Ophthalmic Technicians in Mozambique., James Loughman, kajal Shah, Kovin Naidoo, and Margarida Chagunda
Barriers to Utilisation of Refractive Services in Mozambique., James Loughman, Stephen Thompson, Carmen Gonzalez-Alvarez, Kovin Naidoo, Farai Chinanayi, and Geoff Harris
Diary of a Cataract Surgeon 2045, Claire E. McDonnell
Recruitment and Selection Strategies in Optometric Education Towards Addressing Human Resource Disparities in Sub-Saharan Africa, Vanessa Moodley, James Loughman, and Kovin S. Naidoo
TrailMaking Test performance Contributes to Subjective Judgment of Visual Efficiency in Older Adults, Annalisa Setti, James Loughman, George Savva, and Rose Anne Kenny
Photonic Hydrogel Sensors, Ali K. Yetisen, Haider Butt, Lisa R Volpatti, Ida Pavlichenko, Matjaž Humar, Sheldon J.J.Kwok Sheldon J.J.Kwok, Heebeom Koo, Ki Su Kim, Izabela Naydenova, Ali Khademhosseini, Sei Kwang Hahnk, and Seok Hyun Yunaf
Submissions from 2014
Using Acrylamide Based Photopolymers for Fabrication of Holographic Optical Elements in Solar Energy Applications, Hoda Akbari, Izabela Naydenova, and Suzanne Martin
Diffractive Optical Elements with a Large Angle of Operation Recorded in Acrylamide Based Photopolymer on Flexible Substrates, Hoda Akbari, Izabela Naydenova, Lina Persechini, Sean Garner, Pat Cimo, and Suzanne Martin
A review of Doppler Ultrasound Quality Assurance Protocols and Test Devices, Jacinta Browne
Getting Started with Research " Beginning: Defining a Research Question and Preparing a Research Plan, Jacinta Browne
Getting Started With Research "Carrying Out Your Research Project", Jacinta Browne
Getting Started with Research " Writing-up the Results of Your Research", Jacinta Browne
Economic Valuation of the Mortality Benefits of a Regulation on SO2 in 20 European Cities, Olivier Chanel, Susann Henschel, Patrick J. Goodman, Antonis Analitis, Richard W. Atkinson, Alain Le Tertre, Ariana Zeka, and Sylivia Medina
An Audit of a Hospital-Based Doppler Ultrasound Quality Control Protocol Using a Commercial String Doppler Phantom, S. Cournane, A. J. Fagan, and Jacinta Browne
The Utility of Deformable Image Registration for Small Artery Visualisation in Contrast-Enhanced Whole Body MR Angiography, Daniel Foley, Jacinta Browne, Xiahai Zhuang, Barry Sheane, Dearbhail O'Driscoll, Daniel Cannon, Niall Sheehy, James Meaney, and Andrew Fagan
Comparison of Colour Duplex Ultrasound with Computed Tomography to Measure the Maximum Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmal Diameter, Patrick J. Goodman, C. Gray, S.A. Badger, M.K. O’Malley, M.K. O’Donohoe, and C.O. McDonnell
Socioeconomic Differentials in the Immediate Mortality Effects of the National Irish Smoking Ban, Patrick J. Goodman, Sericea Stallings-Smith, Ariana Zeka, Z. Kabir, and L. Clancy
Reducing Visual Deficits Caused by Refractive Errors in School and Preschool Children: Results of a Pilot School Program in the Andean Region of Apurimac, Peru, Sergio Latorre-Arteaga, Diana Gil-Gonzalez, Olga Enciso, Aoife Phelan, Angel Garcia-Munoz, and Johannes Kohler
The Influence of Soft Contact Lens Wear and Two Weeks Cessation of Lens Wear on Corneal Curvature, Aoife Lloyd McKernan, Veronica O'Dwyer, and Luisa Simo Mannion
Access to Optometric Education: Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa, James Loughman, V.R. Moodley, Brien Holden, and K. Naidoo
Suitability and Repeatability of a Photostress Recovery Test Device, the Macular Degeneration Detector (MDD-2), for Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy Assessment., James Loughman, Matthew Ratzlaff, Brittany Foerg, and Paul Connell
Supplementation With Three Different Macular Carotenoid Formulations in Patients With Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration., James Loughman, Sarah Sabour-Pickett, Stephen Beatty, Eithne Connolly, Jim Stack, Alan Howard, Ronald Klein, Barbara Klein, Stacy Meuer, Chelsea Myers, Kwadwo Akuffo, and John Nolan
The Development of a Public Optometry System in Mozambique: a Cost Benefit Analysis, James Loughman, Stephen Thompson, Geoff Harris, Luigi Bilotto, Jorge Ferrao, and Kovin Naidoo
Investigation of the Sensitivity to Humidity of an Acrylamide-based Photopolymer Containing N-phenylglycine as a Photoinitiator, Tatsiana Mikulchyk, Suzanne Martin, and Izabela Naydenova
Breast Cancer Detection Using Interferometric MUSIC: Experimental and Numerical Assessment, Giuseppe Ruvio, Raffaele Solimene, Antonio Cuccaro, Domenico Gaetano, Jacinta Browne, and Max Ammann
Antimicrobial Properties of Nano-silver: a Cautionary Approach to Ionic Interference, Kate Sheehy, Alan Casey, Anna Murphy, and Gordon Chambers
Mechanism of Multiple Grating Formation in High-Energy Recording of Holographic Sensors, Ali K. Yetisen, Yunuen Montelongo, Nicholas M. Farandos, Izabela Naydenova, Christopher R. Lowe, and Seok Hyun Yun
Holographic Sensors: Three-Dimensional Analyte-Sensitive Nanostructures and Their Applications, Ali K. Yetisen, Izabela Naydenova, Fernando da Cruz Vasconcellos, Jeffrey Blyth, and Christopher R. R. Lowe
Progress in Zeolite Synthesis Promotes Advanced Applications, Moussa Zaarour, Biao Dong, Izabela Naydenova, Richard Retoux, and Svetlana Mintova
Submissions from 2013
A Comparison of Three Commercially Available Contrast-Detail Phantoms and Evaluation of the Contrast-Detail Performance Under a Range of Instrument Settings, Jacinta Browne, Des Hickey, and Ashling McNabb
A Comparative Cytotoxic Evaluation of Acrylamide and Diacetone Acrylamide to Investigate Their Suitability for Holographic Photopolymer Formulations, Dervil Cody, Alan Casey, Izabela Naydenova, and Emilia Mihaylova
Effect Of Glycerol On A Diacetone Acrylamide-Based Holographic Photopolymer Material, Dervil Cody, Izabela Naydenova, and Emilia Mihaylova
Relationship Between Fear of Falling and Mobility Varies with Visual Function Among Older Adults, Orna Donoghue, Harriet Ryan, Eoin Duggan, Ciaran Finucane, George Sava, Hilary Cronin, James Loughman, and Rose Anne Kenny
Evidence of Lower Macular Pigment Optical Density in Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma, Estera Igras, James Loughman, Matthew Ratzlaff, Ronal O'Caoimh, and Colm O'Brien
Cell Death Pathways in Directly Irradiated Cells and Cells Exposed to Medium from Irradiated Cells, K.K. Jella, Amaya Garcia, Brendan McClean, Hugh Byrne, and Fiona Lyng
Impact of Computer Experience on the Viability and Repeatablity of the Moorfields Motion Displacement Test in a Developing and Underserved African Setting, James Loughman, Carmen Gonzalez Alvarez, Gay Mary Verdon-Roe, Roger Anderson, Ramos Antonio Manuel, and Kovin Naidoo
Suitability and Repeatability of a Photostress Recovery Test Device, the Macular Degeneration Detector (MDD-2), for Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy Assessment, James Loughman, Matthew Ratzlaff, Brittany Foerg, and Paul Connell
Hydroxyl Density Affects the Interaction of Fibrinogen with Silica Nanoparticles at Physiological Concentration, Arianna Marucco, Francesco Turci, Luke O'Neill, Hugh Byrne, Bice Fubini, and Ivana Fenoglio
Humidity and Temperature Effect on Properties of Transmission Gratings Recorded in PVA/AA-Based Photopolymer Layers, Tatsiana Mikulchyk, Suzanne Martin, and Izabela Naydenova
Photopolymer Holographic Optical Elements for Application in Solar Energy Concentrators, Izabela Naydenova, Hoda Akbari, Colin Dalton, Mohamed Yahya, Clinton Pang Tee Wei, Vincent Toal, and Suzanne Martin
Characterization of Polylactic Acid Films for Food Packaging as Affected by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Atmospheric Plasma, Shashi Pankaj, Luke O'Neill, N. Misra, and Paula Bourke
Effect of Alveolar Bone Support on Zygomatic Implants – an FEA Study, Michael Ring, Michael Freedman, and Leo F.A Stassen
Visual Performance in Patients with Neovascular Age Related Macular Degeneration Undergoing Treatment With Intravitreal Ranibizumab, Sarah Sabour-Pickett, James Loughman, John M. Nolan, Jim Stack, Pesudovs Pesudovs, Katherine A. Meagher, and Stephen Beatty
Reductions in Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, and Respiratory Mortality Following the National Irish Smoking Ban: Interruped Time-Series Analysis, Sericea Stallings-Smith, Ariana Zeka, Patrick J. Goodman, Zubair Kabir, and Luke Clancy
The Development of a Public Optometry System in Mozambique: a Cost Benefit Analysis, Stephen Thompson and James Loughman
Submissions from 2012
Modifications of Existing Doppler Ultrasound Test Devices for the Evaluations of Colour Doppler Spatial Resolution, Nisma Arshad and Jacinta Browne
Evaluation of CIRS String Doppler Phantom as a Test Tool for Use in a Doppler Ultrasound Quality Assurance Program, Jacinta Browne, S. Cournane, and Andrew Fagan
Characterisation of the Colour Doppler "Twinkle" Artefact, Deirdre Cassidy, Andrew Fagan, and Jacinta Browne
New Non-Toxic Holographic Photopolymer Material, Dervil Cody, Izabela Naydenova, and Emilia Mihaylova
The Effects of Fatty Desposits on the Accuracy of the Fibroscan Liver Transient Elastography Ultrasound System, S. Cournane, Jacinta Browne, and Andrew Fagan
Review of Ultrasound Elastography Quality Control and Training Test Phantoms, S. Cournane, Andrew Fagan, and Jacinta Browne
Identifying and Localizing Intracellular Nanoparticles Using Raman Spectroscopy, Jennifer Dorney, Franck Bonnier, Amaya Garcia, Alan Casey, Gordon Chambers, and Hugh Byrne
Effect on Diagnostic Image Quality of 3D Warping Registration Algorithms for MR Angiography in the Lower Legs, Andrew Fagan, Daniel Foley, Jacinta Browne, Barry Sheane, Dearbhail O'Driscoll, Niall Sheehy, and James Meaney
The Emerging Role of acyl-CoA Thioesterases and Acyltransferases in Regulating Peroxisomal Lipid Metabolism, Mary Hunt, Marina Siponen, and Stefan Alexson
The Effect of Genetic Background and Dose on Non-Targeted Effects of Radiation, Sarah Irons, Virginia Sierra, Deborah Bowler, Kim Chapman, Stefania MIliti, Fiona Lyng, and Munira Kadhim
Comparative Review of Imaging Methods Used for Diagnosing Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS), Deirdre King, Carmel Moran, and Jacinta Browne
Impact of Macular Pigment on Visual Performance, James Loughman, Peter Davison, John Nolan, and Stephen Beatty
Clinical Applicability of the Macular Degeneration Detection Device (MDD-2): a Novel Photostress Recovery Measurement Device, James Loughman, Ciara Hewitt, Claire Judge, Louise Martin, Claire Moulds, and Peter Davison
The Impact of Macular Pigment Augmentation on Visual Performance Using Different Carotenoid formulations., James Loughman, J M. Nolan, Alan Howard, E Connolly, K Meagher, and S Beatty
A laboratory inter-comparison of the importance of serum serotonin levels in the measurement of a range of radiation-induced bystander effects: Overview of study and results presentation., Fiona Lyng; C. Mothersill; F. Antonelli; V. Dini; M. Kämäräinen,; and B. Schilling-Tóth
Characterisation of the Acoustic Output of Three Sonoporation Drug Delivery Ultrasound Systems Using an Acoustic Radiation Force Balance, Tapihwa Mabvaro and Jacinta Browne
Should Any Workplace be Exempt from Smoke-Free Law: the Irish Experience, M. McCaffrey, Patrick J. Goodman, A. Gavigan, C. Kenny, C. Hogg, L. Byrne, J. McLoughlin, and L. Clancy
Refraction and Prescribing, Claire E. McDonnell
Macular Carotenoid Supplementation in Subjects with Atypical Spatial Profiles of Macular Pigment, John Nolan, Mukunda Akkali, James Loughman, Alan Howard, and Stephen Beatty
Education is Positively Associated with Macular Pigment: the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), John Nolan, Joanne Feeney, Rose Anne Kenny, Hilary Cronin, Claire O'Regan, George Savva, James Loughman, Ciaran Finucane, Eithne Connolly, Katie Meagher, and Stephen Beatty
Kinetic Studies of the Photo-Degradation of Poly Arylene Vinylenes, Luke O'Neill, Patrick Lynch, Niamh McGoldrick, Hugh Byrne, and Mary McNamara
Impaired Cleanance and Enhanced Pulmonary Inflammatory/Fibrotic Response to Carbon Nanotubes in Myeloperoxidase-Deficient Mice, Anna A. Shvedova, Alexandr A. Kapralov, Wei Hong Feng, Elena R. Kisin, Ashley R. Murray, Robert R. Mercer, Claudette M. St. Croix, Megan A. Lang, Simon C. Watkins, Nagarjun V. Konduru, Brett L. Allen, Jennifer Conroy, Gregg P. Kotchey, Bashir M. Mohamed, Aidan Meade, Yuri Volkov, Alexander Star, Bengt Fadeel, and Valerian E. Kagan
Effect of Motion on the ADC Quantification Accuracy of Whole-Body DWIBS, A. Stone, Jacinta Browne, Brian Lennon, James Meaney, and Andrew Fagan
The challenges faced by Portuguese-speaking universities in Africa, Stephen Thompson and Jorge Ferrao
Submissions from 2011
Measured Performance of a 1.72 kW Rooftop Grid Connected Photovoltaic System in Ireland, Lacour Ayompe, Aidan Duffy, Sarah McCormack, and Michael Conlon
Understanding the Molecular Information Contained in Principal Component Analysis of Vibrational Spectra of Biological Systems, Franck Bonnier and Hugh Byrne
In Vitro Analysis of Immersed Human Tissues by Raman Microspectroscopy, Franck Bonnier, A. Mehmood, Peter Knief, Aidan Meade, Helen Lambkin, Kathleen Flynn, V. McDonagh, C. Healy, T. C. Lee, Fiona Lyng, and Hugh Byrne
Nano-Enhanced Food Contact Materials and the In Vitro Toxicity to Human Intestinal Cells of Nano-ZnO at Low Dose, Gordon Chambers, Niall Ó Claonadh, Alan Casey, Clement Higginbotham, Sean Lyons, and Sanchali Mukherjee
Enhanced Quantum Dot Emission for Luminescent Solar Concentrators Using Plasmonic Interaction, Subhash Chandra, Manus Kennedy, John Doran, Sarah McCormack, and A. J. Chatten
Psychophysical Impact and Optical and Morphological Characteristics of Symptomatic Non-Advanced Cataract., S. Charalampidou, J. Nolan, James Loughman, J. Stack, L. Cassidy, and S. Beatty
Prognostic Indicators and Outcome Measures for Surgical Removal of Symptomatic Nonadvanced Cataract, Sofia Charalampidou, James Loughman, John Nolan, Jim Stack, Lorraine Cassidy, Konrad Pesudovs, and Stephen Beatty
Supplementation with All Three Macular Carotenoids: Response, Stability, and Safety, Eithne Connolly, Stephen Beatty, James Loughman, Alan Howard, Michael Louw, and John Nolan
Macular Pigment: Its Associations with Color Discrimination and Matching, Peter Davison, Akkali Makunda, James Loughman, Grainne Scanlon, John Nolan, and Stephen Beatty
Estimation of Effective Lens Position Using a Method Independent of Preoperative Keratometry Readings, I. Dooley, S. Charalampidou, John Nolan, James Loughman, Molly Breen, and Stephen Beatty
In-vitro screening of organotin compounds and sediment extracts for cytotoxicity to fish cells, Michelle Giltrap, Ailbhe Macken, Brendan McHugh, Evin McGovern, Barry Foley, and Maria Davoren
Prevalence of Symptoms of Severe Asthma and Allergies in Irish School Children: An ISAAC Protocol Study, 1995–2007, Patrick J. Goodman, Z. Kabir, P.J. Manning, J. Holohan, and L. Clancy
In-plane Sensitive Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometer using a Diffractive Holographic Optical Element, Raghavendra Jallapuram, Con Healy, Emilia Mihaylova, and Vincent Toal
Water-soluble bis(1,10-phenanthroline) Octanedioate Cu2+ and Mn2+ Complexes with Unprecedented Nano and Picomolar in Vitro Cytotoxicity: Promising Leads for Chemotherapeutic Drug Development, Andrew Kellett, Mark O'Connor, Malachy McCann, Orla Howe, Alan Casey, Pauraic McCarron, Kevin Kavanagh, Mary McNamara, Sean Kennedy, Donald May, Philip Skell, Denis O'Shea, and Michael Devereux
Water-soluble CuII and MnII bis-phenanthroline octanedioate complexes with unprecedented nano and picomolar in vitro cytotoxicity as promising leads for chemotherapeutic drug development, Andrew Kellett, Mark O'Connor, Malachy McCann, Orla L. Howe, Alan Casey, Pauric McCarron, Kevin Kavanagh, Mary McNamara, Sean Kennedy, Donald D. May, Philip S. Skell, Denis O'Shea, and Michael Devereux
Comparative Imaging Study in Ultrasound MRI, CT and DSA using a Multi-Modality Renal Artery Phantom, Deirdre King, Andrew Fagan, Carmel Moran, and Jacinta Browne
Comparative Imaging Study in Ultrasound, MRI, CT and DSA Using a Multi-Modality Renal Artery Phantom, Deirdre King, Andrew Fagan, Carmel Moran, and Jacinta Browne
Development of a Vessel Mimicking Material for use in Anatomically Realistic Doppler Flow Phantoms, Deirdre King, Carmel Moran, John McNamara, Andrew Fagan, and Jacinta Browne
Soft Contact Lens-Induced Corneal Warpage, Aoife Lloyd McKernan, Luisa Simo Mannion, and Linda Moore
Online AMD Research Study for Optometrists: Current Practice in the Republic of Ireland and UK, James Loughman, John Nolan, James Stack, and Stephen Beatty
An Evaluation of a Novel Instrument for Measuring Macular Pigment Optical Density: the MPS 9000, James Loughman, Grainne Scanlon, John Nolan, Veronica O'Dwyer, and Stephen Beatty
Nanozeolites Doped Photopolymer Layers with Reduced Shrinkage, Mohesh Moothanchery, Izabela Naydenova, Svetlana Mintova, and Vincent Toal
Studies of Shrinkage as a Result of Holographic Recording in Acrylamide Based Photopolymer Film, Mohesh Moothanchery, Izabela Naydenova, and Vincent Toal
Study of the Shrinkage Caused by Holographic Grating Formation in Acrylamide Based Photopolymer Film, Mohesh Moothanchery, Izabela Naydenova, and Vincent Toal
Comparison of Subcellular Responses for the Evaluation and Prediction of the Chemotherapeutic Response to Cisplatin in Lung Adenocarcinoma using Raman Spectroscopy, Haq Nawaz, Franck Bonnier, Aidan Meade, Fiona Lyng, and Hugh Byrne
The Impact of Macular Pigment Augmentation on Visual Performance in Normal Subjects: COMPASS, John Nolan, James Loughman, Akkali Makunda, Jim Stack, Grainne Scanlon, Peter Davison, and Stephen Beatty
Correlation of p16INK4A Expression and HPV Copy Number with Cellular FTIR Spectroscopic Signatures of Cervical Cancer Cells, Kamila Ostrowska, Amaya Garcia, Aidan Meade, Alison Malkin, Ifeoluwapo Okewumi, John O’Leary, Cara Martin, Hugh Byrne, and Fiona Lyng
Increased Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in Tobacco Plants Expressing a Barley Cell Wall Peroxidase, Philippe Pringuet, Norman McMillan, Greg Doyle, Stephen Smith, and Sebastian Riedel
Transparent Patch Antenna on a-Si Thin Film Glass Solar Module, Maria Roo Ons, S. Shynu, Max Ammann, Sarah McCormack, and Brian Norton
A Review of the Evidence Germane to the Putative Protective Role of the Macular Carotenoids for Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Sarah Sabour-Pickett, John Nolan, James Loughman, and Stephen Beatty
Preparation and Characterization of a Composite of Gold Nanoparticles and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Its Potential for Heterogeneous Catalysis, Anne Shanahan, James Sullivan, Mary McNamara, and Hugh Byrne