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  1. Article: Humans can identify reward-related call types of chickens.

    McGrath, Nicky / Phillips, Clive J C / Burman, Oliver H P / Dwyer, Cathy M / Henning, Joerg

    Royal Society open science

    2024  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 231284

    Abstract: Humans can decode emotional information from vocalizations of animals. However, little is known if these interpretations relate to the ability of humans to identify if calls were made in a rewarded or non-rewarded context. We tested whether humans could ... ...

    Abstract Humans can decode emotional information from vocalizations of animals. However, little is known if these interpretations relate to the ability of humans to identify if calls were made in a rewarded or non-rewarded context. We tested whether humans could identify calls made by chickens (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-03
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2787755-3
    ISSN 2054-5703
    ISSN 2054-5703
    DOI 10.1098/rsos.231284
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  2. Article ; Online: The Social Validity of Behavioral Interventions: Seeking Input from Autistic Adults.

    Baiden, Kaitlynn M P / Williams, Zachary J / Schuck, Rachel K / Dwyer, Patrick / Wang, Mian

    Journal of autism and developmental disorders

    2024  

    Abstract: Many in the autistic community have expressed concerns regarding the use of behavioral interventions with autistic children, suggesting that these interventions may not be socially valid. Though behavioral interventions have evolved to be more ... ...

    Abstract Many in the autistic community have expressed concerns regarding the use of behavioral interventions with autistic children, suggesting that these interventions may not be socially valid. Though behavioral interventions have evolved to be more naturalistic and child-centered, little structured research has been done to explicitly seek autistic perspectives on the acceptability of specific components of behavioral interventions. Autistic adults (N = 235) were recruited online to take the Autism Intervention Attitudes Scale (AIAS), a questionnaire designed to gather feedback on common intervention goals and practices. Results indicate that participants find goals and practices that highlight quality of life, safety, and autistic interactions acceptable, while those that focus on normalization based on neurotypical standards are not. An exploratory graph analysis revealed three communities of goals ("uncontroversial goals", "controversial goals", and "social goals"). Comparison between naturalistic and structured intervention components additionally showed that autistic participants favored naturalistic strategies. These findings are in line with known criticisms of behavioral intervention from autistic adults, but also provide more information on the specific ways in which behavioral interventions can be reformed. This information can guide professionals in the development of appropriate goals and decisions around intervention planning.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391999-7
    ISSN 1573-3432 ; 0162-3257
    ISSN (online) 1573-3432
    ISSN 0162-3257
    DOI 10.1007/s10803-024-06297-3
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  3. Article ; Online: Spatio-temporal evolution of COVID-19 in the Republic of Ireland and the Greater Dublin Area (March to November 2020): A space-time cluster frequency approach.

    Boudou, M / Khandelwal, S / ÓhAiseadha, C / Garvey, P / O'Dwyer, J / Hynds, P

    Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology

    2023  Volume 45, Page(s) 100565

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Ireland/epidemiology ; COVID-19/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-15
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2515896-X
    ISSN 1877-5853 ; 1877-5845
    ISSN (online) 1877-5853
    ISSN 1877-5845
    DOI 10.1016/j.sste.2023.100565
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  4. Article ; Online: Letter to the Editor Re: Evaluation of appendicitis risk prediction model in adults with suspected appendicitis.

    Chew, Cindy / O'Dwyer, P J

    The British journal of surgery

    2021  Volume 108, Issue 4, Page(s) e182

    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Appendectomy ; Appendicitis/diagnosis ; Appendicitis/surgery ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2985-3
    ISSN 1365-2168 ; 0263-1202 ; 0007-1323 ; 1355-7688
    ISSN (online) 1365-2168
    ISSN 0263-1202 ; 0007-1323 ; 1355-7688
    DOI 10.1093/bjs/znab025
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  5. Article ; Online: Private groundwater contamination and risk management: A comparative scoping review of similarities, drivers and challenges across two socio-economically developed regions.

    Mooney, S / Lavallee, S / O'Dwyer, J / Majury, A / O'Neill, E / Hynds, P D

    The Science of the total environment

    2024  Volume 922, Page(s) 171112

    Abstract: Consolidation of multi-domain risk management research is essential for strategies facilitating the concerted government (educational) and population-level (behavioural) actions required to reduce microbial private groundwater contamination. However, few ...

    Abstract Consolidation of multi-domain risk management research is essential for strategies facilitating the concerted government (educational) and population-level (behavioural) actions required to reduce microbial private groundwater contamination. However, few studies to date have synthesised this literature or sought to ascertain the causal generality and extent of supply contamination and preventive responses. In light of the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Ontario's high reliance and research focus on private wells and consequent utility for empirical comparison, a scoping review of pertinent literature (1990-2022) from both regions was undertaken. The SPICE (Setting, Perspective, Intervention, Comparison, Evaluation) method was employed to inform literature searches, with Scopus and Web of Science selected as primary databases for article identification. The review identified 65 relevant articles (Ontario = 34, ROI = 31), with those investigating well user actions (n = 22) and groundwater quality (n = 28) the most frequent. A markedly higher pooled proportion of private supplies in the ROI exhibited microbial contamination (38.3 % vs. 4.1 %), despite interregional similarities in contamination drivers (e.g., weather, physical supply characteristics). While Ontarian well users demonstrated higher rates of historical (≥ 1) and annual well testing (90.6 % vs. 71.1 %; 39.1 % vs. 8.6 %) and higher rates of historical well treatment (42.3 % vs. 24.3 %), interregional levels of general supply knowledge were analogous (70.7 % vs. 71.0 %). Financial cost, organoleptic properties and residence on property during supply construction emerged as predictors of cognition and behaviour in both regions. Review findings suggest broad interregional similarities in drivers of supply contamination and individual-level risk mitigation, indicating that divergence in contamination rates may be attributable to policy discrepancies - particularly well testing incentivisation. The paucity of identified intervention-oriented studies further highlights the importance of renewed research and policy agendas for improved, targeted well user outreach and incentivised, convenience-based services promoting routine supply maintenance.
    MeSH term(s) Water Supply ; Groundwater ; Risk Assessment ; Risk Management ; Ireland ; Water Wells
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-21
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171112
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  6. Article ; Online: Private groundwater management and risk awareness: A cross-sectional analysis of two age-related subsets in the Republic of Ireland.

    Mooney, S / O'Dwyer, J / Hynds, P D

    The Science of the total environment

    2021  Volume 796, Page(s) 148844

    Abstract: ... to report postgraduate educational (p < 0.001). Findings suggest that recent experience ...

    Abstract Risk communication represents the optimal instrument for decreasing the incidence of private groundwater contamination and associated waterborne illnesses. However, despite attempts to promote voluntary well maintenance in high groundwater-reliant regions such as the Republic of Ireland, awareness levels of supply status (e.g. structural integrity) have remained low. As investigations of supply awareness are often thematically narrow and homogeneous with respect to sub-population, revised analyses of awareness among both current and future supply owners (i.e. adults of typical well owner and student age) are necessary. Accordingly, the current study utilised a national survey of well users and an age-based comparison of supply awareness. Awareness was measured among 560 Irish private well users using a multi-domain scoring framework and analysed in conjunction with experiential variables including experience of extreme weather events and previous household infections, and perceived self-efficacy in maintaining supply. Respondents displayed a median overall awareness score of 66.7%, with supply owners (n = 399) and students (n = 161) exhibiting median scores of 75% and 58.3%. Awareness among both combined respondent subsets and well owners was significantly related to gender, well use factors and self-perceived behavioural efficacy while awareness among students was not correlated with any independent variable. Cluster analysis identified three distinct respondent groups characterised by awareness score and gender in both current and future well owner subsets. Male well owners and students displayed higher perceived self-efficacy irrespective of awareness score while female well owners that demonstrated high awareness were significantly more likely to report postgraduate educational (p < 0.001). Findings suggest that recent experience of extreme weather events does not significantly influence supply awareness and mirror previously identified knowledge differences between well owners and young adults. Age, gender, supply use and perceived self-efficacy emerge as recurring focal points and accordingly merit consideration from groundwater and health communication practitioners for future risk interventions.
    MeSH term(s) Cluster Analysis ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Groundwater ; Humans ; Ireland ; Male ; Water Supply ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-16
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148844
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  7. Article ; Online: Long term outcome and elasticity of a polyester mesh used for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.

    O'Dwyer, P J / Chew, C / Qandeel, H

    Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery

    2021  Volume 26, Issue 2, Page(s) 489–493

    Abstract: Background: Repair of a ventral hernia is increasingly being performed by a laparoscopic approach despite lack of good long term follow up data on outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine the long term performance of a polyester mesh and to assess ...

    Abstract Background: Repair of a ventral hernia is increasingly being performed by a laparoscopic approach despite lack of good long term follow up data on outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine the long term performance of a polyester mesh and to assess its elastic properties in patients undergoing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
    Methods: All patients being assessed for a ventral hernia repair between August 2011 and November 2013 were placed on a prospective database. Those undergoing laparoscopic repair with a polyester mesh were seen at clinic at one month and one year, while their electronic records were assessed at 34 months (range 24-48 months) and 104 months (range 92-116 months). In addition, CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis performed for any reason on these patients during the follow up period were reviewed by a consultant gastrointestinal radiologist. Mechanical failure testing of the mesh was also performed.
    Results: Thirty-two of the 100 patients assessed for ventral hernia repair had a laparoscopic repair with a polyester mesh. Nineteen (59%) had CT scans performed during the follow-up period. No recurrence was recorded at 34 months, while three (9.4%) had a recurrence at 104 months. Two had central breakdown of the mesh at 81 and 90 months, while 1 presented acutely at 116 months after operation. Mesh had stretched across the defect by an average of 21% (range 5.7-40%) in nine patients. Mechanical testing showed that this mesh lost its elasticity at low forces ranging between 1.8 and 3.2 N/cm.
    Conclusion: This study shows that late recurrence is a problem following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with polyester mesh. The mesh loses it elasticity at a low force. This combined with degradation of mesh seems the most likely cause of failure. This is unlikely to be a unique problem of polyester mesh and further long-term studies are required to better assess this operative approach to ventral hernia repair.
    MeSH term(s) Elasticity ; Hernia, Ventral/surgery ; Herniorrhaphy/adverse effects ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Surgical Mesh ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-23
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1388125-5
    ISSN 1248-9204 ; 1265-4906
    ISSN (online) 1248-9204
    ISSN 1265-4906
    DOI 10.1007/s10029-021-02486-6
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  8. Article ; Online: Extensive pneumatosis intestinalis and portal venous gas mimicking mesenteric ischaemia in a patient with SARS-CoV-2.

    Kielty, J / Duggan, W P / O'Dwyer, M

    Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

    2020  Volume 102, Issue 6, Page(s) e145–e147

    Abstract: We present the case of a critically ill 47-year-old man diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) who developed extensive pneumatosis intestinalis and portal venous gas in conjunction with an acute abdomen during the recovery phase of his acute lung injury. A ...

    Abstract We present the case of a critically ill 47-year-old man diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) who developed extensive pneumatosis intestinalis and portal venous gas in conjunction with an acute abdomen during the recovery phase of his acute lung injury. A non-surgical conservative approach was taken as the definitive surgical procedure; a complete small-bowel resection was deemed to be associated with an unacceptably high long-term morbidity. However, repeat computed tomography four days later showed complete resolution of the original computed tomography findings. Pneumatosis intestinalis from non-ischaemic origins has been described in association with norovirus and cytomegalovirus. To our knowledge, this is the first time that this has been described in COVID-19.
    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/complications ; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Coronavirus Infections/therapy ; Coronavirus Infections/virology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Embolism, Air/complications ; Embolism, Air/diagnosis ; Humans ; Intestines/diagnostic imaging ; Intestines/pathology ; Lung/diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Mesenteric Ischemia/diagnosis ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics ; Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis/complications ; Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis/diagnosis ; Pneumonia, Viral/complications ; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis ; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy ; Pneumonia, Viral/virology ; Portal Vein/diagnostic imaging ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Remission, Spontaneous ; Respiration, Artificial ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80044-2
    ISSN 1478-7083 ; 0035-8843
    ISSN (online) 1478-7083
    ISSN 0035-8843
    DOI 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0145
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  9. Article ; Online: Social Validity of Pivotal Response Treatment for Young Autistic Children: Perspectives of Autistic Adults.

    Schuck, Rachel K / Dwyer, Patrick / Baiden, Kaitlynn M P / Williams, Zachary J / Wang, Mian

    Journal of autism and developmental disorders

    2022  Volume 54, Issue 2, Page(s) 423–441

    Abstract: The social validity of autism behavioral intervention has been questioned. Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs) attempt to address some concerns, but it is unclear whether autistic people consider NDBIs socially valid. Social ... ...

    Abstract The social validity of autism behavioral intervention has been questioned. Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs) attempt to address some concerns, but it is unclear whether autistic people consider NDBIs socially valid. Social validity of an NDBI, Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), was investigated through autistic adults commenting on videos of autistic children receiving PRT. Qualitative coding of responses generated three themes: respect for individuals; assessment of intervention implementation; and socioemotional considerations. Although video brevity limits the scope of the present study's conclusions, participants highlighted PRT components that appeared socially valid (e.g., reinforcing attempts, following the child's lead) and aspects appearing invalid (e.g., overemphasis on spoken language). Therefore, adjustments appear necessary for PRT to be fully acceptable to the autistic community.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Adult ; Humans ; Autistic Disorder/therapy ; Autistic Disorder/psychology ; Autism Spectrum Disorder/therapy ; Behavior Therapy/methods ; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391999-7
    ISSN 1573-3432 ; 0162-3257
    ISSN (online) 1573-3432
    ISSN 0162-3257
    DOI 10.1007/s10803-022-05808-4
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  10. Article ; Online: Private groundwater contamination and extreme weather events: The role of demographics, experience and cognitive factors on risk perceptions of Irish private well users.

    Mooney, S / O'Dwyer, J / Lavallee, S / Hynds, P D

    The Science of the total environment

    2021  Volume 784, Page(s) 147118

    Abstract: ... a significant relationship with gender (p = 0.017) and event experience (p < 0.001), with female respondents and ... additionally mediated by perceived self-efficacy in undertaking supply maintenance (p = 0.001), as well users ...

    Abstract Extreme weather events (EWEs) may significantly increase pathogenic contamination of private (unregulated) groundwater supplies. However, due to the paucity of protective guidance, private well users may be ill-equipped to undertake adaptive actions. With rising instances of waterborne illness documented in groundwater-dependent, developed regions such as the Republic of Ireland, a better understanding of well user risk perceptions pertaining to EWEs is required to establish appropriate educational interventions. To this end, the current study employed an online and physical questionnaire to identify current risk perceptions and correspondent predictors among Irish private well users concerning extreme weather. Respondents were elicited via purposive sampling, with 515 private well users elucidating perceived supply contamination risk in the wake of five EWEs between the years 2013-2018 including drought and pluvial flooding. A novel scoring protocol was devised to quantify overall risk perception (i.e. perceived likelihood, severity and consequences) of extreme weather impacts. Overall risk perception of EWEs was found to demonstrate a significant relationship with gender (p = 0.017) and event experience (p < 0.001), with female respondents and those reporting prior event experience exhibiting higher median risk perception scores. Risk perception was additionally mediated by perceived self-efficacy in undertaking supply maintenance (p = 0.001), as well users citing confidence in ability scored significantly lower than those citing no confidence. Two-step cluster analysis identified three distinct respondent subsets based on risk perception of EWEs (high, moderate and low perception), with female respondents and those with a third-level education significantly more likely to fall within the high perception cluster. Study findings affirm that certain demographic, experiential and cognitive factors exert a significant influence on private well user risk perceptions of EWE impacts and highlight potential focal points for future educational interventions seeking to reduce the risk of human infection associated with groundwater and extreme weather.
    MeSH term(s) Climate Change ; Cognition ; Demography ; Extreme Weather ; Groundwater ; Humans ; Ireland ; Perception ; Water Supply
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-16
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147118
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