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Isabella Freijah, Federica Castellana, Maureen Alkema, Amina Bašić, Suzanne Babich AbstractBackground: Global prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity (COO) have reached epidemic proportions, with Ireland experiencing a two-fold increase since the 1990s. This trend is attributed to a multifaceted and persistent obesogenic environment in which dietary patterns of children are significantly shaped by pervasive and

Supporting Healthier Futures: Strengthening Ireland’s Strategy on Childhood Overweight and Obesity with the WHO Nutrient Profile Model Read More »

Anila Lika, Iris  Mone, Irena Korita, Alma  Barbullushi AbstractAim: To evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of immature-to-total neutrophils ratio in sepsis diagnosis, differentiating from the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), and also to compare it with other established predictive markers of sepsis. Methods: This study included 188 patients (67, or ≈36% females) admitted at the University

Diagnostic Value of Immature-to-Total Neutrophils (I/T) Ratio in Sepsis Read More »

Michaela Cooley, Jennifer Moran Stritch AbstractTraditional approaches to suicide research often emphasise individual pathology, reinforcing conventional medical and religious narratives. Critical suicidology challenges these approaches, advocating for diverse voices and qualitative methodologies that consult and include first-person experiences. Transdisciplinary approaches can deconstruct habitual tendences that lean toward clinical and statistical analyses, and in doing so

Escaping the Echo Chamber: The Night Method and the Role of Disruptive Research in Suicide Studies Read More »