Having experienced the second highest population increase in the European Union, older people in the Republic of Ireland constitute 14% of the population (Central Statistics Office 2012). Older people, adults aged 65 and older, are at disproportionate risk of becoming…

Writing is a mysterious thing. It poses a unique problem set. There are awful barren days and agonising troughs when nothing flows. Where despite careful marshalling of evidence or anecdote, the words and necessary vigour, muscle and rhythm of prose…

Nodal status is one of the most important prognostic factors in breast cancer. Established tests such as touch imprint cytology and frozen sections currently used in the intra-operative setting show variations in sensitivity and specificity. This limitation has led to…

BACKGROUND:

: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a modality commonly used in pain management.

OBJECTIVES:

: This study investigated the hypoalgesic effects of alternating-frequency TENS (4 Hz for 3 s/110 Hz for 3 s)…

The paper details a research project undertaken in a higher education institute (HEI) in the UK. The research adopted a case study approach and gathered data through 15 semi-structured interviews. Four key findings are discussed. Major differences in how responsibility…

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Book review, Reviews of Emma Liggins's book on George Gissing and Susan Hamilton's on Frances Power Cobb.

Book reviews, Reviews of Martin Pugh monograph 'The March of the Women: A Revisionist Analysis of the Campaign for Women's Suffrage, 1866–1914' and Patricia Greenwood's 'Connecting Links: The British and American Suffrage Movements, 1900–1914'

Book review, Review of Jane Dowson, 'Women's Poetry of the 1930s: A Critical Anthology'.