April 2020

Publications

• Vincent Cregan, Contact melting of a rectangular block with temperature-dependent properties, International Journal of Thermal Science, Volume 150

 

• Collins Jackson, A. and Seán Lacey, The discrete Fourier transformation for seasonality and anomaly detection of an application to rare data, Data Technologies and Applications, Vol. 54 No. 2, pp. 121-132

March 2020

Publications

• Dromey, L., Ruane, K., Murphy, J.J., O’Rourke, B., and Seán Lacey, A bridge-rehabilitation strategy based on the analysis of a bridge-inspection data set, Infrastructure Asset Management, 7(1), 25-35, 2020.
   

November 2019

Conference Proceedings

• Collins-Jackson A., Seán Lacey, Seasonality and Anomaly Detection in Rare Data Using the Discrete Fourier Transformation, 2019 First International Conference on Digital Data Processing (DDP), London, United Kingdom, 15-17 Nov. 2019

September 2019

Conference Proceedings

• Bolger L.E., Bolger L.A., O’ Neill C., Coughlan E., O’Brien W., Seán Lacey, Burns C., The effectiveness of a school-based intervention on fundamental movement skill proficiency among a cohort of Irish primary school children presented at the I-MDRC and CIAPSE ‘Healthy and Active Children’ Symposium, Verona, Italy, 11-14 Sept 2019.

Presentations

• J.P. McCarthy, The Ergodic Theorem for Random Walks: from Finite Groups, to Group Algebras, to Finite Quantum Groups, Munster Groups 2019, WIT.

 

June 2019

PUBLICATIONs

• Seán Lacey, Bonnet C., Seamans K., Doolan A. Effect size statistics to inform an exploratory analysis of a double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of Naticol®, specific fish collagen peptides to alleviate symptoms of osteoarthritis in the knee,​  JOJ Case Stud, 10(2): 555783, 2019.
• Justin P.L. McGuinness, Gareth Thomas, Optimisation of wave-power arrays without prescribed geometry over incident wave angle in proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Napoli, Italy.

May 2019

PRESENTATIONS

• J.P. McCarthy, Some Unresolved and Unexplored Aspects of Random Walks on Quantum Groups, Séminaire d’Analyse Fonctionnelle, Laboratoire de Mathématiques de Besançon, Université de Franche-Comté

April 2019

Publications

• Maryna Lishchynska, Catherine Palmer, Julie Crowley, Katie Bullen, Clodagh Carroll, Patricia Cogan, David Goulding,

  Mark Hartnett, J.P. McCarthy, Violeta Morari, Marie Nicholson, Grainne Read, The Transposition Project: origins, context and early findings, MSOR Connections, Vol 17, No 2 (2019)

 

 

Abstract

• O’ Leary M., Rush E., Lacey S., Burns C., Coppinger T., Project Spraoi - Two Year Outcomes of a Whole School Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention, National Institute of Health Sciences Research Volume 8 Issue 2, Spring 2019 (Page 73)

March 2019

Publications

• O’Doherty B., Dorman J., McGrath K., Kelly K., Molony D., Lacey S., Whelan S., Schmid S., Sullivan S. (2019) Improvement in health status with once-daily indacaterol/glycopyrronium 110/50 μg in COPD patients: real-world evidence from an observational study in Ireland​, Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 - ), 10.1007/s11845-019-02001-y 
• Merrotsy A., McCarthy A.L., Flack J., Lacey S., Coppinger T., Project Spraoi: A two year longitudinal study on the effectiveness of a school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention on dietary intake, nutritional knowledge and markers of health of Irish school children, Public Health Nutrition (accepted March 2019)

February 2019

PUBLICATIONS

• J.P. McCarthy, Diaconis--Shahshahani Upper Bound Lemma for Finite Quantum Groups, Fourier Anal Appl, 25, 2463--2491, 2019.

 

January 2019

Publications

• M Dillane, B Tykalewicz, David Goulding, B Garbin, S Barland, B Kelleher, Square wave excitability in quantum dot lasers under optical injection, 

  Optics Letters 44 (2), 347-350, (2019)

 

• O’ Leary M., Coppinger T. , O’Neill C., Seán Lacey., Rush E., Burns C. (in press) Project Spraoi: Two year outcomes of a whole school physical activity and nutrition intervention using the RE-AIM framework, Irish Educational Studies (accepted 03 January 2019);

 

 

December 2018

Publications

• Casey, Deirdre; Carroll, Clodagh; and Crowley, Julie (2018), Rethinking the Mathematics Worksheet in Higher Education: Embracing the Application of Spaced and Interleaved Practice, Irish Journal of Academic Practise: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 2. doi:10.21427/D7Q526
• N Kavanagh, David Goulding, FCG Gunning, Stable injection locking with slotted Fabry–Perot lasers at 2 μm, Journal of Physics: Photonics 1 (1), 015005
• Bolger L.A., Bolger L.E., O’Neill C., Coughlan E., O’Brien W., Seán Lacey, Burns C. (in press) Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency and Health Among a Cohort of Irish Primary School Children Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (accepted 12 December 2018);

November 2018

Publications

• Buckley M., Doolan A., Seán Lacey, Goodbody E., Seamans K.,  Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17648 supplementation has a positive effect on gastrointestinal symptoms of Helicobacter pylori infection: A single-blinded, placebo-controlled study, BMC Nutrition Journal (accepted November 2018).

Presentations

• Declan O'Connor, Moderator, Breakout Session 2: Dairy Markets & Hedging Volatility, EDA Annual Convention, A Green Future for European Dairy.

October 2018

Publications

• O’Meara N., Johnson P., Fitzmaurice O., Seán Lacey (in press), ‘Crossing’ the Equals Sign: Insights into Pre-service Teachers’ Understanding of Linear Equations, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education (CAPJ) (accepted October 2018);

September 2018

Publications

• Loughrey J.,  Donnellan T., Hennessy T., Thorne F., and Declan O'Connor, An evaluation of suitable tools to manage price/income volatility at dairy farm level in Ireland. Report prepared for Dairy Research Ireland, September 2018

Presentations

• Julie O’Donovan, & Catherine Palmer, The Transposition Project

 

August 2018

Publications

• Bolger, L. E., Bolger, L. A., O’ Neill, C., Coughlan, E., O’Brien, W., Seán Lacey, & Burns, C. (in press). The effectiveness of two interventions on fundamental movement skill proficiency among a cohort of Irish primary school children. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. (accepted 5th August)
• McGahan, J., Burns, C., Seán Lacey, Gabbett, T., & O’ Neill, C.  Variation in training load and markers of wellness across a season in an elite Gaelic football team The Journal of Australian Strength & Conditioning (accepted August 2018);

Presentations

• J.P. McCarthy, The Diaconis-Shahshahani Upper Bound Lemma for Finite Quantum Groups, Irish Mathematical Society Meeting 2018, University College Dublin

 

July 2018

Publications

• Bolger, L. E., Bolger, L. A., O’ Neill, C., Coughlan, E., O’Brien, W., Seán Lacey, & Burns, C. (in press). Accuracy of children's perceived skill competence and its association with physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. (accepted 29th July 2018)

• Katie O’Brien, Mooney T, Fitzpatrick P, Sharp L., Screening status, tumour subtype, and breast cancer survival: a national population-based analysis, Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Jul 13.

Conference PRoceedings

• Marie Nicholson, The complexity of Tukey types and cofinal types, CiE (Computability in Europe)

Presentations

• Marie Nicholson, The complexity of Tukey types and cofinal types, CiE (Computability in Europe)

• Katie O'Brien, The burden of HPV related cancer in Ireland, “The Opportunity to Eliminate HPV Cancers” scientific meeting at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, 9/7/2018.

June 2018

Publications

• Merrotsy A., McCarthy A.L., Flack J., Seán Lacey, Coppinger T. Project Spraoi: Dietary Intake, Nutritional Knowledge, Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health Markers of Irish Primary School Children International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition, 2018, 7, 63-73

Conference Proceedings

• Declan O’Connor, DISTANCE OPTIMISATION OF MILK TRANSPORTATION FROM DAIRY FARMS TO A PROCESSOR OVER A NATIONAL ROAD NETWORK, June 2018, Agriculture & Food 2018 - 6th International Conference, Burgas, Bulgaria

 

 

 

 

 

May 2018

Publications

• Breugom AJ, Bastiaannet E, Boelens PG, Van Eycken E, Iversen LH, Martling A, Johansson R, Evans T, Lawton S, Katie O'Brien, Ortiz H., Oncologic treatment strategies and relative survival of patients with stage I-III rectal cancer - A EURECCA international comparison between the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, Spain, and Lithuania, Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 May 26. 

Seminars

• Declan O’Connor: Farmer workshop on risk Management and the role of Excel in farming

April 2018

Seminars

• Declan O’Connor: Farmer information evenings sponsored by Cork County Council

 

March 2018

PUBLICATIONS

• McGahan, J. H., Burns, C., Seán Lacey, Gabbett, T., & O’ Neill, C. Relationship between load and readiness to train in a Gaelic football pre-competition training camp Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning (accepted March 2018)

• D Bergmann, Declan O'Connor, A Thümmel, (2018), An Evaluation of Point and Density Forecasts for Selected EU Farm Gate Milk Prices, International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, Vol. 6, No. 1,  pp. 23-53 

 

February 2018

Publications

• McGahan J., Burns C., Seán Lacey, Gabbett T., O’ Neill C. An investigation in to the positional running demands of elite Gaelic football players: how competition data can inform training practice The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, (accepted February 2018);

• Kelly M, Katie O'Brien, Lucey M, Clough-Gorr K, Hannigan A., Indicators for early assessment of palliative care in lung cancer patients: a population study using linked health data, BMC Palliat Care. 2018;17(1):37. Media Article: Lung cancer diagnosis too late for one in five who die within 30 days of discovery

• D Bergmann, D O'Connor, A Thümmel, (2017) Price and volatility transmission in, and between, skimmed milk powder, livestock feed and oil markets. Outlook on Agriculture, Vol. 46(4) 248–257 DOI: 10.1177/0030727017744928

December 2017

Publications

• O’Leary M., Coppinger T. , O’Neill C., Seán Lacey, Rush E., Burns C., Health-related Measures of 6- and 10-year-old Irish Primary School Children by Sex and School Socio-economic Status, Journal of Health Behavior and Policy Review, 2017

• Hanley JA, Hannigan A, Katie O'Brien, Mortality reductions due to mammography screening: Contemporary population-based data, PLOS ONE. 2017;12(12):e0188947. Media Articles: Mammography screening reduces breast cancer deaths in Ireland, study finds, Mortality rate for breast cancer is 9pc lower among women in eastern region, Breast cancer death rate 9 per cent lower in East of Ireland

• D Bergmann, Declan O'Connor, A Thümmel, (2017) Price and volatility transmission in, and between, skimmed milk powder, livestock feed and oil markets. Outlook on Agriculture, Vol. 46(4) 248–257 DOI: 10.1177/0030727017744928

PRESENTATIONS

• Declan O'Connor, Information meetings with Cork County dairy farmers.

 

• Ali Naeem and K Browne, Inferring Destination from Mobility Data, 25th Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, Dublin Institute of Technology

 

November 2017

PUBLICATIONS

• O’Leary M., Rush E., Seán Lacey, Burns C., Coppinger T., Cardiorespiratory Fitness is Positively Associated with Waist to Height Ratio and School Socio Economic Status in Irish Primary School Aged Children, Journal of Sport and Health Research, November, 2017.

 

October 2017

AWARD

• Dennis Bergmann, past PhD student of Declan O'Connor, awarded EEX Annual Excellence Award.

Publications

• Balfe M, Keohane K, Katie O'Brien, Gooberman-Hill R, Maguire R, Hanly P, O'Sullivan E, Sharp L., In a bad place: Carers of patients with head and neck cancer experiences of travelling for cancer treatment, Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2017; 30:29-34.

September 2017

Publications

• Bolger L., Bolger L., O’Neill C., Coughlan E., O’Brien W., Seán Lacey., Burns C. Age and Sex Differences in Fundamental Movement Skills Among a Cohort of Irish School Children, Journal of Motor Learning and Development, September 2017.

 

August 2017

PUBLICATIONs

• Justin McGuinness & Gareth Thomas, Optimisation of Elementary Arrays of Wave-Power Devices in Irregular Waves, proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, UCC, Cork, Ireland, August 2017.

 

July 2017

Publications

• Justin McGuinness & G Thomas, The Constrained Optimisation of Small Linear Arrays of Heaving Point Absorbers. Part I: The Influence of Spacing. International Journal of Marine Energy, In press (available online as of 18/7/17), 2017.

 

June 2017

Presentations

• Justin McGuinness, UCC School of Mathematical Science Postgraduate Seminar Series, Hydrodynamic Optimisation of an Array of Wave-Power Devices, June 2017.

 

May 2017

Presentations

• J.P. McCarthy, The Diaconis-Shahshahani Upper Bound Lemma for Finite Quantum Groups, Topological Quantum Groups an Harmonic Analysis Workshop, Seoul National University.

• Justin McGuinness, CIT Department of Mathematics Research Seminar, Hydrodynamic Behaviour of an Array of Wave-Power Devices, May 2017.

 

January 2017

Presentations

• Seán Lacey, CIT Department of Mathematics Seminar in Mathematical Transitions from Second to Third Level Workshop, From Marking Leaving Cert papers to Teaching Teachers, January 2017.

 

October 2016

Publications

• Cudmore S., Doolan A., Seán Lacey, Shanahan F. A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study: The effects of a symbiotic, Lepicol®, in Adults with Chronic, Functional Constipation, International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition ISSN: 0963-7486 (Print) 1465-3478 (Online), October 2016.
• D Bergmann, Declan O'Connor, A Thümmel, (2016), An analysis of price and volatility transmission in butter, palm oil and crude oil markets, Agricultural and Food Economics,4:23.

 

September 2016

Presentations

• Julie Crowley, Numbas as an engagement tool for first-year Business Studies students at E-ASSESSMENT IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (EAMS) in Newcastle University September 2016.

 

August 2016

Publications

• Coppinger T., Seán Lacey, O’Neil C., Burns C. ‘Project Spraoi’: A randomized control trial to improve nutrition and physical activity in school children, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications,Volume 3, 15 August 2016, Pages 94–101.

 

July 2016

PUBLICATIONS

• Numbas as an engagement tool for first-year Business Studies students, Deirdre Casey, Tom Carroll (UCC), Julie Crowley (CIT), Kieran Mulchrone (UCC) and Áine Ní Shé (CIT), MSOR Connections Vol15(2), 2017

• Fitzmaurice O. Johnson P., O’Meara N., Seán Lacey, Insights into preservice teachers’ misconceptions of linear equations, Conference: 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education, July 2016.

• Justin McGuinness & G Thomas, Hydrodynamic Optimisation of Small Arrays of Heaving Point Absorbers, J. Ocean Eng. Mar. Energy, 2(4), pp. 439-457, 2016.

 

June 2016

Publications

• Sargent C., O’Mahony J., Seán Lacey, Gebruers C. The Development and Optimisation of a Quantitative Physical Fitness Scoring System for use amongst Naval Service Personnel, International Maritime Health 2016; 67,3:1-8.

 

May 2016

Presentations

• Jule Crowley, Online e-assessment tool Numbas as a tutorial tool at 10th Annual Irish Workshop on Mathematics Learning Support in NUIG May 2016.

 

April 2016

Presentations

• Justin McGuinness, UCC Applied Mathematics Seminar, Hydrodynamic Optimisation of an Array of Wave-Power Devices, April 2016.

January 2016

Presentations

• J.P. McCarthy, CIT Department of Mathematics Spring Seminar Series, The Philosophy of Quantum Groups, January 2016.

October 2015

PUBLICATIONS

• Keane, M., Declan O'Connor, (2015). Agricultural Policy Schemes: European Union's Common Agricultural Policy, Reference Module in Food Sciences, Elsevier, pp. 1–6.
• D Bergmann, Declan O'Connor, A Thümmel , (2015), Seasonal and cyclical behaviour of farm gate milk prices, British Food Journal, Vol. 117 Issue 12.

September 2015

Publications

• Justin McGuinness & G Thomas, Optimal Arrangements of Elementary Arrays of Wave-Power Devices, proceedings of the 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Nantes, France, 2015.
• Declan O'Connor, Bergmann D. and Keane, M. (2015) The challenges posed by price volatility in the EU dairy sector. Paper presented at Agrarian Perspectives XXIV and 25th Annual Conference of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics. Prague September 2015.

 

July 2015

Publications

• Reidy M., Ryan F., Hogan D., Seán Lacey., Buckley C. Preparedness of Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland for an Influenza Pandemic, an Infection Control Perspective, BMC Public Health 2015, 15:847.

 

March 2015

Publications

• A Kiely, Justin McGuinness, J G Muga & A Ruschhaupt, Fast and Stable Manipulation of a Charged Particle in a Penning Trap, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 48 075503, 2015.

December 2014

PUBLICATIONS

• Declan O'Connor and M. Keane (2015), Future Expansion of the Dairy Industry in Cork: Economic Benefits and Infrastructural Requirements, Report prepared for Cork Conty Council.

McGahan, J. H., Burns, C., Lacey, S., Gabbett, T., & O’ Neill, C. Relationship between load and readiness to train in a Gaelic football pre-competition training camp Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning (accepted March 2018);