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Kerby J, Hillyer T, McCoy R, Popova D, Gaskell T, Barry J. Transfer and optimisation of ATMP manufacturing. Cytotherapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.02.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Healy C, Brady C, Sze Yin Sui J, McSorley L, Barry J, Relihan N, Corrigan M, O’Connor T, O’Mahony T, O’Reilly S. An Irish regional cancer centre experience of impact of incidental pulmonary nodules detected during treatment for early stage breast cancer. Breast 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(17)30273-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Ripolin A, Quinn J, Larrañeta E, Vicente-Perez EM, Barry J, Donnelly RF. Successful application of large microneedle patches by human volunteers. Int J Pharm 2017; 521:92-101. [PMID: 28216463 PMCID: PMC5364775 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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We describe, for the first time, the design, production and evaluation of large microneedle patches. Such systems, based on 16 individual microneedle arrays (needle height 600μm), were prepared from aqueous blends of 15% w/w Gantrez® S97 and 7.5% w/w poly(ethyleneglycol) 10,000Da. Ester-based crosslinking was confirmed by FTIR and mechanical strength was good. Insertion depths in a validated skin model were approximately 500μm. Ten human volunteers successfully self-inserted the microneedles of these larger patches in their skin, following appropriate instruction, as confirmed by transepidermal water loss measurements. The mean insertion depth ranged between 300 and 450μm over the area of the large patches. That this was not significantly different to a single unit MN patch self-applied by the same volunteers is encouraging. Microneedle patch sizes much larger than the 1-2cm2 will be required if this technology is to be successfully translated to clinic for delivery of drug substances. The work described here suggests that use of such larger patches by patients can be successful, potentially opening up the possibility for a significant expansion of the size of the market for transdermal drug delivery.
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Ali N, Sawyer T, Barry J, Grover T, Ades A. Resuscitation practices for infants in the NICU, PICU and CICU: results of a national survey. J Perinatol 2017; 37:172-176. [PMID: 27787506 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2016.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Infants requiring resuscitation at birth are resuscitated using neonatal resuscitation guidelines. Sometime after birth, resuscitation practice must transition to pediatric guidelines. There is no evidence on when this transition should occur. The objective of this study was to describe infant resuscitation practices in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) and Cardiac Intensive Care Units (CICUs). STUDY DESIGN An electronic survey was sent to medical directors of NICUs, PICUs and CICUs in the U.S. The survey examined resuscitation practices, and preference for use of neonatal or pediatric guidelines, for different postnatal ages, clinical scenarios and etiologies of arrest. RESULTS A total of 152 responses were received, including 118 NICUs, 19 PICUs and 15 CICUs. The majority of NICU responders used greater than 28 days as the time to change from neonatal to pediatric guidelines. The majority of PICU and CICU transitioned to pediatric guidelines immediately after birth. Pediatric guidelines were preferred in the PICU and CICU regardless of the arrest etiology. NICU responders favored pediatric guidelines only if the arrest was cardiac. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that infants are resuscitated using neonatal guidelines in the NICU and pediatric guidelines in the PICU and CICU, even if they are the same age and have the same etiology of arrest. There is no agreement on the time to change from neonatal to pediatric guidelines. Further research comparing the outcomes of infants resuscitated in these different units could inform future guideline refinement.
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Taylor P, Krogulec M, Dudek A, Dudler J, Drescher E, Cseuz R, Kausiene R, Andersone D, Unikiene D, Burson J, Alonso R, Dvořák Z, Ghizdavescu A, Irto I, Larsson E, Bello N, Barry J, Durand F, Holzkämper T, Otawa S, de Bono S, Keystone E, Rubbert-Roth A, Combe B, De La Torre I, Gonçalves L. BARICITINIBE VS. PBO E ADALIMUMABE NA ARTRITE REUMATOIDE MOD A GRAVE ‐ RESULTADOS DO RA‐BEAM. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2017.07.536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Newton M, Barry J, Dodd JA, Lucas MC, Boylan P, Adams CE. Does size matter? A test of size-specific mortality in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts tagged with acoustic transmitters. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2016; 89:1641-1650. [PMID: 27352823 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Mortality rates of wild Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts implanted with acoustic transmitters were assessed to determine if mortality was size dependent. The routinely accepted, but widely debated, '2% transmitter mass: body mass' rule in biotelemetry was tested by extending the transmitter burden up to 12·7% of body mass in small [mean fork length (LF ) 138·3 mm, range 115-168 mm] downstream migrating S. salar smolts. Over the short timescale of emigration (range 11·9-44·5 days) through the lower river and estuary, mortality was not related to S. salar size, nor was a relationship found between mortality probability and transmitter mass: body mass or transmitter length: LF ratios. This study provides further evidence that smolt migration studies can deviate from the '2% rule' of thumb, to more appropriate study-specific measures, which enables the use of fishes representative of the body size in natural populations without undue effects.
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Hughes S, Barry J, Russell J, Bell R, Gurung S. Can giraffes be supersized? Response to ‘Why vascular siphons with sub-atmospheric pressures are physiologically impossible in sauropod dinosaurs’. J Exp Biol 2016; 219:2079-80. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.141879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Barry J, Newton M, Dodd JA, Lucas MC, Boylan P, Adams CE. Freshwater and coastal migration patterns in the silver-stage eel Anguilla anguilla. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2016; 88:676-689. [PMID: 26707686 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The unimpeded downstream movement patterns and migration success of small female and male Anguilla anguilla through a catchment in north-west Europe were studied using an acoustic hydrophone array along the River Finn and into the Foyle Estuary in Ireland. Twenty silver-stage A. anguilla (total length, LT , range: 332-520 mm) were trapped 152 km upstream from a coastal marine sea-lough outlet and internally tagged with acoustic transmitters of which 19 initiated downstream migration. Migration speed was highly influenced by river flow within the freshwater (FW) compartment. Anguilla anguilla activity patterns were correlated with environmental influences; light, tidal direction and lunar phase all influenced the initiation of migration of tagged individuals. Migration speed varied significantly between upstream and lower river compartments. Individuals migrated at a slower speed in transitional water and sea-lough compartments compared with the FW compartment. While 88·5% survival was recorded during migration through the upper 121 km of the river and estuary, only 26% of A. anguilla which initiated downstream migration were detected at the outermost end of the acoustic array. Telemetry equipment functioned efficiently, including in the sea-lough, so this suggests high levels of mortality during sea-lough migration, or less likely, long-term sea-lough residence by silver A. anguilla emigrants. This has important implications for eel management plans.
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Hughes S, Barry J, Russell J, Bell R, Gurung S. Neck length and mean arterial pressure in the sauropod dinosaurs. J Exp Biol 2016; 219:1154-61. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.137448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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How blood was able to reach the heads of the long-necked sauropod dinosaurs has long been a matter of debate and several hypotheses have been presented. For example, it has been proposed that sauropods either had exceptionally large hearts, multiple ‘normal’ sized hearts spaced at regular intervals up the neck, held their necks horizontal, or the siphon effect was in operation. By means of an experimental model, we demonstrate that the siphon principle is able to explain how blood was able to adequately perfuse the sauropod brain. The return venous circulation may have been protected from complete collapse by a structure akin to the vertebral venous plexus. We derive an equation relating neck height and mean arterial pressure, which indicates that with a mean arterial pressure similar to the giraffe, the maximum safe vertical distance between heart and head would have been about 12 m. A hypothesis is presented that the maximum neck length in the fossil record is due to the siphon height limit. The equation indicates that to migrate over high ground, sauropods would either have had to significantly increase their mean arterial pressure or keep their necks below a certain height dependent on altitude.
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Devlin MJ, Massoud MS, Hamid SA, Al-Zaidan A, Al-Sarawi H, Al-Enezi M, Al-Ghofran L, Smith AJ, Barry J, Stentiford GD, Morris S, da Silva ET, Lyons BP. Changes in the water quality conditions of Kuwait's marine waters: Long term impacts of nutrient enrichment. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 100:607-620. [PMID: 26490407 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This work analyses a 30 year water quality data set collated from chemical analyses of Kuwait's marine waters. Spatial patterns across six sites in Kuwait Bay and seven sites located in the Arabian Gulf are explored and discussed in terms of the changing influences associated with point and diffuse sources. Statistical modelling demonstrated significant increases for dissolved nutrients over the time period. Kuwait marine waters have been subject to inputs from urban development, untreated sewage discharges and decreasing river flow from the Shatt al-Arab River. Chlorophyll biomass showed a small but significant reduction; the high sewage content of the coastal waters from sewage discharges likely favouring the presence of smaller phytoplankton taxa. This detailed assessment of temporal data of the impacts of sewage inputs into Kuwait's coastal waters establishes an important baseline permitting future assessments to be made as sewage is upgraded, and the river continues to be extracted upstream.
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Radwan R, Chaytor R, Gallagher M, Barry J. Surgical weekend handover: An audit to improve standards within a tertiary hospital. Int J Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.07.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cunningham S, Hall A, Jackson A, Jarrett-Smith L, Rees P, Brennan C, Saeed Y, Ng F, Kirkwood G, Orini M, Lambiase P, Srinivasan N, Walker N, Wright G, Goodwin J, Reilly J, Connelly D, Mudd P, Wilson C, Rice A, Iglesias A, Taggart S, James S, Thornley A, Turley A, Linker N, Rashid-Fadel T, Bond R, Rosengarten J, Thomas G, Butcher C, Lysitsas D, Wong T, Markides V, Jones D, Hussain W, Gilmore M, Barry J, Srinivasan N, Patel K, Lowe M, Segal O, Temple I, Borbas Z, Atkinson A, Yanni J, Yanni J, Boyett M, Garratt C, Dobrzynski H, Roney C, Debney M, Eichhorn C, Nachiappan A, Qureshi N, Chowdhury R, Kanagaratnam P, Lyon A, Peters N, Lawless M, Pearman C, Radcliffe E, Caldwell J, Trafford A, Taggart P, Hanson B, Hayward M, Lambiase PD, Yanni J, Orini M, Hanson B, Hayward M, Smith A, Zhang H, Dobrzynski H, Boyett M, Taggart P, Orini M, Simon R, Providencia R, Babu G, Vyas S, Khan F, Chow T, Segal O, Lowe M, Lambiase P. Allied Professionals. Europace 2015; 17:v3-v5. [PMCID: PMC4892104 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euv325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Barry J, Mcharg K, Dodd JA, Adams CE. Local scale, coastal currents influence recruitment to freshwater populations in the European eel Anguilla anguilla: a case study from the Isle of Man. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2015; 86:1873-1880. [PMID: 26033294 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study examines juvenile Anguilla anguilla (<30 cm) abundance in five study catchments on the Isle of Man. Preliminary results suggest that juvenile abundance is negatively correlated with increasing coastal current speed at river mouth entry (P < 0·05). These findings indicate that at least under some circumstances, tidally driven coastal currents may influence recruitment to freshwater habitats; therefore, it is presumed that high coastal current speed at the entry to river mouths may reduce the likelihood of freshwater entry.
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Smyth BP, Kelly A, Barry J, Cullen W, Darker C. Treatment outcome for adolescents abusing alcohol and cannabis: how many 'reliably improve'? IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 2015; 108:137-139. [PMID: 26062238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Alcohol and cannabis are the primary substances contributing to referrals of adolescents to substance abuse treatment services. Their outcome has not been examined in Ireland. A three month follow-up was conducted in an outpatient adolescent treatment program. We followed up 35 high risk users of alcohol and 55 high risk users of cannabis. Although the high risk drinkers achieved a significant reduction in median number of days drinking (p = 0.004), only four (11 %) were abstinent at follow up. A further five (14%) achieved a reliable reduction in days of drinking. The high risk cannabis users demonstrated a significant drop in median days of use (p < 0.001), although only six (11%) were abstinent at follow up. A further 20 (36%) achieved a reliable reduction in days of use. Calculation of reliable change allows examination of outcomes which fall short of the elusive goal of abstinence.
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Raby KE, Barry J, Selwyn AP. Real-time digital monitoring: current capabilities and future role. Adv Cardiol 2015; 37:96-104. [PMID: 2220469 DOI: 10.1159/000418820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Moore J, Isler M, Barry J, Mottard S. Major wound complication risk factors following soft tissue sarcoma resection. Eur J Surg Oncol 2014; 40:1671-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Barry J, McLeish J, Dodd JA, Turnbull JF, Boylan P, Adams CE. Introduced parasite Anguillicola crassus infection significantly impedes swim bladder function in the European eel Anguilla anguilla (L.). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2014; 37:921-924. [PMID: 24422641 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Hanna LA, Barry J, Donnelly R, Hughes F, Jones D, Laverty G, Parsons C, Ryan C. Using debate to teach pharmacy students about ethical issues. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION 2014; 78:57. [PMID: 24761018 PMCID: PMC3996389 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe78357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To create, implement, and evaluate debate as a method of teaching pharmacy undergraduate students about ethical issues. DESIGN Debate workshops with 5 hours of contact with student peers and facilitators and 5 hours of self-study were developed for second-year pharmacy students. Student development of various skills and understanding of the topic were assessed by staff members and student peers. ASSESSMENT One hundred fifty students completed the workshops. The mean score for debating was 25.9 out of 30, with scores ranging from 23.2 to 28.7. Seventy percent of students agreed that the debates were a useful teaching method in the degree program. CONCLUSION A series of workshops using debates effectively delivered course content on ethical issues and resulted in pharmacy students developing skills such as teamwork, peer assessment, communication, and critical evaluation. These findings suggest that pharmacy students respond favorably to a program using debates as a teaching tool.
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Barry J, Ginty P, Mount N. Cell therapy catapult propose a cell history file to support developers of cellular therapy products. Cytotherapy 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2014.01.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ginty P, Sheridan B, Barry J, Mount N. Selection of biological raw materials for use in the manufacture of advanced therapy medicinal products. Cytotherapy 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2014.01.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Donnelly RF, Moffatt K, Alkilani AZ, Vicente-Pérez EM, Barry J, McCrudden MTC, Woolfson AD. Hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays can be effectively inserted in skin by self-application: a pilot study centred on pharmacist intervention and a patient information leaflet. Pharm Res 2014; 31:1989-99. [PMID: 24549822 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-014-1301-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate, for the first time, the influence of pharmacist intervention and the use of a patient information leaflet on self-application of hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays by human volunteers without the aid of an applicator device. METHODS A patient information leaflet was drafted and pharmacist counselling strategy devised. Twenty human volunteers applied 11 × 11 arrays of 400 μm hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays to their own skin following the instructions provided. Skin barrier function disruption was assessed using transepidermal water loss measurements and optical coherence tomography and results compared to those obtained when more experienced researchers applied the microneedles to the volunteers or themselves. RESULTS Volunteer self-application of the 400 μm microneedle design resulted in an approximately 30% increase in skin transepidermal water loss, which was not significantly different from that seen with self-application by the more experienced researchers or application to the volunteers. Use of optical coherence tomography showed that self-application of microneedles of the same density (400 μm, 600 μm and 900 μm) led to percentage penetration depths of approximately 75%, 70% and 60%, respectively, though the diameter of the micropores created remained quite constant at approximately 200 μm. Transepidermal water loss progressively increased with increasing height of the applied microneedles and this data, like that for penetration depth, was consistent, regardless of applicant. CONCLUSION We have shown that hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays can be successfully and reproducibly applied by human volunteers given appropriate instruction. If these outcomes were able to be extrapolated to the general patient population, then use of bespoke MN applicator devices may not be necessary, thus possibly enhancing patient compliance.
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Armstrong R, Barry J. Towards a framework for implementing evidence based alcohol interventions. IRISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 2014; 107:39-41. [PMID: 24654479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Alcohol is ranked as the eighth leading cause of death globally and is a causal factor in more than sixty major types of diseases and injuries and results in approximately 2.5 million deaths a year. This study tested the feasibility of screening and brief intervention (SBI) within four emergency departments. A total of 944 patients were screened for hazardous and harmful alcohol use. The results showed that there was good co-operation from the public with 888 (94%) people agreeing to be screened. The screening tool detected that 460 (49%) of those needed no intervention, 345 (36%) needed brief advice and 83 (9%) required referral to specialist services. This showed the value of the screening but also helped to reassure staff that people were happy to take part.
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Vendittoli PA, Rivière C, Roy AG, Barry J, Lusignan D, Lavigne M. Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing compared with 28-mm diameter metal-on-metal total hip replacement: a randomised study with six to nine years' follow-up. Bone Joint J 2013; 95-B:1464-73. [PMID: 24151264 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.95b11.31604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A total of 219 hips in 192 patients aged between 18 and 65 years were randomised to 28-mm metal-on-metal uncemented total hip replacements (THRs, 107 hips) or hybrid hip resurfacing (HR, 112 hips). At a mean follow-up of eight years (6.6 to 9.3) there was no significant difference between the THR and HR groups regarding rate of revision (4.0% (4 of 99) vs 5.8% (6 of 104), p = 0.569) or re-operation rates without revision (5.1% (5 of 99) vs 2.9% (3 of 104), p = 0.428). In the THR group one recurrent dislocation, two late deep infections and one peri-prosthetic fracture required revision, whereas in the HR group five patients underwent revision for femoral head loosening and one for adverse reaction to metal debris. The mean University of California, Los Angeles activity scores were significantly higher in HR (7.5 (sd 1.7) vs 6.9 (sd 1.7), p = 0.035), but similar mean Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scores were obtained (5.8 (sd 9.5) in HR vs 5.1 (sd 8.9) in THR, p = 0.615) at the last follow-up. Osteolysis was found in 30 of 81 THR patients (37.4%), mostly in the proximal femur, compared with two of 83 HR patients (2.4%) (p < 0.001). At five years the mean metal ion levels were < 2.5 μg/l for cobalt and chromium in both groups; only titanium was significantly higher in the HR group (p = 0.001). Although revision rates and functional scores were similar in both groups at mid-term, long-term survival analysis is necessary to determine whether one procedure is more advantageous than the other.
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McCarthy M, Cullen T, Lasarev M, Barry J, Stadler D. Body Mass Index and New Onset Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or Worsening of Pre-Existing DM in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients. J Acad Nutr Diet 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.06.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ní Shúilleabháin A, Barry J, Kelly A, O'Kelly F, Darker C, O'Dowd T. Alcohol consumption in pregnancy: results from the general practice setting. Ir J Med Sci 2013; 183:231-40. [PMID: 23934378 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-013-0996-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is no established safe level of alcohol consumption in pregnancy. Studies from Ireland have consistently shown lower abstention and higher binge drinking rates in pregnancy than other countries, indicating a high potential for foetal alcohol-related disorders. There has been little research on alcohol in pregnancy in primary care. AIMS To determine the prevalence of alcohol consumption amongst pregnant women attending their GP for antenatal care, and to compare this to use in the year prior to conception. METHODS Prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in fifteen teaching practices in the greater Dublin area. Women were recruited at their antenatal visits. Data were gathered by self-completed questionnaire in the practice, or researcher-administered telephone questionnaire. The questionnaire was based on the AUDIT, a WHO-validated data collection instrument designed for use in primary care. RESULTS Two hundred and forty valid questionnaires were returned (80 % recruitment rate). Alcohol intake and binge drinking levels were much lower during pregnancy compared to the year prior to pregnancy (p < 0.001). There was a marked reduction in the prevalence of alcohol use in pregnancy compared to previous research. Over 97 % drink no more than once a week, including almost two-thirds of women who abstain totally from alcohol in pregnancy. Non-pregnant Irish women drink alcohol more frequently, and with higher rates of binge drinking, than women of other nationalities. CONCLUSIONS Primary care is a suitable setting to research alcohol use in pregnancy. Alcohol use in pregnancy in Ireland has decreased markedly compared to previous research from this jurisdiction.
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