Management of tubal ectopic pregnancy in a large maternity unit; a six-year review.

Objective(s): Ectopic pregnancy is where a pregnancy develops in an abnormal location. The incidence of ectopic pregnancy in Ireland is approximately 14.8 per 1,000 maternities.

Stepping Into the Night: The Preparedness of Newly Qualified Doctors for Out-of-Hours Work.

Background: The transition from medical student to doctor is a significantly stressful event with a perceived lack of preparedness. A comprehensive exploration of the facilitators and barriers to preparedness for out-of-hours specifically, such as night duty, is lacking. This study aims to investigate the perspectives of newly qualified Irish doctors (interns) regarding their readiness for out-of-hours work, the levels of support available and the influence of their medical education on readiness.

Phenotypic outcomes of PKD1 compared with non-PKD1 genetically confirmed autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Background: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) represents the most common monogenic cause of kidney failure. While identifying genetic variants predicts disease progression, characterization of recently described ADPKD-like variants is limited. We explored disease progression and genetic spectrum of genetically-confirmed ADPKD families with PKD1 and non-PKD1 variants.

Novel microwave assisted synthesis of ZnS nanomaterials.

A novel ambient pressure microwave assisted technique is developed in which silver and indium-modified ZnS is synthesized. The as-prepared ZnS is characterized by x-ray diffraction, UV-vis spectroscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and luminescence spectroscopy. This procedure produced crystalline materials with particle sizes below 10 nm.

Effect of N-doping on the photocatalytic activity of sol-gel TiO2.

In order to study the visible light photocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped titanium dioxide, the interaction between nitrogen dopant sources and titania precursors during sol-gel synthesis is investigated. N-TiO(2) was synthesised using the sol-gel method using 1,3-diaminopropane as a nitrogen source. Samples were annealed several temperatures and the percentage of rutile present determined by X-ray diffraction to be 0% (500°C), 46% (600°C), and 94% (700°C).