Newly qualified general nurses' experiences of pre-registration internship: A Republic of Ireland cross-sectional study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine Newly Qualified General Nurses' (NQGNs') experiences of and the value of the internship period.

Background: Internship was introduced as the final part of the undergraduate nursing degree in Ireland in 2002. The aim was to provide students with clinical experience, whereby they work more independently and in doing so, seamlessly progress their transition to the role of registered nurse.

The relationship of early expressed milk quantity and later full breastmilk feeding after very preterm birth: A cohort study.

When infants cannot directly breastfeed after birth, mothers are advised to initiate lactation through mechanical expression. Families are recommended to target an expression volume of at least 500-750 mL by Day 14 after birth, as this is considered a 'critical window' to establish milk supply. This is challenging for many mothers after a very preterm birth.

The relationship of milk expression pattern and lactation outcomes after very premature birth: A cohort study.

Introduction: Mothers of very premature infants often have difficulties expressing breastmilk, which can cause distress and potential negative impact on infant health. Clinical recommendations on breastmilk expression are extrapolated from term infants' breastfeeding patterns. This study's objective was to analyse the association of expressing pattern with lactation outcomes after very premature birth.

Relaxation Therapy and Human Milk Feeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Importance: Human milk feeding is a key public health goal to optimize infant and maternal/parental health, but global lactation outcomes do not meet recommended duration and exclusivity. There are connections between lactation and mental health.

Objective: To appraise all available evidence on whether the provision of relaxation interventions to lactating individuals improves lactation and well-being.

Does extremely early expression of colostrum after very preterm birth improve mother's own milk quantity? A cohort study.

Objective: Assess the relationship of time to first expression after very preterm birth and mothers' own milk quantity.

Design: A cohort study (nested within a randomised trial).

Setting: Four neonatal units in the UK.

Valorization of Food Waste into Single-Cell Protein: An Innovative Technological Strategy for Sustainable Protein Production.

The rapidly increasing population and climate change pose a great threat to our current food systems. Moreover, the high usage of animal-based and plant-based protein has its drawbacks, as these nutritional sources require many hectares of land and water, are affected by seasonal variations, are costly, and contribute to environmental pollution. Single-cell proteins (SCPs) are gaining a lot of research interest due to their remarkable properties, such as their high protein content that is comparable with other protein sources; low requirements for land and water; low carbon footprint; and short production period.

Does Arterial Stiffness Predict Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults With an Intellectual Disability?

Background: Arterial stiffness has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in some patient populations.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate (1) whether there is an association between arterial stiffness, as measured by the Mobil-O-Graph, and risk for CVD in a population of individuals with intellectual disability and (2) whether arterial stiffness can predict the risk for CVD.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 58 individuals who participated in wave 4 of the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (2019-2020).

A report on parent involvement in planning a randomised controlled trial in neonatology and lactation - insights for current and future research.

Background: Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is a rich and valuable part of the process of planning, designing, carrying out and disseminating research. It is important to communicate PPI findings in detail so that the contributions of those involved are fully utilised and disseminated. The extended and iterative PPI process used within a neonatal randomised controlled trial related to the expression of breastmilk after very preterm birth is reported here.

Comparing the effect of a lactation-specific relaxation and visualisation intervention versus standard care on lactation and mental health outcomes in mothers of very premature infants (the EXPRESS trial): study protocol for a multi-centre, unmasked, randomised, parallel-group trial.

Background: Premature birth is the leading cause of neonatal death and can cause major morbidity. Maximising the amount of maternal breastmilk given to very premature infants is important to improve outcomes, but this can be challenging for parents. Parents of infants receiving neonatal care also have high rates of anxiety and distress.

The Association of Persistent Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety with Recurrent Acute Coronary Syndrome Events: A Prospective Observational Study.

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of persistent symptoms of depression and anxiety in a second acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event. Data presented in this study were from an RCT study. A follow-up for 24 months after baseline to detect a second ACS event among 1162 patients from five hospitals.

Assessment of workplace integration of migrant nurses and midwives within international health care settings: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to map the available evidence on the assessment of workplace integration of migrant nurses and midwives in international health care settings.

Introduction: Internationally, migrant nurses and midwives are an increasingly important resource in government strategy for addressing the current and predicted workforce shortages in health care. Much has been documented about the orientation stages of their transition to foreign workplaces but few sources have considered the workplace integration of this population.

Interventions to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born moderate to late preterm: a systematic review protocol.

Prematurity (birth before 37 weeks' gestation) is associated with wide-ranging neurodevelopmental impairment. Prognosis among moderate to late (32 to <37   weeks' gestation) preterm infants (MLPT) is better compared to their counterparts born very preterm (<32  weeks' gestation). However the risk of developmental impairment among MLPT, who make up about 84% of all preterm infants, is 2-3 times higher when compared to infants born at term.

Safe threshold of capillary blood glucose for predicting early future neonatal hypoglycaemia in babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus, an observational, retrospective cohort study.

Background: There is increasing pressure to get women and babies home rapidly after birth. Babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) currently get 24-h inpatient monitoring. We investigated whether a low-risk group of babies born to mothers with GDM could be defined for shorter inpatient hypoglycaemia monitoring.

The prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in older adults with an intellectual disability in Ireland: a cross sectional study.

Aims: Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, accounting for almost 50% of ischaemic heart disease mortality. This study aims to identify the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and their predictors in older adults with an intellectual disability (ID).

Methods And Results: This cross-sectional study utilized data from the ID Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA).

Prevalence of tobacco smoking among European migrants residing in EU 15 countries: a quantitative systematic review protocol.

Objectives: The objective of this systematic review is to summarize the prevalence of tobacco smoking in European migrants residing in EU 15 countries.

Introduction: Most of the migration within the World Health Organization European Region is intracontinental. The prevalence of smoking varies greatly across the European Region.

The effects of prematurity and socioeconomic deprivation on early speech perception: A story of two different delays.

There is evidence showing that both maturational and environmental factors can impact on later language development. On the one hand, preterm birth has been found to increase the risk of deficits in the preschool and school years. Preterm children show poorer auditory discrimination, reading difficulties, poor vocabulary, less complex expressive language and lower receptive understanding than their matched controls.

Epicardial pacing wires after cardiac surgery: an Irish cross-sectional study.

Background: Temporary epicardial pacing wires are inserted after cardiac surgery. However, there are no international guidelines on which to base best practice regarding wire insertion or removal.

Methods: Data were collected on patients following cardiopulmonary bypass and analysed in terms of use, duration of use and complications of pacing wires after surgery.

Diversity of bacteriophages encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin in temporally and geographically related Staphylococcus aureus.

Production of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) by Staphylococcus aureus is mediated via the genes lukS-PV and lukF-PV which are carried on bacteriophage ϕSa2. PVL is associated with S. aureus strains that cause serious infections and clones of community-associated methicillin-resistant S.

Learning Needs of Iranian Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: A Cross-sectional, Comparative Study.

Background: Patient education requires modification as it is either nonexistent or implemented irregularly or inadequately.

Study’s Purpose: To examine the learning needs of patients with coronary heart disease from the perspective of the patients, their relatives, and health care providers.

Methodology: The cross-sectional, comparative study conducted at two cardiac hospitals of Tabriz and Ardebil, Iran from May 2016 to September 2016.

Evolution of a 72-Kilobase Cointegrant, Conjugative Multiresistance Plasmid in Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from the Early 1990s.

Horizontal transfer of plasmids encoding antimicrobial resistance and virulence determinants has been instrumental in evolution, including the emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant (CA-MRSA). In the early 1990s, the first CA-MRSA strain isolated in Western Australia (WA), WA-5, encoded cadmium, tetracycline, and penicillin resistance genes on plasmid pWBG753 (∼30 kb). WA-5 and pWBG753 appeared only briefly in WA; however, fusidic acid resistance plasmids related to pWBG753 were also present in the first European CA-MRSA isolates at the time.

Patients' knowledge and opinions of ICDs during life, illness and at the time of death.

Use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is an established therapy for the prevention of sudden cardiac death. However, at the end of life, these devices can prolong the dying experience, causing physical and psychological trauma. Patients are often unaware of their options regarding ICD management at the end of their life, which highlights the need for health professionals to have these discussions with patients.

A Bifidobacterial pilus-associated protein promotes colonic epithelial proliferation.

Development of the human gut microbiota commences at birth, with certain bifidobacterial species representing dominant and early colonisers of the newborn gastrointestinal tract. The molecular basis of Bifidobacterium colonisation, persistence and presumed communication with the host has remained obscure. We previously identified tight adherence (Tad) pili from Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 as an essential colonisation factor.

Carbohydrate Syntrophy enhances the establishment of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 in the neonatal gut.

The non-digestible oligosaccharide fraction of maternal milk represents an important of carbohydrate and energy source for saccharolytic bifidobacteria in the gastrointestinal tract during early life. However, not all neonatal bifidobacteria isolates can directly metabolise the complex sialylated, fucosylated, sulphated and/or N-acetylglucosamine-containing oligosaccharide structures present in mothers milk. For some bifidobacterial strains, efficient carbohydrate syntrophy or crossfeeding is key to their establishment in the gut.