The impact of exposure to green or bluespace on dietary intake and food choices among adults-A systematic literature review.

Extensive research has shown that spending time in natural greenspaces has a positive impact on health. However, there is limited evidence regarding potential factors that may influence these effects. This review aimed to assess the strength of the evidence and potential impact of exposure to green and bluespaces on dietary outcomes in adults.

Accuracy and confidence of Irish general practitioners in diagnosing skin disease in patients with darkly pigmented skin.

Managing skin conditions in patients with darkly pigmented skin (DPS) can be challenging due to inadequate exposure to dermatology in DPS in clinical training. In this study, Irish GPs were less likely to correctly diagnose common skin conditions in patients with DPS ( < 0.001) and had lower confidence levels in diagnosis in DPS ( < 0.

Competition and Facilitation Influence Central Place Foraging Ecology in a Colonial Marine Predator.

Coloniality is strongly shaped by aspects of social foraging behaviour. For example, colonies may be important sources of information, while food competition may increase foraging efforts and limit colony size. Understanding foraging ecology considering these apparent trade-offs is required to develop a better understanding of colonial living.

Bilateral orchidopexy for intermittent testicular torsion.

Objectives: To assess the effect of bilateral orchidopexy in preventing future torsion and testicular loss in patients with intermittent testicular torsion. Secondarily, this study aims to assess the rate of pain improvement following orchidopexy.

Methods: This is a prospective cohort of patients.

Re-engagement, quality of life, and burden of treatment in adults on dupilumab for severe atopic dermatitis-A mixed methods study.

Background: Targeted biologic therapies have revolutionised the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis (AD).

Objectives: To assess effects of dupilumab on patient re-engagement, quality of life (QOL), and burden of treatment (BOT) in severe AD.

Methods: Adults on dupilumab for AD completed questionnaires on QOL, BOT, and provided qualitative reflections, with a subset interviewed to explore experience of leaving and re-engaging with dermatology.

Competitive interactions affect introgression and population viability amidst maladaptive hybridization.

The deliberate release of captive-bred individuals, the accidental escape of domesticated strains, or the invasion of closely related conspecifics into wild populations can all lead to introgressive hybridization, which poses a challenge for conservation and wildlife management. Rates of introgression and the magnitude of associated demographic impacts vary widely across ecological contexts. However, the reasons for this variation remain poorly understood.

Effects of guaranteed basic income interventions on poverty-related outcomes in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: High-income countries offer social assistance (welfare) programs to help alleviate poverty for people with little or no income. These programs have become increasingly conditional and stringent in recent decades based on the premise that transitioning people from government support to paid work will improve their circumstances. However, many people end up with low-paying and precarious jobs that may cause more poverty because they lose benefits such as housing subsidies and health and dental insurance, while incurring job-related expenses.

Conventionally instrumented inverse kinematic alignment for total knee arthroplasty: How is it done?

Purpose: For primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA), there is an increasing trend towards patient-specific alignment strategies such as kinematic alignment (KA) and inverse kinematic alignment (iKA), which by restoring native joint mechanics may yield higher patient satisfaction rates. Second, the most recent Australian joint registry report describes favourable revision rates for conventionally instrumented TKA compared to technology-assisted techniques such as those using navigation, robotics or custom-cutting blocks. The aim of this technique article is to describe in detail a surgical technique for TKA that: (1) utilises the principles of iKA and (2) uses conventionally instrumented guided resections thereby avoiding the use of navigation, robotics or custom blocks.

Arthroscopy or arthrotomy for native knee septic arthritis: A systematic review.

Purpose: Septic arthritis of any joint is an orthopaedic emergency which requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. The knee is the commonest joint afflicted, and the primary objective of any treatment is complete source control. This commonly takes the form of antibiotic therapy and a washout of the infected joint by means of arthroscopy or arthrotomy.

Dublin Hareport: The movement ecology and airfield interactions of resident, airside hares, at an international airport.

Understanding how animals move and use space within an environment is vital for the development and implementation of effective management actions. Within airfield environments, animal movement can present a substantial risk to aircraft, resulting in wildlife-aircraft collisions (strikes) if animals enter into the manoeuvring areas of the airfield, namely the runways, taxiways and areas that connect the two (hereafter collectively referred to as 'tarmacked areas'). However, reliable ecological data to inform management decisions can be difficult to obtain in such environments, due to access restrictions.

Mental Health Acts - Perspectives from Mental Health and Law in Ireland and in Portugal.

Mental health legislation is a cornerstone to ensure that individuals with severe mental illness access proper care and treatment. Each country establishes their own legislation. We aimed to compare the Portuguese and Irish Mental Health Acts (MHAs).

A taxonomic dataset of preserved specimen occurrences of and (Malvaceae, Byttnerioideae) stored in 2020.

Background: Species from the "cacao group" are traditionally allocated into two genera, and (Malvaceae, Byttnerioideae), both groups of Neotropical species economically relevant, such as the cacao tree (), which forms the source of chocolate. This study aimed at compiling and describing a dataset of preserved specimen collections available in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility repository (GBIF) for Tropical Americas. Data were exhaustively revisited and analysed in terms of taxonomic identity, conditions of collection and georeferencing, all of which should enable downstream taxonomic, geographic and evolutionary analyses.

Horizontal viewsheds of large herbivores as a function of woodland structure.

There is great potential for the use of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) to quantify aspects of habitat structure in the study of animal ecology and behaviour. Viewsheds-the area visible from a given position-influence an animal's perception of risk and ability to respond to potential danger. The management and conservation of large herbivores and their habitats can benefit greatly from understanding how vegetation structure shapes viewsheds and influences animal activity patterns and foraging behaviour.

Beyond protected areas: The importance of mixed-use landscapes for the conservation of Sumatran elephants ().

Elephants were once widely distributed across the Indonesian island of Sumatra but now exist in small, isolated populations. Using the best data available on elephant occurrence, we aimed to (a) predict potential habitat suitability for elephants () across the island of Sumatra and (b) model landscape connectivity among the extant elephant populations. We used direct sightings and indirect observations of elephant signs, as well as six remotely sensed proxies of surface ruggedness, vegetation productivity and structure, and human land use and disturbance, to model habitat suitability in a Google Earth Engine (GEE) environment.

The lupus band test: A review of the sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of lupus erythematosus.

Background: The lupus band test (LBT) is a direct immunofluorescence (DIF) technique which shows a band of localised immunoglobulins at the dermo-epidermal junction in lesional, non-sun-exposed skin of patients with both systemic and cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE), and in perilesional skin of patients with systemic LE. However, low sensitivity and poor concordance between histological and clinical diagnoses warrant a review of the application of the LBT in the diagnosis of LE.

Objectives: To assess the sensitivity and specificity of the LBT in diagnosing LE following clinico-pathological correlation (CPC).

Genetic differentiation following recent domestication events: A study of farmed Nile tilapia () populations.

Nile tilapia () is among the most farmed finfish worldwide, distributed across different environmental conditions. Its wide distribution has mainly been facilitated by several breeding programs and widespread dissemination of genetically improved strains. In the first Nile tilapia study exploiting a whole-genome pooled sequencing (Poolseq) approach, we identified the genetic structure and signatures of selection in diverse, farmed Nile tilapia populations, with a particular focus on the GIFT strain, developed in the 1980s, and currently managed by WorldFish ().

Generalised analytical model of the transition power densities of the upconversion luminescence and quantum yield.

The quantum yield (QY) evaluation of upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) is an essential step in the characterisation of such materials. The QY of UCNPs is governed by competing mechanisms of populating and depopulating the electronic energy levels involved in the upconversion (UC), namely linear decay rates and energy transfer rates. As a consequence, at low excitation, the QY excitation power density () dependence obeys the power law , where represents the number of absorbed photons required for the emission of a single upconverted photon and determines the order of the energy transfer upconversion (ETU) process.

What the F-POD? Comparing the F-POD and C-POD for monitoring of harbor porpoise ().

Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is a cost-effective method for monitoring cetacean populations compared with techniques such as aerial and ship-based surveys. The Cetacean POrpoise Detector (C-POD) has become an integral tool in monitoring programs globally for over a decade, providing standardized metrics of occurrence that can be compared across time and space. However, the phasing out of C-PODs following the development of the new Full waveform capture POD (F-POD) with increased sensitivity, improved train detection, and reduced false-positive rates represents an important methodological change in data collection, particularly when being introduced into existing monitoring programs.

Assessing opportunities and inequities in undergraduate ecological forecasting education.

Conducting ecological research in a way that addresses complex, real-world problems requires a diverse, interdisciplinary and quantitatively trained ecology and environmental science workforce. This begins with equitably training students in ecology, interdisciplinary science, and quantitative skills at the undergraduate level. Understanding the current undergraduate curriculum landscape in ecology and environmental sciences allows for targeted interventions to improve equitable educational opportunities.

Think zinc: Transient nutritional deficiency related to novel maternal mutation potentially precipitated by antenatal proton pump inhibitor exposure.

A second-born breastfed infant presented with zinc deficiency. His mother had a novel heterozygous mutation in . A previous baby did not have zinc deficiency but the mother had taken a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) during the second pregnancy.

Involving men and boys in family planning: A systematic review of the effective components and characteristics of complex interventions in low- and middle-income countries.

Background: Involving men and boys as both users and supporters of Family Planning (FP) is now considered essential for optimising maternal and child health outcomes. Evidence on how to engage men and boys to meet FP needs is therefore important.

Objectives: The main objective of this review was to assess the strength of evidence in the area and uncover the effective components and critical process- and system-level characteristics of successful interventions.