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Espad 2019 Ireland: Results From The European Schools Project On Alcohol And Other Drugs In Ireland, Salome Sunday, Sheila Keogan, Joan Hanafin, Luke Clancy Jan 2020

Espad 2019 Ireland: Results From The European Schools Project On Alcohol And Other Drugs In Ireland, Salome Sunday, Sheila Keogan, Joan Hanafin, Luke Clancy

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The ESPAD Ireland 2019 Report is the seventh Irish data-collection wave of the European Schools Project for Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) carried out in Ireland.Data included in the sample reported here and submitted to ESPAD Europe consists of survey results from 1967 students born in 2003, who were 15-16 years old at the time of the survey which was performed in a sample of Irish schools from March to June 2019. These serial data sets enable us to monitor trends in alcohol, tobacco, gaming, internet usage as well as a number of other behaviors including illicit drug usage such …


Combination Strategies For Targeted Delivery Of Nanoparticles For Cancer Therapy, Zhonglie He, Kangze Liu, Hugh Byrne, Patrick Cullen, Furong Tian, James Curtin Jan 2019

Combination Strategies For Targeted Delivery Of Nanoparticles For Cancer Therapy, Zhonglie He, Kangze Liu, Hugh Byrne, Patrick Cullen, Furong Tian, James Curtin

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Pharmaceuticals, and more recently biopharmaceuticals, have become the mainstay for antineoplastic treatments in combination with surgical interventions and radiation therapy. In recent years, advances have been made in the development of nano-technological interventions for the treatment of cancer alone or in combination with existing therapeutic modalities. Nanotechnology used for therapeutic drug delivery and sensitization of photodynamic, sonodynamic and radiotherapy are now being tested in preclinical and clinical trials for the treatment of cancer. This article will review the current state of the art for nanotechnology therapies with an emphasis on targeted drug delivery and the observed and likely benefits when …


​Youth Smoking In Europe. Strategies For Prevention And Reduction, Joan Hanafin, Luke Clancy Jan 2019

​Youth Smoking In Europe. Strategies For Prevention And Reduction, Joan Hanafin, Luke Clancy

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Multifunctional Gold Nanocarriers For Cancer Theranostics - From Bench To Bedside And Back Again?, Joao Conde, Furong Tian, Pedro V. Baptista, Jesús M. De La Fuente Jan 2014

Multifunctional Gold Nanocarriers For Cancer Theranostics - From Bench To Bedside And Back Again?, Joao Conde, Furong Tian, Pedro V. Baptista, Jesús M. De La Fuente

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