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The discharge process for a child with complex healthcare needs dependent on respiratory technology: A scoping review protocol
(2026-05-27) O'Leary, Cora; Curtin, Margaret; Flynn, Rachel; Mulcahy, Helen; Fitzgerald, Serena
Background Children with complex healthcare needs spend a long time in hospital with frequent delays in discharge. This may be due to fluctuating health status, or contextual factors such as training carers, social circumstances, suitable housing, and community resources such as homecare nurses. Understanding the process for an effective discharge for children with complex healthcare needs who are respiratory technology dependent is essential to guide clinical practice, and shape policy that supports timely, coordinated, and family-centered transitions from hospital to home and inform evidenced-based research. Objective The aim of this scoping review is to gain an understanding of the discharge process for children with complex healthcare needs who are dependent on respiratory technology. Methods CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO and Embase databases will be used for the literature search. Articles will be considered from peer reviews sources and English language text from 2015 owing to the increase in children with complex healthcare needs requiring respiratory technology and advances in complex care. Title and abstracts followed by full-text articles will be reviewed to determine which papers meet the inclusion criteria. Two reviewers will review each stage with further discussion as required for exclusion and inclusion. Data extracted will include information on key findings related to the aim and objectives of the scoping review and will be summarized and presented in tables and charts with a narrative summary. Expected Results International guidelines on care closer to home and caring for children with tracheostomies state the need for discharge pathways. This review will synthesis existing literature regarding the discharge processes of children with complex healthcare needs dependent on respiratory technology. Evidence will be organised across micro-level (child and family), meso-level (healthcare team and institutional processes), and macro-level (policy and system) influences. This scoping review will identify the multifaceted barriers and facilitator that impact the transition from hospital to home for children dependent on respiratory technology. Conclusion This review will identify current evidence from relevant studies in relation to discharge processes and provide detail on components and context.
Development of a digital badge: leadership in physiotherapy
(2026-05-06) Hanrahan, Ciara; Mcveigh, Joseph; Hill, Maria
Background This digital badge in leadership proposes to enhance the MSc Physiotherapy curriculum by offering second year students an innovative and flexible method to develop leadership competencies. The badge, designed for students, recognises the importance of inclusivity and leadership as core competencies for physiotherapists in clinical practice. Aims The badge aims to prepare physiotherapy students for future roles through integrated leadership theory and reflective practice. Methods Learning outcomes were mapped to Health Services Executive (HSE) strategies, University College Cork (UCC) graduate attributes and values, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP) policies and CORU standard of proficiency. Healthcare leadership theories such as collaborative leadership, transformational leadership, value-based leadership and emotional intelligence will inform the students learning. MSc physiotherapy students, leadership experts and adjunct lecturer colleagues (physiotherapy managers) were consulted on the development of the badge. Teaching will be delivered by UCC faculty and adjunct lecturers incorporating principles of universal design for learning (UDL) with flexible online learning accompanied by submission of a final proposal for a leadership theory-informed service initiative. Results The badge was approved by UCC digital badge sub-committee in December 2025, for roll-out January 2027. A survey of MSc physiotherapy students will be carried out pre and post enrolment in order to evaluate the quality of the badge. Conclusion The aim of this badge is to creatively support MSc physiotherapy students build readiness for leadership roles by translating leadership theory into practice. The badge will be evaluated by surveying the students pre and post enrolment.
Efficient error detection for NTT using algebraic invariants (AIC) checking for PQC and FHE on FPGA
(2026-07-08) Paul, Rourab; Baidya, Paresh; Mandal, Swagata; Guha, Krishnendu
Polynomial multiplication is the most computationally demanding arithmetic operation used in many Post-Quantum Cryptographic (PQC) and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) algorithms. The Number Theoretic Transform (NTT) is the most efficient technique for performing polynomial multiplication in these schemes. However, at the implementation level, NTT designs used in PQC and FHE are vulnerable to information leakage due to intentional fault injection attacks. Preventing both intentional and unintentional faults has become a major concern for next-generation secure processors. In this regard, we introduce Full and Partial Recomputation–based Algebraic Invariant Checking (FR-AIC and PR-AIC) schemes to robustly safeguard the arithmetic operations of the NTT processing element (PE). The FR-AIC achieves a high fault detection rate, and the lightweight PR-AIC offers reduced hardware overhead at the cost of a slightly lower detection capability. The proposed architecture is scalable across different NTT variants, supporting arbitrary polynomial sizes (n), the number of polynomial coefficients) and data widths (log q), thereby making it suitable for a wide range of PQC and FHE applications. Furthermore, the design is fully compatible with multi-PE parallel architectures, enabling efficient acceleration to meet high-throughput NTT performance requirements. Extensive simulations and fault-injection emulation of multiple NTT variants implemented on an Artix-7 FPGA for PQC and FHE applications show that the proposed fault detection mechanism efficiently detects nearly 100% of faults without introducing any latency overhead. The area and energy overheads of our schemes are tolerable for practical implementations of NTT.
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(Mercier Press, Cork, 1994-10-01) O'Flanagan, Patrick; Simms, Anngret; Harwood Andrews, John
Mehrsprachigkeitsbezogenes Reflektieren in der Migrationsgesellschaft (merrem): Handreichung für die universitäre Seminargestaltung
(2026-08-20) Pokitsch, Doris; Hägi-Mead, Sara; Atanasoska, Tatjana; Kannengieser, Simone; Miladinović, Dragan
This German teaching resource is designed for use in teacher education with the goal of fostering (prospective) teachers’ reflective competence regarding multilingualism. Since many students begin their training with a monolingual notion of normality - which can unconsciously lead to educational disadvantage and linguicism in everyday school life - a systematic examination of their own attitudes toward multilingualism-related topics is necessary. Authentic “multilingualism biographies,” written by teacher education students at the University of Wuppertal, Germany, serve as the basis for this reflection. These biographies were initially collected during teacher training modules and were subsequently analyzed and developed into practical teaching materials as part of the MERREM (2021-2025) project. These biographies help make personal concepts and unconscious beliefs about multilingualism visible and open to discussion. They support the transfer of academic knowledge into action-oriented, professional knowledge. To enable direct and flexible use in teacher education and professional development, the teaching materials consist of a total of three files: MERREM Handout: Accompanying theoretical and conceptual explanations. MERREM Bio Cards: Edited biographical texts by the students as a basis for reflection. MERREM Didactic Cards: Methodological suggestions and specific assignments for designing seminars.