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National trends in venous thromboembolism incidence in Ireland (2015-2022): a retrospective analysis
(Elsevier BV, 2026-06-12) Daly, Richard; Kirke, Ciara; Hanley, Cathal; Healy, Orla; Kevane, Barry; Áinle, Fionnuala Ní; Crowley, Maeve P.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) affects millions globally, resulting in significant costs to patients and healthcare systems. Robust incidence data on VTE are limited, with a scarcity of national-level data in Ireland. Objectives: Determination of the crude VTE incidence in Ireland between 2015-2022; and assessment of VTE events during the COVID-19 during the pandemic, resulting in or occurring during a hospital admission. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study using Hospital In-patient Enquiry data obtained from hospital admissions in Ireland from 2015 to 2022. VTE events were identified using International Classification of Disease codes and categorized into primary (reason for admission), secondary (arising during admission), and hospital-acquired VTE. Census data were used to calculate crude incidence rates. Secondary rates were calculated per 1000 in-patient discharges and per 1000 elective hip/knee arthroplasties. Results: Between 2015 and 2022, 51,123 adult VTE cases were recorded, with a mean annual crude incidence of 172 per 100,000 population. The mean adult primary VTE crude incidence was 98 per 100,000 and mean annual hospital–acquired VTE rate was 9.9 per 1000 discharges. Of the primary VTE cases, 15,284 (52%) were in females. A total of 218 pediatric VTE cases were identified (0.23 per 10,000 population). Pregnancy-associated VTE accounted for 2.4 VTE events per 1000 live births. The mean incidence of VTE was 11 per 1000 elective hip/knee arthroplasties. Conclusion: This national report of VTE incidence in Ireland provides data on primary and secondary VTE trends. From 2020 to 2022, increases in pediatric VTE, adult pulmonary embolism, and pregnancy-associated VTE and decreases in adult deep vein thrombosis were observed, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This forms essential baseline data to inform VTE prevention, surveillance, further research, and health policy.
Memorizing and reciting poems: A literary perspective
(Department of German, University College Cork, 2025-12-31) Widmer, Urs
Review of Berti, F. & Seitz, S. (2025). The primary school as a playful space. Theories and practices in an international perspective
(Department of German, University College Cork, 2025-12-31) Clerc-Georgy, Anne
This volume, edited by Francesca Berti and Simone Seitz, offers an in-depth reflection on the role of play in primary school from an international perspective, drawing primarily on Italian, German, and Scottish contexts. Starting from the observation that play is widely recognised as a mode of learning in early childhood education, yet remains comparatively underexplored at the primary level, the contributions gathered in this volume aim to address both a theoretical and an empirical gap in educational research.
A note on (dis)appearances: Authorial presence and reflexivity in Scenario Journal research articles 2014-
(Department of German, University College Cork, 2025-12-31) Weber, Silja
This is not a study, but a research note on academic writing practices in our field, whose purpose it is to serve as a foundation for discussion. It provides a brief introduction into researcher reflexivity, my own positioning towards the topic, and a numerical thematic overview of authorial presence (pronouns, third-person terms, and their semantic functions) in data-based research articles published in the Scenario journal over the last ten years. I do not draw conclusions, but from the angle of researcher reflexivity, I submit questions with respect to clarity of premises and ethics, for possible consideration by future authors in our field.
Embodied pedagogy in language acquisition: Integrating ballet movement to teach French grammar to adult beginner learners
(Department of German, University College Cork, 2025-12-31) Wang, Pu
This study report proposes and preliminarily validates an innovative pedagogical framework that integrates classical ballet movements into French grammar instruction for adult beginners. This framework is grounded in the theory of embodied cognition. The methodology effectively links ballet terminology to specific grammatical structures, providing students with comprehensible input that moves beyond purely cognitive processing. Survey results reveal highly positive student feedback, with salient keywords such as "novel," "fun," and "elegant" underscoring the method's success in enhancing engagement and fostering a motivating learning environment. More significantly, the core principle of this approach—the strategic re-embodiment of linguistic elements from a language's cultural matrix—could be extended to the teaching of Chinese characters. This is demonstratedthrough a "Body-Logogram" model, where learners kinaesthetically interpret Oracle Bone Scripts by using their bodies to sculpt pictographs and narrate compound ideographs. The study concludes that this embodied pedagogy offers a replicable and transferable teaching model, demonstratingthat the creative adaptation of movement principles can transcend conventional grammar instruction and open new avenues for multisensory language acquisition across diverse linguistic contexts.