Kieran McEvoy, Louise Mallinder
Despite the much vaunted triumph of human rights, amnesties continue to be a frequently used technique of post‐conflict transitional justice. For many critics, they are synonymous with unaccountability and injustice. This article argues that despite the rhetoric, there is no universal duty to prosec...
M. Rafiqul Islam, Ismail Khan, Sheikh Md Nazmul Hassan, Mark McEvoy et al.
BACKGROUND: Chronic exposure to high level of inorganic arsenic in drinking water has been associated with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Most research has been ecological in nature and has focused on high levels of arsenic exposure with few studies directly measuring arsenic levels in drinking water as an ...
Md Rafiqul Islam, John Attia, Liaquat Ali, Mark McEvoy et al.
Aims There are a number of studies showing that zinc supplementation may improve glucose handling in people with established diabetes. We sought to investigate whether this zinc-dependent improvement in glucose handling could potentially be harnessed to prevent the progression of pre-diabetes to dia...
Kieran McEvoy
Using Northern Ireland as a case study, this paper explores how lawyers responded to the challenges of entrenched discrimination, sustained political violence and an emerging peace process. Drawing upon the literature of the sociology of lawyering, it examines whether lawyers can or should be more t...
J. McDonagh, M. O’Donovan, M. McEvoy, T. J. Gilliland
Abstract Perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne) forms the basis of grassland production in temperate pastures and is globally one of the most important forage grasses. Consequently, there has been large plant breeding industry investment over the past 40 years in producing new varieties and independen...
Mohammad S. Islam, Ismail Khan, John Attia, Sheikh Md Nazmul Hassan et al.
Chronic arsenic exposure and its association with hypertension in adults are inconclusive and this cross-sectional study investigated the association. The study was conducted between January and July 2009 among 1,004 participants from 1,682 eligible women and men aged ≥30 years living in rural Bangl...
S. E. Moore, Claire T. McEvoy, Lindsay Prior, Julia Lawton et al.
BACKGROUND: Strong evidence links the consumption of a Mediterranean diet (MD) with a reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk; however, there is uncertainty as to whether non-Mediterranean regions will adopt this diet. The present qualitative research aimed to investigate attitudes towards a MD in...
M. Rafiqul Islam, Arslan Iqbal, John Attia, Mark McEvoy et al.
AIMS: To determine serum zinc level and other relevant biological markers in normal, prediabetic and diabetic individuals and their association with Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) parameters. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and December 2009. Any patient aged ≥ 3...
Khanrin P. Vashum, Mark McEvoy, Abul Hasnat Milton, Md. Rafiqul Islam et al.
AIM: To determine if there is a difference in serum zinc concentration between normoglycaemic, pre-diabetic and type-2 diabetic groups and if this is associated with pancreatic beta cell function and insulin sensitivity in the former 2 groups. METHOD: Cross sectional study of a random sample of olde...
M. Rafiqul Islam, John Attia, Mohammad Alauddin, Mark McEvoy et al.
Early life exposure to inorganic arsenic may be related to adverse health effects in later life. However, there are few data on postnatal arsenic exposure via human milk. In this study, we aimed to determine arsenic levels in human milk and the correlation between arsenic in human milk and arsenic i...
D. G. Oreopoulos, J. McEvoy
This datasheet on diquat poisoning covers Identity, Hosts/Species Affected, Diagnosis.
Kieran McEvoy
This article examines how cause lawyers in conflicted and authoritarian societies balance their professional responsibilities as lawyers with their commitment to a political cause. It is drawn from extensive interviews with both lawyers and political activists in a range of societies. It focuses on ...
Sri Charitha Koneru, Geeta Sikand, Anandita Agarwala
South Asians are at an elevated risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) when compared with other age-matched subjects of varied ethnicities. The elevated ASCVD risk is multifactorial including a constellation of hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, overweight/obesity, predi...
Darryn McEvoy, Iftekhar Ahmed, Alexei Trundle, Le Thanh Sang et al.
Vietnam and Bangladesh are countries already impacted by weather-related extreme events. Scientific modelling projections indicate that climate change, and changes to climate variability, will increase risks for both countries in the future. Targeting this challenging contemporary agenda, this paper...
Kieran McEvoy