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Caroline McGregor ('formerly Caroline Skehill)

Professor Caroline McGregor
Verified email at nuigalway.ie
Cited by 1719

Rational approaches to the design of cationic gemini surfactants for gene delivery

C McGregor, C Perrin, M Monck… - Journal of the …, 2001 - ACS Publications
We report a new class of amphiphilic gemini surfactants as vehicles for gene delivery into
cells, and the beginnings of a systematic structure−activity study. Preliminary results suggest …

Gemini surfactants: new synthetic vectors for gene transfection

…, P Guédat, A Kremer, C McGregor… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The superior surfactant properties of cationic gemini surfactants are applied to the complex
problem of introducing genes into cells. Of almost 250 new compounds tested, of some 20 …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting civic and political engagement among marginalized urban youth in three cities: Strategies and challenges

B Brady, RJ Chaskin, C McGregor - Children and youth services review, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decade and more, there has been a significant emphasis in western societies
on policy processes to engage youth in civic and political life. Concerns about the extent to …

Disabled children and child protection: Learning from literature through a non-tragedy lens

S Flynn, C McGregor - Child Care in Practice, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Disabled children experience unique vulnerabilities in the context of child protection and
welfare services. Current research alludes to strong concerns about social inequality, …

The use of high-speed differential scanning calorimetry (Hyper-DSC™) to study the thermal properties of carbamazepine polymorphs

C McGregor, MH Saunders, G Buckton… - Thermochimica …, 2004 - Elsevier
The thermal properties of two polymorphs of the drug carbamazepine, Forms I and III, were
studied using high-speed differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Previously, accurate …

A critical overview of the significance of power and power relations in practice with children in foster care: Evidence from an Irish study

C McGregor, C Devaney, L Moran - Child Care in Practice, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper is based on findings from an Irish study of permanence and stability outcomes for
children in long-term care which involved biographical narrative interviews with 27 children, …

Development of fully amorphous dispersions of a low Tg drug via co-spray drying with hydrophilic polymers

M Zhao, SA Barker, PS Belton, C McGregor… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to prepare molecular dispersions of a physically highly unstable
amorphous drug, paracetamol (acetaminophen with a T g of ca. 25C) via co-spray drying with …

Outcomes associated with planned place of birth among women with low-risk pregnancies

…, AH Reitsma, J Simioni, J Horne, C McGregor… - Cmaj, 2016 - Can Med Assoc
… Eileen Hutton, Julia Simioni, Adriana Cappelletti, Jordyn Horne, Caroline McGregor and …
, Julia Simioni, Jordyn Horne, Caroline McGregor and Rashid Ahmed critically revised the …

Exploring the multi-dimensionality of permanence and stability: Emotions, experiences and temporality in young people's discourses about long-term foster care in …

L Moran, C McGregor, C Devaney - Qualitative Social Work, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper focuses on qualitative findings on how young people in long-term foster care in
Ireland interpret permanence and stability. We focus principally on subjective and relational …

The role and function of cooperative research centers in entrepreneurial universities: A micro level perspective

…, JA Cunningham, M Menter, C McGregor - Management …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is a micro-level examination of the role and function of
cooperative research centers (CRCs) in entrepreneurial universities from a principal …