Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Gender, Role Models, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Career Intentions: Implications for Entrepreneurial Education, Ciara Marie Lavelle - O Brien
The Role of Software Engineering in Bioinformatics, Brendan Sean Lawlor
The Mentored Mentoring Approach to Lecturer- and Peer-Led Inter-Institutional Instruction Among Undergraduate Biomedical Science Students: A Case Study, Brigid Lucey, Róisín Spriggs, Katie O'Brien, Craig P. Murphy, and Angela Wright
Experimental Analysis of GBM to Expand the Time Horizon of Irish Electricity Price Forecasts, Conor Lynch, Christian O'Leary, Preetham Goving Kolar Sundareshan, and Yavuz Akin
Japanese Quail (Coturnix Japonica) as a Novel Model to Study the Relationship Between the Avian Microbiome and Microbial Endocrinology-Based Host-Microbe Interactions, Joshua M. Lyte, James Keane, Julia Eckenberger, Nicholas Anthony, Sandip Shrestha, Daya Marasini, Karrie M. Daniels, Valentina Caputi, Annie M. Donoghue, and Mark Lyte
Predicting carcass cut yields in cattle from digitalimages using artificial intelligence, Darragh Matthews
Predicting Carcass Cut Yields in Cattle from Digital Images Using Artificial Intelligence, Darragh Matthews, Thierry Pabiou, Ross D. Evans, Christian Beder, and Aengus Daly
The Importance of Foreign Direct Investment within the Life Science Sector for Employment and Economic Development in Ireland., Gordon Matthews
An Investigation on the Irish Population’s Attitudes and Knowledge Towards Genetic Screening for Cancer, Emer McCarthy, Ada Fleming, and Dawn Hannah Cronin
QoSA-ICN: An Information-Centric Approach to QoS in Vehicular Environments, Jessica McCarthy, Saqib Rasool Chaudhry, Perumal Kuppuudaiyar, Radhika Loomba, and Siobhan Clarke
Next-Generation Phylogeography Resolves Post-Glacial Colonization Patterns in a Widespread Carnivore, the Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes), in Europe, Allan D. McDevitt, Ilaria Coscia, Samuel S. Browett, Aritz Ruiz-González, Mark J. Statham, Iwona Ruczyńska, Liam Roberts, Joanna Stojak, Alain C. Frantz, Karin Norén, Erik O. Ågren, Jane Learmount, Mafalda Basto, Carlos Fernandes, Peter Stuart, David G. Tosh, Magda Sindicic, Tibor Andreanszky, Marja Isomursu, Marek Panek, Andrey Korolev, Innokentiy M. Okhlopkov, Alexander P. Saveljev, Boštjan Pokorny, Katarina Flajšman, Stephen W. R. Harrison, Vladimir Lobkov, Duško Ćirović, Jacinta Mullins, Cino Pertoldi, Ettore Randi, Benjamin N. Sacks, Rafał Kowalczyk, and Jan M. Wójcik
Awareness and Potential of the Silver Economy for Enterprises: A European Regional Level Study, Helen McGuirk, Aisling Conway Lenihan, and Niamh Lenihan
The Knowledge, Prevalence and Perception of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among the Third-level Student Population in Cork, Ireland, Stephen McKenna, Anna Pohrebyannyk, Cathal O' Regan, and Claudia Mayer
The Invasive Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus): A Model System for Studying Parasites and Ecoimmunology during a Biological Invasion, Andrew McManus, Celia V. Holland, Heikki Henttonen, and Peter Stuart
National Open Research Training Programme, Niall McSweeney, Therese Ahern, and Seán Harnett
Neurovascular Catheter Measurement System Development for Process and Design Effect Evaluation, Cathal Tadhg Merz
An Investigation into College Induced Stress & Coping Mechanisms and its Effect on Mental Health, Gráinne Morgan, Madeleine Quinn, and Clíodhna Ní Shúilleabháin
Optimisation of Grass Measurement Technologies Through Field Experimentation and Numerical Simulation Methods, Darren Joseph Murphy
Growing Niche Business Through Innovation: A Family Run Open Farm in Ireland, Trudie Murray, Fred Creedon, and Aisling ConwayLenihan
Growing Niche Business Through Innovation: A Family Run Open Farm in Ireland, Trudie Murray, Fred Creedon, and Aisling ConwayLenihan
Adaptive Uplink Data Rate Prediction and NetworkSelection in a Vehicular Mobile Channel, Georgi Nikolov
An Analysis of the Micro-determinants of Domestic Holiday Expenditure by Households in the Republic of Ireland, Lisa Noonan
Investigation of combinations of rationally selected bioengineered nisin derivatives for their ability to inhibit Listeria in broth and model food systems, Laura Nyhan, Des Field, Colin Hill, Michael J. Callanan, and Máire Begley
Predicting, monitoring and controlling the growth of Listeria in complex food matrices, Laura Mary Nyhan
Investigating the Use of Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes (UV-LEDs) for the Inactivation of Bacteria in Powdered Food Ingredients, Laura Nyhan, Milosz Przyjalgowski, Liam O'Faolain, Máire Begley, and Michael Callanan
A snapshot investigation into the availability and access to codeine-containing medications amongst the Irish population., Katie O'Brien, Pádraig McKeown, and Joseph Phelan
The Nutritional Status and Dietary Intake of Free-Living Seniors: A Cross-Sectional Study, Maeve Lorraine O'Connell, Tara Coppinger, Seán Lacey, Tijana Arsenic, and Aoife Louise McCarthy
An Overview on Deficit and Requirements of the Irish National Soil Phosphorus Balance, Ciarán O'Donnell, Aoife Egan, Joseph R. Harrington, Denise Barnett, Patrick Forrestal, and Niamh Power
Development of a novel, high resolution melting analysis based genotyping method for Cryptosporidium parvum, Jennifer K. O'Leary, Liam Blake, Gerard D. Corcoran, Roy D. Sleator, and Brigid Lucey
A novel genotyping method for Cryptosporidium hominis, Jennifer K. O'Leary, Liam Blake, Gerard D. Corcoran, Roy D. Sleator, and Brigid Lucey
Cryptosporidium spp. diagnosis and research in the 21st century, Jennifer K. O'Leary, Roy D. Sleator, and Brigid Lucey
Asynchronous Online Mathematics Learning Support: An Exploration of Interaction Data to Inform Future Provision, Linda O'Sullivan, Deirdre Casey, and Julie Crowley
Que Sont Les Fertilisants Issus du Recyclage? (Français), Niamh Power and Aoife Egan
Was Sind “Recycelte” Düngeprodukte? (Deutsche), Niamh Power and Aoife Egan
Wat Zijn Herwonnen Meststoffen? (Nederlands), Niamh Power and Aoife Egan
Wat Zijn Herwonnen Meststoffen? (Vlaams), Niamh Power and Aoife Egan
What are Recycling Derived Fertilisers? (English), Niamh Power and Aoife Egan
An Investigation of the Potential Adoption of Anaerobic Digestion for Energy Production in Irish Farms, Niamh Power, Sean O'Connor, Ehiaze Ehimen, Suresh C. Pillai, Gary A. Lyons, and John Bartlett
Evaluation of a ‘Well-Elderly’ Physical Activity Programme, Robert Purcell
IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Software-Defined Networks for Energy Internet and Smart Grid Communication, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, Alan Davy, Brendan Jennings, Zeeshan Kaleem, Akhilesh S. Thyagaturu, Hassnaa Moustafa, and Al-Sakib Khan Pathan
Cyber Security Framework for Vehicular Network based on a Hierarchical Game, Hichem Sedjelmaci, Imane Horiya Brahmi, Nirwan Ansari, and Mubashir Husain Rehmani
Parking recommender system privacy preservation through anonymization and differential privacy, Yasir Saleem Shaikh, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, Noel Crespi, and Roberto Minerva
Lockdown and Sustainability: An effective Model of Information and Communication Technology, Mahmud A. Shareef, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Angela Wright, Vinod Kumar, Sujeet K. Sharma, and Nripendra P. Rana
Control over Skies: Survivability, Coverage, and Mobility Laws for Hierarchical Aerial Base Stations, Vishal Sharma, Navuday Sharma, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, and Haris Pervaiz
Laser-Scribed Graphene Electrodes as Inflammatory Biosensors (LASERFLAME), Pei Shee Tan
Study of the Effects of Cavity Mode Spacing on Mode-Hopping in Iii–v/Si Hybrid Photonic Crystal Lasers, Praveen K.J. Singaravelu, Sharon M. Butler, Robert N. Sheehan, Alexandros A. Liles, Stephen P. Hegarty, and Liam O'Faolain
Lighting Up the Black Box –Digital Transformation in German Lobbying, Kathrin Barabara Stürmer
Harvesting a New Synergy: Exploring ‘Smart and Green’ Hotels within the Context of the Irish Hospitality Industry, Yi Sheng Tan
Optimizing Blockchain Based Smart Grid Auctions: A Green Revolution, Muneeb Ul Hassan, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, and Jinjun Chen
Genetic characterization of nodular worm infections in Asian Apes, Erhan Yalcindag, Peter Stuart, Hideo Hasegawa, Adrian Streit, Jana Doležalová, Helen Morrogh-Bernard, Susan M. Cheyne, Wisnu Nurcahyo, and Ivona Foitová
Pepblock Builder VR – an Open-Source Tool for Gaming-Based Bio-Edutainment in Interactive Protein Design, Venkata V. B. Yallapragada, Tianshu Xu, Sidney P. Walker, Sabin Tabirca, and Mark Tangney
Events from 2020
Preliminary Investigation on The Use of Dolomitic Quarry By-Product Powders in Grout For Self-Compacting Concrete Applications, Ahmed Abdalqader, Katrina Wilson, Neil Thornton, Kieran McHugh, Mohammed Sonebi, and Su Taylor
Embedment of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) within Engineering Degree Programmes, Thomas Adams, Sriram Kishore Kumar, Jamie Goggins, and Richard Manton
Potential of A Low-Calcium Fly Ash (FA) For The Production of Alkali-Activated Materials., Omar Alelweet and Sara Pavia
Color-based template selection for detection of gastric abnormalities in video endoscopy, Hussam Ali, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin, and Mubashir Husain Rehmani
A survey of feature extraction and fusion of deep learning for detection of abnormalities in video endoscopy of gastrointestinal-tract, Hussam Ali, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, and Farhan Riaz
A Comparative Study of Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of High-Rise Buildings Against Wind Loads, Muhammad Ali and Suhaib Salawdeh
An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Bitumen Additives on the Performance of Pavement Surface Dressings, Alan Anderson, John Casserly, Alan Kavanagh, and Jim Campbell
An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Bitumen Additives on the Performance of Pavement Surface Dressings, Alan Anderson, John Casserly, Alan Kavanagh, and Jim Campbell
Application of the IEC Technical Specification for Assessment of Wave Energy Resource: A Case Study from the West Coast of Ireland, Iulia Anton and Stephen Nash
Hybrid Frequency Modulated Silicon Photonic Crystal Laser, Andrei Bakoz
Photovoltaic Systems on Dairy Farms: Financial and Renewable Multi-Objective Optimization (FARMOO) Analysis, Michael Breen, J. Upton, and Michael D. Murphy
Case Study: Calculating Bridge Displacement from Accelerations for Load Assessment Calculations, Andrew Bunce, David Hester, Su Taylor, James Brownjohn, and Yan Xu
Isolation and characterization of Pectobacterium phage vB_PatM_CB7: New insights into the genus Certrevirus, Colin Buttimer, Caoimhe Lynch, Hanne Hendrix, Horst Neve, Jean Paul Noben, Rob Lavigne, and Aidan Coffey
A Review Of The Data Held On 3,437 Masonry Arch Bridges In Northern Ireland, Kristopher Campbell, Nicola Ann Stevens, Myra Lydon, Thomas Neeson, Su Taylor, and Alan O'Connor
A Genomic Analysis of Osmotolerance in Staphylococcus aureus, Dylan Casey and Roy D. Sleator
The Broader Development of the Student Engineer through Industry Based Experiential Learning, Donogh Coleman, Ted McKenna, and Mary Moloney
Gaining Insight into Transition and Progression of Students on the Autism Spectrum - DISCOVER a Transition Programme with a Difference, Laura Coleman, Annie Cummins, and Julie O'Donovan
Effective Measures to Improve Road Safety at Toll Plazas in Ireland, David Collery and Grzegorz Gorecki
Probabilistic System Analysis – Practical Examples for Railway Bridges, Lorcan Connolly, Marko Duranovic, and Róisín Donnelly
Reinforcement of Timber Elements in Compression Perpendicular to the Grain using Compressed Wood Dowels, Michael Conway, Conan O'Ceallaigh, Sameer Mehra, and Annette M. Harte
Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card for Children and Youth: A Comparison Across Europe, Tara Coppinger, K. Milton, E. Murtagh, D. Harrington, D. Johansen, J. Seghers, T. Skovgaard, A. Chalkley, and HEPA Europe Children & Youth Working Group
Investigating the Contact-Point Response for Drive-By Damage Detection in Bridges, Robert Corbally and Abdollah Malekjafarian
Caha Tunnel Rock Repairs and Improvements including Non-Destructive Testing, Roy Costello and Liam Duffy
An Evaluation of Design Issues Identified During Reviews of Structural Designs Of Buildings From 2015 To 2020, Patrick Crean and Richard Osborne
The use of mycobacteriophages as a novel therapeutic option to control and treat Johne's disease, Gillian Catherine Crowley
Delivering Library Services in a time of crisis; Technological Higher Education Association Libraries responding to COVID 19 from March August 2020., Mary Delaney, Johanna Archbold, Ann Cleary, Lorna Dodd, Patrick Doherty, Terry O'Brien, Jean Ricken, and Margaret Waldron
Long-Run Traffic Simulations for Multi-Lane Road Bridges, Róisín Donnelly, Lorcan Connolly, and Ilaria Bernardini
Leaving No Trace in the Irish Countryside: Effecting Behavioural Change of Recreationists, Noel Doyle
A Bridge-Rehabilitation Strategy Based on the Analysis of a Bridge-Inspection Data Set, Liam Dromey, Kieran Ruane, John J. Murphy, Brian O'Rourke, and Seán Lacey
The Impact of Spatial Occlusion Training on Complex Motor Skills in Sport, Alan Bernard Dunton
Investigating the synergistic bioactive effects of fruit, vegetable and protein combinations in a market-ready food product for young adults, Jessica Eivers
The impact of key processing stages and flock variables on the prevalence and levels of Campylobacter on broiler carcasses, Malgorzata Emanowicz, Joseph Meade, Declan Bolton, Olwen Golden, Montserrat Gutierrez, William Byrne, John Egan, Helen Lynch, Lisa O'Connor, Aidan Coffey, Brigid Lucey, and Paul Whyte
The Use of Bacteriophages for Food Safety, Lorraine Endersen and Aidan Coffey
Carbapenemase Screening In An Irish Tertiary Referral Hospital: Best Practice, Or Can We Do Better?, Sinéad Fahy, J. A. O'Connor, D. O'Brien, L. Fitzpatrick, M. O'Connor, J. Crowley, M. Bernard, Roy D. Sleator, and Brigid Lucey
Demountable Reinforced Concrete Structures: A Review and Future Directions, Tahreer Fayyad and Ahmed Abdalqader
Facilitating Educational Opportunities for Pilots Using Cohort RPL, Pio Fenton and Deirdre Goggin
Towards Improved Sensor Systems for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring, Alan Ferguson, Roger Woods, and David Hester
A Novel Solution for Preventing Leading Edge Erosion in Wind Turbine Blades, William Finnegan, Michael Flanagan, Róisín Ó Coistealbha, Priya Dasan Keeryadath, Tomas Flanagan, and Jamie Goggins
Full-Scale Structural Testing of Wind and Tidal Turbine Blades, William Finnegan, Patrick Meier, Yadong Jiang, Afrooz Kazemi Vanhari, Edward Fagan, Le Chi Hung, and Jamie Goggins
Durability and Sustainability of Pavement Quality Concrete in Airfields, Aidan Fogarty and Mark Richardson
Implementing Sustainable Transport Strategies in Ireland, Kevin Gallagher and Brian McCann
Environmental Impact on Corrosion Rates of Steel Piles Employed in Marine Environment, Rebecca Galvin, Ciaran Hanley, Kieran Ruane, John J. Murphy, and Vesna Jaksic
First Evidence of Production of the Lantibiotic Nisin P, Enriqueta Garcia-Gutierrez, Paula M. O'Connor, Gerhard Saalbach, Calum J. Walsh, James W. Hegarty, Caitriona M. Guinane, Melinda J. Mayer, Arjan Narbad, and Paul D. Cotter
MAC Protocols for Terahertz Communication: A Comprehensive Survey, Saim Ghafoor, Noureddine Boujnah, Mubashir Husain Rehmani, and Alan Davy
Effects of Accelerated Carbonation Curing On CO2 Sequestration And On The Compressive Strength of Concrete Masonry Units, Barry Gilroy, Leon Black, David Thompson, Ronan Hogan, and Niall Holmes