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Walk before you run: using heuristic evaluation to assess a training tool prototype

Monasor, Miguel J; Noll, John; Vizcaíno, Aurora; Piattini, Mario; Beecham, Sarah (Association for Computing Machinery, 2014)

Context: One of the chief challenges of Global Software Development (GSD) is for globally, culturally and linguistically diverse team members to communicate effectively. Failing to meet this challenge can lead to ...

Was defeat inevitable for Cumann na nGaedheal in the 1932 general election?

Hanamy, John (University of Limerick, 2013)

This thesis looks at the election that terminated the first government of the Irish Free State, and effectively the career of the party that formed that government. An analysis of the policies of Cumann na nGaedheal in ...

Water dispersible semiconductor nanorod assemblies via a facile phase transfer and their application as fluorescent biomarkers.

Sanyal, Ambarish; Bala, Tanushree; Ahmed, Shafaat; Singh, Ajay; Piterina, Anna Valentinova; McGloughlin, Timothy M.; Laffir, Fathima R.; Ryan, Kevin M. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009)

We demonstrate the formation of water dispersed nanorod assemblies by phase transfer of semiconductor (CdS, CdSe, CdTe) nanorods from the organic to the aqueous using pluronic triblock copolymers. On phase transfer, the ...

WATERMARK: Between the archive and the river

NicGhabhann, Niamh (University of Limerick, 2014)

This essay reflects on the process of curating WATERMARK, an exhibition celebrating 20 years of the Irish World Academy at the University of Limerick. It considers the work of artists David Lilburn, Aaron Lawless and Fiona ...

Waves in Guinness

Robinson, Marguerite; Fowler, Andrew C; Alexander, A.J; O'Brien, S.B.G (American Institute of Physics, 2008)

We describe a simple model of a bubbly two-phase flow which is able to explain why waves propagate downward when a pint of Guinness is poured, and also how the waves are generated. Our theory involves a physically based ...

We had to do intelligent thinking during recent PE: students' and teachers' experiences of assessment for learning in post-primary physical education

MacPhail, Ann; Halbert, John (Taylor and Francis, 2010)

This study arose in response to a perceived need for additional teacher support for assessment in physical education and the limited focus in physical education pedagogy literature on the impact of Assessment for Learning ...

Weakening the Dolev-Yao model through probability

Bresciani, Riccardo; Butterfield, Andrew (Association for Computing Machinery, 2009)

The Dolev-Yao model has been widely used in protocol verificaion and has been implemented in many protocol verifiers. There are strong assumptions underlying this model, such as perfect cryptography: the aim of the ...

Wear of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) in total knee prostheses: a review of key influences

McGloughlin, Timothy M.; Kavanagh, A.G. (Institute of Mechanical Engineers, 2000)

The formation and development of wear is now widely accepted as one of the major concerns in the long-term survivorship of contemporary knee prostheses in vivo. This review examines the role of surface topography, third-body ...

The weaving of traceforms and built forms

Healy, Anna (School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2011)

I’ve been exploring the movement between and through built forms that can free them from being a spatial limit and instead allow them to become a temporal and spatial experience. This experience includes an awareness of ...

Web service integration for next generation localisation

Lewis, David; Curran, Stephen; Feeney, Kevin; Etzioni, Zohar; Keeney, John; Way, Andy; Schäler, Reinhard (Association for Computing Machinery, 2009)

Developments in Natural Language Processing technologies promise a variety of benefits to the localization industry, both in its current form in performing bulk enterprise-based localization and in the future in ...

Web services on embedded systems - A performance study

Groba, Christin; Clarke, Siobhán (IEEE Computer Society, 2010)

A platform-independent communication mechanism is essential for the seamless integration of embedded devices into the Web of Things. Web services provide for such communication, though there remains an open question as ...

Web-based systems design: a study of contemporary practices and an explanatory framework based on “method-in-action”

Lang, Michael; Fitzgerald, Brian (Springer, London, 2007)

This paper reports the findings of a detailed study of Web-based systems design (WBSD) practices in Ireland based on data collected over a 3-year period (2002–2005), the objectives of which were to (1) contribute towards ...

Welcome to college? Developing a richer understanding of the transition process for mature first year students using reflective written journals

Risquez, Angelica; Moore, Sarah; Morley, Michael (SAGE Publications, 2008)

This study investigates the process of adjustment among adult learners by focusing on their own perceptions as they make the transition to higher education in an Irish setting, in order to gain a richer understanding about ...

What answers does the Internet provide for patients in Ireland with questions about generic medicines?

Dunne, Suzanne S.; Cummins, Niamh M; Hannigan, Ailish; Shannon, Bill; Cullen, Walter; Dunne, Colum (2016)

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What are the differences between a literature search, a literature review, a systematic review and a meta-analysis? And why is a systematic review considered to be so good?

O'Gorman, Clodagh S; Macken, Alan P; Cullen, Walter; Saunders, Jean; Dunne, Colum; Higgins, M.F. (Irish Medical Organization, 2013)

It takes time to recognise the differences between a literature search (LS), a literature review (LR), a systematic review (SR) and a meta-analysis (MA), especially as these terms are often used interchangeably by many ...

What are the differences between common statistical tests?

Higgins, M.F.; Macken, Alan P; Cullen, Walter; Saunders, Jean; Dunne, Colum; O'Gorman, Clodagh S (Irish Medical Organization, 2013)

Statistics are essential components of quantitative (and qualitative) research that we all should know. We have sat through numerous lectures on the subject, and we know that we need to understand it and really should ...

What are the effective strategies required to improve and build successful stakeholder relationships on project/programmes in Dell?

Kelly, Nicola (University of Limerick, 2013)

Dell Limerick has commissioned the author to conduct research into the process of Stakeholder Management by benchmarking Stakeholder Management practices at Dell with industry Best Practice. Primary data has been gathered ...

What are the occupational experiences of adult asylum seekers living in direct provision in Ireland?

O'Brien, Laura (University of Limerick, 2013)

Background Asylum seekers in Ireland are required to live in State provided hostel type accommodation called Direct Provision. The system of Direct Provision places a number of restrictions on the lives of asylum seekers; ...

What can neuroscience teach us about teaching?

O'Connor, William T. (2010)

The study of perception, learning, memory and recall are converging to unite education with neuroscience - the scientific study of the nervous system- around the emerging field of neuroeducation. In this regard, there ...

What discourse of science dominates lower post-primary education in Ireland?

Freeman, Shane (University of Limerick, 2011)

This study examines the discourse of science presented at lower Post-Primary level in Ireland. In the investigation the text materials for the course were qualitatively examined. The data analysis revealed five key themes ...

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