Background: This paper presents the findings of a pilot research survey which assessed the degree of balance between safety and productivity, and its relationship with awareness and communication of human factors and ...

and related hip fracture in the elderly population are a serious problem in health care. It is widely documented that prevention of hip fracture has the potential to improve the quality of life and substantially decrease ...

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is continuing to evolve and develop as the construction industry progresses towards level 2 maturity. However, one of the core barriers in this progression is the aspect of interoperability ...

Each year, approximately 8,500 people suffer a stroke in Ireland, of which 2,500 are fatal. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the European Union attributing to over two million deaths each year. ...

The aim of this paper is to identify the various managerial issues encountered by UK/Irish contractors in the management of materials in confined urban construction sites. Through extensive literature review, detailed ...

The large-scale production of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is commonly carried out using NS0 cells, which are a cholesterol deficient mouse myeloma cell line. The non-ionic surfactant Pluronic F-68 is routinely ...

Some of the largest heat fluxes that can be found in contemporary engineering applications (O ∼ 10^3 W/cm2) are generated by laser-bar arrays within Photonics Integrated Circuits (PICs) – the backbone of optical telecommunication ...

This work presents details of manufacturing and testing of a carbon fibre polyetheretherketone (CFPEEK) induction welded hat-stiffened panel. Mechanical testing is carried out to evaluate the performance of the welded ...

BACKGROUND: Aneurysms, in particular abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), form a significant portion of cardiovascular related deaths. There is much debate as to the most suitable tool for rupture prediction and interventional ...

Epoxy-based composite laminates frequently behave as brittle materials under various types of loading, from quasi-static to impact, as they cannot absorb/dissipate enough energy. Matrix cracks develop due to the brittle ...