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On slip flow and interfacial phenomena within superhydrophobic microchannels

O'Keeffe, Niall (University of Limerick, 2012)

The unique wetting properties of superhydrophobic (SH) surfaces have attracted a considerable interest in recent years. Their ability to repel liquids produces some remarkable characteristics such as spherical droplet ...
On the availability of superpages in a general operating system and an evaluation of the performance of explicit superpage support

Gorman, Mel (University of Limerick, 2010)

In the 1990s, it was observed that Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) coverage was shrinking as a percentage of physical memory. Consequently, the relative amount of program time spent servicing TLB misses was increasing ...
On the characterisation of abdominal aortic tissues

O'Leary, Siobhan Ann (University of Limerick, 2014)

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is the gradual and irreversible expansion of the distal region of the aorta. It can be defined as a balloon like dilation 1.5 times the diameter of the normal abdominal aorta. The prevalence ...
On the development of a contactless thermal characterisation technique for micro-scale thermoelectric modules (μTEMs)

Hickey, Séamus (University of Limerick, 2019)

Contemporary internet consumer usage, in the form of social media and wide scale video streaming, has induced an exponential rise in the demand for high speed data. Optical communications infrastructure has had to evolve ...
On the development of a microfluidic instrument for preclinical cell analysis

Keays, Catherine Marie (University of Limerick, 2017)

The evolution of a new drug is initiated by testing new compounds in a preclinical laboratory setting. The methods for discovering new drugs involve scrutiny of a drug’s efficacy on a cell model of a disease. Current ...
On the development of assessment techniques for improved prediction of arteriovenous graft performance in facilitating haemodialysis

Broderick, Stephen P. (University of Limerick, 2014)

Renal failure is a condition where the kidneys cannot provide sufficient filtration of waste product from the blood. A kidney transplant is the ideal treatment, but donor numbers fall short of demand. The alternative ...
On the effect of digitising flows in networked microfluidic systems for nucleic acid analysis

Taheny, Oliver (University of Limerick, 2010)

The integration of molecular diagnostics and microfluidics has the potential to revolutionise human health care. The continuous discovery of genetic markers that correspond to particular cancer types and subtypes offers ...
On the effect of text messaging on student perception of instructor immediacy

Hayes, Paul (University of Limerick, 2010)

The quality of the communication between instructors and students has been shown to be one of the key factors in the quality of the learning experience of students. However, as is often the case in higher education, ...
On the effects of positive emotions on morality

Van Dongen, Fredericke (Univeristy of Limerick, 2013)

How do positive emotions influence morality? Asking myself this relevant question, led to the goal to make predictions on the impact of various positive emotions on moral judgments and behaviors. In my PhD research, I ...
On the experimental receptivity in a pre-transitional laminar boundary layer

Brighenti, Flavio (University of Limerick, 2013)

This work is devoted to the study of the influence of the freestream turbulence intensity (FST) on a pre-transitional boundary layer formed on a flat plate. The FST was generated using a passive turbulence-generating ...
On the heat transfer characteristics of liquid-gas taylor flows in minichannels

Howard, James A (University of Limerick, 2013)

Heat transfer enhancement is of significant importance to many thermal management applications. Multi phase flows are an effective way to meet increasing thermal demands. This work investigates heat transfer enhancement ...
On the influence of ag content on the creep behaviour of sn-ag-cu solder alloys

Burke, Cillian (University of Limerick, 2013)

This thesis presents an investigation of the influence of silver content on the creep behaviour of ternary tin-silver-copper (SAC) solder alloys. To this end, the creep behaviour of Sn98.5Ag1.0Cu0.5 (SAC105) solder alloy ...
On the mechanical and morphological characterisation of calcification in diseased vascular tissue

Barrett, Hilary E. (University of Limerick, 2017)

Vascular calcification, a complex component that forms in the walls of arteries as part of advanced cardiovascular disease (CVD), triggers severe arterial complications and negatively impacts the success of endovascular ...
On the miniaturisation of convenction cooling solutions applicable to portable electronic devices

Stafford, Jason (University of Limerick, 2010)

Dimensional restrictions in electronic equipment have resulted in miniaturisation of many existing cooling technologies. In addition, cooling solutions are required to dissipate increased thermal loads to maintain component ...
On the motivations and career orientations of self-initiated and conventional expatriates employed in the Saudi Arabian banking industry: a two scale contextual validation and an inter-cohort crosssectional investigation with control

Alshahrani, Saeed Turki (University of Limerick, 2015)

This cross-sectional inter-cohort study explores the dominant motivational factors and career orientations among conventional (CE) and self-initiated (SE) expatriates. Quantitative data was obtained from a sample of 344 ...
On the optical characterisation of low-viscosity viscoelastic fluid flows within microchannel geometries

Carroll, Marian (University of Limerick, 2021)

Contemporary communications infrastructure is undergoing major enhancements via the integration of various network components in order to support growing worldwide data requirements. Microfluidic cooling is required to ...
On the perceptual constituents of listener judgments of hyper-compressed music

Ronan, Malachy (University of Limerick, 2016)

Despite critical writing from music industry experts decrying the over use of compression and the introduction of loudness normalisation, hyper-compressed recordings are still released. Typically, hyper-compression is ...
On the receptivity of separated and attached shear layers to free-stream turbulence

Stevenson, Jonathan Piers James (University of Limerick, 2016)

The transition to turbulence has a profound impact on the performance of large-scale thermofluidic systems. The ability to control its onset, particularly by passive means, is therefore highly desirable, and this in turn ...
On the security and energy consumption estimation of wireless sensor network protocols

Zhang, Fan (University of Limerick, 2012)

Along with the recent rapid development of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) systems, the range of attacks against WSN routing protocols have grown. As a result, there is an increased need for secure WSN routing protocols. WSN ...
On the thermal and fluidic characteristics of steam condensation in an air-cooled condenser

O'Donovan, Alan (University of Limerick, 2015)

With anthropogenic climate change being one of the dominant socio-economic topics of the last decade, renewable energy has benefited from policies and legislation limiting carbon emissions. The technologies to exploit ...

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