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Gamification as a motivational tool for software systems, as illustrated in a second-language learning environment

Exton, Geraldine (University of Limerick, 2017)

This thesis aims to formalise the relationship between game elements and motivation, towards making gamification use more systematic. Gamification is “the use of game design elements in non-game contexts” (Deterding et ...
Gastrointestinal transit, appetite and food intake: the role of dietary fat

Markey, Oonagh (University of Limerick, 2011)

A high intake of dietary fat has long been implicated in aetiology of obesity, coronary-heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Fat is the most potent regulator of gastric emptying (progression of food from the stomach ...
An gcabhraíonn achmhainní ICT le coincep an 't-Aistriú' san fhoghlaim stair na hEalaíne

Martin, Niall John (University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)

Tá an-chuid féidearthachtaí teicneolaíochta ar fáil do mhúinteoirí sa lá atá inniu ann. Cloistear faoi thréithe iontacha an píosa bog ábhair seo nó an suíomh idirlíon siúd. Tá cláranna bháin idirghníomhach agus seomraí ...
Generalised smoothing in functional data analysis

Carey, Michelle (University of Limericik, 2012)

The incorporation of model-based penalties in a penalised regression frame- work (generalised smoothing) has been the subject of many publications, most notably: Cao and Ramsay (2007); Heckman and Ramsay (2000); Ramsay ...
Generating states: exploring the kinaesthetic and energetic relationship between the moving body-mind and environment, through the lens of a dancer, a choreographer and a performer

Vaughan, Mairéad (University of Limerick, 2016)

My dance practice research examines and reflects on what I experience as a deep symbiotic relationship between the body-mind and environment, through the creation of two original choreographic works. This mixed-mode ...
Generation and characterisation of novel health enhancing ingredients from brewers’ spent grain (BSG)

Connolly, Alan (University of Limerick, 2013)

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of pale and black brewers’ spent grain (BSG), brewery barley by-products, as starting materials for the generation of protein-enriched isolates (BSG-PI). ...
Generic medicines: a holistic assessment of stakeholder perceptions and online information provision

Dunne, Suzanne S. (University of Limerick, 2014)

Background: Generic medicines result from expired intellectual property protection and the ability of pharmaceutical producers, other than originator companies, to manufacture analogous medicines containing identical ...
Genetic programming based predictions and estimations for the endurance and retention of NAND flash memory devices

Hogan, Damien (University of Limerick, 2013)

The central hypothesis of this thesis is that it is possible to use a supervised machine learning technique, Genetic Programming (GP), to make accurate predictions and estimations regarding the endurance and retention ...
Genetic typing of bovine viral diarrhoea virus in cattle on Irish farms

O'Brien, Eoin (University of Limerick, 2015)

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a pestivirus infection of cattle and other domesticated and free living animals. Two genotypes, bovine viral diarrhoea virus type 1 (BVDV-1) and bovine viral diarrhoea virus type 2 (BVDV-2) ...
Genotypic and phenotypic analysis of Ralstonia pickettii high purity water isolates

Ryan, Michael P. (University of Limerick, 2009)

Ralstonia is a newly characterised genus that includes former members of the Burkholderia species (Ralstonia pickettii and Ralstonia solanacearum). The type species of the genus-Ralstonia pickettii (type strain, ATCC27511) ...
Geometry in architecture

O'Shaughnessy, Sinead (School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2011)

Can a harmony be achieved between the social and physical aspects of a design when designing through geometry and, if so, how is this to be accomplished? The problem with this design method is that it appears to emphasise ...
Gesture in children with early language delay as a predictor of later language profiles: a follow-up study

Fitzgerald, Rosalind (University of Limerick, 2015)

Background: A link between gesture and early language development is well-established (Owens, 2005; Iverson & Goldin-Meadow, 2005). O’Neill and Chiat (2012) found a significant correlation between symbolic comprehension ...
Giving voice to service user choice: music therapy as an anti-oppressive practice

Baines, Susan (University of Limerick, 2014)

Societal structures create and maintain disparities between persons of dominant and non-dominant status affecting all aspects of the community including healthcare service delivery. Music therapists as healthcare providers ...
Global software development: a multiple-case study of the realisation of the benefits

Ó Conchúir, Eoin (University of Limerick, Department of Computer Science & Information Systems, 2010)

Global software development (GSD) encompasses all software development where people located in different parts of the world are working together to produce software. Software development in itself is a complex process. GSD ...
The goddess dances beyond time: an exploration of continuity through change in contemporary Japanese ritual, with specific reference to the miko mai shinji

Phelan, Helen Frances; Hirabayashi, Eri (University of Limerick, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, 2010)

Ritual performance is a characteristic of contemporary Japanese life. Some of rituals originated more than a 1000 years ago, while the origins of others are not known. The theme of this thesis—continuity through change in ...
Governing belonging and identity : a Foucauldian analysis of Danish immigration and subjectification

Erdinc, Mujde (University of Limerick, 2011)

The issue of immigration is one of the most debated fields in European politics, especially in terms of the interaction between a representational framework of identities and policy making instruments within legal structures. ...
Grammatical evolution + multi-cores = automatic parallel programming!

Gopinath, Chennupati (University of Limerick, 2015)

Multi-core processors are shared memory multiprocessors integrated on a single chip which offer significantly higher processing power than traditional, single core processors. However, as the number of cores available on ...
Grammatical processing load and verb argument structure effects on the production of past-tense morphology

Edge, Richard (University of Limerick, 2015)

Background: Children with language impairments often present with morphological and verb argument structure (VAS) difficulties (Leonard, 2014). Complexity of VAS (see Grela and Leonard, 2000) as well as an increase in task ...
Greenhouse gas emissions from rewetted peatland forests

Rigney, Caitlin (University of Limerick, 2016)

Natural peatlands are important sinks of carbon (C) and vital in the global C cycle. Despite covering just 3% of the earth’s land mass, they store as much C as all terrestrial biomass. Drainage for forestry alters the ...
A grey area : an investigation of organisational decision-maker attitudes toward 'older' workers

McCarthy, Jean (University of Limerick, 2011)

Workforce ageing has been labelled the defining social issue of the 21st century. Projections of diminishing workforces and declining prosperity have led to the realisation that ‘older workers’ are required to remain in ...

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