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Vanadium redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage:electrochemistry, efficiency and spectroscoptic monitoring

Gao, Xin (University of Limerick, 2012)

This thesis describes characterizations of a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) in electrochemical and spectroscopic aspects. The cycling performance of a cell was characterized. To study coulombic efficiency of the ...
Variability in recreational runners – a stride time analysis perspective

Norris, Michelle (University of Limerick, 2017)

Accelerometers provide a method of collecting longitudinal running stride time (ST) and stride rate (SR) data; however, research is required to develop methods and analysis techniques which ensure the collection of valid ...
The variation of median nerve functionality with wrist postures typical of computer use and a novel ultrasound technique for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

Donoghue, Maurice F (University of Limerick, 2011)

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an affliction that affects numerous people in an occupational and recreational environment. One area commonly linked to the development of this condition is computer use. This is due to ...
Verb alternations and event structure in children with SLI compared with typically developing children. What can we learn from the story of Cinderella?

Doyle, Katie (University of Limerick, 2013)

Background: Children with specific language impairment (CwSLI) often present with difficulties in areas of language including verb knowledge and verb-argument production. Previous research has investigated verb diversity ...
Verb alternations and event structure in children with specific language impairment compared with typically developing children. What can we learn from the story of Cinderella?

Whelan, Jennifer; Murphy, Carol-Anne (University of Limerick, 2013)

Background: Children with Specific Language Impairment (CwSLI) demonstrate difficulties with verb knowledge, verb argument production and sentence structure. There is a lack of evidence around the processing and production ...
Verification of mathematical design documents

Liu, Zhiying (University of Limerick, 2011)

The problem to be studied in this thesis is how to verify a set of mathematical design documents in the sense that if each component is implemented correctly, the whole system should work together harmoniously to satisfy ...
Veterinary pre-purchase examination results as an indicator of subsequent athletic performance in national hunt thoroughbred horses

Barrett, Emily Maud Elizabeth (University of Limerick, 2013)

Conformational and other defects can affect the soundness of a horse and impede athletic performance to varying degrees. This study sought to investigate the prevalence of a variety of anatomical defects, to determine ...
Videogames censorship in China: a study on the effects of censorship regulations and the response by the Players

Bottura, Piertommaso (University of Limerick, 2017)

China is a rapidly growing market for videogames where the industry has to cope with stringent yet often ambiguous censorship regulations. After providing an overview of the controversial discourse surrounding games as ...
Viscoelastic braided stent: finite element analysis and validation of crimping behaviour

Shanahan, Camelia (University of Limerick, 2017)

In this thesis, validated Finite Element (FE) models for a viscoelastic braided stent are created, to investigate the mechanical behaviour of the stent subjected to crimping and to predict the stent’s radial forces. The ...
The visibility of disability: experiences of stigma among wheelchair users

Egan, Carmel (University of Limerick, 2012)

Despite the substantial evidence base highlighting the benefits of engaging in leisure activities; participation in this domain of occupation is greatly reduced in people with physical impairments and is frequently limited ...
The visual arts practice PhD in Ireland: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Halvey, Susan (University of Limerick, 2018)

The Visual Arts Practice PhD (VAP PhD) has emerged during the last few decades in part due to the assimilation of autonomous art schools into the fabric of the bigger Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) (Baker, 2009; ...
A vulnerability theory of exploitation

Amin, Franz (University of Limerick, 2019)

This thesis introduces and defends a vulnerability theory of exploitation and uses that theory to explain what is exploitative about international transactions such as commercial gestational surrogacy and clinical trials. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wellbeing begins with "we" not "me" psychosocial benefits of gratitude interventions

O'Connell, Brenda H. (University of Limerick, 2016)

In recent years there has been an unprecedented, widespread endorsement and application of interventions designed to foster gratitude. However, rigorous experimental research into the efficacy of gratitude interventions ...
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 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 ...
What has been the political effect of regional concentration of newspaper ownership and production in Nigeria since 1999?: has this concentration affected the contributions Nigerian newspapers make to democracy?

Jatula, Babatunde Victor (University of Limerick, 2015)

My research starts from the premise that the contemporary role of Nigeria’s regionally concentrated newspapers hubs in the current political dispensation, particularly after the return to civil rule in 1999, and their ...
What is the evidence regarding occupational therapy interventions to improve handwriting in children aged 6-11 years old?

Martin, Siobhan (University of Limerick, 2012)

In our current age of technology, children are being primed towards computers and handwriting is becoming a lost art. Handwriting is a primary occupation of school aged children with up to 50% of the school day spent in ...

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