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Browsing University of Limerick Theses & Dissertations by Title
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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; ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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McNeill, Eoghan
(University of Limerick, 2021)
The effect that motor simulation (MS) conditions like motor imagery (MI) and action observation
(AO) can have on sensorimotor task performance has garnered significant research interest over the
past fifty years. ...
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O'Connor, Elaine
(University of Limerick, 2020)
Since the abolition of EU Milk quotas in April 2015, milk production in Ireland has grown by 60% more than anticipated. Dairy processing requires a significant hydraulic demand, with approximately 2.5 m3 of water required ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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; ...
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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 ...