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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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; ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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; ...