Maypole Dancing and Other Body Movements in a Neo-Pagan Bealtaine Ritual in Ireland
This thesis examines the role of dance and body movements within a specific Pagan ritual in present day Ireland, namely Bealtaine. The ...
Choke valves are used to regulate the pressure from natural gas reservoirs. Traditional choke
valves control the reservoir pressure drop using a single variable orifice. At choked flow
conditions a shock wave forms in ...
The continuing trend in switched-mode power supplies clearly leads to the
delivery of more output power with an ever increasing number of voltages
more efficiently at less cost. Increasing power management requirements, ...
While there is sufficient research evidence to suggest that a multidisciplinary team approach
improves the outcomes of patients, specifically those with breast cancer, limited attention has
examined the extent to which ...
Digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as an extremely powerful technique for
quantification of nucleic acids. Digital PCR offers superior quantification accuracy, precision and
sensitivity compared to ...
Ennis, County Clare in the west of Ireland, is now considered to be one of the principal strongholds of traditional Irish music practice in the world. During the 1970s, traditional music practice became a ‘living tradition’, ...
Cashman, Patrick Andrew(University of Limerick, 2012)
Following a review of previous research on wave power conversion, it is evident that Oscillating Water Columns are one of the few devices to successfully convert wave power to electrical power at a commercial stage. ...
The standard Finite Element Method (FEM) has been successfully employed for many decades in
modelling. However, the method can be found, in cases, to be insufficient for accurate, efficient
modelling of discontinuities, ...
Attention involves not only a focus on objects or locations, but also on various thoughts or activities. During endurance activity, attention allocation has traditionally been viewed as a focus either on sensory information ...
This study demonstrates that the basis of decision-making and risk-pricing in the UK
Political Risk Insurance (PRI) market is a combination of Art and Science, with factors
such as trust and reputation playing an important ...
There has been phenomenal growth in Irish property values in residential, commercial and
office property over the last decade. During this period, the supply of new residential
properties has nearly quadrupled. In parallel, ...
This research project involved the investigation of the factors affecting junior cycle science students’ motivation to study science in Ireland. Too many young students are being turned off science too soon. Research has ...
Previous studies in primates have shown that β-defensin 126 regulates the ability of sperm to bind to oviductal epithelial cells, whilst in humans; mutations in the β-defensin 126 gene have been linked to male subfertility. ...
The use of traditional two-dimensional (2D) fibre preforms can be associated with poor out-of-plane and interlaminar mechanical performance, particularly in response to impact loads. Such preforms comprise multiple plies ...
Severini, Francesco; Kwapinski, Witold; Leahy, J.J(University of Limerick, 2016)
Butyl butyrate is an environmentally friendly biofuel component that can be produced through the esterification of butyric acid with n-butanol, both of which are obtainable from waste products with a two-step fermentation ...
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 ...
The production of energy and chemicals from renewable resources has gained
significant attention as the global effort and legislated requirements to transition
from fossil fuels to biofuels intensifies. The synthesis of ...
Despite the pervasiveness of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in our daily lives, such technology has not been as widely adopted in formal education. When ICT is used within the classroom, its impact on pupil ...
Howard, Róisín Marie(University of Limerick, 2016)
Muscles are the key drivers in any human movement. Since the muscles generate the forces and consequently the impulses to move the athlete from one position to another, it can be useful to study the muscle activity during ...
Miscanthus×giganteus (M×G), a typical bioenergy crop, has been widely planted
in Ireland. But the virgin miscanthus is considered as a low grade fuel. The aim of
this study is to investigate a method to (a) investigate ...