This master’s thesis outlines the novel spin exchange process which was developed to create centimetre scale nanorod assemblies of copper and silver chalcogenides. These assemblies originated by synthesising CdS and CdSe ...

ICT use in the classroom is very important to provide the opportunities for adult students to learn in this information communications technology (ICT) age. Studying the barriers to the use of ICT in education may assist ...

Over my 20 year involvement with the movement, I have come to notice that scant attention is paid to fat activism. Despite intensified interest in fat in 21st century Western culture, the richness of fat activism is not ...

This is a study of an Irish traditional fiddle-player, Connie O'Connell, from Cill na Martra, Co. Cork. Connie has been strongly influenced by the main musicians of Sliabh Luachra, an area which encompasses the West Cork ...

Background: The EU set a target of reducing early school leaving to no more than 10% by the year 2020. Previous research indicates that the school context contributes to early school leaving. This systematic review aims ...

Many studies have investigated whether non-verbal skills such as gesture are reliable early markers of later language delay, for example, Rowe and Goldin-Meadow (2009); Chiat and Roy (2008). Researchers such as Reilly et ...

The pressures arising at interfaces between living tissue and pressure applying parts are of increasing interest in medical and veterinary science. This interest arises primarily out of the need to control these pressures ...

This thesis focuses on electrochemical pore formation in n-InP in KOH. A model for pore growth along the <111>A crystallographic directions was previously developed in our group. It is shown how an understanding of this ...

The future of our society, the connected world of tomorrow, will be one of better integration with, and more awareness of our surroundings. Wireless sensor networks will breathe life into objects and allow us to extend our ...

The work described in this report is a contribution to ongoing research to develop more effective orthopaedic joint systems though fundamental studies of the behaviour of various novel material combinations and component ...