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A facile spin-cast route for cation exchange of multilayer perpendicularly-aligned nanorod assemblies for solar cell applications

Kelly, Dervla (University of Limerick, 2012)

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 ...
The facilitation of wind generation in Ireland's electricity market using demand response.

Finn, Patrick M. (University of Limerick, 2011)

As part of a European Union climate change and energy package that aims to reduce greenhouse gases by 20%, reach 20% penetration of renewable energy, and improve energy efficiency by 20% by 2020, Ireland has committed ...
The factors affecting the use and integration of information communications technology in an Irish adult education and training centre: a case study approach.

O'Shaughnessy, Kathleen T. (University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)

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 ...
Factors influencing tax experts’ perceptions of the value of expertise in their daily tax work. Exploring the field through a Bourdieusian lens

Laheen, Martin Joseph (University of Limerick, 2021)

This thesis explores how tax experts value different facets of expertise in their daily work, and how the manner and degree to which expertise is valued and experienced varies across the field. Over the past decade, a ...
Fashion models as cultural intermediaries: the mobilisation of affect

Lonergan, Patrick P. (University of Limerick, 2015)

This research thesis consists of a theoretical and empirical exploration of cultural mediation. It articulates current conceptualisations while also questioning the mystified nature with which cultural intermediaries are ...
Fat activism: a queer autoethnography

Cooper, Charlotte Rachel Mary (University of Limerick, 2012)

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 ...
Fathers‘ experiences of developing a relationship with their infant, within the first year: considering an attachment perspective

Costelloe, James (University of Limerick, 2016)

Introduction: Attachment theory has been used extensively to explore the mother-infant attachment relationship. However, there is a dearth of attachment research focusing on fatherinfant attachment formation, particularly ...
Fault adaptation by reconfiguring flight controls using control allocation

Ahmad, Hammad (University of Limerick, 2009)

This research work focuses on the design and implementation of control law and control allocation for overactuated, nonlinear model of commercial aircraft (B747-200). The redundancies in this aircraft are exploited to ...
“Feeling good through what we do”: evaluating occupation based workshops on self-esteem for women who use mental health services in Ireland

Wallace, Niamh (University of Limerick, 2016)

Background: Mental health occupational therapists claim to be strongly person-centred and recovery-oriented in their service provision. The design, delivery and evaluation of occupational therapy practice needs to reflect ...
Feeling our feedings: mindfulness and body dissatisfaction in the relationship between attachment style and disordered eating in an adult population

Fitzgerald, Noelle Nicola (University of Limerick, 2015)

Aims: Attachment insecurity has been associated with disordered eating behaviours (DEBs; e.g., restrained eating, emotional eating and uncontrolled eating). There is a growing prevalence of such problematic behaviours ...
The fiddle music of Connie O'Connell

Randles, Sheila (University of Limerick, 1998)

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 ...
Financial development, crises, and recovery in small open economies

Raza, Hamid (University of Limerick, 2016)

This study contributes to the existing literature on nancial development, crises, and recovery in small open economies. In this dissertation, we use Iceland as an example of a small open economy with a sovereign currency ...
Finding out what really happened after SPI assistance in Ireland

Sanders, Martha H. (University of Limerick, 2008)

The environment of software development and maintenance is intangible, invisible and consequently difficult to manage. Specific problems have been documented, and solutions developed to meet these individual problems. ...
Finishing post-primary education: a systematic review of contextual factors which contribute to student retention in alternative education.

O'Gorman, Eva (University of Limerick, 2014)

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 ...
Finite element investigation of the human mandible bone: examination of bone fracture, plate fixation and increasing degrees of atrophy

Kavanagh, Edel (Univesity of Limerick, 2012)

The mandible is the largest of the human facial bones. It is located inferiorly at the base of the skull. Fracture of the mandible bone is a frequent event due to the positioning of the bone on the face. These fractures ...
Finite element modelling and high speed testing of countersunk composite aircraft joints

Egan, Brian (University of Limerick, 2014)

Bolted joints feature extensively in composite aircraft structures, facilitating disassembly for maintenance while offering a cost effective joining method. However, inadequate tools for predicting failure of composite ...
A finite-element model of the ATL consolidation of thermoplastic pre-preg tape

Deignan, Anne (University of Limerick, 2020)

An investigation of CF/PEEK melt behaviour under shear and compression deformation, expected during squeeze flow under an ATP roller at processing temperatures, was carried out using a combined experimental and modelling ...
Flow structures in bubbly flows with a tailored bubble size with and without liquid co-flow

Muilwijk, Corné (University of Limerick, 2020)

The aim of this thesis is to provide experimental data on bubbly flows for validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations. Therefore, a new experimental facility was developed to study the interaction of two ...
Fluidity of language profiles in a follow-up study :is early gesture predictive of later language profile?

MacNally, Catriona (University of Limerick, 2015)

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 ...
Fluidized bed gasification of raw and torrefied Miscanthus x giganthus

Xue, Gang (University of Limerick, 2014)

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) upgrade the ...

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