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A ‘Schema theory’ analysis of the psychological contract formation process using repertory grid technique

Sherman, Ultan Patrick (University of Limerick, 2012)

This study examines the content of the psychological contract at its formation stage. Three individual antecedents were identified that were expected to influence these content dimensions (careerism, type of exchange ...

School readiness: perceptions of occupational therapists and pre-school teachers

Kennedy, Michelle (University of Limerick, 2012)

As many of the skills that early childhood educators focus upon are also a focus in occupational therapy1, the area of school readiness is paramount to the profession (Cronin and Mandich 2005). On-going debates surround ...

Sean-nós singing and Oireachtas na Gaeilge: identity, romantic nationalism, and the agency of the Gaeltacht community nexus

Costello, Éamonn Seosamh (University of Limerick, 2015)

This thesis examines the relationship between a style of Irish vernacular song, commonly known as sean-nós, and the Oireachtas na Gaeilge festival, Ireland’s oldest arts festival. The Oireachtas is essentially an Irish ...

A secure wireless patient monitoring system for the medical community

Moller, Stefan (University of Limerick, 2011)

The area of wireless sensor networking continues to be one of the most stirring and demanding research domains of this decade. As technology progresses, so do the capabilities of wireless sensor networks: small, low-cost, ...

A self-regulatory perspective on people's decision to engage in listening to self-selected sad music when feeling sad

Van den Tol, Annemieke Johanna Maria (University of Limerick, 2012)

This thesis documents the results of a PhD research project which focuses on investigating the underlying psychological processes that can explain adults’ motivations for listening to self-identified sad music when feeling ...

Semiconductor development in Ireland: reducing 'development stress' caused by digital hardware and embedded software team interaction

Griffin, Ivan J. (University of Limerick, Department of Computer Science & Information Systems, 2010)

Today's consumer electronic products are complex, multi-discipline systems, far beyond just physical gates on a semiconductor chip. Their development involves a delicate mix of engineering disciplines and technologies ...

The sensitivity of measurements when analysing change in children's speech accuracy

Lyons, Jessica (University of Limerick, 2015)

Background: Objective measures of children’s speech accuracy are used to track changes in children’s speech over time. Although many existing measures are available, there is a lack of consensus regarding the reliability ...

Serious crime: 1847-48: William Ryan (Puck): hero or murderer

Duhig, Patrick J. (University of Limerick, Department of History, 2004)

Service science: an empirical study on the socio-technical dynamics of public sector service network innovation

Carroll, Noel (University of Limerick, 2012)

Services comprise of socio-technical (human and technological) factors which exchange various resources and competencies. Service networks are used to transfer resources and competencies, yet they remain an underexplored ...

Service-user involvement in Irish mental health services: a sociological analysis of inherent tensions for service-users, service-providers and social movement actors

Brosnan, Liz (University of Limerick, 2013)

There is very little critical analysis of the relatively new policy of Service User Involvement (SUI) in Irish mental-health services (MHS), in spite of lessons from decades of SUI practice internationally. SUI is endorsed ...

Shared territories

Grace, David (School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2014)

The west coast of Ireland is a space with an elemental pull that attracts people to this territory. Each successive generation has reimagined its relationship with the coast, from intensely controlled and surveyed ...

Simplexity1 and the City

Kelly, Eamonn (School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2012)

Simplexity and the City proposes a study of individual elements, their combination as structures, and the networks of physical and virtual structures which define contemporary cities. It is a broad ranging discussion ...

Single and multiple crack growth in orthotropic composite laminae : a numerical and experimental investigation

Cahill, Lisa (University of Limerick, 2013)

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, ...

Skydiving, archaeology and travel Writing

Mannion, Sarah (School of Architecture, Univesity of Limerick, 2015)

This journey begins with disparate subjects that may seem unrelated to each other or, indeed, to the field of architecture. However, having begun to implement their development through architectural processes, I have seen ...

A snapshot of ICT use at second level : 10 years after IT 2000

Ahern, Mary (University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2010)

It is generally agreed that ICT influences most aspects of life today. Wise use of technology is a great support to teaching and learning. This research project examined how ICT is currently integrated into second level ...

SOAdapt: a process reference model for developing adaptable service-based applications

Lane, Stephen (University of Limerick, 2012)

Context: The loose coupling of services and Service-Based Applications (SBAs) have made them the ideal platform for context-based run-time adaptation. There has been a lot of research into implementation techniques for ...

A social identity approach to acquired brain injury (ABI)

Walsh, Stephen R (University of Limerick, 2014)

The central argument put forward in this thesis is that, in the context of acquired brain injury (ABI) social identity matters. The first article is a theoretical paper which reviews an emerging literature that is trying ...

Social media and language learning: enhancing intercultural communicative competence

Le Baron-Earle, Florence (University of Limerick, 2013)

Researchers have established that cultural openness is essential in language teaching. Indeed, it is believed that languages cannot be appropriately understood without appreciating the culture in which they are developed, ...

Social space and the city

Cleary, Adrian (School of Architecture, University of Limerick, 2015)

As Tony Judt has observed, we are unwittingly veering towards a society of “gated individuals who do not know how to share public space to common advantage”1. With a rising tendency towards the privatisation of space ...

Socialisation of the primary school child into a physically active lifestyle

O'Sullivan, Sylvia (University of Limerick, 1997)

Mounting epidemiological evidence shows physical inactivity and lack of exercise to be related to the occurrence of several diseases and degenerative conditions in adulthood. The maintenance of a physically active ...

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