• A singing space: re-contextualizing tradition 

  Dike, Carolyn Louise (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Traditional singers in Ireland today gather in singing sessions to share traditional songs. A significant number of individuals involved in traditional singing in Ireland have expressed concern about the sustainability of ...
• Mesenteric manifestations in Crohn’s disease 

  Sahebally, Shaheel M (Univerisity of Limerick, 2017)

  Background Mesenteric manifestations are of pathobiologic relevance in Crohn’s disease. Clarification of mesenteric morphology provides an opportunity to re-appraise their pathogenic significance. Therefore, we examined ...
• Evaluation of early metabolic and vascular risk in children of parents with early ischaemic heart disease 

  Macken, Alan P (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Ireland and throughout the developed world. Where a parent has had an early cardiac event, their offspring are at risk of developing heart problems ...
• In vitro comparative assessment of the mechanical properties of a PMMA cement and a GPC cement for vertebroplasty 

  Abouazza, Omar A (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Background: This study examines some of the properties of cements that could be used in vertebroplasty. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is the gold standard cement, however, some of its biomechanical properties may compromise ...
• The effects of sensory stimulation and arousal on stepping in newborns 

  Siekerman, Kim (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Humans produce step-like movements from birth. Stepping has been successfully utilised in treadmill training for infants at risk of developmental delay. Previous studies examining optimal training contexts focused on ...
• Variability in recreational runners – a stride time analysis perspective 

  Norris, Michelle (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Accelerometers provide a method of collecting longitudinal running stride time (ST) and stride rate (SR) data; however, research is required to develop methods and analysis techniques which ensure the collection of valid ...
• Child exposure to domestic violence, social factors and wellbeing in young people 

  Naughton, Catherine M (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Domestic violence (DV) is a pervasive worldwide problem. Growing up in a home affected by DV has been established as a complex trauma (Marigold, 2011) and as such may have negative consequences for children’s cognitive, ...
• Beyond the tissue: the relationship between structure, function, and pain in Achilles tendinopathy 

  McAuliffe, Seán (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Introduction: Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a highly prevalent, disabling and oftenpersistent musculoskeletal complaint, commonly affecting athletic and non-athletic populations. To date, attempts to explain the ...
• Academic resilience and buoyancy in second-level schools: understanding and supporting student success 

  Comerford, Jason (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Despite the reduction in early-school leaving rates in Ireland beginning at the end of the last decade at the onset of the economic recession, there remain persistent social class differences in educational attainment and ...
• Exploring formal mentoring relationships in a nascent entrepreneurial context: functions, interactions, emotions, behaviour, and agency 

  O'Connell, Janice (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Formal mentoring programmes are an important support available to nascent entrepreneurs during venture formation, emergence and growth. This form of support has received little theoretical or empirical attention in the ...
• Taxes, organisations and decisions fiduciary tax compliance in two modern economies 

  Keegan, Brian (University of Limerick, 2017)

  An analysis of tax receipts in two jurisdictions, Ireland and the United Kingdom, points to the significance of fiduciary tax collection usually carried out by organisations. This research seeks to establish if the factors ...
• Engineered nanomaterials: employer’s liability risk, REACH & governance 

  Hester, Karena (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Nanotoxicology in relation to the effects of engineered nanomaterials [ENM] in the occupational setting has largely focused on the inhalation effects of ENM particularly on the respiratory tract. ENM are respirable allowing ...
• Decades of reform: an economic analysis of the Impact of commercialisation on the performance of state owned enterprise’s (SOEs) in Ireland. 

  Cahill, Catríona (University of Limerick, 2017)

  State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) operating in strategically important sectors such as energy, communications and transport make a substantial contribution to the Irish economy. This thesis presents an original analysis of ...
• Of seats, stereotypes and structures:empirical contributions on women in the workplace from a gender-organisation-systems perspective 

  Berkery, Elaine C (University of Limerick, 2017)

  This thesis examines systematic issues relating to the progression of women in the workplace using a gender-organisations-systems perspective (GOS). Drawing from the different elements of the GOS perspective and employing ...
• The legislative influence of the committee of the regions in EU decision-making 

  Lasuen, Arantza (University of Limerick, 2017)

  This research is about the Committee of the Regions advisory role and the influence of its Opinion in the EU’s decision-making process, particularly in the co-decision procedure. For this purpose, this study attempts to ...
• Finite element investigation of the human mandible bone: examination of bone fracture, plate fixation and increasing degrees of atrophy 

  Kavanagh, Edel; Kearns, Gerard J (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 ...
• Consumer-oriented incoming call connection service for the ubiquitous consumer wireless world 

  Wang, Ning (University of Limerick, 2010)

  This thesis proposes a novel consumer-oriented Incoming Call Connection (ICC) service as an important enabling infrastructural component of the recently proposed ubiquitous consumer wireless world (UCWW), a new ...
• Statistical methods for the detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using new generation genome sequencers 

  Sheikhi, Ali (Univerisyt of Limerick, 2014)

  A single nucleotide polymorphism, or SNP, is a site of the genome where variation occurs within a population. Almost all SNPs have only two alleles (variants). Variations in the DNA sequences of humans can affect how ...
• The identification of bat species and their prey using PCR 

  Merrick, Heather (University of Limerick, 2014)

  This thesis describes two separate investigations: the first involves the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to separate two cryptic species of bats; the second used PCR combined with cloning and sequencing to compare ...
• Educational innovation and change in the teaching and learning of science in the contemporary Irish school and classroom 

  Power, Sancha Anne (University of Limerick, 2012)

  This research study is focused primarily on educational innovation and change in the Irish lower secondary science classroom. The overall goal of the research was to encompass three domains through the development of a ...

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