• The formation and enhancement of heterostructures to optimize surface plasmon propagation in nano-optics devices 

  Pita, Isael Alicia (University of Limerick, 2019)

  This thesis focuses on the formation of heterogeneous structures, and their optimization to form improved components for nanocircuits; including light source, antenna incorporation for enhanced wave guiding, and probe ...
• Reconfigurable modular optical fibre resonance sensor system using field programmable gate array 

  Ong, Yong Sheng (University of Limerick, 2019)

  The optical fibre sensor (OFS) has been studied for the last few decades and has found extensive use in many scientific and engineering fields including major application areas such as environmental, chemical, and biomedical. ...
• Retaining and managing episodic contributors in free/libre/open source software communities 

  Barcomb, Ann Susan (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Free/libre/open source software (FLOSS) communities are commonly understood according to the Onion model. This thesis presents an alternative approach of understanding participation, the habitualepisodic lens drawn from ...
• Impact of fluid shear on particle size distribution of batch crystallization processes in stirred vessels 

  Hogan, Brian (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Crystallization is a puriification process during which molecules of a crystal compound bond together arranging themselves in a compound specific orderly lattice structure in which foreign molecules known as impurities ...
• Static capillary structures and their stability 

  Haynes, Matthew (University of Limerick, 2019)

  This thesis examines the static equilibrium shapes and stability of various capillary surfaces. The equilibrium shapes are accurately approximated using asymptotic series solutions in the micro-gravity limit. The stability ...
• Mathematical modelling of diffusion in polymers 

  McInerney, Niall (University of Limerick, 2019)

  In the first part of this thesis, mathematical models describing solvent and drug diffusion in glassy polymers are investigated using both numerical and approximate methods. These models are analysed using formal ...
• MSC contributions to loading-induced bone formation: a role for adenylyl cyclase 6 

  Johnson, Gillian P. (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Physical loading is a potent regulator of bone anabolism, yet the cellular mechanisms by which this occurs are poorly understood. Due to the finite lifespan of bone forming osteoblasts, it is hypothesized that these cells ...
• On the development of a contactless thermal characterisation technique for micro-scale thermoelectric modules (μTEMs) 

  Hickey, Séamus (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Contemporary internet consumer usage, in the form of social media and wide scale video streaming, has induced an exponential rise in the demand for high speed data. Optical communications infrastructure has had to evolve ...
• Development of a laminar shear apparatus for characterising the shear-mitigating effect(s) of bovine serum albumin in mammalian cell suspension culture 

  Collins, Michael (University of Limerick, 2019)

  The stirred tank bioreactor is one of the most widely-utilised technologies in the biopharmaceutical industry for large-scale mammalian cell culture resulting in the production of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. In these ...
• The Ivory tower and the commons: exploring the institutionalisation of Irish traditional music in Irish higher education (discourse, pedagogy and practice) 

  Talty, Jack (Univeristy of Limerick, 2019)

  This dissertation explores the institutionalisation of Irish traditional music pedagogy in Irish higher education. In particular, this research examines how Irish traditional music is located in academic institutions, ...
• Community participation in action: involving communities in primary care teams 

  Tierney, Edel (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Background: The concept of involving communities in healthcare planning is enshrined in health policy across international settings. There is evidence of community participation impacting positively on health services. ...
• Interactional guesstimating’: family carers’ experiences supporting profoundly intellectually disabled persons in decision-making- a constructivist grounded theory 

  Ryan, Ruth (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Family carers supporting persons, living with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in decision-making is critical, yet receives little attention. This dissertation addresses this need from family carers’ personal ...
• An investigation into the extent and derivation of mathematics anxiety among mature students in Ireland 

  Ryan, Dolores Maria (University of Limerick, 2019)

  An increasing number of students entering higher education undergraduate programmes in Ireland are required to take modules in mathematics, referred to as ‘service mathematics’ where mathematics is a component of study, ...
• Enhancing pre-service science teachers' understanding of how science works in society: the role of economics and entrepreneurship in nature and science 

  Kaya, Sila (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Recently, particular social aspects of nature of science (NOS), such as Economics of Science (EOS) and entrepreneurship in science, started to gain attention (Erduran and Dagher 2014a; Kaya et al. 2018b). Today’s young ...
• The dynamics of student success in higher education first year and beyond 

  Whelan-Ryan, Fiona (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Student success is a contested concept; difficult to define and important to explore. This thesis draws from literature which shows that student success is defined from a variety of perspectives, and that definitions are ...
• Evaluating the impact of innovation policy instrument mix on firm-level research and development intensity 

  Mulligan, Kevin (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Firm-level innovation is a well-established determinant of national competitiveness and economic growth. Many studies highlight that private firms may under invest in innovation due to market and system failures. This has ...
• An exploration of L2 motivation and identity in the Japanese high school context 

  McCarthy, Andrew (University of Limerick, 2019)

  English education in Japan has been undergoing a transformation, especially in the last decade, in order to improve on the statically low levels of communicative ability in English among Japanese high school graduates, ...
• The culture of control and transformation in An Garda Síochána 

  Fenney, William D. (University of Limerick, 2019)

  In 2001 David Garland published his work on what he called “The Culture of Crime Control” relating to the systems of criminal justice in the U.K. and U.S.A. He argues that criminal justice in these large jurisdictions has, ...
• An examination of how the methods employed by the Criminal Assets Bureau move Ireland in a new direction of crime control 

  Ryan, Patrick Joseph (University of Limerick, 2019)

  This work examines how the concept and operational outcomes achieved by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) reflect a new model of crime control that has emerged and developed to a stage where it is a significant contributor ...
• A case study to compare collaborative vs. individual essay writing in Saudi male EFL learners 

  Alammar, Mansour (University of Limerick, 2019)

  This research is set in the Saudi Arabian third level context and investigates the impact on English language (L2) academic essay writing of writing collaboratively compared to writing individually. In the field of Applied ...

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