• Creative destruction in science 

  Tierney, Warren (University of Limerick, 2020)

  Drawing on the concept of a gale of creative destruction in a capitalistic economy, I argue that initiatives to assess the robustness of findings should aim to simultaneously test competing ideas operating in the same ...
• An investigation into the effects of music psychosocial interventions on the well-being of people living with dementia and their family carers 

  Lee, Sophie Elizabeth (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Dementia can negatively impact the well-being of people living with dementia and their family carers. Existing research suggests that music interventions may be effective, safe alternatives to pharmacological interventions ...
• Morphing composite cylindrical lattices: modelling and applications 

  McHale, Ciarán (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Morphing composites have the potential to significantly reduce the mass and volume of deployable space components, expanding the applicability of smaller spacecraft to interplanetary missions and beyond. In this thesis, ...
• Engineering education quality assurance processes – an exploration of the alignment or combination of the programmatic review and accreditation processes for engineering education programmes in Ireland 

  Kyne, Maria Raymund (University of Limerick, 2021)

  All programmes of study in Institutes of Technology in Ireland are subjected to internal programmatic review in five yearly cycles to ensure that the education programmes meet the quality assurance standards and are ...
• Modelling of traffic loading on long span bridges 

  Zhang, Hang (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Existing long span load models have typically been developed using a number of conservative assumptions, and as such are more applicable to the design of new bridges rather than the assessment of existing structures. ...
• Hyaluronic acid 3D microenvironments for diabetes treatment 

  Zamboni, Fernanda (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Diabetes mellitus is characterized by hyperglycaemia. The origin of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) arises from loss of pancreatic β cells in response to an autoimmune reaction. This results in a state of absolute ...
• Left to their own devices: an investigation of learner perceptions of smartphones as tools of language learning 

  Mullen, Martin (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Among many student populations smartphone ownership is ubiquitous, and many educators have been quick to incorporate smartphones into their classes and learning programs. There is a wealth of research documenting formal, ...
• The evolving landscape of local governance in Ireland: exploring the potential to create public value 

  Kirby, Carmel (University of Limerick, 2021)

  This research explores the potential to create public value in the various governance mechanisms which have been established in the evolving landscape of local governance in Ireland. Public Value Management (PVM) is a ...
• An examination of evidence admissibility rulings in trials on indictment in Ireland 

  Kennedy, Denis Seán (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Evidence is the lifeblood of a trial in the common law world and the admissibility of evidence in criminal trials is, in particular, an area of immense tension and import. This thesis endeavours to shine a light upon ...
• Looking East and West on advance decision-making in pregnancy: the pregnant advance directive holder in Irish, English and New York state law 

  Finnerty, Aoife Marie (University of Limerick, 2021)

  In Western society, the point in a woman’s life when she routinely ceases having control over her person in a treatment context – if such a point in time arises – is pregnancy. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) ...
• Yeats's ideal others: the Dantean mask of Yeats's late phase 

  Barry, Caron (University of Limerick, 2021)

  W. B. Yeats was a poet deeply concerned with making and remaking himself through his work. As a part of that mission Yeats tended very often to follow the example of his most beloved precursors. However, Yeats’s ...
• Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic health in children, adolescents and young adults 

  Hayes, Grainne (University of Limerick, 2021)

  The overarching aims of this thesis were to: (i) to determine the validity of the activPAL 3 micro for measuring physical activity (PA) intensity in adolescents; (ii) to quantify differences in free-living activity ...
• An evaluation and validation of simulated emergency tasks for firefighting 

  Andrews, Katie L. (University of Limerick, 2021)

  The aim of this thesis was to evaluate and validate simulated emergency tasks (SETs) as representative of the fire emergency environment. This evaluation and investigation comprised of a desk-based systematic review, a ...
• An exploration of the factors impacting on pre-professional identity formation during legitimate peripheral participation within nursing clinical placement 

  Nagle, Louise (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Pre-Professional Identity (PPI) development is a fundamental outcome of student nurse development. The process occurs as students engage in Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP), where a novice is involved in ...
• Exploring the influence of an entrepreneur’s gender on the quality of jobs they create 

  Harnett, Claire (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Job quality, and more explicitly the development of high-quality jobs, has been a priority on European policy-making agendas over the past decade. Consequently, entrepreneurship as a job creation strategy has received ...
• Crystal engineering of layered and pillared square lattice networks for adsorptive separation of hydrocarbons 

  Kumar, Naveen (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Separation of hydrocarbons (HCs) is industrially relevant thanks to their widespread utility in the petrochemical industry but remains a challenge because of the similar physicochemical properties of the components of ...
• Broadening out the working footprint of a cabled seabed observatory using an interconnected surface buoy, and examining the potential to achieve similar utility from a stand-alone buoyed platform 

  Hegarty, Aoife (University of Limerick, 2021)

  This thesis describes the extensive study and analysis of a cabled seabed observatory connection and examination of the potential to achieve similar utility from a buoyed observatory system. The study then broadens out ...
• Experimental and numerical investigation of composite tension absorber joints for improved aircraft crashworthiness 

  Hassan, Jazib (University of Limerick, 2021)

  This thesis investigates the use of specially-designed “tension absorber” joints in composite vehicular structures for the absorption of energy in a crash situation through a process referred to here as “extended bearing ...
• Design and characterization of monoacylglycerol lipid cubic phase systems for the effective delivery of small molecule pharmaceuticals 

  Dully, Michele (University of Limerick, 2021)

  To be effective, a drug must be efficiently delivered in sufficient quantities over a period of time long enough for it to carry out its desired effect. A major challenge in this sense is poor retention and bioavailability ...
• Structurally efficient composite super ellipsoidal shells 

  Daghighi, Shahrzad (University of Limerick, 2021)

  Shells are thin-walled curved structures that react efficiently under applied load. They carry transverse loads by generating membrane stresses. However, inefficient bending stresses can also be generated. Bending stress ...

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