• Exploring the influence of Irish post primary teachers’ profession on their perceived stress 

  Devitt, Brian (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Research has consistently indicated that teaching is a stressful occupation with large numbers of teachers experiencing burnout (Hakanen et al. 2006). High stress is associated with poorer physical and psychological ...
• Investigation of the relationship between training load, monitoring markers of recovery, injury, and illness in elite team sports 

  Tiernan, Caoimhe (University of Limerick, 2020)

  Introduction: In elite athletes, the margins between success and failure are very small, and so to optimise performance, reduce the risk of injury and illness, coaches need to prescribe the correct balance between ...
• Injuries in amateur male and female rugby union 

  Yeomans, Caithríona (University of Limerick, 2020)

  Rugby Union (RU) is a physically demanding team sport, and while comprehensive injury surveillance has been conducted in professional cohorts, there is little consensus regarding the incidence of injury in the amateur ...
• Improving the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis: targeting calcification as a basis for patient management 

  Cahalane, Rachel M. (University of Limerick, 2020)

  The presence of atherosclerotic calcification serves as a surrogate marker for plaque burden and a prognostic marker of cardiovascular risk. Additionally, calcification plays a critical role in plaque stability and ...
• The development and evaluation of a fitness test battery and web-based platform for monitoring key indicators of adolescent health in school settings 

  O'Keeffe, Brendan T. (University of Limerick, 2020)

  Despite World Health Organisation recommendations, and unlike several countries internationally, the Republic of Ireland lacks a clearly specified strategy for monitoring health-related physical fitness (HRPF) levels ...
• Spray drying of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals: experimental optimization of process and formulation 

  Ziaee, Ahmad (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Oral consumption is the most commonly used method of small molecule drug delivery due to its simple administration, flexible formulation design, cost-effectiveness and established production technology. The typical ...
• Crystal growth kinetics of salicylamide and two polymorphs of piracetam 

  Lynch, Aisling (University of Limerick, 2019)

  The crystal growth process and associated kinetics of two active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) has been investigated using three crystal growth methods. The impact of organic solvent, supersaturation, temperature, ...
• Circumferential compression of the lower limb and implications for soft exoskeleton design 

  Kermavnar, Tjaša (University of Limerick, 2019)

  A variety of pathologies impair human gait by reducing the ability to control the lower limbs, which causes the need for gait-assistive devices. The increase in interest and the advances in wearable-robot technologies ...
• Isometric strength: reliability and relationship with sprint acceleration performance 

  Brady, Claire J. (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Introduction: In recent years, the popularity of multi-joint isometric strength testing has increased dramatically. The reliability of variables produced from the force-time curve is conflicting in the literature, and ...
• Parental imprisonment in a changing Irish prison system 

  Bradshaw, Daragh (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Parental incarceration is demonstrated to have a negative impact not only on the incarcerated parent but also their partners and families as well. Meaningful contact between the incarcerated parent and their family is ...
• Crowd-Induced vibrations in sports stadia analysis of Thomond Park Stadium under concert events 

  Zhang, Hua (University of Limerick, 2019)

  The potential of dynamic structural response to cause serviceability or even ultimate failure in building structures has long been known. The availability of stronger structural materials and more precise analysis tools ...
• Deciphering the molecular signatures of neurodegeneration by predictive computational modelling 

  Bhattacharya, Shayon (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Amyloids are fibrillary aggregates identified in over 40 human diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases encompassing Alzheimer’s (AD), Parkinson’s (PD), Huntington’s and Prion diseases. Amyloids form by spontaneous ...
• The influence of a growing microbial biomat on water retention and pollutant attenuation in soil treatment units receiving domestic effluent 

  Kanppe, Jan (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Soil treatment units (STUs) are an integral component of most domestic on-site wastewater treatment systems. Understanding their long-term environmental impacts and performance will help to improve design guidelines and ...
• Detection of anti-social behaviour in online communication in Arabic 

  Alakrot, Azalden (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Anti-social behaviour on social media cannot be easily ignored as it affects a large and growing percentage of the world’s population. It often has a nega tive effect on people’s lives; incidents of online abuse that may ...
• An investigation into the effect of impurities on the crystallization of curcumin 

  Heffernan, Claire (University of Limerick, 2019)

  This thesis investigates the influence of two structurally related impurities, Demethoxycurcumin and Bisdemethoxycurcumin, on the crystallization of Curcumin. Firstly, a purification technique was designed and used to ...
• Profile development in population studies: clustering and latent class methodologies 

  O'Neill, Aoife (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Identifying subgroups within a population can provide important insights to decision makers. When concerned with health data, identifying profiles of individuals who share similar characteristics may inform targeted ...
• A mechanistic model for particle breakage within agitated crystallization systems 

  Tyrrell, Rory (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Throughout the field of particulate processing the application of modelling techniques to predict, optimize, or otherwise enhance processes is widespread. Perhaps the most common technique when it comes to modelling ...
• Associations of meeting the physical activity guidelines with anxiety and depression 

  McDowell, Cillian P. (University of Limerick, 2019)

  This dissertation investigated the association of meeting the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 physical activity (PA) recommendations with depression, anxiety, and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). Two meta-analyses ...
• Towards the prediction of breast cancer cell behaviour in the lymphatics using in vitro and in silico methods 

  Morley, Sinéad T. (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Breast cancer is the most common malignant cancer form in women and an estimated 318,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2017. Metastasis accounts for 90% of cancer related deaths and the lymphatics ...
• Investigations of electric field assembly of colloidal rod shaped nanocrystals and their device applications 

  Liu, Pai (University of Limerick, 2017)

  This thesis focuses on the assembly of anisotropic nanocrystals using an electric field assisted assembly method. The studies involve the precise control of electrophoretic deposition (EPD) in a non-polar solvent causing ...

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