• A community approach to suicide and mental ill-health : the role of stigma, help-seeking and group identification 

  Kearns, Michelle (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Our lives, and the events that punctuate them, do not play out within a vacuum. Rather, we are all part of an intrinsically connected network of people that cumulatively influence our thoughts, feelings and behaviours. ...
• Why I sing the songs I sing: an exploration into the creative strands that contribute to my performance of song 

  Casey, Karan (University of Limerick, 2019)

  This thesis explores my role as a creative female voice within Irish folk and traditional music, dealing with questions relating to my creative process, the performance of social justice, orality, performativity and social ...
• 'Strung out': forging a new path for the cello within Irish traditional music 

  Brown, William Alec (University of Limerick, 2019)

  This practice-based research investigates the role of the cello in the context of Irish traditional music. Drawing from artistic practice as the primary method of investigation, the author analyses imagined spaces within ...
• Investigating conceptualisation and the approach taken to solving convergent problems: implications for instructional task design 

  Delahunty, Thomas (University of Limerick, 2014)

  The constantly changing nature of contemporary society requires a skilled individual who is adept at solving complex and often ill-defined problems in a flexible manner. STEM education is a subject area that is appropriately ...
• An exploration of helping professional’s lived experience working with child sexual abuse in a specialist service 

  O'Connor, Stephanie (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Background:. Minimal research has been carried out investigating Helping Professionals (HPs) experiences of working with children and families that have experienced Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). Furthermore, there is a ...
• Building resilience, building the future: evaluating a school-based resilience building programme for second year students 

  Quinn, Paul (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Background: Worldwide, suicide among adolescents is considered a significant public health concern. One key suicide prevention strategy has been the increased implementation of school-based programmes aiming to reduce risk ...
• Changing the client lens: giving voice and meaning to mental health clinicians’ experience of trauma informed relational care training 

  Hurley, Paula (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Introduction: Existing research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) confirms that ACEs are endemic in the lives of many of the people who attend and use mental health services. Although the trauma caused by ACEs is ...
• Parents’ subjective experience of an attachment-focused group-based intervention: an exploratory study 

  Creighton, Katie (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Introduction: Research has highlighted the increasing need for prevention and early intervention approaches for children who experience adversity. There is growing support for attachment-focussed interventions targeting ...
• Examine the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic short term cognitive behaviour therapy group for secondary school age children referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 

  Sexton, Kathleen Anne (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Primary aim of research: The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a brief Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Group intervention for young people experiencing common mental health conditions. ...
• The experiences of stress, support, and self-care in mothers of children with ASD – an exploratory study 

  Connolly, Joanna (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Introduction: The existing literature confirms time and again that parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience higher levels of stress than other parents. The current study aimed to explore the ...
• Psychologists’ perspectives on the process of collaboration using the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS): an interpretative phenomenological analysis. 

  Fogarty, Bríd (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Introduction: Whilst evidence grows for the effectiveness of suicide-specific interventions such as the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide (CAMS), much less is known about the clinicians’ experience of the ...
• Intimate relationships and sexuality for adults with an intellectual disability: exploring the views of adult intellectual disability service providers and their staff members 

  Deffew, Andrew (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Introduction: Research suggests that people with an intellectual disability (PWID) have historically been suppressed in their expression of relationships and sexuality. Adult ID service structures, staff member’s attitudes ...
• An exploration of parents’ experience of accessing respite care for their child with autism spectrum disorder 

  McGrath, Aisling (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Introduction: Research has found that respite care has a positive impact on the well-being of caregivers of children with disabilities and is associated with lower levels of stress, reduced levels of depression and anxiety, ...
• Integrating attachment-based and neurobiological approaches with cognitive behaviour therapy: a mixed methods exploration of a novel intervention for childhood anxiety 

  O'Dea, Amy (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Introduction: The current study aimed to explore the feasibility of a novel integrative intervention for childhood anxiety, known as the Opposite of Worry (OOW) intervention. This approach incorporates attachment-based and ...
• Quantitative approach between secondary nucleation and mixing hydrodynamics in solution crystallization system: process development and scale-up 

  Yousuf, Mustafa (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Crystallization via secondary nucleation allows the selective crystallization of a particular crystalline form which can lead to a more consistent crystalline product in terms of particle size distribution (PSD). Scaling ...
• Towards more reliable cross-comparison of feature location techniques 

  Razzaq, Abdul (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Feature location (FL) is the task of finding the source code that implements a specific, user-observable functionality in a software system. Given its key role in many software maintenance tasks, it is an area of much ...
• Development of a design tool to optimise acceptance of exoskeletons by older adults 

  Shore, Linda (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Older adults may have some prior use and knowledge of technology, but may also express or experience the digital divide, whereby the pace of emerging technology can present challenges to older adults and their ability ...
• Synthesis, characterization and structural identification of multi-elemental chalcogenide polytypic nanocrystals 

  Ren, Huan (2019)

  This thesis contributes to the development of novel synthesis protocols for polytypes and understanding of nanocrystal atomic structures in copper-based multi-elemental colloidal nanocrystals. The influence of ligands, ...
• The importance of impurity on pharmaceutical processes 

  Keshavarz, Leila (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Solution crystallization processes are widely treated as binary systems consisting of a solute and a solvent. For real systems, additional components such as additives and impurities may significantly impact crystallization ...
• A study of selected xylanolytic and chitinolytic enzymes from Rasamsonia emersonii, and their potential application in the valorisation of mushroom-production waste streams. 

  Dwyer, Kelly (University of Limerick, 2019)

  The Irish mushroom production industry continues to grow rapidly. The two main waste streams from this are spent mushroom substrate (SMS) and mushroom stalks. This study focuses on identifying and recombinantly-producing ...

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