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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 ...
Deepening participation, deepening local democracy? The state of local participatory governance in Ireland

Finn, Cian (University of Limerick, 2017)

In response to a decline in traditional forms of political participation and growing dissatisfaction with and distrust of democratic and public institutions, public authorities have engaged or have been required to engage ...
Defining possibilities for learning: the learning trajectories of Irish physical education cooperating teachers

Young, Ann-Marie (University of Limerick, 2012)

Effective school-university partnerships can enhance a pre-service teachers’ (PST) experience and encourage experienced teachers to become cooperating teachers (CT). International literature alludes to the lack of ...
A Delphi study of the influences on innovation adoption and process evolution in a large open source project: the case of Debian

Krafft, Martin F. (University of Limerick, Department of Computer Science & Information Systems, 2010)

The Debian Project is possibly the largest FLOSS project, but its processes have not scaled in relation to its growth and complexity. Many aspects of daily tasks require the volunteer contributors to expend time on repetitive, ...
Democracy and poverty reduction strategies in the Latin American heavily indebted poor countries, 1999-2006

Hunt, Sarah Jane. (University of Limerick, 2011)

This thesis is about the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) approach and its implementation in three Latin American countries, Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua. The PRS approach emerged in response to international campaigns ...
The design and analysis of unique DNA primer sets and probes to identify and distinguish the bacillus cereus group species: developing a real-time DNA-biosensor

Oliwi-Stasiak, Kamila (University of Limerick, 2010)

Bacillus cereus from the Bacillus cereus group species, which consist of: Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus mycoides and Bacillus pseudomycoides is one of ...
Design and characterisation of a micro-flow cytometer with 3D hydrodynamic focusing

Chiavaroli, Stefano (University of Limerick, 2011)

Recent advances in micro fabrication technology have resulted in proliferation of microscale mechanical devices, most of which are applied in the biomedical field and clinical diagnostics. One of the most promising ...
The design and implementation of a peer learning programme in physics utilising undergraduate peer leaders: an in-depth investigation into the effect of participation and the experience of the peer leaders

McClelland, George; Johnston, Jennifer (University of Limerick, Department of Physics, 2010)

Physics Education Research (PER) has shown that students leave the physics classroom holding the same misconceptions about physics they had when they entered. PER has demonstrated that these misconceptions are often deeply ...
Design and optimisation of the impulse turbine with an internal variable-pitch controlled guide vane system using computational fluid dynamics and experimental analysis

Cashman, Patrick Andrew (University of Limerick, 2012)

Following a review of previous research on wave power conversion, it is evident that Oscillating Water Columns are one of the few devices to successfully convert wave power to electrical power at a commercial stage. ...
The Design and validation of a low-cost mobile robotic testbed supporting path planning, team building and string stability research

Johnson, Michael (University of Limerick, 2012)

This thesis presents the design and development of a low-cost testbed for distributed mobile robotic research, its validation in both the academic research and educational spaces and the application of this development ...
Design exploration in interactive sonification

Fernstrom, Mikael (University of Limerick, 2012)

This thesis examines interactive sonification, in particular the design, implementation and evaluation of user interface components using sound. It consists of a series of design interventions and explorations, including ...
Design imperatives for improved architecture-based reliability prediction of software systems

Semegn, Assefa Dagne (2009)

Reliability prediction of a software product is complex due to interdependencies and interactions among components and the difficulty of representing this behavior with tractable models. Models developed by making simplifying ...
The design of a new musical glove: a live performance approach

Torre, Giuseppe (University of Limerick, 2013)

A live performance using novel technologies is a highly complex system in which anthropological, sociological, psychological, musicological and technical issues are heavily involved. The New Interfaces for Musical ...
The design, development and application of a dual-beam spectral-domain optical coherence tomography system for the non-invasive assessment of vascular dynamics by statistical means

McElligott-Daly, Susan (University of Limerick, 2013)

This assertion underscores the importance of haematological dynamic assessment, which can benefit greatly from non-invasive high-resolution imaging of blood flow especially at the microvascular level. This importance is ...
Design, development and characterization of a handheld electrochemical analyzer system : in the perspective of DNA biosensors for foodbourne pathogen detection

Velusamy, Vijayalakshmi (University of Limerick, 2012)

Detailed in this work is the design and development of a novel handheld electrochemical analyzer system interfaced to smart phone. The custom made electrochemical analyzer is versatile, cost-effective and can be used for ...
Designers as curators, user as designers: a reflective study of hacking and curation to extend interaction design practice

O Murchú, Nora (University of Limerick, 2012)

This thesis examines the evolving relationship between users and designers: I examine user participation in design and the changing role of designers in order to elucidate how a new understanding of these roles can ...
Designing for public interaction: extending, applying and reflecting on the principles of 'assembly'

McLoughlin, Marc (University of Limerick, 2011)

This thesis explores a practical approach to the design and development of interactive technologies in public spaces derived from the concept of “Assembly”. Current research is lacking frameworks that can not only evaluate, ...
Designing interactive technology (IT) for/with children with T1DM: exploring methods, techniques and tools facilitating participatory approach

Tsvyatkova, Damyanka (University of Limerick, 2016)

The central question of this thesis is: How to design Interactive Technology (IT) for/with children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) and their parents/guardians? To address this question, this research has two main ...
Detection and diagnosis of delirium: a study of the application of computer-assisted technologies

O'Connell, Henry (University of Limerick, 2016)

Delirium is a common, severe and life threatening neuropsychiatric disorder. Encountered in all healthcare settings, delirium affects approximately one in five general hospital inpatients (Ryan et al., 2013, Siddiqi et ...
Developing a mediation framework for context-aware applications : an exploratory action research approach

Olsson, Carl Magnus (University of Limerick, 2011)

This thesis takes an exploratory approach to the study of context-aware applications. Such applications use physical conditions from sensors together with human factors such as social setting as cues for adapting in behavior ...

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