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Browsing Master theses (research) by Title
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Luehr, Julia
(University of Limerick, 2010)
Good health of the racing horse is essential to optimal training and, thus, high levels
of performance. However, epidemiological research has shown that respiratory disease, especially in young horses, is an important ...
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McCoy, Timothy
(University of Limerick, 2011)
In recent years, freeze drying of protein preparations above the collapse temperature of amorphous or partially amorphous formulations has been the subject of great interest (Leukel et al. 1998. Effects of formulation and ...
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Kiernan, Miranda G.
(University of Limerick, 2012)
Artificial Insemination (AI) is the single most important tool in facilitating the genetic improvement of dairy cows. Both frozen and liquid semen are used in AI, however the majority (~95%) of insemination doses worldwide ...
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Ali, Ebbas
(University of Limerick, 2014)
A primary teaching goal for any sport is for participants to achieve a level of proficiency to enable participation in the sport. Coaches and sports federations make recommendations regarding which practice methods to use ...
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Mellad, Abdussalam
(University of Limerick, 2017)
Bending active gridshells result from made by deforming, usually on site, an initially
flat grid composed of straight members into a 3 dimensional curved shape.
A timber bending active gridshell sufficiently stiff for ...
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Shaw, Patricia K.
(University of Limerick, 2011)
The Special K Challenge is a partial meal replacement plan whereby two main meals are substituted with a fixed portion of Kellogg‟s Special K and semi-skimmed milk for two weeks. It is designed to reduce energy intake ...
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Hughes, Lonan
(University of Limerick, 2011)
Background: Multiple Scelrosis (MS) is a progressive demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. It is recognised that people with MS (PwMS) who require a mobility aid, experience higher levels of disability, ...
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Horner, Katy
(University of Limerick, 2010)
Many studies have linked altered gastric emptying (the rate at which food empties from
the stomach into the small intestine) to increased food intake and obesity. Although
findings comparing lean and obese individuals ...
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Algar, Lynne
(University of Limerick, Department of Education & Professional Studies, 2010)
Background: Recovery from training is one of the most important aspects of improving athletic performance (Bishop el al., 2008). Contrast Water Therapy (CWT) has been reported to accelerate recovery of muscle function after ...
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Henneberry, Sarah
(University of Limerick, 2019)
The aims of this thesis were to (a) study the properties of Low Moisture Part-Skim (LMPS) Mozzarella; (b) investigate the effects of 40% fat and 30% salt reduction on the properties of LMPS Mozzarella; (c) improve the ...
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Redfern, Shane
(Univesity of Limerick, 2019)
Cardiovascular diseases has become the major cause of death globally. Inflammation and platelet aggregation play crucial role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis and CVD. prevent inflammation, atherosclerosis, ...
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Jamniczky-Kaszas, Dora
(University of Limerick, Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences, 2010)
Environmental and legislative constraints regarding sludge disposal, such as its application on agricultural land, stimulate research in this area. Since municipalities are responsible for sludge disposal and finance it ...
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Connolly, Michael
(University of Limerick, 2014)
The undertaken project is a case study, focusing primarily on the energy efficiency improvement of an industrial partner in the food processing industry through the recovery of low grade waste heat. An analysis of the ...
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Beiniks, Stacia
(University of Limerick, 2015)
The question addressed by this research is; how can the concept of normative power be morally evaluated? In general terms, normative power is thought to be an ability or disposition, where A has normative power when it is ...
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Demaria, Stanley
(University of Limerick, 2020)
This research was about creating a LEGO sorting system in order to support the proposed library, demonstrating the equipment engineering to junior student and studying a new way to digitalise an object usable for emulation. ...
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Coakley, Daniel Nicholas Martin
(University of Limerick, 2015)
Existing synthetic vascular grafts have unacceptably high failure rates when
replacing below knee arteries. In vitro endothelialisation is an emerging procedure
that has been shown to enhance the patency rates of below ...
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Collins, Tríona
(University of Limerick, 2012)
Background: To ensure the right of the child with an intellectual disability to grow up in the family home is maintained, this study explores mothers ability to overcome the many challenges to the provision of care so as ...
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Larkin, Louise
(University of Limerick, 2012)
Background: Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is the term given to a group of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases that primarily include rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Physical activity (PA), defined ...
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Fitzgerald, Eavan Marie
(University of Limerick, 2018)
This study was designed to examine the pre-operative counselling experiences of patients undergoing a total laryngectomy (complete removal of the larynx) for treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC), together with their ...
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McDonagh, Adrian
(University of Limerick, 2011)
Since computers were first introduced into the Irish Education system in 1977 many millions have been spent on this technology. However despite spending large amounts of money, little empirical evidence exists to show that ...