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Browsing Master theses (research) by Title
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Hill, Shane
(University of Limerick, 2011)
This study is an investigation into the impact of entrepreneurship education in Ireland. It focuses on graduate entrepreneurship education (MBA) and endeavours to assess its impact on graduates’ entrepreneurial behaviour ...
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O'Connor, Ciara
(University of Limerick, 2016)
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are a public health challenge in Ireland and
pose a patient safety risk. The emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Grampositive
organisms, such as methicillin-resistant ...
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Garcia, Christian
(University of Limerick, 2019)
Background: Visual field loss (VFL) is the most common visual problem following a stroke,
occurring in as many as 49%. Studies have highlighted the negative impact of VFL on driving,
mobility and reading with less attention ...
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Prior, Samantha
(University of Limerick, 2018)
Despite the apparent prioritisation of the educational needs of young people from low socio economic status (SES) backgrounds, the uptake of Science subjects in DEIS schools remains significantly lower than the national ...
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de Montmorency Sutherland, Luke
(University of Limerick, 2020)
When quenching heat treatable aluminium alloys, the interior of a sample cools at a different rate than that of the surface. Post quench this usually forms a triaxial tensile stress in the interior and a biaxial compressive ...
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Noonan, Paul
(University of Limerick, 2013)
An active dialogue between all the members of a university community is a vital part
of the education process. A campus wide communications system, which allows
lecturers and students to communicate through multiple ...
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Nash, Cian
(University of Limerick, 2015)
The direct inkjet printing of conductive silver and/or carbon suspension inks on flexible substrates is a promising route for the direct manufacture of printed and functional electronics. In this thesis silver flake inks ...
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Pantelic, Vera
(2006)
A process for rigorous inspection of concurrent systems using tabular specification was developed and applied to the classic Readers/Writers concurrent program by Jin in [15]. The process involved rewriting the program ...
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Limjoco, Aldrick S.
(University of Limerick, 2020)
Electrical noise sensitive systems using mixed signal devices such as data
converters and transceivers are prone to performance degradation due to switching
regulator output ripple. Often switching regulator is used as ...
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Todorov, Nikolay
(University of Limerick, 2014)
The thesis presents research into data capturing techniques and data analysis in order to discern the Internet performance profiles of countries, both spatially and temporally. The methodology may be described as implementing ...
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Ryan, Julianne M.
(University of Limerick, 2012)
This thesis consists of three papers taking a sequential approach to the problem of groin/ hip injury in rugby union (RU). Firstly the literature surrounding the identification of groin/ hip injury risk factors in field ...
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O'Riordan, Helen
(University of Limerick, 2018)
The cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is a model organism for genetic manipulation. Utilising genetically engineered cyanobacteria to produce ethanol offers significant potential as a renewable and sustainable ...
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Shanahan, Elaine A.M.
(University of Limerick, 2019)
Delirium is a common syndrome amongst acutely unwell older adults. It is associated
with significant morbidity and mortality, yet it remains poorly researched in the
literature. Several theories have been proposed to ...
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Neylon, Jack
(University of Limerick, 2019)
Social skill deficits are mentioned as a common feature of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) (Task Force on Autism, 2001). There is, however, a distinct lack of evidence-based programmes to help foster social skills amongst ...
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Schramm, Martin
(University of Limerick, 2011)
Trusted Computing is a relatively new approach to computer security in which a system should be permanently maintained in a well-defined state - and therefore it will reside in a trustworthy state. The word "trustworthy" ...
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Heffernan, Donal; Plaga, Sven (University of Limerick, Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, 2010)
In recent times there is a growing emphasis on energy saving solutions for processor-based systems of all types, and there is a particular emphasis on energy-saving solutions to sustain battery life in portable and remote ...
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Stritch, Thomas Patrick
(University of Limerick, 2014)
The behaviour of a thick pin-loaded lug was investigated when subjected to a bearing load using the embedded strain gauge technique and finite element analysis. The embedded strain gauge technique was extended to the ...
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Connolly, Alan
(University of Limerick, 2011)
In the early hours of the morning of Saturday, 14th February 1981, a disastrous fire swept through an Irish discotheque called ‘The Stardust’ in the north Dublin suburb of Artane.
Forty-eight people were killed and one ...
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Sterritt, Nicola
(University of Limerick, 2012)
Ireland is currently witnessing a major overhaul of its mathematics syllabus for second level education. This syllabus is known as ‘Project Maths’ and came about as a results of concerns relating to the mathematics performance ...
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Coleman, Nigel
(University of Limerick, 2015)
In the marine environment, hydrocarbon seeps are known to be common and recognisable features and occur in shallow water and in the deep ocean. These seeps tend to be located at distinctive geotectonic, geochemical and ...