Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. Gait impairment is among the most common symptoms. As a result, people with MS are more at risk of developing hypokinetic ...

Ivano Indino Scan testing has been the preferred method used for testing large digital integrated circuits for many decades and many electronic design automation (EDA) tools vendors provide support for inserting scan ...

The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of the role of the GRI Guidelines in corporate environmental disclosure practice. The study employs a theoretical framework, based on organisational legitimacy theory ...

Aortic tissue exhibits highly nonlinear elastic and anisotropic mechanical behaviour. Those characteristics are provided by its constituents such as collagen and elastin. Yet the mechanisms of deformation of this material ...

Point-to-point races are steeplechase races for novice horses, some of which may subsequently graduate to professional National Hunt (NH) races on the racecourse. There have been significant changes in the Irish racing ...

This thesis is comprised of three papers that aim to examine the literature surrounding physiotherapy interventions in non-ambulatory people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS), to gather information from a pilot scheme of the ...

Investigating the reasons for pre-service teachers (PSTs) choosing to undertake a PETE programme can inform teacher educators on how best to define teaching tasks, organise knowledge relevant to student learning and shape ...

One of the most controversial and innovative finnancial products in recent years has been collateralised debt obligations (CDOs). Much of the blame for the current credit crisis is being attributed to the mathematical models ...

This exploratory study documents recruitment practices and retention strategies of hospitality organisations that existed during the economic boom time drawing on data collected between 2004-2006 in 5 participating ...

Breast cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality amongst adult women in Western Europe and North America. Within the last decade our understanding of this condition has improved. This has led to the emergence ...