• Analysis of vitamin K status, and its correlation with inflammation and cognition, in a well-phenotyped cohort of older Irish people 

  Kiely, Annemarie; O'Connor, Eibhlís M. (University of Limerick, 2014)

  Historically, vitamin K is known for its role in blood clotting; however in recent years additional functions have been identified including a role in sphingolipid metabolism and as an anti-inflammatory agent. Studies have ...
• Videogames censorship in China: a study on the effects of censorship regulations and the response by the Players 

  Bottura, Piertommaso (University of Limerick, 2017)

  China is a rapidly growing market for videogames where the industry has to cope with stringent yet often ambiguous censorship regulations. After providing an overview of the controversial discourse surrounding games as ...
• The design and implementation of animal auto identification systems for application within the agricultural sector 

  Riordan, Daniel (University of Limerick, 2012)

  Electronic systems in the agriculture industry are undergoing constant innovation. Within the dairy sector a large emphasis has been put on the development of automated milking parlours. These parlours are highly ...
• Bioenergetics at extreme temperature: structural and functional studies of complexes II and IV of Thermus thermophilus 

  Noor, Mohamed R. (University of Limerick, 2012)

  While abundantly evident that thermophilic organisms are adapted to grow at high temperatures, the exact thermoadaptation mechanisms are often very subtle. Various membrane-bound respiratory oxidases have been characterised ...
• Experimental and mathematical modelling of biowaste gasification in a bubbling fluidised bed reactor 

  Pandey, Daya Shankar (University of Limerick, 2016)

  The production of clean, economically affordable energy with minimum impact on the environment is posing the most significant challenge of the 21st century. According to World Bank data, about 4 billion tonnes of waste is ...
• Physical and biochemical characterisation of soil organic carbon in topsoil and subsoil of Irish grasslands 

  Torres-Sallan, Gemma (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Soil plays a key role in the global carbon (C) cycle, since it holds 3.5 times more C than the atmosphere, and is the largest C pool after the oceans. Therefore, changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) can contribute to ...
• Preparation and isolation of drug particles with improved therapeutic response 

  Tierney, Teresa B. (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Crystals of a particular size and habit can be engineered by manipulating crystallisation process conditions. In the pharmaceutical industry, size control of the final drug product is vital for preparing a medicine with a ...
• Thermal treatment technologies for low moisture and dehydrated manure feedstock 

  Taupe, Natalie (University of Limerick, 2016)

  The research carried out throughout this project has helped to further advance the area of producing biochar from animal manure feedstocks, as well as producing biochar from virgin wood for its application in manure ...
• Novel smart inspection-class ROV for use in challenging conditions 

  Capocci, Romano (University of Limerick, 2018)

  In this thesis, a novel smart inspection-ROV is described. The research addresses the need for a highly-capable ROV with abilities to carry out close-quarters inspections of marine renewable energy installations in their ...
• A design exploration of an agent template for multiagent systems (MAS) for shape shifting tangible user interfaces 

  Hasenfuss, Helen (University of Limerick, 2018)

  In the field of tangible, shape-shifting, interactive interfaces that are based on multiagent systems or programmable matter, communication and assembly mechanism have gained predominant attention. The results from this ...
• Organic-inorganic hybrid supermolecular building blocks for the design and synthesis of metal-organic materials 

  Zhang, Zhuxiu (University of Limerick, 2015)

  Metal-organic materials (MOMs) that contain molecular building blocks (MBBs) or supermolecular building blocks (SBBs) have attracted considerable attention in the field of materials science due to their modular nature ...
• Internet performance profiling of countries and destinations 

  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 ...
• Detection and confirmation of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis using ELISA and PCR methodologies 

  Treacy, Aisling (University of Limerick, 2015)

  Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the aetiological agent of Johne’s disease, which is a chronic enteritis of ruminants, resulting in reduced milk production, abundant diarrhoea, emaciation and eventually ...
• Development of models for the successful implementation of collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) in high-tech industries 

  Panahifar, Farhad (University of Limerick, 2015)

  ndustries with high demand uncertainties and long lead times, such as those in the high-tech, face many challenges in managing their supply chains. Generally, high-tech industries are highly capital intensive and are ...
• Towards the development of guidelines for the surgical treatment of carotid artery disease: a tissue characterisation approach 

  Mulvihill, John J. (University of Limerick, 2013)

  Despite the proven efficacy of carotid endarterectomy (CEA), great interest has been generated in carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) as an alternative to CEA. The stretch caused by balloon angioplasty deployment ...
• Carotid plaque response to arterial stenting : an experimental and numerical investigation 

  Lawlor, Michael Gerard (University of Limerick, 2012)

  Each year, approximately 8,500 people suffer a stroke in Ireland, of which 2,500 are fatal. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the European Union attributing to over two million deaths each year. ...
• A new approach to customer value improvement through co-leadership, trust and methodology for increased organisational return on investment 

  Heavey, Colm (University of Limerick, 2013)

  In an era where economic turbulence is constant with many organisations rightsizing to remain competitive, customer value improvement (CVI) is central to organisational strategy. As a panacea for this customer value ...
• Vanadium redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage:electrochemistry, efficiency and spectroscoptic monitoring 

  Gao, Xin (University of Limerick, 2012)

  This thesis describes characterizations of a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) in electrochemical and spectroscopic aspects. The cycling performance of a cell was characterized. To study coulombic efficiency of the ...
• Crystal engineering of ionic cocrystals 

  Duggirala, Naga Kiran (University of Limerick, 2015)

  Pharmaceutical cocrystals are long known but relatively understudied class of compounds. In the past decade there is heightened interest in pharmaceutical cocrystals to the point now they are in the advance stage of drug ...
• Characterisation of the rheotaxis and thigmotaxis responses of stallion sperm 

  Sugrue, Emer (University of Limerick, 2018)

  To navigate their way towards the site of fertilisation in the oviducts, sperm orientate and swim against a flow of mucus (rheotaxis) and while doing so, are guided by the sensation of touch along the epithelial lining of ...

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