• Genomic identification, expression profiling, and functional characterization of CatSper channels in the bovine 

  Johnson, Gillian P.; English, Anne-Marie; Cronin, Sinéad; Hoey, David A.; Meade, Kieran G.; Fair, Seán (Oxford University Press, 2017)

  Cation channels of sperm (CatSper) are sperm-specific calcium channels with identified roles in the regulation of sperm function in humans, mice, and horses. We sought to employ a comparative genomics approach to identify ...
• Theory, practice and interiority: an extended epistemology for engineering education 

  Cosgrove, Tom; O'Reilly, John (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  Engineering education is appropriately concerned with technical problem solving. However, the philosophical tradition has periodically asserted that technical rationality is but one mode of rationality. Informed by experience ...
• Review: Understanding the causes of variation in reproductive wastage among bulls 

  Fair, Seán; Lonergan, Patrick (Cambridge University Press, 2018)

  The ability to predict the fertility of bulls before semen is released into the field has been a long-term objective of the animal breeding industry. However, the recent shift in the dairy industry towards the intensive ...
• Cloud economics and enterprise strategy: a bird eye's view 

  Luxmi Dhirani, Lubna; Newe, Thomas; Nizamani, Shahzad (Science Publishing Corporation, 2018)

  Cloud Computing has enabled enterprises to focus on their core business by shifting their IT processes and operations on vendor managed public/hybrid clouds. Since the cloud offers numerous benefits such as: IT operational ...
• Estimation of extreme load effects on long-span bridges using traffic image data 

  Micu, Elena Alexandra; O'Brien, Eugene John; Malekjafarian, Abdollah; Quilligan, Michael (Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas, 2018)

  This paper proposes an algorithm for the estimation of extreme intensity of traffic load on long-span bridges. Most Weigh-in-Motion technologies do not operate in congested conditions which are the governing cases for ...
• Why do episodic volunteers stay in FLOSS communities? 

  Barcomb, Ann; Stol, Klaas-Jan; Riehle, Dirk; Fitzgerald, Brian (IEEE Computer Society, 2019)

  Successful Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects incorporate both habitual and infrequent, or episodic, contributors. Using the concept of episodic volunteering (EV) from the general volunteering literature, ...
• Platelet aggregometry assay for evaluating the effects of platelet agonists and antiplatelet compounds on platelet function in vitro 

  Tsoupras, Alexandros; Zabetakis, Ioannis; Lordan, Ronan (Elsevier, 2019)

  Platelet aggregometry assays are generally used for the analysis of platelet function but can also be adapted for further research and therapy focused applications. This method describes the procedures for the preparation ...
• Greenhouse gas emissions from two rewetted peatlands previously managed for forestry 

  Rigney, Caitlin; Wilson, D.; Renou-Wilson, F.; Müller, C.; Moser, G.; Byrne, Kenneth A. (International Mire Conservation Group and International Peat Society, 2018)

  The aim of this study was to investigate the controls on carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) dynamics on a blanket bog (at Pollagoona) and a raised bog (at Scohaboy) in Ireland after felling of ...
• Performance optimization methods for switched-capacitor biquadratic filters 

  Nahlik, Jiri; Hospodka, Jiri; Sovka, Pavel; Mullane, Brendan; Subrt, Ondrej (De Gruyter Open, 2018)

  A class of computer-aided optimization methods based on Differential Evolution (DE), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Nelder Mead algorithms applied to a switched-capacitor (SC) filter circuit design are investigated. ...
• Integrating managerial preferences into the qualitative multi-criteria evaluation of team members 

  Barcomb, Ann; Jullien, Nicolas; Meyer, Patrick; Olteanu, Alexandru-Liviu (Springer, 2018)

  Managers can find it challenging to assess team members consistently and fairly. The ideal composition of qualities possessed by good team members depends on the organization, the team, and the manager. To enable managers ...
• Highly sensitive strain sensor based on composite interference established within S-tapered multimode fiber structure 

  Tian, Ke; Zhang, Meng; Farrell, Gerald; Wang, Ruoning; Lewis, Elfed; Wang, Pengfei (Optical Society of America, 2018)

  In this paper, a novel strain sensor based on composite interference established within an S-tapered multimode (STM) fiber structure is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The STM fibre structure is simply realized ...
• High-sensitivity salinity sensor based on optical microfiber coil resonator 

  Yin, Yu; Li, Shi; Ren, Jing; Farrell, Gerald; Lewis, Elfed; Wang, Pengfei (Optical Society of America, 2018)

  A simple, compact, and high-sensitivity optical sensor for salinity measurement is reported based on an optical microfiber coil resonator (MCR). The MCR is manufactured by initially wrapping microfiber on a polymethylm ...
• Mesenchymal stem cell mechanotransduction is cAMP dependent and regulated by adenylyl cyclase 6 and the primary cilium 

  Johnson, Gillian P.; Stavenschi, Elena; Eichholz, Kian F.; Corrigan, Michele A.; Fair, Seán; Hoey, David A. (Company of Biologists, 2018)

  Mechanical loading is a potent stimulus of bone adaptation, requiring the replenishment of the osteoblast from a progenitor population. One such progenitor is themesenchymal stemcell (MSC), which undergoes osteogenic ...
• Transforming cities by designing with communities 

  Webb, Rosemarie; Avram, Gabriela; Buron, Javier; Joyce, Aisling (Springer, 2018)

  The Adaptive Governance Lab at the School of Architecture at University of Limerick has been working collaboratively with local government officials and community activists on action research projects co-designing with ...
• Horizontal diversity in test generation for high fault coverage 

  Alamgir, Arbab; Bin A'ain, Abu Khari; Paraman, Norlina; Sheikh, Usman Ullah; Grout, Ian (Bülent Ecevit University, 2018)

  Determination of the most appropriate test set is critical for high fault coverage in testing of digital integrated circuits. Among black-box approaches, random testing is popular due to its simplicity and cost effectiveness. ...
• This is our city! Urban communities re-appropriating their city 

  Avram, Gabriela (Springer, 2018)

  In this chapter, the author examines a citizen-driven intervention regarded as “city hacking”; the initiative empowered citizens to organize themselves around a communal issue and enact urban interventions at economic, ...
• A microfiber knot incorporating a tungsten disulfide saturable absorber based multi-wavelength mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser 

  Li, Shi; Yi, Yating; Yin, Yu; Jiang, Yuxuan; Zhao, Haiyan; Du, Yanqiu; Chen, Yujin; Lewis, Elfed; Farrell, Gerald; Wadi Harun, Sulaiman; Wang, Pengfei (IEEE Computer Society, 2018)

  A novel multi-wavelength mode-locked Erbium-doped fiber laser with tungsten disulfide (WS2) combined with a microfiber knot is described. This hybrid fiber structure facilitates strong light matter interaction between the ...
• Investigation of the interfacial interactions in epoxy nano-composites filled with functionalized graphene based fillers 

  Chakraborty, Souvik; Barbezat, Michel; Cuervo Reyes, Eduardo; Chakraborty, Amit Kumar; Terrasi, Giovanni P. (Taylor and Frances, 2019)

  This work discusses the investigation of filler-matrix interfacial interactions in epoxy matrices filled with different loadings of graphene based fillers – graphene oxide (GO) and n-butylamine functionalized graphene oxide ...
• Real-time video latency measurement between a robot and its remote control station: causes and mitigation 

  Kaknjo, Admir; Rao, Muzaffar; Omerdić, Edin; Robinson, Luke; Toal, Daniel; Newe, Thomas (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2018)

  This work presents a detailed study, characterization, and measurement of video latency in a real-time video streaming application. The target application consists of an automatic control system in the form of a control ...
• 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 ...

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