• Real-Time secure/unsecure video latency measurement/analysis with FPGA-based bump-in-the-wire security 

  Kaknjo, Admir; Rao, Muzaffar; Omerdic, Edin; Newe, Thomas; Toal, Daniel (MDPI, 2019)

  With the growth of the internet of things (IoT), many challenges like information security and privacy, interoperability/standard, and regulatory and legal issues are arising. This work focused on the information security ...
• Effects of introducing a secure web-based messenger application for communication among non-consultant hospital doctors 

  Corbett, Mel; Chapman, Lucy; O'Shea, John; Canning, Patrick; Sebaouis, Salim; O'Sullivan, Donnchadh; Power, Norah; O'Connor, Margaret (Cureus, 2019)

  Use of web-based messaging applications to communicate clinical information is common between non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs). This study sought to assess webbased messenger use in NCHDs following the introduction ...
• Low cycle fatigue of subsea mechanically lined pipeline with liner imperfections 

  Pepin, Aurelien; Tkaczyk, Tomasz; O’Dowd, Noel; Nikbin, Kamran (2017)

  There is an ever-increasing demand for subsea transport of corrosive constituents which requires the use of corrosion resistant pipelines. This has generated interest in mechanically lined pipe (MLP) which consists of ...
• Prediction of liner wrinkling during high strain bending of mechanically lined pipe 

  Pepin, Aurelien; Tkaczyk, Tomasz; Martinez, Michael; O’Dowd, Noel; Nikbin, Kamran (2019)

  A high demand for transport of corrosive fluids subsea has generated interest in solid corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) and bi-metal pipes. Bi-metal pipes, including hot-roll bonded (HRB) clad and mechanically lined pipes ...
• The effect of ferrite phases on the micromechanical response and crack initiation in the inter-critical heat-affected zone of a welded 9Cr martensitic steel 

  Li, M.; Sun, F.; Li, D.F.; O’Donoghue, P.E.; Leen, S.B.; O’Dowd, N.P. (Wiley, 2018)

  This paper presents a crystal plasticity model to predict the tensile response and crack initiation in a mixed ferrite-martensite material with a low volume fraction of pro-eutectoid ferrite, representative of a ...
• Combined finite element and phase field method for simulation of austenite grain growth in the heat-affected zone of a martensitic steel weld 

  Shi, L.; Alexandratos, S.A.; O'Dowd, N.P. (Sage, 2019)

  Engineering components operating at high temperature often fail due to the initiation and growth of cracks in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) adjacent to a weld. Understanding the effects of microstructural evolution in the ...
• Using Artificial Intelligence To Detect Fraud On The Blockchain 

  Ghassemi Toosi, Farshad; Sai, Ashish Rajendra (2019)

  Cryptocurrencies witnessed extensive attention from both academia and industry after the inflation in 2017. This broad recognition has led to its adoption by people beyond the research domain. This increased adoption may ...
• Centralization Threat Metric 

  Sai, Ashish Rajendra; Le Gear, Andrew; Buckley, Jim (2019)

  Attaining consensus with no constraints on the consensus participation is a fundamental feature of decentralized blockchain solutions such as Bitcoin (Nakamoto, 2008) and Ethereum (Buterin et al., 2013). Unrestricted ...
• Communication—A new additive for increased stabilization of catholytes in vanadium flow batteries (VFBs) 

  Oboroceanu, Daniela; Quill, Nathan; Lenihan, Catherine; Lynch, Robert P.; Buckley, D. Noel (Electrochemical Society, 2019)

  We report a newadditive,monobasic potassium arsenate (KH2AsO4), for improving the thermal stability of VFB catholytes.Using our standard accelerated testing methodology at 30–70°C, we showed that the effect increases ...
• Nanosecond passively Q-switched fibre laser using a NiS2 based saturable absorber 

  Li, Shi; Yin, Yu; Ouyang, Qiuyun; Ran, Guicang; Chen, Yujin; Lewis, Elfed; Farrell, Gerald; Tokurakawa, Masaki; Harun, Sulaiman Wadi; Wang, Pengfei (Optical Society of America, 2019)

  Q-switched pulse laser generation is successfully demonstrated in both Erbiumdoped fibre laser (EDFL) and Thulium-doped fibre laser (TDFL) cavities by employing Nickel disulfide (NiS2) as a saturable absorber (SA). ...
• Distribution and relative abundance of S100 proteins in the brain of the APP23 alzheimer’s disease model mice 

  Hagmeyer, Simone; Romão, Mariana A.; Cristóvão, Joana S.; Vilella, Antonietta; Zoli, Michele; Gomes, Cláudio M.; Grabrucker, Andreas M. (Frontiers Media, 2019)

  Increasing evidence links proteins of the S100 family to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). S100 proteins are EF-hand calcium-binding proteins with intra- and extracellular functions related to regulation of ...
• Investigating process water recovery within the Irish dairy industry 

  O'Connor, E.; Ryan, A.; Lohan, G.; Cronin, P. (Elsevier, 2018)

  Abolition of EU milk quotas in April 2015 has provided a platform for milk production to grow significantly within the EU. This growth has been dramatic and instantaneous with a 33% increase in milk production recorded in ...
• A 10 Step framework to implement integrated care for older persons 

  Harnett, Patrick John; Kennelly, Siobhan; Williams, Peter (Springer, 2019)

  An aging population, whose multi-morbidities and risk of frailty increase with age results in significant health and social care consumption. Increasing complexity amplifies fragmentation of care and results in sub optimal ...
• Characterisation of OSB properties for application in gridshells 

  Collins, Matthew; Cosgrove, Tom; Mellad, Abdussalam (2017)

  In order to establish the viability and efficiency of Orientated Strand Board (OSB) for use in bending active gridshells, the relevant material properties need to be established. Standard test methods for OSB assume the ...
• Elastic suppression of boiling in network fluids: A mechanism for hard-to-boil massecuite 

  Hennessy, Matthew G.; Moyles, Iain R.; Thomson, Stuart J. (2017)

  Masson SAS Massecuite is a liquid mixture that is boiled to produce raw sugar. When formed from poor-quality sugar cane, massecuite can be difficult to boil, leading to factory shutdowns lasting several weeks. This ...
• Meeting the needs of industry in smart manufacture - The definition of a new profession and a case study in providing the required skillset 

  Gordon Seamus; Ryan Alan; Loughlin Shane (Elsevier, 2018)

  Industry 4.0 is the term commonly used in Europe to describe the combination of a number of emerging and rapidly evolving technologies that represent the state of the art in the Manufacturing Industry today. Going beyond ...
• Design, manufacture and test of a high temperature tensile and compression testing device 

  Tiernan, P; O'Connor, G (Elsevier, 2018)

  This paper describes the design and manufacture of a low-cost laboratory test device capable of testing metallic materials at elevated temperatures. The device, which consists of an environmental chamber, specimen gripping ...
• Plasticity in zwitterionic drugs: the bending properties of pregabalin and gabapentin and their hydrates 

  Khandavilli, U.B.Rao; Lusi, Matteo; Frawley, Patrick J. (International Union of Crystallography, 2019)

  The investigation of mechanical properties in molecular crystals is emerging as a novel area of interest in crystal engineering. Indeed, good mechanical properties are required to manufacture pharmaceutical and technologically ...
• Temperature-insensitive refractometer based on an RI-modulated singlemode-multimode-singlemode fibre structure 

  Wang, Pengfei; Zhang, Shuo; Wang, Ruoning; Farrell, Gerald; Zhang, Meng; Geng, Tao; Lewis, Elfed; Tian, Ke (2019)

  A temperature-insensitive refractometer based on a refractive index (RI)-modulated singlemode-multimode-singlemode (RMSMS) fibre structure is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. In this investigation, a combination ...
• Recovery of gallium from bauxite residue using combined oxalic acid leaching with adsorption onto zeolite HY 

  Ujaczki, Éva; Courtney, Ronan; Cusack, Patricia; Chinnam, Rama Krishna; Clifford, Seamus; Curtin,Teresa; O’Donoghue,Lisa; (Springer Verlag, 2019)

  Bauxite residue, the byproduct of alumina production, may potentially be a valuable source of strategically important metals, e.g. Gallium. Ga is considered critical element for the EU. To ensure adequate supply of Ga for ...

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