• Development and testing of a control system for the automatic flight of tethered parafoils 

  Coleman, Joseph; Ahmad, Hammad; Toal, Daniel (Wiley and Sons, 2016)

  This paper presents the design and testing of a control system for the robotic flight of tethered kites. The use of tethered kites as a prime mover in airborne wind energy is undergoing active research in several quarters. ...
• Development of a human presence detection system using a novel electrostatically-enhanced displacement current sensing technique 

  Faggion, Lorenzo (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Over the last few years, increasing attention has been paid to the research field of remote detection of human electrophysiological and other bio-activity related signals. Such an interest is mainly due to a growing need ...
• Theoretical optimisation of pore size and pore chemistry of SIFSIX-3-M hybrid ultramicroporous materials (HUMs) 

  Ziaee, Ahmad (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Three analogues of the SIFSIX-3-M family, namely SIFSIX-3-Zn, SIFSIX-3-Ni, and SIFSIX-3-Cu were investigated using theoretical methods to determine the effect of pore-size and pore-chemistry on the adsorption of CO2 in ...
• Developing an anatomical simulator for early stage usability testing of endovascular devices 

  O'Sullivan, Kevin Jeremiah (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Adverse medical events resulting in serious harm occur in approx. 1-4% of all hospital admissions (Sarker and Vincent 2005). Endovascular devices encompasses a wide range of medical devices designed to treat diseases using ...
• Microstructural characterization and spark plasma sintering of BaTiOɜ based thermistors 

  Karimi-Jafari, Maryam (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Barium titanate is one of the most important and widely studied ferroelectric ceramics with ABO3 type perovskite structure. Due to its promising ferroelectric properties, it has been used in several applications such as ...
• Missing data analysis with the Mahalanobis distance 

  Berkery, Elaine M (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Missing data occur regularly when data are collected for a variety of reasons such as participants refusing to answer question in surveys or machines failing to record measurements in a manufacturing process. The fact ...
• A blended learning teaching approach aimed at improving post-primary students’ conceptual understanding of mathematics – a focus on algebra supported by digital pencasts 

  Gallagher, Jason (University of Limerick, 2016)

  This research project investigated whether students’ conceptual understanding of algebra was improved with a taught intervention supported by digital pencasts. The motivation for this project was inspired by observing ...
• Developing numeracy strategies to improve interest and achievement in mathematics amongst post-primary students. 

  Flanagan, Eileen (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Interest and achievement in mathematics is currently both a national and international concern. Interest in mathematics is low in comparison to other curricula subjects and achievement in mathematics is also poor when ...
• Isolation, expansion and characterisation of mesenchymal stem cells from osteoarthritic and osteoporotic donors 

  Coyle, Siobhán (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis are common diseases with significant rates of morbidity associated with same. The search continues for effective treatment strategies for both diseases. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are ...
• Targeted protein adsorption on the surface of biomaterials 

  Alvarez, Marcela Salazar (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Protein adsorption at interfaces has significant importance in the development of materials for applications such as medical devices and biosensors. In this study targeted protein adsorption is investigated. Hydroxyapatite ...
• Improving the performance of out-of-autoclave composite laminates using an interlaminar toughening technique 

  Nash, Niamh (University of Limerick, 2016)

  The increasing demand for composite materials has meant that there is a need to develop out-of-autoclave (OOA) manufacturing processes that can produce cost-effective high-quality components. Autoclaves cannot meet the ...
• Nanoindentation characterisation of carbon fibre reinforced plastic microstructures 

  Hardiman, Mark (University of Limerick, 2016)

  The increasing use of fibrous composite materials in the automotive and aerospace industries has led to increased demand for predictive analysis tools that require careful measurement of the fibre and matrix constituent ...
• Reaction pathway analysis for the acid catalysed transformation of hexose carbohydrates to advantaged biofuel components 

  Flannelly, Thomas (University of Limerick, 2016)

  The valorisation of readily available and abundant lignocellulosic derived hexose carbohydrates by reaction with ethanol can provide an alternative to petroleum derived fossil fuels. The main barrier in effectively doing ...
• Contribution of transglutaminase cross-linking to the physicochemical, bioactive properties and bioavailability of sodium caseinate hydrolysates 

  Cremeno Aínsa, María M (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Various enzymatic modifications are applied to proteins and peptides during food processing. Treatment with microbial transglutaminase (TGase) can lead to improvements in the physicochemical properties of food proteins by ...
• Automatic text classification using bag of words and bag of concepts based representations 

  Alahmadi, Alaa (University of Limerick, 2016)

  Automatic Text Classification (ATC) is one of the most important tasks in data mining for organizing information and knowledge discovery. The goal of ATC is to alleviate the need of manually organizing large collections ...
• Immobilisation of catalysts for applications in organic reactions 

  Abdallah, Noreldeen Hassan (University of Limerick, 2016)

  The use of catalysts generally requires the immobilisation of the catalyst at specific locations, a requirement that can pose a significant challenge. The use of mesoporous silicate materials as supports offers some valuable ...
• Acid polishing of lead glass 

  Ward, Jonathan A; Fowler, Andrew C (SpringerOpen, 2016)

  Purpose: The polishing of cut lead glass crystal is effected through the dowsing of the glass in a mixture of two separate acids, which between them etch the surface and as a result cause it to be become smooth. In order ...
• Fiber optic sensors for temperature monitoring during thermal treatments: an overview 

  Schena, Emiliano; Tosi, Daniele; Saccomandi, Paola; Lewis, Elfed; Kim, Taesung (MDPI, 2016)

  During recent decades, minimally invasive thermal treatments (i.e., Radiofrequency ablation, Laser ablation, Microwave ablation, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound ablation, and Cryo-ablation) have gained widespread ...
• Coffee extraction kinetics in a well mixed system 

  Moroney, Kevin M; Lee, William T.; O'Brien, Stephen BG; Suijver, Freek; Marra, Johan (SpringerOpen, 2016)

  The extraction of coffee solubles from roasted and ground coffee is a complex operation, the understanding of which is key to the brewing of high quality coffee. This complexity stems from the fact that brewing of coffee ...
• Multiscale characterisation of damage in laminated composite materials under bending loads 

  Mortell, Daniel J (University of Limerick, 2016)

  In-situ micro-mechanical testing of small composite laminates has been carried out under SEM where video recordings allowed examination of the evolution of damage processes at the microscale. Samples are tested under three- ...

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