• A secure end-to-end IoT solution 

  Mathur, Avijit; Newe, Thomas; Elgenaidi, Walid; Rao, Muzaffar; Dooly, Gerard; Toal, Daniel (Elsevier, 2017)

  The Internet of Things (IoT) has been expanding in recent years with advancements in technologies, techniques and devices. This expansion has led to several different applications in the medical, civil, marine, military ...
• Effect of calcium reduction on the properties of half-fat Cheddar-stylecheeses with full salt or half-salt 

  McCarthy, Catherine M; Wilkinson, Martin G; Guniee, Timothy P (Elsevier, 2017)

  Standard-calcium (SCa) and reduced-calcium (RCa) half-fat (16%) Cheddar-style cheeses with full-salt (1.9%) or half-salt (0.9%) were made in triplicate, ripened for 270 d, and analysed for composition and changes in lactose ...
• Ovine and caprine lipids promoting cardiovascular health in milk and its derivatives 

  Lordan, Ronan; Zabetakis, Ioannis (OMICS International, 2017)

  The purpose of this commentary is to highlight the anti-inflammatory properties of polar lipids present in ovine and caprine milk and its derivatives (i.e. dairy products such as yogurt and cheese). These lipids inhibit ...
• ULTEMAT: A mobile framework for smart ecological momentary assessments and interventions 

  van de Ven, Pepijn; O'Brien, Hugh; Henriques, Ricardo; Klein, Michel; Msetfi, Rachel; Nelson, John; Rocha, Artur; Ruwaard, Jeroen; O’Sullivan, Donal; Riper, Heleen (Elsevier, 2017)

  In this paper we introduce a new Android library, called ULTEMAT, for the delivery of ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) on mobile devices and we present its use in the MoodBuster app developed in the H2020 ...
• An experimental study of the effects of external physiological parameters on the photoplethysmography signals in the context of local blood pressure (hydrostatic pressure changes) 

  Yuan, Hongwei; Poeggel, Sven; Newe, Thomas; Lewis, Elfed; Viphavakit, Charusluk; Leen, Gabriel (MDPI, 2017)

  A comprehensive study of the effect of a wide range of controlled human subject motion on Photoplethysmographic signals is reported. The investigation includes testing of two separate groups of 5 and 18 subjects who were ...
• An oxygen-independent and membrane-less glucose biobattery/supercapacitor hybrid device 

  Xiao, Xinxin; Ó Conghaile, Peter; Leech, Dónal; Roland, Ludwig; Magner, Edmond (Elsevier, 2017)

  Enzymatic biofuel cells can generate electricity directly from the chemical energy of biofuels in physiological fluids, but their power density is significantly limited by the performance of the cathode which is based on ...
• Phase partitioning of GM1 and its bodipy-labeled Analog determine their different binding to cholera toxin 

  Rissanen, Sami; Grzybek, Michal; Orlowski, Adam; Róg, Tomasz; Cramariuc, Oiana; Levental, llya; Eggeling, Christian; Sezgin, Erdinc; Vattulainen, llpo (Fronters Media, 2017)

  Driven by interactions between lipids and proteins, biological membranes display lateral heterogeneity that manifests itself in a mosaic of liquid-ordered (Lo) or raft, and liquid-disordered (Ld) or non-raft domains with ...
• Object phobia and altered RhoA signaling in amygdala of mice lacking RICH2 

  Sarowar, Tasnuva; Grabucker, Stefanie; Boeckers, Tobias M; Grabrucker, Andreas M (Frontiers Medai, 2017)

  RICH2 knockout (RICH2 KO) mice exhibit neophobia in the novel object test. To gain further insight into their anxiety-related phenotype, we subjected these mice to additional behavioral tests to elucidate whether the ...
• A soft sensor for the Bayer process 

  Cregan, Vincent; Lee, William T.; Clune, Louise (SpringerOpen, 2017)

  A soft sensor for measuring product quality in the Bayer process has been developed. The soft sensor uses a combination of historical process data recorded from online sensors and laboratory measurements to predict a key ...
• The effect of dietary supplementation of algae rich in docosahexaenoic acid on boar fertility 

  Murphy, E.M; Stanton, C; O'Brien, C; Murphy, C; Holden, S; Murphy, R.P; Varley, P; Boland, M.P; Fair, Seán (Elsevier, 2017)

  The objective of this study was to assess the effects of dietary supplementation of a commercial algal product rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on boar fertility as assessed in vitro and in vivo. Boars were fed one of ...
• The in vitro addition of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) improves the quality of cooled but not frozen-thawed stallion semen 

  Silva, D.M; Holden, S.A; Lyons, A; Souza, J.C; Fair, Seán (CSIRO Publishing, 2017)

  The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the addition of docosahexanoic acid (DHA) on the in vitro quality of cooled and frozen-thawed stallion semen. In Experiment 1, semen from 10 stallions was collected (3 ...
• Effect of exposing rams to a female stimulus before semen collection on ram libido and semen quality 

  Fahey, A.G; Duffy, P; Fair, Seán (American Society of Animal Science, 2012)

  Rams with strong libido and desirable semen characteristics can provide more insemination doses per ejaculate and produce more progeny, improving population genetic linkage to improve the accuracy of EBV. The objective ...
• Altering ewe nutrition in late gestation: II. The impact on fetal development and offspring performance 

  McGovern, F.M; Campion, F.P; Sweeney, T; Fair, Seán; Lott, S; Boland, T.M (American Society of Animal Science, 2015)

  The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of offering Belclare X ewes a single diet rationed to 80, 100, or 120% of recommended ME requirements from d 119 of gestation to parturition, with concurrent ...
• Comparative genomic identification and expression profiling of a novel β-defensin gene cluster in the equine reproductive tract 

  Johnson, Gilllian P; Lloyd, Andrew T; O'Farrelly, Cliona; Meade, Kieran G; Fair, Seán (CSIRO Publishing, 2016)

  β-defensins are small cationic proteins with potent immunoregulatory and antimicrobial activity. The number of genes encoding these peptides varies significantly between and within species but they have not been extensively ...
• An open-source, low-cost & digitally fabricated geodesic dome system 

  Buron, Javier (University of Limerick, 2015)

  Self-build as a social tool: Communities need collective spaces to gather for group activities and social support. The lack of a collective space to meet, discuss and perform group activities, especially at the early ...
• How scenarios support empathy in design: a case study of undergraduate students 

  Kiernan, Louise; McMahon, Muireann (University of Limerick, 2015)

  In user-centred design, there is recognition that designers must understand the perspectives of the users for whom the product or service is being designed. Sometimes however, designers may not have direct access to end ...
• Antihypertensive peptides from food proteins 

  Norris, Roseanne; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Intech, 2013)

  Hypertension or elevated blood pressure (BP) is a global health concern, thought to affect up to 30 % of the adult population in developed and developing countries. It is defined by a BP measurement of 140/90 mmHg or ...
• The influence of surfactants on capillary driven flow in open hydrophobic microchannels towards chip-based fluorescent detection of HSV 

  O'Leary, Fiachra (University of Limerick, 2011)

  Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is widespread among the human population. HSV infection can have subtle symptoms and often go undiagnosed. There are two types of HSV infections. HSV type 1 (HSV-1) is associated with orofacial ...
• A quantitative assessment of policies to increase environmental sustainability of medium to large sized settlements in Ireland 

  O'Doherty, Travis (University of Limerick, 2012)

  A major challenge facing the world is the need to enhance sustainability urgently as we face the inter-related challenges of climate change, dependence on fossil fuels, food shortages and growing population. The International ...
• Proteolytic release of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory peptides from food proteins. 

  Norris, Roseanne (University of Limerick, 2013)

  The potential of an Aspergillus niger derived prolyl endoproteinase (An-PEP) to produce potent angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides was assessed. Bovine α- and β-casein were purified from acid caseinate ...

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