Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest: Recent submissions
Now showing items 181-200 of 1388
-
Drawing it Properly: An Examination of Smoking Portrayals in Texts on How to Draw in the Noir Graphic Novel/Comic Book Style
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2023-06)Smoking remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Therefore attention must be paid to the manner is which pro-smoking materials may serve to reflect, reinforce and ultimately reproduce smoking behaviours. ... -
Granule-based material extrusion is comparable to filament-based material extrusion in terms of mechanical performances of printed PLA parts: a comprehensive investigation
(Elsevier, 2023-08-05)To implement a circular economic life for thermoplastic waste, such as polylactic acid (PLA) waste from filament-based material extrusion (FME) printing and reduce the costs associated with producing filaments for the FME ... -
Remote work marks the path to a greener future
(https://theconversation.com/, 2023-09-13)There is more to working from home than skipping the traffic and getting to wear pyjamas all day. In fact, for a lot of people it’s becoming the new normal. According to a recent report, 12.7% of full-time employees in ... -
The relationship between transformational leadership and follower employee work engagement in a remote environment. Doctoral Colloquium Submission
(Irish Academy of Management, 2022-08-24)The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused many organizations to change their strategies and shift into the remote working environment due to health and safety precautions (Bartsch et al., 2020). ... -
The relationship between transformational leadership and follower employee work engagement in a remote working environment
(ICBMF, 2022-10-21)In recent years, the move to remote work has provided benefits and challenges. One challenge is the ability of leaders to keep their employees engaged through remote working. Therefore, the proposed study investigates ... -
Remote leadership and work engagement: a critical review and future directions
(European Open Science Publishing, 2023-07-18)The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic shook the entire world. All sectors, industries, organisations, and more importantly, people were affected by multiple restrictions implemented by their respective ... -
The relationship between transformational leadership and follower employee work engagement in a remote working environment. Conference poster
(ICBMF, 2023-06-02)The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused many organisations to shift to remote environments. 1 Corporate giants such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon expect around 50% of their workforce to work remotely in the next ... -
IFLA Succumbs to Dubai’s Soft Power Strategy
(Journal of Radical Librarianship, 2023-09-13)The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) have announced that the 2024 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) will be held in Dubai. It is clear that the IFLA has fallen prey to ... -
Cause for Concern: Copycat Gender Identity Based Book Protests in Public Libraries in Ireland
(Journal of Radical Librarianship, 2023-09-13)This commentary briefly explores the rise of book bans in the US before giving an overview of similar protests emerging in Irish libraries. From being a very traditional and largely Catholic confessional State Ireland has ... -
A novel and facile green synthesis method to prepare LDH/MOF nanocomposite for removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II)
(Springer Nature, 2021-01-15)To date, many nanoadsorbents have been developed and used to eliminate heavy metal contamination, however, one of the challenges ahead is the preparation of adsorbents from processes in which toxic organic solvents are ... -
Adsorption of thallium from wastewater using disparate nano-based materials: A systematic review
(Elsevier, 2021-08-16)Development of promising technologies to remove thallium as a highly poisonous contaminant is of great attention to guarantee the sustainable supplement of safe potable water and human well-being all around the world. ... -
Synthesis of multi-organo-functionalized fibrous silica KCC-1 for highly efficient adsorption of acid fuchsine and acid orange II from aqueous solution
(Springer Nature, 2021-02-01)Multi-functionalized fibrous silica KCC-1 (MF-KCC-1) bearing amine, tetrasulfide, and thiol groups was synthesized via a post-functionalization method and fully characterized by several methods such as FTIR, FESEM, ... -
Improvement of anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-sulfasalazine microparticle via density functional theory, molecular docking and ADMET analysis
(Elsevier, 2021-10-05)In the present study, we assessed improvement of anti-inflammatory activity and drug delivery of sulfasalazine (SSZ) by the poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), (PLGA), in H2O and dichloromethane (DCM) environments via density ... -
Machine learning simulation of pharmaceutical solubility in supercritical carbon dioxide: Prediction and experimental validation for busulfan drug
(Elsevier, 2022-01)An artificial intelligence-based predictive model was developed using a support vector machine to investigate the solubility data of the drug Busulfan drug in supercritical carbon dioxide. The data for simulations were ... -
Molecular docking evaluation of celecoxib on the boron nitride nanostructures for alleviation of cardiovascular risk and inflammatory
(Elsevier, 2021-10-29)Celecoxib (CXB) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that can be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ischemic heart disease. In this research, density functional theory (DFT) and molecular docking simulations ... -
Improved anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties of celecoxib loaded zinc oxide and magnesium oxide nanoclusters: A molecular docking and density functional theory simulation
(Elsevier, 2021-11-15)Present study offers great prospects for the adsorption of anti-inflammatory celecoxib molecule (CXB) over the surface of zinc oxide (Zn12O12) and magnesium oxide (Mg12O12) nanoclusters in several environments by performing ... -
Green process of fuel production under porous y-Al2O3 catalyst: Study of activation and deactivation kinetic for MTD process
(Elsevier, 2022-09-23)One of the methods of industrial dimethyl ether production is the catalytic dehydration of methanol. In this research work, methanol dehydration reactor has been modeled using continuous model and its results have been ... -
Magnetically recyclable Schiff-based palladium nanocatalyst [Fe3O4@SiNSB-Pd] and its catalytic applications in Heck reaction
(Elsevier, 2022-04-18)Abstract A magnetically separable palladium nanocatalyst has been synthesized through the immobilization of palladium onto 3-aminopropylphenanthroline Schiff based functionalized silica coated superparamagnetic Fe3O4 ... -
The response of human macrophages to 3D printed titanium antibacterial implants does not affect the osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs
(Elsevier, 2023-06-21)Macrophage responses following the implantation of orthopaedic implants are essential for successful implant integration in the body, partly through intimate crosstalk with human marrow stromal cells (hMSCs) in the process ... -
An Analysis of the Social Impact of Festivals and Events in Limerick City, Ireland
(International Hospitality Research Centre, 2013)The scope of the events industry is vast and dynamic with events a fundamental part of society affecting “culture, business and lifestyles” (Getz2, 2008:18). Still in its infancy, the event industry must constantly prove ...
