Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest: Recent submissions
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Easter Eggs & ‘Easter Eggs’: Alcohol Branded Chocolate Eggs & Intoxigenic Environments in Ireland
(The Netherlands Press, 2021)Alcohol branded Easter Eggs were observed in a mainstream Irish supermarket. The Public Health (Alcohol) Act, 2018 fails to deal with such child-friendly marketing. An amendment to the current legislation to counter this ... -
The Athena SWAN Process to Promote Gender Equity in Third-Level Education in Ireland
(The Netherlands Press, 2021-10-12)Introduction: Sexism and misogyny remains an ongoing threat to optimal health and medical services. An important factor in health and medical services is the education and training pipeline into these careers. A substantial ... -
Condemning the War in Ukraine & the Need for Peace
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Studies on the comparative effectiveness of x-rays, gamma rays and electron beams to inactivate microorganisms at different dose rates in industrial sterilization of medical devices
(Elsevier, 2023-03-17)The radiation resistance of Bacillus pumilus spores to gamma rays, X-rays, and electron beam (e-beam) was investigated using industrial irradiators operating at various dose rates. The dose rates were as follows: gamma ... -
FAQs on the effort sharing regulation (ESR) and access to justice
(EJNI: Environmental Justice Network Ireland, 2022-10)The EU Commission in their Communication on Improving Access to Justice 2020 committed to bringing forward access to justice clauses in all new legislative proposals which might concern environmental matters. This was ... -
Environmental accountability is a must for EU decision making on State Aid: Guide to the Public Consultation on implementation of ACCC/C/2015/128
(EJNI: Environmental Justice Network, 2022-09)A UN Compliance Body, the ACCC (Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee), has said that the EU must act to increase oversight and accountability in State Aid decision making to comply with its international law obligations. ... -
Making "Fit for 55" fit for purpose: The Role of Access Rights.
(EJNI: Environmental Justice Network, 2022-11)In response to the ever-worsening climate and biodiversity crises, that have seen widespread disruptive weather events and environmental degradation on an unprecedented scale, as well as producing tens of millions of ... -
EPBD Revision (Energy Building Performance Directive) Access to Justice amendment FAQs
(EJNI: Environmental Justice Network, 2022-11)This briefing note relates to the proposed revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU. The EU Commission’s proposal seeks to strengthen emissions reduction of the buildings sector as part of the ... -
Aarhus Academy: Access to environmental justice myth buster.
(Environmental Justice Network: EJNI, 2023-01)This paper is one of a series of papers designed as a resource for NGOs and those working on EU legislative developments. It summarises the most common arguments made against including Aarhus Convention rights in EU laws ... -
Rights of nature in Ireland: towards a living island of rights-bearing communities. Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
(Environmental Justice Network Ireland: EJNI, 2022-09)There is growing interest in the concept of ‘Rights of Nature’ and the legal possibilities it offers as a means of protecting the natural world when regulatory efforts fail. David Boyd, the current UN Special Rapporteur ... -
"You can't shoot another bullet until you've reloaded the gun". Perceptions, practices and experiences of deloading in strength and physique sports.
(Frontiers, 2022-12-12)Deloading refers to a purposeful reduction in training demand with the intention of enhancing preparedness for successive training cycles. Whilst deloading is a common training practice in strength and physique sports, little ... -
Experimental study on tensile characteristics of layered carbonaceous slate subject to water-rock interaction and weathering.
(MDPI, 2023-01-03)The transverse isotropy of rock masses formed by sedimentation is a common stratum environment in engineering, and the physical–mechanical properties can degrade due to water–rock interaction (WRI) and natural weathering, ... -
Suitability of surface-treated flax and hemp fibers for concrete reinforcement
(MDPI, 2022-11-17)The use of vegetable fibres as a sustainable alternative to non-natural sources of fibres applied for concrete reinforcement has been studied for over three decades. The main issues about plant-based fibres pointed out ... -
Novel polyvinyl-alcohol microsphere for everolimus delivery for subependymal cell astrocytoma
(Elsevier, 2023-02-02)Everolimus (EVR) has demonstrated efficacy in treating subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) and other tuberous sclerosis (TSC) manifestations. Oral use of EVR is associated with low bioavailability and systemic toxicities ... -
Micro-injection mouding of PEO/PCL blend-based matrices for extended oral delivery of Fenbendazole
(MDPI, 2023-03-10)Fenbendazole (FBZ) is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic administered orally to ruminants; nevertheless, its poor water solubility has been the main limitation to reaching satisfactory and sustained levels at the site of the ... -
Liquid-based 4D printing of shape memory nanocomposites: a review
(MDPI, 2023-01-31)Significant advances have been made in recent years in the materials development of liquidbased 4D printing. Nevertheless, employing additive materials such as nanoparticles for enhancing printability and shape memory ... -
Examining students' preferences for academic writing support in a third level institute in Ireland
(All Ireland Society for Higher Education, 2023)Academic writing support has become an integral part of the learning process at third level. At Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands (TUS: Midlands), the Academic Writing Centre (AWC) offers individual and ... -
Current decontamination challenges and potentially complementary solutions to safeguard the vulnerable seafood industry from recalcitrant human norovirus in live shellfish: Quo Vadis?
(Elsevier, 2023-02-24)Safeguarding the seafood industry is important given its contribution to supporting our growing global population. However, shellfish are filter feeders that bioaccumulate microbial contaminants in their tissue from ... -
Improvement of rheological and mechanical properties of PLA by reactive blending with Poly(MMA-g-GMA)
(Polymer Processing Society, 2017-06-26)The aim of this study is to improve the melt strength of Polylacticacid (PLA) using methylmethacrylate-g-glycidylmethacrylate copolymers, Poly(MMA-g-GMA), that was synthesized by reactive blending at different weight ... -
Synthesis of MMA/GMA graft and random copolymers by melt and solution copolymerizations
(Polymer Processing Society, 2017-06-27)In this study Poly(MMA g GMA) copolymers was prepared via reactive blending of PMMA and GMA using benzoyl peroxide ( and dicumyl peroxide ( and Poly(MMA ran GMA) was synthesized by solution copolymerization of ...
