Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest: Recent submissions
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Developing sustainable freshwater aquaculture using Irish peatlands during COVID-19 crisis
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food producing industries in the world 1 Aquaculture will contribute to meeting global need for sustainable food production The Irish aquaculture sector was worth 208 4 M in 2017 ... -
Development of smart 4-D materials utilising novel self assembly polymers
(2020-06)4D printing is a technique that uses a 3 D printer to create objects that change their shape overtime 4 D printing involves the use of smart materials that will transform when exposed to an external stimuli These can ... -
The development of novel bioresorbable medical devices for treating diseases of the anal canal
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Anal abscesses and fistulae in ano are the most prominent diseases of the anal canal Abscesses are pockets of pus caused by accumulating bactera whereas fistulae in ano are hollow tunnels that protrude from the wall of ... -
Developing a strategy for female role modes n physical activity and sports promotion
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Physical Activity in Ireland: Sport Participation in Ireland Women in Sport Why focus on females? Role Models Can they influence people? ▪ 13% ( primary & secondary students) met the 60min of MVPA/day . ▪ 17% ... -
A comparative analysis of sentiment analysis tools for data mining systems
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Over the past few years the rise in big data is something that has gained a lot of traction and attention, the sheer volume of data produced by humans is increasing rapidly each year The growth in social media over ... -
Preserving chain-of-evidence in surveillance videos for authentication and trust-enabled sharing
(IEEE, 2020)Surveillance video recording is a powerful method of deterring unlawful activities. A robust data protection-by-design solution can be helpful in terms of making a captured video immutable, as such recordings cannot become ... -
The development of novel smart colour change polymer materials via various melt processing techniques
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Smart polymers or stimuli-responsive polymers undergo large reversible changes, whether physical or chemical, in their properties as a consequence of small environmental variations. They can respond to a single stimulus ... -
Modification of hyaluronic acid for stereolithography 3D printing of hydrogel nerve conduits
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)The peripheral nervous system transmits signals from the brain to the limbs and organs of the body. Peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) resulting from trauma, illness or cancer affect approximately 1 million people in Europe ... -
The effects of resisted sprint training on sprint performance in field based invasion team sport athletes: a systematic literature review
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Speed is an essential performance attribute for field-based invasion team sport (FBITS) players. Traditional training methods used to enhance sprint performance (SP) such as resistance training, typically aim to improve ... -
Development of biphasic drug delivery PVA/propolis electrospun nanofibres
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)The integration of nanotechnology into biomedical applications is called “nanomedicine”. Nanomedicine has the ability to change properties of materials at the molecular and atomic level [1]. Numerous methods have been ... -
Investigating the role of visualisation in complex problem-solving across expertise in engineering education
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Spatial ability is proposed to play an important role in problem solving and may contribute to supporting engineering students in solving complex problems. Hambrick, et al., in the context of geology, determined individuals ... -
Unlocking the surge in demand for personal and protective equipment (PPE) and improvised face coverings arising from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic – Implications for efficacy, re-use and sustainable waste management
(Elsevier, 2021)Currently, there is no effective vaccine for tackling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 with the occurrence of repeat waves of infection frequently stretching hospital resources beyond capacity. Disease ... -
A quality of experience evaluation of collaborative design tasks in virtual reality
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Collaborative design is a design task performed in a dispersed group of workers with a joint objective. It is a multi-staged process that brings together different ideas, roles and team members. Virtual Reality is the ... -
Enabling human-robot-interaction via augment and mixed reality system.
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)This research concentrates on path planning stage of industrial robots, where AR technologies can be utilised by operators with limited background knowledge in robotic programming to: Plan and store end effector ... -
The investigation into the improvement of the thermal conductivity of an additive manufactured blow moulding tool
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020)The project will be carried out using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research. The work will cover the establishment of a baseline using traditional tooling followed by the incremental alterations to improve ... -
A QoE and visual attention evaluation on the influence of spatial audio in 360° videos
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)What is the impact of different types of audio (stereo & spatial) on user QoE (Quality of Experience) and Visual Attention in 360° video environments? -
Anomaly detection in cyber security
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Identify anomalous (outliers) system call sequences in security domain (Host based Intrusion Detection System). -
"Collateral damage in the war on travel writing": recovering reader responses to contemporary travel writing
(University of Zadar, Croatia, 2020-04)Scholarship of travel writing has seldom paid proper attention to questions of how and why readers engage with the genre – an oversight which, as Robin Jarvis (2016) has noted, at times leads to negative generalizations ... -
Purified β‐glucans from the Shiitake mushroom ameliorates antibiotic‐resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae‐induced pulmonary sepsis
(Society for Applied Microbiology, 2020-07-24)Bacterial infection remains the main cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome and is a leading cause of death and disability in critically ill patients. Here we report on the use of purified β‐glucan (lentinan) extracts ... -
Unlocking challenges and opportunities presented by Covid-19 pandemic for cross-cutting disruption in agri-food and green deal innovations: quo vadis?
(Elsevier, 2020-12-15)COVID-19 pandemic is on a trajectory to cause catastrophic global upheaval with the potential to alter geopolitical and socio-economic norms. Many countries are frantically responding with staggering financial stimulus ...
