Theses - Bioscience Research Institute (BRI)

Studies on the novel effects of feeding non-thermally treated honeybee gathered pollen on the colony stability and outputs of commercially-reared bumble bees ( Bombus terrestris) for pollination services

Eakins, John (Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2023-05)

Pollination is a vital resource, carried out mainly by animals, which without could threaten food security on a global scale. Of the agricultural crops that are produced globally, animal pollination is responsible for ...
The design, development, and testing of novel next generation in vitro agar-based urethral models for medical device innovation

Cortese, Yvonne J. (Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2022-04)

Catheters are one of the most utilised medical devices in modern medicine with catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) being ubiquitous in worldwide healthcare settings. These infections negatively affect ...
A risk assessment-based control strategy to formulate a potent, efficacious, and non-invasive topical onychomycotic dosage form

Kapu, Dinesh (Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2021)

This project involves the development of a strategy to formulate a novel dosage form with modified coconut oil (MCO) as the active pharmaceutical ingredient to treat onychomycosis caused by T. rubrum and C. albicans. ...