Research@THEA (new): Recent submissions
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UDL active participation strategies: multiple means of action and expression
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2021)Allow students to demonstrate learning and knowledge in different formats – oral and written. Show students how they can control videos to control speed and sound, and documents to change font and background. -
UDL Guidelines for Word Documents
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2021)Universal Design for Learning is a way of making of making material more easily accessible. Follow these guidelines to create word documents that are easy to view and read. -
Guidelines for creating UDL PowerPoint
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2021)Background. Font. Electronic accessibility. Organisation. Emphasis. Spacing. Images. -
My Assignment Planner [and Calendar]
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2021)Module. Assignment Title. Word Count. Due Date. -
UDL student autonomy strategies: multiple means of engagement
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2021)Publish an assessment calendar for all modules across the course at the start of the semester. Share a course outline at the start of the semester. -
Guidelines for creating a UDL Virtual Learning Environment
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2021)Explore the accessibility tools which give limited changes to font and background colour. Add alt text for images at the point of image upload to the virtual media library. Make text transcripts for audio content available ... -
Resisted sled sprint kinematics: the acute effect of load and sporting population
(MDPI, 2021-09-30)In this study, we assessed the acute kinematic effects of different sled load conditions (unloaded and at 10%, 20%, 30% decrement from maximum velocity (Vdec)) in different sporting populations. It is well-known that an ... -
Machine learning for process monitoring and control of hot-melt extrusion: current state of the art and future directions
(MDPI, 2021-09-09)In the last few decades, hot-melt extrusion (HME) has emerged as a rapidly growing technology in the pharmaceutical industry, due to its various advantages over other fabrication routes for drug delivery systems. After ... -
OPCNN-FAKE: Optimized convolutional neural network for fake news detection
(IEEE, 2021-09-14)Recently, there is a rapid and wide increase in fake news, de ned as provably incorrect information spread with the goal of fraud. The spread of this type of misinformation is a severe danger to social cohesiveness and ... -
Competency‐based assessment in nutrition education: A systematic literature review
(Wiley, 2021-09-19)Background: A suitably prepared and qualified nutrition and dietetics workforce is part of the solution to combating the burden of disease. Competency‐based assessment is a key part of the education of future workforces. ... -
Pressure. A Qualitative Analysis of the Perception of Concussion and Injury Risk in Retired Professional Rugby Players
(MDPI Journals, 2021-09-21)This study interviewed retired professional rugby union players (≤10 years since retirement) to discuss their careers in the game of rugby union. The primary aim of the study was to document their understanding of concussion ... -
A systematic review of training methods to increase staff's knowledge and implementation of positive behaviour support in residential and day settings for individuals with intellectual disabilities
(SAGE, 2021-07-05)Behaviour support plans (BSPs), if accurately implemented, have been found to increase skills and decrease challenging behaviour of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Training is essential for ... -
A crowdsourcing-based QoE evaluation of an immersive VR autonomous driving experience
(IEEE, 2021-06-30)Due to COVID-19, crowdsourcing has gained momentum as an alternative methodology for continuing research and for Quality of Experience (QoE) assessment. Employing this approach, we remotely evaluated the user perceived QoE ... -
Composite films of thermoplastic starch and CaC12 extracted from eggshells for extendiing food shelf-life
(MDPI, 2021-09-03)Calcium chloride (CaCl2) has been widely used to maintain the quality of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables because it stabilizes and strengthens the membrane system against fungal attacks. It is mainly applied via spray ... -
A workflow management framework for the dynamic generation of workflows that is independent of the application environment
(IEEE, 2021-06-30)Workflow is a well-known and widely used technology in business management. Traditional workflow solutions are designed for humans and generally use a graphical representation of workflow elements that reflect the involvement ... -
A framework for the dynamic generation of workflows for network management
(IEEE, 2021-06-30)A demonstration of the application of dynamically generated workflows to the management of a network environment is presented. A proposed workflow management framework (WMF) uses dynamically generated workflows to control ... -
Progressing plastics circularity: a review of mechano-biocatalytic approaches for waste plastic (re)valorization
(Frontiers Media, 2021-06-22)Inspirational concepts, and the transfer of analogs from natural biology to science and engineering, has produced many excellent technologies to date, spanning vaccines to modern architectural feats. This review highlights ... -
Testing cost containment of future healthcare with maintained or improved quality - The COSTCARES project
(Wiley, 2021)Background: Increasing healthcare costs need to be contained in order to maintain equality of access to care for all EU citizens. A cross-disciplinary consortium of experts was supported by the EU FP7 research programme, ... -
Industry 4.0 smart reconfigurable manufacturing machines
(Elsevier, 2021-04-07)This paper provides a fundamental research review of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS), which uniquely explores the state-of-the-art in distributed and decentralized machine control and machine intelligence. The ... -
Hiding in Plain Sight: Literacy Development Possibilities in Initial Teacher Education
(International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd), 2021-06-04)The development of literacy competencies among second-level school students has been highlighted, by the Programme for International Student Assessment as ‘vital to succeed in society’. Literacy competency development has ...
