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Estimation of the frequency and effects of casual mutations on fertility and production traits in Irish dairy cattle
(Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2022)Fertility is a major driver for profitability and sustainability of livestock enterprises. Identifying and estimating the effects of known lethal recessive genetic mutations and genes of major effect on production traits ... -
The ethical consumer: an investigation into purchasing behaviour towards Fairtrade Coffee in Ireland
(2013)The Fairtrade brand is experiencing high growth rates globally as demand for ethically produced goods intensifies. This indicates that consumers have identified the need to provide supplying countries with an honest ... -
EU Mandated Anti-Smoking Warnings in Belgium: Language Issues and Moving Beyond a ”one size fits all”
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2019-08-04)Combined health warnings on tobacco packaging are commonplace amongst EU countries in 2018. This letter briefly describes some of the challenges that bi-and tri-lingual countries, such as Belgium, may face in the years to come. -
The European media portrayal of climate change: implications for the social mobilization towards climate action
(MDPI, 2020-10-09)Beyond other social actors, such as policymakers and scholars, common citizens are also expected to actively engage with climate change, by adopting sustainable actions and supporting environmental policies. However, and ... -
European Team-Based Learning (TBL) Symposium 2022
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022-05)European Team Based Learning Community (ETBLC) The aim of the ETBLC is to disseminate Team-Based Learning to educators and educational institutions across Europe. We seek to create a continental TBL network made up ... -
Evaluating performance of commercial automatic speech recognition systems for speakers with dysarthria
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Dysarthria refers to motor neuron speech disorders that limit the ability to control muscle groups used for speech production. Dysarthric speech has reduced intelligibility due to being slurry, breathy and slow compared ... -
Evaluating the impact of network delay on user quality of experience of an interactive virtual reality industry 4.0 application
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-09)The fourth industrial revolution is the name given to the paradigm shift towards further integrating the relationship between industrial technologies and the world of computing. The Industry 4.0 ecosystem includes a range ... -
Evaluating the results of using OERs, PERs, blending and flipping to deliver a computer systems module to Year 1 students.
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2017-06)Computer Systems 1 is a common module for 1 st year students in the Department of Electronics and informatics in AIT on Level 7 courses The core teaching material for this module comes from the ‘IT Essentials PC Hardware ... -
Evaluating the role of specialists FMS instruction to support Irish school children's fundamental movement skill development
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-07)Background: Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are an important precursor to enjoyment of, and regular engagement in lifelong physical activity (PA). These skills ideally should be learned between the ages of 3- and 8-years ... -
Evaluating the user in a sound localisation task in a virtual reality application.
(IEEE, 2020-05)Virtual reality (VR) has proven to be a powerful tool enabling the development of immersive multimedia experiences. Initially focused on entertainment, industry and academia have begun to adapt and develop immersive ... -
Evaluating the user in a sound localisation task in a virtual reality application. [Poster]
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Virtual reality technology is fast becoming the accepted platform for delivering high quality immersive audio-visual experiences [1]. It has the potential to enable truly personalised experiences due to its adaptability ... -
Evaluation and characterisation of urinary catheter coating utilising Hansen solubility parameters and FEA analysis.
(Elsevier, 2015-08-15)This work investigated the Hansen solubility parameters required to optimise a functional polyurethane base coat as an attachment for a lubricious polyvinyl pyrrolidone coating for polyvinyl chloride urinary catheters. ... -
An evaluation of a 3D multimodal marker-less motion analysis system.
(ACM, 2019-06)Motion analysis is a technique used by clinicians (among many others) that quantifies human movement by using camera-based systems. Marker-based motion analysis systems have been used across a variety of application ... -
Evaluation of a School-Based Attention Training Program for Improving Sustained Attention
(International Mind, Brain, and Education Society and Wiley Periodicals LLC., 2024-02)This study evaluated the impact of a theory-driven cognitive attention training program, Keeping Score!, in improving students' sustained attention capacity. Training was based on sustained updating. Students engaged this ... -
Evaluation of corrosion-resistant basalt-fiber-reinforced polymer bars and carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer grid reinforcement to replace steel in precast concrete underground utility vaults.
(Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, 2016-09)Underground utility vaults are widely used to house utilities and are conventionally designed using steel reinforcement. These structures are often designed with thicker cover concrete in an attempt to prevent the corrosion ... -
Evaluation of ethereum end-to-end transaction
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Ethereum is a conventional but evolving blockchain approach to support smart contract by enabling Turingcomplete computations at miners. With smart contract as a back-end support, anyone can publish their Decentralize ... -
An evaluation of heart rate and electrodermal activity as an objective QoE evaluation method for immersive virtual reality environments.
(IEEE, 2016)Recently, we have seen an emergence of affordable Head Mounted Displays (HMD) such as the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the PS4 Project Morpheus which allow users to experience 3D virtual reality (VR). These types of hardware ... -
An Evaluation of Lower Facial Micro Expressions as an Implicit QoE Metric for an Augmented Reality Procedure Assistance Application.
(2020)Augmented reality (AR) has been identified as a key technology to enhance worker utility in the context of increasing automation of repeatable procedures. AR can achieve this by assisting the user in performing complex and ... -
Evaluation of nutrition knowledge in elite and sub-elite Gaelic football players
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-01-27)Nutrition knowledge is a key factor for consideration when evaluating the dietary intake of athletes. Positive associations have been established between higher nutrition knowledge and improved quality of dietary intake. ... -
Evaluation of nutrition knowledge in female Gaelic games players
(MDPI, 2020-11-29)Improvements in nutrition knowledge have been associated with increased carbohydrate consumption and greater adherence to dietary recommendations among female athletes. In order to assess whether nutrition knowledge ...