Browsing Atlantic Techological University (Sligo) by Title
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Machine vision for the quality assessment of emulsions in pharmaceutical processing /
(IEEE, 2018-10-21)Emulsion quality evaluation using machine vision techniques depends on the efficiency of the image segmentation algorithms. Two different machine vision techniques are investigated to determine their competency in ... -
Management standards : alternative approaches to energy management
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2010)Due to the interrelationship between the energy and carbon standards, the large overlap in energy data and increasing pressure on organisations to reduce their environmental impacts, this dissertation focuses on energy ... -
Managing asbestos in Ireland
(Institute of Technology, Sligo., 2005)Asbestos-containing materials were widely used in the past especially in the construction industry, where they were incorporated into numerous buildings, being used in roofing materials, insulation and fire protection. The ... -
Managing the Donegal coast in the twenty-first century
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 1996)This thesis discusses the concept of coastal zone management in relation to County Donegal. An outline of the existing administrative and legislative structure for the coastal area of Donegal is given and the current ... -
Manual handling injury and back problems in the agricultural sector
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2005)This report details a study carried out to assess manual handling injury and back pain in the agricultural sector. The report aims to investigate the occurrence o f manual handling injury and back pain, determine its ... -
Marketing the Irish hotel industry in an economic downturn: an exploration into the rejuvenation of the Sligo hotel industry through customer innovation
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2010)The purpose o f this research study was to ascertain innovative ideas from a sample o f hotel customers’ from four participant hotels in Sligo in order to enhance hotel service offerings. The researcher conducted a ... -
Mathematical modelling of the bovine estrus cycle and an investigation into silent heat and twinning /
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Measurement of ambient concentrations of benzene, toluene and xylene in the vicinity of petrol service stations
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 1999)Ambient air monitoring in the vicinity of three petrol service stations was undertaken to determine concentrations of three volatile organic compounds; benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX). Quantitative measurements were ... -
Measuring and modelling of field reliability for an electronic product
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2006-09)Traditionally field reliability has been measured and predicted by the use of manufacturing data. One of the great challenges that manufacturers of electronic products face is trying to measure accurately how a product ... -
Microalgal phycoremediation of landfill leachate /
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2017)The aim of this project was to explore the use of microalgae in remediation of landfill leachate. The isolation of microalgae strains tolerant to a combination of high dissolved salts and ammonia concentrations (typical ... -
Mirror therapy and treadmill training for patients with chronic stroke : a pilot randomised controlled trial /
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Mo doped TiO2 : impact on oxygen vacancies, anatase phase stability and photocatalytic activity /
(IOP Publishing, 2020)This work outlines an experimental and theoretical investigation of the effect of molybdenum (Mo) doping on the oxygen vacancy formation and photocatalytic activity of TiO2. Analytical techniques such as x-ray diffraction ... -
A model to develop film-induced tourism in Ireland
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2012)This research explores the potential development of film-induced tourism in Ireland Filminduced tourism is not over researched and there is significant developmental scope Case study research is the predominant method ... -
Modelling anaerobic wastewater treatment
(Institute of Technology, Sligo., 2006)There is a real need for dynamic models in the design and operation of treatment processes given that design theory and control strategy are directly linked to process modelling. The core objective of this study was to ... -
Modification of TiO2 with hBN: high temperature anatase phase stabilisation and photocatalytic degradation of 1,4-dioxane /
(IoP, 2019)This paper examines the modification of anatase TiO2 with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and the impact this coupling has on the temperature of the anatase to rutile phase transition and photocatalytic activity. All samples ... -
% Molybdate reactive phosphorus of total phosphorus in urban wastewater influents and effluents in County Cork agglomerations >2000 P.E
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2009)Phosphorus is a key nutrient in freshwater ecosystems as it is well known to cause severe water quality problems when enrichment with phosphorus occurs, a phenomenon known as eutrophication. Legislative measures are in ... -
Motivating techniques within Irish and American manufacturing and service companies in the Northwest of Ireland
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2006-06)In today’s world, many companies are concentrating on both their technology and human resources to provide them with their competitive advantage. Hence, understanding what motivates people is particularly important for ... -
A Multimodal Perception-Driven Self Evolving Autonomous Ground Vehicle /
(IEEE, 2021-10-08)Increasingly complex automated driving functions, specifically those associated with free space detection (FSD), are delegated to convolutional neural networks (CNNs). If the dataset used to train the network lacks diversity, ... -
Multiregional Medical Device Registration /
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2017)The landscape of multiregional medical device registration is an area with highly variable regulations, varying regulator application and expectations, alongside swift changes in some regions. Accessing international ... -
Negotiating legitimacy : reflections as a social act : reflection processes of primary school teachers on rituals and ritualisations
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2014-10)This thesis presents the findings of a study on the reflection processes on rituals/ritualisations in German and Irish primary schools. The main idea that comes out of this research is that the concepts of reflection as ...