Browsing Atlantic Techological University (Sligo) by Title
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The role of planning legislation in the control of water pollution from intensive agricultural enterprises in County Monaghan
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 1997)This thesis is set against a background of a decline in water quality and continued expansion of Intensive Agricultural Enterprise’s (IAE’s) in County Monaghan. It examines the Planning process to determine its effectiveness ... -
The role of statutory and non-statutory bodies charged with environmental responsibility in the Irish Republic
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 1995)Primary responsibility for the protection of the environment in Ireland lies with the Department of the Environment, however many other government departments have both general and specific responsibilities in this ... -
Route scaling and multihoming
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2006)The hyperexponential growth of Internet routing tables will soon exceed the capabilities of existing hardware adding to increased costs and significant degradation in routing performance. -
Sample preconcentration and matrix removal techniques for ultra-trace determinations by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ISP-MS)
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2003)This thesis describes the design and application of a laboratory-based matrix removal/preconcentration system using an iminodiacetate chelating ion exchange reagent. The chelating ion exchange reagent selectively isolates ... -
Scheduling and optimising XML pipeline processing
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2004)This thesis describes PropelXbi - an implementation of the XPipe paradigm - then investigates and critically assesses relevant techniques which have the potential for streamlining PropelXbi’s performance and, finally, ... -
Securing network communications : with a practical example of a firewall written in C++
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2006)The statistics that are quoted about user interactions with the Internet are hard to comprehend, a technology that didn’t exist m any real commercial way less than 20 years ago is now probably the singularly most dominant ... -
Service provision in Castlerea Prison : adequacy and shortfall from the perspective of prisoners
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2005)This study is an examination of the needs of Castlerea prisoners and the adequacy of service provision in the prison. The Irish prison population presents as a severely disadvantaged and marginalised group (O’Mahony 1996; ... -
Service quality in the public transport sector : the expectations and perceptions of users of Bus Éireanns Sligo Town Service and Expressway
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2008)In public transport various service quality attributes cause transport users to be satisfied and dissatisfied with the service they receive. Much o f the time public transport is something that people ‘accept’ as is, ... -
Silent voices : the recreational needs of disabled young people : an emancipatory approach
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2010-08)The recreational needs of young people with.disabilities in Sligo county were examined using an emancipatory approach that provided an accurate reflection on the perspectives of the disabled young people. The aim of this ... -
Social care placement-based learning : the incorporation story /
(Atlantic Technological University, Sligo, 2021)This study provides contextual knowledge about how social care work students’ professional ontology can be supported during placement. Relativist ontology and social phenomenological epistemology allows placement to be ... -
Socially integrative customer service (SICS) : identification of a symbiotic link with corporate social responsibility
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2005)The aim of this study is to answer the research question "can customer service be revitalised through identification of a symbiotic relationship with social responsibility, linked by people-centricity?" The concept of ... -
The socio-economic costs of unemployment in Ireland with particular reference to the Arigna mining community
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 1998-01)The objective of this thesis is to investigate the socio-economic costs of unemployment in Ireland. These are the related social costs of unemployment in terms of poverty, ill health, inadequate education and training. ... -
Soft sensor modelling for the inline characterisation of polylactide (PLA) in a twin screw extrusion process /
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2019)The development of a soft sensor technology to predict material properties of polylactide (PLA), extruded from a twin screw extrusion process, has been ex amined in this study. PLA is a bioresorbable (or biodegradable ... -
Soil damage in forestry from machinery used in thinning operations
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 1999-08)The potential increase in timber yields achieved through the thinning process in the forest is often reduced by soil compaction caused by the machinery involved in the thinning. This is often compounded by use of unsuitable ... -
Solar photocatalysis for water disinfection: materials and reactor design
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014)As of 2010, access to clean drinking water is a human right according to UN regulations. Nevertheless, the number of people living in areas without safe drinking water is predicted to increase by three billion by the end ... -
Solid Electrolytes for High-Temperature Stable Batteries and Supercapacitors /
(Wiley, 2021)Reports of recent fire accidents in the electronics and electric vehicles (EVs) industries show that thermal runaway (TR) reactions are a key consideration for the industry. Utilization of solid electrolytes (SEs) could ... -
The spatial analysis and speciation of uranium and thorium series radionuclides in the soil of the Cronamuck Valley, County Donegal, Ireland
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2000-04)This thesis details the findings of a study into the spatial distribution and speciation of 238U, 226Ra and 228Ra in the soils of the Cronamuck valley, County Donegal . The region lies on the north-eastern edge of the ... -
Steiner Waldorf education and the Irish primary curriculum : a time of opportunity
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2011)The object of this research was to study the implications o f Steiner Waldorf pedagogy delivered in National Schools, and to consider both its viability and usefulness. This research used both qualitative and quantitative ... -
Stone beads from Irish passage tombs: symbolism, social identity and the self /
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2019)In pre-industrial societies beads act as a medium of symbolic and social expression. Their role as a communication media means they affect all aspects of society from domestic and social life to ritual action. Determining ... -
A strategic analysis of the constraints to the development of wind energy in Ireland
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2001)Wind farms are a relatively new feature to the Irish landscape and the number and size of these are set to increase considerably in the coming decade as Ireland is compelled to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the ...