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Low carbon housing refurbishment challenges in Ireland : a discussion
(2013)
There are a great many variants which need to be considered prior to undertaking a building’s
refurbishment, including: cost of refurbishment and the pay-back time, effects to health and
the environment in respect to ...
Efficiency of Sligo secondary wastewater treatment plants in the removal of Crytospiridium and other human-virulent enteropathogens
(2013)
Most research on wastewater treatment efficiency compliance focuses on physiochemical and microbial indicators; however, very little emphasis has been placed so far on removal efficiencies of human-virulent enteropathogens ...
Innovation in the Irish public sector
(2013)
The following document provides an investigation into innovation in the Irish Public Sector (IPS). To facilitate this, a number of areas had to be studied first in order to understand the origins of innovation. These ...
An exploratory study of marketing activities employed by Irish Epos Software Development companies
(2013)
The focus of this research is on the marketing activities employed by Irish Epos
software development companies. Epos stands for Electronic point of sale which is
another name for a computerised till system. It assists ...
The effect of organic fibres on the undrained shear strength of soil
(2013)
Accurate determination of soil’s undrained shear strength is essential to make informed decisions regarding construction or maintenance problems. Reduced scale modelling can achieve accurate predictions of in-situ field ...
Syndactyly in pigs: a review of previous research and the presentation of eight archaeological specimens
(Wiley, 2013)
This paper reviews evidence for the rare condition of porcine syndactyly. It describes eight
archaeological examples from Britain, Northern Ireland and France. Syndactyly refers to the
partial or complete fusion of two ...
The impact of greenwashing on green marketing in Ireland
(2013)
Concern for the environment is on the increase and businesses today are now facing
greater demands from consumers in relation to their environmental impact and
sustainability practices. Consumers are now engaging in ...
Facilitating the transition from product-orientated to product service systems
(2013)
Many traditional manufacturing firms within the EU are increasingly challenged by companies operating in developing countries with low-cost labour bases (Yoon et al., 2012). Instead, manufacturers are encouraged to develop ...
An investigation of geosynthetic reinforced piled embankments with particular reference to embankment extremities
(2013)
The design of reinforced piled embankments is a complex soil-structure interaction problem involving embankment fill, geosynthetic reinforcement, a pile group and the soft underlying soil. In designing a reinforced piled ...