Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 17
An investigation into the commercialisation of final year projects within Creative Design courses
(2014)
The aim of this study is to identify and investigate the barriers to commercialisation of Final Year Projects within Creative Design courses. The term Creative Design refers to Creative Design, Product Design and Industrial ...
The pollution potential of road salt on aquatic environments in Ireland
(2014)
Road salt or rock salt as it is sometimes known, is a commonly used de-icing material
and is used throughout Ireland by local authorities (i.e. county councils), private road
operators and members of the public during ...
Negotiating legitimacy : reflections as a social act : reflection processes of primary school teachers on rituals and ritualisations
(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 ...
Antifungal properties of nanosized ZnS particles synthesised by sonochemical precipitation
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014)
Zinc Sulphide (ZnS) nanoparticles, synthesised by sono-chemical route employing zinc chloride and sodium sulphide, displayed significant anti-fungal property against the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans (MTCC 227) at a ...
The Application of Computational Chemistry and Chemometrics to Developing a Method for Online Monitoring of Polymer Degradation in the Manufacture of Bioresorbable Medical Implants /
(Springer-Verlag, 2014)
Bioresorbable polymers such as PLA have an important role to play in the development of temporary implantable medical devices with significant benefits over traditional therapies. However, development of new devices is ...
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 ...
Assessment and utilisation of Zequanox for zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) control in Irish waters
(2014-10)
Since the first arrival of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) to Ireland in the early
1990’s, there has been a rapid secondary spread of these highly invasive mussels within
many Irish freshwater systems suitable ...
A study of the biological treatment of biodegradable waste from mixed municipal solid waste and the use of compost-like outputs in Ireland
(2014)
Ireland is seeking to eliminate the landfilling of municipal waste, and to achieve maximum recovery of resources from waste, including from mixed municipal solid waste. This dissertation tries to investigate how biodegradable ...