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The philosophical universe and the information systems research journey: a hitchhiker's guide to a virtual galaxy
(2014)
There is concern among information systems (IS) scholars that the lack of philosophical
engagement and conviction among the research community threatens the future integrity and
creativity of the research process. The ...
Environmental analysis of the use of poultry manure as fuel for combustion on broiler farms: a case study.
(2014)
Fluidised Bed Combustion (FBC) technology is not new. It has been used in power plants for the last three decades and is considered very efficient for biomass combustion. The novelty of the FBC application in BHSL’s case ...
Innovative online vocational training of renewable energy technologies (INNOVRET)
(2014)
Heat pump systems are very important at a European level as they help meet the 20-20-20 targets of the EU policy. In recent years, the European market for these technologies has increased constantly. In addition to having ...
A sustainability and eco-innovation framework for manufacturing SMEs
(2014-11)
Since the industrial revolution, manufacturing has been a major contributor to environmental damage, through pollution, the depletion of resources and the consumption of energy and the related burning of fossil fuels (IPCC, ...
Designing the interactive society: naturally speaking
(Engineers Ireland, 2014-09)
Outlines the benefits of ‘Wizard of Oz’ systems, where hidden human operators replace automated agents in order to experimentally investigate the usability of a system.
Incubating engineers: entrepreneur-student collaboration in the teaching of entrepreneurship to mechanical engineers
(2014-06-11)
This paper will provide an example of using student-entrepreneur collaboration in the teaching of a module on entrepreneurship to Mechanical Engineering final year students at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) ...