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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 ...
An investigative analysis of e-book adoption in the GMIT library, as reflective of global trends.
(2014-05)
The history of e-book adoption is documented in the literature. Initially, a lack of e-book content was a major stumbling block, and it wasn’t until 2003, when Amazon scanned 120,000 e-books, that content began to increase. ...
Development of a Best-Practice Framework for the Introduction of Sustainable Energy Communities in Europe: Lessons from Initial Field Studies in Denmark and Ireland
(2014)
This paper presents the findings from initial fieldwork studies of sustainable energy community (SEC) development methodologies in two islands in Denmark and one rural village in Ireland. This study was undertaken in order ...
The first year experience of a peer assisted learning program in two institutes of technology in Ireland
(2014)
This paper describes a collaborative action research study in which peer assisted learning was deployed simultaneously across a range of disciplines in two institutes of technology in Ireland. The aim of the research was ...
The role of the supply chain in the elimination and reduction of construction rework and defects: an action research approach
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
Since 2007, Ireland has suffered a circa 80% reduction in construction output. This has resulted in bankruptcy, unemployment and bad debt. Contractors have attached greater emphasis to production efficiency and cost reduction ...
Density estimates of harbour porpoises phocoena phocoena at eight coastal sites in Ireland
(2014)
Single platform line-transect surveys with distance sampling were carried out at eight sites between July and September 2008 to derive density and abundance estimates of harbour porpoises. Over 37 days at sea, a total of ...
The initial teacher e-portfolio: towards a streamlined platform
(2014)
The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is a provider of Teacher Education (TE) for second level teachers in the technical subjects Construction Studies and Design and Communication Graphics. In line with the ...
An improvement strategy for the defects and rework management process within an SME: an action research approach
(2014-09)
Irish construction reported strong growth towards the end of 2013, after years of industry recession. Following a property led economic collapse which started in 2007 construction output fell by circa eighty percent. Many ...
An integrated approach to comparative assembly
(2014)
We describe a novel approach to comparative assembly that directly integrates anchoring alignments into the contig assembly process, enabling the extension of contig construction through the boundaries of repeat nodes in ...
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 ...