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Short note: the first confirmed successful refloat of a stranded bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Ireland and subsequent resighting with a neonate
(2014-05)
The article presents a study which discusses the refloating of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and the subsequent resighting with a neonate in Ireland. Topics include the live-stranding events of a bottlenose ...
Power, discourse and participation in nature conflicts: the case of turf cutters in the governance of Ireland's raised bog designations
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-11-10)
This paper explores how participatory processes and the politics of contestation and resistance converge to influence changes in discourses and institutional structures underpinning the implementation of the EU Habitats ...
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, ...
An investigation into the detection and identification of OsHV-1 μvar virus and associated risk factors causing mortalities in Crassostrea gigas in Ireland.
(2014)
Part two of this study investigated the detection of OsHV-1 μvar and associated risk factors during mortality outbreaks. An epidemiological study was conducted during 2011. 17 bays from around the Irish Coast were selected, ...
A longitudinal study of humpback whales in Irish waters
(Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2014)
Knowledge on the ecology of humpback whales in the eastern North Atlantic is lacking by comparison with most other ocean basins. Humpback whales were historically over-exploited in the region and are still found in low ...
Approximate k-mer matching using fuzzy hash maps
(IEEE Computer Society, 2014)
We present a fuzzy technique for approximate k-mer matching that combines the speed of hashing with the
sensitivity of dynamic programming. Our approach exploits the collision detection mechanism used by hash maps, unifying ...
Supporting the first year experience in higher education: impact on student engagement, teaching practice and institutional policy
(2014)
Many students are not prepared for the demands of third level education and first year experience programmes are designed to support this transition and supplement the necessary academic and life skills. In 2009 a first ...
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.
An abundance estimate for humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae breeding around Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands
(2014)
The abundance of humpback whales occurring around Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands, was estimated by mark-recapture modelling. Photographs of markings on tail flukes of individual whales were collected during the breeding ...