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A profile of Irish second year post-primary students’ knowledge of initial algebra
(2021-12)
This research focuses on initial algebra as students transition from arithmetic to algebra, an area of mathematics education known for its difficulties (Demonty et al., 2018; Kieran, 2007). Algebra is identified by many ...
Microplastics in the marine environment: Sources, Impacts & Recommendations
(Resear@THEA GMIT, 2021-05-27)
Plastic pollution in the marine environment has been consistently reported since the late 1960s, however, recent evidence of global widespread microplastic pollution has led to an exponential increase in both research and ...
How the social dimension of fitness apps can enhance and undermine wellbeing: A dual model of passion perspective
(Emerald Publishing, 2020-01-02)
PURPOSE: While the positive health benefits of fitness apps, which motivate and track physical exercise, are widely acknowledged, the adverse connection between these technologies and wellbeing has received little attention. ...
Floating microplastics in a coastal embayment: a multifaceted issue
(Elsevier, 2020-06-05)
Floating microplastic debris at the ocean's surface represents about 1% of all plastics found in the environment, with the remainder thought to be either deposited along the coast or sinks to the bottom of the ocean. This ...
Acoustic Monitoring of a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Population: Trends in Presence and Foraging beyond the Limits of the Lower River Shannon SAC
(MDPI Journals, 2021-06-12)
The Shannon dolphins are a population of bottlenose dolphins resident year round within the Lower River Shannon SAC, Ireland, which has been designated to protect this relatively small, genetically discrete population. ...
Incorporation of roe, milt and liver from plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), herring (Clupea harengus) and cod (Gadus morhua) in newly developed seafood Pâtés: Sensory evaluation by teenage consumers in Ireland and their attitudes to seafood
(Elsevier B.V., 2022-04-07)
Roe, milt and liver of marine fish caught in Irish fisheries are generally discarded at sea or processed on-shore as low-value fishmeal. This study aimed to 1) develop new added-value seafood products using roe, milt and ...
Modelling the transfer and accumulation of microplastics in a riverine freshwater food web
(Elsevier Ltd, 2022-02-26)
Microplastics are a pervasive pollutant of aquatic ecosystems and are reported to interact with a wide range of aquatic biota. The complexities of natural food webs means that the transfer and accumulation of microplastics ...
Assessing the Potential of Drones to Take Water Samples and Physicochemical Data from Open Lakes
(Environmental Protection Agency, 2020-09)
Water sampling remains a pivotal method for monitoring and understanding the condition of aquatic environments properly and effectively. Large-scale ecological water sampling and monitoring programmes require considerable ...
Impacts of large and small barriers on fish assemblage composition assessed using environmental DNA metabarcoding
(Elsevier B.V., 2021-05-24)
River fragmentation caused by instream barriers is a leading cause of biodiversity loss, particularly for freshwater migratory fish, the vertebrate group that has suffered the steepest decline. However, most studies have ...
A Critique of Food Education in Irish Primary Schools: Exploring the Potential to Introduce Key Elements of International Models to the Irish Context
(2020-08-28)
This study aims to explore the possibility of Irish primary schools introducing key elements of international food education models to the primary school curriculum in a bid to developing positive healthy eating behaviours ...