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Evidence of a range expansion in sunfish from 47 years of coastal sightings
(Springer Nature, 2022-01-13)
Almost nothing is known about the historical abundance of the ocean sunfish. Yet as an ecologically and functionally important taxa, understanding changes in abundance may be a useful indicator of how our seas are responding ...
Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whales and their prey
(Wiley, 2022-02-02)
Global warming is affecting the population dynamics and trophic interactions across a wide range of ecosystems and habitats. Translating these real-time effects into their long-term consequences remains a challenge. The ...
Advances in multifunctional balanced ventilation technology for dwellings and arising challenge to quantify energy efficiency and renewable generation contributions using international test standards
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-09-12)
This paper evaluates the ability of EN16573:2017 to isolate and quantify the energy efficiency and renewable generation contributions of multifunctional balanced ventilation systems. These systems integrate an air-source ...
Low levels of microplastics recorded from the common periwinkle, Littorina littorea on the west coast of Ireland
(2019-12)
Microplastics (MPs) are an environmental pollutant of increasing concern. However, little research has assessed MP levels in intertidal gastropods. The authors explored MP abundance in the gastropod Littorina littorea from ...
Thermo King Carbon Neutral Production Line Project
(2019-03)
This paper describes an ongoing collaboration between Thermo King and the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, in the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). The company has an operation in Galway where ...
Effects of selected post harvest processes on brown crab (Cancerpagurus L.) and European lobster (Homarus gammarus L.) from Irish Crustacean Fisheries
(2010)
The crustacean fishery is important to the socio economics of rural and island communities around Ireland; with brown crab (Cancer pagurus) and European lobster (.Homarus gammarus) being the most valuable shellfish species. ...
PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe
(2015-09)
Reliable taxonomy underpins communication in all of biology, not least nature conservation
and sustainable use of ecosystem resources. The flexibility of taxonomic interpretations,however, presents a serious challenge for ...
Is entrepreneurship prohibitive in the current economic environment in Ireland?
(2011)
In Ireland entrepreneurship has played a central role in the development of the Irish economy with many of the opinion that it played a significant role in the creation o f the ‘Celtic Tiger’.
Accordingly, entrepreneurship ...
The impact of innovative communication on the residential landline telephone service in rural Ireland
(2010)
This research study is based on the research question; An Empirical Study: The Impact o f Innovative Communication on the Irish Residential Landline Telephone Service in Rural I r e l a n d The idea crystallised on the ...
Overcoming the supply inconsistencies of tidal current energy conversion devices
(2010)
The adoption of a sustainable approach to meeting the energy needs of society has recently taken on a more central and urgent place in the minds of many people. There are many reasons for this including ecological, ...