Research@THEA: Recent submissions
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Life history, behaviour and social structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2017-11)Bottlenose dolphins are a complex intelligent species with great diversity and variability in behaviours and social systems across populations, but site-specific information on many aspects of the bottlenose dolphin ... -
Burriscarra Medieval Ecclesiastical Complex
(The Bevir Trust, 2018)This research assesses the ecclesiastical complex at Castlecarra near the shores of Lough Carra, County Mayo. On this site are located the ruins of Burriscarra friary and Burriscarra medieval parish church. As part of this ... -
Aristotle’s phronesis: putting some meat on the philosophy of innovation
(2018-06-28)This paper investigates Aristotle’s ethical writings, especially examining his synthesis of the ideas of knowledge and wisdom and their application in practice. This he achieved through the concept of phronesis (phronēsis) ... -
Erasmus, Luther and the free will debate: influencing the philosophy of management 500 Years on –whether we realise it or not!
(2018-06-28)Almost exactly 500 years ago, Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, an action that changed the course of world history. The greatest debate of that era was between Desiderius ... -
How do small local food producers build and maintain brand loyalty? /
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2017)The objective of this particular study is to investigate how small local food producers build and maintain brand loyalty. Brand loyalty is extremely important for producers to gain market share. It is imperative that they ... -
An exploratory study of the use of social media marketing in the pay TV industry in Ireland /
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2017)This research is an exploratory study, which analyses the use of social media by Irish pay-television providers when marketing their services. The main objective of this research is to determine has the use of social ... -
An investigation to determine if there a link between CSR practices and customer loyalty : a case study on Coca-Cola comparing Irish and Spanish consumers /
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2017)The purpose of this research is to achieve a deeper understanding of the link between Coca-Cola’s CSR practices and its Irish and Spanish consumers loyalty. The study aims to compare and contrast Irish Coca-Cola consumers ... -
Microalgal phycoremediation of landfill leachate /
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Bilateral benefits: student experiences of work-based learning during work placement
(Industry and Higher Education, 2018-03)This article explores the varied learning experiences among third-year students undertaking a structured work placement module in the furniture and wood manufacturing industries. Using situated learning theory, the article ... -
Agile Medical Device Software Development: Introducing Agile Practices into MDevSPICE®
(IARIA, 2016)Medical device software is usually embedded within the overall system as one of the sub-systems. It needs to be integrated with other sub-systems such as the electrical and mechanical for a functional medical device to be ... -
A Lightweight Software Process Assessment Approach based on MDevSPICE® for Medical Device Development Domain
(Springer, Cham., 2017-08)Software process improvement is challenging in the medical device development domain, as significant constraints exist such as ensuring conformance to regulations while improving software quality. The regulations that ... -
How does Scrum Conform to the Regulatory Requirements Defined in MDevSPICE
(Springer, Cham., 2017-09)Medical device software development is subject to high regulations due to the potential risk of harming patients with unsafe medical devices. These regulations require software development to be performed with high discipline ... -
A Hybrid Assessment Approach for Medical Device Software Development Companies
(Wiley, 2017-12)Medical device software development organizations are bound by regulatory requirements and constraints to ensure that developed medical devices will not harm patients. Medical devices have to be treated as complete systems ... -
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Blended learning and motivation; an examination of student perceptions
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2017-05)Blended learning (BL) continues to evolve in pedagogy as theorists conceptualise pathways for students to engage with course materials. It is important to establish theories to inform future developments in BL to facilitate ... -
An in vitro investigation of the antitumour efficacy of novel hybrids containing artemisinin, porphyrin, or naphthalimide derivatives /
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Labour in County Louth, 1912–1923
(Irish Academic Press, 2017)If the history of the Irish revolution 1912–23 is written as an armed struggle between the IRA and the Crown forces then Co. Louth, as one of the less active areas, would seem to be disengaged from the revolution. However, ... -
Optimum global regulatory approaches for in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) instrumentation product development /
(Institute of Technology, Sligo, 2017)The foundation and interest for this dissertation is the complexity associated with the development and release to market of In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Device Instruments. The instruments used in diagnostics are ... -
Mobile medical app development with a focus on traceability
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2017-03)Today, the growth of medical devices and mobile medical applications is increasing enormously, thanks to the efficiency and enhancement of new technology. When it comes to mobile medical apps, developers need to understand ... -
Simulation Action Learning (SAL): a methodology for teaching design thinking
(2017-12-15)Problem-based learning (PBL) is now regarded as being one of the most noteworthy innovations in the area of education for the professions. The approach had its beginning in the education of medical students but has since ...