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Creep improvement factors for vibro-replacement design
(ICE Publishing, 2017-02)Although the vibro-replacement stone column technique is being deployed increasingly in soft cohesive soil deposits in which creep settlements may be significant/dominant, the majority of existing stone column settlement ... -
Creep improvement factors for vibro-replacement design
(Thomas Telford Ltd., 2017-02-01)Although the vibro-replacement stone column technique is being deployed increasingly in soft cohesive soil deposits in which creep settlements may be significant/dominant, the majority of existing stone column settlement ... -
Creep, recovery, and waves in a nonlinear fiber-reinforced viscoelastic solid
(Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2007-10-10)We present a constitutive model capturing some of the experimentally observed features of soft biological tissues: nonlinear viscoelasticity, nonlinear elastic anisotropy, and nonlinear viscous anisotropy. For this model ... -
The Cretan Slinger at War: a weighty exchange. 1-39.
(2012)Lead slingshots discovered on Cretan sites carry considerable weight regarding the nature of warfare on the island in the Late Classical and Hellenistic periods. On Crete, inscribed lead sling bullets have been reported ... -
Crew resource management training effectiveness: A meta-analysis and some critical needs
(Taylor and Francis, 2008)Empirical studies of crew resource management (CRM) training effectiveness were subjected to meta-analysis. Sixteen CRM evaluation studies were found to fulfill the a priori criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The ... -
Crewbane souterrain and nearby archaeologial features, Brugh na Bóinne, Slane, Co. Meath
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Criminal children in post-Famine Connacht: Poverty, crime and punishment, with a particular focus on the period 1854-1870
(2012-09-21)This study examines the extent and nature of juvenile crime in Connacht from 1854 to 1884, and looks at how poor and criminal children were treated in the west of Ireland in this period. Most studies of juvenile crime in ... -
A crisis of lordship: Robert Ogle, Fifth Lord Ogle, and the rule of early Tudor Northumberland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-03-23)Henry Tudor’s diffusion of power in the English far north, and his savage pruning of resources for his wardens there to maintain good rule and defence, were perhaps necessary steps initially to prevent further challenges ... -
The critic in pieces: the theory and practice of literary reviewing
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Critical actions for mental health promotion
(International Union for Health Promotion and Education - IUHPE, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impacts on population mental health globally1-4, including rising rates of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and increases in suicidal thoughts and behaviours5-7. ... -
A critical analysis of Ireland’s approaches to addressing cyber sexual violence
(School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, 2023)In this review article, I will critically analyse various approaches for addressing Cyber Sexual Violence (CSV) perpetrated against adults in the Republic of Ireland1 . CSV is cyberspace-located, non-physical and ... -
A critical analysis of plastic flow behaviour in axisymmetric isothermal and Gleeble compression testing
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2010-08-16)Coupled thermo-mechanical finite element modelling of both isothermal axisymmetric compression and compression testing using the Gleeble thermo-mechanical simulator has been carried out in order to compare the levels of ... -
A critical analysis of risk and volatility modeling in the financial markets
(2011-12-20)In light of the recent financial crisis, the limitations of current risk estimation techniques have become apparent. The purpose of this thesis is to see if nonlinear tools and techniques can facilitate our understanding ... -
A critical analysis of the implementation of service user involvement in primary care research and health service development using normalization process theory
(Wiley, 2014-07-24)Background There have been recent important advances in conceptualizing and operationalizing involvement in health research and health-care service development. However, problems persist in the field that impact on the ... -
A critical and textual history of Thomas Moore’s Lalla Rookh, with two editions of “Paradise and the Peri.”
(NUI Galway, 2009-09)The purpose of this three-part thesis is to construct a study which outlines the composition, publication and reception history of Thomas Moore’s Lalla Rookh, and to create two closely linked scholarly editions of ... -
Critical care nurses experiences of providing care for adults in a highly technological environment: A qualitative evidence synthesis
(Wiley, 2019-08-20)Abstract Aims To synthesise the available body of qualitative evidence relating to nurses' perceptions and experiences of care provision in adult critical care environments. Methods The study adhered to ENTREQ ... -
Critical care nurses’ knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices towards alarms: A multicentre study
(Elsevier, 2018-05-21)Objectives: To determine critical care nurses' knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices toward alarms in critical care settings.Research methodology/design: A cross-sectional survey using an adaptation of The Health ... -
A critical consideration of the relationship between professional and public understandings of Family Support: Towards greater public awareness and discursive coherence in concept and delivery
(Elsevier, 2020-04-02)The aim of this article is to consider critically the relationship between professional and public understandings of Family Support. It is based on research comprising baseline and follow-up population surveys carried out ... -
Critical difference and biological variation in biomarkers of oxidative stress and nutritional status in athletes
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01)The longitudinal monitoring of oxidative stress (OS) in athletes may enable the identification of fatigued states and underperformance. The application of OS biomarker monitoring programs in sport are hindered by reliability ...