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Enhancing blood circulation time and performance of nano-drug delivery systems using nanoparticles and hydrogels
(NUI Galway, 2024-01-26)Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) and hydrogels are some of the most sought-after methods of nano-drug delivery systems. Properties such as high biocompatibility, selectivity and loading capacity are among the many ... -
Enhancing children's literacy skills: designing the Q-Tales ecosystem for children's e-book design and publication
(Wiley, 2017-07-20)Digital media, interactive storytelling and e-books are ubiquitous in contemporary education, and consequently play an increasingly important role in the development of children s nascent and emergent literacy. Digital ... -
Enhancing family support in practice through postgraduate education
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-12-06)Family Support as a named orientation is a relatively new concept in service provision for children and their families in the Republic of Ireland. Notwithstanding this, there are a number of practitioners across a range ... -
Enhancing K-12 pre-service teachers digital pedagogical literacy lesson planning for teaching online
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (ACCE), 2020-07)Lesson planning is an essential component of teacher professional development. COVID-19 has ushered a rapid transition from classroom based teaching to online engagement with K-12 students placing new demands on teachers ... -
Enhancing knowledge graph completion models and selected biological applications
(NUI Galway, 2020-06-18)Knowledge completion is the task of extending knowledge graphs to enhance the quality of systems relying on them. In recent years, various knowledge completion techniques were developed to model knowledge graphs using ... -
Enhancing low grade sitka spruce glulam beams with bonded-in BFRP rods
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2014)The reinforcement of timber elements using fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) rods or plates is widely accepted as an effective method of increasing the stiffness of members, while at the same time reducing the variability ... -
Enhancing multiple-choice question answering with causal knowledge
(Association for Computational Linguistics, 2021-06-10)The task of causal question answering aims to reason about causes and effects over a provided real or hypothetical premise. Recent approaches have converged on using transformer-based language models to solve question ... -
Enhancing spectrum sensing performance for the cognitive radio based internet of things
(NUI Galway, 2021-12-26)In cognitive radio based internet of things (CR-IoT) networks spectrum sensing and decision making processes to determine whether the primary user (PU) signal is present or absent in the network are very important and ... -
Enhancing statistical machine translation with bilingual terminology in a CAT environment
(Association for Machine Translation in the Americas, 2014-10-22)In this paper, we address the problem of extracting and integrating bilingual terminology into a Statistical Machine Translation (SMT) system for a Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tool scenario. We develop a framework ... -
Enhancing the bioavailability of active pharmaceutical ingredients through cocrystallization and coamorphization
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-19)During drug research and development, improving the solubility of poorly water soluble drugs without chemically modifying the drug molecule is one of the biggest challenges for the pharmaceutical industry. Most medicines ... -
Enhancing the efficacy and therapeutic potential of human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) in clinically relevant sepsis models
(NUI Galway, 2022-08-30)Rationale: Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory process produced by the reaction of the immune system against a pathogen. This inflammatory process produces tissue damage leading into vital organ malfunction and, if not ... -
Enhancing the immunomodulatory capacity and therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stromal cell-derived small extracellular vesicles through cytokine licensing
(NUI Galway, 2023-09-12)The immunomodulatory capacity of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) is well established, and is being explored as a cellular therapy for the treatment of various inflammatory-based conditions. In recent years, the role of ... -
Enhancing the immunomodulatory efficacy of allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells through pro-inflammatory cytokine licensing
(NUI Galway, 2024-04-17)The therapeutic efficacy and immunomodulatory potential of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) is well established. MSCs have been employed as cellular therapies to treat various inflammatory-based conditions. MSC potency can ... -
Enhancing the situational awareness of the active distribution network
(NUI Galway, 2022-06-21)Power distribution system operation has become increasingly complex with the large-scale integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). This has led to a paradigm shift in the operation and planning of the power ... -
Enhancing trust in detecting security threats using machine learning approaches and its application in the Internet of Things
(NUI Galway, 2022-12-13)Identifying network attacks is a very crucial task for network security. The increasing amount of network devices is creating a massive amount of data and opening new security vulnerabilities that malicious users can ... -
Enhancing vestibular function in the elderly with imperceptible electrical stimulation
(Springer Nature, 2018-01-10)Age-related loss of vestibular function can result in decrements in gaze stabilization and increased fall risk in the elderly. This study was designed to see if low levels of electrical stochastic noise applied transcutaneously ... -
Enhancing wellbeing: An emerging model of the adaptive functions of music listening.
(SAGE Journals, 2015-07-09)Affect regulation is generally considered the most important function of music listening (FML). Yet, models of wellbeing also highlight engagement, relationships, meaning, achievement, and other adaptive functions that ... -
Enhancing willingness to whistleblow internally: The role of leaders and work culture
(NUI Galway, 2021-03-30)Whistleblowing research shows that leaders play an essential role in steering ethical behaviour and work culture. This thesis investigates the factors that enhance employee willingness to internal speak up and how leadership ... -
Enigma and the individual: predicting factors that affect the brain in 35 countries worldwide
(Elsevier BV, 2017-01-01)