Despite several decades of research into the sexual orientation of parents and spouses, there is a dearth of literature that explores the experience of having a parent or spouse declare a change in sexual orientation in ...

This thesis investigates the potential of the worker cooperative model as the basis for a sustainable mode of production. We explore the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of the worker coop enterprise form ...

This thesis presents steps in the development of open-source bioelectronics that gather together and combine in the demonstration of a system capable of operating a fully integrated wireless electrochemical biosensor.

Slow sand filters (SSFs) are a water treatment technology which can produce high quality water through a combination of physical and the activity of their microbial community. SSFs are easy to operate and have and low ...

Distributional semantics is built upon the assumption that the context surrounding a given word in text provides important information about its meaning (Distributional hypothesis). A rephrasing of the distributional ...

Introduction. Conscientiousness is a personality construct encompassing the trait of being careful, vigilant, dutiful, and concerned about the implications of one’s actions. It is a core trait within the five-factor ...

This research examines the legislative context for Independent Living for people with disabilities and high dependency needs in Ireland. The CRPD provides the key platform for this and reaffirms the fundamental rights of ...

Improving the feed efficiency of cattle is a method to increase profits while simultaneously reducing the environmental impact of beef production. Residual feed intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency, calculated as ...

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health priority. This is primarily due to the rapid increase in AMR bacteria causing common healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and community-acquired ...

This thesis is concerned with development of signal and image processing technology for smart agriculture applications, with a particular focus on applications in automatic weeding systems. Developing an automatic weeding ...