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Elastin-like recombinamers-based hydrogel modulates the post-ischemic remodelling in a clinically-relevant model of myocardial infarction
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-17)
Myocardial infarction (MI) belongs to the family of cardiovascular diseases and represents the primary cause of worldwide mortality. Despite the promising results achieved in both small and large animal studies, recent ...
Computational modelling of the coupled electro-mechanical behaviour of neurons
(NUI Galway, 2019-01-22)
Recent experimental evidence has uncovered complex biophysical phenomena accompanying the electrical activity of nervous cells. Now emerging theories refer to the electric pulse, i.e. the Action Potential (AP), as an ...
Development and characterisation of compressed, macro-porous and collagen-coated poly-ε-caprolactone electrospun meshes
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-25)
Electrospun scaffolds are utilised in a diverse spectrum of clinical targets, with an ever-increasing quantity of work progressing to clinical studies and commercialisation. However, the very dense architecture and the low ...
Energy recovery and pathogen inactivation with dry co-digestion of food waste and pig manure
(NUI Galway, 2019-03-14)
Anaerobic digestion is one of the best available technologies for food waste (FW) and pig manure (PM) management by producing methane-rich biogas. However, mono digestion of FW or PM is easily inhibited by high volatile ...
Deep-retrofit decision-making support for achieving nearly zero-energy buildings with enhanced comfort
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-11)
The emerging trends for deep-retrofit of existing buildings in Europe require formulation of strategies for nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEBs) and achieving benchmarks as outlined in the Energy Performance of Buildings ...
Suggestion mining from text
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-21)
With the ever growing availability of opinions on the web, opinion mining has become a popular area of research in the fields of natural language processing and applied machine learning. We argue that opinion summaries ...
Evaluation of modified flow-through pulsed UV technology for bacterial inactivation with comparison to a standard continuous-flow low pressure UV system
(NUI Galway, 2019-01-24)
Approximately 8,000 million litres of milk were processed by the Irish dairy industry in 2017. The most recent data indicates that industry water consumption rates average 2.5m3/m3 of milk processed and 14.9 m3/tonne ...
Accurate dielectric characterisation of biological tissues in the microwave range using the open-ended coaxial probe technique
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-19)
Accurate knowledge of the dielectric properties of biological tissue samples is fundamental in the design of novel electromagnetic-based medical devices. Biological tissue samples are typically characterised dielectrically ...
Physically-based methods for improved high temperature creep performance of 9Cr steels and welds: nano-, micro- and macro-scale studies
(NUI Galway, 2019-09-30)
The reduction of emissions from fossil fuel power plants is essential to minimising the environmental impact of power generation and this can be achieved by higher temperature, with more efficient combustion of the fuel. ...
Contributions to unconstrained palmprint recognition on smartphones
(NUI Galway, 2019-11-27)
This thesis investigates the suitability of unconstrained palmprint as a biometric modality for handheld devices equipped with a camera, such as smartphones. A detailed literature survey is provided, covering existing ...