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Image super-resolution for consumer thermal cameras
(NUI Galway, 2019-01-21)
This thesis attempts to solve a problem currently faced by consumer-grade thermal cameras. Consumers have grown accustomed to the high pixel counts and high resolution offered by the modern smartphone, while the performance ...
Methods of disseminating and translating research findings to health care professionals and other stakeholders
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-10)
There are many barriers to the uptake of research findings including information overload, a lack of health literacy skills, a lack of access to research resources. Knowledge translation and dissemination and implementation ...
Methods for defining dynamic online communities and community detection in fast-paced social media streams
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-02)
Microblogging social media focuses on fast open real-time communication using short messages between users and their followers.
Twitter is currently one of the largest and widely known microblogging OSN in the world, with ...
Predation, competition and conservation: An investigation of the behavioural ecology of the internationally-protected Geomalacus maculosus
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-14)
The Kerry spotted slug Geomalacus maculosus is protected internationally on the basis of its limited global distribution in that it occurs only in the west of Ireland and north-western Iberia. Spanish populations are listed ...
Developing a behavior change intervention for physical activity during pregnancy
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-20)
Background: Although the benefits of physical activity during pregnancy are well documented in the literature, women’s activity levels often reduce or cease during pregnancy. Moreover, adherence to physical activity ...
Enabling smart societies using social internet of things: A semantic framework for real-time virtual object management
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-04)
A wide variety of unique smart services and applications are evolved based on Internet
of Things (IoT) for resolving numerous issues in daily life, social community, agriculture,
health sector, entertainment sector, city ...
How adults tell: messages for society and policy makers regarding disclosure of childhood sexual abuse
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-08)
The social work profession in Ireland plays a significant role in the assessment of child sexual abuse referrals. Somewhat unique in an international context, this role encompasses assessment of disclosures by current ...
Resistance and mobilization of power: the case of Irish senior citizens
(NUI Galway, 2019-01-31)
In October 2008, the Irish pensioners engaged in nation-wide public campaign of dissent in response to the government decision to abolish the universal access to medical card for the over-70s, which culminated in the largest ...
Novel multiplex isothermal nucleic acid amplification technologies for the detection of bacterial meningitis associated pathogens
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-28)
Infectious diseases, caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or viruses, are a leading cause of significant global morbidity and mortality, with over 10 million associated deaths reported each year. ...
Macro- and micro-scale modelling of material inhomogeneity for the premature failure of welded 9Cr steels in power plants
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-15)
Chromium-molybdenum steel pipe (9Cr-1Mo steel) is an important high temperature construction material for welded steam piping networks in gas-fired power plants. A major global problem of such materials is the premature ...