• Water consumption data 

  Clifford, Eoghan; Mulligan, Sean; Hannon, Louise (NUI Galway, 2017-08-16)

  7.5 minute water usage data obtained over a 6 month trial period for two Waternomics pilot sites. Relates to paper under review at the AGU Journal of Water Resources Research titled: Flow signature analysis of water ...

• Producing sludge for agricultural applications. 

  Colón, Joan; Alarcón, Manuel; Healy, Mark G.; Namli, Ayten; Sanin, F. Dilek; Tayà, Carlota; Ponsá, Sergio (IWA Publishing, 2017)

  [No abstract available]

• Seasonal patterns of metals and nutrients in Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steudel in a constructed wetland in the west of Ireland. 

  Mulkeen, C. J.; Williams, C.D.; Gormally, M.J.; Healy, Mark G. (Elsevier, 2017-07-23)

  An understanding of the seasonal variation in the standing stock of metals and nutrients in emergent vegetation of constructed wetlands (CWs), as well as the amounts present in aboveground (AG) and belowground (BG) biomass, ...

• An energy management maturity model for multi-site industrial organisations with a global presence 

  Finnerty, Noel; Sterling, Raymond; Coakley, Daniel; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2017-07-27)

  Literature reviewed suggests energy maturity models are in their infancy in the energy management sector, with little practical guidance for their implementation in multi-site organisations. In addressing this gap, this ...

• Deep learning for consumer devices and services: Pushing the limits for machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computer vision 

  Lemley, Joseph; Bazrafkan, Shabab; Corcoran, Peter (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017-04)

  In the last few years, we have witnessed an exponential growth in research activity into the advanced training of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), a field that has become known as deep learning. This has been triggered ...

• Microplastics in sewage sludge: effects of treatment 

  Mahon, A.M.; O'Connell, B.; Healy, Mark G.; O’Connor, I.; Officer, R.; Nash, R.; Morrison, Liam (American Chemical Society, 2016-12-12)

  Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs) are receptors for the cumulative loading of microplastics (MPs) derived from industry, landfill, domestic waste water and storm water. The partitioning of MPs through the settlement ...

• A framework for determining unsaturated zone time lags at catchment scale 

  Vero, Sara E.; Healy, Mark G.; Henry, Tiernan; Creamer, Rachel E.; Ibrahim, Tristan G.; Richards, Karl G.; Mellander, Per-Erik; McDonald, Noeleen T.; Fenton, Owen (Elsevier Masson, 2016-12-10)

  The responses of waterbodies to agricultural programmes of measures are frequently delayed by hydrological time lags through the unsaturated zone and groundwater. Time lag may therefore, impede the achievement of remediation ...

• Evaluating long-term performance of low-cost adsorbents using small-scale adsorption column experiments 

  Callery, Oisin; Healy, Mark G.; Rognard, F.; Barthelemy, L.; Brennan, Raymond B. (Elsevier, 2016-05-31)

  This study investigated a novel method of predicting the long-term phosphorus removal performance of large-scale adsorption filters, using data derived from short-term, small-scale column experiments. The filter media ...

• A methodological framework to determine optimum durations for the construction of soil water characteristic curves using centrifugation 

  Vero, Sara E.; Healy, Mark G.; Henry, Tiernan; Creamer, Rachel E.; Ibrahim, Tristan G.; Forrestal, Patrick J.; Richards, Karl G.; Fenton, Owen (De Gruyter Open, 2016-12-30)

  During laboratory assessment of the soil water characteristic curve (SWCC), determining equilibrium at various pressures, is challenging. This study establishes a methodological framework to identify appropriate experimental ...

• Use of amendments in a peat soil to reduce phosphorus losses from forestry operations 

  Callery, Oisin; Brennan, Raymond B.; Healy, Mark G. (Elsevier, 2015-10-18)

  Forestry harvesting on peats is known to result in significant losses of soil phosphorus (P) to adjacent waters, and the issue is becoming an increasingly serious concern as peatland forest stocks mature and reach harvestable ...

• Predicting the propagation of concentration and saturation fronts in fixed-bed filters 

  Callery, Oisin; Healy, Mark G. (IWA Publishing, 2017-07-05)

  The phenomenon of adsorption is widely exploited across a range of industries to remove contaminants from gases and liquids. Much recent research has focused on identifying low-cost adsorbents which have the potential to ...

• Habit suitability assessment of constructed wetlands for the Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris [Linnaeus, 1758]): a comparison with natural wetlands 

  Mulkeen, Collette J.; Gibson-Brabazon, S.; Carlin, C..; Williams, C.D.; Healy, Mark G.; Mackey, P.; Gormally, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2017-06-22)

  Given the current decline of natural wetlands worldwide and the consequent negative impacts on amphibians, wetlands constructed for the treatment of wastewaters have the potential to play a role in the protection of these ...

• A combined wear-fatigue design methodology for fretting in the pressure armour layer of flexible marine risers 

  O'Halloran, S.M.; Shipway, P.H.; Connaire, A.; Leen, Sean B.; Harte, Annette M. (Elsevier, 2016-10-20)

  This paper presents a combined experimental and computational methodology for fretting wear-fatigue prediction of pressure armour wire in flexible marine risers. Fretting wear, friction and fatigue parameters of pressure ...

• Turbocharging the journey into the liminal space and beyond 

  Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta (International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2017-03-06)

  In the last decade, tertiary educational environments accommodated increasing student numbers (Reidy, 2015) while remaining competitive in differentiating their programmes in an arena of MOOCs (Alraimi, Zo, & Ciganek, ...

• Evaluation of the Irish Productivity Centre Environmental Business Management (E.B.M) training programme 

  Kelly, M.E.J.; Dempsey, Mary (Human Factors Research Unit, University College Galway, 1994)

  Under the EUROPEAN initative of the European Social Fund, the Irish Productivity Centre (IPC) identified a need for Environmental Business Management (E.B.M.) education and training for S.M.E.s. The relevance of E.B.M. to ...

• Serious Play as a method for process design 

  Dempsey, Mary; Riedel, Ralph; Kelly, Martina (Springer, 2014-09-20)

  As motivating and including people is a crucial aspect in any plan-ning, design and change process there is always a need for appropriate methods and tools to support this. Lego Serious Play (LSP) is such a method which ...

• Environmental business management 

  Dempsey, Mary; Gallagher, Norbert; O'Kelly, M.E.J. (Irish Manufacturing Committee, 1995-09-06)

  In today's competitive environment, pressure is placed on companies to develop environmentally friendly processes and products. Customers are becoming increasingly interested in environmentally friendly products and ...

• Operations strategy development and implementation: a self assessment matrix 

  Dempsey, Mary; Donnellan, P.; O'Kelly, M.E.J. (Irish Manufacturing Committee, 1996)

  In both the increasingly competitve and the continuously changing business environment existing today, increasing pressure is placed on companies to maintain and improve their profitability. Managment teams are becoming ...

• A comparison of student outcomes from an internet-based inventory simulation 

  Bruce, Raymond C.; Dempsey, Mary (Western Decision Sciences Institute, 1999-04-06)

  The increasing globalization and global integration of national economies suggests the necessity of developing pedagogy that infuses global content throughout the business school curriculum. Business school graduates need ...

• An analysis of third-level multi-cultural interdisciplinary student learning outcomes using Wiki technology 

  Dempsey, Mary; Gormley, Paul; McDwyer, Liam (ILTA Irish Learning Technology Association, 2009-05-21)

  The increasing need for effective collaboration among interdisciplinary groups suggests the necessity of developing teaching pedagogy that infuses teaching techniques with technologies. Combining Business and Engineering ...

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