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Evaluation of the Irish Productivity Centre Environmental Business Management (E.B.M) training programme
(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 ... -
Evaluation of the mechanical behaviour of novel latticed LVL-webbed joists
(Bentham Open, 2019-01-23)The mechanical behaviour of a novel I-joist having a latticed Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) web is investigated. A total of 30 joists with C24 Grade flanges and latticed LVL webs were manufactured and tested to failure. ... -
An evaluation of the performance and optimization of a new wastewater treatment technology: the air suction flow-biofilm reactor
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-12-09)In this laboratory study, a novel wastewater treatment technology, the air suction flow-biofilm reactor (ASF-BR) - a sequencing batch biofilm reactor technology with a passive aeration mechanism - was investigated for its ... -
Evaluation of the structural behaviour of beam-beam connection systems using compressed wood dowels and plates
(NUI Galway, 2018-08-20)To support the transition to a bio-based society, it is preferable to substitute metallic fasteners and adhesives in timber construction with an eco-friendly alternative. Recent studies have identified compressed wood ... -
Evaluation of various turbulence models to predict indoor conditions in a naturally ventilated room
(2013)In recent years, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become a popular tool in building simulation. However, developing reliable CFD models requires a high level of expertise in fluid dynamics and numerical techniques. ... -
Evidence of stabilised peat as a net carbon sink
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019-01-09)Mass stabilization, a ground improvement solution used for construction in peatlands, involves mixing suitable dry binders into the peat, increasing strength and stiffness and reducing permeability. A previous pilot study ... -
The evolution and future of lean Six Sigma 4.0
(Emerald, 2022-05-24)Purpose This purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the current state of research on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Industry 4.0 and the key aspects of the relationships between them. The research analyses LSS's ... -
The Evolution of a Kernel-Based Distance Metric for k-NN Regression
(2007)k-Nearest Neighbours (k-NN) is a well understood and widely-used approach to classification and regression problems. In many cases, such applications of k-NN employ the standard Euclidean distance metric for the determination ... -
Evolution of cooperation in N-player social dilemmas: The importance of being mobile
(SciTePress Digital Library, 2016)This paper addresses issues regarding the emergence of cooperation in evolutionary, spatial game-theoretic simulations. In the model considered, agents participate in a social dilemma with their neighbours and have the ... -
The evolution of Ireland’s medical device cluster and its future direction
(MDPI, 2022-08-16)Ireland has developed a highly successful medical device cluster. Most of the industry started from USA multinationals that moved to Ireland in the 1990s. An ecosystem has now developed with strong linkages between ... -
An evolutionary approach to automatic kernel construction
(2006)Abstract. Kernel-based learning presents a unified approach to machine learning problems such as classification and regression. The selection of a kernel and associated parameters is a critical step in the application of ... -
An evolutionary approach to formation control with mobile robots
(SciTePress Digital Library, 2016)The field of swarm robotics studies multi-robot systems, emphasising decentralised and self-organising behaviours that deal with limited individual abilities, local sensing and local communication. A robotic system needs ... -
Evolving collective behaviours in simulated kilobots
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2018-04-09)The field of Evolutionary Robotics has multiple common tasks and widely used benchmark activities such as navigation, obstacle avoidance, and phototaxis. We present an evolutionary approach to learning behaviours that ... -
Evolving Racetrack Knowledge in a Racing Game.
(21st National Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, 2010-07-30)This paper discusses the use of a Genetic Algorithm (GA) to evolve waypoint-based racing lines for computer-controlled cars in an online game. One goal is the reduction of developer effort, in order to automatically produce ... -
Examination of homogeneity of selected Irish pooling groups
(2010)In regional flood frequency estimation, a homogeneous pooling group of sites leads to a reduction in the error of quantile estimators which is the main aim of a regional flood frequency analysis. Examination of the homogeneity ... -
An examination of maximum legal application rates of dairy processing and associated STRUBIAS fertilising products in agriculture
(Elsevier, 2021-10-09)The dairy industry produces vast quantities of dairy processing sludge (DPS), which can be processed further to develop second generation products such as struvite, biochars and ashes (collectively known as STRUBIAS). These ... -
Examination of the sensing radius of open-ended coaxial probes in dielectric measurements of biological tissues
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017-07-09)A number of emerging electromagnetic diagnostic and therapeutic devices are designed based on estimates of benign and malignant tissue dielectric properties at different frequencies and temperatures. Accurate tissue ... -
Examining the impact of neutrality on genetic algorithm population evolution
(SciTePress Digital Library, 2015-11-12)This paper examines the introduction of neutrality as proposed by Kimura (Kimura, 1968) into the genotype-phenotype mapping of a Genetic Algorithm (GA). The paper looks at the evolution of both a simple GA (SGA) and a ... -
Examining the use of a non-trivial fixed genotype-phenotype mapping in genetic algorithms to induce phenotypic variability over deceptive uncertain landscapes
(IEEE, 2011-06-05)In nature, living organisms can be viewed as the product of their genotype-phenotype mapping (GP-map). This paper presents a GP-map loosely based on the biological phe- nomena of transcription and translation, to create a ... -
Experiences of dry soil mixing in organic soils
(Institution of Civil Engineers, 2012)Soil mixing, or soil stabilisation, is a method of enhancing the geotechnical properties of suitable host soil through the addition of cementitious and/or pozzolanic binders in either dry or slurry forms. In dry soil mixing, ...