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Microbiological characterisation and impact of suspended solids on pathogen removal from wastewaters in dairy processing factories
(Cambridge University Press, 2018-08-29)
In this Research Communication we investigate the microbiological profile of 12 dairy wastewater streams from three contrasting Irish dairy processing factories to determine whether faecal indicators/pathogens were present ...
Future phosphorus: advancing new '2D' allotropes and growing a sustainable bio economy
(Crop Science Society of America with American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America, 2019-07-11)
With more than 40 countries currently proposing to boost their national bioeconomies, there is no better time for a clarion call for a new bioeconomy, which, at its core, tackles the current disparities and inequalities ...
Electro-spinning of pure collagen nano-fibres – Just an expensive way to make gelatin?
(Elsevier, 2008-03-03)
Scaffolds manufactured from biological materials promise better clinical functionality, providing that characteristic features are preserved. Collagen, a prominent biopolymer, is used extensively for tissue engineering ...
Applying reinforcement learning towards automating resource allocation and application scalability in the cloud
(Wiley, 2012-05-30)
Public Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) clouds such as Amazon, GoGrid and Rackspace deliver computational resources by means of virtualisation technologies. These technologies allow multiple independent virtual machines ...
Mitigation of ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from stored cattle slurry using acidifiers and chemical amendments
(Elsevier, 2019-07-28)
Cattle and cow slurry storage is a significant source of agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) and ammonia (NH3) emissions. While acidification has been demonstrated to significantly reduce these emissions, a knowledge gap ...
Flipped learning in a civil engineering module: student and instructor experiences
(Irish Learning Technology Association, 2018-08-24)
Flipped learning is a form of active learning in which the basic content is assimilated before scheduled classroom sessions, enabling more productive use of classroom time to cultivate problem-solving ability, a key ...
Split phosphorus fertiliser applications as a strategy to reduce incidental phosphorus losses in surface runoff
(Elsevier, 2019-04-24)
Organic soils have low sorption capacities for phosphorus (P), and may pose a risk of P loss to water if P applications to these soils coincide with runoff events. Little is known about the magnitude of exports of P in ...
When and why metaheuristics researchers can ignore “No Free Lunch” theorems
(Springer, 2019-03-25)
The No Free Lunch (NFL) theorem for search and optimisation states that averaged across all possible objective functions on a fixed search space, all search algorithms perform equally well. Several refined versions of the ...
Review of state of the art dowel laminated timber members and densified wood materials as sustainable engineered wood products for construction and building applications
(Elsevier, 2019-12-10)
Engineered Wood Products (EWPs) are increasingly being used as construction and building materials. However, the predominant use of petroleum-based adhesives in EWPs contributes to the release of toxic gases (e.g. Volatile ...
Extensions of the meshless finite volume particle method (FVPM) for static and dynamic free-surface flows
(Elsevier, 2018-10-04)
The Finite Volume Particle Method (FVPM) is a meshless method that incorporates features of both Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and the Finite Volume Method. Here, two new formulations are presented which enhance its ...