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Care relationships, quality of care and migrant workers caring for older people. Ageing & Society
(Cambridge Journals Online, 2013)Migrant care workers make a substantial contribution to older adult care in Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK). However, little is known about the relational aspects of care involving migrant care workers and older people. ... -
A case study of collecting dynamic social data: The pro-ana twitter community
(Australian National University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, 2015)The study of social processes in on-line social media content is a relatively new and rapidly growing endeavour. Many social media platforms provide a public API (Application Programming Interface) which can be used for ... -
A case study of risk management in agile systems development
(2009-06-08)A principal objective of agile development methods is to reduce risk thereby resulting in more successful and effective information systems. However, while there is an extensive body of academic literature on risk ... -
Cataloguing and Linking Life Sciences LOD
(2012)The Life Sciences Linked Open Data (LSLOD) Cloud is currently comprised of multiple datasets that add high value to biomedical research. The ability to navigate through these datasets in order to derive and discover new ... -
Categorising the online communities of stack exchange using quantitative user behaviour features
(Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway, 2016-03-02)Maintaining online communities is vital in order to increase and retain their economic and social value. Before applying any performance altering strategies, it is important to determine the different types of communities, ... -
A cDNA microarray assessment of gene expression in the liver of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in response to a handling and confinement stressor
(Elsevier, 2008-03)A purpose-designed microarray platform (Stressgenes, Phase 1) was utilised to investigate the changes in gene expression within the liver of rainbow trout during exposure to a prolonged period of confinement. Tissue and ... -
Challenges for aided online shopping and product selection - a decision making perspective.
(2009)Consumers often face a task to select a best option from a large set of alternatives, such as choosing a car to buy1, an apartment to rent2, or an unforgettable trip to book3. E-commerce sites frequently provide the ... -
Challenges in Applying Human Rights Law to Armed Conflict
(International Review of the Red Cross, 2005-12)The debates over the relationship between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law, have often focused on the question of whether human rights law continues to apply during armed conflict, and if ... -
Challenges of virtuality from the viewpoint of SMEs
(International Information Management Corporation, 2009)This study analyses the collaboration in the context of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). The paper approaches the research topic with a case study of fourteen manufacturing SMEs. In order to develop a collaborative ... -
Challenges of word sense alignment: Portuguese language resources
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-05-16)This paper reports on an ongoing task of monolingual word sense alignment in which a comparative study between the Portuguese Academy of Sciences Dictionary and the Dicionario Aberto ´ is carried out in the context of the ... -
Challenges with image event processing: Poster
(ACM, 2017-06-19)There has been substantial research in the area of event processing where systems are focused on event processing of structured data. However, in the context of smart cities, signi cant number of realtime applications ... -
Chaos and Order in Agile Software Development: a Comparison of Two Software Development Teams in a Major IT Company
(2007)Agile methods have emerged and become popular over last few years as a response to shortcomings of the waterfall process model. However, agile processes are stamped by some as chaotic processes and are placed in opposition ... -
Characterisation of the differentially regulated trout protein 1 (DRTP1) gene in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
(Elsevier, 2008-10-04)Increased levels of differentially regulated trout protein 1 (DRTP1) mRNA transcripts have been reported in fish after activation of the acute phase response. While the function of the DRTP1 protein still remains to be ... -
Characterising and evaluating online communities from live microblogging user interactions
(NUI Galway, 2018-07-03)Microblogging (mainly represented by Twitter) is a type of social media that focuses on fast open real-time communication using short messages between users and their followers. This system is attractive due to its open ... -
Characterising the marine Natura 2000 network for the Atlantic region
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008)1. One of the goals for Natura 2000, a key European Community programme of nature conservation, is to produce a network of protected areas. An analysis of the Natura 2000 marine sites proposed in the most recently agreed ... -
Characterization of the ‘White’ appearing clots that cause acute ischemic stroke
(Elsevier, 2021-09-28)Objectives Most clots retrieved from patients with acute ischemic stroke are ‘red’ in color. ‘White’ clots represent a less common entity and their histological composition is less known. Our aim was to investigate the ... -
The chemistry and topography of stabilized and functionalized graphene oxide coatings
(Wiley, 2018-08-01)Graphene oxide (GO) thin films and coatings are regarded as superior in quality to other materials especially for biomedical applications. However, the lack of stability and understanding of their structure and defects ... -
Child and Family Agency Commissioning Strategy
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The child and family support networks research study
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)Child and Family Support Networks (CFSNs) are multi-agency networks that are in the process of being established in each Tusla Integrated Service Area (ISA).1 Their purpose is to support Tusla’s aim of developing an ... -
Child, parent or family? Applying a systemic lens to the conceptualisations of Family Support in Europe
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-11-19)This paper considers how Family Support is conceptualised in the European context with respect to its primary beneficiaries. The central question considers the focus of concern in a child welfare system and what it means ...