Browsing University of Galway Support Services by Subject "issues"
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Algorithmic governance: developing a research agenda through the power of collective intelligence
(SAGE Publications, 2017-09-19)We are living in an algorithmic age where mathematics and computer science are coming together in powerful new ways to influence, shape and guide our behaviour and the governance of our societies. As these algorithmic ... -
An investigation into the use of mmctp to tune accelerator source parameters and testing its clinical application
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-03-01)This paper presents an alternative method to tune Monte Carlo electron beam parameters to match measured data using a minimal set of variables in order to reduce the model setup time prior to clinical implementation of the ... -
Fisher's preferences and trade-offs between management options
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-02-01)Failure to understand the potential responses of fishers to management measures creates a significant risk of revisiting the familiar scenario of perverse and unintended consequences of those measures. This paper reports ... -
Functional safety of health information technology
(SAGE Publications, 2012-03-01)In an effort to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events, there has been a rapid growth in the utilisation of health information technology (HIT). However, little work has examined the safety of the HIT systems ... -
Integration of business processes in web-based collaborative product development
(Informa UK Limited, 2005-09-01)Collaborative product development is a growing trend as companies seek worldwide opportunities to extend their market as well as small- and medium-sized engineering enterprises concentrate on their core competences. Internet ... -
Product life cycle: the evolution of a paradigm and literature review from 1950–2009
(Informa UK Limited, 2012-08-01)Recently, product lifecycle management (PLM) has become a popular topic in academic literature. However, although it shares the same title, contemporary PLM is quite different from the early twentieth century's PLM culture, ... -
Rfid in product lifecycle management: a case in the automotive industry
(Informa UK Limited, 2009-07-01)The circumstances of globalization and ever-stricter environmental legislation over the past decade have led enterprises to work together to transform products into extended products, and to manage these throughout their ... -
Unchallenged good intentions: a qualitative study of the experiences of medical students on international health electives to developing countries
(Springer Nature, 2014-09-04)Background: Irish medical students have a long and proud history of embarking on international health electives (IHEs) to broaden their experience in the developing world. Although there are many opinions in the literature ...