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Event Analysis in Social Media Using Clustering of Heterogeneous Information Networks
(The 28th International FLAIRS Conference (AAAI Publications) (AAAI), 2015)In this paper, we propose a novel approach for social media event finding in order to support fast access to information that users find relevant. While there are many approaches related to this problem, they mainly focus ... -
The event of space: geographic allusions in the phenomenological tradition
(SAGE Publications, 1998-02)n this essay I analyse the role of space in key texts belonging to the tradition of phenomenology. Starting from the assumption that phenomenology is uniquely positioned to answer the epistemological challenges posed by ... -
Everyday racism in the west of Ireland
(2016-09-30)Everyday life might be described as a rhythmic flow of routines and practices that frame social life’s multitudinous interactional episodes. Everyday social life is also punctuated by various types of racism that can be ... -
Evictions on the Glinsk Creggs estate of Allan and Margaret Pollok in the 1850s
(2015-01-26)This thesis explores the background to the evictions on the Glinsk Creggs estate of Allan and Margaret Pollok in County Galway in the 1850s, and the course of the evictions in the years 1853-1856. It also examines the ... -
Evidence for 40-Hz oscillatory short-term visual memory revealed by human reaction-time measurements
(American Psychological Association, 2000-05)Four experiments show that presentation of a synchronous premask frame within a 40-Hz, flickering premask matrix primes subsequent detection of a Kanizsa-type square by generation of a 40-Hz prime. Reaction time (RT) priming ... -
Evidence for impaired integration-segmentation processes and slowed synchrony coding in dyslexics
(Pabst Science Publishers, 2001)Using a primed figure-detection task we were able to reveal the existence of two distinct groups of dyslexics. One group is characterized by a significant impairment of visual integration-segmentation processes, resulting ... -
Evidence for impaired visuo-perceptual organization in developmental dyslexics and its relation to temporal processes.
(Taylor & Francis, 2005-07)An analysis of normal and dyslexic readers' reaction-time (RT) performance in a standard visualdetection task (Experiment A) and in temporally primed visual detection (Experiment B) reveals a tendency for significantly ... -
Evidence for long-term Gamma-ray and X-ray variability from the unidentified TeV source HESS J0632+057
(2009)HESS J0632+057 is one of only two unidentified very-high-energy gamma-ray sources which appear to be point-like within experimental resolution. It is possibly associated with the massive Be star MWC 148 and has been suggested ... -
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 Groups for Common Pool Resource Sharing
(2013-09-27)This thesis concerns the creation of groups of characters which, through the use simple actions, cooperate and coordinate to survive together. These groups are created automatically using Evolutionary Computation methods. A ... -
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 ... -
Evolutionary Models for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus with Applications to Epitope Prediction and the Natural Selection of Escape Variants
(2012-02-08)In this thesis, evolutionary models are developed for protein coding sequences of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These models are applied to predict the epitopes targeted by the cell-mediated and humoral arms of ... -
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 ... -
Ex vivo generation of bone marrow derived regulatory dendritic cells for promotion of corneal allograft survival.
(2013-09-27)Investigations into cell based therapies for application in organ transplantation has grown significantly. Here, I describe the ex vivo generation of donor bone marrow derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) and examine the ... -
Ex vivo investigation of iron handling in the brain
(2016-11-04)Aberrant iron deposition in the brain is associated with aging and neurodegenerative disorders including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. It is unclear whether metabolic dyshomeostasis of ... -
Ex-vivo generation of regulatory T-cells expressing transcription factor foxp3 and their application in cornea transplantation
(2011-05-27)This project investigated the therapeutic potential of allo-antigen specific regulatory T-cells in the context of penetrating keratoplasty. Two methods of ex-vivo generation of T regulatory cells have been explored in ... -
Examination of Flood Estimation Techniques in the Irish Context
(2010-07-07)This thesis deals with the determination of the most suitable methods of finding the food magnitude-return period relationship for Irish flood data using the annual maximum statistical model. Data from approximately 200 ... -
An examination of gender differences in the impact of individual and organisational factors on work hours, work-life conflict and psychological strain in academics
(Routledge / Taylor & Francis, 2015-04-21)The current study used multi-group structural equation modelling (SEM) to test a fully and partially mediated Extended Rational Model of Work-Life Conflict and examine the impact of job involvement, workaholism, work ... -
An examination of glass beads from early medieval Ireland
(2013-08-18)This is the first dedicated and comprehensive study of glass beads from Early Medieval Ireland, presenting the first national classification, typology, dating and consideration of the social context and symbology of glass ...