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    • Laboratory foundation model with pyrite-bearing mudstone fill 

      McKeon, Éanna P.; O'Connell, Aidan M.; McCabe, Bryan A. (Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing), 2017-11-29)
      Damage to domestic dwellings in the greater Dublin area of Ireland engendered by the expansion of the underfloor fill material containing pyrite has become a high-profile national problem in recent years. In this paper, a ...
    • Laboratory Push-In Resistance Tests (PIRT) in a cement-stabilised pseudo-fibrous peat 

      Ó Conchubhair, Iarfhlaith; McCabe, Bryan A.; Timoney, Martin J. (Civil Engineering Research in Ireland CERI, 2018-08-29)
      Deep dry soil mixing (DDSM) is a form of ground improvement in which dry binders are injected and mixed in situ, forming individual columns, rows or interlocking panels, thereby improving the geotechnical characteristics ...
    • A laboratory study of the expansion of an Irish pyritic mudstone/siltstone fill material 

      Sutton, David; McCabe, Bryan A.; O'Connell, Aidan; Cripps, John C. (Elsevier, 2012-11-07)
      Extensive damage to dwellings in the east of Ireland, arising from the expansive pyritic fill material used beneath the floor slabs, prompted the laboratory study presented in this paper to quantify the expansion and study ...
    • The lack of Ireland’s assisted human reproduction (AHR) regulation viewed under the lens of the patient’s experience 

      Ronan, Lauraine; McDermott, Olivia; Butler, Mary; Trubetskaya, Anna (MDPI, 2022-08-03)
      Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) treatment is unregulated in Ireland, although it is practised there. Within Europe, Ireland is one of the only European countries without any form of AHR-specific regulation. This study ...
    • Latent space mapping for generation of object elements with corresponding data annotation 

      Bazrafkan, Shabab; Javidnia, Hossein; Corcoran, Peter (Elsevier, 2018-10-25)
      Deep neural generative models such as Variational Auto-Encoders (VAE) and Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) give promising results in estimating the data distribution across a range of machine learning fields of ...
    • Leading the transformation: Agile success factors in an Irish manufacturing company 

      Coimbra, Henrique; Cormican, Kathryn; McDermott, Olivia; Antony, Jiju (Taylor & Francis, 2023-06-01)
      This study aims to assess the challenges and critical success factors for agile transformation in an Irish manufacturing organisation. Mixed-methods approaches were used to collect data for this study. A quantitative ...
    • Lean implementation in a painter/decorator micro enterprise: A case study 

      Nelson, Stuart; McDermott, Olivia (Springer, Cham, 2023-02-12)
      This research demonstrates how Lean can be applied in a Microenterprise. Utilising a case study in a painter/decorator business, the study aims to show the benefits of applying Lean in a service organisation. The study ...
    • Lean implementation: analysis of individual-level factors in a biopharmaceutical organisation 

      Duggan, Jeff; Cormican, Kathryn; McDermott, Olivia (Emerald, 2022-07-20)
      Purpose An understanding of the motivation of individual employees to adopt lean practices is fundamental to successful lean implementation. This study aims to investigate the adoption of lean practices and provides an ...
    • Lean Six Sigma as an enabler for healthcare operational excellence in COVID-19 

      McDermott, Olivia; Antony, Jiju (Purdue University, 2021-06-22)
      Purpose -This paper aims to present the results of a qualitative research interview study on the utilization and importance of Lean Six Sigma methods in the Healthcare sector in COVID-19 and in pandemics in general. Des ...
    • A lean six sigma training providers transition to a 100% online delivery model 

      McDermott, Olivia; Walsh, Patrick; Halpin, Lorraine (Springer, Cham, 2022-01-01)
      This research is a case study on SQT a leading Irish Lean Six Sigma training provider and their transition to online training and the digitalisation of their Lean Six Sigma training programs and other associated programs ...
    • A learning architecture for scheduling workflow applications in the cloud 

      Barrett, Enda; Howley, Enda; Duggan, Jim (IEEE, 2011-09-15)
      The scheduling of workflow applications involves the mapping of individual workflow tasks to computational resources, based on a range of functional and non-functional quality of service requirements. Workflow applications ...
    • Lego® Serious Play® as a Business Innovation enabler 

      Tawalbeh, Mandy; Riedel, Ralph; Dempsey, Mary; Emanuel, Carlo (NUI Galway, 2018-11-14)
      Improvements in innovation and quality processes can be achieved through the use of novel approaches such as LSP, which enables abstract thinking and advocates an open-mind for unconventional solutions. Within the scope ...
    • Leveraging social media and IoT to bootstrap smart environments 

      Crowley, David N.; Curry, Edward; Breslin, John G. (Springer International Publishing, 2014-03-12)
      As we move towards an era of Smart Environments, mixed technological and social solutions must be examined to continue to allow users some control over their environment. Realisations of Smart Environments such as Smart ...
    • A Lexicon of Patent Jargon [IP Corner] 

      Corcoran, Peter (2014)
      Often when I am doing work related to patents and IP, I find myself talking a different language. It is a strange legal dialect that patent lawyers have developed over many years. Now while its original purpose was ...
    • Life cycle assessment of fish and seafood processed products – A review of methodologies and new challenges 

      Ruiz-Salmón, Israel; Laso, Jara; Margallo, María; Villanueva-Rey, Pedro; Rodríguez, Eduardo; Quinteiro, Paula; Dias, Ana Cláudia; Almeida, Cheila; Nunes, Maria Leonor; Marques, António,; Cortés, Antonio; Moreira, María Teresa; Feijoo, Gumersindo; Loubet, Philippe; Sonnemann, Guido; Morse, Andrew P.; Cooney, Ronan; Clifford, Eoghan; Regueiro, Leticia; Méndez, Diego; Anglada, Clémentine; Noirot, Christelle; Rowan, Neil; Vázquez-Rowe, Ian; Aldaco, Rubén (Elsevier, 2020-12-14)
      Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely applied in many different sectors, but the marine products and seafood segment have received relatively little attention in the past. In recent decades, global fish production ...
    • Life cycle assessment of sitka spruce forest products grown in Ireland 

      Dolan, Desmond; O’Ceallaigh, Conan; Gil-Moreno, David; McGetrick, Patrick J.; Harte, Annette M. (Springer, 2023-08-28)
      Purpose The purpose of this study is to quantify the environmental impacts of Sitka spruce timber products harvested from the forestry sector in Ireland. This data is typically country-specific and is required to accurately ...
    • Lifecycle environmental and economic performance of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) in Ireland 

      Goggins, Jamie; Moran, Paul; Armstrong, Alan; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena (Elsevier, 2016-01-16)
      Directives in the European Union are ensuring that buildings in this region are moving towards nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB). For countries like Ireland, which has a temperate oceanic climate, a key to achieving NZEB ...
    • Linear irregular wave generation in a numerical wave tank 

      Finnegan, William; Goggins, Jamie (Elsevier, 2015-07-09)
      In the design of any floating or fixed marine structure, it is vital to test models in order to understand the fluid/structure interaction involved. A relatively inexpensive method, compared to physical model testing, of ...
    • The link between off campus work for students, reduced academic performance and increased mental health issues 

      Brennan, A.; Dempsey, Mary; O'Dea, M. (International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2018-03-05)
      Despite the Free Fees Initiative (introduced in 1996) Irish students pay an annual registration fee of 3,000 (Cassells, 2016). This, in combination with rising accommodation and living costs, means that the annual cost ...
    • Linked Water Data for Water Information Management 

      Curry, Edward; Degeler, Viktoriya; Clifford, Eoghan; Coakley, Daniel (2014)
      [no abstract available]