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Churn in Social Networks
Karnstedt, Marcel; Hennessy, Tara; Chan, Jeffrey; Basuchowdhuri, Partha; Hayes, Conor (Springer, 2010)Telcom networks, online gaming communities, online communities and discussion forums all have one thing in common: they all can be represented by a network of the social links between people. The links in this social network ... -
Classifying sentential modality in legal language: A use case in financial regulations, acts and directives
O'Neill, James; Buitelaar, Paul; Robin, Cécile; O'Brien, Leona (ACM, 2017-06-12)Texts expressed in legal language are often di cult and time consuming for lawyers to read through, particularly for the purpose of identifying relevant deontic modalities (obligations, prohibitions and permissions). ... -
Cloning and characterization of two genes encoding rainbow trout homologues of the IFITM protein family
Johnson, Mark C.; Sangrador-Vegas, Amaia; Smith, Terry; Cairns, Michael T. (Elsevier, 2006-04-15)To identify genes connected with leucocyte function in rainbow trout a cDNA library derived front head kidney leucocytes exposed to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) was screened. A clone with homology to the previously described ... -
A collaborative methodology for developing a semantic model for interlinking Cancer Chemoprevention linked-data sources
Zeginis, Dimitris; Hasnain, Ali; Loutas, Nikolaos; Deus, Helena; Fox, Ronan; Tarabanisa, Konstantinos (IOS press, 2013)This paper proposes a collaborative methodology for developing semantic data models. The proposed methodology for the semantic model development follows a meet-in-the-middle approach. On the ... -
Commissioning in Ireland: exploring the landscape for child and family services: a literature review.
Shaw, Aileen; Canavan, John (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2016-12)In 2014, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, published the first nationally developed commissioning strategy for child and family services in the Republic of Ireland. The strategy defines commissioning as ‘the process ... -
A Comparison of Leading and Lagging Indicators of Safety In Naval Aviation
O'Connor, Paul (2010-07)Background: The purpose of this paper is to examine the results of two different methods of identifying human factors safety concerns in U.S. Naval aviation. In both studies, the information was collected using the Department ... -
Considering time in migration and border control practices
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (Inderscience, 2016-10)Practices within the area of migration and border control are often analysed through a spatial lens. This is understandable: migration studies deal with movement of people across different places and spaces. Internatio ... -
Construction of a Natural Mucin Microarray and Interrogation for Biologically Relevant Glyco-Epitopes
Kilcoyne, Michelle; Gerlach, Jared Q.; Kane, Marian; Joshi, Lokesh (2012)Mucins are the principal components of mucus, and mucin glycosylation has important roles in defense, microbial adhesion, immunomodulation, inflammation, and cancer. Mucin expression and glycosylation are dynamic, responding ... -
Coping with stress in military aviation: A review of the research.
O'Connor, Paul (2010)Military aviation exacts a costly toll in psychological stress from those who choose to pursue the occupation (Stokes & Kite, 1994). A prime example is landing on an aircraft carrier, a task which physiological indices and ... -
Cost competitive places: shifting fortunes and the closure of Dell's manufacturing facility in Ireland
Grimes, Seamus; Collins, Patrick (2011)In the early days of 2009 the city of Limerick in the mid-west region of Ireland was dealt a massive blow by the PC manufacturer Dell. After months, if not years, of speculation, the company had finally decided to move all ... -
Crew resource management training effectiveness: A meta-analysis and some critical needs
O'Connor, Paul (Taylor and Francis, 2008)Empirical studies of crew resource management (CRM) training effectiveness were subjected to meta-analysis. Sixteen CRM evaluation studies were found to fulfill the a priori criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The ... -
A critical analysis of the implementation of service user involvement in primary care research and health service development using normalization process theory
Tierney, Edel; McEvoy, Rachel; O'Reilly-de Brún, Mary; de Brún, Tomas; Okonkwo, Ekaterina; Rooney, Michelle; Dowrick, Chris; Rogers, Anne; MacFarlane, Anne (Wiley, 2014-07-24)Background There have been recent important advances in conceptualizing and operationalizing involvement in health research and health-care service development. However, problems persist in the field that impact on the ... -
Decreased myometrial p160 ROCK-1 expression in obese women at term pregnancy
Smith, Terry (2013)Background: Obesity is becoming an increasing problem in obstetric practice; it has led to an increase in the risk of caesarean delivery, prolonged pregnancy and dysfunctional labour. It has been postulated that many of ... -
Dependence of mechanical properties of polyamide components on build parameters in the SLS process
Lohfeld, Stefan; McHugh, Peter E.; Caulfield, Brian (Elsevier, 2007)Customised properties of parts manufactured using the selective laser sintering process are achievable by variation of build parameters. The energy density, controlled by laser power, distance between scan lines and speed ... -
Developing a method for evaluating CRM skills: A European perspective.
O'Connor, Paul (Taylor & Francis, 2002-11)The European Commission in conjunction with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (Human Factors Project Advisory Group) has been sponsoring a series of studies investigating a culturally robust method for the evaluation ... -
Development of a flow cytometry-based potency assay for measuring the in vitro immunomodulatory properties of mesenchymal stromal cells
Ribeiro, Andreia; Ritter, Thomas; Griffin, Matthew; Ceredig, Rhodri (Elsevier, 2016-07-20)Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSC) have well-documented modulatory effects on multiple immune cell types. Although these effects are linked to their therapeutic benefit in diverse diseases, a ... -
The development of a prototype behavioral marker system for U.S Navy Officers of the Deck
O'Connor, Paul (2011)The Officer of the Deck (OOD) of a U.S Navy ship is in charge of the safe and proper operation of the ship, and accountable to the Commanding Officer for every event that occurs during his or her OOD watch. This paper ... -
Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification assay for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in whole blood
Clancy, Eoin; Higgins, Owen; Boo, Teck Wee; Cormican, Martin; Barry, Thomas; Smith, Terry J. (BioMed Central, 2015-10-29)Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of microbial disease in humans. The introduction of multivalent vaccines has coincided with a dramatic decrease in the number of pneumococcal-related deaths. In ... -
Dietary vegetable oils do not alter the intestine transcriptome of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), but modulate the transcriptomic response to infection with Enteromyxum leei
Cairns, Michael T.; Davey, Grace C. (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Studies conducted with gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) have determined the maximum dietary replacement of fish meal and oil without compromising growth or product quality. The present study aimed to analyze ...