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A standardised flexibility assessment methodology for demand response
(Emerald, 2019-05-30)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a standardised four-step flexibility assessment methodology for evaluating the available electrical load reduction or increase a building can provide in response to a signal ... -
State involvement in the Magdalene Laundries: Justice for Magdalenes principal submissions to the inter-departmental committee to establish the facts of state involvement with the Magdalene laundries
(Justice for Magdalenes, 2012)The Justice for Magdalenes (JFM) group submitted “State Involvement with the Magdalene Laundries,” the group’s principal submission, to the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with ... -
State must allow institutionalised people access to personal files
(Irish Times, 2019-01-08)his year, politicians must do what is right by survivors and family members of deceased victims of all forms of so-called historical abuse in Ireland. It is a milestone year. The Mother and Baby Homes Commission of ... -
Static lesion detection in symmetric scenes using dual-frequency electrical impedance tomography
(NUI Galway, 2019-01-18)Tissues have characteristic frequency dependent impendence to electrical current. This property is exploited by Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT), an emerging biomedical imaging technique. In EIT, electrical conductivity ... -
Sterile post-traumatic immunosuppression
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016-04-29)After major trauma, the human immune system initiates a series of inflammatory events at the injury site that is later followed by suppression of local inflammation favoring the repair and remodeling of the damaged tissues. ... -
The strengths and challenges of the YAP community based advocate model: Research study final report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2020)This research study examines the unique aspects of the YAP Ireland programme – namely the use of community-based Advocates to improve the lives of young people and their families. The strengths and challenges associated ... -
The strengths and challenges of the YAP community based advocate model: Research study key findings
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2020)This research study examines the unique aspects of the YAP Ireland programme – namely the use of community-based Advocates to improve the lives of young people and their families. The strengths and challenges associated ... -
Stress training enhances novice pilot performance in a stressful operational flight
(Sage, 2011-06)This study investigated whether stress training introduced during the acquisition of simulator- based flight skills enhances pilot performance during subsequent stressful flight operations in an actual aircraft. Despite ... -
Structuring e-Participation Perspectives Mapping and Aligning Models to Core Facets
(2013)A proliferation of e-participation research in recent years has produced fragmented contributions in the area of e-participation models. Without a mechanism for analyzing, relating and consolidating these models, further ... -
The Struggle for Cultural Recognition and Women's Human Rights: Lessons from the Experience of Irish Traveller Women
(Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, 2005)The 1990s global campaign for women's human rights is most associated with achieving international recognition of violence against women as a human rights issue. However, the campaign has mostly side-stepped the issue of ... -
A study of Tusla - Child and Family Agency’s actions and decision-making process following An Garda Síochána’s application of Section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-03)The research commission request arose after the publication of Audit of the exercise by An Garda Síochána of the provisions of Section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991 prepared by Dr Geoffrey Shannon for the Garda Commissioner ... -
A study of Tusla - Child and Family Agency’s actions and decision-making process following An Garda Síochána’s application of Section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991: Executive Summary
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2020-03)In 2017, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs requested Tusla Child and Family Agency, to commission new research into the number of children who have been subject to a Section 12 and reflect the demographic profile ... -
A Study on the Quality of Life Tool KIDSCREEN for Children and Adolescents in Ireland: Results of the KIDSCREEN National Survey 2005
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Submission to the Joint Committee on Climate Action for pre-legislative scrutiny of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: A legislative ban on importing fracked gas
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Submission to the Office of the Ombudsman regarding its investigation into the administration of the Magdalene ex gratia scheme
(Justice for Magdalenes Research, 2017-02-16)[No abstract available] -
Submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills on the provisions of the Retention of Records Bill 2019
(Justice for Magdalenes Research, 2019-11-13)Summary of Submission: List of Findings and Recommendations We welcome this consultation on the Retention of Records Bill 2019.1 We are grateful for the opportunity to make a submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee ... -
Submission to the Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee, on the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill
(Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-10-01)[No abstract available] -
Submission to the United Nations Committee Against Torture for the list of issues prior to reporting in respect of Ireland for the 69th Session (April May 2020)
(Irish Centre for Human Rights, 2020-01)The Irish Centre for Human Rights (ICHR) at the School of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway is Ireland’s principal academic human rights institute. The ICHR undertakes human rights teaching, research, publications ...