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IKHarvester Informal eLearning with SemanticWeb Harvesting
(IEEE, 2008)Only recently, researchers and practitioners alike have begun to fully understand the potential of eLearning and have concentrated on new tools and technologies for creating, capturing and distributing knowledge. In order ... -
Imagery and imaginary of islander identity: Older people and migration in Irish small-island communities
(2013)This article examines the imagery and imaginaries of islander identity and makes an original contribution to the fields of gerontology and nissology. Drawing on data collected through in-depth interviews with 19 older ... -
Immunogenicity of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells
(2012)Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) inhibit proliferation of allogeneic T cells and express low levels of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHCI), MHCII and vascular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). We investigated whether ... -
The Impact of Agile Practices on Trust in Software Project Teams
(IEEE, 2012)Agile software development involves self-managing teams that are empowered and responsible for meeting project goals in whatever way they deem suitable. Managers must place more trust in such teams than they do in teams ... -
‘The Impact of COVID19 on young people (Project Brief 1)’, Crisis Coping-Marginalised young people’s living and learning experiences during COVID-19 in Ireland
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The impact of government policy on social exclusion of older people: a review of the literature (
(Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (UK), 2004-08)This report presents the findings of research that reviews the impact of Government policy on the social exclusion of older people. The research was commissioned by the Social Exclusion Unit in July 2003, and is mainly ... -
Impact of kelp cultivation on the Ecological Status of benthic habitats and Zostera marina seagrass biomass
(Elsevier, 2017-07-25)The Ecological Status of subtidal benthic communities within a commercial kelp farm on the southwest coast of Ireland was not impacted by macroalgal cultivation. Additionally, there was no effect on the biomass of Zostera ... -
The impact of the Bealtaine arts programme on the quality of life, wellbeing and social interaction of older people in Ireland
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-07)There is increasing evidence in the international literature that engagement in the arts can enhance the physical and psychological wellbeing of older people. Such engagement can increase the self-confidence and morale of ... -
The Implementation Of Citizen-Centred E-government: a Stakeholder Viewpoint
(2008-09-26)E-Government provides unprecedented opportunities to improve citize services and achieve cost efficiencies through process change. As a resul implementation models have been developed to support the successfu attainment ... -
Implementation Strategies for E-Government: A Stakeholder Analysis Approach
(2004)This paper reports from a comprehensive study of e-government implementation in Ireland, conducted over the last two years. An in-depth case study is presented detailing the development of a dual strategy for implementation ... -
Implementing e-government in Ireland: a roadmap for success.
(IGI Global, 2003-10)E-government provides unparalleled opportunities for governments to streamline processes and improve customer service. As a result, achieving successful citizen centric e-government has become a key concern for many ... -
Implementing successful e-government in Ireland: the importance of business process redesign
(IGI Global, 2005)Competitive pressures and improvements in information technology constantly force organisations to re-evaluate their business strategies (Porter, 2001; Venkatraman, 1994). Although public-sector organisations may not operate ... -
Implications of the UK HGV road user charge for Irish export freight transport stakeholders. A qualitative study
(Elsevier, 2016-04-13)Road user charging in the European Union has evolved from a mechanism of financing the construction and maintenance of motorways to internalising the road user costs in line with the polluter pays principle. The United ... -
Implicit and explicit aspect extraction in financial microblogs
(Association for Computational Linguistics, 2018-07-15)This paper focuses on aspect extraction which is a sub-task of Aspect-based Sentiment Analysis. The goal is to report an extraction method of financial aspects in microblog messages. Our approach uses a stock-investment ... -
Imprecise Empirical Ontology Refinement: Application to Taxonomy Acquisition
(INSTICC, 2007)The significance of uncertainty representation has become obvious in the Semantic Web community recently. This paper presents new results of our research on uncertainty incorporation into ontologies created automatically ... -
Improved diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 by using nucleoprotein and spike protein fragment 2 in quantitative dual ELISA tests
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-06-08)The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is the causative agent of the 2020 worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Antibody testing is useful for diagnosing historic infections of a ... -
Improved edge detection algorithm for brain tumor segmentation
(Elsevier, 2015-08-21)Image segmentation is used to separate objects from the background, and thus it has proved to be a powerful tool in bio-medical imaging. In this paper, an Improved Edge Detection algorithm for brain-tumor segmentation is ... -
Improving consumer decision making through preference relaxation.
(2010)In online shopping scenarios, it can be difficult for consumers to process large amounts of information and make a good purchase decision, particularly for multiattributed products selection. Interactive decision aids that ... -
Improving customer decisions using product reviews: CROM - Car Review Opinion Miner
(2010-04-07)Online shopping is a very goal-oriented activity. Consumers have a set of preferences for a product or service that is used as criteria for assessment of the available alternatives. However, crucial information about ... -
Improving data workflow systems with cloud services and use of open data for bioinformatics research
(Oxford University Press, 2017-04-16)Data workflow systems (DWFSs) enable bioinformatics researchers to combine components for data access and data analytics, and to share the final data analytics approach with their collaborators. Increasingly, such systems ...