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Visitscotland.Com:Volumes And Values Study, Andrew Frew, Patrick Horan, Peter Mccarthy

Reports / Surveys

VisitScotland commissioned the work described in this research report in early Spring 2001 and the central aim was a desire to explore the impact of visitscotland.com on accommodation booking volumes and values. The detailed methodology is described in the main body of the report and was based upon two inter-connected tiers. The first tier of research was an extensive survey of accommodation provision undertaken by a variety of routes; postal, fax, email, telephone and web survey techniques. This work provided the basis for the calculation of the indirect conversion ratio once the corresponding server log file activity was analysed.

Dit Independent, 1st.-31st. Of October, 2001, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

Evaporative Cooling Availability In Water Based Sensible Cooling Systems, Ben Costelloe, Donal Finn

Conference Papers

Recent developments have prompted a review of evaporative cooling technology as an effective means of cooling modern deep plan buildings. Prominent among these developments is the success of high temperature sensible cooling systems, such as chilled ceilings, which require a supply of cooling water at 14 to 18°C. Crucial to the success of evaporative cooling technology, as a significant means of cooling in modern applications, is the ability to generate cooling water, in an indirect circuit, at a temperature which closely approaches the ambient adiabatic saturation temperature or wet bulb temperature. Recent research in this area has shown that it …

Experimental Investigation Of Moisture Migration In Concrete, R. P. West, Niall Holmes

Conference papers

The ability to be able to predict the state of dryness of a concrete floor slab is a practical need in the construction industry. Current popular methods, including the surface hygrometer and vapour emission tests, only indicate surface dryness, with consequent uncertainties in the quantity of residual moisture deep within the slab. This paper describes the variation in moisture condition with depth for a number of slabs under different drying conditions, as established using a new probe which can reliably determine the relative humidity at any depth. From this it is concluded that results from the conventional tests need to …

Slab Drawing Layout: A Study To Develop A New Information Technology Package To Aid Those Involved In The The Manufacture Of Pre-Stresed Hollow Core Plank Flooring, Joe Parker

Masters

Manufacture of pre-stressed hollow core flooring (from here on referred to as (‘slabs’) can be traced through a number of steps. These steps can generally be arranged in the following order; 1. Receipt of a drawing indicating the area that the client requires to be floored. 2. Production of a new drawing showing the layout of individual slabs over the proposed floor area. 3. Production of design calculations to B.S. 8110 (or other design specification) that adequately covers each slab within the floor layout drawing according to its individual design criteria. 4. Production of sheets for manufacture of slabs showing …

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

Job Shop Scheduling Problem: An Overview, Amr Arisha, Paul Young, Mohie El Baradie

Conference papers

The Job-shop scheduling is one of the most important industrial activities, especially in manufacturing planning. The problem complexity has increased along with the increase in the complexity of operations and product-mix. To solve this problem, numerous approaches have been developed incorporating discrete event simulation methodology. The scope and the purpose of this paper is to present a survey which covers most of the solving techniques of Job Shop Scheduling (JSS) problem. A classification of these techniques has been proposed: Traditional Techniques and Advanced Techniques. The traditional techniques to solve JSS could not fully satisfy the global competition and rapidly changing …

Re-Engineering The Supply Chain: A Systems Approach For The Electronic Commerce Age, Edward Sweeney

Conference papers

No abstract provided.

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

Dit Independent , 1st.-30th. Of April, 2001, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

Dit Independent, 1st.-31st. Of March, 2001, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

The Web Development Process: Hits And Misses, Patrick Horan

Conference papers

This presentation involves an in-depth investigation into the uses, and possible uses, of the Internet in the Tourism Industry. It outlines the techniques involved in the planning and development of a Web Site. Ir examines the stages involved in the planning, designing, implementing and maintaining an effective web presence.

Dit Independent, 1st.-29th. Of February, 2001, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

A Wideband Monopole For Reconfigurable Multiband Radio Terminals, Max Ammann

Conference papers

A wideband planar monopole employing two broadbanding techniques is investigated, and is shown to yield an impedance bandwidth ratio of 10:1 or greater for a return loss of 8 dB. The radiation pattern bandwidth is also investigated

Application Of Digital Image Processing To Marker-Free Analysis Of Human Gait, Jane Courtney, David Burke, Annraoi Depaor

Articles

The standard method of human gait analysis in use in gait laboratories today invariably involves marker-based motion tracking systems. Although somewhat effective, these methods require accurate placement of awkward external markers. We report on an enhanced approach being researched and developed at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin based on marker-free motion tracking incorporating advanced digital image processing techniques.

Supply Chain Software: An Overview, Ronan Mcdonnell, Edward Sweeney

Books/Book chapters

No abstract provided.

New Technologies And Changing Work Practices In Irish Broadcasting Revisited, Ellen Hazelkorn

Books/Book chapters

At the end of the century, the challenges posed by ‘the pace of change affecting both the technology and the public policy of broadcasting’ required that RTE , the Irish broadcasting company, embraced a strategy of continuous change. To meet these challenges, the Executive Board instigated a ‘thorough review of the organisation…not merely anticipating the imminent arrival of keener domestic and international competition…[but] to project itself into the future’. Following an intensive six-month review, the RTE Authority and senior management issued a blueprint for the future, Review of Structures and Operations; at the same time, the trade union group within …

Energy Reduction By Enhanced Evaporative Cooling Of Buildings In Martime Climates, Ben Costelloe, Donal Finn

Conference Papers

Direct cooling of buildings by water evaporation has traditionally been seen as appropriate, only, in dry and arid climates, which experience high levels of wet bulb temperature depression. The technique has generally not been applied in maritime climates where low levels of wet bulb temperature depression are frequently found. However, recent developments in enhancing heat and mass transfer in cooling towers, together with the success of high temperature sensible cooling systems, such as chilled ceiling panels and beams, have prompted a review of the evaporative cooling technique as an effective and low energy means of cooling modern deep plan buildings, …

Experimental Investigation Of Performance Of A Single Phase Upqc For Voltage Sensitive And Non-Linear Loads, Malabika Basu, S. P. Das, Gopal K. Dubey

Conference papers

A unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) is proposed in this paper. It protects the consumer at the load end from supply voltage sag, and provides unity power factor condition at the utility for different values of load power factor. A PC-based closed loop control scheme is proposed and experimental investigation is carried out in the laboratory. Selected experimental results are reported along with control circuit and phasor diagram to validate the proposition.

2001 : Dublin Institute Of Technology : Full-Time Courses , Undergraduate Prospectus, Dublin Institute Of Technology

DIT Publications

Underdraduate prospectus of full - time courses for 2001 entry.

Foreword by Dr. Brendan Goldsmith, President.

Introduction includes information on student life, campus, library and information service, computer centre, restaurent facilities, careers service, student counselling service, etc.

2001 : Postgraduate Prospectus, Dublin Institute Of Technology

DIT Publications

Book containing postgraduate prospectus with information on applications to postgraduate studies by resarch/fees, research funding, application to courses, course funding, international applicants, research centres, contacts for persons etc.

2001 : Faculty Of Applied Arts, Full - Time Courses, Dublin Institute Of Technology

DIT Publications

Book containing list of full - time coursesfor the faculty of applied arts, 2001.

Also contains information on awards, student life at DIT, information on eligibility and selection, course summary information.

Bicycle Braking System, Noel Brady

Patents

A bicycle braking system for permitting controlled rotation and continuous power to the wheels of a bicycle during braking of the bicycle to enhance control of the bicycle during braking includes a cylindrical brake pad that is spring loaded within angled slots in a casing. The brake pad is positioned proximate the rim of a wheel and a cable assembly is coupled to the brake pad for urging the brake pad towards an end of the angled slots and against the rim of the wheel to slow rotation of the wheel.

Preparation Of Magnetic Nanoparticles And Their Assemblies Using A New Fe(Ii) Alkoxide Precursor, Suresh Pillai, Grainne Biddlecombe, Yurii Gun’Ko, John Kelly, J. Michael Coey, Alexis Douvalis

Articles

No abstract provided.