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Investigation And Analysis Of Open Government Data In Ireland, And The Creation Of A Set Of Quality Guidelines To Aid Its Utility Within Mobile Application Development, Peadar Fitzpatrick

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Governments are the custodians of vast amount of data. While some of this data may be sensitive in nature, in that it contains personal or confidential information, much of it is in the public interest. Recent years has seen the emergence of Open Government Data (OGD) where governments are now actively making their data available in open and electronically accessible formats. The motivation for the production of such data includes a desire to increase transparency but also a desire to realise the economic potential associated with re-use of this data. A key usage area for this data to date has …

Cloud Computing Adoption For Smes: Challenges, Barriers And Outcomes, Mojtaba Akbari

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In spite of all the excitement and fuss around cloud computing technologies in recent years, it is believed that the industry has been to some extent lagging behind when it comes to the deployment of cloud technologies and migration from legacy Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. This research aims to investigate the influential factors that impact adoption of cloud-based technologies by various organizations. More specifically, this research focuses on the behaviour of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) rather than larger organizations. Such classification is crucial since the constraints applicable to SMEs are different to their larger counterparts and subsequently the decision …

The Effect Of Learning Styles And E-Learning Tools On The Training Of Ict To Digital Immigrants In Life Long Learning, Stephen Horan

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The diversity of learners in the classroom has expanded significantly in the past twenty years, in a modern classroom it is unsurprising to see learners for whom English is not their first language, learners with specific learning difficulties, mature learners, learners attempting to return to work, etc., so much so that the 'typical' learner has become extinct. This research will look at the use of Information Communication Technology in Education by undertaking an investigation of how the use of ICT can aid learners, both digital natives and digital immigrants. The project will use learning styles at the core of an …

Towards Universally Designed Assistive Technology E-Learning, Karl O'Keeffe

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The aim of this dissertation is to provide Assistive Technology (AT) professionals involved in the area of education and training with a set of reusable technological tools and techniques that will enable them to increase the reach, efficiency, effectiveness and accessibility of their training through online delivery. There are a number of broadly accepted reasons why an organisation in any field might choose to make training available online or partially online (blended) rather than relying on traditional face to face methods. Of the four considered here and mentioned above, accessibility is the biggest concern in the context of AT. It …

Relation Between Tropical Easterly Wave Convection And Tropical Cyclogenesis Over The Atlantic And East Pacific, Kenneth D. Leppert Ii

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The characteristics of tropical easterly wave convection and the possible implications of convective structure on tropical cyclogenesis and intensification over the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific were investigated in this study. Easterly waves were partitioned into northerly, southerly, trough, and ridge phases based on 700-hPa meridional wind data. Waves were subsequently divided according to whether they did or did not develop tropical cyclones (i.e., developing waves [DWs] and non-developing waves [NDWs], respectively), and composites of synoptic-scale and convective-scale variables as a function of wave phase and category were created using Eulerian and Lagrangian frameworks. Results of both the Eulerian and …

A Discrimination Of Success Variables That Indicate Increased Likelihood To Achieve Phase Iii Commercialization Or Technology Infusion From Nasa Funded Phase Ii Small Business Innovation Research, Carl A. Ise

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Surface Plasmon Resonance In Super-Periodic Metal Nanostructures, Haisheng Leong

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Porous Silicon Platform Technologies For Transmembrane Protein Investigation, Khalid Hasan Tantawi

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Studies On Metallic Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals, Po Sun

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Global Stability And Traveling Wave Solutions For Some Epidemiological Models, Siroj Kansakar

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Marker-Based Head Motion Measurement System To Mitigate Motion Artifacts In 3d Cone-Beam Tomography, Ujjal Kumar Bhowmik

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Volume Estimation Models For Generation And Attraction Of Freight Commodity Groups Using Regression Analysis, Suhil Bagighni

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The Binding Properties And Functional Consequences Of Ryr2-Cam Interaction, Yi Yang

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The aim of my dissertation is to understand the regulation of RyR2. The whole dissertation is composed of two parts. The first part focused on RyR2-CaM interaction. The second focused on synthetic RyR2 domain peptide (DPc10), which worked as a powerful molecular tool for RyR2 functional and structural studies.

CaM has been long identified as an important cardiac RyR regulator. Broad studies suggest CaM is a critical RyR2 stabilizer and CaM-RyR2 interaction is a critical molecular substrate for arrhythmias and HF pathogenesis, but the in situ binding properties for CaM-RyR2 are still unknown. Here we, Using FRET detection and permeabilized …

Positive Emotions And Immune Respose To Influenza In Medically Stable Older Adults, Maryann J. Gierloff

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Influenza results in substantial human suffering and health care costs. Evidence from psychoneuroimmunology suggests that emotions influence the immune system and may alter susceptibility to infectious diseases, like influenza. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the influence of psychological factors, health behaviors, circulating levels of proinflammatory cytokines and the development of influenza-like illness in older adults. Medically stable participants, 55 years of age and over, were enrolled from the general community and an elderly community. Psychological factors (emotions and perceived stress), health behaviors (sleep and physical activity) and plasma cytokine levels (IL-6 and IL-1B) were evaluated with respect …

Social Cognitive Functioning And Social Competence In Children And Adolescents With Spina Bifida And Hydrocephalus: Social Cognitive Neuroscience As A Model, Caitlin Reid Roache

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The purpose of the current study was to examine social cognition in children with spina bifida and congenital hydrocephalus (SBH) and to determine whether deficits in these domains are associated with poor social competence, utilizing concepts from social cognitive neuroscience. To build upon extant literature, multi-method assessments, multi-informant data, and a developmental, biopsychosocial perspective were utilized. Distinct aspects of social competence, as defined by social performance, social skills, and social adjustment, were considered.

The current study was designed to investigate: (1) differences in social cognition between children and adolescents with SBH and the general population, (2) potential neuroanatomical predictors of …

The Locus Of Preparation And Privilege: College Choice And Social Reproduction, Daniel Allen

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Despite the ostensible proposition of American higher education to create a level playing field and advance an individual's life opportunities, the history of access to higher education in the United States has demonstrated a lack of equality in enrollment patterns. This enrollment inequality appears most pronounced when considering family income and socioeconomic status. These differences are particularly notable when considering enrollment patterns of students who are academically qualified to succeed at a highly selective college or university, but who come from low income families. Such variations in enrollment at highly selective colleges and universities aligned with family income and not …

Examining Support That Exists For Social And Emotional Program Implementation In Elementary Charter Schools, Angela N. Brooks

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This qualitative case study examines the perceptions of elementary charter school principals and teachers and the supports that exist for implementation of social and emotional learning programs. The experiences and perspectives of the participants in this research study will be significant to understanding the perceptions of what principals do to support social and emotional program implementation within a school.

The research questions in this research study are as follows:

1. According to the perceptions of elementary charter school principals, what do they do to support social and emotional learning program implementation in the school and in the classroom?

2. According …

Nietzsche's Theory Of Cognition: An Interpretation And Defense Of Perspectivism, Justin R. Marquis

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Friedrich Nietzsche has long been recognized as a pivotal thinker in the history of moral philosophy, but until the last quarter century his importance for our understanding of the concepts of truth and knowledge had been largely ignored in English-language scholarship. In my dissertation, I add to the growing discussion on Nietzsche's theory of human cognition. While more attention has recently been given to this dimension of Nietzsche's thought, several key aspects have been largely ignored or insufficiently treated including the effects that the ethical or evaluative domain have on the way we cognize the world, the role that radical …

The Use Of The Bulk Properties Of Gamma-Ray Burst Prompt Emission Spectra For The Study Of Cosmology, Adam Goldstein

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Preferred Dna Binding Orientation Of The Hyperthermophile Protein Sac7d, Gokul Krishna Turaga

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Structured Dna Probe Microarrays For Detection Of Acetotrophic Methanogens In Complex Solutions, Jonas Boateng

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Evaluation Of Origin/Destination Matrix Estimation Techniques To Support Aspects Of Traffic Modeling, Jeffrey Paul Wilson

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A Study Of Anaerobic Fermentation Of Biodiesel Derived Crude Glycerol Into Butanol Using Clostridium Pasteurianum Atcc 6013, Keerthi Prasad Venkataramanan

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The Influence Of A 3d Protuberance And Surface Curvature On Wall Pressure Fluctuation In A Supersonic Flow, Philip V. Hahn

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Implementing Planetary Meteor Impact Craters As High Gain Radio Frequency Dish Reflector Antennas, Travis S. Taylor

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A Relational Study Of The Knowledge Sharing Behavior And Organizational Commitment Of Engineers, Deborah Anne Howell

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Transcriptome Characterization Of The Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Laccaria Bicolor To Understand Metabolic Reprogramming During Symbiotic Interaction With Populus Tremuloides, Geetika Trivedi

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Detecting The Presence Of Extrinsic Nodes In A Virtual Network Using A Message Induced Graph, James A. Jerkins

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Adaptive Second Order Sliding Modes, Jose Oommen Kochalummoottil

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Spectropolarimetric Characterization Of Light Scattering Materials, Prashant Raman

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