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The Writing Center Journal

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Closing The Grammarly Gaps: A Study Of Claims And Feedback From An Online Grammar Program, J. M. Dembsey

The Writing Center Journal

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Looking Up: Mapping Writing Center Work Through Institutional Ethnography, Michelle Miley

The Writing Center Journal

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Tell Me What You Really Think: Lessons From Negative Student Feedback, Mary Hedengren, Martin Lockerd

The Writing Center Journal

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The Impact Of Robot Tutor Social Behaviour On Children, James R Kennedy

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

Robotic technologies possess great potential to enter our daily lives because they have the ability to interact with our world. But our world is inherently social. Whilst humans often have a natural understanding of this complex environment, it is much more challenging for robots. The field of social Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) seeks to endow robots with the characteristics and behaviours that would allow for intuitive multimodal interaction. Education is a social process and previous research has found strong links between the social behaviour of teachers and student learning. This therefore presents a promising application opportunity for social human-robot interaction. The …

Farmgate Restaurant & Country Store Dinner Menu 2017, Farmgate Restaurant

Menus of the 21st Century

n 1983 Mar�g O'Brien established Farmgate in Midleton, Co. Cork as a small food shop specialising in local, seasonal, fresh produce. In 1988 it expanded to a larger premises to develop, along with its shop, the now renowned Farmgate Restaurant and Bakery. A generation later Mar�g is now joined by her daughter, Sally O'Brien to further continue this well loved concept. Farmgate is supported and loved, particularly by local patrons, and has now become a national and international landmark. The concept is based on Regional food, supporting in particular local producers. Cheeses are local; duck is free-range; lamb and beef …

Farmgate Restaurant & Country Store Lunch Menu 2017, Farmgate Restaurant

Menus of the 21st Century

n 1983 Mar�g O'Brien established Farmgate in Midleton, Co. Cork as a small food shop specialising in local, seasonal, fresh produce. In 1988 it expanded to a larger premises to develop, along with its shop, the now renowned Farmgate Restaurant and Bakery. A generation later Mar�g is now joined by her daughter, Sally O'Brien to further continue this well loved concept. Farmgate is supported and loved, particularly by local patrons, and has now become a national and international landmark. The concept is based on Regional food, supporting in particular local producers. Cheeses are local; duck is free-range; lamb and beef …

Picture Books As Mentor Texts For 10th Grade Struggling Writers, David Willett Premont, Terrell A. Young, Brad Wilcox, Deborah Dean, Timothy G. Morrison

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine if picture books in high school classrooms could enhance word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. Previous research has not fully considered employing picture books as mentor texts in high schools. Twelve participants from two low-performing 10th grade English classes were identified as low-, medium-, or high-performing students. Using action research, students were taught from an inquiry-based approach as the teacher read aloud picture books and asked students what they noticed. Students referred to the picture books as they were challenged to improve their narrative writing. Findings demonstrated that picture books helped secondary …

Lady Helen Restaurant Menu 2017, Lady Helen

Menus of the 21st Century

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

2017

Irish Restaurant Awards (Leinster) - Best Hotel Restaurant in Kilkenny, The Lady Helen

Irish Restaurant Awards (Leinster) - Best Chef in Kilkenny - Ken Harker, The Lady Helen

Listed in the "One Fab Day 100 Best Wedding Venues 2017"

Mayfield Restaurant All Day Menu 2017, Mayfield Restaurant

Menus of the 21st Century

Mayfield began in April 2010 when Kevin T Byrne and Kevin D Byrne (yes – two owners with the same name!) opened their door on Terenure Road North in Dublin.

The small building was originally a butchers shop from the early 1900’s. Already rich with character this was retained and built on using vintage tables and chairs. In 2013 the opportunity arose to expand and taking the risk they moved the restaurant into the large adjoining premises, turning the original space into a take-out deli.

Entering Mayfield you are greeted with a gift retail space full of scarves, housewares, cards …

G-Strands On Symmetric Spaces, Alexis Arnaudin, Darryl Holm, Rossen Ivanov

Articles

We study the G-strand equations that are extensions of the classical chiral model of particle physics in the particular setting of broken symmetries described by symmetric spaces. These equations are simple field theory models whose configuration space is a Lie group, or in this case a symmetric space. In this class of systems, we derive several models that are completely integrable on finite dimensional Lie group G, and we treat in more detail examples with symmetric space SU(2)/S1 and SO(4)/SO(3). The latter model simplifies to an apparently new integrable nine-dimensional system. We …

The Influence Of Match Outcome On Running Performance In Elite Gaelic Football, Shane Mangan, Shane Malone, Martin Ryan, Jason Mcgahan, Cian O'Neill, Con Burns, Joe Warne, Denise Martin, Kieran Collins

Articles

Introduction: Match outcome has been linked to running performance in many sports; however, the association has not yet been examined in Gaelic football. Methods: GPS technologies (4-Hz, VX Sport, Lower Hutt, New Zealand) were used with 5 elite Gaelic football teams over a period of 5 years (2012–2016), amounting to 95 matches. In total, 780 full match data sets were collected. Game movements were divided into total distance and high-speed distance (≥17 km h−1). Match outcomes were divided into big losses (≥6 points), small losses (≤5points), draws, small wins (≤5 points) and big wins (≥6 points). Results: Team (P …

Assessing The Usefulness Of Different Feature Sets For Predicting The Comprehension Difficulty Of Text, Brian Mac Namee, John D. Kelleher, Noel Fitzpatrick

Conference papers

Within English second language acquisition there is an enthusiasm for using authentic text as learning materials in classroom and online settings. This enthusiasm, however, is tempered by the difficulty in finding authentic texts at suitable levels of comprehension difficulty for specific groups of learners. An automated way to rate the comprehension difficulty of a text would make finding suitable texts a much more manageable task. While readability metrics have been in use for over 50 years now they only capture a small amount of what constitutes comprehension difficulty. In this paper we examine other features of texts that are related …

How Short Is A Piece Of String?: The Impact Of Text Length And Text Augmentation On Short-Text Classification Accuracy, Austin Mccartney, Svetlana Hensman, Luca Longo

Conference papers

Recent increases in the use and availability of short messages have created opportunities to harvest vast amounts of information through machine-based classification. However, traditional classification methods have failed to yield accuracies comparable to classification accuracies on longer texts. Several approaches have previously been employed to extend traditional methods to overcome this problem, including the enhancement of the original texts through the construction of associations with external data supplementation sources. Existing literature does not precisely describe the impact of text length on classification performance. This work quantitatively examines the changes in accuracy of a small selection of classifiers using a variety …

Comparison Study Of The Most Common Virtual Machine Load Balancing Algorithms In Large-Scale Cloud Environment Using Cloud Simulator, Rowaa Filimban

Dissertations

This is era of internet. There is barely any field where internet do not play important role. Nowadays, CloudComputing links to the internet that has rebelled the whole universe. CloudComputing is a rapid enlarging domain in computing industry and research. Three main services offered by the cloud are SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. With the technology advancement of the CloudComputing, there are many new chances pioneer on how applications can be developed and how several services can be provided to the end user throughout Virtualization, on the internet. What's more, there are cloud service providers who offer and provide large-scaled computing …

The Compartmented Alginate Fibres Optimisation For Bitumen Rejuvenator Encapsulation, Amir Tabakovic, Dirk Braak, Mark Van Gerwen, Oguzhan Copuroglu, Wouter Post, Santiago J. Garcia, Erik Schlangen

Research and Innovation - Articles

This article presents development of a novel self-healing technology for asphalt pavements, where asphalt binder rejuvenator is encapsulated within the compartmented alginate fibres. The key objective of the study was to optimise the compartmented alginate fibre design, i.e., maximising amount of rejuvenator encapsulated within the fibre. The results demonstrate that optimum rejuvenator content in the alginate fibre is of 70:30 rejuvenator/alginate ratio. The fibres are of sufficient thermal and mechanical strength to survive harsh asphalt mixing and compaction processes. Furthermore, results illustrate that zeer open asfalt beton (ZOAB) asphalt mix containing 5% of 70:30 rejuvenator/alginate ratio compartmented alginate fibres has …

Measuring Treatment Satisfaction In Ms: Is The Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire For Medication Fit For Purpose?, Patrick Vermersch, Jeremy Hobart, Catherine Dive-Pouletty, Sylvie Bozzi, Steven Hass, Patricia K. Coyle

Peninsula Medical School

Background: The Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) was designed to assess patient treatment satisfaction in chronic diseases. Its performance has not been examined in multiple sclerosis (MS). The 14 items of the TSQM cover four domains: Effectiveness, Side Effects, Convenience, and Global Satisfaction. Objective: To evaluate performance of the TSQM in patients with relapsing MS, using data collected from the TENERE study (NCT00883337), in which 324 patients received oral teriflunomide or subcutaneous interferon beta-1a for ≥48 weeks. Methods: Five measurement properties were examined using traditional psychometric methods: data completeness, scale-to-sample targeting, scaling assumptions, reliability (including test-retest), and construct validity …

Sibling Influences On Risky Behaviors From Adolescence To Young Adulthood: Vertical Socialization Or Bidirectional Effects?, Shawn D. Whiteman, Alexander C. Jensen Phd, Susan M. Mchale

Faculty Publications

This study built on research on sibling influences to assess potential bidirectional effects of older and younger siblings’ risky behaviors on one another’s risky behaviors; our longitudinal design allowed us to test these effects when siblings were at about the same chronological age, at different points in time.We also tested whether the strength and/or direction of effects of siblings’ risky behaviors changed from middle adolescence to young adulthood. Reports of risky behaviors (i.e., deviant behaviors and excessive alcohol use) were provided by firstborn and secondborn siblings from up to 201 families on five occasions spanning 10 years. In general, accounting …

Soudbites From Dialogues With Michael Spooner: A Happened, Happening, Then Retrospective On A Career In Publishing, Writing, Reading, And Responding, Stacy Kastner

The Writing Center Journal

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"Challenge Accepted": Cooperative Tutoring As An Alternative To One-To-One Tutoring, Dagmar Scharold

The Writing Center Journal

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Student Interactions With A Native Speaker Tutor And A Nonnative Speaker Tutor At An American Writing Center, Yelin Zhao

The Writing Center Journal

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Design And Pitch: Introducing Multiliteracies Through Scientific Research Posters, Sohui Lee, Russ E. Carpenter

The Writing Center Journal

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The Social Lives Of Citations: How And Why Writing Center Journal Authors Cite Sources, Neal Lerner, Kyle Oddis

The Writing Center Journal

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Internationalisation Of Indigenous Start-Ups: Economic Development In A Small Peripheral Economy, Clare O'Mahony

Conference papers

Ireland’s economic development is intrinsically linked to its success at attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). For decades, indigenous industry has lagged behind the foreign-owned sector, giving rise to concerns of a dualistic industrial structure. An over-reliance on FDI carries a number of risks associated with its footloose nature and weak linkages in the domestic economy. The development of a strong export-oriented indigenous sector is therefore seen as essential to ensure sustainable economic growth and employment security. Since the 1990s, Irish industrial policy has placed a greater emphasis on indigenous industry. At the same time technological change and the decentralisation of …

Retarding Field Energy Analyzer For High Energy Pulsed Electron Beam Measurements, J. Hu, Joshua L. Rovey, W. Zhao

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

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Transformation Of South African Coal Fly Ash Into Zsm-5 Zeolite And Its Application As An Mto Catalyst, Roland Na M. Missengue, Pit Losch, Grant Sedres, Nicholas M. Musyoka, Ojo O. Fatoba, Benoit Louis, Patrick Pale, Leslie F. Petrik

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This study presents a way of using South African coal fly ash by extracting metals such as Al and Fe with concentrated sulphuric acid, and then using the solid residue as a feedstock for the synthesis of ZSM-5 zeolite. The percentage of aluminum and iron oxides decreased from 28.0 ± 0.2% and 5.0 ± 0.1% in coal fly ash to 24.6 ± 0.1% and 1.6 ± 0.01% in the acid treated coal fly ash respectively. The fly ash-based zeolite ZSM-5 sample synthesized from the solid residue after extraction of Al and Fe, contained 62% of ZSM-5 zeolite pure phase with …

Decentralized Fault Diagnosis And Prognosis Scheme For Interconnected Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems, Hasan Ferdowsi, Jagannathan Sarangapani

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper deals with the design of a decentralized fault diagnosis and prognosis scheme for interconnected nonlinear discrete-time systems which are modelled as the interconnection of several subsystems. For each subsystem, a local fault detector (LFD) is designed based on the dynamic model of the local subsystem and the local states. Each LFD consists of an observer with an online neural network (NN)-based approximator. The online NN approximators only use local measurements as their inputs, and are always turned on and continuously learn the interconnection as well as possible fault function. A fault is detected by comparing the output of …

Vehicle Base Station, Emad William Saad, J. L. Vian, Matthew A. Vavrina, J. A. Nisbett, Donald C. Wunsch

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A system to load and unload material from a vehicle comprises a vehicle base station and an assembly to autonomously load and unload material from the vehicle.

Implementation Assessment Of Executive Order 13518: The Veterans Employment Initiative (Interim Report), Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

Under the auspices of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University conducted an independent study to assess the implementation of the Veterans Employment Initiative (VEI). This Interim report discusses interim findings, as well as initial focus areas for the 2016-2020 administration.

The Error Control Of Mixed-Form Fast Multipole Algorithm Based On The High-Order Multipole Rotation, Ling Ling Meng, Xiaoyan Y.Z. Xiong, Tian Xia, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this letter, the mixed-form fast multipole algorithm (MF-FMA) with feasible error controllability is implemented through high-order multipole rotation that can make the translation matrices very sparse. The saving of both storage and CPU time makes it attainable to increase the number of harmonics in the middle frequency regime, thus shifting up the transition region of MF-FMA. Consequently, the broadband accuracy of the MF-FMA can be improved significantly.