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How much wind energy will be curtailed on the 2020 Irish power system?

McGarrigle, E. V.; Deane, J. P.; Leahy, Paul G. (Elsevier, 2013-07)

This paper describes a model of the 2020 Irish electricity system which was developed and solved in a mixed integer programming, unit commitment and economic dispatch tool called PLEXOS. The model includes all generators ...
Introduction: geographies of the post-boom era

Linehan, Denis; Crowley, Caroline (Manchester University Press, 2013-05)
Report on Irish consumers' awareness and knowledge of legal rights

Donnelly, Mary; White, Fidelma (Faculty of Law, University College Cork., 2013-04)

This Report presents the results of an empirical study conducted by staff at the Faculty of Law, University College Cork (the UCC study ) in relation to consumers self-perception and their actual knowledge of the law. ...
Deposition of copper by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition using a novel N-Heterocyclic carbene precursor

Coyle, Jason P.; Dey, Gangotri; Sirianni, Eric R.; Kemmell, Marianna L.; Yap, Glenn P. A.; Ritala, Mikko; Leskela, Markku; Elliott, Simon D.; Barry, Sean T. (American Chemical Society Publications, 2013-03)

Two novel N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-containing copper(I) amides are reported as atomic layer deposition (ALD) precursors. 1,3-Diisopropyl-imidazolin-2-ylidene copper hexamethyldisilazide (1) and 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-diiso ...
The gravity of Eros in the contemporary: an introduction

Szakolczai, Árpád; Horvath, Agnes (2013-02)

The question of Eros, understood in the broader sense of passionate devotion, takes us back to classical philosophical anthropology, the very foundations of social and political analysis, and in particular the work of ...
In liminal tension towards giving birth: Eros, the educator

Szakolczai, Árpád (Sage, 2013-02)

The discussion on the nature of Eros (love as sexual desire) in Plato’s Symposium offers us special insights concerning the potential role played by love in social and political life. While about Eros, the dialogue also ...
Typical tropospheric aerosol backscatter profiles for Southern Ireland: The Cork Raman lidar

McAuliffe, Michael A. P.; Ruth, Albert A. (Elsevier, 2013-02)

A Raman lidar instrument (UCLID) was established at the University College Cork as part of the European lidar network EARLINET. Raman backscatter coefficients, extinction coefficients and lidar ratios were measured within ...
Soft sediment ecology of Lough Hyne Marine Reserve - spatial and temporal patterns

Broszeit, Stefanie (University College Cork, 2013-01)

Distribution of soft sediment benthic fauna and the environmental factors affecting them were studied, to investigate changes across spatial and temporal scales. Investigations took place at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve using ...
FLT3-driven redox signalling in acute myeloid leukaemia

Corcoran, Aoife (University College Cork, 2013-01)

Acute myeloid leukaemia refers to cancer of the blood and bone marrow characterised by the rapid expansion of immature blasts of the myeloid lineage. The aberrant proliferation of these blasts interferes with normal ...
Fast and accurate approximations for the analysis of energy detection in Nakagami-m channels

Horgan, Donagh; Murphy, Colin C. (IEEE, 2013-01)

Previous research has identified several exact methods for the evaluation of the probability of detection for energy detectors operating on Nakagami-m faded channels. However, these methods rely on discrete summations ...
Quantum behavior in mesoscopic systems

Lo Gullo, Nicolino (University College Cork, 2013-01)

In this thesis I present the work done during my PhD. The Thesis is divided into two parts; in the first one I present the study of mesoscopic quantum systems whereas in the second one I address the problem of the definition ...
A normalization-based approach to the mobility analysis of spatial compliant multi-beam modules

Hao, Guangbo; Kong, Xianwen (Elsevier, 2013-01)

This paper presents a normalization-based approach to the mobility analysis of spatial compliant multi-beam modules to address the dimensional-inhomogeneity issue of motion/load. Firstly, two spatial non-tilted and tilted ...
Investigation of global regulators influencing styrene metabolism and bioplastic synthesis in Pseudomonas putida CA-3

Ryan, William James (University College Cork, 2013-01)

The genetics and biochemistry involved in the biodegradation of styrene and the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates in Pseudomonas putida CA-3 have been well characterised to date. Knowledge of the role played by global ...
Planning the deployment of fault-tolerant wireless sensor networks

Sitanayah, Lanny (University College Cork, 2013-01)

Since Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are subject to failures, fault-tolerance becomes an important requirement for many WSN applications. Fault-tolerance can be enabled in different areas of WSN design and operation, ...
Thinking as testing the limits of friendship: on the Voegelin-Schütz correspondence

Szakolczai, Árpád (Wagner Columbus Publishing Co Ltd., 2013-01)

The exchange of letters between Eric Voegelin and Alfred Schütz took place in between 1938, or the year in which both were forced to leave Vienna due to the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, and 1959, when Schütz ...
Cyclodextrins for non-viral gene and siRNA delivery

O'Mahony, Aoife M.; O'Driscoll, Caitríona M.; O'Neill, Martin J.; Godinho, Bruno M. D. C.; Darcy, Raphael; Cryan, John F. (Bentham Science Publishers, 2013-01)

Considerable research is focused on the development of non-viral vectors for gene and RNA interference therapies, with significant advancements in this field over the past number of years. Cationic lipids and polymers have ...
School sport and academic achievement

Bradley, John L.; Keane, Francis; Crawford, Susan (Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2013-01)

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) is an integral part of the school curriculum in Ireland. Historically the Healthy Body, Healthy Mind philosophy has promoted the inclusion of PESS alongside ...
Decomposing European NUTS2 regional inequality from 1980 to 2009: national and European policy implications

Doran, Justin; Jordan, Declan (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013)

Purpose - This paper analyses income inequality for a sample of fourteen European countries and their composite regions using data from the Cambridge Econometrics regional dataset from 1980 to 2009. The purpose of the paper ...
Mediating effects of coping style on associations between psychological factors and self-harm among adolescents

McMahon, Elaine M.; Corcoran, Paul; McAuliffe, Carmel; Keeley, Helen S.; Perry, Ivan J.; Arensman, Ella (Hogrefe Group, 2013)

There is evidence for an association between suicidal behaviour and coping style among adolescents. The aims of this study were to examine associations between coping style, mental health factors and self-harm thoughts ...
Enhancing the health-status of processed meats through ingredient manipulation and its effects on sensory and physiochemical product attributes

Tobin, Brian David (University College Cork, 2013)

An important component of this Ph.D. thesis was to determine the European consumers’ views on processed meats and bioactive compounds. Thus a survey gathered information form over 500 respondents and explored their perceptions ...

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