• Influence of the schmutzdecke microbial community and varying operational conditions on the performance of biosand filters for domestic drinking water treatment 

  Beechinor, Greg (University College Cork, 2017)

  Household water treatment technologies offer an interim solution for people who remain without access to a safe drinking water source. Biosand filters (BSFs) are among the most sustainable point-of-use (POU) water treatment ...
• Vitamin D and health during pregnancy 

  Ní Cheallacháin, Karen (University College Cork, 2017)

  This thesis presents findings from the ‘Determination of the nutritional requirement for vitamin D during pregnancy and the early neonatal period’ (DMAT) trial. The primary aim was to conduct a seasonally-balanced, ...
• The investigation of technological, nutritional and sensorial characteristics of wheat bread, influenced by different strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 

  Heitmann, Mareile (University College Cork, 2017)

  Yeast induced fermentation of dough is an important process in bread making and one of the oldest biochemical processes in the world. Surprisingly, our knowledge about the dough fermentation step in correlation to product ...
• Harnessing the bacteriocin-producing capacity of the gut with a view to controlling microorganisms that have been associated with obesity and related metabolic disorders 

  Hegarty, James William (University College Cork, 2017)

  Obesity is a complex syndrome associated with a number of serious implications for human health. The gut microbiota in obesity and related metabolic conditions has received considerable attention. The aim of this project ...
• Optical and near infrared observations of accretion processes in galactic compact objects 

  McConnell, Owen (University College Cork, 2017)

  In this thesis, we present optical and near-infrared observations of compact binary systems. The observations are used to refine the binary parameters of several Low Mass X-ray Binaries, and to better understand the accretion ...

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