• Cluster sampling in large oral health surveys – issues and implications for design and analysis 

  Sheerin, Anthony Joseph (University College Cork, 2019-10-09)

  The use of survey sampling has become routine in almost all aspects of life. If the chosen sample is representative of the population, inferences about the population can be made from the sample. Chapter 1 reviews commonly ...
• Application of mixed-effects modelling and supervised classification techniques to public health data 

  Yang, Shuai (University College Cork, 2019-09-28)

  This thesis consists of two parts. In PART A, we describe the application of mixed-effects modelling to 24 hour blood pressure. The blood pressure follows a 24-h circadian rhythm and the exaggerated morning surge in BP is ...
• On the Interaction of rate-induced and bifurcation-induced tipping in ecosystems 

  O'Keeffe, Paul E. (University College Cork, 2019-10)

  We analyse nonlinear tipping phenomena in a bi-stable ecosystem model, defined as sudden and unexpected transitions from the herbivore-dominating equilibrium to the plant-only equilibrium, which are triggered by environmental ...
• Rate-induced critical transitions 

  Xie, Chun (University College Cork, 2020-04)

  This thesis focuses on rate-induced critical transitions or tipping points (R-tipping points), where the system undergoes a critical transition if the time-varying external conditions vary faster than some critical rate. ...
• Activity profiles of adults aged 50 - 70 years: functional data analysis 

  Weedle, Richard (University College Cork, 2019-10)

  Physical activity has a major impact on health. Questionnaires are the most common method of physical activity assessment. While cost effective, these are subjective and can correlate poorly with actual activity levels. ...

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