ATU Galway City: Recent submissions
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An Investigation into the Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Points in Health Service Executive Properties in Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon to Meet Sustainability Drivers.
(Atlantic Technological University, 2025)The driver for this research is the health service executive commitment to achieving net-zero emissions no later than 2050. As Ireland’s largest public body, the Health Service Executive is focussed on decarbonising its ... -
Creating a sustainable universal approach to social house design for a lifetime of living specific to vertical circulation, egress, bathrooms, and humanistic storage space requirements.
(Atlantic Technological University, 2025-05)With the demographic change which Ireland is experiencing, people are living longer. Adequate housing for an aging population is one of the many challenges that this presents. Government housing policy aspires to meet these ... -
Spatio-temporal distribution and abundance of the lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) in the Celtic Seas Ecoregion varies by sex; and the extent of sperm storage in the female chrondrichthyans
(Atlantic Technological University, 2024-11)Most chondrichthyans occupy higher trophic levels in their selected habitats, and as such, provide essential ecosystem services, such as removal of weak or sick prey items from the ecosystem, population control of prey ... -
An investigation of circular economy interventions for the reduction of Construction and Demolition Waste in Ireland.
(Atlantic Technological University, 2022)Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) volumes in Ireland peaked at 17.8 Million Tonnes (Mt) during the economic peak in 2007, before falling to 3Mt in 2011 after the economic recession. The most recent data available ... -
An investigation of microparasites and microbes in four decapod crustaceans
(Atlantic Technological University, 2024-01)Crustaceans are valuable components of their ecosystems and support fisheries of economic value. As these fisheries continue to grow worldwide, and particularly for wild decapod crustaceans, it is important to monitor the ... -
Diversifying Our Library
(2024)This poster highlights how the Atlantic Technology University library Galway-Mayo is striving to diversify our library to ensure that people who are marginalised by society’s perspectives are better represented. We have a ... -
An Investigation of Oracy and Graphicacy Knowledge and Skills Development, in a Selected Post-Primary Initial Teacher Education Programme in the Field of Technical Education
(Atlantic Technological University, 2023-11)Prior to 2011, Ireland's performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) was unsatisfactory. To improve these results, the Department of Education and Skills successfully implemented a strategic ... -
Accelerating the transition to a circular economy (CE) through exchange of excess materials: A conceptual framework for an excess materials exchange (EME) for the public sector, built environment in Ireland.
(Atlantic Technological University, 2023-11)The research examines the viability of accelerating the transition to a circular economy (CE) in Ireland through the exchange of excess materials from the public sector, built environment. This study uses Design Science ... -
Development of lab-simulated slow pyrolysis and generation of pyrolysis profiles of common hydrocarbon polymers for fire debris analysis
(Atlantic Technological University, 2023-07)This study aimed to investigate the pyrolysis behaviour of substrates and the influence of various factors on the formation of degradation products through experimental and real world simulations. Experimental simulation ... -
The Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) in County Galway: Local Histories, Memories & Post-Conflict Heritage Initiatives
(Atlantic Technological University, 2022)The Government of Ireland's Decade of Centenaries programme has aroused much interest of late in the revolutionary events that preceded the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. This thesis explores local histories, ... -
Integrating Biomedical Engineering Research with Undergraduate Teaching – A Research-Teaching Nexus Approach
(Infonomics Society, 2022)The integration of research with undergraduate teaching can further enhance the third-level learning experience, by improving learners’ problem solving, critical inquiry and design thinking skills. Unfortunately, research ... -
An investigation into the effects of climate change on baleen whale distribution in the British Isles
(Elsevier B.V., 30-12-20)Climate change is predicted to impact the distribution of many marine species. In the North-East Atlantic and elsewhere in the world, studies indicate that climate change is leading to poleward shifts in cetacean distribution. ... -
Addressing cohort uncertainty through advanced length frequency and stage-based assessment models with application to anglerfish
(Atlantic Technological University, 2022-02)Fisheries stock assessments are important tools for successful management of fisheries. Reliability of a stock assessment model is often determined by the data available and accounting for key uncertainties in the data is ... -
Unlocking the archive: using the biochemical and isotopic composition of fish scales to understand the marine phase of Atlantic salmon
(2022-04)The Atlantic salmon is a species of great importance culturally, economically and ecologically. Recent declines suffered by many populations have been linked to marine mortality, therefore a better understanding of the ... -
Dynamic gill and mucus microbiomes during a gill disease episode in farmed Atlantic salmon
(2022-10-06)Amoebic gill disease (AGD) and complex gill disease (CGD) are recurrent gill disorders in Atlantic salmon, resulting in significant aquaculture losses. The role of gill microbiomes in gill disease development is unclear. ... -
Breeding biology of the Common Swift (Apus apus) in Ireland – the most north-westerly edge of the nesting habitat
(2022-01)Ireland is at the north-western edge of the Common Swifts’ (Apus apus) range, and information on the basic breeding parameters of the species in this region is sparse. Therefore, the main objective of this research was to ... -
An Analysis of the Remote Computing Systems and Solutions Provided by ATU Galway City School of Science and Computing to Staff and Students
(School of Engineering, Atlantic Technological University, 2022-11)The research question being asked here is what are the most efficient strategies to improve the remote working and learning experience in ATU Galway School of Science and Computing? The aim of the research was to analyse ... -
Biogeography in the deep: Hierarchical population genomic structure of two beaked whale species
(Elsevier B.V., 2022-10-14)The deep sea is the largest ecosystem on Earth, yet little is known about the processes driving patterns of genetic diversity in its inhabitants. Here, we investigated the macro- and microevolutionary processes shaping ... -
Language teaching and learning in Ireland: 2012–2021
(Cambridge University Press, 2022-11-03)The language teaching landscape in Ireland has changed considerably over the last 30 years as a result of substantial and sustained inward migration into the country during this period. These social and demographic ... -
Microplastics in brown trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758) from an Irish riverine system
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-09-01)Rivers play an important role in the overall transport of microplastic pollution (1 μm to 5 mm), with fluvial dynamics expected to influence biotic interactions, particularly for fish. So far, there have been few assessments ...
