Research@THEA (new): Recent submissions
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The design and development of novel cooking and heating products for irish older adults: a real health need
(Common Ground Research Networks, 2011-07-06)The world’s population is ageing; researchers have an increasingly important role to play in innovating new products, appliances and services to allow for better everyday living conditions of this ageing demographic. ... -
Designing a domestic heating product for older people within the concept of contained living spaces.
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A culture of universal empathy in design at the south east technological university carlow.
(Universal Design in Education Conference, 2015-11)This paper discusses the development of a culture of ‘Universal Empathy’ within Product Design programmes at the Institute of Technology Carlow. The concept draws from the inclusive, holistic nature of Universal Design ... -
How design thinking offers strategic value to micro-enterprises
(DRS International, 2018-06-25)Large organisations use design and design thinking to create value; however, there is a low awareness and practice of design and design thinking in smaller businesses. 69% of Irish businesses never use design, or use it ... -
Designing an interdisciplinary research culture in higher education: a case study
(Springer, 2020-04-27)Design methods and processes are now commonly used across disciplines as an approach to gain deeper and more connected understanding within complex or wicked problems. However, little research exists on the use of Design ... -
Learning from covid-19: design, age-friendly technology, hacking and mental models
(Emerald, 2020-04-29)In March 2020 the United Nations published an open brief for the creative community to propose interventions to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. However, when faced with unprecedented wicked problems such as these, the ... -
Online-based participatory design: a case study of developing international standards during a pandemic
(Universidad do Vale de Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), 2022-09-05)Standards are essential instruments to ensure the safety, efficiency and quality of products, services, systems, processes, and environments. In pre-pandemic times, the standard development process ... -
Effects of a fall on the quality of life of someone over the age of 65
(2020-08)Background: Care of the older person will become more important in the future due to the expected increase in this area of the population. Falls and fall related injuries are the most comm on cause of admission to ... -
Current decontamination challenges and potentially complementary solutions to safeguard the vulnerable seafood industry from recalcitrant human norovirus in live shellfish: Quo Vadis?
(Elsevier, 2023-02-24)Safeguarding the seafood industry is important given its contribution to supporting our growing global population. However, shellfish are filter feeders that bioaccumulate microbial contaminants in their tissue from ... -
Improvement of rheological and mechanical properties of PLA by reactive blending with Poly(MMA-g-GMA)
(Polymer Processing Society, 2017-06-26)The aim of this study is to improve the melt strength of Polylacticacid (PLA) using methylmethacrylate-g-glycidylmethacrylate copolymers, Poly(MMA-g-GMA), that was synthesized by reactive blending at different weight ... -
Synthesis of MMA/GMA graft and random copolymers by melt and solution copolymerizations
(Polymer Processing Society, 2017-06-27)In this study Poly(MMA g GMA) copolymers was prepared via reactive blending of PMMA and GMA using benzoyl peroxide ( and dicumyl peroxide ( and Poly(MMA ran GMA) was synthesized by solution copolymerization of ... -
Designing a module in entrepreneurship for product design students
(Sage Publications, 2021-04-30)Creative problem-solving has been identified as one of the most critical future-proof skillsets we can develop in our society. When educating future designers, entrepreneurship skills are now considered essential; however, ... -
Destination management: the influence of local food
(Sciendo, 2021-01-29)This study investigates tourist attitudes to local food on destination choice, travel motivation, satisfaction and perceived object-related and existential authenticity. Additionally, the mediating effects of authenticity ... -
Using the biocheck.ugent™ scoring tool in Irish farrow-to-finish pig farms: assessing biosecurity and its relation to productive performance
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2019-03-01)Background Biosecurity is one of the main factors affecting disease occurrence and antimicrobial use, and it is associated with performance in pig production. However, the importance of specific measures could vary depending ... -
Preparation of random and graft copolymers of GMA and MMA using reactive melt mixing and solution polymerization
(Amirkabir University, 2020-12-23)In this study Poly(MMA-g-GMA) copolymers was prepared via reactive melt mixing of Poly (methyl methacrylate) PMMA and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and dicumyl peroxide (DCP) as initiators. ... -
The society of jesus in ireland post 1814: a historiographical survey
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2020-05)A history and examination of the of the collecting and curation of the historic record of the Jesuits within the order from 1814. -
Older adult insights for age friendly environments, products and service systems
(Loughborough University, 2018-05)The environments we grow old in present a challenge to be adaptive to our changing needs and limitations. Environments, in the context of this paper, are the spaces, products and product service systems that we engage with, ... -
Creating an intergenerational university hub: engaging older and younger users in the shaping of space and place.
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-02)Intergenerational initiatives in post-secondary settings have demonstrated health and social benefits. However, there is a lack of detail with regard to the process by which such initiatives are conceptualized and the role ... -
Super toughening of PLA through blending with SEBS and nano-clay
(Amirkabir University, 2020-12-23)Polylactic acid (PLA) is known as a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer that shows brittle behavior during the tensile strength test. Mixing has always been one of the most cost-effective ways to improve the properties ... -
Improvement of rheological and mechanical properties of PLA by reactive blending with Poly(MMA-g-GMA)
(Amirkabir University, 2020-12-20)The aim of this study is to improve the melt strength of Polylacticacid (PLA) using methylmethacrylate-g-glycidylmethacrylate copolymers, Poly(MMA-g-GMA), that was synthesized by reactive blending at different weight ...
