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Feedback and goal-setting interventions to reduce electricity use in the real world
(University of Illinois at Chicago Library, 2014)A field experiment explored the effect of feedback and goal-setting interventions on residential electricity use in households in Northern Ireland. Alternating orders of presentation of feedback and no feedback conditions ... -
Feedback and self-evaluative judgements
(Dublin Business School, 2001)An experiment investigating self-evaluative judgements and the theories and models which seek to explain their use by the individual in the decision making process. The following experiment was constructed to examine how ... -
Female Liberation and Autonomy in the Films of Federico Fellini
(SAHKartell, 2015)The essay examines the role of women and the portrayal of femininity in the films of Federico Fellini (1920-1993), and the extent to which Fellini’s view of women guides the evolution of the plots. Key female characters ... -
Female psychotherapists’ experience of working with traditional male clients
(Dublin Business School, 2016)This research set out to explore the experience of female psychotherapists’ working with traditional male clients. It sought to discover the therapists’ preconceptions about this client group. This research also endevoured ... -
The female role in the horror genre
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The female role in the horror genre is something that can be explored throughout the years. With the emergence of a new kind of female heroine since the 1970s and even 1980s, the role of the feminine within the horror genre ... -
The feminisation of ageing - a myth of dependency in the literature of British civil society : an exploration of how an image may be the site for myth production
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This Final Year Project will look at how images of older people can produce a myth about the ageing process. The myth being produced is that older people can be said to occupy the same symbolic space as women which means ... -
The Fideism of the Wittgensteinians
(Metalogicon, 2001)Among the various English philosophical currents that have dealt with religion, “Wittgensteinian fideists” have, more than anyone else, stressed the relativity of beliefs and their relation to the forms of life in which ... -
Fields of knowledge
(Institute of Public Administration (IPA), 2006)Organic food is becoming increasingly popular in Ireland, as it is elsewhere. In September 2004, the Minister for Horticulture and Food, Noel Treacy, launched a Guide to Organic Food and Farming at the farmers’ market in ... -
Film canons and the academic library
(Dublin Business School, 2011)In 2005 it was suggested within a New York Times article that perhaps a university level qualification in film studies could be considered “the new MBA” given the moving image’s extraordinary capacity for communicating ... -
The film industry: digital or film - a comparison
(Dublin Business School, 2003)The process was conducted through the use of both primary and secondary research. My secondary research involved collecting information from various sources. Books, magazines and internet articles comprised the bulk of my ... -
The films of John Huston and Humphrey Bogart and their impact on American Cinema
(Dublin Business School, 2016)This dissertation will cover John Huston’s early work as a writer and his life before becoming a filmmaker. It will also cover Humphrey Bogart’s early stage career and his move into Hollywood cinema and his evolution ... -
Financial institutions have not assisted in the development and growth of small and medium scale industries in India. A study on SME industries in Uttar Pradesh region
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Small and Medium Enterprises are the driving force for the promotion of an economy. Due to its significance, all the countries either, developed or developing, are concentrating on the development of SME‟s. It is admitted ... -
Fingal County Libraries : the user's perception of a next generation library catalogue
(Dublin Business School, 2016)This study explores the perception of borrowers from Fingal County Libraries of Encore, a next generation library catalogue. Fingal County Libraries is a public service library and for generations, public libraries have ... -
“First do no harm” the side effect profile of psychotherapeutic treatments
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this research is to contribute knowledge to a scarce number of studies on negative effects (NE) in psychotherapy in order to increase awareness of both clinicians and patients along with effectiveness and safety ... -
The Fisherman
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Sunday, no longer a day or rest, just an ordinary day. This picture is entitled The Fisherman. -
The fitness industry : women, imagery and advertising appeal
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Despite the increase of obesity and physical inactivity rates in Ireland and across Europe, the fitness industry has only achieved 7.9% gym user market penetration in Ireland. Europe Active, have committed to double the ... -
Five minutes. Attitudes, empathy and self-esteem levels of people who park illegally in disabled spaces
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The aim of this study was to investigate if the variables of; attitudes to disabled persons or designated parking spaces, correlated with the variables of self esteem or empathy. Additionally, participants who parked in ... -
Flexible working arrangements - limitations and constraints in practice. Case study: the public sector, Comhairle.
(Dublin Business School, 2002)This study analyses the need for flexible working arrangements in the public sector, the limitations and constraints to which it can be achieved in practice. It critically evaluates the experience to date in the usage of ... -
Flexible Working Arrangements A solution to the rising levels of staff turnover
(Dublin Business School, 2001)The principle objective of this dissertation is to analyse the potential of flexible working arrangements with regard to attracting and retaining high calibre employees in the present tight labour market. The objectives ...