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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 ... -
Flight dynamics: model aircraft autopilot
(Dublin Business School, 2002)The project proposes to design, using software design methods, a piece of software that given an appropriately designed hardware electronic platform, could conduct and analyse a flight from point A to B (waypoints) resulting ... -
Food in a single click: preferred attributes for Generation Y in Ireland ordering food online
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Generation Y has revolutionized the Food Delivery Industry. Consumers are demanding tech solutions each time more. Although have been done several studies on their behaviour and characteristics, there is still a lack of ... -
Forecasting and analysis of COVID-19 pandemic
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause various diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, they cause a range of respiratory disorders. This paper presents the analysis of the transmission of COVID19 disease and ... -
Forecasting the electricity demand using machine learning algorithms
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Forecasting the electricity demand has been the key task to reach the long-term goals of European Union. Inadequacy of accurate measurement of electricity demand which further causes the under generation or over generation ... -
Forecasting the price of AWS On-spot instances using Deep Neural Network Architectures
(Dublin Business School, 2022)Among the cloud computing services, the concept of On-spot instance is the most popular which has been introduced by Amazon AWS, in order to utilize their spare capacity. On-spot instance follows the auction-based cloud ... -
Foreign Adoption in Ireland: A Case Study of the Irish-American Adoptions, 1947–1952
(SAHkartell, 2016)The Irish-American adoptions were a revolutionary way of dealing with Ireland’s ‘problem of the illegitimate child’. Ireland had long been promoted as a Catholic, and thus, a morally pure country. Having a child out of ... -
The forensic witness role and the effects of misinformation and suggestion
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The aim of the research presented here was to determine whether individuals in an experimental group who were called upon to fulfil the role of forensic witnesses were more likely to engage in crime recording behaviour ... -
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Forgetting and Remembering - Uncovering Women’s Histories at Richmond Barracks: A Public History Project
(SAHKartell, 2016)Richmond Barracks was, in 2015, designated one of the seven major restoration and/or commemorative projects to be funded by the Irish State. The Barracks, with its fascinating yet little remembered military, social and ... -
Forging a new template : proposing a more effective way of working with drug users
(Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme (KCCP), 2007)Addiction is characterised by a sense of urgency or immediacy and it concerns a need to feel good, to be without pain or even to acquire an ideal state of feeling. But are these needs not something that most people can ... -
Formal volunteering in child listening services: the motivating factors and relative impact on volunteers
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The aim of this research was to understand the motivating factors by which individuals engage in child-based listening services, their expectations prior to commencing their role, had their expectations been met and the ... -
A formative assessment of pension awareness among UK workforce
(2022-05)An important research area which concerns corporate bodies and government decision-makers is the topic of pension funds, the awareness of pension schemes among employees and the perceived importance of these schemes. ... -
A foster parents perspective : an evaluation of support services provided to foster parents while caring for a foster child
(Dublin Business School, 2012)This research aims to identify how foster parents feel supported in their role. Much of the research previously conducted in this area shows that many foster parents feel they do not have any support, all the while being ... -
Franchising and/or licensing as foreign market entry strategies in the Chinese hotel industry
(Dublin Business School, 2007)Franchising is a commonly used market entry strategy in the hotel industry. Licensing on the other hand, is mostly applied in the technological industry. This study critically evaluated franchising and licensing as market ... -
French and American women's soccer : evolution and comparison of markets. What are the differences between women's soccer market in France and in the USA?
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Purpose: Through this dissertation, the researcher will make a comparative analysis of the American and the French women’s soccer market. The aim of this comparison is to understand the development of both markets, ...