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Attitudes surrounding organ donation in relation to gender in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The lack of organs available for donation all over the world is a serious issue. Without these organs, people in need of them are unable to live a life that is of the quality that they desire. In many cases, the result of ... -
Attitudes to male victims of rape. A study of attitudes among therapists, counsellors and crisis intervention practitioners in dealing with male victims of rape and an investigation of levels of care available to male victims of rape
(Dublin Business School, 2008)Most research on the subject of rape and sexual assault regards the perpetrator as male and the victim as female. Rape is prevalent across all cultures and the reporting of rape tends to be contingent on societal attitudes ... -
Attitudes to pets : can attitudes toward pets predict self-compassion?
(Dublin Business School, 2012)The relationship between attitudes to pets and self-compassion has not been examined psychologically in relation to each other. This research examined pet and non-pet owners’ attitudes (positive and negative) regarding ... -
Attitudes toward counselling and psychotherapy: A focus on the Arab Muslim population in Dublin
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The purpose of this study is to describe and examine the different attitudes of the Arab Muslim community in Dublin toward seeking psychological help. This community is often misunderstood and stereotyped. But because ... -
Attitudes towards mental illness and help seeking in relation to gender, self-esteem and life satisfaction
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The aim of this study was to examine attitudes towards mental illness and help seeking in relation to gender, self-esteem and life satisfaction. This mixed method study using a sample of 79 college students investigated ... -
Attitudes towards online dating and the perceived threat it poses to the future of long term relationships
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Online dating has become a massive industry and it is estimated that there is over 5,000 dating websites worldwide and close to 25 sites with over 1 million subscribers (onlinedatingmagazine.com, 2012). It is estimated ... -
Attitunes. An exploration into consumer perception of, and attitude towards of digitally compressed music
(Dublin Business School, 2005)The study explores a new phenomenon to the music market, MP3. Though MP3 has been around for a while, it is only now coming into focus of the mainstream consumer. The study set out to assess consumer attitude towards this ... -
Austerity : an examination of fiscal concentration in an open economy with fiscal and monetary restrictions, the case of Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2013)This research is both timely and of the utmost relevance, given that the implementation of aus-terity fiscal policies has impacted Irish society and its economy in the wake of a post financial crisis. It has consequences ... -
The author is dead? Should Irish libraries censor items based on an author's wrongdoings
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The emergence of social movements such as #MeToo has cast a spotlight on the criminal behaviour of authors and other artists. If one looks through the shelves of a public library in Ireland at the books one cannot but ... -
Authoritarian parenting and alcohol abuse - a study into the incidence of alcohol abuse and parenting style
(Dublin Business School, 2004)A study was carried out to investigate whether recovering alcoholics experienced more authoritarian parenting during childhood, than non-alcoholic participants did. A group of participants were given a short survey to ... -
Autism and families: Perceived stress, emotional stability & coping in parents of children with ASD
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This study investigated the relationship between perceived stress, emotional stability and coping self-efficacy and examined whether relationship status and number of children had an influence on these variables between ... -
Autism as a factor affecting family systems : a comparative study of stress, self-efficacy and self-perception
(Dublin Business School, 2012)Many factors combine to affect the interactive and interdependent nature of family systems, stress associated with long term care of children with autism has psychological and physiological consequences. The purpose of the ... -
Awareness and adaptation of cloud services by it academics in India
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The focus of this thesis paper is laid on the awareness and adaptation of cloud services by IT academics in India. In addition, the paper will also highlight the benefits of using cloud computing services in educational ... -
Awareness and filling-in of the human blind spot : linking Psychophysics with retinal topography
(Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2011)Purpose. To link psychophysical thresholds for blind spot awareness and filling-in with early neural components that underpin these perceptions. Methods. Blind spot dimensions were quantified, after which an intrinsic ... -
Awareness and perceptions of information literacy of faculty members in universities in the Dublin area
(Dublin Business School, 2012)In recent years librarians in Ireland have begun to embrace the concept of Information Literacy (IL) and its importance with many case studies, reports and conferences dedicated to the subject. Despite this, few studies ... -
Awareness and perceptions of the role of information management professionals and graduates in the context of organisational implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation
(Dublin Business School, 2017)As with all things new, there is limited research available in an academic context around the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and more specifically around the role information management graduates can play ... -
Awareness of binge drinking : an investigation of the levels of awareness of teenagers and young adults in relation to binge drinking
(Dublin Business School, 2009)This research project investigates the level of awareness that the younger generation have towards binge drinking. The research was carried out using qualitativ methods, and the use of thematic analysis. Semi structured ... -
Awareness of intellectual capital management in high technology manufacturing environment
(Dublin Business School, 2002)This dissertation seeks to investigate the process of knowledge transfer by using Intellectual Capital Management. To manage and measure knowledge-based resources is one of the most important challenges for the modem ... -
Awareness of the benefits of location based service technologies to libraries among Irish academic librarians
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The Internet of Things is considered the next technological revolution, Location Based Services is a rapidly expanding part of the Internet of Things and both are regarded as pervasive technologies. Location has an impact ... -
Awareness, attitudes and strategies for coping with mental health within the farming community
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The aim of the present study was to investigate the awareness, attitudes and strategies for coping with mental health within the farming community. Participants consisted of ninety-three male (n = 58) and ...