General
Editorial
9
History
of Science , What is an 'Irish Scientist' 10-11
The
entertainment resembled the coronation festival of George IV 12
Research
& Development -a possible tax bonus? 13
Reports from State & Semi-State Bodies
Bord Iascaigh Mhara
BIM
bluefin tuna tagging programme 39
Monitoring
of activity in coastal fisheries 40
Hook.
line and dinner from Dunmore East! 41
CALMAST- Centre
for the Advancement of Learning of Maths, Science and Technology 26-27
COFORD
BIOFOREST
-Biodiversity in Irish forests 43
Land
zoning for forestry and agriculture in Co. Leitrim 128a
Coillte
The
restoration of blanket bog in Ireland 42
Comhar - the National Sustainable Development Partnership
Calf
nutritional scour – could natural yoghurt save our lives? 124a
Alternative
energy source for school use 124b
Attitudes
to Green! 125
Cork Cancer Research Centre
Enhancing
delivery and efficacy of anti-cancer drugs 96
Dental Health Foundation
Diet
& oral pH: methods to improve oral health 126b
Department of Agriculture & Rural Development for Northern
Ireland
Meeting
the immunological challenges of Bovine Tuberculosis 46a
Department of Education & Science
Science
in our Schools 25
Discover Science and Engineering
A
voyage of discovery! - young people "Discover Science and
Engineering" through a programme of activities of fun and magic
14-15
Enterprise Ireland
The
Commercialisation Fund: funding
your applied research 30
Environmental Protection Agency
BIOFOREST
-Biodiversity in Irish forests 43
Ireland's
Environment 2004 - state of the environment report 44a
The
effects of slurry reed beds on the environment 123b
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
The
health effects of farmed salmon consumption 36
Forfás
Europe's
search for excellence in basic research 16-17
The
Irish Council. for Science, Technology and Innovation 18-19
Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
Towards
a sustainable future 45a
Health Research Board
New
initiatives in health research 29
Higher Education Authority
HEA
- Enabling quality research in higher education 22-23
InterTradeIreland
expertiseireland.com
– the gateway to the island’s knowledge base 24b
Marine Institute
Ireland,
science and the sea 38
Mussels
clam up in the face of pollution 127a
Materials Ireland
Applied
research and network coordination for industry 108
Met Éireann
The
C4I Project 31
Is
the weatherman always right? 125b
National Centre for Technology in Education
Pivotal
role for NCTE in broadband rollout to all Irish schools 24a
National Museum of Ireland
Birds
take flight at The Natural History Museum 47b
Northern Ireland Science Park
Northern
Ireland Science Park 28
Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland
Measuring
the height of Slieve Donard 45b
Patents Office
Patenting
software 46b
Ladder
leveller 128b
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
Radon
in private drinking water supplies in County Wicklow 44b
Relay: One-Stop-Shop for Irish Food Research
Linking
food industry with Irish research 37
Science Foundation Ireland
Science
Foundation Ireland 20-21
State Laboratory
Prevention
of fraud – chemistry working for Customs 47a
Sustainable Energy Ireland
River
aeration giving fish a breath of fresh air 123a
Teagasc
Ireland
– the Food Island 32-33
Better
cheesemaking efficiency 34
Chemical
conversion of acid casein to caseinate under low moisture reaction
conditions 35a
A
membrane filtration approach to whey protein fractionation 35b
Phage
invaders – natural therapeutic agents 97
Reports
from Academic & Cultural Institutions
Armagh Observatory
Studying
solar transient events from Armagh 52a
ASH Ireland
Teenage
smokers – can they stop? 122b
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
You
can hear the shape of a Bodhrán 50
Media Lab Europe
Expanding
human potential through invention 51
Royal Dublin Society
Royal
Dublin Society 49a
Ireland
solves the female problem 49b
Royal Irish Academy
New
Science Members of the Royal Irish Academy 48
Reports from Scientific, Technical and
Commercial Bodies
Analog Devices
Phone
for power 120b
Dell Computer Corporation
Geography
of the past 127b
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
The
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland 52b
Institute of Physics in Ireland
Self-organised
criticality in the dynamics of granular systems 121b
Marine Informatics Limited
Monitoring
of activity in coastal fisheries 40
Oldbury Publishing
Generalised
Continued Fractions 121a
Isaac:
distributed learning 122a
Shaw Scientific Limited
A
comparative chemical study of Irish grown and imported Ginkgo biloba
126a
Reports from Hospitals
Adelaide and Meath Hospital, including the National Children’s
Hospital, Tallaght
The
Institute of Cardiovascular Science 87
Cancer
Prevention Institute 88
Cork University Hospital
Phage
invaders – natural therapeutic agents 97
Mercy University Hospital, Cork
Enhancing
delivery and efficacy of anti-cancer drugs 96
St James’s Hospital
The
Institute of Cardiovascular Science 87
Achieving
a cellular and molecular understanding of cancer 89a
St Vincent’s University Hospital
Research
at St Vincent’s University Hospital: improving patient care today
and tomorrow 102
The
search for antimicrobial peptides 103a
Reports from Institutes of Technology
Athlone
Endocrine
Disrupters Research Group at AIT 53
Rapid
in vitro protein syntheses for tissue engineering 54a
Nursing
in Athlone Institute of Technology 54b
Biomedical
polymer research at AIT 55
Carlow
GM-Rhizoremediation
– Developing sustainable biological solutions for the treatment of
soil pollutants 56
Development
of whole-cell biosensors and microarray for use in bioremediation of
environmental pollutants at IT Carlow 57a
Improving
TBT bioremediation and analysis 57b
Sugar
beet – a renewable fuel feedstock 58a
Letting
the user decide 58b
Cork
Cold
atoms and microlasers – tools for information and communication
technologies 59
Do
surgical solutions influence the performance of bone cement? 60a
PROTEOBIO
at CIT 60b
The
Blackrock Castle Robotic Observatory 61a
Robotic
soccer 61b
Limerick
Molecular
Imprinting at L.I.T. 62a
Hydroxyapatite
from limestone? 62b
The
development of a unified Critical Success Factor Model for
implementation of Resource Planning Software 63
Content
Analysis: a means for characterising information seeking during
software maintenance 64a
Tallaght
Location
Based Services application development at IT Tallaght 64b
Tralee
Nursing
is thriving in the Kingdom 65
Waterford
Department
of Chemical and Life Sciences 66
FORVAMS
(Forest Vegetation – Alternative Management Systems) Research
66
Surface
and Interface Chemistry Group 66
Polymer
Modified Sensing Group 66
Customisation
of an eLearning Environment for Visually Impaired Students 67b
From
simulations of vehicle networks, to virtual reality 68a
Accessibility
guidelines for the World Wide Web 68b
Estuarine
Research Group (ERG) 69a
Separation
Science Research Group (SSRG) 69b
Reports from Universities
Dublin City University
First
Irish World Gold Medal in Computing 70
Silver
European Union Science Medals for Irish students 71
IBM/DCU
Irish Science Olympiad 2003–04 72
Irish
International Science Olympiads Medal Winners 73
The
National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology 74a
Exploiting
bacterial genomics for the development of novel antibiotics
74b
Thrombosis
– a sticky business! 75a
A
healthy future for sensors! 75b
Magnesium
alloys for low weight vehicle structures 76a
Electromagnetic
wave modelling in the School of Electronic Engineering 76b
Fusion
energy research in the Plasma Research Laboratory 77
Nursing
decision-making team addresses key questions in nursing care
78a
National University of Ireland, Galway
Endurance
markers in elite athletes 80a
Algal
ecophysiology and ecotoxicology at NUI, Galway 80b
Microbiology
Research at NUI, Galway 81
Mapping
the Future – the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Facility
at the Environmental Change Institute 82
Regenerative
Medicine Institute 83
Digital
Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) 84
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Terahertz
optics and medical imaging 78b
Internet
transmission of digital holograms of three-dimensional objects
79a
Faculty
of Engineering 79b
Queen’s University Belfast
Harnessing
Nature’s smart bombs – limiting bacterial pathogens
85 a
Queen’s
University Belfast – Medical Polymers Research Institute 85b
The
Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information
Technology (ECIT) 86a
What
is Noncommutative Functional Analysis about? 86b
Joint
UU – QUB Centre of Excellence in Nanotechnology 115b
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Thrombosis
– a sticky business! 75a
Trinity College Dublin
The
Institute of Cardiovascular Science 87
Cancer
Prevention Institute 88
Achieving
a cellular and molecular understanding of cancer 89a
Novel
immunosuppressive compounds to treat asthma 89b
The
changing landscape of neuroscience in Ireland 90
Biochemistry
with Immunology and Neuroscience: two new science degree options
at TCD 91
Cannabis
kills immature brain cells 92a
Ageing
– a changing environment in the brain leads to deteriorating
synaptic function 92b
Structural
Dynamics and Vibrations Research Group, TCD 93b
Abuse
of ‘Ecstacy’: a predisposing factor to depression? 93a
University College Cork
Abuse
of ‘Ecstacy’: a predisposing factor to depression? 93a
Physics
research at UCC 94
NMRC
95
Enhancing
delivery and efficacy of anti-cancer drugs 96
Phage
invaders – natural therapeutic agents 97
Understanding
communication between plants and microbes; benefits for
sustainable agriculture 98a
University College Dublin
Computers
in Biology – no more experiments? 98b
Conway
Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research 99
Vets
in Science 100-101
Research
at St Vincent’s University Hospital: improving patient care
today and tomorrow 102
The
search for antimicrobial peptides 103a
Using
genomics to combat an emerging pathogen 103b
Neutrophil
migration in the lung: an important target for therapies in
inflammatory lung disease 104
Chirality
in the courtroom – the trial of an athlete 105
‘Survivin’
breast cancer 106
University of Limerick
UL
has major role in TARGET – a new European Network of Excellence
in RF Power Amplifier Research 107
Applied
research and network coordination for industry 108
An
optical fibre sensor based intelligent system for monitoring and
control of exhaust from road vehicles – coming to a dashboard
near you soon!! 109
Designing
novel interactive spaces through ubiquitous technologies 110a
Advanced
Metallization Science and Technology in the MSSI 110b
The
catalytic abatement of gaseous ammonia 111a
Creating
structures for super-fast computers 111b
Life
after death in the microbial world: UL develops novel Flow
Cytometry methods to understand the afterlife of bacteria in foods
112a
Physical
activity levels in Ireland 112b
Ingestible
sensors for the real time measurement of intestinal activity
113a
Footprints
of the future 113b
University of Ulster
Combating
diabetes 114a
WHO
Collaborating Centre for the epidemiologic surveillance of
congenital anomalies 114b
Visions
on a nanoscale – new Nanotechnology Research Institute opens at
UU 115a
Joint
UU – QUB Centre of Excellence in Nanotechnology 115b
Working
with Older People Research Group 116a
The
Centre for Nursing Research 116b
Improving
the understanding of freshwater pollution 117a
Centre
for Sustainable Technologies 117b
Imaging
fluid flow in complex media 118a
Centre
for Research on Property and Planning Benchmarking urban
regeneration property investment returns 118b
Computer
Science research at UU 119
Trouble
finding information on-line? Then discover it with SOPHIA!
120a
Youth Science
Phone
for power 120b
Generalised
Continued Fractions 121a
Self-organised
criticality in the dynamics of granular systems 121b
Isaac:
distributed learning 122a
Teenage
smokers – can they stop? 122b
River
aeration giving fish a breath of fresh air 123a
The
effects of slurry reed beds on the environment 123b
Calf
nutritional scour – could natural yoghurt save our lives?
124a
Alternative
energy source for school use 124b
Attitudes
to green! 125a
Is
the weatherman always right? 125b
A
comparative chemical study of Irish grown and imported Ginkgo
biloba 126a
Diet
& oral pH: methods to improve oral health 126b
Mussels
clam up in the face of pollution 127a
Geography
of the past 127b
Land
zoning for forestry and agriculture in Co. Leitrim 128a
Ladder
leveller 128b
Schools
Abbey
Grammar Christian Brothers’ School, Newry, Co. Down 128b
Castleroy
College, Limerick 122a
Coláiste
Choilm, Cork 127b
Glanmire
Community College, Glanmire, Co. Cork 127a
Kilcormac
Vocational School, Co. Offaly 124a
Lumen
Christi College, Derry 121b
Mary
Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare 125a
Mary
Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare 125b
Mohill
Vocational School, Mohill, Co. Leitrim 128a
Moyne
Community School, Longford 122b
O’Fiaich
College, Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth 126b
Our
Lady’s Secondary School, Templemore, Co. Tipperary 120b
Pobalscoil
Ghaoth Dobhair, Lettir Ceanainn 124b
Presentation
Secondary School, Loughboy, Co. Kilkenny 123a
St
Finian’s Community College, Swords, Co. Dublin 126a
St
Kieran’s College, Kilkenny 123b
Synge
Street Christian Brothers’ School, Dublin 121a
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