2005 Topics Index
Group 1 - General.
Policy, Promotion, People, Young Scientists, Historical, Finance
Group 2 - Sciences.
General (infrastructure, History, finance,
promotion)
Physical Sciences (infrastructure, Mathematics,
Physics [astro, plasma, photonics, radiation] Chemistry [polymers]
Materials, Instrumentation)
Biological Sciences (infrastructure,
cellular, botany, ecology, genetics, biochemistry, marine, zoology)
Medical Sciences ( infrastructure, toxicology,
surgery, pharmacology, diagnostics, bacteriology, therapeutics)
Earth Sciences (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere)
Social Sciences
Group 3 - Technologies.
General (infrastructure, patents, Finance)
Earth-based (environment, agriculture,
forestry, marine)
Food-related (infrastructure, nutrition, milk,
beef, quality)
Materials-based (bio-materials,
infrastructure, manufacturing, energy, surfaces, polymers, sensors,
structural)
Information-based (infrastructure,
planning, sensors, communications, control-systems, software, simulation,
instrumentation, learning, arts-related, human-computer interface)
Healthcare (nursing, athletics, geriatrics)
Veterinary
Forensic
Includes mostly inputs from agencies, organisations etc;
Policy
Science
Foundation Ireland 16
An
All-Ireland approach to research 18
Science
Education 20
Opportunities
and challenges for science teaching in Northern Ireland schools 21
Who does what in protecting Ireland's Environment? 37a
Promotion
Science in the news
9
Working
together to build Ireland's knowledge economy 14
Science
matters 22b
The
Armagh Observatory Human Orrery 39b
RDS
publication for the BAAS visit 43a
RDS
and science promotion 43b
Institute
of Chemistry of Ireland 44a
People
Science
Governance in Ireland 15
Young Scientists
International
Junior Science Olympiad 2004 66
IBM/DCU
Irish Science Olympiad 2004-05 67
European
Union Science Olympiad 2005 68
International
Success by Irish Science Students 69
Croma:
a new dialect of Lisp 115a
Numerical solutions of Hamilton's equations 115b
Feeding behaviour in the freshwater Gammarus 116a
ICE: intelligent cat's eyes 116b
Antibubbles 114b
Clean fridges after cleaning ???? 117a
Studies on the production of histamine in fish, with special reference
to histamine poisoning in humans 117b
A crop as high as an elephant's eye 118a
The health benefits of a leisure centre to the community 118b
False alarm proof burglar alarm 119a
D.T.T. improving driving? 119b
Saliva as a diagnostic tool 120a
Bird and mammal diversity in Leitrim's woodlands 120b
Historical
What
is an Irish Patriot? 10
Nothing
new under the sun (unfortunately) 38b
The
reconstruction of climate in Ireland from tree-rings 39a
Commercialization
Research
Commercialisation 24
Services
Irish
National Accreditation Board 34
The
International Patent Classification System (IPC) 35a
The
State Laboratory at Backweston 35b
Upgrading
the RPII's national radiation monitoring network 37b
Department
of Physical and Quantitative Sciences - WeLearnT WIT eLearning
Technologies Research Centre 65a
infrastructure
expertiseireland.com
— the gateway to the island's knowledge
base 38a
The frontiers of nanoscience — Centre for Research on Adaptive
Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) 88b
History
What
is an Irish Patriot? 10
promotion
The
ICROSS/RCSI experience — making research make a difference
41
infrastructure
How
clean is clean? — NUI Galway research aims to provide
more effective clean-up techniques for chemical and pharmaceutical
industries 80b
School
of Physics, Trinity College, Dublin — a research-led environment 90a
Mathematics
Research
into integer sequences at WIT 62-63
Numerical
solutions of Hamilton's equations 115b
Physics
astro
The
Armagh Observatory Human Orrery 39b
Searching
for the onset of star and planet formation 81
Studying
the origins of structure in the Universe 82a
plasma
Plasmoids
in an inductively coupled plasma 71a
optics
Geometric
optics and the space of oriented lines 60a
Adaptive
optics in vision science: towards "super"-vision 80a
quantum
Quantum
secrecy, quantum clarity 42
liquid
Antibubbles
114b
Chemistry
Separation
Science Research Group (SSRG) 61b
polymers
New
generation "smart" materials at Athlone IT 49
Department
of Chemical and Life Sciences - Polymer Mediated Sensing Research
Group 63b
Green
living polymers 79b
pharmaceutical
Green
Chemistry Group — waste not want not!
70a
catalysts
Researching
metal catalysts in the Department of Chemistry 79a
surfaces
Surface
and Interface Chemistry Group 64b
Materials
Exploring
the granular unknown ! 108b
Instrumentation
The
shape of a drop 50b
Reflection
Holography at the IEO Centre 57a
Department
of Chemical and Life Sciences -Polymer Mediated Sensing Research Group
63b
ICE:
intelligent cat's eyes 116b
infrastructure
AlgaeBase
— listing the world's algae 74-75
Algae,
Carrageenans and SeaweedAfrica 76
Metabolic
profiling using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy 100a
The
Nanochemistry Group at University College Dublin and the Centre for
Research in Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices 106
cellular
Research
at NUI Galway asks how cells keep their DNA intact 78
botany
Natural
History Museum reaches new audiences 36
ecology
Microbial
diversity and climate change 97a
Liver
fluke attack: new strategy needed to win the war 103
Monitoring
bumblebees on farmland 108a
Bird
and mammal diversity in Leitrim's woodlands 120b
genetics
Plastid
engineering: harnessing the chloroplast for fundamental and applied
research 83a
The
bacterial arms race! — how germs acquire genes for antibiotic
resistance 88a
biochemistry
New
generation "smart" materials at Athlone IT 49
Green
living polymers 79b
Generation
of novel enzymes for use in antibody-directed tumour therapy 109a
marine
Charting
a new course for Marine Research and Innovation 33
AlgaeBase
— listing the world's algae 74-75
Algae,
Carrageenans and SeaweedAfrica 76
zoology
Natural
History Museum reaches new audiences 36
Feeding
behaviour in the freshwater Gammarus 116a
infrastructure
Endocrine
Disrupters Research Group at AIT 45
'Watch
it sunny' 47a
Macular
Pigment Research Group 64a
The
Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology Queen's University Belfast
85
Alimentary
Pharmabiotic Centre 93
Combating
cancer 99b
Conway
Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research 101
Mother
Nature's chemistry set 102
A
good heart these days is hard to find 104
toxicology
Centre
for Nanotechnology & Materials Research 46
immunology
The
final cut — rediscovering your inhibitions 105
surgery
MSSI
Scientists make important breakthrough in bone implant science
110a
pharmacology
Green
Chemistry Group — waste not want not!
70a
Smart
biocompatible polymer materials in drug delivery systems 83b
Alimentary
Pharmabiotic Centre 93
NMR
based drug discovery 100b
Mother
Nature's chemistry set 102
A
good heart these days is hard to find 104
diagnostics
Endocrine
Disrupters Research Group at AIT 45
Saliva
as a diagnostic tool 120a
bacteriology
The
bacterial arms race! — how germs acquire genes for antibiotic
resistance 88a
Alimentary
Pharmabiotic Centre 93
therapeutics
Alimentary
Pharmabiotic Centre 93
Generation
of novel enzymes for use in antibody-directed tumour therapy 109a
Physiotherapy
research and arthritis 109b
MSSI
Scientists make important breakthrough in bone implant science
110a
Centre
for Rehabilitation Research: A First in Ireland 111
Conquering
diabetes 113a
instrumentation
MSSI
Scientists make important breakthrough in bone implant science
110a
Microbial
diversity and climate change 97a
geosphere
The
Tellus Project — understanding underground 22a
Geographical
information systems and spatial analysis: applications in the physical
and social sciences 87a
Geotechnical
research 90b
Earthquake
hazard in Sumatra 113b
hydrosphere
Estuarine
Research Group (ERG) 61a
atmosphere
Borealis
TV Graphics System 25
The
ICROSS/RCSI experience — making research make a difference
41
D.T.T.
improving driving? 119b
General
infrastructure
expertiseireland.com
— the gateway to the island's knowledge
base 38a
The FOCAS Institute — DIT 56a
Natural
Resources and Environmental Management — a strategic research area at I.T.
Tralee 58a
Faculty
of Engineering 82b
Plastid
engineering: harnessing the chloroplast for fundamental and applied
research 83a
Exploring
the Molecular World — new insights with The Open University
84
Geotechnical
research 90b
Trinity
Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE) 91b
Successful
Engineering Summer School at UCD 97b
Built
Environment Research Institute 112a
Fire
Safety Engineering Research and Technology Centre FireSERT 112b
patents
The
International Patent Classification System (IPC) 35a
ICE:
intelligent cat's eyes 116b
environment
Borealis
TV Graphics System 25
The
State Laboratory at Backweston 35b
agriculture
Liver
fluke attack: new strategy needed to win the war 103
Monitoring
bumblebees on farmland 108a
A
crop as high as an elephant's eye 118a
forestry
PractiSFM
— Multi-Resource Inventory and Decision
Support for Sustainable Forest Management 32
marine
Charting
a new course for Marine Research and Innovation 33
Drugs
from the sea: marine bio-prospecting 54
Estuarine
Research Group (ERG) 61a
infrastructure
RELAY
— putting food research on the table
30
nutrition
Consumers,
lifestyle and convenience foods 27a
The
case for considering folic acid food fortification 31
Equol
opportunities? 59a
milk
Heat
treatment of dairy proteins — understanding the underlying chemistry
28a
Evaluation
of k-carrageenan based microgels in a model yoghurt system 28b
Lactobacillus
helveticus DPC4571; cheese flavour in the genes 29
beef
Genes
for tender meat! 26b
fish
Fish
as a functional food 27b
Studies
on the production of histamine in fish, with special reference to
histamine poisoning in humans 117b
quality
Molecular
tools for detection of food borne pathogens 26a
Clean
fridges after cleaning ???? 117a
infrastructure
Research
in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering at TCD 91a
Trinity
Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE) 91b
Corrosion
resistance of ceramic diesel particulate filters 107
Built
Environment Research Institute 112a
Fire
Safety Engineering Research and Technology Centre FireSERT 112b
Conquering
diabetes 113a
bio-materials
Biomass,
biogas, biofuels and bioenergy 53
Drugs
from the sea: marine bio-prospecting 54
Bioprocessing
of natural products 58b
manufacturing
Research
in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering at TCD 91a
energy
Biomass,
biogas, biofuels and bioenergy 53
Heat
pumps as an alternative to oil 57b
Cleaner
burning for a greener world 77
A
crop as high as an elephant's eye 118a
polymers
New
generation "smart" materials at Athlone IT 49
sensors
The
Tyndall National Institute 94
waste
Organic
waste management system at IT Tralee 59b
Green
Chemistry Group — waste not want not!
70a
infrastructure
Postgraduate
Research in the School of Computing 56b
Department
of Physical and Quantitative Sciences - WeLearnT WIT eLearning
Technologies Research Centre 65a
The
Irish Centre for High-End Computing 72
Digital
Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) — Making Semantic Web real 73
The
impact and potential of Grid Technology 86
IITAC
at TCD installs IBM's largest Infiniband cluster in Europe 89
The
Tyndall National Institute 94
Cork
Constraint Computation Centre — making hard choices easier 96
geographical
Geographical
information systems and spatial analysis: applications in the physical
and social sciences 87a
sensors
The
Tyndall National Institute 94
communications
Development
of data-entropy and data-scatter analysis techniques for optical
telecommunications signal analysis at IT Carlow 51b
High-Quality
Prioritised Services over Wireless Home Area Network 70b
control-systems
software
Designing
scalable software — a modern approach to a legacy problem
55a
Cork
Constraint Computation Centre — making hard choices easier 96
Croma:
a new dialect of Lisp 115a
data-mining
Innovation
in data mining at the Institute of Technology Carlow 51a
instrumentation
The
shape of a drop 50b
Acoustic
signature analysis of drills used in critical surgical procedures
52
False
alarm proof burglar alarm 119a
learning
Highlights
from computing research at ITB 44b
arts-related
Realtime
animation in LYIT 55b
Today's
health research is tomorrow's health care 23
Upgrading
the RPII's national radiation monitoring network 37b
Bandon
Hyperbaric Oxygen Centre 40
The
ICROSS/RCSI experience — making research make a difference
41
'Watch
it sunny' 47a
Parental
smoking and sudden infant death 47b
Macular
Pigment Research Group 64a
Trinity
Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE) 91b
Smart
biocompatible polymer materials in drug delivery systems 83b
The
Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology Queen's University Belfast
85
Research
in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering at TCD 91a
Trinity Centre for Bioengineering (TCBE) 91b
Translational
research at St. Vincent's University Hospital: the path to new cures
98
The
health benefits of a leisure centre to the community 118b
antibiotics
Improving
on nature — modifying natural antibiotics 99a
nursing
Role
of new technologies in nurse education 48
athletics
Strength
and conditioning 50a
A
quick fix from exercise? 92a
A
healthy mind in a healthy body 92b
geriatrics
Biomedical
Electronics at the University of Limerick 110b
instrumentation
Acoustic
signature analysis of drills used in critical surgical procedures
52
Liver
fluke attack: new strategy needed to win the war 103
Pioneering
new degree course in Forensic Investigation and Analysis launched in
Sligo 60b
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