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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Cork City"”.
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Urban trees and biodiversity in Cork city
… invertebrates, birds, and ground vegetation) in Cork city. There was a total of 102 individual trees studied across 6 Cork city sites, including the UCC arboretum (n=26); Cork city Marina (n=12); the Atlantic Pond (n=17); Kennedy Park (n=11); The Lee Fields (n=18); Fitzgerald’s Park (n=18). A …
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Exploring Cork City's tourist scene: sites, facilities and mobility
… understanding of the tourist scene in Cork city, with a focus on tourist sites, hospitality facilities and mobility. The factors that influence tourists' experiences in the city was examined by a conducting field survey. The spatial pattern and density of tourist sites and hospitality …
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Leisure and surveillance in Irish childhoods: A cross-class study of Cork city
… aged between six and ten years, living in Cork city. This study focuses on the cultural dispositions underpinning parental decisions in relation to children’s leisure activities, with a particular emphasis on their child-surveillance practices. In this research, child-surveillance is …
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Press, politics and revolution: newspapers and journalism in Cork city and county, 1910-23
… role in shaping/reflecting public opinion. In Cork, the battle for ‘hearts and minds’ was waged by Skibbereen's Southern Star and Skibbereen Eagle, and Cork city institutions, the Cork Examiner and Cork Constitution, along with the Cork Free Press. Notable but fleeting contributions also came …
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The incidence of first seizures, new diagnosis of epilepsy and seizure mimics in Cork city and county during the calendar year 2017
… mimics within the geographically defined area of Cork city and county, in accordance with international guidelines for epidemiologic studies and up-to-date international definitions and classifications of epilepsy, in order to address gaps in knowledge and to investigate the effect of updated …
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'Its inhabitants are a reading people': from Cork city bookshops and voluntary libraries to the Cork Public Library, c.1792–1920
… thesis investigates the local reading culture of Cork city over the long nineteenth century, focusing on bookshops, libraries and reading rooms. It considers the question of the affordability of reading material and the ways it was accessed by the city’s population. It begins by looking at the …
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Time use, daily activities, and health-related quality of life of school-going late adolescents in Cork city and county: A cross-sectional study
… (response rate 52%) across 28 schools across Cork city and county (response rate 76%). In addition to socio-demographic data, time use data were collected using a standard time diary instrument while a nationally and internationally validated instrument, the KIDSCREEN-52, was used to measure …
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The interaction of school and community : an analysis and comparative study of voluntary secondary schools, community/comprehensive schools and community colleges/vocational schools in Cork city and county
… a comparative study of second-level schools in Cork City and County. The Education Act 1998 sets the framework for the development of education as a partnership process involving pupils, teachers, parents, patrons, trustees/owners/governors, management bodies, local community (including …
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'Lines of flight': digital musical instruments, inclusive music bands, meaningful engagement in music-making and learning
… development of three inclusive music bands in Cork city. Derived from Jellison’s research on inclusive music education, inclusive music bands involve students with disabilities coming together with typically developing peers to make and learn music that is meaningful (Jellison, 2012). As part …
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A study of pre-school education in the Republic of Ireland with particular reference to those pre-schools which are listed by the Irish Pre-School Playgroups Association in Cork city and county1993-06
… were taken at random from the membership list in Cork city and county of the Irish Pre- School Playgroups Association. One pre-school which was not a member was added. Prior to embarking upon the study, a history of the I.P.P.A. was given.The ethnographic research strategy was found to be the most …
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A study of Cork City Gaol, (1824-1878), As a typical example of an Irish county Gaol of the Nineteenth century with reference to the relevance of such county gaols to modern prisons and as an example of heritage research
… & Kircheimer, 1968,foreword).This study of Cork City Gaol is not intended as an exhaustive account of nineteenth century Irish County Prisons. This study concentrates on individual aspects of this particular prison and its place in the Irish County Prison System. In depth research must be …
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“Seeking peace of mind” – understanding desistance as a journey into recovery and out of chaos
… experience of 40 men from working class areas of Cork city as they attempt to desist from offending. As part of this study, addiction featured as a significant issue for all of the participants and dominated their desistance journey. This study aimed to understand how issues of masculinity, …
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Coping and Suicide Amongst ‘the Lads’: Expectations of masculinity in post-traditional Ireland
… among 40 young ‘lads’, aged 18-34, in and around Cork City. I relied on participant observation and interviews to retrieve information on the gendered over-representation in suicidal behaviours among of young, Irish working-class men. In addition to suicide, I focused extensively on ideas of …
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On the Other Side of the Hyphen: Vietnamese-Irish Identity
… Ireland, from Tralee and Portlaoise to Cork City. In the early 1980s most re-migrated to Dublin. This is the story of the Vietnamese-Irish, of takeaway businesses, achievement in education, family, diaspora and identity. Much of this story is told in the words and through the eyes of the …
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Starting Ireland on the Road to Industry: Henry Ford in Cork
… and history of Ford production operations in Cork from Henry Ford’s visit in 1912 to the plant’s closure in 1984. Ford’s Cork factory, though originally designed to manufacture tractors in support of Britain’s war-time food needs, did not commence production until mid-1919, by which time the …
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Biodiversity, people, and logistics: the balancing act of urban park management
… plants and fungi were assessed at six parks in Cork city. In addition, park user questionnaires and SOPARC (System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities) observations were made to quantify people’s park use and opinions. Finally, in order to determine what systems were already in …
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The critical state of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in Initial Teacher Education (ITE): an exploration of student teachers’ initial understandings of and experiences with, a ‘praxis’curriculum design to promote greater inclusion, equality and active participation in global democratic societies
… The study is conducted at University College Cork (UCC) in collaboration with Professional Master of Education (PME) student teachers as they carry out their practices of praxis across various schools in Cork City. The investigation delves into the emotional experiences accompanying these …
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Field measurements and atmospheric simulation chamber studies of selected biomass burning marker compounds
… Mass Spectrometer (ToF-CIMS) was deployed in Cork City, for the first comprehensive field study on the VOCs associated with residential burning of solid fuels (wood, peat, coal) in Ireland. In the field study, a range of phenols and their nitro derivatives were detected during air pollution …
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The investigation of potentially toxic elements (PTE) and particulates absorbed on particle filters exposed to vehicle emissions at road level
… from cabin particle filters in and around Cork city. Cabin particle filters are used in motor vehicles to extract toxins from air coming through the ventilation system. A systematic study of pollutants captured over fixed mileages on cabin filters has not previously been reported in …
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Macroom: pastimes (non-sport) and community, after 1900; a history of seven pastimes in a small country Cork town
… is about my home place Macroom, a small County Cork town, roughly halfway between Cork and Killarney. Because of its central Munster location it has always been strategically important. Macroom Castle dates from the eleventh century and its ownership has marked political control of the area. …
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