Dublin City University

Téarmaí Buanchoimeádta Dhigitigh: a bilingual Irish-English glossary of digital preservation terminology

This poster describes a collaborative effort between the Digital Repository of Ireland, Gaois, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and the University of Galway to draft a standardised set of Irish language terms relating to Digital Preservation, to produce the list as a publication a...

Developing digital competence during school placement: experiences of primary-level pre-service teachers

Contemporary education policies globally emphasise the importance of developing primary-level pre-service teacher (PST) digital competence. While authentic school placement is widely seen as the ideal space to develop these skills, the reported lived experiences of PSTs reveal an...

Registering the Past: Preserving and Curating Student Teacher Registers at Dublin City University Library

This paper presents a case study of the digital curation of two historically significant student teacher register collections held by Dublin City University (DCU) Library: the St. Patrick’s College Student Registers and the Church of Ireland College of Education Student Registers...

Skill acquisition specialists in coach learning systems: Coach developer perspectives on roles and tensions

Coaches often rely solely on experiential knowledge to facilitate skill acquisition. Coach developers may offer unique insights on the role of skill acquisition specialists in supporting coach learning in this area. This study explored high-performance coach developers’ reflectio...

Climate stress, migration, and emotional dimensions of malaria vulnerability: a mixed-methods study in an urban informal settlement, South Africa

Vulnerability to malaria in Thembelihle arises in a context of climatic instability, environmental degradation, and high mobility, which shape how residents interpret health risks. Erratic rainfall, flooding, and heat stress interact with inadequate drainage, stagnant water, and...

Exploration of fractional effects and a non-sinusoidal current-phase relation in Josephson junction arrays

Purpose The paper aims to provide a numerical exploration of the effect of fractional spatial derivatives and a non-sinusoidal current-phase relation for systems modelled using sine-Gordon equations and, in particular, Josephson junction parallel arrays. Design/methodology/approa...

“Every Tool Is a Weapon If You Hold It Right”: Curating Feminist and Queer Listening Experiences in the Work of Ani DiFranco

Widely associated with third- and fourth-wave feminism, Ani DiFranco’s artistic practice creates and curates queer and feminist musical experiences through the tools of songwriting and spoken-word poetry. Since the release of her eponymous debut album in 1990, DiFranco has carved...

Enhancing Electrochemiluminescence with Two-ComponentSpontaneously Adsorbed Monolayers and Films

Abstract Multicomponent films offer important opportunities in electrochemiluminescence, ECL, including the possibility to coimmobilize an electron transfer mediator to facilitate the generation of radicals from a coreactant and to enhance indirect ECL at potentials that are lowe...

Spray Pyrolysis of Ternary Oxides: From Precursor Selection to Surface Reactions

Spray pyrolysis is a popular method for the low-cost synthesis of oxides and other compounds in thin-film form. Here, we discuss several nuances of using this method for ternary and quaternary compounds. Specifically, we outline how precursor solubility and thermal decomposition,...

Accelerated Return to Competition Following a Full-Thickness Abdominal Wall Tear in an Elite Sprinter: A Data-informed Case Report

Background Muscle strain injuries are a leading cause of time loss in elite sport. While lower-limb muscle strains are well documented, full-thickness lateral abdominal wall tears involving the external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis are rare in elite sprint...