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U.C.C. Geographical Society 1985/86
Get PDFThe U.C.C. Geographical Society (more commonly referred to as the Geog. Soc.) was founded in 1968 and since then it has grown in popularity, steadily climbing the steps of success which have placed it in the highest bracket as one of the most active. societies in U.C.C. today. 
The Cluster Concept: A Blunt Sword in the Quest for Economic Development
Get PDFHigh cost, low productivity development strategies are a liability that Ireland can ill-afford. This paper examines the role of one such strategy, the I. D. A. \u27s Cluster Concept. The paper undertakes a general evaluation of the effectiveness of the Cluster Concept as the I. D. A’s primary strategy for industrial location and development. It argues that the Cluster Concept is a growth-orientated development strategy that has failed to cope with the problems posed by widespread economic recession. The Cluster Concept has failed to produce any long term economic· growth and has become increasingly ineffective as a development strategy. This ineffectiveness has been exacerbated by I. D. A. mismanagement and national economic problems. The paper argues that present economic conditions dictate a serious re-evaluation of the Cluster Concept as the I. D, A\u27 s primary development strategy. 
Research Completed Geography Department: 1986/87
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Editor\u27s Introduction
No full textThis year\u27s edition of Chimera, in keeping with the pattern established by the previous issues, reflects the very diverse nature of Geography. In so doing, it suggests new areas of overlap between Geography and other disciplines
The Geography of Love
Get PDFHuman beings are born with the capacity to love. The rules and mores, however, which govern the expression of this emotion are learned. For few other emotions do so many rules, regulations, customs and superstitions (both social and religious) exist, perhaps because of the very critical link between this emotion and the procreation of the species. The rules which govern this emotion vary from culture to culture and within the same culture evolve over time, as societies themselves change. As a consequence, love lends itself particularly well to geographical study.  
Preface
No full textThe smell and feeling of Spring is in the air and on the land. And right on schedule is this new blossoming Chimera. It gives me enormous pleasure to welcome and introduce this innovative and impressive volume. The 1991 edition is innovative on a whole series of fronts. Firstly, although still anchored in the work, endeavours and enthusiasms of a vibrant postgraduate group, this edition has seen the fullest representation of undergraduate student contributions, from first year students in Geography and European Studies through to second and final year geographers as well as H. Dip. students. 
Social Characteristics of Recent Emigration from West Cork
No full textCritics of Irish emigration have called it \u27a blight on Irish society\u27 but this is neither socially or geographically accurate. Emigration affects some sections of Irish society far more than others. It is still probably more deeply-embedded in underdeveloped rural areas than in urban areas, although these also are experiencing high levels of emigration (Fox 1979). Emigration has long been a fact of family life in small farming and working class communities throughout the west of Ireland (Brody, 1973; Cousens, 1965; Donnelly, 1975; Fitzpatrick, 1984; O\u27Grada, 1977). It has certainly been a fact of life in west Cork
Feminism Tomorrow
Get PDFThe image of woman as a stereotype is a simple minded, unexamined notion based on social prejudice. Such stereotyping is common and blatant in much of the literature of the nineteenth century (Payetter, G.C. in Deckhand 1975). Unfortunately all too often similar sentiments continue to prevail in modern society. These find expres¬sion in the attitudes which suggest that woman is inferior to, or at the disposal of man. Since the end of the 1960s interest in the history and nature of feminism has come to the fore. Feminism as an ideal is the belief that woman should have the same rights, opportunities and status as man. Though considerable evidence shows that individual women reacted strongly against several prejudice throughout history, only in the nineteenth century came the beginnings of organised opposition to male domination. The immediate aim of feminist organisations was to remove legal barriers which deprive women of their social rights, such as the ownership of property or the right to professional status.  
A two-dimensional cellular automaton model of parasystole
No full textUnder normal cardiac conditions, the sinoatrial node is the pacemaking region which initiates depolarization in the heart; in parasystole, there also exists an ectopic pacemaker which may initiate depolarization waves. Parasystole is a form of arrhythmia caused by the influence of the secondary pacemaker on cardiac behaviour. Specifically, we consider cases of pure parasystole, where the two pacemakers are protected from each other. Previous theoretical models of pure parasystole consider the interaction of two pacemakers without incorporating physical space. The objective here is to create a simple, theoretical, two-dimensional model of pure parasystole where the distance between the pacemakers may be adjusted. A cellular automaton model was created using Python 3.8.3 and associated packages. The model was used to evaluate how changes in space influenced cell activation cycles and the number of intervening sinus beats (the number of times cells were activated by the sinus node versus being activated by the ectopic pacemaker). The model dynamics were further compared to experiments using optogenetic methods to stimulate a cardiac monolayer from two sites. This model provides insight into the physical dynamics of parasystole in its most basic form so that it may be built upon to eventually be used in a clinical context