The aviation industry has evolved rapidly in recent years, and so have consumer expectations with regard to air travel. This study examines how travellers conceptualise in-flight experience. Using a mixed-methods approach, this is divided into two phases. First, semi-structured qualitative interviews were undertaken 32 members of the flying public analysed using thematic analysis. Second, based...

Measles cases are increasing in Ireland, with 320 cases notified since August 2009. Nearly two-thirds of these cases (n=206) were unvaccinated. In the early stages of the outbreak a substantial number of cases were linked to the Traveller community with some cases also reported among the Roma community, other citizens from eastern Europe and children whose parents objected to vaccination. By Fe...

Our journey from the psychophysics of simple displays toward the perception of natural scenes may call to mind the following well-known story that appears in many guises. Benighted space traveller in impenetrable rain forest on unknown planet, on meeting small person with long ears: " Sir, can you tell me the way to Alderon? " Person with ears: " If to Alderon going were I, not from here start ...

The interaction of automatic semigroups and Bruck–Reilly extensions is studied. It is proved that every automatic Bruck–Reilly extension has an automatic base semigroup. This result is then applied to answer negatively the question of Andrade et al. on whether automatic structures for Bruck–Reilly extensions of groups are characterized by the fellow traveller property. An example is exhibited t...