Browsing by Author "IRCSET"
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Investigating the role of the endogenous cannabinoid system in emotional modulation of pain: neurochemical and molecular mechanisms
Olango, Weredeselam Menna (2012-03-24)Abstract Pain represents a major unmet clinical need and affects a large number of individuals worldwide. The modulation of pain by cognitive and emotional factors is now widely recognised. Increased understanding of the ... -
Investigation of Biomass Combustion in Grate Furnaces using CFD
Duffy, Neil (2012-12-12)Channelling is an undesirable phenomenon in the fixed-bed combustion of biomass. It is characterised by an uneven air distribution, and thus fuel conversion, throughout the fuel bed. Attempts to mitigate the channelling ... -
A market framework for collaborative robot exploration
O'Beirne, Declan (2014-04-07)This research considers the problem of using miniature low-cost robots for real-world tasks. The issues of low quality sensor data, inaccurate odometry, low processing capacity and limited power are approached through the ... -
Miniaturised Electromagnetic Generators for Portable Applications
Carroll, Damien (2012-10-30)With the advent of wearable electronics, the demands on power sources for portable electronic equipment are ever-increasing. Requirements include increased functionality and decreased size, with power sources (e.g. ... -
Molecular Characterisation of the HIV-1 Epidemic in Karonga District, Malawi, with Particular Emphasis on Long-Term Survivors
Seager, Ishla (2012-06-14)HIV-1 has been studied in the Karonga District in northern Malawi for almost 30 years (1982-2010). Within Karonga a cohort of subtype C long-term survivors were identified who have been followed for over 20 years with ... -
Multi-Dimensional Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Quantitative Cell Culture Media Analysis
Calvet, Amandine (2012-10-17)Industrial mammalian cell culture uses complex media, such as eRDF, to support cell growth and product formation as an integral part of the process; as a result the analysis of media variance/quality is of critical ... -
Novel gene therapeutic approaches to prolong corneal allograft survival
Wilk, Mieszko (2012-09-28)Cornea transplantation (penetrating keratoplasty) is the most frequent form of allograft transplantation in humans with a 90 % success rate in the first 2 years, however, the rate of survival decreases over time and drops ... -
Numerical Modelling and Measurement of Spatial Coherence in a Lithographic System
Smith, Arlene (2011-09-30)For the last five decades, optical lithography has been used universally for the manufacture of integrated circuits. The drive towards smaller circuit feature size, and the resulting increase in resolution of lithography ... -
Physical and bio cellular response of laser induced periodic surface structures formed using a femtosecond laser on a platinum alloy
McDaniel, Clare (2015-09-30)Minimally invasive implantable medical devices represent a major advance in the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease with stent implantation becoming the standard coronary angioplasty procedure. Such devices ... -
Proteins that modulate trinucleotide repeat expansions in human cells
Frizzell, Aisling (2012-09-18)Expansions of trinucleotide repeats (TNRs) are the genetic cause of several inherited neurological diseases, such as Huntington's disease, myotonic dystrophy and fragile X syndrome. TNR diseases and their causal expansion ... -
Relationship between Mental Representations of Verbs of Motion and their Argument Structures in English and French
Berthaud, Sarah Isabelle (2011-11-01)This thesis presents the results of three experiments aimed at examining whether representations of verbs of motion and their argument structures in the first language (L1) mental lexicon influence the acquisition of verbs ... -
Reproductive Genetics and Epigenetics of F1 hybrid triploids of Arabidopsis thaliana L.
Duszynska, Dorota (2011-12-14)Polyploidy, the occurrence of more than two complete sets of chromosomes in a single nucleus, is an important process contributing to eukaryotic evolution. Polyploidy is also a widespread speciation mechanism and is common ... -
The River Shannon Callows, Ireland: An examination of how flooding patterns and farming practices affect plant communities and dipteran assemblages on unregulated floodplain meadows
Maher, Caitriona (2013-10-21)Floodplains provide numerous essential ecosystem services, including flood attenuation and biodiversity protection. The lowland floodplains along the River Shannon are largely unregulated, support rare and endangered bird ... -
The role of the pine marten in Irish squirrel population dynamics
Sheehy, Emma (2013-09-19)There are two squirrel species found in Ireland. The native red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, and the invasive North American grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis. In Ireland, the UK and Italy the grey squirrel threatens ... -
The Role of Unconventional T Cells in the Immune Response to the Gastric Pathogen Helicobacter pylori
O'Donoghue, Yvonne (2012-09-30)Helicobacter pylori (HP) is a gastric pathogen that is a known causative agent of gastritis, and peptic ulcers. It is a co-factor for the onset of gastric cancer and for these reasons is classified as a type I carcinogen. ... -
A semantic web approach to enable the holistic environmental and energy management of buildings
Corry, Edward (2014-10-30)Narrowing the performance deficit between design intent and real-time performance is a complex and involved task, impacting on all building stakeholders. Buildings are designed, built and operated with the use of increasingly ... -
Semi-automated segmentation of pleural effusions in 3D thoracic X-ray computed tomography
Donohue, Rory James (2014-09-27)A pleural effusion is excess fluid that collects in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. Surplus amounts of such fluid can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs during ... -
A Solution to Darwin's Dilemma: Differential Taphonomy of Ediacaran and Palaeozoic Non-Mineralised Discoidal Fossils
MacGabhann, Breandán Anraoi (2012-08-29)The eldonides, a group of non-mineralised asymmetrical discoidal fossils characterised by a coiled alimentary canal with circumoral tentacles and radially arranged internal lobes, are perhaps the least-well known major ... -
Spatio-Temporal Visual Response for Ocular Correction of Higher-Order Aberrations
De Lestrange-anginieur, Elie (2013-04-24)With the development of control aberration using adaptive optics (AO), particular emphasis has been given recently to the impact of higher-order aberrations (HOAs) on visual performance, with a view to improved refractive ... -
Speckle Reduction and Edge Detection in Ultrasound Imagery
Finn, Sean (2010-09-01)This thesis investigates the related topics of speckle reduction and edge detection as applied to speckled ultrasonography. A strategy for the evaluation of speckle filters is presented. This includes their application to ...