Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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N- and O- linked Glycosylation, Developing Mass Spectrometric Strategies for the Characterisation of Glyco-epitopes
(2012-12-10)The overall goal of this thesis was to adopt a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platform for glycomic analysis of glycoproteins. In particular we were interested in characterizing complex glycomic samples ... -
The Narcocorridos Movimiento Alterado (2008-2012): Representations of gender and gender relations in a world of hierarchies, drugs and violence
(2014-10-22)The Movimiento Alterado is comprised of twelve artists/groups signed to the TMG record label. They have been reinventing and rejuvenating the narcocorrido music genre by producing a new wave of narcocorridos, ballads about ... -
Narrare il corpo: Fenomenologia, autobiografia e strategie narrative in Nel condominio di carne di Valerio Magrelli
(2017-06-12)This thesis provides an in-depth investigation of Valerio Magrelli’s first book of fiction. In Nel condominio di carne Magrelli carries out a gnoseological operation centred on the interplay between body and mind. As a ... -
Narrating in/security: women's activism in Kashmir
(2015-09)This thesis explores women activists’ narratives of everyday experiences of in/security through a qualitative case study in Kashmir, northern India. In order to gather women’s in/security narratives I conducted 13 in-depth ... -
Narratives of slimming: women and weight management in Irish society
(2016-11-18)This PhD study presents a feminist sociological analysis of the construction of narratives of slimming in Irish society. Theoretically, the study is informed by three main arguments: firstly, that the pursuit/attainment ... -
A Native and Adaptive Approach for Linked Stream Data Processing
(2013-04-08)Sensors, mobile devices and social platforms generate an immense amount of stream data in various formats and schemata. For these areas, the idea of Linked Stream Data is to extend RDF data model to cope with the heterogeneity ... -
The natural adhesive of the goose barnacle Lepas anatifera: The functional morphology and chemistry of the adhesive gland and an investigation of the adhesive proteins
(2013-12-25)The adhesive and adhesive glands of the stalked barnacle Lepas anatifera were investigated using a wide range of techniques to characterise them and compare them to distantly related acorn barnacles, as well as other ... -
Natural capital accounting: Using economic theory to “Green” the national accounts and measure sustainable development
(NUI Galway, 2022-02-22)For prudent economic, social and environmental policy, it is vital to have appropriate measures to inform us about the sustainability of our economic development. A key aim of the thesis is the advancement towards better ... -
Nature Inspired Computational Optimisation Methods for System Dynamics
(2012-06-10)This thesis aims to provide the state of the art "nature-inspired computing" (NIC) approaches and investigate their applications in system dynamics (SD) models. Specifically, we will focus on particle swarm optimisation ... -
The nature of food localisms among consumers in Ireland: defensive localisms, sustainability and reflexivity
(2013-09-30)Food is arguably the best example of the interaction between nature and society, fitting squarely in the jurisdiction of human geography topics which include sustainability, consumption, political economy, culture, ... -
The need for and effectiveness of an individualised therapeutic programme for people living with prolonged disorders of consciousness in non-specialist care settings in the Republic of Ireland
(2016-11-16)Introduction: Disorders of consciousness are an increasing phenomena and people are living longer with these conditions. The care needs begin with acute medicine and ICU care and frequently end up with life-long nursing ... -
Negotiating Genders from the Page to the Stage: Marina Carr and Suzan-Lori Parks
(2011-09-30)'Negotiating Genders from the Page to the Stage: Marina Carr and Suzan-Lori Parks' explores how two female playwrights, from different cultures and backgrounds, challenge oppressive traditions. It offers the first major ... -
Negotiating the landscape: Prehistoric and early medieval movement in a landscape of esker and bog
(2017-10-20)The aim of this thesis is to understand movement and the evolution of routeways. The role of the individual and their decision-making process is discussed as a fundamental factor in the origins of paths and routeways. This ... -
Nematode response to nitrogen and phosphorus in grasslands, assessed by microscopy and molecular methods
(2012-09-19)Although nematode community analysis is considered to be a useful environmental indicator, a major impediment to its wider adoption is the need for detailed morphological identification. Molecular techniques offer an ... -
Networks and networking in ecotourism promotion: Evidence from Ireland's Greenbox ecotourism destination
(2013-12-21)This thesis presents the results of a study of the Greenbox, an ecotourism destination, situated in a geographically and economically marginal rural area on the northwest border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. The ... -
The neural network basis of cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder
(NUI Galway, 2020-01-22)Background: Despite well-documented cognitive deficits that contribute to poorer quality of life in bipolar disorder (BD) and evidence of altered topology and connectivity within neural networks, little work has been done ... -
Neural transfer learning for natural language processing
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-07)The current generation of neural network-based natural language processing models excels at learning from large amounts of labelled data. Given these capabilities, natural language processing is increasingly applied to new ... -
Neuroanatomical dysconnectivity in bipolar disorder
(2016-10-13)Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a major psychotic illness characterized by cyclic mood dysregulation. The dysconnectivity hypothesis suggests that psychotic illnesses arise not from regionally specific focal pathophysiology, but ... -
Neurocognitive effects of risk factors for psychosis: Neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies of immune-related genetic and environmental factors
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-16)Schizophrenia (SZ) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder that afflicts approximately 1% of people worldwide. It is often characterized by hallucinations, sometimes by emotional blunting, and in a majority of cases by a ... -
Neurocognitive effects of risk variants for psychosis: neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies of variants and pathways
(2017-07-19)Schizophrenia is a complex, highly polygenic brain disorder. Cognitive deficits in schizophrenia are among the most disabling symptoms, and as of yet, have no effective treatment. Investigating the effect of genetic variants ...