Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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Tailoring surfaces and supports for enzyme electrodes with application to biopower device development
(2014-01-06)The objective of this thesis was to investigate the integration of enzymes and redox mediators capable of transferring electrons between enzymes and electrodes. This was done with a view to developing a semi- or fully ... -
Taking and publishing photographs (An examination of the legal rights and restrictions)
(2016-12-14)This doctoral thesis investigates the legal rights of photographers and photograph publishers in Ireland to take and/or publish still photographs. For comparative purposes, an analysis of the applicable law in the United ... -
Talent retention: an interpretive study of talent’s pull-to-stay post-acquisition – a multiple case study
(2015-12-17)Despite the advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) research over the last 40 years, there has been little change in the failure rates and the human side of the deal is noted as one of the main causes of failure. ... -
Targeted Tissue Engineering: Enhancing Mesenchymal Stem Cell Localisation and Therapeutic Support for Cartilage Repair
(2014-01-06)Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is a progressive degenerative disease of cartilage and the synovial joint. Since cartilage is an avascular tissue with a limited capacity for self-repair, mesenchymal ... -
Targeting the glycome of major milk proteins
(2016-10-20)The objectives of this thesis were to 1) explore the glycosylation of major bovine milk proteins, 2) investigate the effect of lactational stage on glycan structures and 3) examine how these documented changes may influence ... -
Targeting the glycome of the milk fat globule membrane for anti-infective properties
(2016-10-21)This thesis sets out to explore the potential bioactivities of bovine milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) to enhance our understanding of the roles bovine milk glycoconjugates may play in humans and to contribute towards ... -
Tax compliance behaviour of Muslim communities in Ireland, Canada, and Scotland
(2018-02-22)The aim of this study is to achieve a better understanding of tax compliance decisions and to identify the factors that impact this decision-making. Adopting a quantitative research approach, this study investigates the ... -
Taxonomy, diversity, and habitat ecology of Irish tardigrades
(NUI Galway, 2022-08-30)Tardigrades (phylum Tardigrada Doyère, 1840) are obligate aquatic, microscopic animals that inhabit marine and freshwater habitats, as well as the terrestrial environment. They occur in limnoterrestrial settings including ... -
Taxonomy, molecular biodiversity and ecology of coralline algae (Corallinales: Rhodophyta), with special emphasis on maerl-forming species
(2013-09)Coralline algae are important biological and ecological components in coastal environments around the world, and in this study a comprehensive molecular and ecological analysis of the group was performed. Questions related ... -
Taxonomy, parataxonomy, and metabarcoding: an investigation of invertebrate diversity in high nature value wet grasslands
(NUI Galway, 2017-11-01)Wet grassland habitats characterised by seasonal inundation and low-intensity agricultural practices support a rich mosaic of plant and animal communities. Whilst most of the conservation strategies aimed at protecting ... -
“Teanga Náisiúnta na hÉireann?”: idé-eolaíocht agus polaitíocht i nGluaiseacht na Gaeilge 1893-1943
(2016-10-18)Cuirim romham sa tráchtas seo iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar an dlúthbhaint idir gluaiseacht na Gaeilge agus na príomhpháirtithe polaitiúla Cumann na nGaedheal/Fine Gael agus Fianna Fáil chun an Ghaeilge a athbheochan mar ‘theanga ... -
Testing and Developing a Protocol for Training and Assessment of Relational Precursors and Abilities
(2014-02-07)This thesis involved testing and further developing a multi-level computer-based protocol for the assessment of core language skills in typically developing children and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The ... -
Testing and developing procedures for assessing and training hierarchical classification skills in young children using relational frame theory
(2018-02-22)The current thesis aimed to conceptualise, assess and train features of hierarchical classification from a behaviour analytic, or more specifically a Relational Frame Theory (RFT), perspective. Classification refers to ... -
Testo letterario e ipertesto nell'insegnamento dell'italiano come lingua straniera (LS): verso una didattica personologica
(2011-09-30)This research project shows the benefits of using literary texts and hypertexts in language classes as sources of authentic inputs which allow a dynamic involvement of the learner¿s personality, with his/her emotions and ... -
Text analysis for automatically identifying fake news
(NUI Galway, 2023-10-10)As a consequence of the ever-growing speed and quantity of both production and con sumption of information, added to factors as news source decentralization, ‘citizen journalism’, democratization of media and astroturfing1 (Lee, ... -
Text creation and text reproduction in Irish folk culture: a study of folklore texts collected by adults and by children
(NUI Galway, 2023-06-19)In his 2006 TED talk, Sir Ken Robinson proposed the idea that public schools offer a disservice to children by stripping them of creativity in the process of education (Robinson, 2006). Creativity being regarded as an ... -
Thanatourism and the commodification of war tourism space in ex-Yugoslavia
(2011-09-20)Humanity has a long standing fascination with death and disaster. Although dying has been partially sequestered from many western societies, death itself is the one true anthropological constant, encountered by every society ... -
Theatre and Space: Druid's Productions of Tom Murphy's Plays, 1984-1987
(2011-09-30)This study analyses the relationship between the theatre company Druid and Irish playwright Tom Murphy to discern how Druid successfully toured Murphy's plays abroad despite the perception that his work is viewed as popular ... -
“Then sing England for ever, and Erin-go-bragh”: Irishness in the English-printed, nineteenth-century street ballad
(NUI Galway, 2020-03-02)Throughout the nineteenth century, Ireland was by far the most dominant national trope in English-printed street balladry, appearing as specified place in English streetballadry almost as much as England itself. Ireland ... -
A theoretical and kinetic modelling study of free radical addition reactions to unsaturated C2, C3 and C5 hydrocarbons
(NUI Galway, 2021-02-02)Radical addition to the double bond of an olefin is an important reaction class in combustion mechanism development. Addition reactions of free radicals to small alkenes (C2 – C3) have been studied here at high levels of ...