Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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Ultra-short and short pulsed laser ablation of molybdenum bulk, thin film and heterostructure
(2018-02-22)Molybdenum (Mo) provides several properties that can be useful for the advanced manufacturing industries. It has found applications in touch panel, printed circuit boards and numerous electronic components. The primary ... -
Ultrashort pulse laser scribing of thin flexible glass
(2016-02-04)Laser scribing of thin glass has proven problematic due to inefficient optical absorption and difficulty achieving economical processing speeds while maintaining edge quality. Laser processing of glass is pertinent to touch ... -
Ultrasound imaging in radiotherapy and dosimetric quantification with Monte Carlo techniques
(2017-12-21)This thesis considered the use of ultrasound-based image guidance systems, employed to account for internal motion of the prostate gland during radiotherapy. A clinical evaluation of the Clarity soft tissue visualisation ... -
Ultrawideband Radar for the Early Detection of Cancer Within the Heterogeneous Breast
(2012-01-18)Ultrawideband (UWB) microwave imaging is an emerging breast screening modality based on the electromagnetic reflections generated by the dielectric contrast between soft tissue types within the breast at microwave ... -
Uncertainty-aware fault diagnosis for safety-related industrial systems
(NUI Galway, 2024-04-15)Industry 4.0 (I4.0) has enabled dynamic modern-day industrial environ ments through rapid automation and improved access to real-time data from complex industrial operations. The I4.0 suite of digital technologies, including ... -
Understanding adolescent adjustment to maternal cancer: a study of personal experiences and psychosocial factors that promote adjustment
(2016-01-05)Parental cancer is a stressful situation that can have a strong impact on adolescents lives (Su & Ryan-Wenger, 2007; Giesbers et al., 2010; Sieh et al., 2010; Helseth & Ulfsaet, 2003). Objectives The objectives of this ... -
Understanding early intervention services in Ireland: a conceptual evaluation
(2016-06-21)In Ireland the provision of early intervention services for children with disabilities is changing. With the policy and legislative contexts driving this change, these services need to be informed by evidence and underpinned ... -
Understanding Emergency Nurses' experiences of moral distress
(2016-09-29)This study sought to understand emergency nurses' experiences of moral distress. Classical Grounded Theory based on the works of Glaser & Strauss and Glaser informed the study design. Participants included Staff Nurses, ... -
Understanding gender in conflict-affected Timor-Leste: Women's voices on marriage, motherhood and the gender-poverty-violence nexus
(2017-06-29)This research addresses conceptual dilemmas facing gender mainstreaming that impede its transformative potential to end gender inequality. It explores meanings of gender underlying women's subjective experiences of everyday ... -
Understanding port performance: An examination of challenges in the contextualisation of performance in support of policy design in the port sector
(NUI Galway, 2019-11-25)Owing to the prominence of maritime transport, the performance of ports as nodes in the maritime transport network is a critical enabler of a regions capability to trade internationally. Ensuring the performance of ports ... -
Understanding strategic engagement: an exploratory study of perspectives on philanthropic investment in programmes for children and youth in Ireland
(2015-09-29)In Ireland, the term ‘philanthropy’ has connotations of charitable beneficence and is often associated with nineteenth century forms of giving to alleviate poverty in areas that subsequently become the responsibility of ... -
Understanding subsidiary leaders' behaviour when responding to headquarters’ expectations: Identity, scripts, and impression management perspectives
(NUI Galway, 2022-12-16)It is acknowledged that subsidiary leaders play an important part in the overall success of the subsidiary and the organisation as a whole, yet, little is known about the micro-level mechanisms that enable this success. ... -
Understanding the economics of land access in Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2018-03-28)This thesis analyses land availability and mobility in Ireland. The thesis begins with an overview of the economic theory of agricultural land markets followed by a description of Ireland’s current land use structures and ... -
Understanding the effects of multi-species grassland mixtures on the composition and function of the soil microbiome in temperate grasslands.
(NUI Galway, 2022-08-24)This thesis investigated the effects of multi species grassland mixtures on the composition and function of the soil microbiome in temperate grasslands. Three major gaps in knowledge were identified: (1) What effects do ... -
Understanding the Mechanisms of Action of Hypercapnic Acidosis and the Therapeutic Potential of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Diminishing Inflammation and Enhancing Repair in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
(2013-09-30)Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a term used to describe severe lung injury characterised by uncontrolled inflammatory response and resultant damage to endothelial and epithelial layers leading to eventual ... -
Understanding the multifunctional domains of controller protein Centrin2
(NUI Galway, 2018-12-21)Centrin2 is a centrosomal calcium-binding protein that plays a critical role in centriole dynamics and ciliogenesis. Structurally, it has four calcium-binding EF- hand motifs. Most of the cellular centrin2 is not associated ... -
Understanding the role of the general stress response regulator, RpoS, in the environmental persistence of Escherichia coli
(2017-04-03)The use of E. coli as an indicator organism for faecal contamination in the environment, particularly in water sources, is based partly on the assumption that E. coli survives transiently outside of the mammalian ... -
Unemployment inflows and outflows in the UK: a micro economometric analysis
(2016-06-09)The unemployment rate is a function of both the inflows to unemployment and the outflows from unemployment. Understanding the unemployment rate requires an understanding of the flows that drive the rate. This thesis ... -
An unexpected role for Nanos in cnidarian neural stem cell fate determination
(2012-09)The mechanisms of lineage commitment and acquiring specific cell fate remain obscure and require investigating the role of particular genes involved in these complex processes. To address this issue, I studied the role of ... -
A Unified Probabilistic Approach for Predicting the Structural Response of Oriented Strandboard
(2011-09-30)Oriented strandboard (OSB) is a wood-based composite manufactured from elongated wood-strands coated in a resin binder that are oriented and arranged in layers, cross-laminated and hot pressed to form large panels. OSB is ...