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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adolescence: the experiences of young women and second-level teachers in Ireland
(2017-05-13)
There are numerous aspects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that are underexplored and which we do not fully understand. This is particularly true when the condition is considered in relation to the ...
Investigating the effect of anti-inflammatory hyaluronic acid towards regenerating the annulus fibrosus
(2017-05-11)
Neck and low-back pain are major causes of disability leading to a serious socio-economic burden worldwide. The pathology is strongly correlated with the intervertebral disc degeneration (IVD). Disc degenerative disease ...
Experimental and computational investigation of adhesion junction mechanosensation
(2017-02-28)
Bone is an adaptive tissue that remodels in response to the mechanical loads placed upon it during normal daily activity. This remodelling process is vital to maintaining the mechanical integrity, mass and structure of ...
Development and evaluation of platform-based SERS substrates for detecting cancer biomarkers at ultra-low concentrations
(2017-04-27)
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) has proved to be a powerful spectroscopic tool since its discovery in 1973. Advances in nanofabrication techniques increasingly allow for the manufacture of complex nanostructured ...
A study on human error, safety culture and risk in radiation oncology
(2017-05-12)
In 2010 the New York Times wrote a series of articles on different radiation procedures including radiotherapy treatments. These articles highlighted a number of incidents that have occurred in the course of radiotherapy ...
Studying the fluorescence emission properties of 1,2,3 triazine based fluorophores in polymer thin films
(2017-05-10)
The application of thin polymeric films for medical purposes is growing very fast.
Two of the most important uses of thin polymer films are drug coatings for controlled
release and tissue engineering. Thermoresponsive ...
Novel methods of benthic habitat assessment in designated waterbodies around Ireland
(2017-01-06)
The European Union has implemented some of the most progressive conservation Directives in the world. These Directives are implemented in different ways, have different reporting cycles and use unique terminologies. The ...
Health literacy levels in women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus attending antenatal services in University Hospital Galway
(2017-05-10)
Introduction
The 2011 population study on health literacy found that 40% of the Irish population had inadequate health literacy. There has been little research in Ireland and internationally on health literacy in pregnancy. ...
Detection of vehicles using fisheye cameras
(2017-05-10)
An image processing system capable of detecting vehicles within the vicinity of the ego vehicle for use in a surround view camera system (SVC) is presented in this thesis.
Image processing based object detection can be ...
Images and representations of the sea in early medieval Hiberno-Latin and vernacular literature: studies in intertextuality and innovation
(2017-02-23)
This research takes the sea and its creatures as the common focus for an investigation of a series of thematically linked early medieval texts’ interactions with each other and with texts ranging from contemporaneous Insular ...