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Methamphetamine exposure during pregnancy: Neurodevelopmental consequences for the offspring
(2016-04-05)
Methamphetamine (MA) abuse during pregnancy is a significant concern worldwide. Improving our understanding of the consequences of such exposure on the child is paramount and animal models provide an alternative method of ...
Real-time detection of pedestrians in night-time conditions using a vehicle mounted infrared camera
(2016-09-30)
Current statistics show that a significant number of road fatalities occur during night-time hours despite a smaller number of vehicles on the road. This number could be significantly reduced with the use of systems that ...
The poetics of science: intertextual and metatextual themes in Ovid's depiction of cosmic and human origins
(2016-09-09)
This work explores ancient views of cosmogony and the material structure of the universe in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. In particular it focuses on the way in which Ovid problematizes how we define myth and poetry versus science ...
Architecture of exclusion: the struggle for land and legitimacy of Palestinians under Israeli law
(2016-10)
This research focuses on land law and provides an overview of the right to land under international law, followed by a background of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Subsequently, exploring the underpinning of the land ...
A toolkit for assessing unsaturated soil time lag with respect to Water Framework Directive deadlines
(2016-02-09)
Time lag is the delay between the implementation of water quality mitigation measures and observed effects on water quality. This delay arises as a result of the long hydrological/hydrogeological pathways between nutrient ...
Safe food safe people management system: enhancing compliance with safety legislation in Irish food and drink manufacturing SMEs
(2016-03-16)
Whilst the growth of many industry sectors has declined following the deepest global financial recession in decades, the food and drink sector, in particular food and drink manufacturing, has continued to grow. The sector ...
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, ...
Centrosome cohesion: functions of C-NAP1
(2016-01-07)
Double stranded DNA encodes the genetic material of the cell. Replication and segregation cycles are regulated in order to maintain the integrity of the DNA sequence from one cell cycle to the next. Detection of lesions ...
Invasive haemodynamic characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
(2016-01-12)
The present thesis is comprised of an introduction followed by eight chapters. The introduction gives an overview of the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure and details the patient selection process. ...
Intra-household economic decision-making during a period of recession and austerity in Ireland
(2016-09-30)
This thesis concerns intra-household economic decision-making within heterosexual couples in Ireland. Ireland recently experienced its worst economic recession in the post World War II era. The main hypothesis for the study ...