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Genesis of the Moly Brook molybdenum-copper deposit, Newfoundland, Canada: Geological and geochemical constraints on fluid evolution, links with adjacent tungsten mineralization, and the role of Late Devonian granitic intrusions
(NUI Galway, 2017-08-25)
An integrated geological, structural and geochemical study of the Moly Brook
Mo-Cu deposit, southern Newfoundland (Canada), is presented. The role of subordinate
leucogranite as progenitor to the mineralizing components ...
Freedom of expression and the contours of political speech in Ethiopia: Lessons from a comparative study
(2017-08-20)
The doctoral thesis studies the scope and application of the right to freedom of expression and the contours of political speech in Ethiopia. In particular, the research focuses on two fundamental areas of speech regulation-the ...
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 ...
Modulation of inflammatory pain in intervertebral disc degeneration: A therapeutic biomaterials approach
(2017-10-05)
Discogenic low back pain (LBP) is a very common health problem that imposes a socio-economic burden on society. Primarily, intervertebral disc degeneration is one of the causative factors of LBP. It is mediated by an ...
Becoming mortal: A study of death in late works by John Banville, Philip Roth and J. M. Coetzee
(2017-08-29)
This study explores the centrality of the boundary condition for creative endeavour through close readings of late works by John Banville, Philip Roth and J. M. Coetzee. The thematic concern with death in these authors’ ...
Ar lorg an chleite: Seachadadh Beatha Cholaim Chille mar eiseamláir ar cheird an scríobhaí i dtús na seachtú haoise déag
(2017-09-06)
Déantar iarracht sa tráchtas seo léargas a fháil ar chleachtas agus ar cheird scríobhaí Gaelach, Brian Mac Niallais, agus cóip dhílis de Beatha Cholaim Chille á cóiriú aige i dtús na seachtú haoise déag. Cuirtear i gcomórtas ...
Regulation of Six1 and Eya1 during the formation of the preplacodal ectoderm in xenopus - towards a gene regulatory network of the developing neural plate border
(2017-01-06)
Cranial placodes are ectodermal thickenings in vertebrate embryos that give rise to many
sense organs and ganglia. All placodes arise from a common precursor, the pre-placodal
ectoderm (PPE). The latter develops during ...
Programmed DNA damage in myogenesis
(2017-02-23)
Skeletal muscle is a major tissue type in humans, comprising approximately 40% of total body mass in adults. Skeletal muscle is ultimately composed of elongated multinucleate cells known as myofibers. These myofibers are ...
High-resolution measurements of leakage flow through bileaflet mechanical heart valve hinges
(2017-02-24)
To restore proper function of the heart, diseased valves require repair or replacement. Mechanical heart valves are one of the treatments available. Despite their superior durability in comparison with biological prostheses, ...
The politics of melancholia in twentieth-century Irish drama by women: Augusta Gregory, Teresa Deevy, Christina Reid and Marina Carr
(NUI Galway, 2017-09-30)
This thesis explores the dynamics of national and historical melancholia as invoked in twentieth-century drama of four Irish women, Augusta Gregory (1852-1932), Teresa Deevy (1894-1963), Christina Reid (1942-2015), and ...