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I-Ulysses: poetry in motion. An educational virtual reality guide to the unfolding events of the ‘Wandering Rocks’ chapter of Joyce’s Ulysses.
(2016-01-29)
A spatial and temporal virtual reality experience, guiding the user through the unfolding events of the ‘Wandering Rocks’ chapter of James Joyce’s Ulysses. This is an educational tool intended to help the user understand ...
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 ...
Chinese policy towards UN intervention and peacekeeping: a case study
(2016-03-15)
This research investigates the revision of China’s foreign policy in respect to the application of the principle of non-intervention when participating in UN interventions. It achieves this through a detailed examination ...
Characterisation of the molecular and functional changes exerted on human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by prostate cancer cells
(2016-07-01)
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a heterogenous population of multipotent cells
that are capable of differentiating into osteocytes, chondrocytes and adipocytes.
MSCs reside in various areas such as the bone marrow, ...
The ontology of technology: a Heideggerian perspective
(2016-06-30)
The question concerning technology lies at the heart of human existence. As such it must take a central place in philosophy today. This importance, however, is veiled by a historical interpretation of technology as ...
The design, manufacture and testing of a composite polysialic acid mimetic peptide loaded collagen nerve graft for use in peripheral nerve repair
(NUI Galway, 2016-02-15)
Peripheral nerve injuries can be debilitating for patients. The current gold-standard technique for peripheral nerve repair is autograft. This procedure involves harvesting a non-critical nerve from a donor site from the ...
A multi-disciplinary investigation of the provenance, pathways and geothermal potential of Irish thermal springs
(2016-02-26)
The geothermal energy of thermal groundwater is currently being exploited for district-scale heating in many locations world-wide. The Carboniferous bedrock in the south and east of Ireland hosts a number of thermal springs ...
Transitional justice in Africa: Traditional and modern approaches to addressing genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
(NUI Galway, 2016-11-01)
The term transitional justice generally refers to a range of judicial and nonjudicial mechanisms that have been utilized by countries in order to address massive human rights abuses. Such mechanisms can include prosecutions, ...
USP9X controls DNA replication fork stability and the replication stress checkpoint through Claspin
(2016-02-05)
Cells possess checkpoint pathways which are important for maintaining genome stability and preventing cancer. These signalling pathways include the ATR and CHK1 kinases which are activated in response to DNA damage or ...
Development and characterisation of novel gene-environment interaction rat models of Parkinson's disease
(2016-08-04)
Despite its discovery almost 60 years ago, levodopa remains the most effective therapy for the treatment of the motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease. However, chronic use of levodopa is associated with serious ...