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Computation of cohomology operations for finite groups
(NUI Galway, 2018-08-31)
The main result of this dissertation is the computation of all Steenrod squares on the
Mod 2 cohomology of all groups of order dividing 32 and all but 58 groups of order
64; partial information on Steenrod square is ...
The visual culture of the Franklin search expeditions to the Arctic (1848-55)
(2018-02-22)
This thesis examines the visual representation of the Canadian Arctic and adjacent regions during the period of the Franklin search expeditions from 1848 to 1855. The study traverses the disciplines of literature, visual ...
Tax compliance behaviour of Muslim communities in Ireland, Canada, and Scotland
(2018-02-22)
The aim of this study is to achieve a better understanding of tax compliance decisions and to identify the factors that impact this decision-making. Adopting a quantitative research approach, this study investigates the ...
Suspended pratfalls: Slapstick in contemporary art
(2018-02-22)
This thesis considers a comedic trend in contemporary art that engages in a process of critical enquiry towards its own material structure and contextual frameworks. Certain contemporary artists employ a form of critical ...
Bayesian imputation of right censored data in time-to-event studies
(NUI Galway, 2018-03-20)
In time-to-event studies subjects are followed until the event of interest has happened.
Subjects who do not experience the event are referred to as censored. Due
to censoring, methods of plotting individual survival ...
Vineta: the Vineta 'Sage' and its reception in German literary texts from the 1820s to 1989
(NUI Galway, 2018-11-21)
The dissertation explores the myth of the sunken city of Vineta, supposedly destroyed in the twelfth century, and its reception in German literature from the 1820s to the late twentieth century. It analyses the reports in ...
An experimental and computational investigation of the high temperature behaviour of MarBN steel with application to effects of manufacturing
(NUI Galway, 2018-10-30)
The key step for next generation power plants is the development of advanced materials capable of achieving high flexibility and efficiency at increased steam temperatures and pressures. Such operating conditions will cause ...
From Carnacon to Cape Town: An interpretive study of the transnational career of Senator Colonel Maurice Moore (1854-1939), soldier, diplomat and politician
(NUI Galway, 2018-08-31)
In this thesis, the contextual, thematic, biography of Senator Colonel Maurice Moore, a Catholic member of the Irish Ascendancy is used as a prism through which to interpret and reflect on a military and political career ...