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Characterisation of bovine pericardium and alternative treatments for its application as biomaterial
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-09)
Bovine pericardium is an extensively used biomaterial utilised in a wide range
of biomedical devices such as bioprosthetic heart valves. The characterisation
techniques employed for the analysis of bovine pericardium and ...
Urothelial carcinoma: Molecular profiling and potential application in clinical practice
(NUI Galway, 2020-02-19)
Urothelial Carcinoma: Molecular Profiling & Potential Application in Clinical Practice
Abstract
Introduction: Urothelial carcinoma is characterised by a tendency to recurrence and risk of progression that necessitates ...
Dissecting the monster: mapping discourses of medicine, ethics, and monstrosity in the Victorian Penny Blood
(2017-02-02)
This research analyses a set of specimens of penny blood literature from the point of view of medical history, with the goal of providing an examination of the genre in relation to its historical context. In so doing, it ...
Larval transport dynamics in Nephrops norvegicus
(NUI Galway, 2020-11-13)
Transport of meroplankton larvae in the ocean is a crucial process as it enables connectivity between populations and determines larval supply for species with narrow habitat requirements and sedentary adult stages. The ...
Reconstructive performances of memory and trauma in life writing by daughters of Harkis
(NUI Galway, 2018-12-14)
This study presents a close reading and comparative analysis of a corpus of texts by daughters of harkis – Algerian men who served as auxiliary soldiers in the French army during the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962) ...
The legacy of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Independent Ireland, 1922-49
(2016)
This study provides the first detailed analysis of the influence and persistence of Irish Party individuals, organisations and political culture in independent Ireland (1922-49). While many former followers remained ...
Macromolecular crowding transforms regenerative medicine by enabling the accelerated development of functional and truly three-dimensional tissue moduli
(NUI Galway, 2020-11-04)
Scaffold-free in vitro organogenesis exploits the innate ability of cells to synthesise and deposit their own extracellular matrix to fabricate tissue-like assemblies. Unfortunately, traditional cell-assembled tissue ...
An adaptive bitrate switching algorithm for speech applications in the context of WebRTC
(NUI Galway, 2020-12-01)
Web Real-time Communication (WebRTC) provides a set of novel technologies and standards that enable high-quality audio, video, conference calls, and arbitrary data exchange over web browsers. It enables peer-to-peer ...
Collaboratively exploring the history of education for community of practice formation in undergraduate initial teacher education
(2017-01-05)
At the beating heart of recent developments in initial teacher education (ITE) are efforts to establish a cultural shift within the teaching profession, to a point where professional learning communities may flourish. ...
A close reading of the direct speech element in Robert the Monk’s 'Historia Hierosolimitana' as an alternative method for its historical analysis
(2017-01-18)
This thesis is an examination of direct speech in Robert the Monk’s Historia Hierosolimitana, an early twelfth-century history of the expedition now known as the First Crusade (1096-1099). It examines most of the main ...