This thesis gives a flavour of the area of rigid body impacts with friction, an area which has far reaching applications in engineering, sports science and every day life. The focus of this work will be on the two main ...

This thesis focuses on early modern Barbary captivity narratives which describe Christian encounters with the Islamic world, and gives particular attention to questions of sexuality and gender. From the short fledgling ...

Alkyl 2-cyanoacrylates (CAs) are primarily used as instant adhesives, including those sold under the Loctite brand. The adhesive action can be inhibited with acid stabilisers allowing radical polymerization to be employed. ...

This thesis begins with the premise that freedom of expression is the cornerstone of a democracy and any limitation on it must be prescribed by law, be in support of a legitimate aim and be necessary in a democratic society. ...

Background. Both the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2008 and the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in 2011 suggest the need for further research into the management of treatment resistant ...

Ireland has two species of squirrel, the native red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) and the non-native and invasive grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Since the initial introduction of the grey squirrel to a single site in ...

Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy use is necessary to stop the progress of climate warming, which may have a serious impact on the human environment and the ecosystem. To achieve this reduction, it is essential ...

In the films of Jean Renoir (1894-1979), class strata clash in public and private spheres, alternately eroding and bolstering ideological values, and implementing traumatic social upheaval on a local, national, or even ...

This doctoral thesis investigates the legal rights of photographers and photograph publishers in Ireland to take and/or publish still photographs. For comparative purposes, an analysis of the applicable law in the United ...

The main aim of this study of Wolveridge’s Speculum Matricis of 1670 is to ascertain the extent to which his midwifery manual fitted within the still dominant Greek medical model, and how, if at all, it reflected influences ...