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Development of novel nucleic acid diagnostics technologies for the detection of predominant microorganisms associated with bacterial meningitis
(2017-01-13)
With an estimated 1.2 million cases annually worldwide, bacterial meningitis is a
medical emergency and primary prevention as well as accurate diagnosis and
treatment of this often fatal disease is paramount. The ...
Irish macroalgae as feed supplements in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Safety, viability, quality, and economic feasibility
(2017-02-24)
The increase in global food demand coupled with competition for arable land use has
led to substantial growth in the aquaculture industry, and in particular, finfish farming.
Consequently, farming of species such as ...
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. ...
Investigating the use of the Relational Evaluation Procedure (REP) in children
(2017-03-27)
The core aim of this thesis was to explore the use of the Relational Evaluation Procedure (REP) in children, both typically developing, as well as developmentally delayed. The REP (e.g., Stewart, Barnes-Holmes & Roche, ...
Cellular response to stress: role of autophagy and cell death in caspase-9 deficient cells
(2017-10-31)
Chronic or unresolved stress can lead to cell death, and induction of apoptosis is crucial when the cellular adaptive mechanisms are not able to resolve persistent stress. Malfunction of the apoptotic process caused by ...
Development of new benchmarking systems for wastewater treatment facilities
(2017-06-30)
In the European Union, the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) of 1991 sets out the requirements for the collection, treatment and discharge of wastewater, to protect the environment from the adverse effects of ...
Predicting the long-term performance of low-cost phosphorus-sorbing materials using small-scale adsorption column experiments
(2017-07-31)
Anthropogenic phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) inputs to aquatic environments have rapidly increased in magnitude since the middle of the twentieth century, and nutrient pollution has become the primary threat to global ...
Protein-carbohydrate interactions and structural characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum lectin
(2017-03-20)
Ralstonia solanacearum is a bacterium which causes fatal damage to hundreds of agricultural plants such as potato or tobacco. It produces two lectins that are involved in attachment of the bacterium to the host. One of ...
RNA metabolism proteins identified as ATM and 53BP1 partners function in the DDR
(2017-07-05)
The DNA is continually under treat of being damaged by both endogenous and exogenous sources such as reactive oxygen species produced during normal cell metabolism or ionising radiation. It is vital for the maintenance of ...
Marine biodiscovery from Floridian mangrove forests and Irish waters
(2017-08-23)
Natural products have been used since ancient times to treat illnesses and terrestrial organisms have been studied extensively from a chemical point of view. Marine organisms, on the other hand are definitely understudied ...