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Harnessing TILLING and TILLING by Sequencing (TbyS) - A reverse genetics approach to identify novel mutant lines in Camelina sativa L. with improved traits
(2018-02-09)
Camelina sativa L. is a neglected biofuel crop with potential for tremendous application in
various industries due to its varied oil traits, which increases the scope of crop improvement.
Camelina is an allo-hexaploid ...
Identification of growth limiting factors in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
(2018-02-15)
In this study we showed that Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 can achieve fast division rates using urea, a low-cost nitrogen source that does not require energy for uptake and hydrolysis, and releases CO2 into to the cell during ...
Advances in evolutionary neural networks with applications in energy systems and the environment
(NUI Galway, 2018-08-29)
Evolutionary neural networks combine two of the most powerful areas of computing, evolutionary algorithms and neural networks. There are a number of benefits of using evolutionary algorithms to train a network over traditional ...
Ultra-short and short pulsed laser ablation of molybdenum bulk, thin film and heterostructure
(2018-02-22)
Molybdenum (Mo) provides several properties that can be useful for the advanced manufacturing industries. It has found applications in touch panel, printed circuit boards and numerous electronic components. The primary ...
Observational based evaluation of air-sea gas fluxes and turbulence in the surface ocean boundary layer
(NUI Galway, 2018-04-09)
Turbulence within the ocean surface boundary layer (OSBL) is an important
quantity for many processes as it mixes the ocean and transports various
ocean quantities such as pollutants, heat, and dissolved gases. ...
The development of ambidexterity as a key dynamic capability for eco-innovation in SMEs: an action research study
(NUI Galway, 2018-10-17)
Eco-innovation represents a discontinuous change, global in nature and comparable
only to the industrial revolution. The scale of both environmental and economic
challenges in the global economy highlights an unprecedented ...
Contributions to the measurement of depth in consumer imaging
(NUI Galway, 2018-06-12)
This thesis aims to examine and investigate methods that could potentially utilize images captured by consumer cameras such as smartphones to estimate depth and generate a 3D
structure.
After more than a century of ...
Planet engulfment and the planetary nebula morphology mystery
(NUI Galway, 2018-04-13)
This thesis presents an investigation into the galactic population of planetary nebulae (PNe) whose progenitors have evolved through the engulfment of massive planets during the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase of their ...
Expression and silence: the language of phenomenology in Wittgenstein and Heidegger
(NUI Galway, 2018-10-31)
This thesis is a comparative study of Wittgenstein and Heidegger in relation to their engagement with the problem of phenomenological expression. My central argument is that by reading Wittgenstein in this way, we can begin ...
Challenging assumptions of vulnerability: the significance of gender in the work, lives and identities of women human rights defenders
(2018-02-16)
In 1998, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognised Human Rights and Fundamental ...