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Identification and analysis of polymorphisms in miRNA genes and associated targets in Bos taurus and Bos primigenius for genomic selection in cattle
(2017-02-21)
Cattle production is of high economic importance to agriculture in Ireland. For more than a decade, significant effort focused on the improvement of the selection of economically important traits in beef and dairy breeds. ...
Cataloguing and linking publicly available biomedical SPARQL endpoints for federation - addressing aPosteriori data integration
(2017-05-12)
During recent years the increasing adoption of Open Data Initiatives and Lined Data principles have lead to the creation of a globally distributed space of Linked Data that covers various domains such as Government, ...
Cycloaddition reactions of imidazolium and phthalazinium dicyanomethanide 1,3-dipoles: synthesis, mechanism and the effect of water
(2017-09-28)
The cycloaddition reactions of imidazolium-3-dicyanomethanide 1,3-dipoles with electron poor alkene and alkyne dipolarophiles were explored. The reactions of these azolium 1,3-dipoles with alkyne dipolarophiles generated ...
Online community success - A study of success criteria and user behaviour in online communities
(NUI Galway, 2017-10-27)
In a world where online users form communities for various purposes and around many different topics of interest, it has become of social and economic importance for owners, providers and managers of online communities to ...
Characterisation of core histone sequences and nuclear mobility using a reproducible research approach
(2017-09-19)
Chromatin is a dynamic complex that controls access to genetic information by undergoing structural reconfigurations. Understanding this dynamic can provide insights into the biological implications of chromatin ...
An investigation of the role of body-worn inertial sensing in the analysis of elite swimming performance
(2017-09-29)
Swimming is a technically demanding sport that requires ongoing quantitative assessment in order to monitor technical progression and improvements in performance. Traditional methods of monitoring a swimmer’s technique ...
Detection of vehicles using fisheye cameras
(2017-05-10)
An image processing system capable of detecting vehicles within the vicinity of the ego vehicle for use in a surround view camera system (SVC) is presented in this thesis.
Image processing based object detection can be ...
Paleolimnological investigations on a nutrient polluted freshwater lake, Lough Muckno, Northeast Ireland – Reconstructing anthropogenic impacts across timescales
(2017-12-21)
This project is based on a paleolimnological investigation at Lough Muckno, a large lake system located in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. The investigation is centered on a sediment core retrieved from the lake and ...
Investigation of T cell receptor and immunoglobulin repertoire through next generation sequencing data
(2017-08-08)
The diversity of the immunological repertoire has long been a subject of
research focus, providing important insights into the adaptive immune system.
Rapid developments in next generation sequencing technologies ...
Characterisation of triple negative breast carcinoma and identification of the value of immunohistochemical markers and stromal tumour infiltrating lymphocytes
(NUI Galway, 2017-10)
Breast cancer is a complex disease that encompasses multiple molecular subtypes that have different clinical behavior. The behavior can be influenced by both the characteristics of the cancer cells as well as the surrounding ...