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"We here in Ireland are not outside this struggle": the Irish Catholic Church, anti-communism and the Cold War, 1945-1965
(NUI Galway, 2018-04-03)
This project explores an understudied aspect of modern Irish Catholicism by examining the anticommunism
of the Irish Catholic Church in the period from 1945 to 1965, which marked the
early years of the Cold War. It looks ...
The impact of knowledge transfer activities on farm level outcomes
(NUI Galway, 2018-10-12)
Agricultural knowledge transfer (KT) activities are services that aim to improve farm level performance by building the capabilities of clients through improved problem solving, decision making and farm management skills. ...
An investigation into weight mediated conditions as risk factors for the development of autism spectrum disorder in offspring and the application of applied behavior analysis to pre-pregnancy weight behavior
(NUI Galway, 2018-09-03)
Obesity (OB) has been identified as one of the greatest health concerns of the present time, due to the universally increasing rates (WHO, 2016). It has been found that a large proportion of the rise of OB is among women ...
Capability architecture for open data
(NUI Galway, 2018-07-31)
Open data is increasingly becoming an essential asset for many organizations. Large numbers of new start-ups are emerging to benefit from the potential of this asset for a wide range of new products and services. However, ...
An investigation of mucus plugging in severe asthma
(NUI Galway, 2018-05-16)
The classic pathologic finding in patients with fatal asthma is of markedly hyperinflated lungs. This hyperinflation is the consequence of widespread plugging of the segmental and sub-segmental airways. In contrast to fatal ...
"Solas i nDorchadas": Staidéar soch-chultúrtha ar scéalta draíochta as Dúiche Sheoigheach
(2018-02-23)
Sa tráchtas seo, déantar scéalta béaloidis a bhí á n-insint go fuinniúil, fonnmhar i bpobal ar leith san am atá caite a scrúdú go mion d’fhonn léargas a thabhairt ar thábhacht na scéalta agus na scéalaíochta ar leibhéal ...
Aid policy, aid projects and aid practitioners. The role of agency, actors and interfaces in 'pro-poor development' projects in post-apartheid South Africa and post-communist Baltic States
(2018-02-23)
The dissertation is about understanding the role of agency in the production of the unintended outcomes of international development interventions ‘designed’ to eliminate rural poverty and underdevelopment. It takes as its ...
Biophysical and biochemical tools for cell phenotype maintenance, differentiation and trans-differentiation
(NUI Galway, 2018-02-22)
Tendon injuries constitute an unmet clinical need, with 3 to 5 million new incidents occurring annually worldwide. Tissue grafting and biomaterial-based approaches fail to provide environments that are conducive to ...
Testing and developing procedures for assessing and training hierarchical classification skills in young children using relational frame theory
(2018-02-22)
The current thesis aimed to conceptualise, assess and train features of hierarchical
classification from a behaviour analytic, or more specifically a Relational Frame Theory
(RFT), perspective. Classification refers to ...
Industrial finance in independent Ireland: The Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts, 1924-1939
(2018-02-22)
This thesis examines and analyses the first industrial policy initiative undertaken in independent Ireland. The Trade Loans (Guarantee) Act, 1924, allowed the state to guarantee loans borrowed by firms for their business ...