This thesis is an exploratory study of the theory and practice of equality in shaping modern policy conceptions of access and entitlement to health care provision. In most modern democratic societies, the principles of ...

This thesis is an examination of kinaesthetic play from the lived experience of the player. The aim of this work is to show that the value of play runs much deeper than its applications and that play should be understood ...

This thesis analyses the ways in which Chilean authors Mercedes Valdivieso and Gustavo Frías re-examine and engage with ideas of gender and ethnicity through their fictional representation of Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer ...

Components of the centrosome have been reported to have a role in the DNA Damage Response (DDR) pathway. Cep164, a protein localised to the distal appendages of centrioles, is theorised to play a part in the DDR. As with ...

This study presents a high pressure experimental and modelling investigation on the ignition of n-butylcyclohexane and its mixtures with n-heptane. Mixtures were chosen to represent a surrogate for n-decylcyclohexane, a ...

This thesis describes the synthesis of ruthenium complexes which contain cyclopentadienyl ligands with electron-withdrawing ring substituents and the effects of these substituents on the reactivity of the metal centre. ...

Electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization is a viable alternative to optical and radio-labelled techniques. The benefits of using biosensors based on electrochemical systems are: high sensitivity, possible development ...

Despite increasing calls for research to contextualise children’s experiences with regard to understanding their well-being, children living with a parent with a mental health difficulty remain largely invisible in practice ...

Cuirim romham sa tráchtas seo iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar an dlúthbhaint idir gluaiseacht na Gaeilge agus na príomhpháirtithe polaitiúla Cumann na nGaedheal/Fine Gael agus Fianna Fáil chun an Ghaeilge a athbheochan mar ‘theanga ...

In the context of delivering child care and family support service provision in the Republic of Ireland the concept of reflective practice enjoys almost unquestionable positive acclaim within the extensive literature and ...