NUI Galway Theses (PhD Theses)
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Design and development of a performance evaluation framework for remote eye gaze estimation systems
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-02)In this dissertation, a comprehensive evaluation framework for remote eye gaze estimation systems that are implemented in consumer electronics applications is developed. For this, firstly, a detailed literature review ... -
Phosphorus and organic soils under grassland production: Assessment of phosphorus losses for a more sustainable agriculture
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-19)The intensification of agriculture in Ireland aims to increase the exports of dairy and beef products considerably in the coming years, which inevitably implies the expansion of grassland systems to areas that were ... -
Reverse genetic analysis of centrosomal roles of Checkpoint Kinase 1
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-14)Centrosome duplication is tightly regulated process that occurs only once per cell cycle. Centrosome abnormalities have been observed in cancer cells and in cells with defective DNA damage responses. Genotoxic stresses ... -
Cognitive load and working memory capacity; within and between modality
(NUI Galway, 2018-10)Perceptual load and cognitive load have been assessed in the same method. However, it is proposed they have self-regulating and contradictory effects on the use of attentional resources. The difficulty of distinguishing ... -
The right to health of irregular migrants: An exploration of enabling and constraining factors in international and European human rights law
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-08)This doctoral thesis asks whether international and European human rights law are substantially and structurally equipped to enhance the right to health of irregular migrants. These legal frameworks encounter structural ... -
Regulation of fear, anxiety and cognition in the presence or absence of pain by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-07)Fear/anxiety and pain modulate one another reciprocally, but the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie this interaction are not completely understood. Fear-conditioned analgesia (FCA) is pain suppression upon exposure ... -
The political economy of worker cooperative development: Meitheal and sustainability
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-29)This thesis investigates the potential of the worker cooperative model as the basis for a sustainable mode of production. We explore the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of the worker coop enterprise form ... -
Medicalisation in Ireland - A mixed methods analysis using the case of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-29)Statins are a class of drugs that lower blood cholesterol levels and were originally used to prevent further recurrences in those with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Over time, their use has been extended to ... -
Studies in the Latin Christian reception of early Greek materialism
(NUI Galway, 2018-11-16)This work explores the reception of the physical teachings of the Presocratic philosophers, as transmitted by the doxographical tradition, during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. In particular it examines the ways ... -
Developing an age-friendly county programme in Fingal: Older people’s lived experiences and the WHO age-friendly conceptual framework
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-23)Developing age-friendly communities is a significant global policy issue. The WHO (2007) age-friendly cities and communities initiative has had a significant influence on the development of Ireland’s Age-Friendly Programme. ... -
A study of performance management and management control systems in non-profit organisations engaged in the provision of public health and welfare services – A stakeholder salience perspective
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-16)Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs), characterised by a complex stakeholder profile, are increasingly important to the provision of public services, in particular health and welfare services. This study examines how management’s ... -
Nietzsche's askesis and philosophy as a style of life
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-08)In its original Greek sense askesis means ‘exercise.’ As such askesis is practical; it names the very idea of practice as an activity, and askesis is aspirational; it indicates an aim for which the practice is undertaken. ... -
Non-cut points in Hausdorff continua
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-07)The worlds of metric and non-metric continuous curves show disparity with regards to the existence and non-existence of special types of non cut points. The thesis focuses on shore points, non block points and strong non ... -
Methods of disseminating and translating research findings to health care professionals and other stakeholders
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-10)There are many barriers to the uptake of research findings including information overload, a lack of health literacy skills, a lack of access to research resources. Knowledge translation and dissemination and implementation ... -
Employment and Autism Spectrum Disorder: an evaluation of technology-aided interventions on teaching and improving skills necessary for workplace inclusion
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-09)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex, life-long, neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated with high unemployment rates and community participation restrictions that impact quality of life. In recent years, ... -
Novel multiplex isothermal nucleic acid amplification technologies for the detection of bacterial meningitis associated pathogens
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-28)Infectious diseases, caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or viruses, are a leading cause of significant global morbidity and mortality, with over 10 million associated deaths reported each year. ... -
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 ... -
Treatment resistant hypertension in General Practice: prevalence, pseudo-resistance, and a feasibility study of prognosis
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-03)Background. Both the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2008 and the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in 2011 suggest the need for further research into the management of treatment resistant ... -
Performing scalar interculturalism: Race and identity in contemporary Irish performance
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-07)This dissertation is an interdisciplinary analysis of race and identity in contemporary Irish performance. Using the Irish case study and looking at theatre, sport and dance, it develops an intersectional framework of ... -
Nonlinear analysis for ranking and evaluating the singular and collective impacts of project delay factors in Saudi Arabia
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-30)One of the biggest engineering concerns in the Middle East is the major delays in infrastructural projects which impact on both their quality and cost. A significant number of projects do not finish on time, are subject ...