NUI Galway Theses (PhD Theses)
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A public value perspective on tax administration in a developing country: A multistakeholder view of the Nigerian experience
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-30)Tax administrations in developing countries have an increased role as revenue mobilisers to fund governments’ sustainable development goals and various other challenges. Nevertheless, they struggle with improving consent ... -
Life with crippled microtubules: How yeast and human cells deal with forced microtubule depolymerization
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-25)Microtubule poisons are microtubule targeting agents widely used in cancer treatment. These drugs are given to cancer patients in cycles, and resistant cells can emerge both after the first or the following rounds of ... -
Enhancing trust in detecting security threats using machine learning approaches and its application in the Internet of Things
(NUI Galway, 2022-12-13)Identifying network attacks is a very crucial task for network security. The increasing amount of network devices is creating a massive amount of data and opening new security vulnerabilities that malicious users can ... -
Cross-cultural judgments of personality and decision-making in job interviews
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-24)Introduction. Humans express their personality through their every-day behaviour. In this way, they provide other humans with cues for detecting personality with a certain degree of accuracy. Accurately judging a ... -
The suppression-incongruence model of extremism: Investigating extremism through a new lens
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-24)Introduction: Psychological and experimental research is increasingly contributing to our understanding of extremism. This thesis presents and investigates a potentially promising avenue of research in the area of ... -
Studies of Lewis acid promoted anomerisation reactions
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-23)The stereoselective synthesis of the glycosidic bond still remains a challenge for the synthetic carbohydrate chemist. Lewis acid promoted anomerisation offers a useful means of generating 1,2-cis glycosides from their ... -
Optimizing dairy farmyard infrastructure for the management and treatment of dairy soiled water
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-20)Dairy farms produce dairy soiled water (DSW) during the milking process, which consists of a mixture of water, cow faeces, urine, milk, detergents, and sediment. Land spreading is the most common disposal method for ... -
Yes, and: Implementation of access to cultural materials for persons with disabilities
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-19)This thesis examines the right to access culture for persons with disabilities and proposes a new approach to implementing that right. Part I lays out where this right can be found and why it is so important. It ... -
Assessment of the impact of widespread integration of compressed natural gas filling stations and biomethane injection on the gas network
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-16)The research in this thesis has explored, investigated and analysed the integration of biomethane production and injection facilities and compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations in to gas distribution networks, ... -
An epigenomics approach to characterize alterations in disease
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-13)Epigenetics is the term that describes all the mechanisms that regulate the genomic activities such as transcription, DNA repair, DNA replication, transposon duplication. There is a great variety of epigenetic mechanisms ... -
Multi-objective reinforcement learning and planning for the expected scalarised returns
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-13)Many problems in the real world have multiple, often conflicting, objectives. To solve such problems a multi-objective approach to decision making must be taken. In the multi-objective decision making (MODeM) literature, ... -
Extending the linear mixed modelling framework for method comparison studies involving functional responses with applications in elite sports
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-10)A method comparison study compares two or more different methods measuring some quantity of interest and the aim is to determine the level of agreement between the methods. Most of the methodological developments in this ... -
Discovery and characterization of novel poriferan biosynthetic pathways via next-generation sequencing
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-10)Sponges of the phylum Porifera are benthic, filter feeding animals which can be found in waters throughout the world. Because of these qualities, consistent challenges they face include exposure to ... -
Medication adherence among people living with multimorbidity: prevalence, predictors and intervention options
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-10)Background. Multimorbidity refers to the presence of multiple chronic conditions in an individual person. The prevalence of multimorbidity is increasing globally, presenting a significant challenge for healthcare systems ... -
Investigating the roles of Chl1 helicase in DNA damage tolerance pathways
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-09)Faithful DNA replication is fundamental to ensure proper genomic stability. Eukaryotic cells have evolved sophisticated networks to deal with DNA lesions encountered during chromosome replication. The DNA damage response ... -
Evaluating the Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO-10®) programme for women with stress in Ireland: A feasibility study and process evaluation
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-09)Mental health interventions are in high demand in primary care in Ireland where psychological distress is commonly seen as a reason for presenting to general practice. Women present more frequently with stress and ... -
FibroSensing Dynamic Soft Reservoir (FSDSR): A bio-sensing drug delivery device for monitoring the foreign body response in real time
(NUI Galway, 2022-12-19)Despite significant advancements in Type 1 diabetes mellitus (Type 1 DM) treatments, the foreign body response continues to prevent the longevity of implantable medical devices that treat the condition. The development ... -
Understanding subsidiary leaders' behaviour when responding to headquarters’ expectations: Identity, scripts, and impression management perspectives
(NUI Galway, 2022-12-16)It is acknowledged that subsidiary leaders play an important part in the overall success of the subsidiary and the organisation as a whole, yet, little is known about the micro-level mechanisms that enable this success. ... -
Music and social hierarchy in twentieth-century Irish fiction
(NUI Galway, 2022-05-27)Participating in music provides a highly personal, affective experience, while also orienting individuals within communal practices and traditions. This is especially pertinent for Irish society, in which music, song, and ... -
Implementation strategies for the use of social robotics in the context of dementia
(NUI Galway, 2022-12-14)Introduction Dementia is a global health challenge, and the number of people living with dementia (PLWD) is expected to continue to rise worldwide. Pet robots have been developed to support the psychosocial well-being ...