Browsing NUI Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Title
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Observations of turbulent dynamics in the ocean surface boundary layer
(2014-03-26)Turbulence and mixing processes are investigated in the ocean surface boundary layer (OSBL) using microstructure measurements from the Air-Sea Interaction Profiler (ASIP) a vertically rising, autonomous instrument equipped ... -
Older women's expereinces of ageing and health related issues in Ireland
(2017-01-26)Background: A challenge of an increasing ageing population is the ‘feminisation of ageing’. Worldwide women live longer than men and this pattern is replicated in Ireland. It is important that health care professionals and ... -
The on and off-stage roles of Abbey Theatre actresses of the 1930s
(2016-05-11)Building on the work of Maggie Gale and John Stokes in The Cambridge Companion to the Actress, this doctoral thesis exposes ‘the construction of the actress’ in the context of the Irish Free State (1922 – 1937). (2) It ... -
On Applying Controlled Natural Languages for Ontology Authoring and Semantic Annotation
(2013-02-07)Creating formal data is a high initial barrier for small organisations and individuals wishing to create ontologies and thus benefit from semantic technologies. Part of the solution comes from ontology authoring, but this ... -
On the collection of topologies, generalised metrics and continuity spaces
(2013-09-27)This article-based thesis comprises a collection of four papers, each of which constitutes a chapter written in manuscript form. The elemental theme behind the first three chapters is the study of several collections of ... -
On the development of analytical methods for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty catheters and drug eluting stents
(2013-10-07)This thesis reports on analytical methods required for the development and production of interventional medical devices. A novel light obscuration method is applied to the measurement of particulate matter during an in ... -
On the oxidation of alkanes and thermodynamic properties of nitrogen-containing compounds: experimental, theoretical, and kinetic modelling studies
(2016-09-21)The primary focus of the work presented in this Thesis involved a major re-evaluation of detailed chemical kinetic models describing alkane oxidation under combustion conditions. Combined experimental and theoretical ... -
On the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction in International Law
(2013-08-30)The debate which envelopes the principle of universal jurisdiction draws out a "dark side" of the international criminal law project because the commitment by the international community to individual criminal accountability ... -
On the pyrolysis and combustion of furans: quantum chemical, statistical rate theory, and chemical kinetic modelling studies
(2014-06-23)The development of synthetic methods which can convert inedible waste biomass into liquid transportation fuels is an exciting breakthrough which may reduce our dependence on fossil fuels for energy production, and contribute ... -
On the table of marks of a direct product of finite groups
(2016-02-10)The table of marks was first introduced by William Burnside in his book "Theory of groups of finite order" in 1955. The table of marks counts the number of fixed points one subgroup has in the action of the cosets of ... -
On Torture
(2011-04-26)This thesis argues that the ticking bomb scenario is a fiction and it accordingly asks, "if it is a fiction, how does it exercise the power of a black hole in modern memory? How does it bend all argument to its narrative, ... -
Online Shop Presentation Modes for Consumer Decision Making and Flow Experiences
(2011-08-29)This research investigates the influence of product record presentation modes on the process and outcomes of online shopping. Experiments investigated eight combinations of product presentation modes by partnering with an ... -
An Ontological Framework for Interoperability of Health Level Seven (HL7) Applications: The PPEPR Methodology and System
(2012-09-25)Healthcare applications are complex in the way data and schemas are organised in their internal systems. Healthcare standards have been proposed to reduce heterogeneities between healthcare applications. Widely deployed ... -
The ontology of technology: a Heideggerian perspective
(2016-06-30)The question concerning technology lies at the heart of human existence. As such it must take a central place in philosophy today. This importance, however, is veiled by a historical interpretation of technology as ... -
An open framework for multi-source, cross-domain personalisation with semantic interest graphs
(2014-12-28)The work in this thesis addresses new challenges and opportunities for online personalisation posed by the emergence of new infrastructures for sharing user preferences and for access to open repositories of data. As a ... -
OpenFOAM computational fluid dynamics studies on the ocean-atmosphere
(2015-09-05)Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is the use of applied mathematics, physics, and computational software to visualize how a fluid flows around objects. CFD is based on the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe how the ... -
Opening doors: a Gaelscoil approach to developing critical Interculturalism
(2016-03-04)Tá an ilchineálacht in Éirinn le fada an lá. Cé gur nós le scoileanna léargas a thabhairt dúinn ar an tsochaí go ginearálta, tá seans ann nach bhfuil mórán daltaí, ar de bhunús inimirceach iad, i ngaelscoileanna. Tá an ... -
Openness to experience and cardiovascular responsivity to acute psychological stress
(2017-02-07)Introduction. Research has implicated the personality trait of openness to experience - an individual’s propensity to be open to a variety of experiences, with a need to enlarge and examine experience - in the context ... -
Operant Variability:An Experimental Analysis of Consequential Control over Response Variation
(2012-09-29)This thesis investigated the differences in response variability between children and adolescents with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and neurotypical children and adolescents. It also examined ,methods for ... -
Operational and economic perspectives of pig manure and food waste anaerobic co-digestion
(2017-05-21)On-farm anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure (PM) and food waste (FW) is practiced at commercial scale across the world. However, there is a paucity of information regarding how to optimise such co-digestion systems in ...