Browsing NUI Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Title
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A Palaeolimnological Assessment of Human and Climate Influences on Chironomid Communities in Western Ireland
(2013-09-30)Climate warming and biological response are prominent themes in Irish environmental research. It is widely acknowledged that certain species can be used as indicators of climate variables, and can be used to reconstruct ... -
The Palestine Solidarity Movement in Ireland and the UK: mediating and framing Palestine online
(2016-09-19)This research explores the Palestine Solidarity Movement’s contemporary collective action in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and the impact of online media on the dynamics of the movement’s activism. It does ... -
Parabolic and equal-rank subroot systems with applications to symmetric spaces and flag manifolds
(2016-06-20)Using the algebraic structure of subroot systems in the root system of a complex simple Lie algebra g, we prove a generalization for compact homogeneous spaces with positive Euler characteristic of the 'strange formula' ... -
Parks and Deer-Hunting: Evidence from Medieval Ireland
(2012-05-14)This thesis examines aspects of hunting in later medieval Ireland, with particular reference to the Anglo-Norman period, from 1169 to c. 1350. The focus is on deer hunting and on parks, in which fallow deer could be kept. ... -
Pathogen genomics of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus and leishmania
(2017-02-15)Infectious diseases caused by the single-celled eukaryotic parasite Leishmania and the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium are major public health problems in many countries. In this thesis, I use ... -
Patronage and Observance: The Franciscan and Dominican friaries in the Connacht lordships of Clann Uilliam Uachtair and Clann Uilliam Íochtair, 1350-1550
(2012-05-18)This research examines the Franciscan and Dominican friaries in the Connacht Burke lordships of Clann Uilliam Íochtair and Clann Uilliam Uachtair in the west of Ireland, 1350-1550. The principal aims are to establish how ... -
Patrons, Peers and Subscribers: The Publication of Mary Barber's Poems on Several Occasions (1734)
(2013-09-30)Mary Barber's volume Poems on Several Occasions (1734) was one of the first collections of poetry written by a woman to be published by subscription. The subscription list to this volume, which comprised 918 names -- ... -
Peer Influences on adolescent body image in Ireland
(2017-03-31)Body image, which represents how one sees, thinks, feels and acts toward their physical appearance, is a pressing issue for adolescents. National studies in Ireland have highlighted that adolescents are dissatisfied with ... -
'People think it's not the real world - but it's our world'. The significance of relationships found on the threshold between the private and the public: Exploring engagement between mothers and early years practitioners in a changing Ireland.
(2014-02-17)Irish society has undergone significant economic and social transformation in the past two decades. The rapid development of the early years sector, supporting unprecedented levels of female employment, is indicative of ... -
The perceived experiences of primary healthcare professionals in Ireland: interprofessional teamwork in practice.
(2016-05-04)International trends indicate that countries promote and encourage the use of interprofessional teams as the preferred approach to delivering healthcare services to address the health and social care needs of their citizens. ... -
Performing the Pied-Noir family: Weaving narratives of memory and identity
(2014-03-10)Although the Algerian war (1954-1962) is now fifty years past, it remains a contentious issue in France. In the aftermath of this particularly violent conflict, the French public was encouraged to forget the hostilities ... -
Personajes Femeninos Contestatarios del Cine Mexicano del siglo XXI: Subvirtiendo la Epoca de Oro
(2012-09-28)El cine mexicano de los últimos años ha vuelto a captar la atención del mercado internacional. Puede verse en éste una marcada tendencia a la universalidad de temas y una vigencia en cuanto a los cambios propios de la era ... -
Phenotypic and functional characteristics of blood monocytes in chronic kidney disease
(2017-02-15)Human blood monocytes, recently classified as classical (CD14++CD16-), intermediate (CD14++CD16+) and non-classical (CD14-CD16++) are reported to be dysregulated in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may play a role in ... -
Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of intermediate monocytes in healthy adults.
(2015-09-30)Human blood monocytes are currently classified into three subsets: CD14++CD16- “Classical”, CD14++CD16+ “Intermediate” and CD14+CD16++ “Non-Classical”. Distinct functional differences between Classical and Non-Classical ... -
Phlorotannins, current and future implications for the seaweed industry
(2012-09-28)This thesis focuses on phenolic compounds from brown macroalgae, named phlorotannins, and their current and future implication in the seaweed industry. After an examination of the phlorotannins content and in vitro ... -
Physical and bio cellular response of laser induced periodic surface structures formed using a femtosecond laser on a platinum alloy
(2015-09-30)Minimally invasive implantable medical devices represent a major advance in the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease with stent implantation becoming the standard coronary angioplasty procedure. Such devices ... -
Physical and numerical modelling of impeded tidal flows: Effects of aquaculture structures on hydrodynamics and material transport
(2012-04-13)The effects of aquaculture structures on flows are investigated in this thesis through a two-pronged approach. Small-scale flow interactions between the structures and the surrounding waterbody are studied through physical ... -
The Pilgrimage of Grace: Rhetoric, Reward and Retribution
(2013-05-12)The Henrician phase of the English Reformation should, arguably, be called an experiment. A reformation pre-supposes that there was a need or desire for reform and the evidence of a genuine, widespread theological conviction ... -
The Place of Hunting in Rural Ireland
(2012-03-20)Recreational hunting activities occupy an uneasy position in contemporary rural space. Framed by global developments and changes in the sociocultural, political and economic fabric of rural societies, we are also witnessing, ... -
Plant biotechnology in Ireland: Understanding the factors that shape plant biotechnology risk management policy in Ireland
(2012-06-01)Plant science is critical for humankind as plants form the fundamental basis of society (i.e. food and fibre). Plant biotechnology has been identified as a key research area by the Irish Government, but this research also ...