Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Issue Date
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Treatment of wastewater using an innovative biofilm reactor -- the air suction flow biofilm reactor
(3-03-14)The role of wastewater treatment infrastructure in protecting water resources and thus as a vital part of a country's infrastructure cannot be overemphasised. Failure to sufficiently treat wastewater threatens human health, ... -
Microbial ecology of methanogenic sludge granulation and its application in the reduction of selenate and selenite
(NUI Galway, 7-05-21)This thesis attempts to address some of the knowledge gaps in the literature around methanogenic granulation. Much existing research focuses on granulation of flocculent biomass up to the point at which satisfactory ... -
Next-generation genomics-assisted characterization of genetic and phenotypic diversity in yams (Dioscorea spp) to support conservation and breeding for food security
(13-05-20)Yams (Dioscorea spp) are staple edible tuber food crop, a favored source of medicinal plants with socio-cultural value in West Africa, Asia, Far East, Oceania and the Caribbean regions. However, the knowledge on the extent ... -
Women entrepreneurs and self-employed business-owners in Ireland 1922-1972
(14-01-20)This study set out to examine the prevalence of women entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners in Ireland in the early years of the Irish Free State. The historiography of Irish women has largely focussed on women ... -
Identification of decisive molecular interactions regulating resistance to apoptosis in tumour cells
(14-07-04)TRAIL is a member of the TNF family of cytokines which can selectively induce apoptosis in cancerous cells. For this reason recombinant TRAIL is being considered for the treatment of cancer. During their development cancer ... -
Greenhouse gas policies in Ireland 1990 -2012 : Reliance on the land
(14-08-01)This research sought to determine the extent to which national greenhouse gas (GHG) policy relied upon the land, through afforestation, controls on agriculture, and expansion of bioenergy. The implications of this reliance ... -
Synthesis and application of novel chiral 4,4' PheBOX ligands in asymmetric catalysis and Immobilisation study using 2,2'-PyBOX
(14-10-17)A great deal is known about the reactivity of catalysts derived from 2,2'-PyBOX and 2,2'-PheBOX ligands in asymmetric reactions. The initial aim of this research was to investigate a new type of bisoxazoline ligand, where ... -
The biology of the slug-killing Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) and its potential as a biological control agent for pestiferous slugs
(15-02-05)Laboratory experiments were carried out to determine the effects of controlled temperatures (14oC, 17oC, 20oC, 23oC, and 26oC) and ambient outdoor and laboratory temperatures on the development and predation capacity of ... -
The printed ballad in Ireland: a guide to the popular printing of songs in Ireland 1760-1920
(2006-02-01)This thesis is concerned with the survival, influence and scholarly use of songs printed cheaply in Ireland, from the beginnings of the trade in the middle 18th century until its decline in the early 20th. It aims to make ... -
Advances in Automated Image Categorization: Sorting Images using Person Recognition Techniques
(2007-06-01)The core problem addressed by this thesis is to provide practical tools for automatic sorting and cataloging of a typical consumer collection of digital images. The thesis presents a complete system solution, comprising ... -
Three-dimensional Magnetotelluric Inversion
(2008-01)The main objective of my PhD research is developing a better understanding of the mathematics, physics and numerical aspects of 3D MT inversion. This should lead to a working software that allows inversion of MT datasets ... -
Dihedral codes
(2009)In this thesis we give new constructions of a number of extremal type II codes. Algebraic proofs are provided that the constructions do in fact yield the codes. The codes are constructed using group rings of which the ... -
Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Crude Petroleum Oils
(2009-03)Characterisation of crude oil properties in real-time by spectroscopic methods has been a major challenge to the oil industry. While current methods can show the presence of oil, a quantitative determination of oil ... -
Advances in the Modelling of Facial Sub-Regions and Facial Expressions using Active Appearance Techniques
(2009-05-01)Advances are presented in the modeling of facial sub-regions, in the use of enhanced whole face-models, and based on these sub-region models, in the determination of facial expressions. Models are derived using techniques ... -
Irish Medical Women c.1880s-1920s: the origins, education and careers of early women medical graduates from Irish institutions
(2010)This thesis examines the history of women in medicine in Ireland from the 1880s to the 1920s. It argues that Irish institutions in the period demonstrated more favourable attitudes than their British counterparts towards ... -
Secure Intellectual Property Management in Reconfigurable Computing Systems
(2010)This thesis contributes to Intellectual Property (IP) security and IP usage accounting in Partially Reconfigurable (PR) Xilinx Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based Reconfigurable Computing (RC) systems.The outsourcing ... -
A Privacy-enhanced Usage Control Model
(2010-04-20)Recently we have observed a growing demand for secure technologies for e-commerce that do not put customers at risk of identity theft. We have also experienced the advent of Web 2.0 which has led to new business models and ... -
A Mathematical and Numerical Examination of Wave-Current Interaction and Wave-Driven Hydrodynamics
(2010-04-28)A new derivation of an elliptic extended mild-slope wave equation, including the effects of energy dissipation and current, has been accomplished. A Galerkin-Eigenfunction method was used for this derivation and the final ... -
Development of an efficient dynamically nested model for tidal hydraulics and solute transport
(2010-06)Numerical modelling of coastal zones typically requires a high spatial resolution to accurately simulate land-sea interactions, particularly in areas of complex coastlines. As a result, the computational cost of coastal ... -
Examination of Flood Estimation Techniques in the Irish Context
(2010-07-07)This thesis deals with the determination of the most suitable methods of finding the food magnitude-return period relationship for Irish flood data using the annual maximum statistical model. Data from approximately 200 ...