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Dynamic Analyses of Goal-Directed Behaviour
(2012-10)
Goal setting research has consistently shown that high specific goals lead to increases in performance; however, the effects of unattainable goals on performance have been inconsistent, and the roles of both time and ...
Controls on upper Viséan (Carboniferous) depositional environments in Ireland
(2010-11-02)
The lithostratigraphy and fauna of Carboniferous sedimentary sequences in northwest and southwest Ireland were investigated to reconstruct how and why palaeoenvironments were changing throughout the upper Viséan and ...
Modelling of Inhalation Exposures to Pharmaceutical Agents
(2011-09-09)
Assessment of worker's exposure is becoming increasingly critical in the pharmaceutical industry as drugs of higher potency are being manufactured. Also the batch nature of operations often makes it difficult to obtain ...
‘Ainm bréige go dtiocfad fíor’ Filíocht Bhiddy Jenkinson agus Teoiric na Feiniméaneolaíochta
(2017-08-09)
Cuirim romham sa tráchtas seo staidéar a dhéanamh ar fhilíocht agus ar fhealsúnacht fhileata an scríbhneora, Biddy Jenkinson. Is duine de mhórscríbhneoirí na Nua-Ghaeilge í. Is ainm cleite é an t-ainm Biddy Jenkinson, rud ...
Cellular interactions in the tumour microenvironment during inflammation-associated carcinogenesis
(2017-11-30)
The colon tumour microenvironment is highly stromal in composition and a greater stromal cell density correlates with a poor prognosis for patients. The majority of these stromal cells are of mesenchymal origin (MSCs) and ...
Preserving control: understanding people's experiences before, during and after involuntary admission under the Mental Health Act 2001
(2016-06-08)
Aim: To generate a grounded theory to understand people’s experiences before, during and after involuntary admission and/or detention.
Background: The MHA (2001) provides a legal framework for the involuntary admission ...
Acting is believing: ritual, memory, and performance in the plays of Enda Walsh
(2016-10-17)
In this research, I examine the relationship between ritual, memory, and performance and contemporary theatrical creation methods, specifically with reference to the works of Enda Walsh. I use Walsh's plays as a case study ...
Glycosylation and glycoengineering of recombinant antibody fragments in Escherichia coli
(2016-11-14)
Recombinant protein production (RPP) in Escherichia coli benefits from a long history of research which has facilitated the development of a plethora of strains and vectors suited to RPP applications. The identification ...
Development and evaluation of platform-based SERS substrates for detecting cancer biomarkers at ultra-low concentrations
(2017-04-27)
Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) has proved to be a powerful spectroscopic tool since its discovery in 1973. Advances in nanofabrication techniques increasingly allow for the manufacture of complex nanostructured ...
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 ...