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Theoretical and numerical analysis of rigid-body impacts with friction
(2015-11-19)
This thesis gives a flavour of the area of rigid body impacts with friction, an area which has far reaching applications in engineering, sports science and every day life. The focus of this work will be on the two main ...
Body and Soul: Turning Turk in Early Modern Barbary captivity narratives
(2016-12-20)
This thesis focuses on early modern Barbary captivity narratives which describe Christian encounters with the Islamic world, and gives particular attention to questions of sexuality and gender. From the short fledgling ...
The Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization of cyanoacrylates
(2018-02-02)
Alkyl 2-cyanoacrylates (CAs) are primarily used as instant adhesives, including those sold under the Loctite brand.
The adhesive action can be inhibited with acid stabilisers allowing radical polymerization to be employed. ...
Media and disability - issues of portrayal and access
(2016-04-29)
This thesis begins with the premise that freedom of expression is the cornerstone of a democracy and any limitation on it must be prescribed by law, be in support of a legitimate aim and be necessary in a democratic society. ...
Developing optimal strategies for limiting the spread of grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and conservation of reds (Sciurus vulgaris) in Ireland
(2016-05-05)
Ireland has two species of squirrel, the native red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) and the non-native and invasive grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Since the initial introduction of the grey squirrel to a single site in ...
Building envelope thermal bridging heat loss assessment using infrared thermography
(NUI Galway, 2018-07-25)
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy use is necessary to stop the progress of climate warming, which may have a serious impact on the human environment and the ecosystem. To achieve this reduction, it is essential ...
Taking and publishing photographs (An examination of the legal rights and restrictions)
(2016-12-14)
This doctoral thesis investigates the legal rights of photographers and photograph publishers in Ireland to take and/or publish still photographs. For comparative purposes, an analysis of the applicable law in the United ...
Wolveridge's Speculum Matricis: a mirror on antiquity?
(2018-03-07)
The main aim of this study of Wolveridge’s Speculum Matricis of 1670 is to ascertain the extent to which his midwifery manual fitted within the still dominant Greek medical model, and how, if at all, it reflected influences ...
Sediment mobility modelling and hydrodynamic properties of maerl
(2016-11-11)
Sediment mobility modelling is a useful tool for scientifically robust marine spatial planning and characterisation of the benthic disturbance regime. As a prerequisite to modelling sediment transport of free living coralline ...
Calendars, feasting, cosmology and identities: later Neolithic-early Bronze Age Ireland in European context
(2016-07-25)
The aim of the study is to investigate the connections between calendar systems, large-scale feasting activities, changing representations of cosmological ideas and the formation of group identities from the Middle/Late ...