Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001634"
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The aesthetics of challenge: Mario Perniola and Dandyism
Bianchi, Enea (NUI Galway, 2021-01-06)This thesis compares the work of the Italian philosopher and writer Mario Perniola and the phenomenon of dandyism. Specifically, it focuses on Perniola’s aesthetic and philosophical thought in order to develop and explore ... -
Biodiversity and performance of constructed wetlands; a comparison with natural wetlands
Mulkeen, Collette Jane (NUI Galway, 2018-07-03)Natural wetlands (NWs) are one of the most economically and ecologically important habitats on Earth, currently comprising about 6% of the world’s surface area. They provide many ecosystem services including the supply of ... -
Defining sense of community for public value creation in online public engagement
O'Brien, Ann (NUI Galway, 2020-09-03)The potential of Web 2.0 technology to enable online public participation between government and the public has long held promise for governments, civic society and researchers. Public administrations have sought the ... -
The development of ambidexterity as a key dynamic capability for eco-innovation in SMEs: an action research study
Tallott, Margaret (NUI Galway, 2018-10-17)Eco-innovation represents a discontinuous change, global in nature and comparable only to the industrial revolution. The scale of both environmental and economic challenges in the global economy highlights an unprecedented ... -
The ecology and conservation of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry heath habitats in the Burren, Western Ireland
Hanrahan, Sarah Ann (NUI Galway, 2018-06-15)This thesis focuses on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and co-occurring species within vulnerable habitats in the Burren region of western Ireland. The objectives of this research were: to describe the plant communities; to monitor ... -
Effect of spatial audio and movement control on user performance, awareness, and preference
Broderick, James (NUI Galway, 2021-09-27)More people are engaging with virtual environments recreationally and professionally. Game engines are more accessible, making it easier to craft virtual spaces, and home hardware improvements have made it accessible without ... -
Ethics and assisted dying in the Republic of Ireland
McKeown O'Donovan, Annie (NUI Galway, 2021-09-13)‘Ethics and Assisted Dying in the Republic of Ireland’ argues that active assistance in dying can be morally permissible in limited contexts. Where an individual is suffering from an irremediable chronic or terminal illness ... -
An examination of migrant preferences for health and healthcare
Kelleher, Dan (NUI Galway, 2022-04-20)Understanding the needs and preferences of migrant groups presents challenges to their host countries, including that of the host country's healthcare system. Migrants are a distinct subpopulation of the host country's ... -
Expansion and augmentation of social marketing theory and practice with systems science and mechanism, action, structure (MAS) theory to explore dynamic complexity and leverage points pertinent to the Galway cycling system
Brychkov, Dmitry (NUI Galway, 2019-05-08)Social marketing is confronted by serious challenges of both endogenous and exogenous character. If these challenges are not properly addressed, social marketing risks entering into a deep, intrinsic and ontological crisis. ... -
An exploration of personhood in dementia in formal care in Ireland
Hennelly, Niamh (NUI Galway, 2020-07-17)Personhood in dementia centres on recognising and treating the person with dementia as a person first and foremost. Supporting personhood is a key goal of person-centred care models and a key principle in Irish dementia ... -
Expression and silence: the language of phenomenology in Wittgenstein and Heidegger
O'Rourke, Jonathan (NUI Galway, 2018-10-31)This thesis is a comparative study of Wittgenstein and Heidegger in relation to their engagement with the problem of phenomenological expression. My central argument is that by reading Wittgenstein in this way, we can begin ... -
First-year student well-being and persistence: Building the evidence base and including the student perspective
Daniels, Natasha (NUI Galway, 2022-02)Student persistence is essential to student education attainment and is linked with student motivation to continue with their studies, even when they face challenges. Student persistence during first year of college is ... -
Flashes of modernity: stage design at the Abbey Theatre, 1902-1966
McCormack, Christopher (NUI Galway, 2018-08-31)Responding to Guy Julier’s call for a “knowing practice” of design studies, this doctoral thesis reveals Ireland’s negotiation with modernity through stage design. I use historian T.J. Clark’s definition of modernity as ... -
Generation of natural killer cell-mimic nanoparticles to target tumour cells
Alizadeh Zeinabad, Hojjat (NUI Galway, 2022-05-30)Natural killer (NK) cells are effector immune cells in the innate immune system. It is increasingly recognised that NK cells play a crucial role eliminating emerging tumour cells. Some tumour cells however can escape and ... -
The genomics of soil-persistant E. coli
Waters, Nicholas (NUI Galway, 2020-11-19)Escherichia coli’s remarkable ability to thrive both in the gut and in soil confounds many assumptions made about the bacterium’s ecological niche specialisation, and a growing body of research has challenged the long-held ... -
‘Here. Now. Ours’: interrogating the use of situated Augmented Reality electronic-literature to increase awareness of a city’s green, public spaces
Gwalchmai, Benjamin (John Nicholas) (NUI Galway, 2022-02-02)The aim of this practice-based research is to investigate the use of situated Augmented Reality electronic literature (eLit) as a new way of increasing awareness of a city’s green spaces in its citizens. Its hypothesis is ... -
Home Rule from a transnational perspective: The Irish Parliamentary Party and the United Irish League of America, 1901-1918
King, Anthony (NUI Galway, 2019-02-04)When John Redmond was elected chairman of the reunited Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) in 1900, he quickly identified a pressing need to re-engage Irish America. Ireland’s largest diaspora had grown weary of constitutional ... -
Human stem cell modelling for heart disease of long QT syndrome
Ge, Ning (NUI Galway, 2022-04-29)Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in otherwise healthy young people is a public health priority. Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is the commonest life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia contributing to SCD under 40 years old with an estimated ... -
The impact of alcohol consumption on brain networks: Investigating differential effects in bipolar disorder
Martyn, Fiona M. (NUI Galway, 2022-03-30)Background: Widespread alterations to cortical regions particularly in areas related to reward processes have been described following non-dependent alcohol use and independently in bipolar disorder (BD). Additionally, ... -
“The Insider Threat” Comparing malicious and non-malicious information security behaviours using a rational choice model
Browne, Sean (NUI Galway, 2018-09-27)In the modern networked world, replete with massive amounts of data, one of the greatest threats facing organisations is information loss inflicted by actors within or trusted by the organisation. This research is thus ...