Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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Peoples' right to peace: enforcement through international law instruments
(NUI Galway, 2019-01-24)This study presents a bottom-up approach to address the current impasse regarding the international peace. It notes that the existing top-down remedies for peace presented by leaders who are involved in committing crimes ... -
The people’s saviours? Voluntary activism in Dublin and Toronto in the age of the influenza pandemic, 1900-1920
(NUI Galway, 2020-08-31)This study compares the nature of voluntary action in early twentieth century Dublin and Toronto, with particular reference to grassroots activism during the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-20. It focuses on the relief operations ... -
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. ... -
Performance of a new generation of transcatheter aortic valves
(NUI Galway, 2023-12-14)Degenerative (calcific) Aortic Stenosis (AS) is a common valvular heart disease among the elderly in Western countries and is expected to become more prevalent worldwide with an ageing population. Transcatheter aortic ... -
Performing oral history as verbatim theatre: A practice-led investigation
(NUI Galway, 2021-05-28)This dissertation is predicated on the search for fresh perspectives on an ethical and progressive verbatim theatre practice through the application of oral history theory and method. The use of personal testimony is central ... -
Performing scalar interculturalism: Race and identity in contemporary Irish performance
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-07)This dissertation is an interdisciplinary analysis of race and identity in contemporary Irish performance. Using the Irish case study and looking at theatre, sport and dance, it develops an intersectional framework of ... -
Performing social change on the island of Ireland, 1972-2014
(NUI Galway, 2019-08-26)This dissertation analyses the relationship between moments of significant social change on the island of Ireland and performance practice between 1972-2014. Through investigating the Troubles, Second-Wave Feminism, and ... -
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 ... -
PERK-dependent molecular mechanisms in breast cancer progression and treatment
(NUI Galway, 2023-06-16)Stressful conditions of the tumour microenvironment, which overwhelm the folding capacity of the endoplasmic reticulum (EnR), activate an evolutionarily conserved signalling pathway known as the unfolded protein response ... -
Peroxidase-based electrochemical detection using osmium complexes as mediators: application to sensing and immunoassays
(NUI Galway, 2023-05-16)Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is an oxidoreductase enzyme that has been used in many bio-electrochemical applications such as biosensors, immunoassays, fuel cells etc. Osmium polypyridyl complexes are advantageous as mediators ... -
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 ... -
Perspectives on driving mechanisms affecting intermediate water masses presence in the Rockall Trough
(NUI Galway, 2020-11)The Rockall Trough (RT), a deep channel in the northeast North Atlantic (NA), hosts water masses of subpolar and subtropical origins. Large-scale atmospheric (North Atlantic oscillation, Eastern Atlantic pattern) and oceanic ... -
Pesticide management for better water quality
(NUI Galway, 2023-07-31)The growth of the global population has forced the intensification of agricultural practices in order to achieve increased crop yields and production rates. This has been accomplished by elevated pesticide usage. While ... -
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 ... -
Phenotypic and functional properties of HLA-DRhi intermediate monocytes in health and chronic kidney disease
(NUI Galway, 2022-03-25)Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common condition, characteristed by reduced renal function and frequently associated with progressive loss of glomerular filtration, ultimately reaching end stage renal disease (ESRD). ... -
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 ... -
Phosphorus and organic soils under grassland production: Assessment of phosphorus losses for a more sustainable agriculture
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-19)The intensification of agriculture in Ireland aims to increase the exports of dairy and beef products considerably in the coming years, which inevitably implies the expansion of grassland systems to areas that were ... -
Phosphorus recovery through adsorption using iron modified cellulose
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-24)Phosphorus is an important non – renewable resource, widely used as fertiliser to maintain high crop yields. As the global phosphate reserves will be exhausted in 40 – 150 years, there is a need to explore alternatives to ... -
Photoacoustic imaging with clinical, preclinical, and quantitative applications
(NUI Galway, 2020-11-20)Photoacoustic (PA) imaging (PAI) is an emerging biomedical imaging modality that combines optical absorption contrast with ultrasonic resolution and imaging depth. Major research has been carried out into PAI in recent ...