Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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Improved cardiac arrhythmia prediction based on heart rate variability analysis
(NUI Galway, 2021-05-10)Many types of ventricular and atrial cardiac arrhythmias have been discovered in clinical practice in the past 100 years, and these arrhythmias are a major contributor to sudden cardiac death. Ventricular tachycardia, ... -
Improved jitter buffer and playout management approach
(NUI Galway, 2020-10-06)The popularity and adoption of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications have risen at an unprecedented level in the recent decade as an alternative to conventional telephony technologies, such as Public Switched ... -
Improved techniques for time synchronisation over WiFi and wireless sensor networks
(2013-10-23)Time synchronisation plays a key and ever increasing role in this progressively networked world. Whilst time synchronisation has always been important in industrial and telecommunication systems, its importance has now ... -
Improvement of sludge dewaterability using filamentous fungi and energy recovery from thermal treatment of sludge
(NUI Galway, 2022-06-20)Nowadays, the increasing production of municipal sludge requires effective and suitable disposal methods. The commonly used methods include thickening, dewatering, anaerobic digestion, composting, and thermal treatment. ... -
Improving flow in large software product development organizations: A sensemaking and complex adaptive systems perspective
(NUI Galway, 2019-08-23)Software development organizations operate in an environment of ever-increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. The pace of change is accelerating, business and technology complexity is growing, and ... -
Improving the function and longevity of implantable drug and cell delivery devices by overcoming the foreign body response
(NUI Galway, 2023-02-23)The success of implantable medical devices is hindered by an inevitable inflammatory response called the Foreign Body Response. The human body recognises any implanted biomaterial as a foreign object, and isolates it ... -
Improving the sensitivity of radar-based breast imaging algorithms in diverse patient populations
(NUI Galway, 2018-09-03)Radar-based imaging is an emerging modality for breast cancer screening. Two commercial radar-based imaging devices are being tested in patient imaging studies. Promising initial results have highlighted the potential of ... -
In His Silvis Silere: The Monastic Site of Annegray - Studies in a Columbanian Landscape.
(2012-09-21)The monastic site of Annegray lies in the foothills of the Vosges Mountains in eastern France. Founded by the Irish saint, Columbanus, at some stage around 591A.D., it was the first of what was to become a group of three ... -
In silico bone tissue engineering - a multiscale and multiphysics approach
(2016-07-26)Mechanical stimulation in terms of fluid flow and mechanical strain can enhance the osteogenesis. Biomaterial scaffolds used in bone tissue engineering experiments have extremely complex geometry, which will result in the ... -
In the quest of the optimal collagen type II source for articular cartilage engineering
(NUI Galway, 2021-08-26)Articular cartilage is a specialised connective tissue of joints, which lacks blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves. The limited capability of articular cartilage to self-repair renders its regeneration a formidable challenge. ... -
In their own words. Factors impacting on the higher education (HE) experiences of black and minority ethnic (BME) students in Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2017-09-30)This study examines the experiences of black and minority ethnic (BME) groups in Irish higher education (HE). While the HE and wider experiences of this group are the focus of research and policy internationally, this study ... -
In vitro model development for pulsed-field ablation treatment of atrial fibrillation
(NUI Galway, 2024-04-15)Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmias in humans, mostly based on hyperexcitation of specific areas in the atrium that results in dyssynchronous atrial contraction, leading to severe ... -
In vitro, pre-clinical and commercial evaluation of a novel xeno- and serum-free culture system for production of human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells for bone regeneration
(2016-10-21)The therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is recognised in treating a wide range of debilitating diseases. For clinical-scale manufacturing, serum-free and xenogenic-free media formulations have been ... -
In-situ Formed Bioactive Stem Cell Hydrogel Dressings from PEG-based Multifunctional Copolymers for Wound Healing
(2013-07-23)Wound healing, especially chronic wound healing, has become a major clinical problem all over the world. Among all the treatments for wound healing, wound dressings are the main management approaches for both acute and ... -
In-vitro cellular interaction of quantum dots and silicone surfaces
(2011-09-30)The main hypothesis on which this study has been based is that the surface modification of nano-particles of different size (Quantum Dots) and varying nano-surfaces roughness (Silicones of nanosurface roughness) can make ... -
Incremental elastic surface waves and static wrinkles
(2015-10-06)This article-based thesis comprises a collection of four articles, each of which constitutes a chapter written and formatted in manuscript form. The general aim underlying these articles is to understand and predict how ... -
Independent living for adults with intellectual disabilities in post conflict countries. A comparative analysis of the implementation of Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Northern Ireland and Bosnia Herzegovina.
(NUI Galway, 2018-09-07)This research examines the right to live independently and to participate in the community for persons with intellectual disabilities in post-conflict states. This right is provided for under Article 19 of the United Nations ... -
Independent living for people with disability and high dependency needs - Why we need a P.A. Act and what it might look like in the Irish context
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-26)This research examines the legislative context for Independent Living for people with disabilities and high dependency needs in Ireland. The CRPD provides the key platform for this and reaffirms the fundamental rights of ... -
Individual differences in the impact of attentional bias training on cardiovascular responses to stress
(2013-03-28)Introduction. The present research examines the effect of threat-related attentional bias - the tendency to direct attention towards information in the environment that is threatening or negative -on anxiety responses to ... -
Industrial finance in independent Ireland: The Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts, 1924-1939
(2018-02-22)This thesis examines and analyses the first industrial policy initiative undertaken in independent Ireland. The Trade Loans (Guarantee) Act, 1924, allowed the state to guarantee loans borrowed by firms for their business ...