Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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An investigation into how family support provided by Ireland’s Child and Family Agency is represented in Ireland’s print media
(NUI Galway, 2021-04-21)The aim of this thesis is to critically analyse how the media portray family support provided by the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) in Ireland. In phase one, a newspaper content analysis was conducted on a broad range ... -
An investigation into public stigma towards depression: measuring, predicting and reducing negative responses among adolescents
(2016-05-13)The current research focuses on how adolescents stigmatise their peers with depression and explores this theme in a series of three interrelated studies. Study 1 tests an empirical model of public stigma towards depression ... -
An investigation into the factors influencing venom potency in snakes and spiders
(NUI Galway, 2024-03-28)A fundamental question in ecology and toxicology is why some venomous species have more potent venoms than others. While there is great interest in venomous species from a medical perspective due to envenomation cases ... -
Investigation into the Influence of Temperature on the Cryopreservation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
(2012-09-28)Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) are utilised in regenerative medicine due to their multilineage differentiation potential, ease of isolation, capacity for in vitro expansion and wide-spread availability in the adult tissues. ... -
Investigation into the prevalence and persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in Irish seafood: Possible roles for σB in environmental persistence
(2017-03-31)L. monocytogenes is a robust bacterial pathogen capable of surviving in a wide range of environments including food processing facilities. This pathogen is of concern for the food processing industry particularly producers ... -
An investigation into the role of fibre bridging as a toughening mechanism in engineered composite materials
(NUI Galway, 2022-06-27)Fibre reinforced composites are becoming increasingly popular in engineering design due to their high strength to weight ratio. In one of the failure mechanisms, which can occur during impact, fibres can bridge between ... -
An investigation into weight mediated conditions as risk factors for the development of autism spectrum disorder in offspring and the application of applied behavior analysis to pre-pregnancy weight behavior
(NUI Galway, 2018-09-03)Obesity (OB) has been identified as one of the greatest health concerns of the present time, due to the universally increasing rates (WHO, 2016). It has been found that a large proportion of the rise of OB is among women ... -
An investigation of a precision teaching intervention programme as a tier 2 intervention targeting foundational reading skills with at risk readers
(2015-02-06)This thesis describes the first application of a Tier 2 intervention programme targeting fluency in foundational reading skills with at risk Senior Infant readers (n=36). The PT intervention programme combined: (a) fluency ... -
Investigation of biological factors that may contribute to bioactivity in Haliclona (Porifera, Haplosclerida)
(NUI Galway, 2019-09-06)Sponges (phylum Porifera) are considered the most prolific source of bioactive compounds of marine origin. These molecules have varied chemical nature and have been shown to possess several properties, e.g. antibacterial, ... -
Investigation of Biomass Combustion in Grate Furnaces using CFD
(2012-12-12)Channelling is an undesirable phenomenon in the fixed-bed combustion of biomass. It is characterised by an uneven air distribution, and thus fuel conversion, throughout the fuel bed. Attempts to mitigate the channelling ... -
An investigation of employee security behaviour in organisational settings: the effect of procedural security countermeasures and cultural factors
(2015-08-18)An increasing number of information security breaches in organisations presents a serious threat to the security of personal and commercially sensitive information. Recent research shows that humans are the weakest link ... -
Investigation of exposure to recreational waters as a risk for colonisation with carbapenemase and extended spectrum beta lactamase producing enterobacterales
(NUI Galway, 2024-01-08)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest human health risks globally. Traditionally, AMR has been considered as a clinical issue, but recently, non-clinical settings have come to light as a significant ... -
Investigation of faecal pollution sources and bacterial transfer hydrodynamics in rural catchments
(2015-03-13)Faecal bacteria from point and diffuse source pollution can impact water which poses a serious public health and environmental threat. Faecal pollution contains nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen and when in excess ... -
Investigation of fluid dynamics in a vibrating mesh nebulizer using the finite volume particle method
(NUI Galway, 2020-12-17)In Aerogen aerosol drug delivery technology, an aperture plate vibrates at high frequency under a piezoelectric drive. Liquid drug stored on one side of the plate passes through the apertures to form an aerosol of microscopic ... -
An investigation of harmful jellyfish mitigation measures: From sting management to jellyfish forecasting
(NUI Galway, 2020-07-10)Even though they provide many beneficial services to their ecosystem, jellyfish are infamous for their direct negative impact on human activities such as fishing, power generation, tourism and aquaculture. To address the ... -
Investigation of intron coevolution and the autoimmune potential of alternative splicing
(2016-07-20)Introns are non-coding intergenic sequences that are routinely excised from nascent pre-mRNA transcripts by a process known as splicing. Although they do not contribute directly to the protein-coding sequences of genes, ... -
Investigation of IRE1/XBP1s pathway and its potential as a therapeutic target in breast cancer
(2015-09-18)X-Box binding protein 1 (XBP1) is an integral component of the unfolded protein response (UPR), a pro-survival mechanism, triggered by the onset of endoplasmic reticulum stress. Activation of the endoplasmic reticulum ... -
Investigation of metallacarboranes as unexpected therapeutics against triple-negative breast cancer cells
(NUI Galway, 2023-10-03)Metallacarboranes have been shown to have very promising properties for biomedical applications, with some derivatives having already shown good results in a number of cancer subtypes. The ability to self-aggregate, ... -
The investigation of methylmagnesium chloride as a non-nucleophilic base
(NUI Galway, 2018-11-30)The use of methylmagnesium chloride (MeMgCl) as a non-nucleophilic base is explored in this thesis. Grignard reagents react in nucleophilic addition reactions with nitriles yielding a ketone upon work-up, but in the ... -
Investigation of microbial community structure and function underpinning grass and food waste anaerobic digestion
(2016-08-18)Anaerobic digestion (AD) of feedstocks, such as grass and food waste, presents a sustainable and cost efficient technology for the generation of bioenergy and value added products. However, to fully optimize the process, ...