Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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‘Ainm bréige go dtiocfad fíor’ Filíocht Bhiddy Jenkinson agus Teoiric na Feiniméaneolaíochta
(2017-08-09)Cuirim romham sa tráchtas seo staidéar a dhéanamh ar fhilíocht agus ar fhealsúnacht fhileata an scríbhneora, Biddy Jenkinson. Is duine de mhórscríbhneoirí na Nua-Ghaeilge í. Is ainm cleite é an t-ainm Biddy Jenkinson, rud ... -
Air to sea gas exchange of CO2 in the north-east Atlantic Ocean
(2011-12-08)Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have been rising for the past 200 years, and started increasing at a faster rate during the last 60 years. The world's oceans act as a reservoir for large amounts of CO_2. How they ... -
Algorithms for Nilpotent Linear Groups
(2011-03-04)In this thesis, we develop practical algorithms for irreducibility and primitivity testing of finite nilpotent linear groups defined over various fields of characteristic zero, including number fields and rational function ... -
Algorithms for the accurate and efficient solution of fourth order boundary-layer problems
(NUI Galway, 2022-06-10)In this thesis, we study the analysis and numerical solution of second-order complex-valued reactiondiffusion equations, and two families of fourth-order singularly perturbed problems. The problems are all singularly ... -
All of the People all of the Time? Configurations of actors, knowledge and space in the making of local development
(2012-10-26)Local development approaches purport to offer a more effective means of addressing development issues in areas experiencing specific socio-economic challenges. By facilitating local involvement in the identification of the ... -
Alleviating Educational Disadvantage through Localised Policy Intervention: Lessons for Success
(2014-02-10)Educational disadvantage, recognised as a factor in determining a child's life-chances, manifests itself in the form of resistance to and disengagement from school, resulting in the inability of marginalised students to ... -
Allies and enemies, past and present: An analysis of the rationale for the development of universal jurisdiction over serious crimes under international law
(2017-11-08)Universal jurisdiction is a type of extraterritorial jurisdiction in international law. It permits any State to prosecute persons accused of committing certain abuses regardless of where the offence occurred and irrespective ... -
The allocation of time to non-market off-farm activities by farm household members in the West of Ireland
(2014-05-26)Community development and social support systems have evolved uniquely in rural Ireland. In response to poverty and other historical developments, dense networks of families, friends and neighbours often formed strong ... -
Allogeneic cell therapy for osteoarthritis
(2016-05-11)Osteoarthritis is a debilitating multi-factorial joint disease which currently has no cure. Due to the significant immune cell mediated component in this disease a therapy which can modulate this inflammation and promote ... -
Along the way: a multi-method examination of tourism, identity, and community values on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-04)Background Marine and coastal tourism plays an indisputably crucial role in global tourism, yet there remains a dearth of academic attention afforded to coastal tourism trails in the Irish context. Cultural aspects of ... -
Altered nociceptive responding in animal models of affective disorders: role of monoamines and immune mediators
(2013-12-18)Depression and chronic pain share an intricate, complex relationship, the comorbidity of which is reported to affect up to 80% of patients. This thesis demonstrated enhanced nociceptive responding to mechanical and cold, ... -
Altering legacies as ‘A Farmer in My Own Right’: married women's experiences of farm property ownership in Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2018-01-31)A number of women living on family farms own farm property in their own right. This is an unexplored research area in Ireland. Gender inequalities in the ownership and control of farm property have consequences for women’s ... -
An alternative gathering: public space and shared agency in the lived experience of multicultural Ireland
(2014-01-31)The overarching aim of this thesis is to understand the palette of complex ways in which a diverse community in Ireland responds to its challenges. This research, therefore, offers important insights into novel approaches ... -
The American Indian movement and the Black Panther party compared: violence, the state and social movements in the USA, 1966 to 1976
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-30)The concepts of liberal democracy and pluralism evoke themes relating to justice, parity of esteem and the right of equal protection under the law. At the centre of these tenets is a state that is deemed to be both the ... -
Amorphous pharmaceuticals and composites
(NUI Galway, 2018-04-27)An attractive, yet challenging approach to overcome poor water solubility is to convert a crystalline Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) into its more soluble amorphous form.1-3 Nevertheless, the use of amorphous drug ... -
Amplifying disabled people’s voices: The role of national human rights institutions
(NUI Galway, 2023-03-29)This thesis was funded under the Disability Advocacy Research in Europe (DARE) Marie Curie Innovative Training Network. The Network was sponsored by the EU by way of grant agreement 814249. The grant agreement included ... -
Anaerobic digestion of nut and coffee wastes: different pretreatment techniques to enhance methane production
(NUI Galway, 2022-07-25)Lignocellulosic materials (LMs) are the most abundant residues on the planet and have a great potential for methane production. Nevertheless, the energy potential of LMs for biofuel production is limited by their complex ... -
Anaerobic digestion of selenium-rich wastewater for simultaneous methane and volatile fatty acid production and selenium bioremediation
(NUI Galway, 2022-09-09)This research aimed at investigating the anaerobic digestion (AD) of selenium (Se)-rich and lipid-rich wastewaters via evaluating the operational parameters in sequential and continuous bioreactors. In the first part of ... -
Anaerobic microbial hydrolysis and fermentation of food waste for volatile fatty acid production
(2016-04-28)Landfill, incineration, compositing and anaerobic digestion (AD) are the principal food-waste (FW) treatment methods used in the European Union. Because of the EU landfill directive and waste-management policies on organic ... -
Analogous states: John Millington Synge, Zora Neale Hurston, and the performance of ethnography
(2016-12-09)The thesis presents J. M. Synge and Zora Neale Hurston as autoethnographic researcher-practitioners who employed important cultural forms in their theatre, such as the keen and the cakewalk, in order to challenge the ...