Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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Essays on Nonlinearity in Exchange Rates
(2012-08-22)This thesis consists of four essays that explore nonlinearity in three exchange rate-related issues: (1) the relationship between real exchange rates and economic fundamentals, (2) the predictability of exchange rate ... -
Essays on the non-market valuation of environmental and transport programs in Ireland and the role of indifference
(NUI Galway, 2021-09-30)The agricultural sector in Ireland faces substantial challenges and is undergoing significant change. In terms of challenges, the financial viability of many farms is questionable, and the capability of an aging farming ... -
Establishing an evidence base for the development of porn literacy interventions for adolescents
(NUI Galway, 2020-02-20)Background In recent years, many claims have been made regarding the impact of pornography on young peoples’ sexual development. Acknowledging the ease of access to pornography, its role as a source of sexual information ... -
Establishing mission networks in the early modern catholic church: ireland, rome and the west indies, 1600-1669
(2013-05-14)This thesis investigates the attempts which were made to develop a triangular missionary connection between the Irish Colleges in Rome, the Irish mission, and the West Indies from 1600 to 1669. Structured in seven chapters, ... -
Estimating the value of the benefits of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
(NUI Galway, 2018-05-11)The European Union introduced the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) to ensure that Europe's seas are healthy, clean and productive. To meet these goals, decisions will have to be made and cost and benefits weighed ... -
Estimation and analysis of gene expression and alternative splicing: perspectives from development and disease
(2014-01-30)The development of high-throughput genomics technologies has contributed substantially to the understanding of gene expression regulation. With the growing appreciation of the importance of alternative splicing, quantitative ... -
Estrogen deficiency alters the mechanobiological responses of osteoblasts and osteocytes
(NUI Galway, 2020-07-03)Osteoporosis is most commonly manifested following menopause when estrogen production is deficient and, as a result, bone loss and changes in bone composition occur leading to bone fractures. Estrogen inhibits bone ... -
Estrogen withdrawal in osteocytes results in altered integrin function, primary cilium elongation, and increased pro-osteoclastogenic signalling
(NUI Galway, 2020-06-28)Osteocytes are the main mechanosensitive cells within bone. They detect changes in the mechanical environment and transduce them into biochemical responses (RANKL, OPG, and sclerostin) that regulate bone remodelling by ... -
Ethics and assisted dying in the Republic of Ireland
(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 ... -
The ethics of narrative form in Gaskell, Dickens, and Eliot
(2016-05-03)This thesis explores Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South, Charles Dickens’s Our Mutual Friend, and George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda through the lens of rhetorical narratology to offer conclusions for realism, metafiction, and ... -
The EU-protected slug geomalacus maculosus: an investigation into its phylogenetics, population densities in conifer plantations and its gut microbial community
(2016-04-04)Geomalacus maculosus is an EU protected Lusitanian slug species which is only found in Ireland and Northern Iberia. It inhabits largely undisturbed habitats such as blanket bogs and forests where it feeds on lower plants ... -
European human rights ‘Grey Zones’: The application of the European Convention on Human Rights in contested European territories
(NUI Galway, 2021-03-11)This thesis is concerned with the effectiveness of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) system in areas of contested statehood — so-called ‘grey zones’ — within the Council of Europe (CoE) region. The problematique ... -
Evaluating and benchmarking the performance of federated SPARQL endpoints and their partitioning using selected metrics and specific query types
(2017-02-07)The increasing amount of Linked Data and its inherent distributed nature have created for need to developing and researching querying technologies. Inspired by research results from traditional distributed databases, ... -
Evaluating controls of acoustic noise propagation across the continental margin
(NUI Galway, 2021-08-23)The ocean’s ability to transmit underwater sound efficiently over long distances enables anthropogenic noise as a cause of pollution in the global ocean. Ever increasing noise from sources such as sonar, seismic surveys, ... -
Evaluating conversation partner programmes: perspectives of people with aphasia
(2016-06-22)Background Stroke is the most common cause of disability in the western World. Approximately 176,000 new individuals in the United Kingdom and Ireland are diagnosed with stroke annually with up to one third experiencing ... -
Evaluating social value in social clauses: Tensions in public procurement regulation and horizontal considerations
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-01)EVALUATING SOCIAL VALUE IN SOCIAL CLAUSES: TENSIONS IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGULATION AND HORIZONTAL CONSIDERATIONS Public procurement and how it is regulated is an area of great economic interest. In the European Union, ... -
Evaluating the economic impacts and cost-effectiveness of PSA testing for the secondary prevention of prostate cancer in the Republic of Ireland
(2015-12-18)Prostate cancer (PCa) incidence, internationally, has steadily increased since the latter half of the twentieth century as with the prevalence of other cancers. (Jemel et al, 2008; Jemel et al, 2011) It is recognised that ... -
Evaluating the ecosystem function of selected dipteran families and their role as indicators of farm habitat quality in Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2021-09-27)Biodiversity has undergone significant declines worldwide as a result of human activities. This trend is particularly apparent in agricultural ecosystems where farming intensification is recognised as one of the primary ... -
Evaluating the Environmental Efficiency of Bioplastics using Advanced Life Cycle Assessment
(NUI Galway, 2021-11-05)International bans on single-use petrochemical plastic products are accelerating the uptake of bioplastics to fill the gap in the market. Previous life cycle assessment (LCA) research exploring the environmental impacts ... -
Evaluating the implementation of the MindOut Social and Emotional Wellbeing Programme in Irish post-primary schools
(NUI Galway, 2020-07-16)Aims: The overarching aim of this thesis was to evaluate the implementation of the MindOut social and emotional learning (SEL) programme with disadvantaged post-primary school students (15-18 years old) in Ireland. This ...