Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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An evaluation of the model Me Kids® curriculum for children and adolescents with high functioning autism spectrum disorder
(2017-07-07)This thesis evaluates the efficacy of the Model Me Kids® curriculum for increasing social skills in children and adolescents with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HFASD). The evaluation was achieved by first ... -
An evaluation of the SPARX-R computerised mental health programme for improving mental health and wellbeing among adolescents attending alternative education
(2018-02-22)Introduction International evidence suggests that youth who leave mainstream education early have poorer mental health and social outcomes than their peers. In the European Union, 11.1% of youth leave mainstream education ... -
An evaluation of the use and impact of health promotion competencies in Europe
(NUI Galway, 2020-01-29)Introduction -While competency-based approaches have been developed in Health Promotion over the past three decades there has been limited focus on the evaluation of their use and impact. Five years after publication of ... -
An evaluation of Zippy's Friends, an emotional wellbeing programme for children in primary schools
(2011-11-03)This study reports on the evaluation of Zippy's Friends, an international emotional wellbeing programme for children in primary school. The purpose of this study was to (i) assess the immediate and long term impact of the ... -
Evaluations of thermal imaging technology for automotive use cases
(NUI Galway, 2022-06-10)Thermal imaging has been widely used in high-end applications for instance industrial and military applications as it provides superior and effective results in challenging environments and weather conditions such that ... -
‘Every Kingdom divided against itself shall be destroyed’: Gaelic succession, overlords, uirríthe and the Nine Years’ War (1593-1603)
(NUI Galway, 2020-06-18)The late sixteenth century was a tumultuous period for Ireland. The Tudor government’s attempts to extend their authority, laws and customs into an autonomous or semi-autonomous Gaelic Ireland was met with fierce resistance ... -
Everyday racism in the west of Ireland
(2016-09-30)Everyday life might be described as a rhythmic flow of routines and practices that frame social life’s multitudinous interactional episodes. Everyday social life is also punctuated by various types of racism that can be ... -
Evictions on the Glinsk Creggs estate of Allan and Margaret Pollok in the 1850s
(2015-01-26)This thesis explores the background to the evictions on the Glinsk Creggs estate of Allan and Margaret Pollok in County Galway in the 1850s, and the course of the evictions in the years 1853-1856. It also examines the ... -
The evolution of behaviours in swarms of robots
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-09)Evolutionary swarm robotics uses evolutionary computational techniques to synthesise behaviours for a group of autonomous robots. In a swarm of robots, the collective behaviour of the robots results from the local interactions ... -
Evolution of Groups for Common Pool Resource Sharing
(2013-09-27)This thesis concerns the creation of groups of characters which, through the use simple actions, cooperate and coordinate to survive together. These groups are created automatically using Evolutionary Computation methods. A ... -
Evolutionary Models for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus with Applications to Epitope Prediction and the Natural Selection of Escape Variants
(2012-02-08)In this thesis, evolutionary models are developed for protein coding sequences of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These models are applied to predict the epitopes targeted by the cell-mediated and humoral arms of ... -
Evolutionary progression in cephalopods using molecular techniques and new approaches to morphology
(NUI Galway, 2021-05)Cephalopods evolved during the Cambrian and were once the dominant lifeforms in the world’s oceans. Several groups of the 800 living cephalopod species have diversified due to their rapid response to drivers of ... -
Ex vivo generation of bone marrow derived regulatory dendritic cells for promotion of corneal allograft survival.
(2013-09-27)Investigations into cell based therapies for application in organ transplantation has grown significantly. Here, I describe the ex vivo generation of donor bone marrow derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) and examine the ... -
Ex vivo investigation of iron handling in the brain
(2016-11-04)Aberrant iron deposition in the brain is associated with aging and neurodegenerative disorders including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. It is unclear whether metabolic dyshomeostasis of ... -
Ex Vivo slice culture model of rat spinal cord injury as a platform for testing proposed treatment strategies
(NUI Galway, 2018-04-13)There are several detrimental events that occur in the aftermath of a spinal cord injury (SCI); these include glial scar formation, accumulation of axon growth inhibitors and immune mediators. These events present challenges ... -
Ex-vivo generation of regulatory T-cells expressing transcription factor foxp3 and their application in cornea transplantation
(2011-05-27)This project investigated the therapeutic potential of allo-antigen specific regulatory T-cells in the context of penetrating keratoplasty. Two methods of ex-vivo generation of T regulatory cells have been explored in ... -
An examination of diathesis and its didactic practices in Latin grammars from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages
(2016-12-21)This thesis traces the origin and development of the category of diathesis (or voice) in Antiquity. According to modern linguistic theory, diathesis is a verbal category which describes the relationship between the action ... -
Examination of Flood Estimation Techniques in the Irish Context
(2010-07-07)This thesis deals with the determination of the most suitable methods of finding the food magnitude-return period relationship for Irish flood data using the annual maximum statistical model. Data from approximately 200 ... -
An examination of glass beads from early medieval Ireland
(2013-08-18)This is the first dedicated and comprehensive study of glass beads from Early Medieval Ireland, presenting the first national classification, typology, dating and consideration of the social context and symbology of glass ... -
An examination of migrant preferences for health and healthcare
(NUI Galway, 2022-04-20)Understanding the needs and preferences of migrant groups presents challenges to their host countries, including that of the host country's healthcare system. Migrants are a distinct subpopulation of the host country's ...