Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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Extensions and Applications of Survival Trees in Medical Data
(2012-09-17)Survival trees are a non-parametric modeling strategy that can be included in the area of statistical modeling. These type of models can be used as an alternative to Cox proportional hazards models for the analysis of ... -
Extracellular vesicle encapsulated microRNAs and breast cancer
(NUI Galway, 2023-02-24)Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide. There is a clear need for earlier detection methods and more personalised treatments. Extracellular vesicle encapsulated microRNA (EV-miR) provide novel ... -
"Extraordinary Debilities": Disability in the works of Samuel Beckett, 1928-45
(2018-02-16)This thesis considers the importance of Samuel Beckett’s representations of disability in the first half of the twentieth-century. It suggests that the innovations of form that Beckett brings to modernism are inextricably ... -
Extraterritorial abduction under the framework of international law: Does irregular mean unlawful?
(2014-05-09)Do the interests of justice and the fight against terrorism justify extraterritorial abductions by states of persons they wish to interrogate or submit to trial? From the kidnapping of Eichmann in Argentina in 1960 to the ... -
Eye modelling for personalised intraocular lens design
(2012-08-03)Approximately 20 million cataract operations are performed per year worldwide, routinely removing the opaque cataractous lens and implanting an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). Modern technologies used to treat cataract ... -
Fables for a reconstruction: A toolkit to imagine the Symbiocene
(NUI Galway, 2023-03-13)My PhD enquiry addresses the research question, How can contemporary art practice contribute to a shared understanding of and response to the Anthropocene? through the use of eco-art, socially engaged art practices, art ... -
Fabrication of biomimetic electrodes by laser processing and two photon lithography
(NUI Galway, 2020-06-07)The brain machine interface BMI describes a group of technologies capable of communicating with excitable nervous tissue within the central nervous system (CNS). BMI’s have seen major advances in recent years, but these ... -
Facilitators and barriers to the seasonal influenza vaccination among nurses: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study
(NUI Galway, 2021-07-30)Seasonal influenza is a public health concern that contributes to a significant increase in mortality and morbidity among high-risk patients annually. Influenza is a vaccine preventable disease with international and ... -
Factors influencing diagnosis and outcome in HER2 receptor positive breast cancer
(NUI Galway, 2019-02-22)Introduction About 30% of breast cancers are HER2 receptor positive, these breast cancers traditionally had a poor prognosis but the introduction of targeted anti-HER2 therapy (Trastuzumab) has resulted in a vast improvement ... -
Factors influencing heterogeneity in anthropometric and metabolic responses to structured lifestyle interventions
(NUI Galway, 2024-04-16)The rising prevalence of obesity is a significant burden on affected individuals, on healthcare systems and on society. Diet and physical activity are critical determinants of body weight and obesity risk, and lifestyle ... -
Factors that facilitate regulatory approval for drug/device combination products in the European Union and United States of America: a mixed method study of industry views
(2015-09-30)Drug/device combination products play a vital role in diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of disorders, including chronic disorders such as heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease, and diabetes. Doctors consider ... -
Factors that influence good end of life care in long stay residential care for older people
(2018-02-21)Aim: To generate a grounded theory to understand the factors that influence end of life care in long stay residential care homes. Background: In this study, the term of ‘end-of-life’ is described as a continuum, rather ... -
Failed and Failing States: Causes and Conditions
(2012-06-11)Through scholarly consideration this study evaluates structural competency gaps that precipitate state failure and examines the resulting consequences for the world community. As an elected official for over seventeen ... -
Faith, reason, and the limits of linguistic expression: An investigation of Søren Kierkegaard and Immanuel Kant
(NUI Galway, 2020-03-02)There exists an apparent conflict or disjunction between religious faith and reason – one that manifests in a tangible way as a clash between secular and religious ways of looking at the world. When we contextualize this ... -
Family and society in the old Irish and Anglo-Irish elite in Connaught, 1714-1914
(NUI Galway, 2020-07-07)This thesis analyses family relationships within a minority genre in Connaught, or closely associated with the province, between the years 1714 and 1914. Focussing on Catholic and Protestant, Gaelic and Anglo-Irish gentry ... -
Family Matters: An exploratory study of the family relationships of young people who have experience of the care system
(NUI Galway, 2021-05-17)This research study was designed to explore how ten young people with experience of the care system in Ireland understand 'family', and family relationships. Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) was deployed as the conceptual ... -
Family Support as an Approach to Working with Children and Families in Ireland: An Explorative Study of Past and Present Perspectives among Pioneers and Practitioners
(2011-08-09)In Ireland, the value and merit of Family Support as an approach to working with children is debated and contested. From a policy and practice perspective, Family Support is at times recognised and applauded as a worthwhile ... -
Farming and woodland dynamics in north Sligo during the Holocene based on lake-sediment investigations
(2012-10-31)Detailed pollen-analytical investigations were carried out on lake sediment cores from two lakes, namely Lough Dargan and Cooney Lough, in north County Sligo close to the Cúil Irra peninsula. North Sligo was chosen as a ... -
Farming in contemporary Irish fictional narratives: A critical, comparative and creative response
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-13)This practice-in-research dissertation combines creative writing and literary criticism to explore the farm narratives that arose in Ireland due to expansionist agricultural ideologies, and by extension considers what is ... -
Fast ultra wideband microwave imaging for early stage breast cancer detection
(2018-01-03)Microwave Imaging (MWI) is one of the most promising imaging modalities to emerge in recent years. It has been used in a range of applications, and one of the most notable application is medical imaging. Microwave medical ...