Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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Obesity prevention during early life: Developing the evidence base to maximise the effectiveness of interventions delivered by health professionals
(NUI Galway, 2020-05-10)Background: Childhood obesity is a global public health challenge. Research priorities have not been established for obesity prevention research across childhood, however. Coproduction of research priorities leads to ... -
Observational based evaluation of air-sea gas fluxes and turbulence in the surface ocean boundary layer
(NUI Galway, 2018-04-09)Turbulence within the ocean surface boundary layer (OSBL) is an important quantity for many processes as it mixes the ocean and transports various ocean quantities such as pollutants, heat, and dissolved gases. ... -
Observational studies, matching and propensity scores: Applied to colorectal cancer data
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-15)Many studies in biostatistics are concerned with comparing two groups of patients, a treatment and a control group, to determine the effect of the treatment. Observational studies typically make use of available data, such ... -
Observations of turbulent dynamics in the ocean surface boundary layer
(2014-03-26)Turbulence and mixing processes are investigated in the ocean surface boundary layer (OSBL) using microstructure measurements from the Air-Sea Interaction Profiler (ASIP) a vertically rising, autonomous instrument equipped ... -
Oil spill assessment and coastal zone management planning for the Misratah coastline, Libya
(2017-08-15)Knowledge of the spatial distribution of shoreline sensitivity, coastal resources and habitats vulnerable to an oil spill is crucial for effective coastal zone management. This goal is best achieved if the location of ... -
The “Old English Elegy” in the context of early medieval Latin and vernacular traditions: A reappraisal of intertextuality, poetics, and literary genre, with a study of manuscript context
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-24)The close association of traditional “Anglo-Saxon Studies” with nationalist agendas since its inception to the present day have evidenced the need for deep revision of the theoretical and methodological foundations of the ... -
Older people and homecare in Ireland: How much do we care?
(NUI Galway, 2023-02-23)Homecare is instrumental in enabling older people to remain living at home and avoid long-term stay settings, particularly for those without family members or friends to provide care informally. Homecare was initially ... -
Older women's expereinces of ageing and health related issues in Ireland
(2017-01-26)Background: A challenge of an increasing ageing population is the ‘feminisation of ageing’. Worldwide women live longer than men and this pattern is replicated in Ireland. It is important that health care professionals and ... -
The on and off-stage roles of Abbey Theatre actresses of the 1930s
(2016-05-11)Building on the work of Maggie Gale and John Stokes in The Cambridge Companion to the Actress, this doctoral thesis exposes ‘the construction of the actress’ in the context of the Irish Free State (1922 – 1937). (2) It ... -
On Applying Controlled Natural Languages for Ontology Authoring and Semantic Annotation
(2013-02-07)Creating formal data is a high initial barrier for small organisations and individuals wishing to create ontologies and thus benefit from semantic technologies. Part of the solution comes from ontology authoring, but this ... -
On extending depth of field in fast photographic lenses
(NUI Galway, 2019-09-04)Modern smartphone cameras are equipped with multiple camera modules. These modules are typically five millimetres in length limiting the focal length of the lens. To preserve resolution the entrance pupil of these lenses ... -
On the application of analytical techniques to mobile network CDRs for the characterisation and modelling of subscriber behaviour
(NUI Galway, 2018-06-13)This thesis describes work completed on the characterisation and modelling of the behaviour of subscribers in mobile phone networks implementing dynamic pricing by means of Call Detail Records (CDR) datasets analysis. The ... -
On the collection of topologies, generalised metrics and continuity spaces
(2013-09-27)This article-based thesis comprises a collection of four papers, each of which constitutes a chapter written in manuscript form. The elemental theme behind the first three chapters is the study of several collections of ... -
On the development of analytical methods for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty catheters and drug eluting stents
(2013-10-07)This thesis reports on analytical methods required for the development and production of interventional medical devices. A novel light obscuration method is applied to the measurement of particulate matter during an in ... -
On the oxidation of alkanes and thermodynamic properties of nitrogen-containing compounds: experimental, theoretical, and kinetic modelling studies
(2016-09-21)The primary focus of the work presented in this Thesis involved a major re-evaluation of detailed chemical kinetic models describing alkane oxidation under combustion conditions. Combined experimental and theoretical ... -
On the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction in International Law
(2013-08-30)The debate which envelopes the principle of universal jurisdiction draws out a "dark side" of the international criminal law project because the commitment by the international community to individual criminal accountability ... -
On the pyrolysis and combustion of furans: quantum chemical, statistical rate theory, and chemical kinetic modelling studies
(2014-06-23)The development of synthetic methods which can convert inedible waste biomass into liquid transportation fuels is an exciting breakthrough which may reduce our dependence on fossil fuels for energy production, and contribute ... -
On the table of marks of a direct product of finite groups
(2016-02-10)The table of marks was first introduced by William Burnside in his book "Theory of groups of finite order" in 1955. The table of marks counts the number of fixed points one subgroup has in the action of the cosets of ... -
“On the Wisp” Rethinking birthplace in Ireland for a more-than-human world
(NUI Galway, 2024-02-21)At the beginning of the twentieth century, most Irish people’s birthplace was synonymous with their homeplace. However, by the end of the century, 99% of all Irish births occurred in hospital settings. In that time there ... -
On Torture
(2011-04-26)This thesis argues that the ticking bomb scenario is a fiction and it accordingly asks, "if it is a fiction, how does it exercise the power of a black hole in modern memory? How does it bend all argument to its narrative, ...