Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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A qualitative exploration of the factors that influence healthcare decision-making in the management of end stage renal disease in older adults in Ireland.
(NUI Galway, 2021-12-10)Background Older patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are willing participants in advance care planning (ACP) but just over 10% engage in it (1-3), potentially as nephrologists fear such conversations may upset ... -
A qualitative exploration of ‘coming out’ in the context of a heterosexual marriage in Ireland: the perspectives of children, spouses and self
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-09)Despite several decades of research into the sexual orientation of parents and spouses, there is a dearth of literature that explores the experience of having a parent or spouse declare a change in sexual orientation in ... -
A qualitative investigation of family perceptions, experiences and management of childhood fussy eating behaviours
(NUI Galway, 2020-01-31)Background: Fussy eating refers to the consumption of an inadequate variety or quantity of food. Childhood fussy eating can impact nutritional intake and has been associated with family stress and conflict at mealtimes. A ... -
Quality of life in psychotic illness: baseline and prospective determinants in first episode and chronic psychosis cohorts
(2017-08-01)Abstract The overall aim of this thesis was to longitudinally assess determinants of quality of life in first episode and chronic psychosis patient cohorts. The Galway First Episode Psychosis Cohort Background: In ... -
Quality of Life Issues: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Young People in Ireland
(2013-05-28)The aim of this study was to explore quality of life issues of young people in Ireland with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). JIA is an autoimmune inflammatory disease diagnosed during childhood before the age of 16 ... -
Quantification of active pharmaceutical ingredients and polymorphs in tablets by spectroscopic means
(2013-11-29)Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can exist in various solid state forms including polymorphs, solvates, and hydrates. In the case of polymorphs each form can possess its own unique physical properties and chemical ... -
Quantitative Analysis of the Amorphous Phase and Multiple Polymorphs of Model Sulfa-Drugs; Sulfamerazine and Sulfathiazole
(2013-10-30)Polymorphic transformations are known to occur as a result of many factors, one of the most prominent being recrystallisation from different solutions. Though other factors have been known to induce polymorphic change, ... -
A quantitative and qualitative analysis of microbial community development during low-temperature anaerobic digestion of dairy wastewater
(2012-06-25)The objective of this thesis was to link microbial community structure, population dynamics and microbial activity with performance of two different bioreactor configurations during low-temperature anaerobic digestion of ... -
Quantum dots in bio-imaging and drug delivery
(2015-11-23)This work explores a range of bionanomaterials, with particular attention to their influence on cell growth, function and fate. Also the issue of intracellular nanoparticles quantification has been addressed in experimental ... -
A Quasi-Rotation Newton-Raphson method for the analysis of marine risser structures
(2014-10-17)This thesis describes a method which represents a novel approach for the prediction of coupled axial, bending and torque response of compliant beam structures undergoing finite deflections and rotations. The analysis of ... -
Query-aware adaptive windowing for spatiotemporal complex video event processing for internet of multimedia things
(NUI Galway, 2021-06-01)With the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), there is an exponential rise in sensor devices that are deployed ubiquitously. Due to the extensive usage of IoT applications in smart cities, smart homes, self-driving ... -
A quiet cultural revolution: The amateur theatre movement in Ireland, 1952-1980
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-19)This dissertation outlines the origins, contours, and impact of the amateur theatre movement in Ireland from the foundation of the All-Ireland and Ulster Drama Festivals in 1953 to the establishment of Field Day Theatre ... -
Radiative transfer of star formation and destruction regions
(NUI Galway, 2022-12-14)While star formation and destruction may lie at the opposite ends of a star's life cycle, they display remarkable similarities. Both star forming regions and pre-planetary nebulae can be detected by observing molecular ... -
Radiobiological modelling in Radiation Oncology
(2011-09-30)Biological models potentially o er the ability to predict the response of tumour control to irradiation. A tumour control probability (TCP) model with excellent radiobiological pedigree was developed and examined to predict ... -
Radiobiological modelling of nonsmall-cell lung cancer: A tumour control probability perspective
(NUI Galway, 2021-06-15)Radiobiology has developed a methodology to evaluate the radiation response of a wide spectrum of cell lines, which can be used to validate a radiation response using mathematical models. The fundamental motivation for ... -
Rapid culture independent nucleic acid diagnostics methodologies for the specific detection of the Burkholderia cepacia complex – addressing a microbiological problem associated with pharmaceutical product manufacturing
(NUI Galway, 2023-02-10)Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) consists of multiple phylogenetically related Gram negative opportunistic pathogens with a high potential to cause severe infections in vulnerable populations with underlying illnesses, ... -
A rational computer-aided drug discovery approach to target IRE1 and PERK: Insights into structural dynamics and selectivity
(NUI Galway, 2020-05-18)Cells constantly monitor the number of misfolded proteins they accumulate. The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) triggers an evolutionarily conserved signaling pathway called the unfolded ... -
(Re)Conceptualising vulnerability in international refugee law and practice: An exploration of the value of a more dynamic approach to vulnerability in refugee status determination
(NUI Galway, 2020-05-07)This thesis investigates whether a reconceptualisation of the concept of vulnerability is required in order to ensure that the needs of ‘vulnerable’ asylum seekers are accommodated in national refugee status determination ... -
(Re)connecting children with nature? A sociological study of environmental education in Ireland.
(2014-11-01)The outcome of environmental education to solve the ecological crises by producing an environmentally sustainable society is uncertain. The marginalisation of environmental education in mainstream education, its precarious ... -
(Re)Thinking the Girl Effect: A Critical Analysis of Girls' Political Subjectivity and Agency at the United Nations 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 54)
(2012-10-26)This study is a feminist poststructuralist analysis of the Girl Effect informed by girls experiences at the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 54). Based on a series of in-depth qualitative interviews ...