Browsing University of Galway Theses by Title
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Marine biodiscovery from Floridian mangrove forests and Irish waters
(2017-08-23)Natural products have been used since ancient times to treat illnesses and terrestrial organisms have been studied extensively from a chemical point of view. Marine organisms, on the other hand are definitely understudied ... -
Marine Spatial Planning from an Irish perspective: Towards Best Practice in Integrated Maritime Governance
(2011-07-29)Ireland with its extensive seas, belatedly being recognised as a significant development resource. There is evidence that a diverse range of stakeholders at national and local levels in Ireland are positively disposed ... -
A market framework for collaborative robot exploration
(2014-04-07)This research considers the problem of using miniature low-cost robots for real-world tasks. The issues of low quality sensor data, inaccurate odometry, low processing capacity and limited power are approached through the ... -
Masquerade, self-invention and the nation: uncovering the fiction of Katherine Cecil Thurston
(2014-03-07)This dissertation explores the life and works of Cork-born novelist, Katherine Cecil Thurston (1875-1911). Thurston occupies a liminal place in the Irish literary canon in spite of achieving significant transatlantic success ... -
Mass justice for mass atrocity: Transitional justice and illiberal peace-building in Rwanda
(2013-12-01)Rwanda took the new, global norm of accountability to its logical extreme by putting more than one million, mostly low-level genocide suspects on trial. In doing so, Rwanda challenged the dominant model of accountability ... -
Mastectomy and breast reconstruction in the modern era: the role of neoadjuvant therapies and regenerative surgery
(NUI Galway, 2018-10-09)Complete surgical resection with disease free margins remains the cornerstone of effective breast cancer treatment. Breast cancer management continues to evolve with the development of more sophisticated techniques of ... -
Master of two nations: Examining Hellenistic Judean identity in the Exagoge of Ezekiel
(NUI Galway, 2023-08-18)During the Hellenistic period, Ptolemaic Alexandria was a thriving intellectual centre, marked by multicultural exchanges. Within this diverse and highly erudite community, Judeans began to avail of an education in ... -
Material culture of high-status drinking ritual in medieval and early modern Gaelic Ireland
(2016-01-31)This thesis is the first comprehensive study of ritual drinking vessels of horn and wood from later medieval and early modern Gaelic Ireland. The research provides an analysis of the drinking vessels and offers an ... -
Mathematical Analysis of Some Models for Drug Delivery
(2012-08-27)This thesis is concerned with the mathematical modelling of controlled drug release from a number of delivery systems. There are two major strands to the work: (i) modelling release from affinity-based systems, and, (ii) ... -
A Mathematical and Numerical Examination of Wave-Current Interaction and Wave-Driven Hydrodynamics
(2010-04-28)A new derivation of an elliptic extended mild-slope wave equation, including the effects of energy dissipation and current, has been accomplished. A Galerkin-Eigenfunction method was used for this derivation and the final ... -
Mathematical models for the kinetics of some carbohydrate enzymes
(NUI Galway, 2019-10-17)In this thesis, some mathematical models for the mechanism of action of carbohydrate enzymes are developed and analysed. Chapter 1 provides a general introduction to enzymes and their applications. In Chapter 2, ... -
Mathematical models of centromere associating proteins
(2014-07-11)This thesis describes the development and analysis of new mathematical models of Centromere Protein A (CENP-A) incorporation in mammalian centromeres, intermolecular autophosphorylation and Aurora B kinase activity in ... -
Mathematical models of seasonally migrating populations
(2015-12-15)The phenomenon of seasonal migration has attracted a wealth of attention from biologists. However, the dynamics of migratory populations have been little considered. In this thesis, we use differential equations to model ... -
Maths mission: a case study of gesture-based technology in the mathematics classroom
(2016-05-04)Technology offers a new dimension to engaging students in the classroom. However, the complexities in an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) mediated environment can also bring challenges to the classroom (Chandra ... -
Maths was fine until they brought the alphabet into it: An examination of Irish 14-year-olds' knowledge of initial algebra
(NUI Galway, 2021-02-26)The aim of this research is to establish what second-year students (age approximately 14 years) in Ireland know about initial algebra. To measure this knowledge, a standardised criterion referenced screener has been ... -
Measurement of the Retinal Arteriolar Response to a Hyperoxic Provocation
(2013-09-04)The endothelium is a monolayer of cells that lines the inner surface of blood vessels; it plays an important role in local blood flow regulation by secreting vasoactive factors, which modulate vascular tone, in response ... -
Measuring Aerosol Particle Behaviour due to Human Activity Indoors for Re-Exposure Evaluation
(2013-10-31)The transport and fate of hazardous aerosols, including those of a radiological and biological nature, have been extensively studied both experimentally and theoretically. However, less attention has been given to the ... -
Measuring and improving patient safety in general practice in Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2019-11-15)Due to the large volume of primary care consultations and increasing patient complexity, there is substantial potential for unintentional patient harm. Measuring and monitoring of safety is essential to identify the ... -
Measuring moments: Annotating and quantifying narrative time disruptions in modernist and hypertext fiction
(NUI Galway, 2021-07-30)This project outlines a new method of annotating and quantitatively discussing narrative techniques related to time in fiction. Its principal research questions are, firstly, to determine whether a valid and useful system ... -
The mechanical environment of the stem cell niche in bone marrow
(2014-06-13)Understanding how bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) contribute to new bone formation and remodelling in vivo is of principal importance for informing the development of effective bone tissue engineering strategies ...