Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "Hardiman Scholarship"
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The EU-protected slug geomalacus maculosus: an investigation into its phylogenetics, population densities in conifer plantations and its gut microbial community
Reich, Inga (2016-04-04)Geomalacus maculosus is an EU protected Lusitanian slug species which is only found in Ireland and Northern Iberia. It inhabits largely undisturbed habitats such as blanket bogs and forests where it feeds on lower plants ... -
Intra-household economic decision-making during a period of recession and austerity in Ireland
Finn, Caroline (2016-09-30)This thesis concerns intra-household economic decision-making within heterosexual couples in Ireland. Ireland recently experienced its worst economic recession in the post World War II era. The main hypothesis for the study ... -
Management control in Spanish public hospitals: healthcare accreditation
Vega Pérez, Miguel (2017-04-03)This study examines the operation of a mandatory healthcare accreditation system to achieve a better understanding of how an externally imposed system operates as a management control tool. Adopting a qualitative research ... -
Representations of genders and ethnicities in the historical fiction of Mercedes Valdivieso and Gustavo Frías
Broderick, Céire (2016-08-26)This thesis analyses the ways in which Chilean authors Mercedes Valdivieso and Gustavo Frías re-examine and engage with ideas of gender and ethnicity through their fictional representation of Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer ...