Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "National University of Ireland Galway"
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Development of long-term daily maximum and minimum air temperature series and assessment of past extreme air temperature events in Ireland
Mateus, Carla (NUI Galway, 2021-05-06)Despite the rich heritage of meteorological observations registered in Ireland, prior to this PhD research, numerous historical daily air temperature records remained only in paper data sources across multiple archives, ... -
Development of non-metallic and adhesive-free timber-timber moment connections using compressed wood connectors
Mehra, Sameer (NUI Galway, 2020-09-30)Increasing the sustainability credentials of building materials is one of the main challenges in the built environment. Over the last few decades, there has been a renewed interest in the use of timber in construction in ... -
Investigations into assimilating high-frequency radar data into a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model of a wind-dominated coastal water body
Ren, Lei (2015-10)Accurate forecasting of surface currents in coastal waters is of great importance for operations such as search and rescue operations and marine energy extraction. Numerical models and measurements are two powerful ... -
Mapping the capacity of health promotion interventions for non-communicable diseases in Oman
Al-Riyami, Hiyam (NUI Galway, 2021-04-28)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are medical conditions or diseases that are, by definition, non-infectious and non-transmissible between people (Kim & Oh, 2013). The four main types of NCDs that form the focus of this ... -
Microplastic pathways in marine pelagic systems
Wieczorek, Alina Madita (NUI Galway, 2020-02-07)Marine litter and microplastics in particular have for some time now been postulated to be of environmental concern. Despite the ever-increasing amount of microplastic studies, conclusive evidence of the adverse effects ... -
Openness to experience and cardiovascular responsivity to acute psychological stress
Ó Súilleabháin, Páraic (2017-02-07)Introduction. Research has implicated the personality trait of openness to experience - an individual’s propensity to be open to a variety of experiences, with a need to enlarge and examine experience - in the context ... -
Punk aesthetics in cinema: The intersections of punk movements, queer histories and subcultural filmmaking
Gürbüz, Temmuz Süreyya (NUI Galway, 2021-10-24)This research combines historical and political investigations into the relationship between punk subcultures and film, tracing the development of punk aesthetics on screen through certain independent, avant-garde and ... -
Silent noise: A textual study of John McGahern's The Dark and a novel: Copybook
Keaveney, Martin (NUI Galway, 2019-09-13)The following submission represents the work of four years as a PhD Practice and Research student at NUIG in the department of English. The General Introduction describes the process from conception to application and ...