Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Title
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Exploring a novel class of fluorophores: the 2,5-dihydro-1,2,3-triazines
(2016-09-27)The 1,2,3-triazines, also known as the v-triazines, are the least studied of the three classes of triazine. This is due to the ring’s lower stability and more limited synthetic routes. A new class of fluorophores, based ... -
Exploring and enhancing autonomy for older people in residential care
(2012-10-25)The purpose of this study was to explore autonomy for older people in residential care. A single exploratory embedded case study design was used. The case study was adopted for the purpose of gaining a better understanding ... -
Exploring best practices, barriers, and supports in family-mediated social communication interventions for children with autism
(NUI Galway, 2023-10-02)Background Best practice guidelines to improve outcomes for children with autism include involving parents in intervention. Parent-implemented interventions (PIIs) have a growing evidence base for teaching social ... -
Exploring community living in Ireland: Experiences of ageing with and into disability
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-16)This research examines the topic of community living for older persons with disabilities. This group comprises people who are ageing with disabilities, either lifelong or earlier onset, as well as people who are ageing ... -
Exploring Generation Y consumers' fashion brand relationships
(2014-04-23)Although the idea that consumers form relationships with brands is widely accepted and is a topic of increasing importance in the marketing literature, a lack of understanding of the constructs informing consumer-brand ... -
Exploring how and why the front line manager impacts employee attitudes and behaviours in the context of a high performance work system
(2016-10-10)The study evaluates the role of the front line manager in both the how and why of HRM and performance. Through the lens of social exchange theory, the study queries the mediating effect of supervisory and organisational ... -
Exploring lived experiences of individuals in supportive accommodation for individuals with mental disorders: A mixed-method study
(NUI Galway, 2024-03-19)Supportive accommodation for people with mental disorders has received limited research attention. Notably, prior research has relied disproportionately on quantitative measures, that do not provide a comprehensive ... -
Exploring synthetic strategies towards novel magnetic materials - a structural, magnetic and spectroscopic study
(2015-09-03)This thesis reports the exploration of various synthetic strategies towards the synthesis of novel magnetic materials, which were studied both structurally and spectroscopically. An outline of results chapters is given ... -
Exploring temporality in first-person illness narratives (France, 1910-2017)
(NUI Galway, 2023-06-21)This thesis considers how first-person written accounts might provide an understanding of the lived experience of illness in France by exploring how temporality is evoked and expressed in texts drawn from a French ... -
Exploring the acculturation experiences of African adolescent refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland using interpretative phenomenological analysis
(2014-09-30)When individuals and groups come into continuous, first-hand contact a process of psychological and cultural change known as acculturation is thought to take place. It is particularly important to understand experiences ... -
Exploring the chemical diversity of marine sponges from Futuna Islands in the Pacific ocean
(NUI Galway, 2022-06-15)Marine biodiversity is still unknown in underexplored regions of the Ocean. Sponges, and their associated microbiome, living in the precious marine ecosystems are known to produce intricate chemical scaffolds ... -
Exploring the effectiveness and implementation of goal-setting techniques in diabetes self-management interventions and structured education programme
(NUI Galway, 2018-09-28)Background. The treatment of diabetes consists of ongoing medical care and continuous self-management. Sub-optimal levels of diabetic control are commonly detected in people with diabetes. Therefore, Healthcare Professionals ... -
Exploring the experience of living with an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD). A Heideggerian phenomenological study
(NUI Galway, 2021-08-12)Abstract Sudden cardiac death has been identified as one of the principal causes of death in Europe and America. According to the American heart association (AHA) statistics, sudden cardiac death is responsible for more ... -
Exploring the human dynamics affecting the intergenerational family farm transfer process in later life: A roadmap for future policy
(2017-11-26)Intergenerational family farm transfer is increasingly viewed as crucial to the survival, continuity and future prosperity of the agricultural sector, traditional family farm model and broader sustainability of rural ... -
Exploring the influence of standardised assessment in the Irish primary school context: Key actor perspectives
(NUI Galway, 2021-12-08)Standardised assessment constitutes a topic of much debate across education systems internationally owing to its uses and influences within the classroom context and beyond. Discussion in this area is perhaps most fervent ... -
Exploring the potential of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) mediated therapy in castrate-resistant prostate cancer
(2016-11-30)Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 (GSK3) is involved in a myriad of signalling pathways and has recently received considerable interest due to its conflicting roles tumourigenesis. Though it has classically been regarded as a ... -
Exploring the potential of social robots to support resilience in dementia
(NUI Galway, 2020-11-30)Dementia is a debilitating progressive neurological syndrome that causes stress to people with the condition and their families. Most people with dementia want to be independent and with support, many people with dementia ... -
Exploring the role of glycosylation in vascular biology, immunology,and stem cell biology
(2016-09-30)Carbohydrates are important modulators in various biological and physiological processes. They are present ubiquitously and coat all cells, forming the glycocalyx of the cell. Glycosylation, a type of post-translational ... -
Exploring the views and experiences of teenage parents as service users of universal child and family health care services
(2015-07-16)Abstract This study explores the views and experiences of teenage parents as service users of universal child and family health care services. The focus of this study was to reveal lived experience from the emic ... -
Expression and silence: the language of phenomenology in Wittgenstein and Heidegger
(NUI Galway, 2018-10-31)This thesis is a comparative study of Wittgenstein and Heidegger in relation to their engagement with the problem of phenomenological expression. My central argument is that by reading Wittgenstein in this way, we can begin ...