Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Title
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Farming in contemporary Irish fictional narratives: A critical, comparative and creative response
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-13)This practice-in-research dissertation combines creative writing and literary criticism to explore the farm narratives that arose in Ireland due to expansionist agricultural ideologies, and by extension considers what is ... -
Fast ultra wideband microwave imaging for early stage breast cancer detection
(2018-01-03)Microwave Imaging (MWI) is one of the most promising imaging modalities to emerge in recent years. It has been used in a range of applications, and one of the most notable application is medical imaging. Microwave medical ... -
FastDetect: Design of a performance monitoring methodology based on data analytics for large-scale water distribution systems in industrial settings
(NUI Galway, 2022-03-25)Large non-residential buildings can contain complex and often inefficient water distribution systems. As requirements for water increase due to water scarcity and industrialization, it has become increasingly important to ... -
Fat grafting for lower extremity ulcers
(NUI Galway, 2024-03-12)Chronic lower limb ulcerations (CLU) are open sores which fail to heal within 6 weeks. Ulcers affect approximately 49 million people worldwide every year, making them one of the most common health problems globally1 . ... -
Fatigue lifetime assessment of glass fibrereinforced composite wind and tidal turbine blades
(NUI Galway, 2023-11-24)Wind and tidal turbines have garnered significant interest due to their capability to exploit wind and water currents as sources of renewable energy. These turbines are constituted of various components, amongst which ... -
Fatigue of Glass Fibre Composites in Marine Renewable Energy
(2013-10)Glass fibre reinforced polymers (GFRP) are obvious candidate materials for use in the structures of ocean energy devices due to their corrosion resistance, high strength and low cost. The polymers normally used in GFRP can ... -
Feasibility of mesenchmyal stem cells as modulators of inflammation and as a cellular model to study cartilage damage in osteoarthritis
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-10)Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative condition affecting whole joints and causing pain and cartilage degeneration, particularly in the elderly population. Inflammation of the synovium is now recognised as ... -
Features and purposes of mathematical proofs in the view of novice students: observations from proof validation and evaluation performances
(2010-12-22)This thesis describes a comprehensive exploratory study of the approaches taken by novice students to the validation and evaluation of mathematical proofs. A theoretical framework based on sociocultural learning theories ... -
An Fhrainc Iathghlas? Tionchar na Fraince ar Athbheochan na Gaeilge, 1893-1922
(2013-07-25)Chuireas romham sa tráchtas seo tionchar na Fraince agus na Fraincise ar Athbheochan na Gaeilge a rianadh. Áiteofar go raibh ceannairí na hAthbheochana go mór faoi anáil na Fraince agus na Fraincise, agus gur fhéachadar ... -
A fibre based quad-cell wavefront sensor for high speed adaptive optics
(2014-05-20)The genesis of this thesis came out of the difficulties encountered when trying to apply adaptive optics correction to optical fields that contain scintillation (specklelike amplitude fluctuations). These scintillated ... -
Fibrin Mediated Proangiogenic and Secretory Control Gene Therapy for Compromised Wound Healing
(2012-07-18)Chronic or compromised healing is a major clinical problem. Particularly, in diabetes where the disease process hinders the capacity to repair the tissue damage, the patients are more susceptible to chronic ulcers, especially ... -
Fibrin-in-fibrin intervention for enhanced dopaminergic graft survival in Parkinson’s disease: Special focus on brain N-glycans
(NUI Galway, 2019-11-07)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused due to the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta (SN) translating into the classical motor symptoms ... -
FibroSensing Dynamic Soft Reservoir (FSDSR): A bio-sensing drug delivery device for monitoring the foreign body response in real time
(NUI Galway, 2022-12-19)Despite significant advancements in Type 1 diabetes mellitus (Type 1 DM) treatments, the foreign body response continues to prevent the longevity of implantable medical devices that treat the condition. The development ... -
Fidelity to founder under the Bourbon régime: the Congregation of the Mission, 1660-1736.
(2012-09-18)On 27 September 1660, the famous French reformer Vincent de Paul died. With his demise the institute of missionaries he founded and led for thirty five years, the Congregation of the Mission, was without its steward and ... -
Field and geochemical studies of the Galway granite batholith - the Kilkieran sector, Connemara, western Ireland
(2015-04-24)The late-Caledonian granites of south Connemara occupy a key location in the western Irish Caledonides. The granites comprise the Galway Granite Batholith and its satellite plutons of Roundstone, Inish, Omey and Letterfrack. ... -
Finite element modelling for component-level additive manufacturing applied to residual stress-deformation mitigation and fatigue crack initiation in welded connections
(NUI Galway, 2023-08-21)Additive manufacturing (AM) has attracted significant attention in many applications due to its capability of fabricating complex and customized metal parts. However, the potential for high inherent residual stresses ... -
Fios na mban. The role of women in death and burial customs in Erris in post-famine Ireland: evidence from the archive of the Irish Folklore Commission
(2016-11-16)This thesis examines the role and contributions of women to mortuary ritual in Erris in the post-Famine era. The written evidence for the project is based on the oral testaments of both women and men mainly but not exclusively ... -
First Synthesis of an Aziridinyl Fused Pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzimidazole and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Various Imidazobenzimidazolequinones Towards Human Normal and Cancer Cell Lines
(2011-07-13)Chapter 1 provides a review of aziridine containing anti-tumour agents and some key syntheses of the aziridinomitosene skeleton. A novel protocol for aziridine ring fusion is described leading to the preparation of the ... -
First-year student well-being and persistence: Building the evidence base and including the student perspective
(NUI Galway, 2022-02)Student persistence is essential to student education attainment and is linked with student motivation to continue with their studies, even when they face challenges. Student persistence during first year of college is ... -
Fitting in whilst standing out: Fostering enterprise development among Irish rural women
(NUI Galway, 2021-02-17)Policymakers and academics have come to consider rural entrepreneurship as a key source of eco-nomic and social development. Over the last decade, as potential creators of new businesses, wom-en have been recognised as ...