Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Author "Galway University Foundation"
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Body and Soul: Turning Turk in Early Modern Barbary captivity narratives
Keady, Marion Ann (2016-12-20)This thesis focuses on early modern Barbary captivity narratives which describe Christian encounters with the Islamic world, and gives particular attention to questions of sexuality and gender. From the short fledgling ... -
Chronic nitric oxide exposure induces prostate cell carcinogenesis, involving genetic instability and a pro-tumorigenic secretory phenotype
Burke, Amy (2015-11-05)Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer, and ranked third in the causes of death from cancer in Irish men. Inflammation has been implicated in prostate carcinogenesis, with the overexpression of NOS2 ... -
Computational modelling of the coupled electro-mechanical behaviour of neurons
Cinelli, Ilaria (NUI Galway, 2019-01-22)Recent experimental evidence has uncovered complex biophysical phenomena accompanying the electrical activity of nervous cells. Now emerging theories refer to the electric pulse, i.e. the Action Potential (AP), as an ... -
Development and evaluation of an online version of the Feeling Better pain management programme for children and their care-givers
Traynor, Angeline (NUI Galway, 2019-10-08)Abstract Background: Reasons for poor management of paediatric chronic pain include lack of access to psychological support for pain management. Research evidence is increasingly focused on online interventions as a ... -
Investigating the mechanism of action and potential efficacy of Apolipoprotein E mimetics as therapeutic agents for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer
Johnson, Carol (2017-10-04)Prostate cancer is the most prevalent non cutaneous cancer diagnosed in Irish men and the third leading cause of death in males annually in Ireland. Therapeutic strategies currently consist of prostatectomy or radiation ... -
Strengthening access to civil justice for persons with disabilities: a comparative socio-legal study of Thailand and Ireland
Somanand, Theerada (NUI Galway, 2019-02-19)This research aims to find out how to strengthen access to civil justice for persons with disabilities, especially in Thailand and Ireland. It examines the meaning of “access to justice” through theories of justice and ... -
Towards low cost multiple reference optical coherence tomography for in vivo and NDT applications
Dsouza, Roshan Isdore (2016-01-21)Developing a cost-effective, compact, and easy-to-use optical coherence tomography (OCT) platform based on smartphones for personal care and point-of-care (POC) diagnostics can enable rapid and accurate diagnosis with ...