Browsing Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin: Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Proxy measurement and strategic metering methodologies for resource transparency of industrial systems
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2020)For the latest advancement of manufacturing systems, namely Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing, large amounts of precise process data are required. However, the acquisition of sufficient data represents a challenge for ... -
ps-TRIR investigations of DNA systems and toward bimodal nanoparticles for biomedical applications
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2009)The work described herein encompasses two distinct areas of chemistry. The first of these involved the time resolved study of ultrafast relaxation processes in DNA following UV excitation (chapters 1-5). The nature of the ... -
The Psychological Basis of Aesthetic Preferences: Insights from Facial Attractiveness and Architectural Appreciation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)Aesthetic experience is personal and yet universal. It has long been an intriguing subject of interest for philosophers and psychologists alike. Though even without consciously contemplating beauty, our aesthetic preferences ... -
Psychosocial adaptation to lower-limb amputation during the year following rehabilitation : a longitudinal and qualitative analysis
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Psychosocial determinants of glycaemic control in people with type two diabetes
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2006)Whilst the number of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes continues to rise to epidemic proportions, there has been a more moderate rise in the acknowledgement of the psychosocial factors that play a role in the treatment ... -
Public & private improvements in eighteenth-century Ireland : the case of the Conynghams of Slane, 1703-1821
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2009)The origins of the concept of improvement lie in the mid-seventeenth century and can be defined as the creation of a new landscape within which new estate villages were laid out, old settlements were restructured and ... -
Public opinion and Irish neutrality : a theoretical and empirical test of the 'rational public' hypothesis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2007)Opinion polls have consistently shown that public opinion in Ireland is strongly in favour of neutrality. There is a significant discourse in the media and in academic texts which argues that Irish neutrality is a ‘myth’ ... -
Public services as complex adaptive systems : a framework for theory development
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2008)This thesis is aimed at developing public administration theory to improve the governance of public services - i.e., understand more about the actions that actors in public service can take to achieve desired outcomes under ... -
Public transport, security technology and privacy : an analysis of operator organisation and public response
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2015)This thesis reports the results of research which examined the potential use of new security technologies in the setting of public transport. The research aimed to consider both the security and privacy implications of new ... -
Pulmonary oxygen uptake and muscle deoxygenation responses during ramp incremental exercise and moderate- and heavy-intensity exercise subsequent to priming exercise in type 2 diabetes.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiology, 2017)Middle-aged and young individuals with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) consistently demonstrate impairments in submaximal and maximal exercise performance, which are independent of obesity, and present in the ... -
Pulse formation and dynamics in self-pulsating semiconductor laser diodes
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Physics, 2000)Self-pulsating lasers emitting at 800 nm are used in compact disc (CD) players because their low coherence makes them relatively insensitive to optical feedback. The ever increasing demand for higher capacity storage on ... -
Pulse injection metalorganic chemical vapour deposition of selected magnetic metal oxides
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2009)The main aim of this project is to prepare oxide based DMS and ferrimagnetic oxide layers for potential application in new generation spintronic devices. This work involves the preparation of Co-doped ZnO, Cr-doped ln2O3 ... -
Pump-as-turbines for hydropower energy recovery from on-demand irrigation networks: Flow fluctuation characterisation, energy potential extrapolation, and real-scale implementation.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2020)More water efficient irrigation techniques have been studied and developed during the last decades, and are becoming of significant importance in arid and semi-arid regions, as these are leading to more energy intensive ... -
`Punishment and Service to the Injured State' - Irish Convicts Sentenced to Transportation, 1840-1852
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2024)The objective of this thesis is to present a comprehensive exploration of the Irish convict transportation system in the period 1840 to 1852. In a two strand approach this subject is examined from the perspective of the ... -
Purification and electrical characterisation of nanotube and nanowire - polymer composites
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Physics, 2006)The yield and purity of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) soot was maximised by control of production parameters. The optimal production parameters were found to be J = 190 A/cm2 and P = 500 Torr achieving a yield of up ... -
Puritan responses to antinomianism in the context of reformed covenant theology: 1630-1696
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of English, 2013)This thesis analyzes the way in which six seventeenth-century puritans from both sides of the Atlantic responded to antinomians—those accused of rejecting divine law—and the methods these six puritans used in their responses. ... -
Pursuing the desire for cattle or attacking the followers of heresy: A numerical analysis of different factors influencing strategies adopted in large group interactions involving nomads or holy war
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2023)This thesis is a numerical analysis of factors which have influenced the strategies adopted in a sample of 120 large group interactions involving nomads or holy war in the period 1250 BCE to 1850 CE in parts of Afro-Eurasia. ... -
Putting touch into context: investigating tactile perception in body-based and object-based contexts
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2020)The present thesis consists of two themes. The first theme aims to expand our understanding of how the visual body context influences visuo-tactile interactions for nonspatial perception and the potential role of body ... -
Pyridazine-derived systems-from novel complexes to functional molecular switches
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2012)Chapter 1: The chapter begins with a general introduction to tetrazine-derived ligands, alongside the photophysical properties of metal complexes, particularly Ir III, Rh III and Re I species. The coordination chemistry ... -
Pyrrole-based Photosensitisers for Photomedicine. Synthesis, Photophysical and Photobiological Evaluation of Chlorins and Dipyrrin Complexes
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2022)Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a light activated therapy which involves a drug-photosensitiser (PS), light, and molecular oxygen. First, the PS is administered via a systemic or topical route and then it accumulates in the ...