Browsing Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin: Theses & Dissertations by Title
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"I believe in a god that I believe in" : the religious identity of primary school student teachers
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2012)This research is a case study which sought to explore and map the religious identity of a group of thirty primary school student teachers in their third and fourth year of teacher education. The questions arose because of ... -
I carpenter a space for the thing I am given : influence and the consciousness of space in Emily Dickenson, H. D. and Sylvia Plath
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of English, 2002)The introduction indicates the context from which my examination of the continuities between Emily Dickinson, H.D., and Sylvia Plath arose; it does so by stating the principal areas of difference between this thesis and ... -
"I have the child who has something else." Entering the Worlds of How Mothers Make Sense of `Diagnosis' within the context of their Child with a Rare or Undiagnosed Neurodevelopmental Condition in Ireland: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2024)Information on the experiences of parents whose children have rare or undiagnosed conditions is particularly lacking in Ireland. It can be hypothesised that these parents experience a unique set of challenges, in comparison ... -
I know what it is but how bad does it get? Insights into the lived experience and service needs of people with early-stage dementia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Sociology, 2009)In Ireland, age-related illnesses such as dementia are becoming a greater policy concern in line with population ageing. Despite this, dementia-specific policies and practices are still largely under-developed and the ... -
“I live with it...I have no Plan B, only a Plan A”: Psychosocial Impact and Quality of Life in the Stroke Population with Dysphagia
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Stroke is one of the leading causes of acquired disability across the world today, with the number of people living with stroke-related disability continuing to grow. Accordingly, international stroke care clinical guidelines ... -
"I think everybody's finding it a challenge to be honest" The experience of mental health professionals working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2018)This qualitative research study explored the experience of mental health professionals working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Ireland. Mental health services, including CAMHS, have undergone ... -
"I'm struggling but I'm not suffering" The lived experience of persons with young onset dementia in Ireland: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2021)Abstract: I m struggling but I m not suffering The lived experience of persons with young onset dementia in Ireland: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis This PhD thesis is an exploration of the lived experiences ... -
Iambos Polytropos: A comparison of the language of Callimachus' Iambi, Archilocus, and Hipponax
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of Classics, 2017)My work analyses the language of Callimachus? Iambi in relation to the languages of the iambographers who precede him, notably Archilochus, and Hipponax. These three iambographers allow significant scope for intertextual ... -
ICT mediated food sharing and food transitions towards sustainable food systems in Singapore
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geography, 2021)With projected population growth of 9.1 billion people by 2050, and accelerated planetary urbanization quickly approaching, there is growing concern regarding the unsustainability of cities. Urban food systems are a focal ... -
Idealist philosophy of space : Kant's criticism of Berkeley
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Philosophy Department, 2009)In this thesis I have argued that Kant and Berkeley both took our experience of things in space to be real and veridical. Further, and what I take to be the most striking conclusion from this thesis, is that in fact these ... -
Ideas, relations, and signs : 'intuition' and 'symbolic substitution'in Berkeley's theory of knowledge of nature
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Philosophy Department, 2014)The chief aim of this thesis is to develop an interpretation of Berkeley's theory of knowledge of nature through clarification of two prominent motifs which underlie it 'intuition' and 'symbolic substitution'. I regard ... -
Identification and characterisation of a novel Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 associated protein that is an alternatively spliced product of the LCOR gene locus
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Genetics and Microbiology, 2015)Polycombs are evolutionary conserved epigenetic regulators crucial for specification of cell types during development. They assemble in multiprotein complexes to modify amino terminal tails of histone H3 at lysine 27 to ... -
Identification and characterisation of an FK506-binding protein from Plasmodium falciparum
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Microbiology, 2004)Malaria remains one of the most significant diseases worldwide. The most common and severe form of the disease is caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The need for new anti-malarial compounds has intensified in recent years ... -
Identification and characterisation of proteins from the tomato lectin binding fraction of Trypanosoma brucei
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2007)African trypanosomes, of which Trypanosoma brucei may be considered a prototypic member, are protozoan parasites responsible for sleeping sickness in man and related diseases in cattle and other domestic animals. Although ... -
Identification and characterisation of serotonin transporter interacting proteins
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2007)The serotonin transporter (SERT) is an integral plasma membrane protein that mediates the high-affinity re-uptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin from the synaptic space. SERT is of particular clinical and phannacological ... -
Identification and characterization of novel Plasmodium falciparum cyclophilins and their roles in the antimalarial actions of cyclosporin A
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Microbiology, 2011)Malaria is a parasitic infection of immense global importance. The most common and severe form of the disease is caused by the blood-borne apicomplexan Plasmodium falcipanim. The lack of an effective vaccine coupled with ... -
Identification and evaluation of the captive environmental factors that affect the behaviour of Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques (Macaca Nigra)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2002)Observations of eight Sulawesi macaque troops in the UK and Ireland, were used in four main studies that investigated: 1) The influence of season on the behavioural expression and enclosure use of Sulawesi macaques in a ... -
Identification and evolutionary response analysis of continuous and discrete structural systems using wavelet transform
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2006)Performance based design of structures require stringent serviceability criteria to be satisfied based on functional requirements and economic implications. Thus, performance evaluation of structural dynamic systems not ... -
Identification and interpretation of figurative language with computational semantic models
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2014)This thesis is about the automatic extraction of metaphors as they appear in English text. This task is important to research in information retrieval, corpus linguistics and computational linguistics. The work was ... -
Identification and Measurement of Variables Affecting Component Lifetime: A Case Study of Polymer Degradation in the Biopharmaceutical Industry
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2018)Modern maintenance methods are dependent upon understanding and monitoring component degradation; however, many industrial situations exist where monitoring is impossible, and component degradation mechanisms are not well ...