Browsing Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations by Title
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A behavioural and non-behavioural analysis of the London gold market
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2015)This thesis makes a number of contributions to the literature on the economics and finance of the gold market, with a special emphasis on the London gold market. It provides the first effort to produce a substantiate ... -
A benevolent society? Local relief committee membership in Ireland 1817-57
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2001)In all the various discussions and debates stimulated by poverty and relief in nineteenth-century Ireland, studies rarely go beyond generalisations with respect to relief committee membership. The main aim of this thesis ... -
A biochemical oscillator : experimental and theoretical studies of the peroxidase-oxidase reaction
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2000)The peroxidase-oxidase (PO) reaction is the haem-peroxidase catalysed reaction of molecular oxygen with NADH, and has been shown previously to behave in an oscillatory fashion. It has been used here as a useful laboratory ... -
A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 1998)This thesis examines the membership of the 1640 Irish House of Commons up to November 1641. It identifies 288 men who were members of the House at that time, matches them to their constituencies, where appropriate, and ... -
A biographical study of Robert Southwell (1561-1595) and his historical and cultural milieu
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of English, 1987)Introduction: explains the nature of this biographical study of Southwell, how it differs from previous ones; the contributions it seeks to make; and the general lines along which the biographical narrative proceeds. It ... -
A bioinformatics approach to (intra-) genome comparisons
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Genetics and Microbiology, 2002)The analysis of large volumes of genomic data generates special computational needs. A Beowulf-type computer cluster was set up for high-performance computing. Improvements over existing tools for the efficient ... -
A biomechanical analysis of the trunk and spine during paediatric cerebral palsy gait
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2017)Movement pathologies in the lower limbs of children with cerebral palsy are well established in the literature. However, movement pathologies of the upper body, in particular the trunk, are less well defined. Mechanical ... -
A Bridgman Furnace Front Tracking Model
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2015)The Bridgman furnace is widely used in industry and research, mainly because it provides a means to directionally solidify materials in a controlled manner, so that the resulting microstructure, and hence material properties, ... -
A candidate gene search for autism
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Psychiatry, 2006)This research involved a candidate gene search for autism in the Irish population. It sought to identify candidate genes based on information from linkage studies, reports of chromosomal abnormalities, animal studies and ... -
A case study analysis of person-centred-planning for people with intellectual disability following their transfer from institutional care
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2012)Person centred planning (PCP) has an essential part to play in ensuring self determination for the lives of people with intellectual disability. It is typically taken as an indicator to the quality of services and it is ... -
A case study of Action Design Research for privacy risk management engineering
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2014)This dissertation presents a case study concerning the application of the Action Design Research (ADR) methodology to the development of a privacy-enhanced electronic postal system. As part of the ADR project, a model of ... -
A case study on differentiation in the mission and role of higher education institutions in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)Higher education has evolved considerably since the early twentieth century. The concept of a system of higher education only emerged after World War II, with the growing understanding that universities are embedded within ... -
A characterisation of cyclooxygenase activity in synaptic transmission and plasticity in the Hippocampus
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2006)We used in vivo electrophysiological techniques to investigate the role played by cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymatic activity in synaptic transmission and plasticity. The use of selective pharmacological antagonists for the ... -
A clinical and microbiological investigation of peri-implant infections
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Dental Science, 2014)Osseointegrated oral implants are becoming increasingly more common in restorative dentistry as permanent replacements for lost or missing teeth. Peri-implant infections are a significant area of treatment need but the ... -
A clinical study to evaluate changes in maximum intercuspation position following placement of a stainless steel crown in children
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Dental Science, 2010)An increase in occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) following restorative treatment in adults may result in discomfort. In contrast, an increase in OVD in children following placement of a stainless steel crown (SSC) or an ... -
A clinical study to evaluate the success of two commercially available aesthetic stainless steel crowns on primary molars
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Dental Science, 2009)The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic success of two commercially available aesthetic stainless steel crowns on carious primary molars. The objectives were to compare the crown types to each ... -
A cluster randomised trial of educational interventions to promote rational prescribing in primary care
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2008)A randomised controlled trial (RCT) was used to evaluate the effectiveness of individualised GP prescribing feedback delivered as a postal bulletin (PB, n=50 practices) compared to PB plus academic detailing visits (AD, ... -
A comparative genomics analysis of the vertebrate immune system : genes, pathways and evolution
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2009)All species possess a selection-honed collection of genes whose products function in unison to form a barricade to invading pathogens. The exponential increase in publicly available sequence data has allowed the application ... -
A comparative study of fundamental rights in South Africa and Ireland with specific emphasis on human dignity
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2011)Since the post-apartheid constitutional era connmenced almost two decades ago, there have been many progressive judicial decisions on fundamental rights in South Africa. By contrast over the same period, the longer-established ... -
A comparative study of imperial constitutional theory in Ireland and America in the age of the American Revolution
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 1958)