Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Essays in Macroeconomics and Wealth Inequality
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2025)This dissertation consists of three essays studying the dynamics of wealth inequality as it relates to different macroeconomic developments. In the three essays, I employ a range of different methods used in macroeconomics, ... -
Methods in Reducing The Risk of Fatal Injury During Subway Train to Pedestrian Collisions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2025)Significant advancements in pedestrian safety have been achieved in automotive design over the past century, as evidenced by the adoption of rounded vehicle shapes, increased bumper coverage, and the implementation of ... -
Studies on the social and economic patterning of health behaviours in childhood and adolescence.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, 2025)The social patterning of harmful health behaviours (HHBs) is a major determinant of the social gradient in non-communicable diseases, and health generally. For this reason, more research is needed to understand why HHBs ... -
Environmental Impact of Personal Protective Equipment in Dental Services During COVID-19: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, 2025)Objectives: COVID-19 has significantly influenced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use in dental services. This study quantifies the environmental impact of different PPE types used at Dublin Dental University Hospital ... -
Novel Approaches to Targeted Drug Delivery via Endogenous Enzyme Activation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2025)Current treatments used in cancer chemotherapy are limited due to their narrow therapeutic window, dose-limiting toxicity and low cancer-cell specificity, making the development of targeted drug delivery strategies an ... -
An Exploration of the Neurological Manifestations of Non-Cirrhotic Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Ireland in the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2025)An Exploration of the Neurological Manifestations of Non-Cirrhotic Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Ireland in the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era. Ferguson, Damien. University of Dublin, Trinity College, School of Medicine. ... -
Rational drug design and biochemical analysis in the development of targeted therapies against Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2012)Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) is a fatal neoplasm arising from cells of the esothelial lining of the pleural cavity and associated with prolonged exposure to asbestos. This highly resistant malignancy is largely ... -
Salus Populi : the eschatological imagination of Saint Peter Damian (c.1007 - 1072)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2014)Peter Damian (c. 1007 - 1072) was an influential voice in the monastic, papal and ecclesiastical movements for spiritual and institutional reform in the eleventh century. He served as a rhetorician in the schools of Northern ... -
Neurobiological and neuropsychological outcome of adults with a childhood diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Psychiatry, 2015)There is a dearth of knowledge surrounding the neural mechanisms that determine the persistence or remission of ADHD into adulthood. Neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies have helped to better understand the biological ... -
Conservation biology of the threatened Killarney Fern (Trichomanes speciosum Willd.) in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2014)Killarney Fern (Trichomanes speciosum Willd.) is a rare fern species which is listed on Annex II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) and the Irish Flora Protection Order (1999). T. speciosum ... -
The Mesozoic Ridges of the Southern Porcupine Basin
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geology, 2014)This dissertation presents a review of the geology and geophysics of the principal intra basinal ridges of the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore south-western Ireland. These ridges, namely the Porcupine Median Volcanic ... -
Synthesis and functionalisation of nanomaterials for biomedical diagnostic applications
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2014)This thesis explores synthesis and functionalisation of a variety of nanomaterials for the purpose of biological detection with a potential focus on medical diagnostics. Early diagnosis is the key to disease prevention, ... -
Reduced intensity conditioning with fludarabine, busulfan and anti-T lymphocyte globulin (FluBu3ATLG) for older patients with myeloid disease: determinants of outcome and the role of cytokine-based predictive modelling
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, 2025)Fludarabine, busulfan and anti-T lymphocyte globulin (FluBu3ATLG) for reduced intensity conditioned (RIC) haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an established regimen for older patients with myeloid disease. We ... -
Enterprise-industry coevolution : a value-based perspective
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2014)The motivation driving this research project was the desire to better understand the interaction of strategy, entrepreneurship and industry evolution. At the outset of this research, there was no integrated conceptual ... -
Randomness, reflections, and the roots of acoustic impulse responses : applications and effects in spatial audio
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, 2015)This thesis is concerned with the analysis of acoustic impulse responses, particularly with a view to understanding and improving applications and algorithms related to virtual auditory environments. The chief contributions ... -
Divided neutrality 1914 - 1918 : the impact of the First World War on Swiss Francophone and Swiss Germanophone opinion
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2014)This thesis has shown that while neutral Switzerland had its own experience of the First World War, simply opting out of the maelstrom that swept Europe as a whole was not a possibility. Despite neutrality, the war was ... -
Change : a feminist-pragamatist analysis
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2010)This thesis seeks to provide an elucidation of change from a feminist perspective. The need for such a venture stems from an under-theorising of change by feminists on the one hand, and the problematic treatment of women ... -
The 'Education of Public Opinion' and the 'Criticism of Government Policy' : a social utility examination of political speech rights and Irish democracy under Articles 6.1 and 40.6.1
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2015)This thesis represents a socio-legal exploration of the relationship between political speech rights and democracy in Ireland. In particular, the thesis focuses on the ability of citizens to exercise their right to 'criticise ... -
An exploratory randomised trial of a nurse-led telephone support intervention for people who support people with multiple sclerosis (the MNTISS trial)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2015)In Ireland, the provision of care by family caregivers contributes substantially to the reduction in annual national expenditure from healthcare budgets. However, the negative impact of providing informal care has been ... -
Refugees and the rule of law in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2015)This thesis is concerned with refugees and the rule of law in Ireland. Although Ireland acceded to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1956, and the 1967 Protocol to that Convention in 1968, refugee law ...
