Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Development of 2D Nanomaterials Based Membranes for Nanofiltration Applications
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2022)The main aim of this work was to develop new membranes based on 2D nanomaterials, such as boron nitride (BN) and molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) for potential nanofiltration applications. The exfoliation and membrane preparation ... -
Build, Plant, and Marry Return, Dwell, and Harvest: Symbolic Code as a Tool of Cultural Hegemony in the Book of Jeremiah
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Lang, Lit. & Cultural Studies. Discipline of Near & Middle Eastern Studies, 2022)This thesis examines narrative episodes from Jer 29, 32, 35, 40, 41 and 44 in terms of the representation of communal settlement, socio-economic participation, and spatial dynamics, in order to reveal the operations of a ... -
Start Spreading the (fake) News: The Role of Fear and Anger in the Formation and Dissemination of Conspiratorial Beliefs
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2022)Why do some people believe in political conspiracy theories and others do not? Why, for instance, do 60 percent of Americans believe that the CIA killed President John F. Kennedy while 25 percent believe that Barack Obama ... -
PATHOGENIC PROTEIN AGGREGATION IN VIVO AND IN VITRO
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2022)Neurodegenerative disorders (ND) such as Alzheimer?s disease (AD), Parkinson?s disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are one of the leading causes of death and disabilities worldwide. While their aetiologies ... -
Exploring Home-School Partnership through Epstein's Framework: A comparative study of two post primary schools.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2022)Historically the role of parents in the Irish education system has not been part of a planned programme of partnership but the result of unlinked government policies and initiatives which involved parents in school life. ... -
The Palaeo-Ecology and Geochemistry of Potential Source and Reservoir Microbialites in the Ediacaran-Cambrian Sirab Formation, Sultanate of Oman
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geology, 2022)Background Rationale & Aim; Ediacaran - Cambrian microbial carbonates are known to range from West Africa to Arabia and Pakistan. In the Sultanate of Oman, these microbialites serve as both source rock and reservoir in the ... -
Identities in Progress: Coming of Age in Contemporary Italian literature
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Lang, Lit. & Cultural Studies. Discipline of Italian, 2022)This doctoral dissertation presents a comparative study of the challenges of growth portrayed in contemporary Italian literature, by looking at six coming-of-age stories published at the turn of the millennium. These novels ... -
Performing Religion and Spirituality: The Postsecular Turn in Contemporary British and Irish Theatre
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Creative Arts. Discipline of Drama, 2022)This thesis argues that there has been a postsecular turn on the contemporary stage, focussing in particular on woman-centred theatre in Britain and Ireland in the past three decades. It deals with the representation ... -
Algorithms for Quality Optimization in Omnidirectional Video
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science & Statistics. Discipline of Computer Science, 2022)Omnidirectional video (ODV) is a recent imaging technology, which is currently getting increasingly popular thanks to its ability to create an immersive and interactive viewing experience. Nowadays, viewing ODV is becoming ... -
“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 ... -
Dynamic response of Spar-type Floating Offshore Wind
Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) are an alternative technology to harness the abundant wind energy in open sea areas. A FOWT structure consists of a floating platform, a mooring system, and a wind turbine structure ... -
Selective Mineralisation by Hydrothermal Methods
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2022)The use of hydrothermal synthesis has led to the control of the size and shape of various materials of inorganic nature. It has also been highlighted as a green, cheap, and reliable synthetic method, by using water in ... -
Using neurofeedback and machine learning to investigate the role of Beta oscillations in response inhibition
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2022)Response inhibition is the ability to flexibly suppress unwanted or inappropriate actions, and it is a core component of healthy executive control. Impaired response inhibition is characteristic of a wide range of psychiatric ... -
Nanostructured carbon-based materials as sustainable electrocatalysts for energy conversion applications
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2022)Electrochemistry has recently gained increased attention as a versatile strategy for achieving challenging transformations at the forefront of organic chemistry. Electrochemistry’s unique ability to generate highly ... -
Exploration of a novel class of HO-1 inducers as potential therapeutics for inflammatory disease
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2022)Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis (MS), psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are characterised by excessive and uncontrolled inflammation. Most of these ... -
User Acceptance of Health and Mental Health Care Technologies
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science & Statistics. Discipline of Computer Science, 2022)Health and wellbeing is a rapidly growing area within Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). In recent years, many have developed systems, theoretical stances, and methodologies that aim at positioning information and communication ... -
Manipulation of Vanadium Oxide Characteristics for Applications: Resistive switching & Reflectance Anisotropy Spectroscopy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Physics. Discipline of Physics, 2022)This thesis deals with the study of vanadium dioxide, vanadium pentoxide and the mixed 4+ and 5+ valence vanadium oxide phases, or Wadsley phases. Thin films (VO2) and single crystals (V2O5) are examined. Vanadium dioxide ... -
Food Allergy among Irish Children: An Exploration of the Risk and Impact of Accidental Allergic Reactions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2022)Introduction Food allergy (FA) now impacts almost 1 in 20 Irish children. These children are at risk of allergic reactions and anaphylaxis. Food is an integral part of all social activities, and thus children with FA ... -
Investigating Failure Mechanisms, Defect Tolerance and Repair of Plant Stems for Practical Applications
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2022)Plants are complex in their biological composition and can provide inspiration for man-made engineering products. Designing bio-inspired products involves understanding the intricacies of plants? mechanical properties and ...
