Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Liquid phase exfoliation of novel 2D nanomaterials
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Physics, 2016)Over the past decade, there has been a wealth of research, into two dimensional (2D) layered nanomaterials. These materials have unique properties, that can only be realized when they are reduced to the nanoscale. Following ... -
Liquid phase exfoliation and characterisation of novel layered materials
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Physics, 2017)Over the last decade, there has been a large push towards making two dimensional (2D) nanomaterials a more realistic component of industrial applications. One of the main limiting factors to this point has been the ability ... -
The constitutional boundaries of European fiscal federalism : a study of public finance governance in the European Economic and Monetary Union
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2017)This study presents a systematic research agenda to identify the constitutional boundaries of European fiscal federalism, and determine which institutional models of fiscal federalism theory are theoretically and empirically ... -
French Anglicans : a clerical network in England and Ireland c.1640 - c.1685
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2016)This thesis reconstructs and analyses the lives of a number of men who left France for England and Ireland over the seventeenth century and became clergymen in the Church of England and Church of Ireland. Such clergymen ... -
Nickel based metal oxide catalysts for electrochemical alkaline water splitting
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2016)In this work the redox, the electrocatalytic and mechanistic properties for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) of three classes of nickel based oxide electrodes were examined. The oxide materials studied were hydrous ... -
Electrospray cooling and droplet evaporation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016)Spray cooling utilises liquid-gas phase transition for highly efficient thermal dissipation. Electrospraying is a method of fluid atomisation by electrostatic means and has applications in colloidal propulsion, mass ... -
Will and poetry in the poetry of Thomas Hoccleve
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of English, 2016)This thesis investigates the ways in which Thomas Hoccleve's writing is conversant with the contested area of the human will, and its manifestation in diverse kinds of love. It originates at the nexus of two systems distinct ... -
Defining functional interactions between human B cells and invariant natural killer T cells form health donors and patients wiht chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2016)Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a minor population of innate T cells that express semi-invariant T cell receptors that recognise glycolipid antigens (Ag) presented by CD1d. Upon activation, iNKT cells kill ... -
An integrated water resources, climate and land use changes model for Shannon River catchment
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2017)The main goal of this research is to create an innovative and integrated environmental modelling framework and tool by applying Machine Learning Techniques to a Geographic Information system (GIS). This will allow the ... -
The role of phagocytosis and circadian entrainment in regulating innate immunity
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2017)Lifestyles in wide parts of the world have changed. Exposure to artificial light at night, intermittent meals, night-/ shift-work is part of the everyday life for many people, leading to chronic disruption of their internal ... -
Development of new magnetic nanostructures
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2016)The main goal of this project is to develop a series of magnetic nanomaterial composites to be used in catalysis, enantiomeric separation or biomedical applications. The design of new magnetic nanostructures is also ... -
Scaling wireless network capacity through ultra-dense small-cell deployment
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, 2017)Cell densification is foreseen as one of the main solutions to the capacity crunch problem of wireless networks. Based on the deployment of large number of low power base stations, this solution leverages the density of ... -
Is it illegal to be autistic? : an analysis of whether the rights situation in different jurisdictions is leading to a silent genocide of autistic persons
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2017)The aim of this thesis is to investigate a claim made by certain autistic rights activists, that present-day treatment by society of autistic persons amounts to genocide. This is to be viewed especially in conjunction with ... -
On the effects of resource sharing on mobile network deployment decisions
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, 2016)The explosion of data demand, market saturation, increasing competition and consiquent rapid price drops in mobile communications contributed to lower profit margins for mobile network operators, forcing them to seek ways ... -
The practical and theoretical application of three-dimensional imaging to the analysis of skeletal trauma
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2016)This research examined current trauma analysis protocols for archaeological and historical skeletal collections and aimed to develop a more transparent, reliable, and objective assessment protocol for analysing the timing ... -
Investigating the role of inflammatory caspases in colorectal cancer
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2016)Caspases are a group of proteolytic enzymes involved in the co-ordination of cellular processes, including cellular homeostasis, inflammation and apoptosis. The activation mechanisms and downstream signalling pathways ... -
Medeae Medea forem' : rehabilitating Ovid's Medea
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Classics, 2016)This project concerns itself with the characterisation of Ovid's Medea, as she appears in the twin letters Heroides 6 and 12, and in Book 7 of the Metamorphoses. The thesis argues first that the Ovidian Medea can be read ... -
Characterisation of the role of the Candida albicans Tor1 Pathway in regulating flocculation biofilm formation & hyphal growth
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Dental Science, 2016)Candida species are responsible for a wide range of superficial and life threatening infections and are the fourth most common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections. Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that ... -
An examination of equity market linkages and benefits of international portfolio diversification
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Trinity Business School, 2016)The extent of global equity market integration in a post-crisis world is an important consideration for investors and academics alike. While market integration has received substantial attention in the extant literature, ... -
Examination of the queuine-insertase RNA modificaton in breast cancer
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2016)Queuine is a bacterial-derived metabolite that is harvested by eukaryotes and incorporated into tRNA at GUN anticodon sequences (N=A/C/G/U) by displacing the nuclear encoded guanine base by the queuine-insertase enzyme. ...
