Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Insights into how mitochondria regulate the neurodegenerative process
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Biochemistry and Immunology, 2017)Nerve terminal dysfunction is thought to be an early event in neurodegeneration that precedes neuronal death in the brain. Mitochondria are implicated as instigators of nerve terminal dysfunction and subsequent synaptic ... -
Task-shifting in mental health services : extent, impact and challenges in Ghana
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Global Health, 2016)Aim: To examine the role and scope of practice of Community Mental Health Workers (CMHWs) as well as the impact and challenges associated with the work of CMHWs within Ghana's mental health delivery system, and to explore ... -
Analysis of Cinematic VR Directing and the Use of Computational Saliency to Assist Storytelling Ability
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science & Statistics. Discipline of Computer Science, 2024)This thesis is concerned with directing practices in VR Film and the application of saliency models to VR film to investigate whether they could inform creators if the viewer is likely to follow the story as they ... -
The intimate foreigner : the construction of subjectivity in Maori novels of the 1980s
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of English, 1998)This thesis examines four prominent Maori novels in English published in the 1980s, namely Keri Hulme's the bone people (1984), Witi Ihimaera's The Matriarch, (1986), Patricia Grace's Potiki (1986), and Alan Duff's Once ... -
CONTROLLING MXENES FLAKE MORPHOLOGY BY AEROSOL JET PRINTING FOR NEURAL INTERFACES AND ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)MXenes are 2D layered nanomaterials composed of transition metal carbides and nitrides, renowned for their outstanding electrical conductivity, charge storage capabilities and biocompatibility. MXenes (specifically ... -
Power and patronage across the Plantagenet dominions: the making and breaking of the Marshal assemblage, 1189-1245
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2024)This thesis offers an original analysis of a transnational lordship which spanned thirteenth-century Britain, France, and Ireland. The focus of this study is the Marshal family, who were earls of Pembroke and lords of ... -
A Clustering Framework for Functional Data: Functional Gaussian Process Mixture Model (FunGP)
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science & Statistics. Discipline of Statistics, 2024)Functional data analysis (FDA) is a rapidly evolving field that focuses on the analysis and interpretation of data where each observation is a function, typically represented by curves or surfaces over a continuum such as ... -
Teacher utilisation of role-play to reduce bullying in a primary school setting
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2016)This thesis documents a study to analyse teacher usage of a bullying prevention resource, entitled the Bullying Prevention Pack (BPP), which uses role-play and ensuing discussion thereof, to create awareness of and reduce ... -
Modifiable Risk Factors for dementia, awareness of, and barriers to, brain health behaviours
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2024)Introduction: Dementia is common and in many societies, underdiagnosed. The commonest cause of dementia globally is Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia prevalence is increasing globally. It is estimated that the number of people ... -
Liquid Immersion Thermal Management of Lithium-ion Batteries
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2024)The imperative requirement for the transportation sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions has placed greater importance on the more widespread adoption of electric vehicles. The extension of their driving range and ... -
Metacognition: A Transdiagnostic Mechanism of Psychopathology
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2024)Cognitive dysfunction is a pervasive, pathological feature of mental illness. Yet, precise cognitive mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders remain elusive. Despite decades of research from thousands of independent ... -
Inreach: A Choreographic Process of Transversality
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering. CTVR/The Telecommunications Research Centre, 2016)This dissertation is based on artistic research practice and participant observation over a five year period (2010-15) with CTVR, the national telecommunications research centre in Ireland. CTVR's research focuses on future ... -
Optimisation of Luminescent Downshifting Layers for Large-scale PV Systems Integration
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2024)This research project aims to enhance Photovoltaic (PV) technology's power conversion efficiency by adding a Luminescent Downshifting Layer (LDS). An LDS increases the solar spectrum absorption range of a PV cell, enabling ... -
DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF LOW-CARBON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS MADE WITH WASTE
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2024)Energy, food and water sustain modern human life. Oil refineries, power plants, food factories, and water purification plants run non-stop throughout the year providing the essential goods and commodities upon which modern ... -
The use of vertical bitewings compared to visual examination alone for dental caries diagnosis and treatment planning in paediatric dentistry
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, School of Dental Sciences, 2024)Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of vertical bitewing radiographs (VBWs) compared to visual examination alone for caries diagnosis and treatment planning in children. Secondary aims included the ... -
Assessment of Children's Mental Health in Irish Primary Schools
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, School Of Psychology, 2024)Background: Numerous studies examine teachers' implementation of mental health interventions in schools (Franklin,et al., 2012). However, there are a paucity of studies which examine assessment of mental health in schools. ... -
Quantitative Image Analysis for the Assessment of Parotid Gland Damage and Toxicity Prediction Following Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Radiation Therapy, 2024)Patients treated with radiotherapy for head and neck cancer experience debilitating xerostomia and sticky saliva, caused by damage to the parotid glands. Currently predicting this toxicity is limited by the inability of ... -
The efficacy of Horizontal- Platelet Rich Fibrin (H-PRF) compared to Alveogyl in the treatment of alveolar osteitis: a randomised controlled trial
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, 2024)Objectives: To investigate the efficacy of treating alveolar osteitis with an autologous blood product, Horizontal Platelet Rich Fibrin (H-PRF) compared to Alveogyl, a conventional intra-alveolar dressing. Materials and ... -
Reimagining the Dutch Borderlands: State Formation in Eighteenth-Century Europe, 1713-1763.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2024)Attaching workable definitions to modern statehood and exploring the manners in which modern states developed have been key areas of debate within the historiography of the early modern period. While the discussion has ... -
Development of a core outcome set for third molar surgery
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, School of Dental Science, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 2024)Introduction: Third molar surgery (TMS) is one of the most common operations in the world and a wealth of research is done in this field evaluating various interventions for the improvement of patient outcomes. In the ...
