Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Consociation and Young People: The Case of Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement Generation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2023)Employing a reflexive thematic analysis with qualitative semi structured interview data, this research explores the lived experiences and attitudes of members of the Good Friday Agreement generation; the first generation ... -
Organocatalysis by halogen bonding donors: A promising complement to hydrogen bond-based catalysis.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Catalytic transformations, previously dominated by metal catalysts, have seen exponential growth in the use of organocatalysts over the last two decades. The emergence of small organic molecules employed to facilitate ... -
Therapy, Art, Friendship and Flourishing in Illness: A Mixed Methods Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of an Art Therapy Group Intervention for Paediatric Patients with Chronic Illnesses
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2023)Children diagnosed with long-term chronic illnesses and medical conditions are at increased risk of emotional and behavioural difficulties. Children frequently report feeling different to their peers, struggle with self-esteem ... -
The Exit Option: How ethnopolitical exclusion influences emigration desire from sub-Saharan Africa
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2023)To what extent and in what ways does politicized ethnicity drive migration desire in sub-Saharan Africa? This question matters because migration from Africa has received much attention in the media and by policy makers, ... -
Spectroscopic studies of on-surface synthesis of chiral graphene nanoribbons
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Physics. Discipline of Physics, 2023)The field of on-surface synthesis bridges physics, chemistry, material and surface science by combining the tunability of molecular materials, the advantages of self-assembly with the sturdiness of covalently bonded ... -
Navigating multi-locality in rural-urban and return migration: a study of young migrant mothers' experience in Beijing
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2023)During the past decades, China has witnessed one of the biggest waves of rural-urban migration in human history. Despite the ever-rising prevalence, theorisation of rural-urban migration still largely lacks specification ... -
Antiviral activity of human hepatocytes and its regulation by cellular antioxidant systems
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2023)Although several antiviral strategies have been developed in the last decade, hepatotropic viruses are still a significant public health burden, with more than 300 million people being affected worldwide. Hepatocytes, the ... -
THE WEST BANK BARRIER AS A CANVAS FOR POLITICAL EXPRESSION: THE DIALECTIC BETWEEN LOCAL PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE AND INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI TOURISM
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2023)Arguably the most notorious symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the West Bank Barrier. The barrier and its negative impact on Palestinian life have been protested by Palestinians, Israeli activists, and ... -
Leveraging a national patient registry to explore relapse in ANCA associated vasculitis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2023)BACKGROUND ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) is an archetypal rare autoimmune disease, resulting in immune-mediated organ damage. It has a relapsing-remitting course, resulting in cumulative morbidity and mortality. Toxic ... -
Solvent-Engineered Tin(II) Oxide for Applications in Energy Storage Devices
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)With the global economy finally accepting of the harm caused by fossil fuels to the planet as a whole and the reality that they are a finite resource, ambitious plans are being made to transition to carbon-neutral economies ... -
Impacts of land use and climate change on carbon and greenhouse gas dynamics of Irish peatland ecosystems
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Botany, 2023)Peatlands are wetlands that are found on every continent except Antarctica, covering around 3% of the global land area and are the largest terrestrial soil organic carbon store. They are estimated to store around 550 ... -
An evaluation ofthe Allostatic Load framework for quantifying differences inhealth and longevity
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2023)The Allostatic Load (AL) framework posits that chronic or repeated exposure to stressors can cause dysregulation of multiple interrelated physiological systems, which if prolonged, may ultimately lead to deteriorations in ... -
Relationships between dementia risk and protective lifestyle factors with cognition and brain function in midlife
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2023)It is now acknowledged that Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology is present decades before the onset of clinical symptoms. Midlife is a critical period for the beginning of AD pathology and potentially a unique ... -
The Neuroimaging Features of Frontotemporal Dementia: Characterising Phenotype-Associated Pathological Changes In Vivo
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2023)Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare type of dementia. It can affect language, behaviour and memory depending on what part of the brain is involved. It can be difficult to diagnose, especially in the early stages of ... -
Essays in applied microeconomics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2023)The first essay studies the effects of access to assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) on fertility and labor market outcomes. Drawing on quasi-experimental variation in expected costs for ARTs and data from the German ... -
Theatrical Elements and Musical Dramaturgy: Exploring the Use of Literary Texts to Develop Narrative Features, Theatricality, and Symbolism in Music Composition
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Creative Arts. Discipline of Music, 2023)This dissertation features a portfolio of seven original compositions of experimental music theatre (Voices, The Chariot, The Masque of the Red Death, The Night Journey, Sea Holly, Cassandra, and Epiclesis), exploring the ... -
Children's and Parents' Experiences and Expectations of their Roles in Hospital-A Constructivist Grounded Theory study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2023)Background: Family-centred care (FCC) is the preferred model of care for hospitalised children and their families, both in Ireland (Coyne, 2013) and internationally (Feeg et al, 2016). There is no internationally agreed ... -
Nesiotai and Poleis Aspects of Agency in the Hellenistic Cyclades
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of Classics, 2023)This thesis examines the interactions of the poleis of the Cycladic Islands with hegemonic powers in the Hellenistic period on two levels: 1) the level of the Nesiotic League and 2) the level of the individual island poleis. ... -
People, nature, and sustainability: A critical analysis of bioeconomy and natural capital
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Botany, 2023)The last century has been characterised by rising socio-economic measures of wellbeing against a backdrop of biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. This trend threatens the positive contributions nature makes to ... -
Promoting peace or inciting violence? Explaining how decentralisation systematically affects the propensity of regional ethnic conflict
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2023)This thesis investigates the varying effects of decentralisation on ethnic conflict. It seeks to offer a unified theory explaining why the outcomes of decentralisation reforms differ. More specifically it studies how these ...
