Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
Now showing items 961-980 of 7000
-
Platformization of Academic Work in a COVID-19 Reality: Experiences of Foreign Language Faculty in Research-Intensive Universities in the United States
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)Despite research on how the coronavirus pandemic has changed work generally, a paucity of studies exists on the impact of the pandemic on academic work. One study suggests that remote, hybrid, and educational platform-mediated ... -
Innate immune phenotype variation in bovine health and disease
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2023)Infectious diseases are estimated to cost the global agriculture industry $300 billion annually and present significant challenges to animal welfare. Disease burden in cattle and other livestock species also threaten ... -
Characterisation of SemiconductorLasers for use as a Pump Source for Microresonators
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Physics. Discipline of Physics, 2023)Optical frequency combs (OFCs) were first developed in the 1990s, initially as a means to count the cycles from atomic clocks. They have since proved very useful as a tool for metrology, sensing and frequency synthesis. ... -
Dietary Conservatism: The Influences and Determinants of Alternative Foraging Strategies
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)Dietary conservatism – the existence of alternative foraging strategies in response to novel foods – continues to be a little-known and understudied topic of animal behaviour. In every vertebrate population tested so far, ... -
The basement geology of the Porcupine High - a key transatlantic link between the Caledonides and Appalachians
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geology, 2023)In order to better reconstruct the basement geology of the western Irish offshore and the North Atlantic, constraining the geologic evolution of the Porcupine High region is key. Located 200 km west of Ireland, the Porcupine ... -
Roads less travelled: Narratives of Adult Male Former Prisoners in Education
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)This study explores the lived experience of adult male former prisoners in the context of prison education through a narrative research approach. The theoretical framework incorporates theories of transformation, recognition, ... -
COVID-19 in Irish Hospital Healthcare Workers; SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence, epidemiology of infection and antibody response to vaccination
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2023)Background Hospital healthcare workers (HCW) are at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 infection. We aimed to determine the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in HCW in Ireland in two locations with diverging ... -
Physical functioning and health-outcomes following hospitalisation with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2023)Introduction: A novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China in late 2019, causing an outbreak of viral pneumonia. Initial studies published focused on the management ... -
Investigation of the PTP4A3 oncogene and how it mechanistically regulates autophagy in ovarian cancer
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2023)Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rates of all gynaecologic malignancies. High mortality rates are associated with poor levels of early detection due to asymptomatic tumour growth and limited screening programmes. ... -
An Examination of a Precision Teaching Model Within a Response to Intervention Framework Addressing Early Literacy Development of Young Children Within a Marginalised Community
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2023)Fluency is accepted as key to our learners success, however, there are both several gaps within the fluency literature regarding establishing effective interventions and within applied practice, that need to be addressed. ... -
Novel Mechanisms of Resistance to Enzalutamide in Prostate Cancer
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2023)Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common invasive cancer in men worldwide. In Ireland, PCa is the third leading cause of male cancer related mortality. AR directed therapies have remained the primary therapeutic ... -
A 3D printed acoustic metamaterial liner to reduce low-frequency aeroengine noise
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Mechanical & Manuf. Eng, 2023)As the level of air travel continues to increase, so too does the demand for better noise-reduction technologies for aircraft. The environmental noise produced by aircraft has been shown to have a significant adverse effect ... -
Facilitating readiness for advance care planning in Ireland: Informing the design of an innovative intervention for middle aged and older people in the community
Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is a process aiming to elicit, communicate, and document future care wishes, providing mechanisms through which individual preferences can be supported. Poor and fragmented ... -
The Framework of First-Line Manager's HR Role Identity and HR Implementation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Business. Discipline of Business & Administrative Studies, 2023)The field of Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) has accentuated the crucial role first-line managers (FLMs) play in promoting both employees and organizational performance through their effective implementation ... -
Investigation into the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Chemoresistance in Malignant Rhabdoid Tumours
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2023)Malignant rhabdoid tumour (MRT) is a rare and aggressive paediatric malignancy associated with poor prognosis and is, unfortunately, highly refractive to treatment. One of the major issues when treating MRT patients is the ... -
Evaluation of 3D Photogrammetry Tools for Applications in the Scanning Electron Microscope
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Physics. Discipline of Physics, 2023)3D models find application in a range of materials science areas, from fractography and failure studies to 3D printed metal topology. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is commonly used for measuring surface topology, though ... -
Essays on Applied Microeconomics: the Impacts of Internal Displacement
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2023)This dissertation consists of three essays at the intersection of applied microeco- nomics and development economics. It tackles questions on the consequences of internal displacement on intra-household and intra-community ... -
Targeting the prostate cancer metabolome with novel trojan horse compounds.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Histopathology, 2023)Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer diagnosed in males worldwide, and the incidence of this disease is predicted to double globally by 2030. In Ireland, PCa accounts for nearly 16% of all invasive cancers ... -
Quality Improvement in the Mapping Process required for Linked Data publication
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science & Statistics. Discipline of Computer Science, 2023)This thesis presents a quality improvement approach named the Mapping Quality Improvement (MQI) Framework designed to improve and maintain quality in the publication process involved in the creation of linked data. Linked ... -
A Study to Determine the Frequency of Headache Disorders in Patients Attending an Orofacial Pain Clinic.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, 2023)Introduction: The multifactorial origin of headache and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) coupled with the fact that they exhibit similar and overlapping signs and symptoms make differential diagnosis and treatment planning ...
