Masculinities is a relatively new field of study, grounded in anthropology, sociology and psychoanalysis. The most cited author in the field, Raewyn Connell, has developed a widely-used sociological theory of masculinities, ...

This thesis, James Joyce, Music and Memory, explores the connection between music and Irish cultural memory in Joyce’s works from Chamber Music to the “pure music” of Finnegans Wake. Overall, it shows that Joyce’s ongoing ...

This work conducts a theological exploration and interpretation of the heavily documented life and death of Saint Jehanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) in the context of claims to divinely sanctioned violence, particularly within ...

This thesis presents a visual representation approach for Linked Data mappings known as Jigsaw Puzzles for Representing Mappings, or Juma. The term Linked Data refers to a set of best practices for publishing and interlinking ...

The aims of this thesis were twofold: 1) to determine if wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) engage in behaviors predicted to follow directly from the 'echoic eavesdropping' hypothesis in a natural ...

The term "mandala" is a Sanskrit word which can be translated as meaning "sacred circle". The "circle" in this instance typically encloses a highly structured icon which represents a microcosm of the universe and/or ...

Nanowire networks are promising memristive architectures for neuromorphic computing applications due to their connectivity and neurosynaptic-like behaviours. In this PhD thesis, we demonstrate a self-similar scaling 1 of ...

Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the use of telematics in Demand Responsive Transport like taxis, so as to maximize the ever-increasing demand. To provide better customer service in the competitive ...