Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions

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  • To survive or to thrive: An investigation into fatigue and associated factors on surgical performance 

    Whelehan, Dale (Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Surgery, 2021)
    Background The issue of fatigue has been long-standing in the profession of surgery. Typically the term has been associated with performance decrement, and in particular, focus has been on mitigating fatigue to prevent ...

  • Genetic Epidemiology and Cognitive Endophenotyping in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 

    Ryan, Marie (Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2021)
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive debilitating and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting both upper (UMN) and lower (LMN) motor neurons. While it has been long known to exist on a spectrum ...

  • The Optimisation of Silicas: Pre-treatment, Grafting & Potential Devices 

    O'Mahony, Tom F (Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2021)
    Silica materials especially mesoporous silicas are prime candidates as materials which could help solve many issues currently existing such as rising CO2 levels as capture devices and rising levels of cancer worldwide ...

  • LE CYNISME DANS LES ROMANS DE FREDERIC BEIGBEDER ET VIRGINIE DESPENTES (1990-2010) 

    Kari Mereau, Louise Marie (Trinity College Dublin. School of Lang, Lit. & Cultural Studies. Discipline of French, 2021)
    This thesis presents the first comparative study of cynicism in Beigbeder and Despentes' literary production between 1990-2010, highlighting the different meanings of cynicism in their work and addressing their vision of ...

  • Essays on Forced Migration and Civil Conflict 

    Turkoglu, Oguzhan (Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2021)
    This thesis examines the effect of conflict dynamics and rebel groups on forced migration. More specifically, it analyzes how insurgent groups impact displacement flows, decisions to flee, and attitudes toward refugees. ...