Doctor of Education

Dunphy, Elizabeth (2006) An exploration of young children’s number sense on entry to primary school in Ireland. Doctor of Education thesis, Dublin City University.

Doctor of Science

O'Brien, Sharon ORCID: 0000-0003-4864-5986 (2006) Machine-translatability and post-editing effort: an empirical study using translog and choice network analysis. Doctor of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Master of Arts

Caden, John (2006) RTÉ's coverage of the campaigning on the eighth amendment to the constitutionissues of objectivity, impartiality and fairness. Master of Arts thesis, Dublin City University.

Robbins, David (2006) The Irish press 1919-1948: origins and issues. Master of Arts thesis, Dublin City University.

Master of Engineering

O'Reilly, Eugene (2006) Analysis of boundary layers through computational fluid dynamics and experimental analysis. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Elmaghrum, Salem (2006) CFD analysis of pharmaceutical water distribution systems: T-junctions. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Alsebaie, Abdelmuniem M (2006) Characterisation of alumina-zirconia composites produced by micron-sized powders. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Eltawahni, Hayat (2006) Characterization and finite element analysis for soft magnetic materials used in automotive applications. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

White, James (2006) Design of a robotic manipulator for automatic application of milking cups. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Rensing, Marc (2006) Generation and optimisation of picosecond optical pulses for use in broadband communication systems. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Leonard, Francis (2006) Generic embedded sensor development: high-speed analogue preconditioning and data acquisition systems. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Hu, Ling (2006) Investigation of stimulated Brillouin scattering effects in radio over fiber distribution systems. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Akter, Taslima (2006) Manufacturing of biocomposite shell mimetic via the powder compaction method. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Hasanuzzaman, Mohammed ORCID: 0000-0003-1838-0091 (2006) Sintering and characterisation of nano-sized yttria-stabilised zirconia. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Hunt Duffy, Aidan (2006) Teat detection for an automated milking system. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Hassan, Mohammed Nurul (2006) User friendly communication with CAD for the disabled. Master of Engineering thesis, Dublin City University.

Master of Science

O'Rourke, Julia (2006) Experiences of a novel interactive system for group reminiscence therapy in the Irish care home setting. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Hogan, Jennifer Margaret (2006) A grounded theory of the role of the directors of nursing in band one teaching hospitals in Ireland. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Kenny, Claire (2006) Automated tutoring for a database skills training environment. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Oehl, Frederic Enoha (2006) Defining an approximation to formally verify cryptographic protocols. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Donnelly, Maria (2006) Detection and analysis of porcine circovirus type 2 in the Irish pig population. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Donohue, John R. (2006) Development of chemical sensors using novel infrared sources. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Doggett, Anita (2006) Effect of inspiratory pressure support on exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Iqbal, Javed (2006) Electro-analytical studies of supramolecular assemblies. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Walsh, Padraic (2006) Investigations into the sensing capabilities of an electrochemical immunosensor employing polyaniline as a mediator species. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Heaney, David (2006) Mass production of individual feedback. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Munini, Fabio (2006) Metal nanostructures: electrochemical and photonic properties. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Scheller, Agnieszka (2006) Notch signaling pathway in human vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

Dowling, Geraldine Mary Katherine (2006) The development of quantitative methods for residues in foods of animal origin with validation according to commission decision 2002/657/EC. Master of Science thesis, Dublin City University.

PhD

Barat, Ana (2006) Probabilistic models for drug dissolution. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Ó Dálaigh, Pádraig (2006) Logainmneacha bharúntacht Orbhraí agus na Coille Móire i dtuaisceart chontae Chorcaí. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Sharkasi, Adel (2006) The characterisation of international stock markets using signal processing techniques. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Slowey, Desmond (2006) The role and image of the ascendancy in the Irish theatre, 1600-1900. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Adelman, Juliana (2006) Communities of science: the Queen’s Colleges and scientific culture in provincial Ireland, 1845-1875. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.

Ferguson, Paul (2006) Index ordering by query-independent measures. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Murtaza, Qasim (2006) A critical investigation into the spray-drying of hydroxyapatite powder for thermal spray applications. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Morris, Edmund (2006) A finite element and experimental analysis of energy absorbing systems under static and dynamic loading conditions. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Kilbane, Zelda (2006) A molecular and biochemical study of two recombinant mammalian pyroglutamyl peptidases type 1. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

O'Brien, Pamela (2006) A study of a proline specific seprase activity from mammalian serum. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Boyle, Eamonn (2006) Active modelling of virtual humans. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Judge, John (2006) Adapting and developing linguistic resources for question answering. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Chan, Ching Hau (2006) Affect-based indexing and retrieval of multimedia data. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Power, Brendan (2006) Alterations in mRNA and protein profiles in eIF4E-transfected human lung carcinoma cells. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Walshe, Esmond (2006) An alternative audio web browsing solution: viewing web documents through a tree structural approach. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Ryan, Anne-Marie (2006) An evaluation study of the regulatory approach to general nurse education 2001-2004 in Ireland. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Hingston, John A. (2006) An experimental and computational investigation of bone cement residual stresses. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Holland, Charlotte (2006) An exploratory study of the development of virtual learning environments for adult literacy education. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

McKiernan, Eadaoin (2006) An investigation of differentiation programmes governing pancreatic cell development in vitro. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

McLaughlin, Henry (2006) An investigation of mono-chlorophenol degradation and the bioaugmentation of activated sludge by two pseudomonas putida species. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Whitaker, Gillian (2006) An investigation of some chromatographic and electrophoretic seperations for industrial and clinical applications. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Sav, Sorin Vasile (2006) An object-based approach to retrieval of image and video content. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Kenny, Elaine (2006) Analysis of messenger RNAs detectable in medium conditioned by tumour cells in serum from breast cancer patients. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Al Fadhli, Hussain (2006) Analysis of the effect of bending, fatigue, erosion-corrosion and tensile stresses on HVOF coating of metallic surfaces. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Casey, John (2006) Applicability of adsorbent resins for the recovery of geldanamycin from streptomyces hygroscopicus var; geldanus fermentation broths. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Marincu, Carmen (2006) Assessment of web accessibility and technical specifications conformance of web sites from four EU member states. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Sadlier, David A. (2006) Audiovisual processing for sports-video summarisation technology. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Chowdhury, Tarik A. (2006) Automatic colonic polyp detection using curvature analysis for standard and low dose CT data. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

O'Donovan, Ruth (2006) Automatic extraction of large-scale multilingual lexical resources. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Lehane, Bart (2006) Automatic indexing of video content via the detection of semantic events. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Diaconescu, Ada (2006) Automatic performance optimisation of component-based enterprise systems via redundancy. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Burke, Michael (2006) Automatic treebank annotation for the acquisition of LFG resources. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Mathews, David T. (2006) Characterisation of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels modified with chitosan for cardiovascular applications. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Rahman, Shafiqur (2006) Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers as anticancer lipids: analysis, bioformation and mechanisms of action in the HT-29 human colon cancer cell line. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Harford, Steven (2006) Content-based retrieval of melodies using artificial neural networks. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Breen, Mary Ann (2006) Contextualising construals of workaholism through discourse analysis. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Hutchinson, Mark C. (2006) Convertible arbitrage: risk, return and performance. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Klusek, Bartlomiej (2006) Cost functions in optical burst-switched networks. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Kearns, John (2006) Curriculum renewal in translator training: vocational challenges in academic environments with reference to needs and situation analysis and skills transferability from the contemporary experience of Polish translator training culture. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Osborn, Marianne (2006) Dealing with rogue states: a case study of Serbia. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Othman, Jamel (2006) Deployment maintenance strategy for the development of maintenance personnel in Irish and Malaysian automated manufacturing industries. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Buggy, Conor J. (2006) Determination of long-term spatial and seasonal distribution of contaminants in an urban river and estuarine system using polarographic techniques. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Sugrue, Edel (2006) Development and characterisation of monolithic silica stationary phases for ion chromatography. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

McGaughey, Orla (2006) Development of a generic multi-analyte optical sensor platform for fluorescence-based sensing. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Quinlan, Christina Maria (2006) Discourse and identity: a study of women in prison in Ireland. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Fitzgerald, Peter (2006) Do deputy-leaders matter?: a comparative study. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Murphy, Mary (2006) Domestic constraints on globalisation: a case study of Irish social security 1986-2006. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Martinez, Vanesa (2006) Drug metabolism and chemotherapy resistance. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Bray, Isabella (2006) Effects of overexpression of eIF4E and erbB2 on gene expression proflies and invasive phenotype in human cancer cells. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Kinane, Andrew (2006) Energy efficient hardware acceleration of multimedia processing tools. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Meagher, Diarmuid P. (2006) Engineering automated systems for pharmaceutical manufacturing: quality, regulations and business performance. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Sadleir, Robert J.T. (2006) Enhanced computer assisted detection of polyps in CT colonography. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Colgan, Olga (2006) Factors affecting microvascular endothelial tight junction assembly and barrier function in the blood-brain barrier. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur (2006) Finite element modelling of rheological and penetration characteristics of curing PMMA bone cement in total hip replacement. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

McDonald, Oisin (2006) Growth and characterisation of pentacene thin films on clean and modified metal surfaces. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

O'Reilly, Lisa (2006) Growth and characterisation of wide-bandgap γ-CuCl on near lattice-matched Si. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Collins, Nora (2006) Hemodynamic regulation of occludin and ZO-1: effect on barrier function. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Kavanagh, Kevin D. (2006) Imaging and spectroscopy of laser-produced colliding plasmas. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Coleman, Gerry (2006) Investigating software process in practice: a grounded theory perspective. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Pierce, Aisling (2006) Investigation into the molecular mechanisms underlying invasion in the lung carcinoma cell line DLKP and it's chemotherapeutic drug resistant variants. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Walsh, Geoffrey (2006) Modelling and analysis of ER fluid dampers: with application to tremor suppression. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Lynch, Michael (2006) Multidimensional image analysis of cardiac function in MRI. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Gaughan, Georgina (2006) Novelty detection in video retrieval: finding new news in TV news stories. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Moiseev, Tamara (2006) Numerical methods and time-dependent physical models for the design and diagnostic of pulsed-dc magnetrons. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Maguire, Paul J. (2006) Optical pulse generation and signal processing for the development of high-speed OTDM networks. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Sheerin, Grainne (2006) Ordering of organic molecules on templated surfaces. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Ó hÉigeartaigh, Colm (2006) Pairing computation on hyperelliptic curves of genus 2. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Matthews, Anne ORCID: 0000-0002-4845-869X (2006) Past and present perspectives on power and empowerment in midwifery in Ireland. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Bryan, William (2006) Phenotypic and proteomic analysis of 5-Fluorouracil treated normal and carcinoma cells. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Brady, Sarah (2006) Physical and chemical sensing applications of polypyrrole-coated foams. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Rahman, Mahfujur (2006) Plasma nitriding and duplex coating of biocompatible surfaces for low friction and wear resistant applications. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Skamnakis, Antonis (2006) Politics, media and journalism in Greece. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Benyounis, Khaled ORCID: 0000-0001-6599-4892 (2006) Prediction and optimization of residual stresses, weld-bead profile and mechanical properties of laser welded components. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Dragos, Radu-Calin (2006) Providing quality of service to internet applications using multiprotocol label switching. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Gahan, David (2006) Radio-frequency discharge power measurement with emphasis on collisionless electron heating in capacitive sheaths. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Henry, William (2006) Ru(II) polypridyl complexes investigated from the pico to the micro second domain. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Dragos, Sanda-Maria (2006) Scalable QoS routing in MPLS networks using mobile code. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

DeLoughry, Edel (2006) Second order Rossby-Haurwitz wave interactions. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Ryan, Barry M. (2006) Site directed mutagenesis studies of horseradish peroxidase. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Lucey, Darragh (2006) Spectroelectrochemical analysis of bianthrone monolayers. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Gunning, Patricia (2006) Stratification of skewed populations. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Lowney, Donnacha (2006) Streaking and splashing: design of a grazing incidence x-ray streak camera and time-resolved measurements of the structure of water. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

O'Malley, Shane (2006) Synthesis of architecturally novel calix4arene phthalocyanines. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Yang, Jianjun (2006) Synthesis of novel red-shifted phthalocyanines. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

O'Hara, Joe ORCID: 0000-0003-1956-7640 (2006) The challenge of autonomy:exploring the role of ICT and self-evaluation in the development of today's teacher. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Cooke, Senan (2006) The challenge of educational disadvantage in a knowledge economy: a case study of Waterford crystal Ltd. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Murphy, Lisa (2006) The detection of potential drug resistance markers using proteomic technologies. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

McMahon, Michael (2006) The development of novel analytical methods for the determination of germanium in foodstuffs. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Gao, Wei (2006) The effect of hyperglycaemia on aortic endothelial and smooth muscle cell fate in hypoxia. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Walsh, John Charles (2006) The influence of the promotion of the Irish language on Ireland's socio-economic development. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Ging, Debbie (2006) The lads from New Ireland :a textual and audience analysis of marginalised masculinities in contemporary Irish film. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Ghosh, Swapankumar (2006) The preparation of magnetic nanoparticle assemblies for biomedical applications. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Darmanin Sheehan, Alfredo (2006) The production of polyclonal, monoclonal and genetically-derived scFv antibody fragments for the detection of the ß-lactam antibiotic, cephalexin, in milk. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Morrow, David (2006) The role of the notch and hedgehog signalling pathways in vascular smooth muscle cell growth. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Carey, Stephen (2006) The synthesis and medicinal applications of pyrogallol4arenes. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Schazmann, Benjamin (2006) The synthesis and sensing capabilities of new amide, urea and nitrile calix4arenes. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Lynch, Fiona Catherine (2006) The synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical characterisation of Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes containing hydroquinone. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Duffner, Orla (2006) Using audio-based signal processing to passively monitor road traffic. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Adamek, Tomasz (2006) Using contour information and segmentation for object registration, modeling and retrieval. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Mulcahy, Carmel (2006) Voices, values and visions: a study of the educate together epistemic community and its voice in a pluralist Ireland. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

O'Riordain, Colman (2006) Zwitterionic ion chromatography of common inorganic anions using stationary phases modified with carboxybetaine-type surfactants. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Roturier, Johann (2006) An investigation into the impact of controlled English rules on the comprehensibility, usefulness and acceptability of machine-translated technical documentation for French and German users. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.