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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Maeve"”.
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"Something for the Dignity of Ireland:" Lady Gregory's Portrayal of Deirdre and Maeve in <em>Cuchulain of Muirthemne</em>
… of female characters, particularly Deirdre and Maeve, in her 1902 publication <em>Cuchulain of Muirthemne</em>. Contrary to prevailing ideas, Lady Gregory was a radical, innovative writer with a clear agenda when she arranged, compiled, and translated tales of the Ulster Cycle from medieval …
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Riverborne
… in the borderlands. Raised by the wood witch Maeve from birth, he grows up with only a dog for company. The villagers mistrust Ghost, because of the pale features that gave him his name. These mark him as Were – one of the wild clansmen that inhabit the lands to the north. But his Were blood …
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Pelagic
… produced for the second draft. Pelagic follows Maeve Brontide as she recruits allies to help her and her brother rescue their parents from the shipping corporation Argent. In its pursuit of wealth and influence, Argent has killed one of the four gods to steal his power over the sea and sky, …
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A Nietzschean investigation of the attainment of consciousness and emancipation by android hosts in HBO’s 'Westworld'
… on the development experienced by the two hosts Maeve and Dolores. The analysis will be undertaken by means of the application of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy. The dissertation's main focus will be the theme of consciousness as explored by Nietzsche, which, in his philosophy, is key to …
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Living with lymphoedema in Ireland: a mixed methods exploration of patient and service provider perspectives
Lymphoedema is a chronic condition characterised by swelling. It results from impairment of the lymphatic system following cancer treatment, congenital malformation or other medical conditions. This study is the first conducted in Ireland to investigate lymphoedema service provision from …
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Emotions in Work and War: Comparisons of Emotional-Cultures of New Deal CCC Enrollees and WWII U.S. Army Enlistees, 1933-1945
<p>Though the Great Depression and Second World War were consecutive eras and overlapped in numerous aspects, scholarship often overlooks the commonalities between these periods. To demonstrate these eras’ shared qualities, this thesis examines the relationship in emotional-cultures—the cultural …
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"It's like getting your wee boy back’: Exploring the efficacy of using Video Interaction Guidance to improve parent - child relationships in families where children’s needs are being neglected.
Review Paper: Abstract<br/>This paper aims to provide an overview of the research carried out into the area of parent - child relationships and the range of interventions aimed at enhancing them. Beginning first with a brief introduction to the theory of attachment (Bowlby, 1951, 1969; Ainsworth, …
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Practice, Interrupted Narratively exploring a pedagogy for leadership development with emphasis on knowledge and power
The choice of Practice, Interrupted as thesis title encapsulates the profoundly personal nature of this scholarly journey for me as a practitioner and researcher as I seek to go to the heart of my life's work in a way I never have before. As a Leadership Development (LD) Practitioner, I create and …
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Alternative Assessments for Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities in the Areas of Reading and Writing
<p>Elementary school students with learning disabilities in the areas of reading and writing have a need for alternative assessment strategies. Alternative assessment refers to » alteration to the standard form of assessment such as examinations and/or assignments, or an alteration of the …
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The perioperative setting as a platform for breast cancer biomarker development
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with 2.3 million new cases globally in 2022 (1). ‘Neoadjuvant’ systemic therapy prior to surgery is the standard of care for stage II-III human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) positive breast cancer. The identification of predictive …
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A gift of stone
A Gift of Stone consists of a novel and a critical commentary written in response to a key event in Irish history, the Great Irish Famine. The novel for this practice-based PhD in Creative Writing imagines two lives – that of a young Irishwoman and her family caught up in the Famine in the 1840s …
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The Portrait Potential Gender, Identity, and Devotion in Manuscript Owner Portraits, 1230–1320
<p>As the representation of specific, identifiable persons in art, portraiture often reflects ideas of selfhood or individuality while simultaneously participating in their construction. Since the introduction of physiognomic likeness into the visual language of western portraiture in the …
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Lucretius and the Problem of Attention
Book 4 of Lucretius’ de rerum natura (DRN) contains the most complete Epicurean account of perception and thought to survive from antiquity. In the course of the book’s detailed discussion of psychology, Lucretius responds to a variety of philosophical challenges to his physiological account: the …
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Effective Field Theories for Physics Beyond the Standard Model
The wealth of data gathered by the LHC has tested the Standard Model to an unprecedented level, with searches for physics beyond the Standard Model placing strong constraints on new physics. As these constraints become more stringent, it is increasingly likely that physics beyond the Standard Model …
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Why Are Some Statistical Generalizations Epistemically Risky?
Moral encroachment theses (MET) operate like pragmatic encroachment theses. When the stakes of belief are high, so are the standards for evidence. This means that evidence which is sufficient in a low stakes-of-belief scenario may be insufficient when the stakes are raised. Simply, METs aim to …
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FKBP14 in Notch Signalling and Drosophila Development
Presenilins (PSs) are highly conserved transmembrane proteins that form the catalytic core of the gamma-secretase complex, which cleaves a growing list of transmembrane proteins including Notch and Amyloid Precursor Protein. Autosomal dominant mutations in the genes encoding human PS have been …
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Kaleidoscope
<p><em>Kaleidoscope</em> is a creative nonfiction thesis comprised of five chapters, each of which considers the relationship of scent to the writer-speaker's mental health. Grounded in olfactive language, the thesis’s scent obsession is a gateway to many other themes: fragmentation, digital …
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The cost of Jointness : insights from environmental monitoring systems in low Earth orbit
The term jointness refers to activities or operations that are executed collaboratively by more than one government agency or military department. While joint operations have become increasingly common and successful, the government continues to struggle with joint system acquisition: in fact, …
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The Gendered Health Effect of Intimate Task Performance on Spousal Caregivers
Caregiving research on heterosexual couples suggests that though husbands and wives generally perform the same care tasks for their spouses, wives report higher levels of mental stress, depression, and general frustration (Swinkles et al., 2017; Polenick and DePasquale 2019). Caregiving literature …
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