• Synthetic and stereochemical aspects of enantioselective copper catalysed C-H insertion reactions leading to cyclopentanones and sultones 

  Shiely, Amy E. (University College Cork, 2018)

  This thesis describes the synthesis of a series of α-diazocarbonyl compounds including α-diazoβ-keto sulfones, α-diazo-β-keto phosphine oxides, 2-diazo-1,3-diketones and αdiazosulfonates, and their reactivity in intramolecular ...
• Humour in vernacular hagiography from the tenth to the thirteenth century in England 

  Kehoe Rouchy, Niamh Bridget (University College Cork, 2018)

  This thesis is the first sustained study of the execution and purpose of literary humour in vernacular saints’ lives circulating from the late tenth to the late thirteenth century in England. Although humour has often been ...
• The security imaginaries of an unarmed people: popular and elite security discourses in Iceland 

  Omarsdottir, Silja Bara (University College Cork, 2018)

  This dissertation analyzes public and elite security discourses in Iceland, drawing on focus group interviews and political debates to develop an understanding of what serves as the foundation of security and insecurity ...
• Crossing language lines and legal tradition lines - legal translation as an economic phenomenon 

  Hsieh, Hungpin Pierre (University College Cork, 2018)

  Translation is a task challenging enough, and legal translation is a task that is even more so. This is because not only is human language unique, but the law is also unique in that it reflects the culture of the time and ...
• Cognitive radio adaptive rendezvous protocols to establish network services for a disaster response 

  Ghafoor, Saim (University College Cork, 2018)

  Disasters are catastrophic events that cause great damage or loss of life. In disasters, communication services might be disrupted due to damage to the existing network infrastructure. Temporary systems are required for ...

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