Browsing University of Limerick Theses & Dissertations by Subject "cancer"

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The investigation of health education in the Irish education system: an identification of misconceptions and knowledge gaps relating to cancer in second level students, pre-service teachers and practicing

Butler, Jennifer (University of Limerick, 2014)

Rising cancer rates coupled with a deteriorating health status among young people in Ireland is a cause for serious concern. Studies examining the health of young people in Ireland have highlighted teenage obesity, low ...
On the utilisation of Taylor flows for automated cell to signal

McCarthy, Conor T. (University of Limerick, 2015)

Microfluidics has enormous potential as a tool for developing new technology and reducing cost. In this thesis, Taylor flows are utilized to develop an automated system capable of loading, transporting, processing and ...
The utilisation of microfluidic qPCR technology for the identification of novel cancer biomarkers

Hayes, Christopher J. (University of Limerick, 2017)

Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide causing 1 in 6 deaths globally with approximately 14 million new cases and 8.8 million cancer related deaths in 2015. This figure is expected to increase to 21.7 million cases and ...

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