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Global plant characterisation and distribution with evolution and climate (2014)
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Since Arrhenius published seminal work in 1921, research interest in the description of plant traits and grouped characteristics of plant species has grown, underpinning diversity in trophic levels. Geographic exploration and diversity studies prior... Read More about Global plant characterisation and distribution with evolution and climate.

Young people's cultural discourses on alcohol: A Q methodological enquiry (2014)
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Widespread alcohol use by young people in the UK is characterised problematically. Alcohol research has concentrated in three domains, the intra-personal, the inter-personal and the cultural, concentrating upon consumption frequency and quantity as w... Read More about Young people's cultural discourses on alcohol: A Q methodological enquiry.

Management control systems in innovation companies: A contingency theory study (2014)
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Past research has traditionally argued that management control systems (MCS) may present a hindrance to corporate flexibility and creativity. The study’s overall research aim is to explore the contingency factors that influence the intensity of use o... Read More about Management control systems in innovation companies: A contingency theory study.

The role of LPCAT in regulating cellular inflammatory responses to toll-like receptor ligands (2014)
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A novel lipid modifying enzyme, lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT), has been shown to regulate pro-inflammatory cytokine responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a key molecule in initiating sepsis. Current research has shown that phosphol... Read More about The role of LPCAT in regulating cellular inflammatory responses to toll-like receptor ligands.

A study of the feasibility and acceptability of a novel group cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for adults with comorbid insomnia, applied in a primary care setting (2014)
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The experience of gay male undergraduate nursing students: A qualitative exploration of professional lives (2014)
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This thesis examines the experience of gay male student nurses during their university course, which leads to registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Using in-depth qualitative interviews I focus on the student’s choice of nur... Read More about The experience of gay male undergraduate nursing students: A qualitative exploration of professional lives.

Identity and meaning-making in children with primary speech/language impairments (2014)
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Primary speech and language impairment (PSLI) is a term used to describe children with a range of significant speech and language impairments, in the context of normal cognitive abilities. The aims of this thesis were firstly to explore identity cons... Read More about Identity and meaning-making in children with primary speech/language impairments.

The use of transposon libraries to investigate the evolution of bacterial pathogenesis (2014)
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Pseudomonas syringae pathovar phaseolicola (Pph) is the seed borne causative agent of halo blight disease in the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris. Gene-for-gene interactions are widespread and a very important aspect of plant disease resistance. Pph r... Read More about The use of transposon libraries to investigate the evolution of bacterial pathogenesis.

Exercise prescription for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A qualitative exploration of physiotherapy practice (2014)
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Background: Providing an effective exercise prescription process for a patient with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) within the limits of time that a busy clinician faces is a challenging task. Emerging research has indicated t... Read More about Exercise prescription for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A qualitative exploration of physiotherapy practice.

Variation in visual search abilities and performance (2014)
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Visual search, the process of detecting relevant items within an environment, is a vital skill required for navigating one’s visual environment as well as for careers, such as radiology and airport security, that rely upon accurate searching. Researc... Read More about Variation in visual search abilities and performance.

Why do patients seek unplanned follow up after treatment in the emergency department? (2014)
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Aims: This study explored why patients seek unplanned follow up after treatment in an emergency department, if participants could identify the healthcare professional they were treated by, and whether the patient’s perception of, and confidence in, t... Read More about Why do patients seek unplanned follow up after treatment in the emergency department?.

Development of a comprehensive systematic quantification of the costs and benefits (CB) of property level flood risk adaptation measures in England (2014)
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Studies in the UK and elsewhere have identified that flooding comes with diverse impacts, ranging from significant financial costs (tangible) to social (intangible) impacts on households. However, it is not feasible for government spending on structu... Read More about Development of a comprehensive systematic quantification of the costs and benefits (CB) of property level flood risk adaptation measures in England.

The association between accruals, economic value added, and cash value added and the market performance of UK and US firms (2014)
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Outdoor management development: A house built on sand? (2014)
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A sympathetic but critical examination of Outdoor management Development through interviews with practitioners. A key finding is that there is no clear theoretical foundation for the medium which instead relies on theory borrowed from a number of sou... Read More about Outdoor management development: A house built on sand?.

Searching for leadership, democracy and participation (2014)
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In this thesis I will examine how leadership is understood and performed within leaderless organisations. Rather than assuming a stance more readily associated with ‘mainstream’ leadership theory and suggesting that leadership can only happen if ther... Read More about Searching for leadership, democracy and participation.

Is mixed-race a colour? The factors involved in the construction of the mixed-race identity (2014)
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Is Mixed-race A Colour? The Factors Involved in the Construction of the Mixed-race Identity, is a cross-cultural comparative study of the racial identity of Black/White ‘mixed-race’ young people aged between 18–24 in Sydney, Australia and London, Uni... Read More about Is mixed-race a colour? The factors involved in the construction of the mixed-race identity.

Lipotoxicity and the role of translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) in pancreatic β-cell survival (2014)
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Introduction: Diabetes affects more than 346 million individuals worldwide. Some 90% of diabetics have type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is frequently associated with obesity and hyperlipidemia as well as hyperglycaemia. There is ample evidence that... Read More about Lipotoxicity and the role of translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) in pancreatic β-cell survival.

Gilbert Simondon: Causality, ontogenesis & technology (2014)
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This PhD thesis focuses on the elucidation, development and application of Gilbert Simondon's realist philosophy of individuation. In particular the thesis has three main goals: First, to provide a developed account of Simondon's ontology. Second, t... Read More about Gilbert Simondon: Causality, ontogenesis & technology.

An analysis of the introduction of new technologies within the hybrid imaging workforce using organisational ethnography (2014)
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The introduction of hybrid imaging technology has begun to redefine working practice in nuclear medicine. Emerging hybrid imaging techniques and evolving roles have created opportunities and challenges for nuclear medicine practitioners, and this i... Read More about An analysis of the introduction of new technologies within the hybrid imaging workforce using organisational ethnography.

Community participation in urban regeneration projects in Vietnam (2014)
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This research explores how communities participate in a collaborative process with policy makers and development professionals in upgrading mixed housing settlements. In order to achieve this aim, four objectives were clarified in this thesis, which... Read More about Community participation in urban regeneration projects in Vietnam.