All Outputs (79)

Source apportionment and dispersion mapping of fugitive dust using directional passive monitors (2014)
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This study combines passive directional dust monitoring methods with ICP-MS analysis, binary mixing modelling and geostatistical modelling to generate dust dispersion maps, enabling a record of Air Pollution Control residue (APC) dust dispersion on a... Read More about Source apportionment and dispersion mapping of fugitive dust using directional passive monitors.

Towards a critical edition of the short fiction of Sarah Grand (2014)
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In vitro studies comparing activities of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and electrochemically activated solutions (2014)
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There is a need for alternative “treatments” for killing microbes in wound and other body surfaces. Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (APDT) and Electrochemically Activated Solutions (ECAS) are two recent developments in the field of bioci... Read More about In vitro studies comparing activities of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and electrochemically activated solutions.

‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’: An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary contexts (2014)
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This thesis explores the pedagogical practices signified by the pedagogical term ‘project;’ which have traditionally been associated with enquiry based progressive ways of working with young children aimed at facilitating levels of both child and te... Read More about ‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’: An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary contexts.

Email counselling and the therapeutic relationship: A grounded theory analysis of therapists' experiences (2014)
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Provision of online counselling in its many forms has increased dramatically over the last 10 years, however research findings suggest that many therapists have concerns about whether a therapeutic relationship can be successfully engendered online,... Read More about Email counselling and the therapeutic relationship: A grounded theory analysis of therapists' experiences.

Army, police and society in Ireland: Civil, military and police relations in King's County and County Donegal c1870-1902 (2014)
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This thesis makes a detailed contribution to the study of social relations between tenantry, landowners, police and the military, and reveals continuities and complexities often missing from more generalised accounts. It begins by arguing that the p... Read More about Army, police and society in Ireland: Civil, military and police relations in King's County and County Donegal c1870-1902.

An exploration of the urban pedestrian experience, including how it is affected by the presence of motor traffic (2014)
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The experience of urban walking is one that can form an important package of time in people’s daily routine, with 8 million hours being spent daily walking in urban areas in the UK. This study explores urban walking experience as a holistic and multi... Read More about An exploration of the urban pedestrian experience, including how it is affected by the presence of motor traffic.

Social practice theory and sustainable mobility: An analysis of the English local transport planning as a system of provision (2014)
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The UK Government is committed to reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050. Reducing emissions from motorised transport and changing travel behaviour of people wishing to travel are two possible means of achieving this.... Read More about Social practice theory and sustainable mobility: An analysis of the English local transport planning as a system of provision.

Boundary work in theory and practice: Past, present and future (2014)
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This thesis involves the submission of published academic work with a critical commentary, in accordance with the regulations of the University of the West of England on Supervised DPhil degrees. Nine papers are submitted, published from 1998 to 2013... Read More about Boundary work in theory and practice: Past, present and future.

Towards understandings of visitor experiences and practices that shape new meanings of place at National Trust sites (2014)
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The National Trust face a new set of challenges in recent years; as one of the most influential heritage bodies in the UK, it is responsible for the preservation and protection of a large number of diverse sites from historic buildings to woodland.... Read More about Towards understandings of visitor experiences and practices that shape new meanings of place at National Trust sites.

Exploring peripheral blood mononuclear cells as the source of interleukin-6 in polymyalgia rheumatica (2014)
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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a chronic inflammatory condition which affects the elderly, causing aching and stiffness of the neck, shoulders and pelvis, as well as more systemic manifestations such as fever, malaise and fatigue. PMR shares symptom... Read More about Exploring peripheral blood mononuclear cells as the source of interleukin-6 in polymyalgia rheumatica.

The role of relationships in building capabilities for social innovation: The case of social enterprises (2014)
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Increasing societal problems in social welfare, governmental and state systems, and recent cuts in public spending, have raised interest in the role of social innovation as a means of providing potential solutions. Social innovation is defined as the... Read More about The role of relationships in building capabilities for social innovation: The case of social enterprises.

The long goodbye: An investigation of how personal, professional and social dimensions influence the creation of endings in psychodynamic counselling (2014)
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This thesis explores the ending stages of psychodynamic counselling. Endings in counselling might be planned from the outset; negotiated through the course of the work; thrust upon participants due to external circumstances; or the work might end if... Read More about The long goodbye: An investigation of how personal, professional and social dimensions influence the creation of endings in psychodynamic counselling.

Leadership and culture in Pakistan: An interpretive study (2014)
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Lexical richness and accommodation in oral English examinations with Chinese examiners (2014)
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Lexical assessment and lexical accommodation in oral examinations are new research dimensions, which have both theoretical and empirical values, however they are still much neglected. The present research aims to investigate: first, whether... Read More about Lexical richness and accommodation in oral English examinations with Chinese examiners.

A critique of the counter economic crime regime in the United Kingdom, with reference to the United States of America and Australia (2014)
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Economic crime is an important feature of the United Kingdom’s economy and yet it attracts less attention from the media, government and law enforcement agencies than violent crime, even though it is a major drain on the economy, it threatens the rep... Read More about A critique of the counter economic crime regime in the United Kingdom, with reference to the United States of America and Australia.

Mobility practices of the urban poor in Ahmedabad (India) (2014)
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Urban poverty, a prominent issue in the rapidly urbanising developing world, consists of many interrelated aspects in poor people’s lives. One such aspect is accessibility, which determines the crucial links between housing, labour markets... Read More about Mobility practices of the urban poor in Ahmedabad (India).

An examination of the role and views of elected councillors in the governance of growth areas and whether political differences play a part in decision making (2014)
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The aim of the research is to explore and understand the role of local councillors in local government. There are three dimensions that influence this role. The first is the tension between central and local government and the highly centralised pa... Read More about An examination of the role and views of elected councillors in the governance of growth areas and whether political differences play a part in decision making.

Managing and supporting adolescent students experiencing mental health issues: A case study exploring motivation and career choice in further education (2014)
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Does the inclusion of a problem-solving component to standard care improve concordance with the self-management programme for adolescents living with diabetes? (2014)
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To investigate if problem-solving activity, not used in the UK, could support UK adolescent’s living with diabetes to improve self-management of their condition leading to improvements in self-care and glycaemic control when delivered alongside usual... Read More about Does the inclusion of a problem-solving component to standard care improve concordance with the self-management programme for adolescents living with diabetes?.