All Outputs (57)

The development of novel fuel dehydrating icing inhibitors (2015)
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Dissolved water is a normal component of jet fuel which is vapourised during combustion; however, free water is a contaminant that can starve engines, freeze to form ice crystals capable of blocking fuel feeds, support microbial growth, and contribut... Read More about The development of novel fuel dehydrating icing inhibitors.

Bringing 'smarter choices' into multi-modal modeling (2015)
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Robot mediated communication: Enhancing tele-presence using an avatar (2015)
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In the past few years there has been a lot of development in the field of tele-presence. These developments have caused tele-presence technologies to become easily accessible and also for the experience to be enhanced. Since tele-presence is not only... Read More about Robot mediated communication: Enhancing tele-presence using an avatar.

Social epistemology and online knowledge exchange (2015)
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This document summarises the submitted research which has investigated online knowledge exchange and related it to the philosophical field of social epistemology. The broad aims have been: firstly to investigate what social epistemology theory can of... Read More about Social epistemology and online knowledge exchange.

Orange-collar workers: An ethnographic study of modern prison labour (2015)
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Work routines are integral to prison life. One recent development, at the behest of the government, especially in privatised prisons, has been the contracting out of work by private companies to prison. This type of work is usually organised under th... Read More about Orange-collar workers: An ethnographic study of modern prison labour.

Thermo-hydro-mechanically modified cross-laminated Guadua-bamboo panels (2015)
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Guadua angustifolia Kunth (Guadua) is a bamboo species native to South and Central America that has been widely used for structural applications in small and large-scale buildings, bridges and temporary structures. Currently, its structural use is re... Read More about Thermo-hydro-mechanically modified cross-laminated Guadua-bamboo panels.

Safe and effective physical human-robot interaction: Approaches to variable compliance via soft joints and soft grippers (2015)
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The work described in this thesis focusses on designing and building two novel physical devices in a robotic arm structure. The arm is intended for human-robot interaction in the domestic assistive robotics area. The first device aims at helping to e... Read More about Safe and effective physical human-robot interaction: Approaches to variable compliance via soft joints and soft grippers.

A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span (2015)
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Background
Care experienced adults (adults who were in foster care, kinship care, residential care or were adopted) are assumed to be more vulnerable than the general population across numerous domains: educational underachievement, unemployment, po... Read More about A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span.

Psychological adjustment in cleft lip and/or palate: Outcomes, methods and neglected groups (2015)
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To date, research examining psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) has produced conflicting findings. As a consequence, large gaps in our understanding of CL/P remain, ultimately impacting the ability to implement and evaluate ps... Read More about Psychological adjustment in cleft lip and/or palate: Outcomes, methods and neglected groups.

The design, development and application of novel, screen-printed amperometric glutamate biosensors (2015)
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The aim of the studies presented in this thesis was to develop a screen-printed electrochemical biosensor for the measurement of glutamate and to apply this device to the determination of the analyte in food, serum and toxicity studies.

Chapter 1... Read More about The design, development and application of novel, screen-printed amperometric glutamate biosensors.

Passion, pragmatics and politics - Senior women leaders in further education: An exploration of leadership style and identity (2015)
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Despite the radical equal opportunities legislation of the 1970s and the more recent Equality Act of 2010, women are still under-represented in senior leadership roles across the professions and industries. In the case of Further Education, whilst th... Read More about Passion, pragmatics and politics - Senior women leaders in further education: An exploration of leadership style and identity.

Characterisation and description of compressible rubbery materials for component modelling (2015)
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Rubbery foams and similar highly compressible rubbery solids form an important class of materials for technology. In order for components made from such materials to be modelled, in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for example, appropriate constitutive... Read More about Characterisation and description of compressible rubbery materials for component modelling.

NeuroProv - A visualisation system to enhance the utility of provenance Data for neuroimaging analysis (2015)
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E-Science platforms such as myGRID and NeuGRID for Users are growing at an amazing rate. One of the key barriers to their widespread use in practice is the lack of provenance data to support the reasoning and verification of experimental or analysis... Read More about NeuroProv - A visualisation system to enhance the utility of provenance Data for neuroimaging analysis.

Out of the corner of the eye/The "I": Drawing as disposition of perception (2015)
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This research examines drawing practice in its impacts on and through perception, by elaborating on drawing’s capacity to record elements of the interior experience of vision. Particular focus is directed towards drawing’s potential to grasp and reco... Read More about Out of the corner of the eye/The "I": Drawing as disposition of perception.

Creating partnership by aligning the support needs of the neophyte registered nurse and the healthcare organisation: An appreciative inquiry (2015)
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The transition from neophyte registered nurse to staff nurse can be a challenging stage in an individual’s career. There has been much discussion on the process and the effect that it can have on the individual’s performance, however less considerati... Read More about Creating partnership by aligning the support needs of the neophyte registered nurse and the healthcare organisation: An appreciative inquiry.

Building materials: An installed composition (2015)
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This research project extends my creative work and unpacks my interest in the use of sonification and mapping as compositional strategies, both in my own practice and more broadly. The thesis reflects on the installed composition, 'Building Materials... Read More about Building materials: An installed composition.

Investigating social presence in the voice-based chat room and the text-based forum in the Chinese online learning context (2015)
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Social presence has long been considered to be a key factor in enhancing learning in online contexts (Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 2000; Gunawardena & Zittle, 1997; Kehrwald, 2010; Ko, 2012; Tu, 2002b). New modes of online interaction, however, requi... Read More about Investigating social presence in the voice-based chat room and the text-based forum in the Chinese online learning context.

The relationship between a strategic approach to quality and employee happiness (2015)
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This research explores the relationship between a strategic approach to quality management in Canadian organizations and employee measures of happiness. In particular, it investigates how a strategic approach to quality management impacts on employe... Read More about The relationship between a strategic approach to quality and employee happiness.

Holocene sea-level change at the Steart Peninsula, Somerset: Development and application of a multi-proxy sea-level transfer function for the Severn Estuary region (2015)
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This thesis presents a multi-proxy reconstruction of Holocene sea-level change at the Steart Peninsula in Bridgwater Bay, Somerset. Single- and multi-proxy transfer functions were developed from diatom and foraminifera training data from two sites on... Read More about Holocene sea-level change at the Steart Peninsula, Somerset: Development and application of a multi-proxy sea-level transfer function for the Severn Estuary region.

Production of soluble recombinant complement receptor (CR1) antigens to detect or inhibit antibodies to Knops (KN) blood group system antigens (2015)
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The purpose of this study was to produce a reagent to use in investigation of antibodies directed against the Knops blood group system antigens. A novel reagent based on sr-proteins was produced and used in a new test to inhibit these antibodies.... Read More about Production of soluble recombinant complement receptor (CR1) antigens to detect or inhibit antibodies to Knops (KN) blood group system antigens.