All Outputs (1073)

Volatility spillover and herding in the Middle East and North African stock markets (2021)
Thesis

The first aim of this thesis is to examine the market behaviour of the Middle East North African (MENA) region. This aim is fulfilled by examining the volatility of eight selected markets representing the MENA region using ARCH/GARCH models. Using th... Read More about Volatility spillover and herding in the Middle East and North African stock markets.

The psychosocial risk factors of developing perinatal mental health issues in birth mothers of compulsory adopted children (2021)
Thesis

Perinatal mental health (PMH) issues are a common public health concern effecting 10-20% of women during pregnancy and up to one year after birth (Public Health England, 2017). Various biopsychosocial risk factors can increase the likelihood of devel... Read More about The psychosocial risk factors of developing perinatal mental health issues in birth mothers of compulsory adopted children.

Using a social marketing approach to influence sexual behaviours of Vietnamese adolescents (2021)
Thesis

My motivation to conduct this research began with an article entitled 'The cemetery of 50,000 dead infants' which related how buried baby corpses are collected from the roadside, clinics, or public trash bins. One of the reasons for this problem is t... Read More about Using a social marketing approach to influence sexual behaviours of Vietnamese adolescents.

Mental health professionals' experiences of provision of health behaviour change interventions to people with schizophrenia: A thematic analysis (2021)
Thesis

Abstract
People living with schizophrenia have disproportionately high rates of comorbidities and significantly reduced life expectancy as compared to the general population. The evidence suggests that the elevated risk of multi-morbidity and premat... Read More about Mental health professionals' experiences of provision of health behaviour change interventions to people with schizophrenia: A thematic analysis.

Modifying automatic responses to food cues using cognitive control training and brain stimulation (2021)
Thesis

This thesis set out to investigate the potential role of brain stimulation and behavioural training paradigms in modifying automatic responses to food cues. A brief summary of the design and key findings of each chapter is detailed below. In Chapter... Read More about Modifying automatic responses to food cues using cognitive control training and brain stimulation.

Promoting acceptance of diverse appearances in primary school-aged children (2021)
Thesis

Appearance-based stereotyping and stigma emerges in early childhood and can exist by the age of 4 years. Those who have a diverse appearance (e.g., higher weight, visible difference) are at increased risk of experiencing stigmatisation, resulting in... Read More about Promoting acceptance of diverse appearances in primary school-aged children.

Neural networks underlying essential tremor (2021)
Thesis

Essential Tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder, causing a postural or kinetic tremor, and has an unknown aetiology. Accumulating evidence suggests abnormalities occurring within cerebellar circuits underlie the pathogenesis of ET, resulting in a... Read More about Neural networks underlying essential tremor.

What contains the containers? An organisational thematic analysis within an NHS Trust investigating what supports staff in their work with people attracting a borderline diagnosis (2021)
Thesis

People diagnosed with borderline personality disorder experience a ‘double dose’ of suffering. The chronic emotional pain and inner turmoil that is the result of their condition, compounded by stigma and prejudice at the hands of NHS staff they appro... Read More about What contains the containers? An organisational thematic analysis within an NHS Trust investigating what supports staff in their work with people attracting a borderline diagnosis.

Austerity as a political paradox: A study of its impact on prison health governance and the delivery of prison healthcare services in England (2021)
Thesis

There is a consensus in extant scholarship that austerity has had profound, harmful effects on vulnerable and marginalised populations. However, research on its impact on the governance and delivery of health structures intended to support individual... Read More about Austerity as a political paradox: A study of its impact on prison health governance and the delivery of prison healthcare services in England.

Me, myself, I - A matter of becoming, threatened identities?: A qualitative study of female early childhood studies students of Bangladeshi heritage in England (2021)
Thesis

This thesis examines the experiences of young Bangladeshi women studying on a Foundation degree within a widening participation university. It examines their changing identity on their journey to university as they transition through compulsory and p... Read More about Me, myself, I - A matter of becoming, threatened identities?: A qualitative study of female early childhood studies students of Bangladeshi heritage in England.

Developing a framework for describing, planning and evaluating empowerment in architectural making projects (2021)
Thesis

The aim of this practice based thesis is to develop a framework to describe and evaluate the empowerment that takes place in the course of participatory ‘making’ in an architectural context. ‘Making’ research in architectural contexts is widespread,... Read More about Developing a framework for describing, planning and evaluating empowerment in architectural making projects.

Implementation of improvements to Isogeometric Analysis for trimmed-coupled solids directly extracted from Computer Aided Design environment (2021)
Thesis

This research provides an algorithm to analyse structures composed of solids that are directly extracted from Computer Aided Design (CAD) environment. The analysis assumes linear elastic material and small displacements, being the result the displace... Read More about Implementation of improvements to Isogeometric Analysis for trimmed-coupled solids directly extracted from Computer Aided Design environment.

Missing migrants: Legal obligations and psychosocial implications for families (2021)
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This thesis is an analysis of the responses and obligations of states towards missing migrants and their surviving families from a legal, policy and psychosocial perspective in the context of the Europe migrant crisis. Governed by the UK migration po... Read More about Missing migrants: Legal obligations and psychosocial implications for families.

Exploring social marketing options for conducting anti-corruption campaign in Indonesia (2021)
Thesis

Social marketing has been widely used to promote social change for the benefit of individuals and society. It has been established as an evidence- and insight-based approach to a social campaign that focuses on changing people’s behaviour. As it has... Read More about Exploring social marketing options for conducting anti-corruption campaign in Indonesia.

The impact of androgen deprivation therapy on men diagnosed with prostate cancer: A mixed-method analysis of body image, masculine identities, exercise habits and coping strategies (2021)
Thesis

Androgen Deprivation Therapy is one of the gold standard treatments for Prostate Cancer (PCa). By suppressing testosterone production, ADT slows down cancer growth, but can also lead to several side effects affecting bodily functions and appearance (... Read More about The impact of androgen deprivation therapy on men diagnosed with prostate cancer: A mixed-method analysis of body image, masculine identities, exercise habits and coping strategies.

The maternal flaneuse: Using sensory visual autoethnography to document the experiences of early motherhood in place (2021)
Thesis

In this thesis I have documented my sensory experiences of early motherhood in relation to the places in which they were experienced. This was achieved through mixed media practices of observational filmmaking; documentary photography sound re... Read More about The maternal flaneuse: Using sensory visual autoethnography to document the experiences of early motherhood in place.

Design leaps: Divergent thinking techniques across media for architectural design (2021)
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This thesis examines the moments of divergence that occur across media in the early stages of the architectural design process. The term ‘divergent thinking’, coined by Joy Paul Guilford (1967) as a key component of creativity, describes the flexibil... Read More about Design leaps: Divergent thinking techniques across media for architectural design.

An IPA study exploring clients’ experiences of living with complex mental health needs in a residential care home: Some voices are harder to hear (2021)
Thesis

Objectives
The aim of the research was to hear the voices of participants with complex mental health needs, gaining insight into the experience of living in residential care homes. These voices often get lost; as people with complex mental health ne... Read More about An IPA study exploring clients’ experiences of living with complex mental health needs in a residential care home: Some voices are harder to hear.

Facilitating family engagement in older people's home-based reablement: A realist inquiry (2021)
Thesis

An ageing population brings pressures and opportunities. Since 2010, the UK Government has invested substantially in reablement, to release pressure in health and social care services and to promote wellbeing. When a deterioration in an individual’... Read More about Facilitating family engagement in older people's home-based reablement: A realist inquiry.

The experience of emotion in people with Fibromyalgia: A thematic analysis (2021)
Thesis

Emotion is widely recognised as one of the central factors which influence the experience and management of pain (International Association for the Study of Pain, 2020). There is a substantial research base on how emotion may exacerbate or ameliorate... Read More about The experience of emotion in people with Fibromyalgia: A thematic analysis.