Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) is a novel technique which can be used to build up a 2D pseudo-section of resistivity distribution of a porous material. Here, it is used to visualise internal moisture regimes by measuring the resistivity dist... Read More about Sandstone weathering, electrical resistivity tomography, and the deterioration of San rock art in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa.
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Everyday reveries: recorded music, memory & emotion (2011)
Thesis
This thesis investigates recorded music in everyday life and its relationship to memory. It does this by establishing the social and historical context in which sound recording was invented and developed, and by formulating a theory of how recorded m... Read More about Everyday reveries: recorded music, memory & emotion.
Collaborative digital and wide format printing: Methods and considerations for the artist and master printer (2011)
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This thesis investigates the collaborative production of fine art digital prints for artists,a process which is used by many contemporary practitioners including Richard
Hamilton and Damien Hirst. Digital print as a fine art process has emerged over... Read More about Collaborative digital and wide format printing: Methods and considerations for the artist and master printer.
Epidemiology of injuries in primary school aged children (2011)
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Representation in the appointed state: The case of councillors in the West Midlands Regional Assembly (2011)
Thesis
The rise of indirectly elected institutions, such as the West Midlands Regional Assembly, has democratic implications for notions of accountability, legitimacy and representation. The representative function of these bodies must be explicitly fulfill... Read More about Representation in the appointed state: The case of councillors in the West Midlands Regional Assembly.
Bisexual women’s visual identities: A feminist mixed-methods exploration (2011)
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The majority of research on bisexuality does not take into account the importance of bisexual visual identities. Appearance has often been trivialised, despite it being an integral part of forming and expressing our identities. A small body of litera... Read More about Bisexual women’s visual identities: A feminist mixed-methods exploration.
In search of the teachable moment: A study of teacher autonomy, judgement and intuition (2011)
Thesis
Aspects of teaching, such as those relating to curriculum development and the protocols of the teaching cycle (planning, delivery, assessment) receive much attention in literature and are regularly the focus of evaluation. Somewhat neglected by comp... Read More about In search of the teachable moment: A study of teacher autonomy, judgement and intuition.
A machine with class: A framework for object generation, integration and language authentication (FROGILA) (2011)
Thesis
The object technology model is constantly evolving to address the software crisis problem. This novel idea which informed and currently guides the design style of most modern scalable software systems has caused a strong belief that the object-orient... Read More about A machine with class: A framework for object generation, integration and language authentication (FROGILA).
Listening to the mind at play-sonified biofeedback as generative art practice and theory (2011)
Thesis
Explorative play affects the root of our being, as it is generative. Often experienced as a thrill, explorative play gradually lures its players beyond their mental or physical limits. While doing so, it affects players well before they can perform i... Read More about Listening to the mind at play-sonified biofeedback as generative art practice and theory.
Molecular genetics and functional characterization of ciliopathies (2011)
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Primary cilia are microtubule-based organelles projecting from most epithelial cells in vertebrates, with numerous essential roles in chemo- and mechanosensation. A suite of inherited human conditions are caused by defects in the structure or functio... Read More about Molecular genetics and functional characterization of ciliopathies.
Scenario thinking in product innovation teams: A practice approach (2010)
Thesis
The overall strategic emphasis on new product development is reflected in the exploration and exploitation of value relevant for sustainable competitive advantage. However, traditional management approaches have been inadequate in meeting this strate... Read More about Scenario thinking in product innovation teams: A practice approach.
Learning and continuous process improvement during new product development (2010)
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Consumer attitudes and fashion trends during the last decades increased the need for varied product designs, imposing severe constraints in manufacturing and especially in traditionally mass production processes. Additionally, the workforce is shifti... Read More about Learning and continuous process improvement during new product development.
An exploration of evolutionary computation applied to frequency modulation audio synthesis parameter optimisation (2010)
Thesis
With the ever-increasing complexity of sound synthesisers, there is a growing demand for automated parameter estimation and sound space navigation techniques. This thesis explores the potential for evolutionary computation to automatically map known... Read More about An exploration of evolutionary computation applied to frequency modulation audio synthesis parameter optimisation.
More than a good gossip? An inquiry into nurses' reflecting in the ward (2010)
Thesis
Reflection-in-action is a complex concept, proposed by Schon (1983) to describe practitioners’ tacit knowing and ability to work with uncertainty and value conflicts in the midst of action. Its existence is widely accepted in the nursing literature a... Read More about More than a good gossip? An inquiry into nurses' reflecting in the ward.
Moving mesh methods for problems in meteorology (2010)
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Potential for carfree development in the UK (2009)
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Rising car ownership and use has been associated with: pollution, resource depletion, waste of land, social exclusion and health problems. Carfree development is a relatively recent response to these problems in urban areas. There are several examp... Read More about Potential for carfree development in the UK.
Futures markets and coffee prices (2009)
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This thesis constitutes an empirical critique of neoclassical economic theory as applied to the study of commodity markets. It is argued that the liberalisation of coffee marketing systems in producing countries, the collapse of the International Cof... Read More about Futures markets and coffee prices.