Choices made to study STEM subjects determine both the level of STEM skills in the population and the numbers of students with the necessary skills to continue studying STEM subjects at higher education. The aim of this research was to explore curren... Read More about What are the challenges in progression, retention and achievement in A-level chemistry in Further Education colleges in England?.
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Oral microbial diversity in health: An ethnic comparative study (2024)
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This work involved two key phases: an in-vitro study and a clinical trial (in-vivo) study. The in-vitro study compared the antimicrobial properties of an oral formulation containing 5% potassium nitrate and 0.24% sodium fluoride to 1% chlorohexidine... Read More about Oral microbial diversity in health: An ethnic comparative study.
Kitchen cultures: Multispecies co-creation with invisible cultures in the kitchen (2024)
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This thesis outlines the development of a practice framework for multispecies co-creation in the kitchen. This framework is presented as a tool for public engagement that can be used by co-designers and researchers to engage women from the Global Maj... Read More about Kitchen cultures: Multispecies co-creation with invisible cultures in the kitchen.
According to NHS Wales, compassion is one of the core values of health care (Wales.nhs.uk, 2020) and can be defined as the emotional response to another’s pain or suffering, involving an authentic desire to help (Goetz et al., 2010). Caring for the h... Read More about The nuance of compassion: An exploration using reflexive thematic analysis of how NHS staff working in Older Person’s Mental Health talk about their experience and understanding of compassion.
What happens when the abused child becomes a mother? A qualitative study of intergenerational trauma (2024)
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This research project has been inspired by recurrent rationale in the literature, arguing that preventative work with young mothers is key to breaking the intergenerational cycle of trauma. The topic of child abuse and its intergenerational effects r... Read More about What happens when the abused child becomes a mother? A qualitative study of intergenerational trauma.
An autoethnographical study of leadership in a new Church of England free school (2024)
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Effective leadership in education is paramount given the amount of public expenditure dedicated to it (Daniels et al., 2019) and because of the increasing accountability placed upon headteachers (Hitt and Tucker, 2016; Leithwood, 2010; Muijs, 2011).... Read More about An autoethnographical study of leadership in a new Church of England free school.
Investigating the role of BCATc in autophagy and its implications in Alzheimer's disease (2024)
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Background: Autophagy, crucial in maintaining cellular health, is often dysregulated in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recent data shows that the cytosolic branched chain aminotransferase (BCATc) protein plays a pivota... Read More about Investigating the role of BCATc in autophagy and its implications in Alzheimer's disease.
Mathematics Anxiety is widespread and is believed to affect up to 20% of the population (Ashcraft and Ridley, 2005). Parents are the primary influencers of their children’s attitudes and beliefs and if parents are anxious about mathematics, it is mor... Read More about I could never do maths at school: An exploration of the ways in which an online intervention for parents can change the way they think and talk about mathematics and reduce the intergenerational transmission of mathematics anxiety.
The construction industry, intrinsically project-focused, faces significant challenges in managing project reputation. High-profile incidents like the collapse of the Charles de Gaulle Airport terminal and the Grenfell Tower fire have starkly highlig... Read More about A multi-dimensional evaluative framework for examining project reputation within the construction industry: Contractors' perspective.
Bearing the discomfort: An autoethnography on Weltschmerz (2024)
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Weltschmerz (welt ‘world’ + schmerz ‘pain’) is a German term with universal significance. It denotes a sense of pain, despondency and anger that comes from existing in the world as we know it. There has been little psychological research on Weltschme... Read More about Bearing the discomfort: An autoethnography on Weltschmerz.
An autoethnographic exploration of emergent therapeutic qualities in the art of drag (2024)
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Drag is an art, a type of entertainment, and a cultural practice that has exploded into the mainstream in the last 10 years, offering greater acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities and increased awareness around issues facing this community.
Several drag... Read More about An autoethnographic exploration of emergent therapeutic qualities in the art of drag.
This research is the first psycho-social study to explore the perception of blindness and its impact on the implementation of emotional support for people with sight loss in rehabilitation centres in Mexico.
At an individual level the study deepens... Read More about The perception of blindness and its impact in the implementation of emotional support for sight loss in Mexico: A psycho-social study in rehabilitation centres.
The phenomenon of donor cell leukaemia (DCL) occurs following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but its aetiology is currently unknown. Previous work within the research group identified a chemotherapy-induced bystander effect (CIBE) i... Read More about Understanding the chemotherapy-induced bystander effect; an evaluation of the role of cytokine storm in an in-vitro model of the human bone marrow.
Chronic pain is a common side effect of cancer treatment. Pain is frequently cited as a top concern and unmet need for cancer survivors. This thesis explored experiences of cancer survivors living with chronic pain after cancer and investigated how... Read More about Chronic pain after cancer treatment: Insights from cancer survivors and healthcare professionals in England, UK to consider how cancer survivors’ experiences can be improved.
Graphene-based flexible textile supercapacitor for wearable electronic applications (2023)
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Smart electronic textiles (e-textiles) have drawn significant interests as lightweight, flexible and comfortable next-generation wearable devices due to their ability to continuously monitor, collect, and communicate various physiological parameters.... Read More about Graphene-based flexible textile supercapacitor for wearable electronic applications.
This thesis examines the German system of Export and Investment Promotion Agencies (EIPAs) using a combination of the Varieties of Capitalism (VOC) and Multi-Level Governance (MLG) approaches. It challenges the traditional application of VOC and usin... Read More about Navigating economic governance: German export and investment promotion between varieties of capitalism and multi-level governance.
Minimising infection risk of implantable titanium (2023)
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The use of antibacterial coatings on bone biomaterial has attracted interest from various fields such as orthopaedics, dentistry and veterinary medicine. However, the process of attaching suitable compounds to biomaterial surfaces in a stable manner... Read More about Minimising infection risk of implantable titanium.
Living well with pain while seeing an osteopath: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2023)
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Background: In the United Kingdom 8 million people are living with chronic pain and health practitioners are encouraged to move towards a biopsychosocial framework to account for the unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with pain. T... Read More about Living well with pain while seeing an osteopath: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Applied quantification of equine sleep behaviour and environmental factors affecting its occurrence (2023)
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This thesis includes published academic work with a critical commentary submitted to fulfil the requirements of the University of the West of England, Bristol for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by publication (DPhil). Five peer reviewed journal a... Read More about Applied quantification of equine sleep behaviour and environmental factors affecting its occurrence.
Protecting transformative optimism in the art classroom: Exploring aspirant art teachers’ shifting ideals (2023)
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This extended, normative case study was initiated in response to my professional concerns regarding the capacity of student art and design teachers to defend and extend their personal ideals for future classroom practice. Placement in schools, a majo... Read More about Protecting transformative optimism in the art classroom: Exploring aspirant art teachers’ shifting ideals.