All Outputs (1090)

An investigation into the accident causal influence of construction project features
Thesis

The United Kingdom (UK) construction industry is one of the worst industries in the UK in terms of health and safety (H&S) performance. Numerous injuries, deaths, dangerous occurrences and work related illnesses are reported annually in the industry,... Read More about An investigation into the accident causal influence of construction project features.

Embedding human expert cognition and real-time trajectory planning in autonomous UAS
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This thesis presents a new approach to compute and optimize feasible three dimensional (3D) flight trajectories using aspects of Human Decision Making (HDM) strategies, for fixed wing Unmanned Aircraft (UA) operating in low altitude environments in t... Read More about Embedding human expert cognition and real-time trajectory planning in autonomous UAS.

Just the ticket? Exploring the contribution of free bus fares policy to quality of later life
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Increasing longevity and the rapidly ageing UK population present policy makers with the considerable challenge of providing suitable mobility options that facilitate the maintenance of an acceptable quality of life in older age. Since April 2008, UK... Read More about Just the ticket? Exploring the contribution of free bus fares policy to quality of later life.

Bio-inspired prokaryotic array for fault-tolerant electronic systems
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Integrated circuits and electronic systems fabricated in current technologies suffer from a wide range of faults that may occur during the fabrication process or during the life time of each circuit/device. Soft (non-persistent) faults are caused mai... Read More about Bio-inspired prokaryotic array for fault-tolerant electronic systems.

ROS & energy production pathways in the determination of resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoids-induced apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
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Glucocorticoids have long been used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia due to their ability to cause cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of lymphoid cells. However, some patients do not respond to glucocorticoid treatment and the majority,... Read More about ROS & energy production pathways in the determination of resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoids-induced apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

The effects of proficiency on sub-lexical processing in bilingual visual word recognition
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Systematic psycholinguistic research has considered the nature of the coexistence of two (or more) languages in the cognitive system of a fluent bilingual speaker. There is increasing consensus that when a bilingual is presented with a visual stimulu... Read More about The effects of proficiency on sub-lexical processing in bilingual visual word recognition.

Spreading the word: A social-psychological exploration of word-of-mouth traveller information in the digital age
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The use of ‘formal’ travel information pertaining to costs, routes, journey times, or real-time transport disruptions, and its role in travel behaviour (for example, choice of mode, route or departure time) has been widely studied, but little is know... Read More about Spreading the word: A social-psychological exploration of word-of-mouth traveller information in the digital age.

Development of assessment in hip arthroplasty review
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Abstract

This thesis describes the development of criteria in hip arthroplasty review. The insertion of a hip replacement brings relief from pain and improved function but the artificial joint does not last indefinitely. Periodic review provides... Read More about Development of assessment in hip arthroplasty review.

Temporal territory: Visualising Royal Wootton Bassett and the ceremonial borders of the United Kingdom
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Inspecting the British border through a western prism of political sovereignty, the research focuses upon how the repatriation ceremonies of the town of Wootton Bassett in the UK were initiated by the community to pay respect to British soldiers kill... Read More about Temporal territory: Visualising Royal Wootton Bassett and the ceremonial borders of the United Kingdom.

Dynamical genetic programming in learning classifier systems
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Interactive evolutionary computing in early lifecycle software engineering design
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Design is fundamental to software development. Indeed, early lifecycle software engineering design is crucial and has significant impact of subsequent development activities. Inferior designs can result in deleterious down-stream consequences. Theref... Read More about Interactive evolutionary computing in early lifecycle software engineering design.

The zealous advocate in the 21st century: Concepts and conflicts for the criminal defence lawyer
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The criminal defence lawyer is perhaps the most publicly identifiable and controversial figure in the criminal justice system, and is considered by many to represent the cornerstone of adversarial criminal justice. However, there is significant evide... Read More about The zealous advocate in the 21st century: Concepts and conflicts for the criminal defence lawyer.

Understanding the attitudes of older people to road pricing
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Worldwide the human population shows an ageing demographic structure. Older people often face the danger of social exclusion; arguably more often than other age groups. Nonetheless, at least in the western world, older people are more interested in l... Read More about Understanding the attitudes of older people to road pricing.

Bike-rail integration as one sustainable transport solution to reduce car dependence
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The level of bike-rail integration (combining cycling with rail) in the UK presents an unrealised sustainable mobility potential: two per cent of rail passengers access the rail network by bicycle, contrasting with 40 per cent in the Netherlands. Cyc... Read More about Bike-rail integration as one sustainable transport solution to reduce car dependence.

Mythos Europäische Identität – Supranationale, nationale und regionale Identitäten in deutschen und französischen Fernsehnachrichten
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Comparative PhD thesis on the representation and construction of regional, national and international identity in French and German prime time TV news.

Understanding and addressing dyslexia in travel information provision
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This thesis synthesises two previously disparate fields of study by investigating the attitudes and aspirations of dyslexic people regarding travel information provision.
One of the first in-depth qualitative studies of its kind is presented, with t... Read More about Understanding and addressing dyslexia in travel information provision.

The attitudes of young people towards transport in the context of climate change
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It has been argued that a key component of tackling climate change is to reduce our reliance on the car. In response, it is put forward by this thesis that influencing young
people before they develop a ‘car habit’ would appear crucial and that a mo... Read More about The attitudes of young people towards transport in the context of climate change.

Residential relocation and travel behaviour change
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With greater policy emphasis now given to travel demand management, the need for research into understanding travel behaviour, and identifying opportunities to effect travel behaviour change has grown significantly. A key impediment to behaviour chan... Read More about Residential relocation and travel behaviour change.

An interactive evolutionary approach for configuring machine vision systems
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Accessing the new earnings survey panel: Efficient techniques and applications
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The New Earnings Survey Panel Dataset is one of the largest datasets of its kind in the world.
Its size and confidentiality restrictions present considerable difficulties for analysis using
standard econometric packages.

This thesis presents... Read More about Accessing the new earnings survey panel: Efficient techniques and applications.