All Outputs (110)
Music therapy with adults with learning difficulties and ‘severe challenging behaviour' (2005)
Thesis
This thesis describes and analyses an action research inquiry where weekly group music therapy sessions were offered to five residents in their community home over the course of a year. The residents each had a history of institutional living, learni... Read More about Music therapy with adults with learning difficulties and ‘severe challenging behaviour'.
This study was conducted by conceptualising, designing and implementing new knowledge at the forefront of body image inflexibility (a construct derived from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)) and disordered eating. The study design was adjusted... Read More about The role of psychological inflexibility in the tripartite influence model for women: A single body image inflexibility pathway to disordered eating behaviours.
Exploring the computational potential of simple chemical reactions
Thesis
A large number of human activities rely on conventional computing devices producing huge quantities of data. These “traditional computers” may eventually fail to deal with such demands. Therefore, there is a need to develop novel computing paradigms,... Read More about Exploring the computational potential of simple chemical reactions.
Background Mindfulness has its origins in Buddhist contemplative practice and is fundamentally a state of consciousness defined as being attentive to and accepting of what is taking place in the present moment. Research coverage and popular intere... Read More about Presence and personality: A factoral exploration of the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and personality.
Working towards a more sustainable NHS: Exploring the role of GPs through survey and interviews
Thesis
This study examined how GPs in Wiltshire understood sustainable development and its implications for the NHS, their role as GPs and the factors that influenced their engagement with sustainability through an online survey followed by one to one quali... Read More about Working towards a more sustainable NHS: Exploring the role of GPs through survey and interviews.
Peas suffer from several diseases, and there is a need for accurate, rapid in-field diagnosis. This study used proteomics to investigate the response of pea plants to infection by the root knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla, the root rot fungus Fusarium... Read More about Proteomic responses of uninfected tissues of pea plants infected by root-knot nematode, fusarium and downy mildew pathogens.
Objective: To examine the natural history and response to treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and assess associations between baseline or follow-up characteristics and longer term outcomes. Methods: A literature review and survey of clinical... Read More about The response of lower limb deep vein thrombosis to anticoagulation therapy: resolution, recurrence and post thrombotic syndrome.