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Navigating uncommon ground: Engaging and articulating the places and connectivity of older adults in rural contexts through creative practice (2013)
Thesis
Bailey, J. E. Navigating uncommon ground: Engaging and articulating the places and connectivity of older adults in rural contexts through creative practice. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925273

This thesis is an explication of the interrelations between three components - the lived worlds of older adults in a specific rural context; the academic context of doctoral research; and an ongoing art practice. The rural context is that encountered... Read More about Navigating uncommon ground: Engaging and articulating the places and connectivity of older adults in rural contexts through creative practice.

University education and the culture of social participation in Bulgaria (2013)
Thesis
Mateeva, A. University education and the culture of social participation in Bulgaria. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925560

This research explores the unconscious processes that occurred on organizational as well as on individual level in an academic institution in Bulgaria when the task for liberalization of higher education system in the country has been set as universi... Read More about University education and the culture of social participation in Bulgaria.

Female eating disorder clients’ beliefs about female therapists’ body size and eating behaviours: An exploration using thematic analysis (2013)
Thesis
Rance, N. Female eating disorder clients’ beliefs about female therapists’ body size and eating behaviours: An exploration using thematic analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925664

Although people with an eating disorder are known to observe and assess body related stimuli, research has yet to explore these behaviours in the therapy room. Consequently, little is known about clients’ feelings about, and responses to, a therapist... Read More about Female eating disorder clients’ beliefs about female therapists’ body size and eating behaviours: An exploration using thematic analysis.

Flexible time and ether in one-dimensional cellular automata (2013)
Thesis
Redeker, M. Flexible time and ether in one-dimensional cellular automata. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925680

A one-dimensional cellular automaton is an infinite row of identical machines---the cells---which depend for their behaviour only on the states of their direct neighbours. This thesis introduces a new way to think about one-dimensional cellular au... Read More about Flexible time and ether in one-dimensional cellular automata.

Exploring the implications of changing patterns of rubella immunity in antenatal women in a South Wales valley community (2013)
Thesis
Matthews, L. A. Exploring the implications of changing patterns of rubella immunity in antenatal women in a South Wales valley community. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/926313

Abstract Background/Aims: Rubella can be devastating to a foetus if maternally acquired in early pregnancy. A single rubella vaccine (SRV), given to prepubertal girls was replaced by the MMR immunisation in infancy for both sexes in 1988. Women born... Read More about Exploring the implications of changing patterns of rubella immunity in antenatal women in a South Wales valley community.

Business process discovery through conversation log analysis in pluralist and coercive problem contexts (2013)
Thesis
Mavaddat, M. Business process discovery through conversation log analysis in pluralist and coercive problem contexts. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/926331

Business process discovery is one of the most fundamental steps of business process management (BPM) lifecycles. Incorrect, misleading or biased results of this stage can cause the whole BPM project to fail or the information systems that are created... Read More about Business process discovery through conversation log analysis in pluralist and coercive problem contexts.

The impact of discourses of authenticity on the development and application of statutory definitions of gypsies and travellers; A study of their legal access to accommodation in England and Wales since 1959 (2013)
Thesis
Ruston, S. The impact of discourses of authenticity on the development and application of statutory definitions of gypsies and travellers; A study of their legal access to accommodation in England and Wales since 1959. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/927629

The research investigates the impact of discourses of authenticity on the development and application of statutory definitions of Gypsies and Travellers in England and Wales since 1959, and the subsequent consequences for access to accommodation for... Read More about The impact of discourses of authenticity on the development and application of statutory definitions of gypsies and travellers; A study of their legal access to accommodation in England and Wales since 1959.

The interaction between equity and credit risks (2013)
Thesis
Demirovic, A. The interaction between equity and credit risks. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/927667

Equity and debt are two distinct classes of securities in terms of investing risks and potential return, but their value depends on the same underlying assets of the firm and therefore the risk-return tradeoff of each security should be systematicall... Read More about The interaction between equity and credit risks.

A child-centred early years curriculum? How do we increase children's voices to realise this? (2013)
Thesis
Bowden-Clissold, N. A child-centred early years curriculum? How do we increase children's voices to realise this?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/928129

The research study considers insights and challenges to listening to young children’s voices in a pre-school in England. The study was motivated by the political and social agendas which assert the fundamental involvement of young children as active... Read More about A child-centred early years curriculum? How do we increase children's voices to realise this?.

Integrated capacitated lot sizing and scheduling problems in a flexible flow line (2013)
Thesis
Mahdieh, M. Integrated capacitated lot sizing and scheduling problems in a flexible flow line. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/928579

The lot sizing and scheduling problem in a Flexible Flow Line (FFL) has extensive real-world applications in many industries. An FFL consists of several production stages in series with parallel machines at each stage. The decisions to be taken are t... Read More about Integrated capacitated lot sizing and scheduling problems in a flexible flow line.

Assessment practices in higher education: The experiences of newly appointed academics in professional fields from a phenomenological perspective (2013)
Thesis
Sales, R. Assessment practices in higher education: The experiences of newly appointed academics in professional fields from a phenomenological perspective. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/928705

For a novice academic, the first experience of marking can be as memorable as preparing for and giving their first teaching session. Yet, while academic reflections and narratives abound for the latter, there is a paucity of literature regarding the... Read More about Assessment practices in higher education: The experiences of newly appointed academics in professional fields from a phenomenological perspective.

Playful public places for later life: How can neighbourhood public open space provide opportunities for improving older people’s quality of life by enabling play? (2013)
Thesis
How can neighbourhood public open space provide opportunities for improving older people’s quality of life by enabling play?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/928741

This research explores the qualities of public open spaces that make them suitable or not for enabling play by older people. The potential benefits to older people in terms of quality of life are related to the nature of play by adults, identifying t... Read More about Playful public places for later life: How can neighbourhood public open space provide opportunities for improving older people’s quality of life by enabling play?.

Learning mentors: A study of identity, policy and practice (2013)
Thesis
O'Hagan, L. Learning mentors: A study of identity, policy and practice. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/929189

This study has investigated the role of learning mentoring within one secondary school with a focus on developing an understanding of practice, professional identity and policy enactment at an institutional level. Learning mentors were first introduc... Read More about Learning mentors: A study of identity, policy and practice.

Implementing the new science of risk management to tanker freight markets (2013)
Thesis
tanker freight markets. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/929221

Studies in the area of shipping freight risk measurement and management are limited and the understandings of the impact of freight volatility dynamics on the freight market remain insufficient and under-researched. The few studies that explore diffe... Read More about Implementing the new science of risk management to tanker freight markets.

Road traffic injury prevention in children in rural Bangladesh (2013)
Thesis
Baset, M. U. Road traffic injury prevention in children in rural Bangladesh. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/929261

Background Childhood road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major public health problem internationally; little research has been conducted on preventing childhood RTIs in Bangladesh. Aim and Objectives Aim: to develop a pilot intervention to reduc... Read More about Road traffic injury prevention in children in rural Bangladesh.

Stress and health-related quality of life in mothers seeking a diagnosis of high-functioning autism for their child: A mixed methods investigation (2013)
Thesis
Mulimba, A. A. Stress and health-related quality of life in mothers seeking a diagnosis of high-functioning autism for their child: A mixed methods investigation. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/929444

Objective: To investigate mothers’ experiences in raising a child with suspected high functioning autism or Asperger’s syndrome while trying to get a diagnosis for their child, specifically focusing on stress and health-related quality of life. Mothe... Read More about Stress and health-related quality of life in mothers seeking a diagnosis of high-functioning autism for their child: A mixed methods investigation.