All Outputs (1079)

A study into the biological activity and therapeutic potential of molecular hydrogen and oxyhydrogen gases (2024)
Thesis

Molecular hydrogen (H2) and oxyhydrogen (66% H2/ 33% O2) gases can remediate the effects of numerous diseases in adults. By acting as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidative agent, it is reported that H2 administration can improve recovery through mi... Read More about A study into the biological activity and therapeutic potential of molecular hydrogen and oxyhydrogen gases.

Development of biological recognition elements for the detection of the genome of cocoa swollen shoot virus (2024)
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Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV) is the main threat to chocolate production in West Africa. Infection causes a decrease in bean production yield and can cause tree death within three years, causing socio-economic damage to small-holding farmers.

C... Read More about Development of biological recognition elements for the detection of the genome of cocoa swollen shoot virus.

Healthy streetlife: An ecologic exploration of residents' health practices in the street environment (2024)
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Background

Good health is a human right and the built environment is recognised as a wider determinant of health but many studies focus only on physical health not mental or social health. The street is a microscale of the built environment yet r... Read More about Healthy streetlife: An ecologic exploration of residents' health practices in the street environment.

Representations of the media and their effects in David Peace’s Red Riding Quartet (2024)
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This study concerns the novels of the Red Riding Quartet (1999-2002), the first published works of David Peace, a British author born in West Yorkshire in 1967 and the author’s use of an essentially conservative genre – crime fiction – to present an... Read More about Representations of the media and their effects in David Peace’s Red Riding Quartet.

Misplaced British subjects: Balkan Maltese evacuees in transit 1941 - 1949 (2024)
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The focus of this thesis is a case study of British overseas evacuation policy during the second World War: the evacuation of Balkan Maltese British subjects from Turkey by the Foreign Office and their subsequent relocations during the post-war perio... Read More about Misplaced British subjects: Balkan Maltese evacuees in transit 1941 - 1949.

Assessment of antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems in Nigeria (2024)
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is among the top ten public health threats worldwide. This problem is further compounded by poor surveillance and oftentimes lack of good quality data to enable accurate estimation and description of the magnitude (prev... Read More about Assessment of antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems in Nigeria.

Investigating a deep learning approach to real-time air quality prediction and visualisation on UK highways (2024)
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The construction of intercity highways by the United Kingdom (UK) government has resulted in a progressive increase in vehicle emissions and pollution from noise, dust, and vibrations amid growing concerns about air pollution. Existing roadside pollu... Read More about Investigating a deep learning approach to real-time air quality prediction and visualisation on UK highways.

Determination of a pilot sample size to determine the sample size of a substantive trial (2024)
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This research intends to determine the appropriate sample sizes for two-arm pilot studies to help correctly determine the required sample size for the corresponding substantive or definitive trial. Previous research in the area has been reviewed. R p... Read More about Determination of a pilot sample size to determine the sample size of a substantive trial.

Exploring Black women’s experiences in UK psychotherapeutic training and practice (2024)
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Discussions around racial disparities and social injustice have gained increasing prominence in Western societies. However, psychotherapeutic research is increasingly criticised for its omission of Black women’s intersecting experiences, this include... Read More about Exploring Black women’s experiences in UK psychotherapeutic training and practice.

Characterising the amplitude and mechanisms responsible for the pushout load and torque for a staked self-lubricating spherical plain bearing (2024)
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Staking is a cold metal joining process widely used in the manufacture of self-lubricating spherical plain aerospace bearings. These are used to form components such as tie-rod links or threaded rod ends as often seen on control surfaces for rotary w... Read More about Characterising the amplitude and mechanisms responsible for the pushout load and torque for a staked self-lubricating spherical plain bearing.

Development of a label-free, non-faradaic impedimetric biosensor for the monitoring of caspase-9 in mammalian cell culture (2024)
Thesis

Lower yields and poorer quality of biopharmaceutical products result from cell death in bioreactors. Such cell death is commonly associated with programmed cell death or apoptosis. During apoptosis, caspases are activated and cause a cascade of event... Read More about Development of a label-free, non-faradaic impedimetric biosensor for the monitoring of caspase-9 in mammalian cell culture.

Can you hear my voice? Navigating the journey from adolescent pregnancy to early motherhood in Uganda: A phenomenological perspective (2024)
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Adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood are often constructed in contemporary literature, policy and academic discourses as a sociocultural-political problem. While the challenges of adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood are well documented, le... Read More about Can you hear my voice? Navigating the journey from adolescent pregnancy to early motherhood in Uganda: A phenomenological perspective.

The discursive construction of collective leadership: An exploratory study (2024)
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The increasing popularity of collective leadership amongst leadership scholars has resulted in a surge in publications yet we know little about how organisational leadership is collectively constructed. This research aims to contribute to our underst... Read More about The discursive construction of collective leadership: An exploratory study.

Benchmarking city smartness: Towards developing a robust multi-dimensional evaluative framework (2024)
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With increasing urbanization globally, the rapid growth in information and communication technology (ICT), the ubiquity of the internet of things (IoT) vis-à-vis the rising depletion of the natural habitat and biodiversity, there has been tremendous... Read More about Benchmarking city smartness: Towards developing a robust multi-dimensional evaluative framework.

Improving public health through housing: Critical reflections on current housing delivery approaches in England (2024)
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Housing may be the most powerful and underused tool at our disposal to improve population health. Despite substantial evidence showing which features of housing are beneficial or detrimental to health, too often people are living in homes which have... Read More about Improving public health through housing: Critical reflections on current housing delivery approaches in England.

The use of deep learning to solve the inverse problem of ground penetrating radar and its application to potato farming (2024)
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This thesis reviews current analytical approaches to solving the inverse problem for Ground Penetrating Radar and then walks the reader through the creation of a 2D image creation method with the aim of demonstrating that the use of deep learning to... Read More about The use of deep learning to solve the inverse problem of ground penetrating radar and its application to potato farming.

Empirical investigation of supply chain 4.0 adoption in Vietnam (2024)
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Purpose
The rise of Industry 4.0, also known as the 4th Industrial Revolution, has transformed traditional supply chains into Supply Chain 4.0 (SC4.0), often referred interchangeably as Digital Supply Chains (DSC). This shift is crucial for firms, e... Read More about Empirical investigation of supply chain 4.0 adoption in Vietnam.

Understanding individual’s perceptions of self-efficacy in relation to self-managing their type-2 diabetes after being enrolled onto a mindfulness-based programme (2024)
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Introduction: Increased levels of mindfulness and self-efficacy have been associated with improvements in self-management for individuals with type 2 diabetes. It is important to further our understanding of how to improve self-management to improve... Read More about Understanding individual’s perceptions of self-efficacy in relation to self-managing their type-2 diabetes after being enrolled onto a mindfulness-based programme.

3D-printed object authentication using micro and macro surface textures and geometric features (2024)
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As the speed, quality, and affordability of additive manufacturing (AM) processes improve, more organisations and consumers are adopting the technology. Customising products, localising production, and lowering logistics are just a few of the primary... Read More about 3D-printed object authentication using micro and macro surface textures and geometric features.

Emotional skills groups: A qualitative study exploring client experiences of online group work in an improving access to psychological therapies service (2024)
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Background: Many people treated in National Health Service (NHS) Talking Therapies services (previously known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) have highly complex needs which are not always met by the length and type of treatment offer... Read More about Emotional skills groups: A qualitative study exploring client experiences of online group work in an improving access to psychological therapies service.