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Perceptions of quality of life in people with mild and borderline learning disability and the autism diagnostic process (2014)
Thesis
This study used mixed methods to gather multidimensional quality of life perceptions from a small group of adults (n = 20) who have mild or borderline learning disabilities and have been referred to a local diagnostic process. The methods were develo... Read More about Perceptions of quality of life in people with mild and borderline learning disability and the autism diagnostic process.
User responses to information systems change: The place of negative capability (2014)
Thesis
This study explores the place of the notion of negative capability in user responses to information systems change. Much has been written about information systems change, significantly less about negative capability, and there has been no research,... Read More about User responses to information systems change: The place of negative capability.
The thesis examines a way in which the performance of the robot electric actuators can be precisely and accurately force controlled where there is a need for maintaining a stable specified contact force with an external environment. It describes the... Read More about Control of the interaction of a gantry robot end effector with the environment by the adaptive behaviour of its joint drive actuators.
Visual data in qualitative research: The contribution of photography to understanding the mental health hospital environment (2014)
Thesis
This thesis presents an in-depth investigation of the use of participatory photography in qualitative research in a mental health setting in one regional area of England, UK. Whilst the field of visual methods has been growing for several years, ther... Read More about Visual data in qualitative research: The contribution of photography to understanding the mental health hospital environment.
Aerodynamic design of a multi-point operational high-speed inlet (2014)
Thesis
In air-breathing supersonic transport aircraft the efficiency of the engine inlet has a huge influence on the engine and the aircraft performance. Nowadays, variable inlet geometries allow optimised inlet geometries and by this also maximum performan... Read More about Aerodynamic design of a multi-point operational high-speed inlet.
The impact of managing a child’s chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) on family relationships (2014)
Thesis
Although there is a large body of research literature concerning the impact of childhood chronic illness on family relationships, very little of this has specifically focussed on the impact of childhood Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalopath... Read More about The impact of managing a child’s chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) on family relationships.
Creative rural places: A study of cultural industries in Stroud, UK (2014)
Thesis
This thesis explores how different geographical places and space shape the way cultural industries work. In a departure from much of the existing literature, this study focuses on rurally based industries. In particular, it seeks to identify the wa... Read More about Creative rural places: A study of cultural industries in Stroud, UK.
An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma (2014)
Thesis
Background: Asthma control is currently suboptimal for many individuals with asthma. A number of systematic reviews show that interventions are effective for improving asthma self-care in adults. However, the processes underpinning successful interve... Read More about An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma.
A case of the Emperor’s new clothes: A critical examination of public participation in environmental decision-making (2014)
Thesis
The purpose of this doctoral research is to critically evaluate the public participation principle in environmental decision-making. Public participation is widely regarded as forming part of the corpus of international environmental law and has bee... Read More about A case of the Emperor’s new clothes: A critical examination of public participation in environmental decision-making.
Between physics and art: Imaging the un-image-able (2014)
Thesis
This thesis explores the ways in which art practice can engage with science, and more precisely, how my own practice interacts with scientific knowledge. The theoretical underpinning and contextual position of the practice make it particularly suited... Read More about Between physics and art: Imaging the un-image-able.
Research suggests that parents of children with learning disabilities are particularly vulnerable to stress and that parental distress impacts negatively on family functioning, parenting roles and relationships, behaviours, socialisation and the psyc... Read More about Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration.
Some extensions of the conditional CAPM (2014)
Thesis
The objective of this thesis is to consider some extensions of the CAPM and to investigate whether such extensions can offer a better explanation for the US average equity returns. This thesis focuses on four main extensions: (i) time-varying factor... Read More about Some extensions of the conditional CAPM.
"It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults (2014)
Thesis
In recent years, the academic field of gerontology has developed a newfound interest in the body. A curiosity about temporality, in its many manifestations: chronology, generation, rhythmicity, pace, anticipation, and history, to name a few, is grow... Read More about "It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults.
Writing in the workplace: Variation in the writing practices and formality of eight multinational companies in Greece (2014)
Thesis
Workplace writing is a high stakes activity. It constitutes a permanent record of a company’s transactions and this has implications for both the employees involved in the production of documents and also for the company as a whole. Workplace writing... Read More about Writing in the workplace: Variation in the writing practices and formality of eight multinational companies in Greece.
The research sits in a gap between historical geography, colonial history, local micro-history and art history but also draws on wider fields such as museology, anthropology and cultural theory. It offers new perspectives onto the historiography of t... Read More about The import(ance) of history and modernity: Home, parish, and imperial order in the photographic representation of Simla 1860-1920.
people who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder are characterised by a restricted ability to develop effective language, communication and social skillls. The pathways in the brain which allow for an intuitive understanding of social-interaction and the... Read More about An evaluation of an intervention progamme in support of development of social-interaction skills for secondary aged students with high functioning autistic spectrum disorder.
A cross-country study of the cost efficiency of the postal sector (2014)
Thesis
This thesis is an original and innovative contribution to the debate on the efficiency assessment of the mail business, which is the core business of postal operators. Postal services are an important economic sector for two reasons. First, due to th... Read More about A cross-country study of the cost efficiency of the postal sector.
Modality markers and politeness strategies in British and American ambassadorial speeches: A corpus-based approach (2014)
Thesis
This study investigates modality markers used as expressions of politeness in British and American ambassadorial speeches via a corpus-based method. Results of the research reflect the semantic and pragmatic perspectives of modality markers on the th... Read More about Modality markers and politeness strategies in British and American ambassadorial speeches: A corpus-based approach.
Financial contagion and the MENA Region (2014)
Thesis
The rapid growth of capital markets in emerging countries exerts a significant impact upon the future of the global economy. The spread of a shock, or crisis, from one originating market to other destination markets is a manifest phenomenon of recent... Read More about Financial contagion and the MENA Region.