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Outdoor management development: A house built on sand? (2014)
Thesis
A sympathetic but critical examination of Outdoor management Development through interviews with practitioners. A key finding is that there is no clear theoretical foundation for the medium which instead relies on theory borrowed from a number of sou... Read More about Outdoor management development: A house built on sand?.
Searching for leadership, democracy and participation (2014)
Thesis
In this thesis I will examine how leadership is understood and performed within leaderless organisations. Rather than assuming a stance more readily associated with ‘mainstream’ leadership theory and suggesting that leadership can only happen if ther... Read More about Searching for leadership, democracy and participation.
Is mixed-race a colour? The factors involved in the construction of the mixed-race identity (2014)
Thesis
Is Mixed-race A Colour? The Factors Involved in the Construction of the Mixed-race Identity, is a cross-cultural comparative study of the racial identity of Black/White ‘mixed-race’ young people aged between 18–24 in Sydney, Australia and London, Uni... Read More about Is mixed-race a colour? The factors involved in the construction of the mixed-race identity.
Lipotoxicity and the role of translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) in pancreatic β-cell survival (2014)
Thesis
Introduction: Diabetes affects more than 346 million individuals worldwide. Some 90% of diabetics have type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is frequently associated with obesity and hyperlipidemia as well as hyperglycaemia. There is ample evidence that... Read More about Lipotoxicity and the role of translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) in pancreatic β-cell survival.
Gilbert Simondon: Causality, ontogenesis & technology (2014)
Thesis
This PhD thesis focuses on the elucidation, development and application of Gilbert Simondon's realist philosophy of individuation. In particular the thesis has three main goals: First, to provide a developed account of Simondon's ontology. Second, t... Read More about Gilbert Simondon: Causality, ontogenesis & technology.
An analysis of the introduction of new technologies within the hybrid imaging workforce using organisational ethnography (2014)
Thesis
The introduction of hybrid imaging technology has begun to redefine working practice in nuclear medicine. Emerging hybrid imaging techniques and evolving roles have created opportunities and challenges for nuclear medicine practitioners, and this i... Read More about An analysis of the introduction of new technologies within the hybrid imaging workforce using organisational ethnography.
Community participation in urban regeneration projects in Vietnam (2014)
Thesis
This research explores how communities participate in a collaborative process with policy makers and development professionals in upgrading mixed housing settlements. In order to achieve this aim, four objectives were clarified in this thesis, which... Read More about Community participation in urban regeneration projects in Vietnam.
Increasing physical activity through motivational interviewing with adult forensic psychiatric inpatients (2014)
Thesis
The treatment and recovery of forensic psychiatric inpatients can take many months and often years, within which time health issues such as obesity and diabetes can develop. Encouraging beneficial health behaviours with this client group is notorious... Read More about Increasing physical activity through motivational interviewing with adult forensic psychiatric inpatients.
Turing machine universality of the game of life (2014)
Thesis
This project proves universal computation in the Game of Life cellular automaton by using a Turing machine construction. Existing proofs of universality in the Game of Life rely on a counter machine. These machines require complex encoding and decod... Read More about Turing machine universality of the game of life.
Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1 (2014)
Thesis
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition which can result in varying degrees of visible difference (disfigurement). There is currently very little research into the psychosocial impact of NF1, particularly during adolescence, a time whe... Read More about Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1.
Illumination through illustration: Positioning illustration as practice-led research (2014)
Thesis
This thesis represents a practice-led enquiry into contemporary illustration from a UK perspective. This thesis argues for illustration to be recognised as an inductive practice-led research process, within both education and developing criticism. Th... Read More about Illumination through illustration: Positioning illustration as practice-led research.
Introduction Triple negative breast cancers are defined by their lack of expression of HER, oestrogen receptors and progesterone receptors. They account for around 10-24% of cases. To define a cancer by the biomarkers it does not express is unsati... Read More about An investigation in to the role of fatty acid binding protein-7, insulin like growth factor binding protein-2 and phosphatase and tensin homolog in triple negative breast cancer; in vitro and in vivo.
The role of cold supraglacial volcanic deposits in influencing glacial ablation (2014)
Thesis
An often overlooked factor in glacial ablation is the influence of supraglacial debris deposits, which can have both positive and negative effects. A critical thickness exists at which sub-debris ablation is equal to that of bare ice; debris will hin... Read More about The role of cold supraglacial volcanic deposits in influencing glacial ablation.
Introduction & Aims: The distribution of the BCAT proteins has been extensively mapped in rodent models, and metabolic studies have established that BCAT transamination in the rodent brain is responsible for 30% of de novo glutamate synthesis. Howeve... Read More about The investigation of the hBCAT proteins in control and diseased human brains: Implications for glutamate toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease.
Failure analysis and avoidance for elastomeric diaphragms at high temperatures and pressures (2014)
Thesis
Elastomeric diaphragms are used in the Smart Stabilizer/Weatherford rotary steerable systems (RSS) used in directional drilling down hole. The diaphragms need to operate correctly for the RSS to function effectively. The diaphragm separates the mecha... Read More about Failure analysis and avoidance for elastomeric diaphragms at high temperatures and pressures.
An exploration of men's experiences of depression during the postnatal period: An IPA study (2014)
Thesis
Postnatal Depression (PND) is a construct that exists across time and culture, affecting both women and men at a ratio of 2:1 respectively. The dominant discourse focuses on women’s experiences of PND and the motherinfant relationship, presented wit... Read More about An exploration of men's experiences of depression during the postnatal period: An IPA study.