All Outputs (87)

A mixed methods approach to understanding the target selection criteria of burglars within Leeds (2017)
Thesis

Over the last decade, levels of domestic burglary in Leeds have been amongst the highest in the UK. This has led to substantial investment into reducing burglary in the city; for example, with the implementation of the Burglary Reduction Programme in... Read More about A mixed methods approach to understanding the target selection criteria of burglars within Leeds.

Interaction of nitric oxide with auxin and ethylene signalling in Arabidopsis root gravitropism (2017)
Thesis

Gravitropism is required for the appropriate alignment of the plant root and shoot. According to the Cholodny-Went hypothesis, gravity induces asymmetric accumulation of auxin in the lower side of the root tissue. More recent studies on root gravitro... Read More about Interaction of nitric oxide with auxin and ethylene signalling in Arabidopsis root gravitropism.

3D video based detection of early lameness in dairy cattle (2017)
Thesis

Lameness is a major issue in dairy cattle and its early and automated detection offers animal welfare benefits together with potentially high commercial savings for farmers. Current advancements in automated detection have not achieved a sensitive me... Read More about 3D video based detection of early lameness in dairy cattle.

Factors affecting engagement with informal science learning in Thailand: A regional perspective (2017)
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Abstract

There is currently minimal understanding as to how informal science learning affects young people’s scientific performance, attitudes and experiences at a regional level in Thailand. This thesis is the first to investigate this topic by... Read More about Factors affecting engagement with informal science learning in Thailand: A regional perspective.

Quantum pathogen evolution by integron-mediated effector capture (2017)
Thesis

Plant pathogenic Pseudomonads are responsible for the loss of millions of pounds in crop revenue each year. They export effector molecules via the type three secretion system into the plants’ cells in order to elicit disease. If the plant has the cor... Read More about Quantum pathogen evolution by integron-mediated effector capture.

Community-based home injury risk assessment in rural Nepal (2017)
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ABSTRACT
Background: Unintentional injuries in the home are an important cause of death and disability among young children globally. However, in many parts of the world, particularly in the Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) like Nepal, there... Read More about Community-based home injury risk assessment in rural Nepal.

Local experiences of neighbourhood planning (2017)
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The Coalition Government introduced the Localism Act 2011 as part of a wider reformation of the planning system. The Act introduced a range of measures including neighbourhood plans, which were designed to empower local people by enabling them to cre... Read More about Local experiences of neighbourhood planning.

An investigation into common challenges of 3D scene understanding in visual surveillance (2017)
Thesis

Nowadays, video surveillance systems are ubiquitous. Most installations simply consist of CCTV cameras connected to a central control room and rely on human operators to interpret what they see on the screen in order to, for example, detect a crime (... Read More about An investigation into common challenges of 3D scene understanding in visual surveillance.

An empirical investigation of earnings management in the MENA region (2017)
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This thesis investigates the firm-specific and country-level determinants of accruals-based earnings management and real activities-based earnings management of firms in the MENA
region. In addition, this thesis examines whether earnings management... Read More about An empirical investigation of earnings management in the MENA region.

Experiences of living with and managing episodic tension-type headache in adults: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2017)
Thesis

Devinder Rana-Rai
Professional Doctorate Health Psychology

Experiences of Living with and Managing Episodic Tension-Type Headache in Adults: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Abstract
Background: Research relating to the experience... Read More about Experiences of living with and managing episodic tension-type headache in adults: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Offline and real time noise reduction in speech signals using the discrete wavelet packet decomposition (2017)
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This thesis describes the development of an offline and real time wavelet based speech enhancement system to process speech corrupted with various amounts of white Gaussian noise and other different noise types.

Targeting splice factor kinases and their splice factor in chronic myeloid leukaemia (2017)
Thesis

Alternative splicing of pre-mRNA is a ubiquitous and versatile mechanism controlling the expression of human genes. In humans, approximately 93% of multi-exonic genes are alternatively spliced, producing functionally distinct proteins. Dysregulation... Read More about Targeting splice factor kinases and their splice factor in chronic myeloid leukaemia.

Reading otherness in British fiction for young people, 2001-2012. (2017)
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This thesis argues that novels depicting characters who exist outside of the social order have become integral to a twenty-first century corpus of British fiction for children and adolescents. This, in part, is as a result of a changing socio-politic... Read More about Reading otherness in British fiction for young people, 2001-2012..

The effect of hypoxia on alternative splicing in prostate cancer cell lines (2017)
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Hypoxia is defined as the state in which the availability or delivery of oxygen is insufficient to meet tissue demand. It occurs particularly in aggressive, fast-growing tumours in which the rate of new blood vessel formation (angiogenesis) cannot ma... Read More about The effect of hypoxia on alternative splicing in prostate cancer cell lines.

Evidencing the value of patient and public involvement in inter-organisational health networks (2017)
Thesis

Patient and public involvement (PPI) and inter-organisational networks (IONs) such as the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) are parallel policy responses to “wicked problems” (Rittel and Weber, 1973, p. 155) in health. The two policy responses h... Read More about Evidencing the value of patient and public involvement in inter-organisational health networks.

Temporal representations in human computer interaction: Designing for the lived experience of time (2017)
Thesis

Temporal representations in Human Computer Interaction: is a portfolio of peer reviewed papers and media artworks representing several years of investigation, experimental making, and study into the perceptions and representation of time in digital m... Read More about Temporal representations in human computer interaction: Designing for the lived experience of time.

The impact of trade liberalisation on access to water and medicines in Ghana (2017)
Thesis

This research examines access to water and medicines in Ghana in the context of two World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreements: the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Th... Read More about The impact of trade liberalisation on access to water and medicines in Ghana.

Experimental and analytical investigations of brick masonry under compressive fatigue loading (2017)
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About 40% of bridges in European transport network are masonry arch bridges (most built over 100 years ago) and are being subjected to increasing loading regimes. Assessment of the long-term fatigue capacity of masonry bridges is necessary to ensure... Read More about Experimental and analytical investigations of brick masonry under compressive fatigue loading.

The development of methods for the reproduction in continuous tone of digitally printed colour artworks (2017)
Thesis

Advances in printing technologies in the late 19th century led to the development of half-toning techniques enabling the economical reproduction of photographic images in print. Whilst undoubtedly successful in low cost high volume image reproduction... Read More about The development of methods for the reproduction in continuous tone of digitally printed colour artworks.

A web-based Decision Support System (DSS) to assist SMEs to broker risks and rewards for BIM adoption (2017)
Thesis

Building Information Modelling (BIM) usage in the UK’s construction industry has recorded a significant increase over the last few years. However, available evidence suggests that BIM adoption amongst larger construction firms and innovators seems be... Read More about A web-based Decision Support System (DSS) to assist SMEs to broker risks and rewards for BIM adoption.