This thesis examines the processes of transformation underway within energy systems, specifically the move towards a higher share of renewable energy technologies. It aims to improve our understanding of the regional level and its role in shaping the... Read More about The material dimensions of renewable energy deployment: Understanding spatially uneven processes at the regional level in Italy and the UK.
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Development of a flexible and modular metrology system for measuring complex surfaces (2018)
Thesis
The demand for customised optical devices is increasing tremendously. Such optical devices do not employ traditional designs like planar, spherical, or even aspherical shapes. Instead, modern lenses exhibit free-form surfaces with a large variety of... Read More about Development of a flexible and modular metrology system for measuring complex surfaces.
Emotion recognition problems after brain injury: Development of the Brief Emotion Recognition Test (BERT) (2018)
Thesis
Difficulty recognising emotion can have a major impact on psychosocial outcome following acquired brain injury. The need to have an easily administered screening test which enables clinicians to quickly assess this ability has been identified. In th... Read More about Emotion recognition problems after brain injury: Development of the Brief Emotion Recognition Test (BERT).
The core concern of this practice-based thesis is to consider silence as part of the practice of hand-stitch in order to offer a framework for understanding hand-stitch within contemporary artwork. I achieve this by paying close critical attention to... Read More about Stitching and Thinking: an analysis of the communicative potential of silence in schoolgirl samplers as a framework for understanding hand-stitch in contemporary artworks.
Exploring the implementation of ERP as a complex innovation: The case of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2018)
Thesis
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been highlighted in the literature as one of the most popular business management systems, providing the benefits of real-time capabilities and greater managerial control in organisations. With today’s... Read More about Exploring the implementation of ERP as a complex innovation: The case of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Background: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services are a provision of care characterised by high workloads and high turnover which can mean high levels of burnout. Within the IAPT workforce, research shows that two-thirds of Psyc... Read More about An exploration of burnout in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.
The spread of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK required a new role called a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP). The PWP role was envisioned as a frontline position requ... Read More about Processing people! The purpose and pitfalls of case management supervision provided for psychological wellbeing practitioners, working within Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services: A thematic analysis.
The application of 2.5D and 3D technologies for the conservation and presentation of surface texture in paintings (2018)
Thesis
This thesis investigates the use and potential applications of emerging 2.5D and 3D
digital technologies applied to the study, conservation and presentation of the surface
texture of paintings concentrating particularly on issues and applications r... Read More about The application of 2.5D and 3D technologies for the conservation and presentation of surface texture in paintings.
(Re)writing women in organization: Portraits of affliction, tales of resistances, hopes for living differently (2018)
Thesis
(Re)Writing Women: A Call to Activism NOW!
This study argues that the time has come to DEMASCULINIZE our organizations and our Academy. As a qualitative study conducted in hypermasculine organizations it paints portraits of the HARM done to our bo... Read More about (Re)writing women in organization: Portraits of affliction, tales of resistances, hopes for living differently.
Enhancing local air quality management in Wales to maximise public health awareness, integration, collaboration and impact (2018)
Thesis
Air pollution is a significant public health concern. The UK Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) regime mandates collaborative action to reduce air pollution to protect health. Despite having this aim, LAQM is disconnected from broader public health... Read More about Enhancing local air quality management in Wales to maximise public health awareness, integration, collaboration and impact.
Integrating bridge maintenance life cycle assessments into bridge design for improved sustainable decision making (2018)
Thesis
Environmental sustainability issues are being considered across many construction sectors, emerging from global concerns on resource depletion and CO2 emissions. Whilst construction sectors are minimising the environmental impact of their activities... Read More about Integrating bridge maintenance life cycle assessments into bridge design for improved sustainable decision making.
The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment and the therapeutic implications (2018)
Thesis
There is little research exploring the psychological experience of acquiring a CI
(communication impairment) in adulthood, possibly due to a perception that people with a CI are unable to participate in an interview (Bronken, Kirkecold, Martinsen, W... Read More about The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment and the therapeutic implications.
On recovery from substance addiction through climbing: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2018)
Thesis
Exercises and physical activities can potentially prevent or delay the onset of different mental health difficulties such as anxiety, affective, eating, and substance use disorders, as well as schizophrenia, dementia and mild cognitive impairment. In... Read More about On recovery from substance addiction through climbing: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.
The influence of city centre environments on the affective walking experience (2018)
Thesis
The current PhD thesis explores the influence of the built environment on the affective walking experience. In fact, while urbanisation trends are increasing, levels of walking in urban settings are decreasing, despite to the important health, social... Read More about The influence of city centre environments on the affective walking experience.
An investigation into the function and regulation Of ERG Exon 7b (2018)
Thesis
The ETS family transcription factor ERG is a key oncoprotein in bone, blood, vascular and most notably prostate cancer where it is activated in at least 50% of cases. Of the several splice isoforms of ERG with variable biological activity those that... Read More about An investigation into the function and regulation Of ERG Exon 7b.
ABSTRACT
Towards a community of artists’ books: extending international knowledge and debate in the field of artists’ books through practice-research
The field of activity in artists’ books – artworks in the form of a book - has evolved over the... Read More about Towards a community of artists’ books: Extending international knowledge and debate in the field of artists’ books through practice-research.
Lived experiences of biracial women with Pakistani and White parents: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of identity (2018)
Thesis
Counselling psychology has a commitment both to understanding and working with difference and to promoting social justice for socially marginalised groups. Biracial people are one such group and therefore a focus for social justice work in counsellin... Read More about Lived experiences of biracial women with Pakistani and White parents: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of identity.
Accountability criteria and remedies under tort law for victims of human rights abuses (2018)
Thesis
The primary aim of this thesis is to identify a coherent legal principle to establish a novel duty of care for corporate human rights violations and environmental damages. This research will examine whether tort and civil law offer better accountabil... Read More about Accountability criteria and remedies under tort law for victims of human rights abuses.
Bergson, Plotinus and the Harmonics of Evolution (2018)
Thesis
This thesis argues that Bergson and Plotinus replicate the Pythagorean tradition by proposing a philosophy of dynamic transformation underpinned by two fundamental and interlinked premises: a universe generated and governed by a natural law of musica... Read More about Bergson, Plotinus and the Harmonics of Evolution.
Apprentice to Graduate: A narrative study into the progression experience of Advanced Apprentice (2018)
Thesis
This thesis explores the biographical journey into and through HE of a small group of former Advanced Apprentices. It explores how early educational experiences relate to pathways into and through the Apprenticeship system and how former Apprentices... Read More about Apprentice to Graduate: A narrative study into the progression experience of Advanced Apprentice.