All Outputs (79)

Of ligament and ligature: A practice-led investigation of letterpress printed artists’ books in the UK (2019)
Thesis

This thesis examines the practice of the contemporary maker of letterpress printed artists’ books in the UK. It focuses on individual and collaborative production of artists’ books with specific reference to utilisation of the letterpress process.... Read More about Of ligament and ligature: A practice-led investigation of letterpress printed artists’ books in the UK.

Exploring log-normal distributions in nascent entrepreneurship outcomes: International comparisons and agent-based modelling (2019)
Thesis

Recently, Joo, Aguinis and Bradley (2017), using a novel distribution pitting technique, have found that the exponential tail distributions-- exponential and power law with an exponential cut-off -- and their generative mechanism – namely, incrementa... Read More about Exploring log-normal distributions in nascent entrepreneurship outcomes: International comparisons and agent-based modelling.

Applying social practice theory to contemporary working practices in sustainable office buildings: Implications for the performance gap (2019)
Thesis

The UK Government has committed to an 80% reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) against 1990 levels by 2050. Widening understandings of the environmental impact of the built environment have fuelled debates around how the environmental performance of bui... Read More about Applying social practice theory to contemporary working practices in sustainable office buildings: Implications for the performance gap.

The role of ABA in regulating the movemement of chlamydomonas reinhardtii in response to stress (2019)
Thesis

Plant hormones such as auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, ethylene, and abscisic acid play key roles in growth and developmental processes in higher plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana. However, the effect of these hormones on algal physiology is still u... Read More about The role of ABA in regulating the movemement of chlamydomonas reinhardtii in response to stress.

Physical activity, kidney function, physical function, and health-related quality of life in adults with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (2019)
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This thesis aimed to report the development of evidence-based studies that would assess current physical activity and function, health related quality of life and association with kidney function to encourage and facilitate sustained physical activit... Read More about Physical activity, kidney function, physical function, and health-related quality of life in adults with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease.

Bird's nest ferns as model systems and conservation tools (2019)
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We are in a race against time to understand the response of natural systems to climate change and anthropogenic disturbances, such as large scale land conversion for oil palm expansion. However, it is incredibly difficult to quantify multi-trophic bi... Read More about Bird's nest ferns as model systems and conservation tools.

Understanding Muslim women clients of counselling: An interpretive phenomenological analysis (2019)
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Muslims and Islam have become a central feature of global news and often find themselves in narratives associated with local and national terror. These negative representations may have an impact on Muslim individuals’ wellbeing and navigation of lif... Read More about Understanding Muslim women clients of counselling: An interpretive phenomenological analysis.

The Buddhist coping experiences of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological approach (2019)
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Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women in Hong Kong, with an incidence rate of one in sixteen. A cancer diagnosis is a life changing event, and the impact of breast cancer disrupts daily lives in multiple ways. Religion and... Read More about The Buddhist coping experiences of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological approach.

Towards fairness and decentralisation in modern cryptocurrencies (2019)
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The thesis examines and improves upon the properties of both fairness and decentralisation in modern cryptocurrencies, re-examining public key infrastructure, client puzzles and useful proofs of work in the blockchain context. The thesis also dev... Read More about Towards fairness and decentralisation in modern cryptocurrencies.

Characterisation of a nuclear cave environment utilising an autonomous swarm of heterogeneous robots (2019)
Thesis

As nuclear facilities come to the end of their operational lifetime, safe decommissioning becomes a more prevalent issue. In many such facilities there exist ‘nuclear caves’. These caves constitute areas that may have been entered infrequently, or ev... Read More about Characterisation of a nuclear cave environment utilising an autonomous swarm of heterogeneous robots.

The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment in adulthood and the therapeutic implications (2019)
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, Wy... Read More about The psychological experience of acquiring a communication impairment in adulthood and the therapeutic implications.

3D plant phenotyping system using photometric stereo (2019)
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Tracking and predicting the growth performance of plants in different environments is critical for future crop development, which is under dual pressure from population expansion and global climate change. Automated approaches for image capture and a... Read More about 3D plant phenotyping system using photometric stereo.

Mathematical modelling and analysis on male urine flow rate (2019)
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Troublesome voiding lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common problem in men, particularly with ageing. Management of voiding LUTS can be guided by accurate determination of underlying mechanisms, distinguishing men with voiding symptoms cause... Read More about Mathematical modelling and analysis on male urine flow rate.

What influences adherence to treatment in people with multiple sclerosis? (2019)
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Background Currently, there are a number of disease modifying therapies (DMTs) available that can help to reduce the number of attacks experienced in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). However, optimal outcomes are not always achieved du... Read More about What influences adherence to treatment in people with multiple sclerosis?.

Development of U-model enhansed nonlinear systems (2019)
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Nonlinear control system design has been widely recognised as a challenging issue where the key objective is to develop a general model prototype with conciseness, flexibility and manipulability, so that the designed control system can best match the... Read More about Development of U-model enhansed nonlinear systems.

Determinants of stock prices in the Egyptian stock market: Traditional asset pricing models versus behavioural asset pricing models (2019)
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The aim of this thesis is to determine a valuation model for stocks in the Egyptian stock market by comparing conventional and behavioural asset pricing models. To achieve this aim, this thesis constructs and tests the following extensions of the Fam... Read More about Determinants of stock prices in the Egyptian stock market: Traditional asset pricing models versus behavioural asset pricing models.

Investigating the role of knowledge management in driving the development of an effective business process architecture (2019)
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Business Process Architecture (BPA) modelling methods are not dynamic and flexible enough to effectively respond to changes. This may create a barrier that contributes to a lack of knowledge and learning capabilities which can affect the BPA regardin... Read More about Investigating the role of knowledge management in driving the development of an effective business process architecture.

Increasing home practice engagement during a mindfulness-based intervention for people with long-term conditions: An exploratory randomised controlled trial (2019)
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Abstract Background: Regular and sustained mindfulness practice (home practice) is considered a key component by which mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) exert their positive effects (Parsons, Crane, Parsons, Fjorback, & Kuyken, 2017). However... Read More about Increasing home practice engagement during a mindfulness-based intervention for people with long-term conditions: An exploratory randomised controlled trial.

'Handle with care': Working 'wisely' with the shamed client: An evidence-based exploration of the transformation of meaning (2019)
Thesis

Toxic shame is experienced as an extremely painful affective state where both external and internal worlds are seen as persecutory, and this drives many other emotional experiences and can hinder therapeutic growth. This thesis is a scoping study tha... Read More about 'Handle with care': Working 'wisely' with the shamed client: An evidence-based exploration of the transformation of meaning.

How women experience binge eating - An IPA study (2019)
Thesis

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder and women experience it disproportionately to men. BED is associated with a host of negative comorbid physical and mental health conditions. Although there is a strong literature base aro... Read More about How women experience binge eating - An IPA study.