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The primary aim of this research was to investigate how Further Education (FE) Sports Lecturers defined their sense of professionalism with reference to the jobs they did and the environments in which they worked. Individual narratives we...
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Design and analysis of a novel multi-input multi-output high voltage DC transformer model (2019)
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a novel Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) step-up DC transformer for applications in high voltage renewable energy sources is designed and presented
The overarching aim of this thesis is to investigate readers’ perceptions of the understandability of three translations of the Qur’an. Despite a long debate among translation theorists as to whether translations should be word-for-word or sense-for... Read More about Lexical selection and archaisms in three English translations of the Sūrat Yūsuf (the Chapter of Joseph): A comparative linguistic and empirical investigation.
An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse; An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (2019)
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Domestic abuse (DA) perpetrated by female partners against male partners has been a subject of dispute amongst scholars, with disagreements regarding both the existence of male victimization and the nature as well as the severity of such abuse. The... Read More about An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse; An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.
This thesis examines the concept of ‘home’ and ‘sense of belonging’ according to the experiences of Iraqi-Kurdish diasporic communities in the United Kingdom. It aims to explore the extent to which those in the Kurdish diaspora constructed their ‘ide... Read More about Kurdish generational diasporic identities. Perceptions of ‘home’ and ‘sense of belonging’ within families among Iraqi Kurds in the UK.
'We build our own homes': Practices of power and participation in a community land trust development (2019)
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This thesis narrates the first three years of a 50 unit housing project carried out by Bristol Community Land Trust in partnership with a Housing Association. Working in close collaboration with prospective residents and to a lesser extent, other non... Read More about 'We build our own homes': Practices of power and participation in a community land trust development.
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers' negative experiences and emotions during early motherhood (2019)
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Contemporary ideologies surrounding motherhood do not appear to reflect the experience for many women. Motherhood is often portrayed as idealised, romanticised and as a joyful experience however a large proportion of women do not find this and exper... Read More about An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers' negative experiences and emotions during early motherhood.
Background: Gradually, over the years, the type of treatments provided to clients with intellectual disabilities (IDs) has changed, with increasing access to different types of psychotherapy. Given the high prevalence of mental health difficulties of... Read More about Significant therapy events: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of psychotherapy with clients with intellectual disabilities.
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disorder that affects the whole of the joint unit resulting in pain and decreased function. Current evidence recommends core management strategies of exercise, education for self-management and weight... Read More about An integrated programme of exercise, self-management and active coping strategies for patients with knee osteoarthritis – a proof-of-concept study for a Hong Kong Chinese speaking population.
The evolution of Europe’s financial stability agenda (2019)
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PhD Thesis
Investigations into novel electrochemical technology for boar taint detection and vitamin analysis (2019)
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This thesis presents the evaluation of the novel electrochemical sensor and biosensor technology developed for the direct analysis of boar taint compounds in adipose tissue (European Patent 2966441). Gas chromatographic methods and extraction procedu... Read More about Investigations into novel electrochemical technology for boar taint detection and vitamin analysis.
Women's experiences of disordered eating across the weight spectrum in different contexts: A scoping exercise (2019)
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Initial thesis submission prior to viva examination
Development of an Ontology-based Framework and Tool for Employer Information Requirements (OntEIR) (2019)
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The identification of proper requirements is a key factor for a successful construction project. Many attempts in the form of frameworks, models, and tools have been put forward to assist in identifying those requirements. In projects using Building... Read More about Development of an Ontology-based Framework and Tool for Employer Information Requirements (OntEIR).
An evaluation of the effectiveness of face-to-face versus e-learning in the UAE Civil Defence sector (2019)
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In the UAE, e-Learning has been adopted as a new learning mode to increase awareness and standards of building fire safety of it civil defence workforce. Training in this sector has been mainly based around traditional classroom approaches. This rese... Read More about An evaluation of the effectiveness of face-to-face versus e-learning in the UAE Civil Defence sector.
Occupational balance in the 'Third Age': A conceptual model (2019)
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Introduction: This is a qualitative study, using a constructivist grounded theory approach. It considers what active older people do with their time and why; and what influences their engagement in particular activities.
Methods: Fourteen active ol... Read More about Occupational balance in the 'Third Age': A conceptual model.
A realist synthesis and evaluation of the role and impact of occupational therapists in reablement services (2019)
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Reablement services aim to improve the ability of people experiencing poor health or disability to complete daily living tasks. Existing studies of reablement have identified the primary role of occupational therapists as providers of equipment. Th... Read More about A realist synthesis and evaluation of the role and impact of occupational therapists in reablement services.
The beliefs, practices and developments of three teachers of science in the primary school (2019)
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This thesis explores the beliefs of three teachers about effective primary science practice, and the ways these develop in the context of a climate where there are few school resources for primary science training.
The research proposes a new theor... Read More about The beliefs, practices and developments of three teachers of science in the primary school.
An interactive metaheuristic search framework for software service identification from business process models (2019)
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In recent years, the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) model of computing has become widely used and has provided efficient and agile business solutions in response to inevitable and rapid changes in business requirements. Software service identifi... Read More about An interactive metaheuristic search framework for software service identification from business process models.
Physical activity and osteoarthritis; Fostering autonomous motivation and self-efficacy via a digital intervention (2019)
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic musculoskeletal disease affecting approximately 8.75 million people in the UK alone. Symptoms include pain, joint stiffness, and muscle weakness, as well as psychological and emotional limitations such as de... Read More about Physical activity and osteoarthritis; Fostering autonomous motivation and self-efficacy via a digital intervention.