All Outputs (1025)

Creative rural places: A study of cultural industries in Stroud, UK (2014)
Thesis
Conefrey, C. M. Creative rural places: A study of cultural industries in Stroud, UK. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/812236

This thesis explores how different geographical places and space shape the way cultural industries work. In a departure from much of the existing literature, this study focuses on rurally based industries. In particular, it seeks to identify the wa... Read More about Creative rural places: A study of cultural industries in Stroud, UK.

An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma (2014)
Thesis
Denford, S. An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/812650

Background: Asthma control is currently suboptimal for many individuals with asthma. A number of systematic reviews show that interventions are effective for improving asthma self-care in adults. However, the processes underpinning successful interve... Read More about An analysis of the application of the MESH intervention in asthma.

A case of the Emperor’s new clothes: A critical examination of public participation in environmental decision-making (2014)
Thesis
Khan, Z. A case of the Emperor’s new clothes: A critical examination of public participation in environmental decision-making. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/812907

The purpose of this doctoral research is to critically evaluate the public participation principle in environmental decision-making. Public participation is widely regarded as forming part of the corpus of international environmental law and has bee... Read More about A case of the Emperor’s new clothes: A critical examination of public participation in environmental decision-making.

Between physics and art: Imaging the un-image-able (2014)
Thesis
Swist, F. Between physics and art: Imaging the un-image-able. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/813261

This thesis explores the ways in which art practice can engage with science, and more precisely, how my own practice interacts with scientific knowledge. The theoretical underpinning and contextual position of the practice make it particularly suited... Read More about Between physics and art: Imaging the un-image-able.

Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration (2014)
Thesis
Andrews, R. Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/813561

Research suggests that parents of children with learning disabilities are particularly vulnerable to stress and that parental distress impacts negatively on family functioning, parenting roles and relationships, behaviours, socialisation and the psyc... Read More about Placing a child with learning disabilities into out-of-home care: Parents’ and caregivers’ decision making processes and ‘breaking point’: A grounded theory exploration.

Some extensions of the conditional CAPM (2014)
Thesis
Vendrame, V. Some extensions of the conditional CAPM. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/813701

The objective of this thesis is to consider some extensions of the CAPM and to investigate whether such extensions can offer a better explanation for the US average equity returns. This thesis focuses on four main extensions: (i) time-varying factor... Read More about Some extensions of the conditional CAPM.

"It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults (2014)
Thesis
Woodspring, N. "It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/813710

In recent years, the academic field of gerontology has developed a newfound interest in the body. A curiosity about temporality, in its many manifestations: chronology, generation, rhythmicity, pace, anticipation, and history, to name a few, is grow... Read More about "It's all life:" An exploration of the eloquence of embodiment in postwar adults.

Writing in the workplace: Variation in the writing practices and formality of eight multinational companies in Greece (2014)
Thesis
Machili, I. Writing in the workplace: Variation in the writing practices and formality of eight multinational companies in Greece. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/814113

Workplace writing is a high stakes activity. It constitutes a permanent record of a company’s transactions and this has implications for both the employees involved in the production of documents and also for the company as a whole. Workplace writing... Read More about Writing in the workplace: Variation in the writing practices and formality of eight multinational companies in Greece.

The import(ance) of history and modernity: Home, parish, and imperial order in the photographic representation of Simla 1860-1920 (2014)
Thesis
Whitehall, G. The import(ance) of history and modernity: Home, parish, and imperial order in the photographic representation of Simla 1860-1920. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/814225

The research sits in a gap between historical geography, colonial history, local micro-history and art history but also draws on wider fields such as museology, anthropology and cultural theory. It offers new perspectives onto the historiography of t... Read More about The import(ance) of history and modernity: Home, parish, and imperial order in the photographic representation of Simla 1860-1920.

An evaluation of an intervention progamme in support of development of social-interaction skills for secondary aged students with high functioning autistic spectrum disorder (2014)
Thesis
Noerr, J. An evaluation of an intervention progamme in support of development of social-interaction skills for secondary aged students with high functioning autistic spectrum disorder. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/814760

people who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder are characterised by a restricted ability to develop effective language, communication and social skillls. The pathways in the brain which allow for an intuitive understanding of social-interaction and the... Read More about An evaluation of an intervention progamme in support of development of social-interaction skills for secondary aged students with high functioning autistic spectrum disorder.

A cross-country study of the cost efficiency of the postal sector (2014)
Thesis
Gori, S. A cross-country study of the cost efficiency of the postal sector. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/815898

This thesis is an original and innovative contribution to the debate on the efficiency assessment of the mail business, which is the core business of postal operators. Postal services are an important economic sector for two reasons. First, due to th... Read More about A cross-country study of the cost efficiency of the postal sector.

Modality markers and politeness strategies in British and American ambassadorial speeches: A corpus-based approach (2014)
Thesis
Tran, H. P. Modality markers and politeness strategies in British and American ambassadorial speeches: A corpus-based approach. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/815906

This study investigates modality markers used as expressions of politeness in British and American ambassadorial speeches via a corpus-based method. Results of the research reflect the semantic and pragmatic perspectives of modality markers on the th... Read More about Modality markers and politeness strategies in British and American ambassadorial speeches: A corpus-based approach.

Financial contagion and the MENA Region (2014)
Thesis
Shrydeh, N. Financial contagion and the MENA Region. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/815941

The rapid growth of capital markets in emerging countries exerts a significant impact upon the future of the global economy. The spread of a shock, or crisis, from one originating market to other destination markets is a manifest phenomenon of recent... Read More about Financial contagion and the MENA Region.

Environmental controls on the spatial and temporal distribution of testate amoebae in two British minerotrophic mires (2014)
Thesis
Geary, A. P. Environmental controls on the spatial and temporal distribution of testate amoebae in two British minerotrophic mires. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/816060

This is the first study in the British Isles detailing the spatial and temporal distribution and controls on testate amoebae within minerotrophic brown-moss dominated mires. The study covers a full annual cycle at two mires, Max Bog in North Somerset... Read More about Environmental controls on the spatial and temporal distribution of testate amoebae in two British minerotrophic mires.

Playing Puck: A study of performative action in the shaping of a 'Legend Landscape' (2014)
Thesis
Irving, R. P. Playing Puck: A study of performative action in the shaping of a 'Legend Landscape'. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/816107

This thesis engages, through visual practice and written analysis, with the British tradition of ‘thin’ places that act as thresholds between everyday circumstantial reality and the otherworldly. It does so by focusing on the complex of prehistoric m... Read More about Playing Puck: A study of performative action in the shaping of a 'Legend Landscape'.

Experiences of sickness absence among NHS staff: A grounded theory analysis (2014)
Thesis
McFarlane, H. M. Experiences of sickness absence among NHS staff: A grounded theory analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/816115

Reducing sickness absence and speeding up return to work following absence is usually beneficial for employees and organisations. However, current theory on sickness absence is not sophisticated enough to meaningfully inform policies which adequately... Read More about Experiences of sickness absence among NHS staff: A grounded theory analysis.

Grammatical metaphor in English official documentation: A corpus approach to the Vietnamese translation of nominalisation (2014)
Thesis
Le Thi, G. C. Grammatical metaphor in English official documentation: A corpus approach to the Vietnamese translation of nominalisation. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/816243

This thesis aims to investigate grammatical metaphor in Vietnamese translations of English official documentation. Building on Halliday’s notion of grammatical metaphor and linguistic theories of translation shift, the thesis situates its argument in... Read More about Grammatical metaphor in English official documentation: A corpus approach to the Vietnamese translation of nominalisation.

A critical evaluation of local air quality management and its contribution to meeting the EU annual mean nitrogen dioxide limit value (2014)
Thesis
Barnes, J. A critical evaluation of local air quality management and its contribution to meeting the EU annual mean nitrogen dioxide limit value. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/816527

Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) was initially intended to play a supplementary role in assisting the UK government in achieving its European air quality obligations (Directive 2008/50/EC) through the implementation of action plans to reduce publi... Read More about A critical evaluation of local air quality management and its contribution to meeting the EU annual mean nitrogen dioxide limit value.

On the borderland of insanity: Women, dipsomania and inebriety, 1879-1913 (2014)
Thesis
Crabbe, C. M. On the borderland of insanity: Women, dipsomania and inebriety, 1879-1913. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/816630

This thesis highlights the complex issues associated with women habitual drunkards and the changing perceptions of such women as sinful, as a social problem, and latterly as a threat to the nation’s health. The national situation is investigated and... Read More about On the borderland of insanity: Women, dipsomania and inebriety, 1879-1913.

User participation in the design and development of Web 2.0 technologies for people with learning difficulties (2014)
Thesis
Fanou, S. K. User participation in the design and development of Web 2.0 technologies for people with learning difficulties. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/817107

In the twenty-first century People with Learning Difficulties (PWLD) still face oppression, discrimination and exclusion from the mainstream of social life. Over recent decades the policy of the United Kingdom’s (UK) government and activist organisat... Read More about User participation in the design and development of Web 2.0 technologies for people with learning difficulties.