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‘Plan Z and then off the edge of a cliff’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers’ experience of living with a slow-to-heal Caesarean wound (2023)
Thesis
Djatmika, C. ‘Plan Z and then off the edge of a cliff’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers’ experience of living with a slow-to-heal Caesarean wound. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10477901

Studies indicate that complex postsurgical wound healing can significantly alter biopsychological markers responsible for recovery, such as pain perception and sense of self-coherence. Yet, there is a lack of research investigating women’s experien... Read More about ‘Plan Z and then off the edge of a cliff’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of mothers’ experience of living with a slow-to-heal Caesarean wound.

A qualitative study on how therapists negotiate gendered perceptions of the division of parental responsibility and labour, using a story completion and vignette task (2023)
Thesis
Wahnon, M. A qualitative study on how therapists negotiate gendered perceptions of the division of parental responsibility and labour, using a story completion and vignette task. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10198589

Aims: The argument that therapeutic practice affirms a reductionist paradigm of distress and overlooks socio-environmental understandings of suffering suggests that Psychology may collude with systems of power, privilege, and oppression. As key propo... Read More about A qualitative study on how therapists negotiate gendered perceptions of the division of parental responsibility and labour, using a story completion and vignette task.

Therapists experiences of delivering treatment to patients with co-morbid mental and physical health conditions within an IAPT service (2023)
Thesis
Jackson, F. Therapists experiences of delivering treatment to patients with co-morbid mental and physical health conditions within an IAPT service. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10223564

The number of people who have a Long-Term Health Condition (LTC) is increasing. There is a high prevalence of those who have a LTC who are also experiencing a Mental Health Condition. There has been a recent focus on The Improving Access to Psycholog... Read More about Therapists experiences of delivering treatment to patients with co-morbid mental and physical health conditions within an IAPT service.

Methodologies and practice for improving measurement in urodynamics – quantifying accuracy, quality and contractility (2023)
Thesis
Gammie, A. Methodologies and practice for improving measurement in urodynamics – quantifying accuracy, quality and contractility. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10417940

Any clinical practitioner using a physiological measurement relies on assurance of the quality of that measurement. In urodynamics, the measurement of lower urinary tract function, poor quality results leading to incorrect diagnoses could result in m... Read More about Methodologies and practice for improving measurement in urodynamics – quantifying accuracy, quality and contractility.

How central banks shape liquidity production: The case of India (2023)
Thesis
Jain, S. How central banks shape liquidity production: The case of India. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10017916

This thesis develops a theoretical framework to study the role of central banks in shaping liquidity production in different financial structures and applies the framework to India. The theoretical framework draws on the three different ways in which... Read More about How central banks shape liquidity production: The case of India.

Learning to improvise: The lived experience of music and music therapy students (2023)
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Lockett, B. Learning to improvise: The lived experience of music and music therapy students. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7840380

This study investigates the lived experience of learning to improvise for music and music therapy students on postgraduate courses in UK Higher Education. Findings demonstrate that learning is complex: engendering changes to identity, increased emoti... Read More about Learning to improvise: The lived experience of music and music therapy students.

Exploring the interaction between online practices and offline domestic food practices in family homes: Implications for food waste reduction campaigns (2023)
Thesis
Ridgway, A. Exploring the interaction between online practices and offline domestic food practices in family homes: Implications for food waste reduction campaigns. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10307861

Food waste is a significant problem in the food system, contributing to the environmental impact of food production and distribution as well as food inequality. In the UK and other high-income countries, a high proportion of the food waste in the foo... Read More about Exploring the interaction between online practices and offline domestic food practices in family homes: Implications for food waste reduction campaigns.

Body-mapping with therapeutic practitioners: An embodied exploration of therapists’ perceptions of the body, and use of embodiment within therapy (2023)
Thesis
Bond, Z. Body-mapping with therapeutic practitioners: An embodied exploration of therapists’ perceptions of the body, and use of embodiment within therapy. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10107465

Alongside the growth of body-oriented approaches to therapy over the past couple of decades, ‘embodiment’ and the ‘embodied relationship’ have become increasingly cited constructs within the therapeutic and psychological worlds, and yet, the use of e... Read More about Body-mapping with therapeutic practitioners: An embodied exploration of therapists’ perceptions of the body, and use of embodiment within therapy.

How do clients experience intensive EMDR for PTSD? A phenomenological analysis (2023)
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Butler, S. How do clients experience intensive EMDR for PTSD? A phenomenological analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9911124

There is a dearth of qualitative research exploring the benefits and challenges of intensive Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) from the clients’ perspective. Currently, research into intensive EMDR, which involves multiple therapy... Read More about How do clients experience intensive EMDR for PTSD? A phenomenological analysis.

A qualitative study investigating the impact of flexible working on a sample of UK employees' physical activity, sedentary behaviours and healthy eating habits during the first 12-months of the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
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Bertiz, F. A qualitative study investigating the impact of flexible working on a sample of UK employees' physical activity, sedentary behaviours and healthy eating habits during the first 12-months of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10107792

Objectives: Between March 2020 and July 2021, many UK employees transitioned to more flexible work arrangements in response to a series of lockdown rules and restrictions implemented by UK Governments to tackle the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (... Read More about A qualitative study investigating the impact of flexible working on a sample of UK employees' physical activity, sedentary behaviours and healthy eating habits during the first 12-months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainable stabilisation of expansive road pavement foundations, pavement thickness optimisation and defects analysis (2023)
Thesis
Amakye, S. Sustainable stabilisation of expansive road pavement foundations, pavement thickness optimisation and defects analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10267642

Expansive road subgrade has been in existence for decades resulting in major road pavement defects, high maintenance/construction costs and detrimental environmental effects associated with using traditional cement and lime in subgrade stabilisation.... Read More about Sustainable stabilisation of expansive road pavement foundations, pavement thickness optimisation and defects analysis.

Individuals with intellectual disabilities experiences of the therapeutic relationship (2023)
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Parker, S. Individuals with intellectual disabilities experiences of the therapeutic relationship. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10014255

Background: In the UK higher rates of mental health difficulties are experienced by those with intellectual disabilities (ID) than by those without. Despite this there is a lack of understanding about how best to support these individuals. Recently,... Read More about Individuals with intellectual disabilities experiences of the therapeutic relationship.

'Consider the object of offering refuge' when exploring the therapist experience of working with refugees supported by an interpreter 'a mille fois' of experience. An exploration using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (2023)
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Ash, A. 'Consider the object of offering refuge' when exploring the therapist experience of working with refugees supported by an interpreter 'a mille fois' of experience. An exploration using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9613019

The world is experiencing an ever-increasing growth in the number of displaced refugee persons across the globe; individuals who have fled their homeland due to force and fear for their life. It is widely acknowledged these individuals have often exp... Read More about 'Consider the object of offering refuge' when exploring the therapist experience of working with refugees supported by an interpreter 'a mille fois' of experience. An exploration using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

Using the theoretical domains framework and COM-B model in identifying barriers and facilitators to addressing smoking cessation in improving access to psychological therapies services: A qualitative study (2023)
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Varnes, L. Using the theoretical domains framework and COM-B model in identifying barriers and facilitators to addressing smoking cessation in improving access to psychological therapies services: A qualitative study. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10039226

Objectives: Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, and the prevalence rates of smoking in individuals with mental health conditions remains high. Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) services could be a pl... Read More about Using the theoretical domains framework and COM-B model in identifying barriers and facilitators to addressing smoking cessation in improving access to psychological therapies services: A qualitative study.

The spatio-temporal influence of atmospheric circulations on hydroclimate in Great Britain (2023)
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West, H. The spatio-temporal influence of atmospheric circulations on hydroclimate in Great Britain. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9700950

Atmospheric circulations have an important influence on regional climate. Understanding the relationships between circulations, rainfall and streamflow at a regional and catchment scale is therefore of interest to water and environmental managers. Ho... Read More about The spatio-temporal influence of atmospheric circulations on hydroclimate in Great Britain.

The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for the detection and monitoring of the critically endangered European eel, Anguilla anguilla (2023)
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Weldon, L. The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for the detection and monitoring of the critically endangered European eel, Anguilla anguilla. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9259727

The European eel Anguilla anguilla, is currently classified as critically endangered (IUCN Red List). In the UK the eel population is estimated at less than 5% of numbers observed in the 1980s and this trend is reflected throughout its European fresh... Read More about The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for the detection and monitoring of the critically endangered European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

Profiling the DNA damage response dynamics at sub-lethal and lethal temozolomide doses (2023)
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Visser, H. Profiling the DNA damage response dynamics at sub-lethal and lethal temozolomide doses. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10014381

Confronted with DNA damage, cells can undergo cell cycle arrest and DNA repair, or cell death. However, communal DNA damage response (DDR) proteins involved in each of these cell fates, has confounded attempts to unravel the molecular nuances that dr... Read More about Profiling the DNA damage response dynamics at sub-lethal and lethal temozolomide doses.

Ownership structure and stock market implications of forward-looking and risk disclosure: Evidence from Asean listed companies (2023)
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Nguyen, L. T. T. Ownership structure and stock market implications of forward-looking and risk disclosure: Evidence from Asean listed companies. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9995248

This study aims to examine the extent of forward-looking and risk disclosure in annual report narratives of listed companies in ASEAN member countries – namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – over the period 2009... Read More about Ownership structure and stock market implications of forward-looking and risk disclosure: Evidence from Asean listed companies.

An industrial craft reinstated: A printmaker's perspective on tissue transferware (2023)
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Sheppy, L. An industrial craft reinstated: A printmaker's perspective on tissue transferware. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9238193

Underglaze tissue transfer printing, termed transferware, is a genre of industrial printmaking on ceramics. This genre was practiced inside the factory and is described in my doctoral study as an industrial craft. Much of the knowledge surrounding th... Read More about An industrial craft reinstated: A printmaker's perspective on tissue transferware.