All Outputs (1081)

The development of electrochemical biosensors for cholesterol (2015)
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Coronary vascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death worldwide. According to a WHO report and global and regional projections of mortality and burden of disease, by 2030, the number of people dying from heart disease and stroke will incre... Read More about The development of electrochemical biosensors for cholesterol.

The influence of regulatory T cells and mobilisation regimens on graft versus malignancy, graft versus host disease and relapse in haematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation (2015)
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are key players in controlling immune responses, limiting autoimmune disease and allergies, and attenuating immune responses to tumours and pathogens. Understanding and harnessing the suppressive effects of Tregs in autolog... Read More about The influence of regulatory T cells and mobilisation regimens on graft versus malignancy, graft versus host disease and relapse in haematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation.

Innovative optical non-contact measurement of respiratory function using photometric stereo (2015)
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Pulmonary functional testing is very common and widely used in today's clinical environment for testing lung function. The contact based nature of a Spirometer can cause breathing awareness that alters the breathing pattern, affects the amount of air... Read More about Innovative optical non-contact measurement of respiratory function using photometric stereo.

Developing dwelling as an approach to landscape and place: The cases of long-distance transhumance and Easter processions (2015)
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Approaches to place and landscape have concerned geographers, at least throughout Modern history. In geographical place and landscape writings, notions of dwelling have been taken up and developed since the 1970s to indicate the lived and practised c... Read More about Developing dwelling as an approach to landscape and place: The cases of long-distance transhumance and Easter processions.

The expression of toll-like receptors in B-chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (2015)
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) is the most common form of Leukaemia in the Western world and has a highly variable clinical course. Continuing advances in the range of therapeutic options available to clinicians require reliable prognostic indic... Read More about The expression of toll-like receptors in B-chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

The affordances of virtual world technologies to empower the visualisation of complex theory concepts in computer science: Enhancing success and experience in higher education (2015)
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This research targeted complex abstract concepts in Computer Science and focused on bringing about the visualisation of such concepts using virtual world technologies. The research proposed the use of virtual world elements to support th... Read More about The affordances of virtual world technologies to empower the visualisation of complex theory concepts in computer science: Enhancing success and experience in higher education.

Psychological health: Exploring the relationships between psychological flexibility, basic psychological needs satisfaction, goal pursuits and resilience (2015)
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The core constructs of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT, Hayes, Strosahl and Wilson, 2012) (including psychological flexibility) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT, Ryan and Deci, 2000) (including type of goal pursuits, basic psychological need... Read More about Psychological health: Exploring the relationships between psychological flexibility, basic psychological needs satisfaction, goal pursuits and resilience.

An exploration into the impact of animals as a therapeutic adjunct in education for children with behaviour, emotional and social difficulties: A biophilic philosophy for education (2015)
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This PhD study makes an original contribution to to current research by examining through case study the impact of animal assisted activities for children and young people with Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD). The thesis presents... Read More about An exploration into the impact of animals as a therapeutic adjunct in education for children with behaviour, emotional and social difficulties: A biophilic philosophy for education.

Managing asthma at school: The perceptions of children and school staff (2015)
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This thesis presents the findings of a mixed methods study exploring the perceptions of children and school staff managing asthma in seven Bristol primary schools. Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting 1 in 10 children and... Read More about Managing asthma at school: The perceptions of children and school staff.

Towards a critical edition of the short fiction of Sarah Grand (2014)
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Source apportionment and dispersion mapping of fugitive dust using directional passive monitors (2014)
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This study combines passive directional dust monitoring methods with ICP-MS analysis, binary mixing modelling and geostatistical modelling to generate dust dispersion maps, enabling a record of Air Pollution Control residue (APC) dust dispersion on a... Read More about Source apportionment and dispersion mapping of fugitive dust using directional passive monitors.

In vitro studies comparing activities of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and electrochemically activated solutions (2014)
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There is a need for alternative “treatments” for killing microbes in wound and other body surfaces. Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (APDT) and Electrochemically Activated Solutions (ECAS) are two recent developments in the field of bioci... Read More about In vitro studies comparing activities of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and electrochemically activated solutions.

‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’: An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary contexts (2014)
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This thesis explores the pedagogical practices signified by the pedagogical term ‘project;’ which have traditionally been associated with enquiry based progressive ways of working with young children aimed at facilitating levels of both child and te... Read More about ‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’: An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary contexts.

Email counselling and the therapeutic relationship: A grounded theory analysis of therapists' experiences (2014)
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Provision of online counselling in its many forms has increased dramatically over the last 10 years, however research findings suggest that many therapists have concerns about whether a therapeutic relationship can be successfully engendered online,... Read More about Email counselling and the therapeutic relationship: A grounded theory analysis of therapists' experiences.

Army, police and society in Ireland: Civil, military and police relations in King's County and County Donegal c1870-1902 (2014)
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This thesis makes a detailed contribution to the study of social relations between tenantry, landowners, police and the military, and reveals continuities and complexities often missing from more generalised accounts. It begins by arguing that the p... Read More about Army, police and society in Ireland: Civil, military and police relations in King's County and County Donegal c1870-1902.

An exploration of the urban pedestrian experience, including how it is affected by the presence of motor traffic (2014)
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The experience of urban walking is one that can form an important package of time in people’s daily routine, with 8 million hours being spent daily walking in urban areas in the UK. This study explores urban walking experience as a holistic and multi... Read More about An exploration of the urban pedestrian experience, including how it is affected by the presence of motor traffic.

Social practice theory and sustainable mobility: An analysis of the English local transport planning as a system of provision (2014)
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The UK Government is committed to reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050. Reducing emissions from motorised transport and changing travel behaviour of people wishing to travel are two possible means of achieving this.... Read More about Social practice theory and sustainable mobility: An analysis of the English local transport planning as a system of provision.

Boundary work in theory and practice: Past, present and future (2014)
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This thesis involves the submission of published academic work with a critical commentary, in accordance with the regulations of the University of the West of England on Supervised DPhil degrees. Nine papers are submitted, published from 1998 to 2013... Read More about Boundary work in theory and practice: Past, present and future.

Towards understandings of visitor experiences and practices that shape new meanings of place at National Trust sites (2014)
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The National Trust face a new set of challenges in recent years; as one of the most influential heritage bodies in the UK, it is responsible for the preservation and protection of a large number of diverse sites from historic buildings to woodland.... Read More about Towards understandings of visitor experiences and practices that shape new meanings of place at National Trust sites.

The role of relationships in building capabilities for social innovation: The case of social enterprises (2014)
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Increasing societal problems in social welfare, governmental and state systems, and recent cuts in public spending, have raised interest in the role of social innovation as a means of providing potential solutions. Social innovation is defined as the... Read More about The role of relationships in building capabilities for social innovation: The case of social enterprises.