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Ubiquitous Robotics System for Knowledge-based Auto-configuration System for Service Delivery within Smart Home Environments
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)The future smart home will be enhanced and driven by the recent advance of the Internet of Things (IoT), which advocates the integration of computational devices within an Internet architecture on a global scale [1, 2]. ... -
Udayagiri : a sacred hill : its art, architecture and landscape
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Unconstrained Iris Recognition
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)This research focuses on iris recognition, the most accurate form of biometric identification. The robustness of iris recognition comes from the unique characteristics of the human, and the permanency of the iris texture ... -
Unconstrained Road Sign Recognition
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)There are many types of road signs, each of which carries a different meaning and function: some signs regulate traffic, others indicate the state of the road or guide and warn drivers and pedestrians. Existent image-based ... -
Understanding of Coronary Heart Disease in South Asian Migrant Men in the UK
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)This research explored the understanding of coronary heart disease among the South Asian Migrant men in the UK. The objectives of this study are: • To explore migrant South Asian men’s understanding of the risks involved ... -
Unity in diversity? Identity, relationship and cultural context in the classic Mini and the BMW Mini communities
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)When brand objects attract a number of consumers who exhibit strong loyalty to that object, and who communicate such loyalties with each other, brand communities form. Studies of such communities have hitherto focused on ... -
Unpredictable popular music : history, praxis, perception : cryptography, serialism, pseudorandom generation, chance, improvisation and infinite monkeys.
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Unseen Horrors: The Unmade Films of Hammer
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)This doctoral thesis is an industrial study of Hammer Film Productions, focusing specifically on the period of 1955-2000, and foregrounding the company’s unmade projects as primary case studies throughout. It represents a ... -
Urban conservation in Malaysia : processes and management.
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Urbanisation and the transformation of Chinese womens sport in post-Mao era
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A usability assessment of a specific alternative computer input device for users with spinal cord injuries
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)The salient point of this research was to investigate the key factors of assistive devices for people with severe physical disabilities, i.e. spinal cord injury, when selecting and using an input device. The area of study ... -
Usability of Social Tags in Digital Libraries for E-Learning Environment
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)This study contributes to the academic literature concerning social tag systems for digital libraries, addressing the identified information gap from the user’s perspective. It defines social tagging tools and tests users’ ... -
Use and selection of terrestrial resources by adult common toads (Bufo bufo) in agricultural landscapes.
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The use of experiential learning within nurse education
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The use of ice thermal storage with real time electricity pricing.
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)The thesis investigates the application of ice thermal storage technology to situations where the price of electricity varies continuously with instantaneous network demand. A central hypothesis is postulated in chapter ... -
The Use of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Against Biofilms
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)The persistence of biofilms in hospital settings are associated with Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI), causing increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. The resistance of biofilms against commonly used ... -
The use of nanowires for the production of a power Schottky diode
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)The reduction in carbon emissions targets of 2050 are challenging and require a number of diverse ways, and probably yet to be invented methods, to reduce the worlds energy consumption. Therefore more energy efficient ... -
The use of novel mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41 for the sorption and separation of neutral and overbased sulphonate and phenate lubricant detergents
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)An area of industry that exploits zeolites for separation purposes is that of the petroleum industry where zeolites are used in catalytic conversions as well as chromatographic separations of hydrocarbons. The development ... -
Using Artificial Intelligence To Improve The Control Of Prosthetic Legs
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)For as long as people have been able to survive limb threatening injuries prostheses have been created. Modern lower limb prostheses are primarily controlled by adjusting the amount of damping in the knee to bend in a ...