• Advertising Photography: Professional Practice as Commercial Creativity 

  Swift, Rebecca (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  This thesis examines the concept and practice of creative photographic work within the advertising industry. It argues that while the industry is saturated by, and dependent on, photographic production, analytical work ...

• The lived experiences and embodiment of asthma and sports and exercise in the South Asian population: An interpretative phenomenological analysis 

  Yusuf, Zainab (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Individuals of South Asian origin with asthma in the UK are more likely to experience excess morbidity and increased hospitalisation rates compared to their White British counterparts. South Asian groups also have lower ...

• Exploring Non-binary Genders: Language and Identity 

  Cordoba, Sebastian (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  This thesis explores the multiple ways in which non-binary people negotiate their identities, their authenticity, and their embodied experiences through language. Twenty-two non-binary-identified people living in the UK ...

• Risks of overheating in highly insulated English houses: an investigation into the design process, comfort performance and occupant behaviour 

  Toledo, Linda (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  When exploring the topic of overheating in buildings, the notion is commonly applied to future overheating, as a consequence of climate change. By contrast, this thesis is concerned with present-day overheating, as it is ...

• A NOVEL DIELECTRIC TECHNIQUE FOR MONITORING THE LYOPHILISATION OF GLOBULAR PROTEINS 

  Suherman, Phe Man (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Background. The moisture content of lyophilised proteins plays an important role in the stability and long-term storage of these substances. Residual moisture is mainly determined by the combination of formulation factors ...

• Single Vial Monitoring of Pharmaceutical Freeze Drying Processes using Through Vial Impedance Spectroscopy 

  Pandya, Bhaskar (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Currently, there is no single process analytical technology (PAT) in the market that can provide non-invasively, product and process related information which is representative of the entire batch at key stages of the ...

• Prioritising IT Applications’ Readiness using Balanced Scorecards in Saudi Arabia 

  Nooh, Sameer Abdullah (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Defining a realistic strategy, that directs employees to achieve the organisation's strategic goals, is an important step towards achieving an organisation's objectives. Balanced Scorecards are one of the most useful tools ...

• Development of an Industrial Effluent Treatment Catalyst from Low Value Fleeces 

  Neal, Helen (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  This work is devoted to adding value to low value wool by the development of a solid phase oxidation catalyst supported on wool for the treatment of industrial wastewater. It is recognised that homogeneous systems have ...

• Novel Fibrous Catalyst in the Decomposition of Airborne Chemical Agents at Moderate Temperatures 

  Nagy, Gabriela (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are an important source of air pollution. The reduction of VOCs concentration in air, including their catalytic oxidation is becoming increasingly important, not only because of their ...

• Development of a Cytochrome P450 Expression System with Biomass Scale-up, Streamlined Downstream Processing and Stability Modifications 

  McCann, Glen J. P. (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Recombinant human P450s are important in preclinical studies to discover possible interactions between drugs when taking medicines. Drugs may be either inhibitors or substrates for P450s. Some P450s also play a major role ...

• Cadences of Choreomusicality: Investigating the Relationship Between Sound and Movement in Staged Performances of Popping and Animation in the United Kingdom 

  Read, Joanne (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  This practice-led doctoral research explores the relationship between staged performances of popping, closely related movement practices such as animation (in dance) and music in the United Kingdom. Through an experiential, ...

• Trust, Security and Perceived Risk Models for Designing Internet Banking 

  Massoud, Ahmed Massoud Alsuwiey (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  This research assesses the behaviour patterns of existing bank customers towards Internet banking service in the UK (non-adopters and adopters), and their continuing usage or abandonment of service. The study also develops ...

• Genetically engineering a new system for the expression of cytochrome P450 enzymes in insect cells using novel P450 reductases 

  Mahajan, Pravin (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Human cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) are a superfamily of haem-binding monooxygenase enzymes involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics such as toxins, carcinogens and pharmaceutical drugs as well as in the biosynthesis ...

• Using Design Thinking to Facilitate Information Technology Service 

  Lataifeh, Mohammad (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Within the context of fierce competition, limited resources, and turbulent economies, large organizations are challenged to maintain agility and profitability. Enterprise Resources Planning Systems (ERPs) help organize, ...

• In search of human cytochrome P450 1A1 enzyme inhibitor 

  Kaduskar, Supriya (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / MPhil)

  Human cytochrome P450 1 (CYP1) family consists of three members; they are CYP1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP1B1. The mRNAs of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 genes are known to be expressed in extra-hepatic tissues while that of the CYP1A2 gene is ...

• Towards a Practitioner Model of Mobile Music 

  Jones, Steve (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  This practice-based research investigates the mobile paradigm in the context of electronic music, sound and performance; it considers the idea of mobile as a lens through which a new model of electronic music performance ...

• Creative Education and Creative Work 

  Higdon, Rachel (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  This research brings together the Creative Economy and Employability agendas, concerns of British government policy from the late 1990s to the current day. It interrogates the concept of employability in creative industries ...

• Development of a Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene toner for an electrophotography based additive manufacturing process 

  Chudasama, Rupesh (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Research in to utilising electrophotography for Additive Manufacturing has been under investigation for over a decade. However, the research has been primarily focused on resolving the height limitations caused by charge ...

• Development of Sol-Gel technology for textile surface coating to achieve self-cleaning and antibacterial properties 

  Chizyuka, Mutinta (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  With advancements in technology and its influence on most industries, the textile industry continues to pursue innovative techniques to create and meet the growing demand for technical textiles. Self-cleaning textiles have ...

• Development of Artemisia annua L. as a crop for production of the antimalarial drug artemisinin 

  Burns, Corrinne (Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)

  Artemisinin is the parent compound for the latest generation of anti-malarial drugs. In many cases of severe or drug-resistant malaria, the artemisinins are the only effective means of treatment for this common and ...

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