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The management of local greenhouse gas emissions.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Climate change is recognized as a major threat to humanity and action is being taken at various spatial levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Most efforts at the local level are focused on the development and ... -
The nature of managerial involvement in strategic investment decisions.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)The role of managerial judgement and involvement in strategic investment decisions (SIDs) has received limited attention in Management Accounting and Finance literature. This study inquired into the nature of managerial ... -
Clotting analysis of blood samples from intensive care unit patients.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Introduction: Patients in the intensive care unit have complex haemostatic changes, which may be either procoagulant or anticoagulant. Global assays may reflect a patient’s net haemostatic balance and can contribute to ... -
Rewriting the Boundaries
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This thesis examines contemporary British experimental theatre of the 1990s and its relation to postmodern cultural theory. The practitioners discussed include Forced Entertainment, Third Angel, Stan’s Cafe, Blast Theory ... -
Evaluating websites using a practical quality model.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Many of the existing website evaluation methods and criteria for evaluating website quality are not able to sufficiently assess the performance and quality of a website, and most of them focus on usability and accessibility. ... -
Realism and representations of the working class in contemporary British cinema.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This thesis examines the history of social realism and the representation of the working-class in contemporary British cinema. Opening with a critical history, of the political and social context of British social realist ... -
The emerging role of epigenetics in the aetiology of endometriosis.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)BACKGROUND. Endometriosis is a very common but poorly understood disease. Defined as the presence of tissue resembling endometrial glands and stroma found in various locations around the body the disease manifests as ... -
Genetic algorithms with implicit memory
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This thesis investigates the workings of genetic algorithms in dynamic optimisation problems where fitness landscapes materialise that are identical to, or resemble in some way, landscapes previously encountered. The ... -
The effects of hypothermia and acidosis on Haemostasis
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Hypothermia and acidosis are often seen in trauma patients and the critically ill. Both significantly contribute towards the pathology of these conditions. These patients are often investigated for coagulopathy, often as ... -
An empirical investigation into heightened listening as an access tool for electroacoustic music.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MA by research)The heightened listening (HL) project investigated whether raising aural awareness in young inexperienced listeners could influence their appreciation of electroacoustic (E/A) music that includes real world sounds. It ... -
Characterisation of freeze dried amino acids and gelatin based rapidly Disintegrating tablets
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Recent research has shown the feasibility of using individual or a combination of amino acids as a replacement component for sugars in RDT formulations. What has emerged from this work is the notion of an optimal concentration ... -
Ecological and Economic Optimisation of Biogas Plants
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This research project provides guidelines for biogas operators, planners and manufacturers with tangible suggestions for improvements in ecology and economy. In order to achieve this, 10 biogas plants in Bavaria (Germany) ... -
Disguising external features affects identification accuracy in video identification lineups
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Hooded garments are a widespread fashion article and readily lend themselves as a disguise in terms of covering the hair and majority of the face. The presence of external features and maintaining the context in which a ... -
The End of Civilizations and the Remaking of the Last Man
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)The purpose of this study is to examine the contrasting ideas of Francis Fukuyama’s The End of History (1989) and Samuel P. Huntington’s The Clash of Civilizations (1993). My research will support Fukuyama’s claims that ... -
Spectrokinetic studies of the photostability and the photodegradation of Diethylstilbestrol
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)A spectrokinetic study has been carried out for research purposes on the photodegradation and photostability of the photoactive Diethylstilbestrol compound (DES) a synthetic oestrogen sometimes used in the treatment of ... -
Fuzzy Logic Based Software Product Quality Model for Execution Tracing
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This report presents the research carried out in the area of software product quality modelling. Its main endeavour is to consider software product quality with regard to maintainability. Supporting this aim, execution ... -
Life-cycle information management and acquisition for blood products
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Ten of thousands patients die every year because of medical errors. Many more patients suffer permanent damage and have to be medicated for the rest of their life. In the context of a blood donation, blood production and ... -
New Horizon in Mobile Communications Networks Planning
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)The new horizon in mobile communication network planning is a developed study on mobile communication services in developed and developing countries. The aim of the study is to introduce a method to predict the best country ... -
Protecting Autonomy in Non-consensual Sexual Offences: A Kantian Critique
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)The current law has been criticised on the basis that it does not provide a clear definition of consent. This criticism is important, particularly in light of the fact that the Sexual Offences Act 2003 adopts a consent-centric ... -
Transferring the improvisational potential of drawing to a contemporary sculptural practice
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This text and the body of artwork it describes are the outcomes of a practice-based research project exploring the question: "What are the implications and opportunities of transferring the improvisational potential of ...