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An investigation into hotel group and luxury fashion designer collaborations
(2012-11)This article is a preliminary exploration, aiming to identify the drivers of a plethora of developments led by luxury fashion designers. It was found that both luxury fashion designers and the hotel companies realised a ... -
An investigation into Karmilov-Smith's RR model : the effects of structured tuition
(1999)Karmiloff-Smith's model of representational redescription describes development proceeding from implicit to explicit knowledge. During part of this process, knowledge is said to be resistant to external influences. However, ... -
Investigation into mechanical, absorption and swelling behaviour of hemp/sisal fibre reinforced bioepoxy hybrid composites: Effects of stacking sequences
(2019-11-01)This work focuses on the fabrication of hybrid bio-composites using green epoxy as the matrix material, hemp (H) and sisal (S) fibre mats as the reinforcements. The hybrid composite with sisal/hemp fibres were fabricated ... -
Investigation into Mechanical, Thermal and Water Absorption Behaviors of Cocos nucifera Shell Filler Reinforced Vinyl Ester Polymeric Composites
(2021-11-23)Recently, natural filler reinforced polymer composites are important materials for various engineering applications. Hence, this present work focuses on utilization of Cocos nucifera shell powder (CNSP) as a filler in vinyl ... -
Investigation into microdefects and corrosion resistance of nickel-titanium shape memory alloy using electrical discharge coating process
(2024-04-02)Nickel-titanium shape memory alloy is a novel material with outstanding properties suitable for biomedical applications such as implantation devices. Unfortunately, the high composition of nickel in this alloy can be harmful ... -
An investigation into mothers’ experiences of their children’s functional tic-like behaviour and tic attacks
(2024-01-02)Objective: This is the first study to systematically explore the lived experiences of sudden and new onset of severe functional tics from the perspective of the mother’s experiences and describes their attempts to access ... -
Investigation into Single Scattering Properties of Airborne Saharan Dust Particles
(2008)The phase functions of single mineral dust particles levitated in an electrodynamic balance have been measured. Normalized phase functions and the asymmetry parameter could be determined because nearly the full range of ... -
An investigation into solvent-membrane interactions when assessing drug release from organic vehicles using regenerated cellulose membranes
(2008-09)The influence of organic solvents on artificial membranes when assessing drug release from topical formulations is, generally, poorly characterised yet current guidelines require no characterisation of the membrane before, ... -
An Investigation into Teachers' Professional Autonomy in England: Implications for Policy and Practice
(2013-04-09)The current coalition government in England has expressed its commitment to establishing an autonomous teaching profession. This study argues that such autonomy cannot exist in a system that is ideologically driven by ... -
An investigation into the age and origin of Suranga in the foothills of the Western Ghats of India
(2015-09-30)This paper presents the evidence for determining the age and origin of suranga irrigation found mainly in southern Karnataka and northern Kerala in the foothills of the Western Ghats of south India. It draws on on-going ... -
An investigation into the alleged haunting of Hampton Court Palace : Psychological variables and magnetic fields
(2002)Hampton Court Palace is reputed to be one of the most haunted places in England, with both staff and visitors reporting unusual phenomena in many areas of the building. This investigation aimed to discover the extent to ... -
An investigation into the associations between psychological skills, anaerobic fitness, and aerobic fitness in elite Iranian taekwondo athletes
(2023-07-07)This study investigated the relationship between psychological skills and fitness levels among elite taekwondo athletes. A total of ten Iranian male elite taekwondo athletes (mean age of 20.6±2 years, BMI 18.78±0.62 kg/m2, ... -
An investigation into the changing educational needs of community nurses with regard to needs assessment and quality of care in the context of the NHS and Community Care Act, 1990
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An investigation into the effect of ageing on expert memory with CHREST
(2007)CHREST is a cognitive architecture that models human perception, learning, memory, and problem solving, and which has successfully simulated numerous human experimental data on chess. In this paper, we describe an investigation ... -
Investigation into the effect of language on performance in a multimedia food studies application
(University of Hertfordshire, 1999)An investigation into how performance in a multimedia learning application was related to the level of language support available is reported. Teachers from a College of Further Education, National Vocation Qualification ... -
An investigation into the effects of different warm-up modalities on specific motor skills related to soccer performance
(2010-08)Fletcher, IM and Monte-Colombo, MM. An investigation into the effects of different warm-up modalities on specific motor skills related to soccer performance. J Strength Cond Res 24(8): 2096-2101, 2010-The aim of this study ... -
Investigation into the functionality of controlled drug denaturing/destruction kits
(2015-03)Context: Throughout the UK a large amount of unwanted, expired or patient returned controlled drugs are disposed of every day, in community and hospital pharmacies, veterinary surgeries, hospices, private hospitals and ... -
An Investigation into the Impact of Childhood Abuse and Care-giver Invalidation on Psychological Inflexibility in Clinical and Subclinical Eating Disorders
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-09-30)As a whole, eating disorders have been characterised as having the following key features: a persistent over concern with body size and shape; and weight control behaviours such as fasting, exercise, and self-induced ... -
An investigation into the in vivo performance variability of pH responsive polymers for ileo-colonic drug delivery using gamma scintigraphy in humans
(2006-12)Gastrointestinal performance of tablets coated with pH responsive acrylic polymers (Eudragit) was investigated in human volunteers. Tablet cores were coated with Eudragit S dissolved in ethanol (organic), Eudragit S aqueous ...