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Assessing Identity Theft in the Internet of Things
(2014-03-01)In the Internet of Things everything is interconnected. In the same context that “man-made fire” got the party started for human civilisation, “man-made TCP” enabled computing devices to participate in our lives. Today we ... -
Assessing lidar-based classification schemes for polar stratospheric clouds based on 16 years of measurements at Esrange, Sweden
(2014-02-16)Lidar measurements of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) are commonly analyzed in classification schemes that apply the backscatter ratio and the particle depolarization ratio. This similarity of input data suggests comparable ... -
Assessing Moral Injury and its Clinical Associations in a UK Secure Care Population
(2023-08-24)Introduction: Moral Injury (MI) represents a type of trauma that can manifest after committing or witnessing transgressions which result in feelings of shame, guilt, and inner turmoil. Although originally conceived and ... -
Assessing mucoadhesion in polymer gels : The effect of method type and instrument variables
(2018-03-01)The process of mucoadhesion has been widely studied using a wide variety of methods, which are influenced by instrumental variables and experiment design, making the comparison between the results of different studies ... -
Assessing on-farm productivity of Miscanthus crops by combining soil mapping, yield modelling and remote sensing
(2016-02-29)Biomass from agricultural land is a key component of any sustainable bioenergy strategy, and 2nd generation, ligno-cellulosic feedstocks are part of the UK government policy to meet the target of reduced CO2 emission. ... -
Assessing pain
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Assessing patients' participation and quality of decision-making: insights from a study of routine practice in diverse settings
(2004)In the context of a qualitative study exploring patients’ participation in decision-making, we investigated how people interpret and respond to structured questions about decision-making about their health care. Seventy-four ... -
Assessing perceived voice similarity using multidimensional scaling for the construction of voice parades
(2013)In recent years forensic phoneticians, in consultation with psychologists and law enforcement officers, have put considerable effort into devising and refining procedures for preparing and conducting fair voice parades. ... -
Assessing population needs in primary health care : the problem of GP attachment
(1993-01)Recent government policy has emphasised the benefits of assessing need at a local level, For Health Authorities operating a system of strict GP attachment, attempting to do this for localities within districts is not ... -
Assessing prevalence, knowledge and use of cognitive enhancers among university students in the United Arab Emirates: A quantitative study
(2022-01-26)BACKGROUND: Cognitive enhancers (CE) are often used to improve memory, alertness and cognitive capacity. These products are commercially and pharmaceutically available. Due to high academic pressure, university students ... -
Assessing problematic use of social media: where do we stand and what can be improved?
(2022-06-01)The increased popularity of social media has brought clinicians and researchers to question the potential problematic outcomes of such Internet-based applications. Over the past two decades, an increasing number of studies ... -
Assessing quantitative resistance against Leptosphaeria maculans (phoma stem canker) in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) in young plants : Assessing quantitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans
(2014-01-15)Quantitative resistance against Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus is difficult to assess in young plants due to the long period of symptomless growth of the pathogen from the appearance of leaf lesions to the ... -
Assessing Requirements Process Strengths and Weaknesses: A first step to prioritising requirements process implementation
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Assessing Supermarket Food Shopper Reaction to Horsemeat Scandal in the UK
(2014)Consumer reaction to food scares has been given considerable research attention but insights into specific shopper segments’ reactions to food scares, especially those that do not pose direct health risk to the public is ... -
Assessing the 2004-2018 fentanyl misusing issues reported to an international range of adverse reporting systems
(2019-02-01)Objective: A recent, global, increase in the use of opioids including the prescribing, highly potent, fentanyl has been recorded. Due its current popularity and the potential lethal consequences of its intake, we aimed ... -
Assessing the applicability of terrestrial laser scanning for mapping englacial conduits.
(2018-02-01)The morphology of englacial drainage networks and their temporal evolution are poorly characterised, particularly within cold ice masses. At present, direct observations of englacial channels are restricted in both spatial ... -
Assessing the content of advice from practitioners claiming paranormal ability
(University of Hertfordshire, 2004)This thesis focuses on both the development of methods for testing practitioners claiming paranormal abilities (i. e. astrologers, psychics and mediums) and the exploration of how they use various linguistic strategies ... -
Assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of local authorities in Saudi Arabia : a case study of Jeddah Municipality
(University of Hertfordshire, 2004)The aim of the thesis is to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the major services that are provided by Jeddah Municipality (JM) by using criteria which are derived from the Saudi environment. The Delphi technique ... -
Assessing the environmental impact of different crop protection strategies
(2004)In 1993, a project was established to develop more sustainable arable farming systems. Fields were divided into two plots to compare the environmental and economic performance of conventional and integrated farming systems ...