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Understanding the Perspectives of UK-Based Family Members of People who have Chosen to End their Life by Assisted Dying
(2023-10-10)Assisted dying is growing global momentum as an option to end unbearable suffering in particular medical circumstances, but remains illegal in the UK. Currently, UK citizens wishing for an assisted death must go to ... -
Understanding What Supports Dementia-Friendly Environments in General Hospital Settings: a Realist Evaluation
(2018-06-29)Background: Improving care for people living with dementia when they are admitted to hospital is a national priority. Interventions have been designed and implemented to support staff to improve how they provide care to ... -
Understanding Young People's Experiences and Perceptions of Relational Bullying: a Mixed Methods Study
(2020-03-02)Aim This research sought to understand the experience and perception of relational bullying among young people in England. Background Bullying among young people has been widely acknowledged as a public health concern. ... -
Unveiling the Reddest Galaxies in the Universe with VIDEO and Spitzer
(2018-02-01)We used data from the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy Deep Extragalactic Observations (VIDEO) Survey and from the Spitzer Extragalactic Representative Survey (SERVS) to generate a sample of Extremely ... -
Usability of Upper Limb Electromyogram Features as Muscle Fatigue Indicators for Better Adaptation of Human-Robot Interactions
(2019-07-29)Human-robot interaction (HRI) is the process of humans and robots working together to accomplish a goal with the objective of making the interaction beneficial to humans. Closed loop control and adaptability to individuals ... -
Usage of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan
(2018-01-30)The purpose of this empirical study is to examine the usage of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPS) in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). Recently, rapid growth in information technology services compels developing ... -
The Use and Impact of Cognitive Enhancers within Higher Education in the United Arab Emirates
(2023-04-01)Introduction: Cognitive enhancers (CEs), also known as ‘smart drugs,’ ‘study aids’ or ‘nootropics’ are a cause of concern. Recent research studies investigated the use of CEs being taken as study aids by university students. ... -
The Use of Asynchronous Discussion to Support Collaborative Learning in an Online Programme
(2021-03-17)This study argues that student to student conversations in groups have a significant impact on learning. Previous studies have focused on the potential impact of individual contributions in these learning conversations. ... -
The Use of Online Photovoice to Explore the Experiences of Mothers who have been Subject to Recurrent Care Proceedings
(2023-10-10)Research has been carried out to explore the prevalence and pattern of repeated care proceedings in England, whereby birthparents return to the family court, resulting in multiple children being removed from their care ... -
The Use of Photovoice as a Methodology to Explore Identity Expression Amongst People with Intellectual Disabilities who have No or Limited Verbal Communication
(2020-12-02)People with severe and profound intellectual disabilities are rarely given the opportunity to participate in research. This is despite the development of inclusive participatory practices. A lack of involvement in research ... -
The Use of Psychotherapy in Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Experienced Bereavement
(2013-01-30)This study aimed to build an understanding of the internal and external factors that affect the bereavement process in people with intellectual disabilities (PWID). This was achieved by drawing on my previously published ... -
The Use of Squiggling: A Play Technique as a Diagnostic Aid in the Assessment of Secondary School-Age Children with Asperger Syndrome
(2009-02-19)Winnicott’s (1968, 1993) play technique squiggling was piloted as a measure of creative thinking abilities and a potential diagnostic aid in the assessment of Asperger syndrome. The internal consistency and inter-rater ... -
Using Deep Learning to Explore Ultra-Large Scale Astronomical Datasets
(2022-11-03)In every field that deep learning has infiltrated we have seen a reduction in the use of specialist knowledge, to be replaced with knowledge automatically derived from data. We have already seen this process play out in ... -
Using Feature Weighting as a Tool for Clustering Applications
(2021-10-24)The weighted variant of k-Means (Wk-Means), which assigns values to features based on their relevance, is a well-known approach to address the shortcoming of k-Means with data containing noisy and irrelevant features. This ... -
Using History in Public Policy Development
(University of Hertfordshire, 2013-06-14)This thesis addresses two key problems: that historical practice in the academy is largely disengaged from politics as a domain of public purpose and that policymaking remains fixed on a very narrow (and quantitative) ... -
Using Machine Learning and Computer Simulations to Analyse Neuronal Activity in the Cerebellar Nuclei During Absence Epilepsy
(2016-06-14)Absence epilepsy is a neurological disorder that commonly occurs in children. Some studies have shown that absence seizures predominantly originate either in the thalamus or the cerebral cortex. Some cerebellar nuclei (CN) ... -
Using Multi-Modal Bio-Digital Technologies to Support the Assessment of Cognitive Abilities of Children with Physical and Neurological Impairments
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-03-11)Current studies done using a learning test for children have problems as they only make evaluations of Physically and Neurologically Impaired (PNI) children who can succeed in the test and can be considered as a PASS/FAIL ... -
Using Technology to Support Collaborative Learning Through Assessment Design
(2011-07-28)This thesis offers an assessment design for collaborative learning, utilisation of blended learning support through current communication technologies and highlights the crucial role of the tutor. The thesis designed and ... -
Using the Object Relations Technique with Autistic Spectrum Disordered Children to Reveal Their Experience of Relationships
(2008-11-25)The use of projective assessments has a long history and tradition within psychological testing. However, there is a relative lack of research using these techniques with people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and ... -
Using the Psychological Concept of Compassion to Inform Pedagogic Strategies for Higher Education Seminars
(2015-08-26)This study used the university discussion-based seminar with the aim of exploring and improving students’ experiences of face-to-face group work in Higher Education. The purpose was to devise a pedagogic strategy to address ...