Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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Firm Performance and Institutional Context: A Theoretical Exploration With Evidence From the Italian Cooperative Sector
(2010-09-15)This thesis examines the relationship between institutional context and firm performance, from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. The aim is to engage with the debate seeking to explain the observed diversity ... -
FIT Science for Improving Family Functioning and Parental Stress
(2011-07-28)This thesis used FIT Science (Fletcher & Stead, 2000) as a framework to study different aspects of family functioning. FIT variables measure the cognitive and behavioural characteristics of a ... -
FIT Science in Psychological and Physical Well-Being
(2008-11-04)Abstract The present programme of research discusses a series of studies which explore the relationships between individual characteristics and well being. The FIT theory (e.g.Fletcher & Stead, 2000a) was used as a ... -
Formal Approaches to a Definition of Agents
(2017-04-13)This thesis is a contribution to the formalisation of the notion of an agent within the class of finite multivariate Markov chains. In accordance with the literature agents are are seen as entities that act, perceive, ... -
Formation of Stars and Star Clusters in Colliding Galaxies
(2013-04-03)Mergers are known to be essential in the formation of large scale structures and to have a significant role in the history of galaxy formation and evolution. Besides a morphological transformation, mergers induce important ... -
From Giants to Dwarfs: Probing the Edges of Galaxies
(2010-11-19)In this thesis we address fundamental questions about what constitutes and limits an HI disc, probing the distribution of neutral gas in the outer parts of galaxies. We use a subsample of galaxies observed as part of the ... -
From Hell to Utopia: How Clinical Psychologists Who Don't Believe in Free Will Experience Delivering Therapy
(2016-06-30)Background: Both Freud (1921) and Skinner (1971) were regarded as 'hard determinists' who saw human thought and action as determined by prior events, and the idea of free will as simply an illusion. While this belief system ... -
Functional Collusion in a UK Non Governmental Organisation: Processes of Shame and Exclusion from the Perspective of an Organisational Development Practitioner
(2018-07-17)This thesis explores the emergence of functional collusion in groups and communities. Collusion is often taken up as synonymous with conspiracy, as a negative aspect of people seeking to get an advantage by nefarious means. ... -
Functions and Polynomials over Finite Groups from the Computational Perspective
(2008-05-07)In the thesis we investigate the connections between arbitrary functions and their realizing polynomials over finite algebras. We study functionally complete algebras, i.e. algebras over which every function can be realized ... -
The G305 Star Forming Complex: a Panoramic View of the Environment and Star Formation
(2012-11-20)This thesis presents molecular line and radio continuum observations of the giant molecular cloud (GMC) complex known as G305. The energy input from high-mass stars in the form of powerful winds and ionising radiation ... -
Galaxy Evolution and the Redshift Desert
(2011-04-26)This thesis explores the evolution of galaxies from the onset of star formation shortly after the Big Bang until the present day. Particular emphasis lies on the redshift range z = 1.4 2.5, the so-called “redshift ... -
Galaxy Evolution in a z~3 Protocluster
(2017-07-27)Environment is known to have a significant impact on the evolution of galaxies. This is most evident in the local Universe, where the oldest and most massive galaxies are found at the of massive galaxy clusters. Current ... -
Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Local Universe
(2009-01-20)With energy outputs >~10^51 erg in 0.1-1000 seconds, Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) are the most powerful events yet observed in the Universe. As such they are potential probes of the very early Universe, back to the era of ... -
Generating Experiences of Transformation: An Organizational Practice of Change
(2008-05-23)This portfolio identifies a lacuna in the ways most mainstream management literature speaks of change. This literature focuses predominantly on the activities of 'planning', 'implementing' and 'evaluating' change in ... -
Generation of a Drug-incorporated Membrane for Biomedical Applications
(2022-11-17)Current approach for ocular wound healing involves bandages combined with repeated administration of therapeutic eye drops. There is a need to develop ocular medicated bandages as a convenient and cost-effective strategy ... -
The Genomics of Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility Regions and Effect of Regulatory SNPs
(2016-05-24)Human complex diseases, like Diabetes and Cancer, affect many people worldwide today. Despite existing knowledge, many of these diseases are still not preventable. Complex diseases are known to be caused by a combination ... -
GENTLE/A - Adaptive Robotic Assistance for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-03-05)Advanced devices that can assist the therapists to offer rehabilitation are in high demand with the growing rehabilitation needs. The primary requirement from such rehabilitative devices is to reduce the therapist ... -
Giving Hope to Rebuild Lives: Practical and Emotional Support for Those Bereaved by Road Traffic Collisions
(2024-01-15)In the United Kingdom (UK), the Department for Transport (DfT) reported that 1,558 people died in Road Traffic Collisions (RTC) in 2021 (DfT, 2022). A considerable proportion of the UK population is impacted by RTCs yearly. ... -
'Good Enough Parenting’: Social Workers’ Experiences of Assessing Parenting in Family Safeguarding Services
(2021-12-01)Research examining social workers experiences of supporting and assessing parenting is limited. Despite existing research indicating there are important skills that facilitate parent and social worker relationships and ... -
Government in The Republic of Cyprus: Responding to the Problems of Water Scarcity and Quality
(2019-07-07)Water management is a significant challenge in The Republic of Cyprus. The country is subject to a number of water problems based on scarcity and quality, with these stemming from limited precipitation inputs, drought, the ...