Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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The Kinematics of the Outer Galactic Disk from A and F Stars
(2019-08-05)The kinematics of stars in the outer Galactic disk is poorly known. In addition to constraining the Galactic potential, knowledge of the motions of stars throughout the disk facilitates studies of non-axisymmetric motion, ... -
Knowing differently, being differently : creating new opportunities for inclusion by using narrative approaches to challenge perspectives on special educational needs
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)This thesis is the story of one teacher's practice in the field of special educational needs. It examines the purpose and themes of her published work. The purpose of this writing has been to challenge perspectives ... -
Knowledge Transfer for and through the Replication of Organisational Routines in Franchise Systems
(2022-01-07)Routines are dispositions to behave according to established sets of rules that are also repositories of the organisational memory about “how things get done”. Franchise systems are organisational forms which expand through ... -
The Laplace transform boundary element method for diffusion-type problems
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)Diffusion-type problems are described by parabolic partial differential equations; they are defined on a domain involving both time and space. The usual method of solution is to use a finite difference time-stepping ... -
Large Scale Dynamic Molecular Modelling of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Engineering and Biological Fluids
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-01-22)Nanoparticles (NP) offer great merits over controlling thermal, chemical and physical properties when compared to their micro-sized counterparts. The effectiveness of the dispersion of the NP is the key aspect of the ... -
Leaders, followers and problem solving in organisations
(University of Hertfordshire, 2002)The distinction between management style and leadership style has been confirmed in this research by examining the working relationships between leaders and followers in 6 separate sites of a computer systems organisation. ... -
Leadership Development as Reflexive Practice
(2012-09-06)This thesis examines Leadership Development in both a corporate setting and an expedition-based setting. The assumptions that are the foundations of current Leadership Development originate, and are informed by, aspects ... -
Leadership in Small Primary Schools: The Headteacher's Perspective
(2011-09-16)The aim of this research is to identify and scrutinise current aspects of leadership in small primary schools in order to generate a new context-appropriate model of headship. The research is an in-depth study of leading ... -
Leadership, power, ethics : leading and managing in a performative culture
(University of Hertfordshire, 2004)This thesis is a study of the experience of leadership. The aim throughout the thesis is to find ways of making sense of the idea of leadership by reference to the everyday routines of organisational life. The thesis is ... -
Leading volunteers : power relations and values in organizations
(University of Hertfordshire, 2007)This thesis sheds new l.ight on internal dynamics of nonprofit associations - nonprofit organizations reliant on significant volunteer participation. It represents one ofthe first research efforts to deal with power relations ... -
Learning Feature Weights for Density-Based Clustering
(2021-09-01)K-Means is the most popular and widely used clustering algorithm. This algorithm cannot recover non-spherical shape clusters in data sets. DBSCAN is arguably the most popular algorithm to recover arbitrary shape clusters; ... -
Learning from foster carers : the experience of fostering and mental health service provision
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)The current study used a grounded theory approach to better understand the experiences of foster carers with regards to how they understood and coped with the emotional and behavioural problems of children in their care ... -
Learning from Practice: the Value of Story in Nurse Education
(2013-04-10)The central contention of this thesis is that story as an aid to learning, particularly student nurses' own stories of practice, is not being used to its full potential in nurse education. The dominant tendencies in nurse ... -
Life After Infertility: a Grounded Theory of Moving on From Unsuccessful Fertility Treatment
(2018-02-02)Despite the many advances of medical technology to help treat infertility, approximately half of women seeking fertility treatment will never give birth to a child. Women coping with treatment failure face many challenges, ... -
Life Cycle Evaluation of Manufacturing and Mechanical Properties for Novel Natural Fibre Composites
(2021-02-22)Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method for evaluating the environmental impacts associated with all stages of a product’s life-cycle (production, use and disposal) by identifying, e.g., energy consumption and CO2 emissions. ... -
The Life of a Top Boy: a Qualitative Exploration of Young, Black Men and their Stories of Experiencing Violent Activity in the Context of Gang Affiliation and Trauma
(2023-11-14)Rationale and Aims: There is speculation that young Black men (YBM) exposed to gang-affiliated violence are likely to have negative impacts on their psychological functioning, but not enough research has explored this. It ... -
Life Threatening Complications in Childbirth: a Discursive Analysis of Fathers' Accounts
(2015-01-29)Referral letters are the standard method of communication between GPs and specialist mental health services. However, previous research suggests these letters often fail to provide the information these services feel they ... -
'Lift Up Your Hearts': a Contribution to the Understanding of John Calvin's Teaching on the Eucharist and its Setting Within his Theology
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-01-16)This dissertation considers the possibility that, flowing from his broader theological framework and historical background, John Calvin’s eucharistic theology ‘re-invents’ a doctrine where the ‘substance’ (meaning) of the ... -
"Light Bulb Moments": Evaluation of a Transdiagnostic Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group Intervention for Adjustment in Neurological Conditions
(2017-01-04)Objectives: The World Health Organisation has predicted that by 2020, brain injury will be one of the leading causes of disability in the world (Hyder et al, 2007). Psychological difficulties are common in this population, ... -
Listening to the experience of birth mothers whose children have been taken into care or adopted
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-09-30)The literature consistently reports a lack of support for birth mothers following their child being taken into care or adopted (Logan, 1996; Schofield, 2009; Schofield, 2010). This is despite consistent evidence of the ...