Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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A Re-Conceptualisation of Contemporary Sculpthural Ceramics From a Post-Minimalist Perspective
(2011-02-17)This thesis examines the extent to which the 1960s process art strand of post-Minimalism can provide an analytical template for critical writing around contemporary ceramic art. A dearth of critical writing is an acknowledged ... -
Re-invigorating and re-defining the practice of qualitative inquiry within a business context
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)This thesis aims to develop new understanding of commercial qualitative research, informed primarily by thinking from complex responsive processes, social constructionism and the philosophy of social science, supported by ... -
Re-Thinking the Extended Mind: Moving Beyond the Machinery
(2010-09-15)Proponents of the Extended Mind Thesis (EMT) argue that the mind literally extends into the world because mental states literally extend into the world. But the arguments presented in favour of these claims are compatible ... -
Reactions to insanity : a study of stigma, discrimination and labelling in relation to present and former psychiatric patients
(University of Hertfordshire, 1992)The thesis is organised around an empirical investigation of the relationship between residents of a Hertfordshire village and people who are, or who have been, patients at a nearby psychiatric hospital, some of whom ... -
Real-Time Accuracy and Effectiveness of Computer Vision and Machine Learning in Vehicle Intent Prediction at T-Junctions
(2024-06-18)This thesis introduces a systematic approach to devising and evaluating advanced methods for predicting vehicle intent at unsignalised UK T-junctions. The primary focus of this thesis revolves around exploring the application ... -
Real-Time Application of Deep Learning to Intrusion Detection in 5G-Multi-Access Edge Computing
(2024-01-29)In this thesis, we explore networks for 5G mobile telecommunication, with a real-time detection of malicious traffic using Deep Learning (DL) and 5G mobile telecommunication testbeds. To investigate the performance of ... -
A Reappraisal of the Involvement of an Internal Consultant in Processes of Culture Change in a Public Transport Organisation
(2012-09-06)In the dominant management discourse, managers and consultants are credited with the ability to move their organisation in a planned, controlled way towards an idealised future. The assumptions underpinning this discourse ... -
Receiver Architectures for MIMO Wireless Communication Systems based on V-BLAST and Sphere Decoding Algorithms
(2011-09-13)Modern day technology aspires to always progress. This progression leads to a lot of research in any significant area of improvement. There is a growing amount of end-users in the wireless spectrum which has led to a need ... -
Recent Developments in Probation Practice: the Impact of Risk Analysis
(2008-07-31)The aim of my research has been to explore, in the area of probation, the influence of the shift away from traditional social work values towards an emphasis on punishment, enforcement and the management of risk. In ... -
Reconfiguring Academic Identities: the Experience of Business Facing Academics in a UK University
(2011-05-19)The university sector at the beginning of the 21st Century is shifting in response to national and global changes in the role and purpose of Higher Education. Some universities, including the University of Hertfordshire, ... -
'The red light of emotion' : reading anger in contemporary British women's working-class fiction
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)This thesis investigates the representation of anger in contemporary British women's writing. It argues that Helen Zahavi, Pat Barker, Livi Michael and Anne McManus foreground anger (frequently materialising as anxiety ... -
Reducing Errors in Optical Data Transmission Using Trainable Machine Learning Methods
(2019-03-15)Reducing Bit Error Ratio (BER) and improving performance of modern coherent optical communication system is a significant issue. As the distance travelled by the information signal increases, the bit error ratio will ... -
Reducing Simulation Performance Gap from Hempcrete using Multi Objective Optimisation
(2022-04-21)The impacts of climate change in the built environment is undeniably overwhelming, which highlights the need for a sustainable reduction of carbon from buildings and the built environment. While carbon reduction from the ... -
Reflecting on a Period of Change in a Governmental Development Agency: Understanding Management as the Patterning of Interaction and Politics
(2012-09-07)Management was once described as the art of getting things done through the efforts of oneself and other people (Follett, 1941) and is functionalised through acts of planning, organising, leading and controlling tasks and ... -
Reflective Conversations with Headteachers: Exploring the Realities of Leadership in UK Secondary Schools
(2012-08-21)The aim of this practitioner research is to explore and analyse how headteachers reflect on their own professional practice to help them sustain themselves and improve secondary schools. The research has two aspects: the ... -
Reflective Practice and the Learning of Health Care Students
(2009-06-03)Reflective practice, though ill-defined, has become an accepted educational concept within many health care disciplines particularly in nursing. Subsequently it has become benchmarked within Paramedic Sciences as a ... -
Refugee Mothers' Experiences of Forced Migration and its Impact upon Family Life
(2016-05-18)In line with dominant Western discourses regarding mental health, research concerning the wellbeing of forced migrants has tended to take an individualistic, symptom-focused approach. Although not without value and utility, ... -
Registered Nurses' Perceptions of Workplace Stress in Paediatric Intensive Care Units in Saudi Arabia: a Mixed-Method Research Study
(2020-05-22)Background: Workplace stress among nurses in Intensive Care Units (ICU) has been shown to variously affect their health, the quality of nursing care, healthcare delivery and national healthcare costs (Mokhtar et al., 2016). ... -
Regulation of Induced Nitric Oxide Synthase in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Glucocorticoids
(2018-01-29)The upregulation of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and nitric oxide (NO) production have been implicated in inflammatory pathologies. Although research has revealed that glucocorticoids (GCs) such as dexamethasone ... -
Regulation of Stem Cell Differentiation Into Cardiomyocytes by Lysophosphatidic Acid
(2017-01-25)The mechanisms that regulate the differentiation of stem cells (SCs) into cardiomyocytes are still unclear and the role of endogenous molecules on this process remains unexplored. One such molecule is the bioactive ...