Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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Dialogue, New Media and Children's Intellectual Development: Re-Thinking Malaysian Teaching and Learning Approaches
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-11-26)This thesis examines the extent to which ‘Talk or Dialogue’ contributes to children’s cognitive and psychological development when it is experienced through technological devices. The work analyzes some of the sociocultural ... -
Digital Decisions and Online Heritage: an Examination of the Response of the GLAM Sector to the Opportunities of the Internet Since 2000
(2023-06-05)The digitisation of a critical mass of heritage collections has been an aspiration for successive UK governments and the heritage sector since the year 2000, with the stated aim of reaching new unserved audiences and thereby ... -
Digital Signal Processing Extra-tropical Cyclones Warning System using WiMAX
(2013-05-07)This research project proposed a unique solution to make use of these base stations to keep all subscribers alerted with warning of possible disaster should that be required. As the current, network does not provide a ... -
Discovery and Characterisation of Ultra-Cool Dwarfs in Large Scale Surveys
(University of Hertfordshire, 2013-05-20)Ultracool dwarfs including the lowest mass stars and substellar dwarfs (or brown dwarfs) is a rapidly evolving and very active field. In this thesis I present the discovery and characterization of ultracool dwarfs and their ... -
Disordered Eating in a Digital Age: Narratives of Withdrawal From Pro-Ana/Mia Forums by Regular Site Users
(2017-10-09)Background & Aims: Studies estimate that over 500 live Pro-Ana websites are in existence (Hansen, 2008). Broadly speaking they advocate that eating ‘disorders’’ are a ‘life-style’ choice rather than a mental health problem ... -
“Do I dare/Disturb the universe?” Learning the Game of Governance in an Australian Mental Health Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
(2021-07-27)This thesis explores my participation as a new board director (trustee) in the everyday work of an NGO involved in mental health research in Australia. I have employed collaborative narrative auto-ethnography, which has ... -
Does Construing relate to Acculturation Attitudes and Psychological Well-being in Polish Immigrants in the U.K?
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-09-30)There is evidence for increased rates of psychoses and mood disorders in immigrant populations, with some contradictory findings showing that migrants have better mental health outcomes than their native-born counterparts. ... -
Domestic Window Design and Interior Daylight in Jeddah: Designing for Saudi Women
(2018-07-13)Architecture in Jeddah city in the western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has gradually undergone a significant shift in style, a consequence of the implementation of contemporary Western architecture after ... -
Dramatherapy Performance and Schizophrenia
(University of Hertfordshire, 2002)This research project examines the impact of therapeutic performance-making within Dramatherapy practice for clients with schizophrenia. "Dramatherapy Performance", a specific model of therapeutic work which is defined ... -
Driving and Inhibiting Factors in the Adoption of Open Source Software in Organisations
(2015-08-20)The aim of this research is to investigate the extent to which Open Source Software (OSS) adoption behaviour can empirically be shown to be governed by a set of self-reported (driving and inhibiting) salient beliefs of key ... -
Dynamic Assignment Protocols for Multi-wavelength Gigabit-PONs
(2011-02-23)The research initiatives addressed in this thesis are geared towards improving the performance of passive optical networks through the development of advanced dynamic bandwidth allocation protocols. In particular, the aim ... -
Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation MAC Protocols for Gigabit-Capable Passive Optical Networks
(2008-10-20)The research initiatives addressed in this thesis are geared towards improving the performance of passive optical networks (PONs) through the development of advanced dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) protocols. In particular, ... -
Dynamic grid adaptation applied to large eddy simulation turbulence modelling
(University of Hertfordshire, 2001)At present a large number of fluid dynamics applications are found in aerospace, civil and automotive engineering, as well as medical related fields. In many applications the flow field is turbulent and the computational ... -
A Dynamic Radio View of the Orion Nebula Cluster: Protostellar Nonthermal Variability at Centimeter and Millimeter Wavelengths
(2023-09-05)This thesis contains a comprehensive observational study of the radio time domain of young stars in the search for high-energy (HE) processes. This requires high spatiotemporal-resolution observations and thus the use ... -
The Dynamic Relationships Between Public Spending, Economic Growth and Income Inequality in China
(2015-11-19)China’s economic development has performed spectacularly during the period of China’s economic transition as a result of radical economic reform in the all markets. The country has also gone through extensive fiscal reforms ... -
The Dynamics and Energetics of Radio-Loud Active Galaxies
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-08-28)In this thesis, I use the new generation of radio interferometer along with X-ray observations to investigate the dynamics and energetics of radio-loud active galaxies which are key to understanding AGN feedback and the ... -
E-government and Digital Divide in Hail City: a Quantitative, Older Adults Study
(2019-04-05)The subject of information and communication technologies adoption, Internet and e-government services in particular, have been widely investigated by researchers. It is an indication of the significant roles that can be ... -
Early childhood bilingualism : a study of the development of the noun phrase in Bosnian and English in light of the 'single system' and the 'separate system' hypotheses
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)This longitudinal study investigates the morphosyntactic development of the noun phrase in two young Bosnian/English bilingual children (both girls, aged 1.8 to 2.4). as well as their pragmatic development, in light of ... -
Eating Disorder and the Experience of Self: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2010-05-24)Aims: Quantitative research and clinical observations have long supported a link between the eating disorders and disturbances of self / identity. However, less is known about the process of how this comes about, and little ... -
Eating Disorders from Parent to Child: Mothers' Perceptions of Transgenerational Effect
(2018-02-01)Introduction There is now a greater understanding of the significance of attachment and the importance of the mother-child dyad in relation to Eating Disorders (ED). Mothers with this illness may not be able to offer their ...