Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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Estimation and Modelling of Errors in the Library Preparation Stage of Next Generation Sequencing
(2020-12-16)Next-generation sequencing has empowered genomics by making it possible to sequence genomes at a lower cost and less time compared to the traditional Sanger method. However, these improvements suffer from reduced accuracy ... -
Ethical Competence: an Analysis of Decision-Making in Clinical Psychology
(2019-10-11)This research aimed to develop understanding of ethical competence in clinical psychology by exploring responses to hypothetical ethical dilemmas presented in vignettes, developed for the present research. It investigated ... -
Ethical Dilemmas and Paradoxes in Assurance Practice: A New Approach that Acknowledges Compromise, Trust and Relationality
(2008-02-25)Assurance of corporate sustainability reports relies on the idea of a third-party assuror who is independent and objective. The assurance approaches typically used by accountancy companies have been developed over many ... -
Ethical dimensions of management decision-making : a stakeholder values approach to performance and strategy
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)The research shows how organisations can improve their strategic management decision-making, in the competitive global arena, through taking into account not only economic criteria but also ethical and environmental ... -
Evaluating an Intensive Recovery Programme for Adolescents Who Have Been Bullied: a Mixed Methods Study
(2012-03-30)Bullying is a serious problem for many adolescents, and one that can have detrimental effects on normal developmental processes, as chronic and severe bullying can obstruct the fulfilment of essential psychological needs. ... -
Evaluating and Expanding Knowledge and Awareness of Health Professionals on the Consumption and Adverse Consequences of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Through Innovative Information Technologic Tools
(2015-12-21)Background: The rapid diffusion of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) constitutes an important challenge in terms of public health and a novelty in clinical settings, where these compounds may lead to erratic symptoms, ... -
Evaluating technology for elders : towards a measure of attitudes
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)Technology is ubiquitous in modern day society and has the potential to enhance one's quality of life. Numerous innovative assistive technologies are designed to aid elderly people in every day activities and enable them ... -
Evaluating The Effectiveness of Live Peer Assessment as a Vehicle for The Development of Higher Order Practice in Computer Science Education
(2017-07-20)This thesis concerns a longitudinal study of the practice of Live Peer Assessment on two University courses in Computer Science. By Live Peer Assessment I mean a practice of whole-class collective marking using electronic ... -
Evaluating the impact of an integrated supply chain on the process of marketing European feature films
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)The film industry in Europe is characterised by a fragmented supply chain. The film market is historically dominated by films from the United States, leaving little room for other national cinemas. In this context, film ... -
Evaluating the Utility and Validity of the Representational Redescription Model as a General Model for Cognitive Development
(2008-10-21)A series of studies were conducted with the aim of showing that the Representational Redescription (RR) model (Karmiloff-Smith, 1992) can be used a general model of cognitive development. In this thesis, 3 aspects of the ... -
Evaluation of In Vitro Bone Marrow Culture as a Tool for Assessing Mechanisms of Haematotoxicity
(2008-05-02)Dose limiting haematotoxicity has been associated with a range of therapeutic agents used for the treatment of a number of different conditions. Haematotoxicity is usually assessed as part of the preclinical safety studies ... -
An Evaluation of Medication Safety related Communications in the Patient Healthcare Pathway in Kuwait
(2023-04-28)Background: Patient safety is a recognised public health issue. When post-market medication safety information emerges, the benefits and risks of the medication concerned are usually evaluated by drug regulatory agencies. ... -
Evaluation of Pavement Roughness and Vehicle Vibrations for Road Surface Profiling
(2018-01-14)The research explores aspects of road surface measurement and monitoring, targeting some of the main challenges in the field, including cost and portability of high-speed inertial profilers. These challenges are due to the ... -
An Evaluation of the Regulatory Environment in South Africa: Improving the Review Process and Patients' Access to Medicines
(2020-05-05)National regulatory authorities (NRAs) are responsible for the evaluation of medicines and for ensuring that only those products which meet the requirements of quality, safety and efficacy are registered and made available ... -
Evaluation of the Regulatory Requirements for Development and Approval of Biosimilar Medicines in the BRICS-TM Countries: Improving Patients' Access
(2021-12-22)Biosimilars are affordable medicines of the original innovator biologic products that has the potential to improve access and create valuable savings for patients and the overall healthcare systems. Biosimilars are expected ... -
An Evaluation of the Regulatory Review System in the Southern African Development Community Work Sharing Initiative (ZaZiBoNa): Enhancing the Review Process and Patients’ Access to Medicines
(2022-07-14)Countries on the African continent have varying capacities to regulate medical products, although all 54 countries, except one, have a regulatory authority or department within the ministry of health responsible for the ... -
The Everyday Lives of Adults with Learning Disabilities who have Moved Out of Hospital through Transforming Care
(2023-06-05)The UK’s Transforming Care programme has aimed to reduce the number of people with intellectual disabilities being placed in mental health hospitals. However, a lack of good quality community provision has been linked to ... -
Everyday Memory Failures and Strategy Use in Healthy Adults across the Lifespan: a Mixed Methods Approach
(2022-07-22)For several decades, research on cognitive ageing has been using primarily laboratory methods of investigation. However, recent advances in cognitive psychology and related areas have started to emphasise the importance ... -
Evidence-Based and Theoretically-Driven Behaviour Change Interventions for Physical Activity to Enhance Health and Wellbeing
(2019-04-08)There are high rates of inactivity in UK adults, which can lead to a range of health problems. The main aims of this thesis were: first to review existing behaviour change intervention design, delivery, evaluation, and ... -
The Evolution of AGN and Their Host Galaxies
(2016-04-06)Active galaxies have been in the forefront of astronomic research since their first discovery, at least 50 years ago (e.g. Schmidt, 1963; Matthews & Sandage, 1963). The putative supermassive black hole (SMBH) at their ...