Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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The Experiences of Reflective Practice Groups as Part of Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training: an IPA Study
(2017-11-10)Despite many Clinical Psychology training programmes utilizing reflective practice groups as part of clinical training, there remains little research examining the experiences of such groups from a trainee perspective. ... -
Experiences of the Process of Adjustment to a Brain Injury: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2010-05-25)Aims: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is often researched from a reductionist perspective, focusing on pathology and dysfunction (Olney & Kim, 2001). More recently there has been a call towards taking a person-centred, global ... -
Experiences of Workplace Bullying from the Perspectives of Trainee Clinical Psychologists: a Qualitative Study
(2020-08-20)Research has identified that workplace bullying is a significant problem within healthcare, with healthcare trainees at particular risk. However, there are no studies of workplace bullying within clinical psychology or of ... -
Experiencing responsibility in the context of project management
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)This portfolio presents my research on organisational change, comprising four consecutive research projects and a synopsis which brings together the emerging themes of my enquiry. My work shows the movement of my thinking ... -
Experimental and Computational Investigation into Light Scattering by Atmospheric Ice Crystals
(2015-08-25)An investigation was carried out into light scattering by Gaussian rough ice crystals. Gaussian rough crystal geometries were generated using roughness parameters derived from mineral dust grains, which have been reported ... -
An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Novel Aircraft Drag Reduction
(2019-05-07)Air transportation is an important part of the world’s economic and indispensable transportation system. The major institutions in the world and the aviation authorities are well aware of the demanding expectations of the ... -
An Experimental Study of Combustion Characteristics of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Biodiesel
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-10-20)The thesis presents an experimental investigation of combustion performance and emissions of waste cooking oil (WCO) based biodiesel. To evaluate the comparative performance of biodiesel and diesel, combustions tests were ... -
The expert patient: an exploration of self-management in long term conditions
(University of Hertfordshire, 2007)Chronic disease is the major challenge facing global health care. In tandem there has been the emergence of active and informed patients in western society, with the contemporary patient increasingly involved in decisions ... -
Exploiting Abstract Syntax Trees to Locate Software Defects
(2015-08-26)Context. Software defect prediction aims to reduce the large costs involved with faults in a software system. A wide range of traditional software metrics have been evaluated as potential defect indicators. These traditional ... -
An Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Risk Assessment in Mental Health Professionals
(2016-04-14)The decisions made by Mental Health Professionals (MHPs) are of utmost significance for providing the highest quality care to service users. The assessment of risk is one of the pivotal processes that MHPs undertake ... -
An Exploration of Education, Experience and Social Factors on CT Dose Optimisation
(2022-11-25)Background: The number of Computed Tomography (CT) scans in England is likely to increase by 100% in next five years. In a medical emergency or in the presence of complicated pathology such as oncology indications, CT ... -
An Exploration of Mentoring Within Ultrasound Clinical Practice
(2018-07-13)This study aimed to investigate the factors that affect the mentoring of ultrasound students during the clinical element of their postgraduate programme of study. Specific focus was placed on guidelines and support mechanisms ... -
An Exploration of Nutrition Information Practice in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(2022-04-06)People with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) need information about what to eat in order to be able to self-manage their diabetes and to prevent long term complications. Their information activities involve accessing ... -
An Exploration of Operational Risk Management and Basel Implementation in Banking: a Developing Economy Perspective
(2022-06-15)Within the past decade and a half, Operational Risk (OR, OpRisk) has evolved from being the risk without a definition, a residual category for risks, to become one of the dominant risks in the banking world. The Basel ... -
An Exploration of Owner-Manager Problem Solving Practices in Small Firms: The Central Vancouver Island Experience
(2008-03-31)A significant amount of research in the field of small business management has correlated small firm performance with the sophistication of overall management skills (see, for example, Gasse, 1997; Gadenne, 1998; Zinger, ... -
An Exploration of Processes of Mutual Recognition in Organization Development Initiatives from the Standpoint of a Practising Consultant
(2012-01-16)What usually goes unaddressed in the consultancy literature is an exploration of how consultants make sense of their contributions in particular when they come to work in politically laden contexts. Resulting conflictual ... -
An Exploration of the Health Information Seeking Behaviours of Older People
(2017-06-08)An increasing proportion of people in the United Kingdom are living longer with long-term conditions. The National Health Service is facing the challenge of increased pressure on its service provision. A number of key ... -
An Exploration of the Meaning and Development of Critical Thinking in Diagnostic Radiography
(2018-11-05)The development and application of critical thinking skills is a requirement and expectation of higher education and clinical radiographic practice. There is a multitude of generic definitions of critical thinking, however, ... -
An Exploration of the Nature of Patient Participation Within the Context of the Acute Surgical Care Setting - a Grounded Theory Study
(2013-03-11)Patient participation is a central theme in health care policy in the United Kingdom (U.K.). Indeed, there is a trend in health care policy and practice towards encouraging patients to participate actively in their care, ... -
An Exploration of the Psychosocial Impacts of Sexual Violence on Somali Women
(2022-09-30)Aims: Sexual violence against girls and women is a global human rights issue. It may encompass a range of acts and is associated with detrimental impacts on women’s physical and psychosocial wellbeing. The aim of this study ...