Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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Exploring the Association between Paranormal Beliefs and Cognitive Deficits
(2023-05-17)This thesis investigates whether paranormal beliefs are associated with deficits of cognition (in accord with the so-called “cognitive deficits hypothesis”). A systematic review of four decades of research (71 studies, n ... -
Exploring the Bond between People and their Social Housing: a London Based Study
(2021-04-28)A growing literature suggests our homes have a particularly powerful symbolic and psychological significance (Graham et al., 2015). In the UK, the certainty of safe, secure, and affordable housing for the most vulnerable ... -
Exploring the design of people-centred inclusive smart cities using integrated inclusion approaches and citizen engagement strategies through case studies of London, Bengaluru, and Kampala
(2023-07-18)The twenty-first century is the age of cities. A country's sustainable growth and development depend on its cities' success and failure. The smart city approach, the new and emerging model of urban development, is expected ... -
Exploring the Experience of Parenting when using Social Media: a Grounded Theory Study
(2022-03-09)Becoming a parent is a period of great transition in which a person’s relationship to their evolving identity can impact upon their wellbeing. Both group membership (Seymour-Smith et al, 2017) and social comparison (Gilbert, ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Facilitators of Reflective Practice Groups in Clinical Psychology Training: a Thematic Analysis
(2021-10-22)Despite many Clinical Psychology training programmes utilising reflective practice groups (RPGs) as a means of developing reflective practice skills, there remains little research examining facilitator perspectives of such ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Injecting Drug Users Living with Leg Ulceration: a Qualitative Design
(2018-10-02)There is a paucity of scientific evidence into the lived experience of people who have a history of injecting drug use and are living with leg ulceration. Portraying the true voice of injecting drug users (IDUs) through ... -
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on the Postnatal Period for First-time Mothers Experiencing Postnatal Depression: a Thematic Analysis
(2023-01-04)Research has identified the negative impact that postnatal depression has on new mothers' wellbeing and that of their family. With mothers in the postnatal period facing unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, there ... -
Exploring the Personal Constructs of Looked After Children and their Foster Carers: a Qualitative Study
(2012-06-29)Previous research has indicated the unique contribution that the interaction between looked after children and their foster carers might have on young people’s behaviour, emotional well-being and subsequent placement ... -
Exploring the Processes that Nurture the Resilience of Young Refugees Living in the UK
(2021-11-26)Literature on young refugees has predominantly focused on pathology, symptom reduction and barriers for accessing services and help-seeking. In recent decades there has been a paradigm-shift towards exploring factors that ... -
Exploring the shared meaning of being at one’s best in work
(2017-02-27)This research takes an iterative multiple case study approach and seeks new insight from common language in the workplace – specifically exploring what we mean when we say that we’re at our best in work. Being at your best ... -
Exploring the Use of E-Government/Online Social Network in the Government of Oman
(2018-07-09)The rapid development of information and telecommunication technologies (ICTs) in the 21st century has changed society at all levels: individual, group, company and government. As a result, there has been a significant ... -
Exploring Uncomfortable Situations in the Practice of a Swedish Leadership Consultant
(2016-04-20)This research examines the practice of process consultancy in Sweden with a particular emphasis on working in disturbing and uncomfortable situations. The managerial discourses that consultants are working in are dominated ... -
Exteme Variables in Star Forming Regions
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-01-25)The notion that low- to intermediate-mass young stellar objects (YSOs) gain mass at a constant rate during the early stages of their evolution appears to be challenged by observations of YSOs suffering sudden increases ... -
Extracting Group Relationships Within Changing Software Using Text Analysis
(2013-10-04)This research looks at identifying and classifying changes in evolving software by making simple textual comparisons between groups of source code files. The two areas investigated are software origin analysis and collusion ... -
Extraction of metals from contaminated land and industrial solid waste using a novel technology (servo process)
(University of Hertfordshire, 2004)Selective Extraction and Recovery using Volatile Organic compounds is an emerging technology developed during the 1970s. This process can achieve the extraction of heavy metal contaminants from a matrix using a volatile ... -
The Fabric of Life: Linen and Life Cycle in England, 1678 - 1810
(2016-05-23)‘The Fabric of Life: Linen and Life Cycle in England, 1678-1810’ is structured around the human life cycle to draw out the social and cultural importance of linen for all ranks of society. Human and object life cycles are ... -
Face De-Identification for Privacy Protection
(2019-02-07)The ability to record, store and analyse images of faces economically, rapidly and on a vast scale brings people’s attention to privacy. The current privacy protection approaches for face images are mainly through masking, ... -
Facemask Spirometry as a Marker of Respiratory Function and Prognosis in Motor Neurone Disease
(2018-02-06)Background: The assessment and monitoring of respiratory muscle function is clinically relevant in patients with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Early identification of respiratory muscle dysfunction has therapeutic and ... -
Facilitating Collaboration among Children with Autism through Robot-assisted Play
(2013-01-22)This thesis discusses how autonomous robots can be used to foster and support collaborative play among children with autism in a number of different settings. Because autism impairs one’s skills in social communication and ... -
Facilitating Play Between Children with Autism and an Autonomous Robot
(2009-03-05)This thesis is part of the Aurora project, an ongoing long-term project investigating the potential use of robots to help children with autism overcome some of their impairments in social interaction, communication and ...