Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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A Multi-Parameter Empirical Model For Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion
(2017-01-04)Anaerobic digestion, which is the process by which bacteria breakdown organic matter to produce biogas (renewable energy source) and digestate (biofertiliser) in the absence of oxygen, proves to be the ideal concept not ... -
Muslim Faith Leaders’ Experiences of Providing Mental Health Support in the Community
(2021-10-22)Muslim Faith Leaders play an important role in Muslim communities. Despite being a primary support resource, research examining their experiences providing mental health support is limited. Amidst rising levels of Islamophobia ... -
Narrative Accounts of Family Caregivers of Adults Diagnosed with Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder
(2012-06-07)The experiences of family caregivers of adults diagnosed with Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD) are under-researched. To address this lack of research and the Department of Health’s (DOH) aim to focus on the experiences ... -
Narrative accounts of parenthood following the death of a child to muscular dystrophy
(2018-03-05)Rationale and Aims: Research into the lived experience of parenting children with muscular dystrophy has typically addressed key transitions along the disease trajectory, such as diagnosis or end-of-life care. Families ... -
A Narrative Analysis of Stories Told in the Windrush Generation and Descendants of Windrush Generation
(2023-09-26)Background: Research concerning intergenerational trauma has often looked at a historic event(s) experienced in one generation and the effect of this on subsequent generations. This excludes ongoing, cumulative experiences ... -
A narrative exploration of meaning in the public sector
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)My thesis is a narrative exploration of making meaning in the public sector, drawing on my own lived experience of a radical 'reformation' of the British welfare state over the past two decades. This has been characterised ... -
Narrative Inquiry into Family Functioning after a Brain Injury
(2012-10-31)The lived experiences of the family of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivor is an under represented, yet growing field of qualitative psychological research. This thesis used a case study ... -
Narratives of Living with Epilepsy Diagnosed in Adulthood
(2011-09-26)Background and aims: The individual’s experience of living with epilepsy is often neglected with the dominant focus being upon seizure control. However, the experience of living with epilepsy is more than the seizures. ... -
Narratives of Mental Health Professionals Supporting Trans, Gender Diverse and Gender Questioning Adults
(2020-10-19)Trans, gender diverse and gender questioning people appear at a high risk of suffering from mental health difficulties, but often describe having negative experiences accessing both physical and mental healthcare in the ... -
Narratives of NHS Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2021-10-22)Rationale and aims: The COVID-19 pandemic is thought to be the greatest challenge the United Kingdom (UK)’s intensive care units (ICUs) have faced. The literature on experiences of nurses working during the COVID-19 ... -
Narratives of Parents Living With a Child Affected by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
(2017-01-05)Background and Aims Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) remains a poorly understood condition, shrouded by debate, stigma, and uncertainty. Unsurprisingly, the little available research suggests ... -
Narratives of Partners of Individuals Affected by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
(2016-05-18)Background and Aims: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) remains a poorly understood condition, shrouded in uncertainty and dispute. Research suggests this context to have a profound bearing on ... -
Narratives of Young People Living with a Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)
(2017-02-06)CFS/ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) is a distressing and potentially debilitating condition. It can also be understood as a contested condition, surrounded by controversy about its nature, causes ... -
Narratives of Young People Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
(2012-10-31)Background and aims: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetic, life threatening disorder in the UK (Cystic Fibrosis Trust, 2010). Given the trajectory of the illness, adolescence may be a particularly challenging ... -
National healthcare strategy and the management of risk in a National Health Service trust
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)A central concern of this research has been to understand more about how and why organisations change. My initial research question posed was: What is 'strategy', how does it emerge in health care organisations and how ... -
National Vocational Qualifications and Workplace Learning: Staff Perspectives in a Social Care Organisation
(2012-11-08)The demands upon the social care workforce in the UK are only likely to increase over the next decades. The social care sector is heavily reliant on NVQs and this is regulated through the Care Standards Act (2000). It is ... -
Natural Selection, Adaptive Evolution and Diversity in Computational Ecosystems
(2009-11-12)The central goal of this thesis is to provide additional criteria towards implementing open-ended evolution in an artificial system. Methods inspired by biological evolution are frequently applied to generate autonomous ... -
Near-Capacity Sphere Decoder Based Detection Schemes for MIMO Wireless Communication Systems
(University of Hertfordshire, 2013-07-08)The search for the closest lattice point arises in many communication problems, and is known to be NP-hard. The Maximum Likelihood (ML) Detector is the optimal detector which yields an optimal solution to this problem, but ... -
Near-Infrared Proper Motion Surveys
(2016-05-18)I present the development of two near infrared proper motion pipelines for high resolution near infrared data from UKIDSS and the VISTA VVV survey. The UKIDSS pipeline is capable of accuracies of order 5 − 10 mas yr−1 for ... -
Near-Real Time, Semi-Automated Threat Assessment of Information Environments
(2023-11-19)Threat assessment is a crucial process for monitoring and defending against potential threats in an organization’s information environment and business operations. Ensuring the security of information infrastructure requires ...