Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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Occupational stress and work-life balance in UK academics
(University of Hertfordshire, 2006)The research presented in this thesis aimed to provide insight into the work-related wellbeing of a little-studied occupational group: academic employees working in universities in the UK. More specifically, it examined ... -
Off-Label and Unlicensed Medicines' Related Problems in Paediatric In-Patients
(2018-10-15)Background: Current legislations such as paediatric investigation plan (PIP) require pharmaceutical companies seeking marketing authorisation for a new medicine to provide evidence of studies in paediatrics to justify the ... -
On the Key Processes that Drive Galaxy Evolution: the Role of Galaxy Mergers, Accretion, Local Environment and Feedback in Shaping the Present-Day Universe
(2019-07-17)The study of galaxy evolution is a fundamental discipline in modern astrophysics, dealing with how and why galaxies of all types evolve over time. The diversity of present-day galaxies is a reflection of the processes ... -
An Online Survey to Investigate Clinicians’ Use of, Attitudes Towards, and Perceived Competency Around Outcome Monitoring Practices
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-09-15)In recent years, there has been an ever increasing emphasis placed on the collection and use of patient reported outcome measures (PROM) in mental health services. This emphasis stems from a culture of evidence based ... -
Open-set Speaker Identification
(2018-12-20)This study is motivated by the growing need for effective extraction of intelligence and evidence from audio recordings in the fight against crime, a need made ever more apparent with the recent expansion of criminal and ... -
Opportunities and Barriers to Leadership for Female Finance Directors in the United Kingdom: a Qualitative Study
(2023-02-17)Despite progress and legislation, there are relatively few women in finance director roles. Men are still seven times more likely to be finance directors than women (Austin, 2020). This inequity led to the development of ... -
Optical Cartography of the Northern Galactic Plane
(2016-06-28)Counting stars as a means of studying the structure of the Milky Way has a long history, which has progressed significantly with the undertaking of large-area surveys. Photographic surveys have been supplanted with the ... -
Optical Measurement of Airborne Particles on Unmanned Aircraft
(2023-09-30)Aerosols and clouds are persistent causes of uncertainty in climate and weather models, which is due to their heterogeneous suspension and occurrence within the atmosphere, and complex interactions which are chaotic and ... -
Optimal Cooperative Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio
(2016-09-08)The rapid increasing interest in wireless communication has led to the continuous development of wireless devices and technologies. The modern convergence and interoperability of wireless technologies has further increased ... -
Optimisation and Characterisation of a Curved Bimetallic Blade and its Performance Within a Thermal Motor
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-07-04)In most flat bimetallic strip applications, the bending is employed in the transverse direction, that is, upon the application of uniform heating to the entire strip, the initially straight strip bends transversely up from ... -
Optimisation of IMPAXX EPS Foam Energy Absorber with Applications for Amphibian Aircraft Landing on Water
(2019-05-29)The research aims to optimise the design of IMPAXX EPS foam energy absorber for enhanced landing performance of an amphibian aircraft. Extensive transient dynamic simulations have been carried out to investigate the effect ... -
Optimisation of Piston Bowl Geometry and Double Injection Strategy in Diesel Engines Using a Bespoke Hybrid Regression-Based Technique
(2022-07-11)This research work is driven by the requirement for more efficient and cleaner internal combustion engines that meet fuel saving demands, stringent emissions regulations, and compatibility with hybrid powertrain technology. ... -
Optimising Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks Using Interference Alignment and Space-Time Coding
(2018-03-04)In this thesis, the process of optimizing Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio has been investigated in fast-fading environments where simulation results have shown that its performance is limited by the Probability ... -
The Optimization of Combined Power-Power Generation Cycles
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-02-02)An investigation into the performance of several combined gas-steam power generating plants’ cycles was undertaken at the School of Engineering and Technology at the University of Hertfordshire and it is predominantly ... -
Optimization of Neuronal Morphologies for Pattern Recognition
(2012-05-29)This thesis addresses the problem of how the dendritic structure and other morphological properties of the neuron can determine its pattern recognition performance. The techniques used in this work for generating dendritic ... -
Optimization of the Performance of Micro Hydro-Turbines for Electricity Generation
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-05-13)Rural electrification has long been the most important topic on the development agenda of many countries. The needs for power supplies to rural areas increased significantly in the past decades. Extending electricity grids ... -
Ordering the Mob: London's Public Punishments, c. 1783-1868
(2010-02-10)This thesis explores the crowds that attended London‟s executions, pillories and public whippings during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It aims to reappraise a literature describing the carnivalesque and voyeuristic ... -
Organisational Change and the Politics of Identity: Four Reflexive Inquiries into Ordinary Power Struggles and their Role in Shaping Organisations and Individuals
(2019-12-18)This thesis sheds light on the ideals we construct in the workplace and how these emergent ideologies mask over power dynamics and political struggles for meaning and identity. Challenging the idea that ‘office politics’ ... -
The Paradox of freedom in Everyday Leadership Practice - an Inquiry into the Identity Work of Developing Leadership in the Public Sector in Denmark
(2022-03-03)This thesis is an autoethnographic inquiry into the identity work of leaders working in the public sector in Denmark. The research is about how degrees of freedom can be experienced when it is acknowledged that leaders are ... -
The Paradoxes of Project Management: a Project Management Consultant’s Inquiry into the Social Reality of Technology-Driven Change Projects
(2018-08-22)This thesis is a practice-based inquiry into project management. It adds to the critique of more traditional discourse in project management literature (PMI 20013, IPMA 2010, Prince2 2009, Agile Alliance Organisation 2001) ...