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Role of MicroRNAs in LPA-Induced Regulation of Stem Cell Differentiation Into Cardiomyocytes
(2019-09-19)Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is known to exert a diverse range of effects in humans, specifically in the heart where it may cause apoptosis of cardiomyocytes at pathological concentrations. However, at physiological ... -
The Role of Oath-Taking in Human Trafficking: Experiences of Survivors
(2021-10-22)Every year an unknown number of people are trafficked to the UK for the purpose of exploitation. The literature identifies numerous psychological methods traffickers use to exert power and control over individuals (e.g. ... -
The Role of Physical Activity During Personal Recovery at a Voluntary Sector Mental Health Organisation
(2016-04-15)Research has shown that people who participate in regular physical activity (PA) can experience improved wellbeing and quality of life, including better physical health, cognitive function, positive affect, and self-esteem ... -
The Role of Referrals in New Client Capture Within the Field of Independent Financial Advice
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-02-10)The field of regulated financial services has been ill-served by marketing theory. As a consequence: (1) the nature of marketing in this sector has been misunderstood; (2) the key mechanism for generating new business in ... -
The role of situational information in conceptual knowledge
(University of Hertfordshire, 2004)This thesis investigated the influence of situational knowledge on the performance of two common tasks; category member generation under a free-emission procedure and the judgement of similarity between two items using ... -
The Role of Spirituality and Disease Acceptance in Predicting Psychological Well Being in a Group of Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(2018-10-29)Background: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a long term health condition, characterised by the complex interplay between physical and psychosocial health. In the absence of a cure, psychological interventions that help ... -
The Role of the JNK/AP-1 Pathway in the Induction of iNOS and CATs in Vascular Cells
(2013-05-01)Nitric oxide (NO) is an important biological molecule within the body, which over production of this molecule in response to different stimulations can cause various inflammatory diseases. Over production of this molecule ... -
The Role of the Registered Nurse Managing Pro Re Nata (PRN) Medicines in the Care Home (Nursing): a Case Study of Decision-Making, Medication Management and Resident Involvement
(2017-04-20)The aim of this study was to analyse the role of the registered nurse in the management of pro re nata (PRN) medication in a care home (nursing) for older people. Studying PRN medication provides insights into the role ... -
The Rotation of the Halo of NGC 6822 Determined From the Radial Velocities of Carbon Stars
(2016-08-22)The kinematics of stars in galaxies is becoming a key means to understand the dynamics of galaxies, their formation and merger history. For many years, kinematics has been measured using integrated field techniques in the ... -
Rubies in the Dust: Tracing High Mass Star Formation Throughout the Milky Way
(2012-01-17)Over the last decade a number of potential tracers of massive star (M > 8M ) formation have been put forward. In this thesis I attempt to understand how these tracers relate to one another and attempt to identify the ... -
Runaway Stars in the Galactic Halo: Their Origin and Kinematics
(2012-03-30)Star formation in the Milky Way is confined to star-forming regions (OB associ- ation, HII regions, and open clusters) in the Galactic plane. It is usually assumed that these regions are found preferably along spiral ... -
Rural Businesses on Vancouver Island: Challenges and Opportunities
(2008-03-31)Many rural areas are undergoing structural changes as jobs in forestry, fishing, mining, agricultural and other natural resource-based industries decline. These communities, often based around these industries, are generally ... -
Safety Measures to Reduce Medication Administration Errors in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
(2015-08-25)Objective: Medicine administration is the last process of the medication cycle. However, errors can happen during this process. Children are at an increased risk from these errors. This has been extensively investigated ... -
Score-Level Fusion for Multimodal Biometrics
(2008-01-14)This thesis describes research into the score-level fusion process in multimodal biometrics. The emphasis of the research is on the fusion of face and voice biometrics in the two recognition modes of verification and ... -
Screening for Mental Health Difficulties in Looked After Children referred to a Specialist CAMHS Team using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: a Mixed Methods Study
(2018-10-22)Looked after children (LAC) are at high risk of developing mental health difficulties. In England, 45 percent meet the criteria for psychiatric diagnosis (Ford, Vostanis, Meltzer & Goodman, 2007), while levels of emotional ... -
A Search for High-Redshift Radio Galaxies Within the Epoch of Reionization
(University of Hertfordshire, 2013-06-07)In this thesis I used a sample of radio galaxies with 1.4GHz radio luminosity, S1.4 > 10mJy, with the aim of finding high-redshift radio galaxies in the Lockman Hole, ELAIS-N1, ELAISN2, XMM-LSS and CDFS using near-infrared ... -
Searching for Brown Dwarf Companions
(2009-06-03)In this thesis I present the search for ultracool dwarf companions to main sequence stars, subgiants and white dwarfs. The ultracool dwarfs identified here are benchmark objects, with known ages and distances. The online ... -
Securing the Edges of IoT Networks: a Scalable SIP DDoS Defense Framework with VNF, SDN, and Blockchain
(2021-02-19)An unintended consequence of the global deployment of IoT devices is that they provide a fertile breeding ground for IoT botnets. An adversary can take advantage of an IoT botnet to launch DDoS attacks against telecommunication ... -
Security and Usability of Authentication by Challenge Questions in Online Examination
(2017-05-12)Online examinations are an integral component of many online learning environments and a high-stake process for students, teachers and educational institutions. They are the target of many security threats, including ... -
Seeking to Control Enterprise with Architecture: the Limits and Value of an Engineering Approach From the Perspective of an Enterprise Architect
(2017-02-02)In this thesis, I challenge assumptions underlying my discipline of enterprise architecture that led to two choices facing practitioners: either to work with tools and techniques which predict and control changes towards ...