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Semicarbazide-sensitive Amine Oxidase (SSAO) and its Interaction with Lysyl Oxidase (LOX) in Rat Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
(2022-03-11)Introduction: Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) is both a soluble and membrane bound transmembrane protein expressed in the vasculature. In endothelial cells, SSAO is involved in leukocyte rolling, adhesion, and ... -
Senior Executives and the Emergence of Local Responsibilities in Large Organisations: A Complexity Approach to Potentially Better Results
(2010-06-30)All executives strive for better results in their organisations. They are always dependent on others to achieve these results and this dependency is particularly evident in large organisations. This thesis is concerned ... -
Senior Selection Interviewing: From Individual Skill and Intuition to Habitus and Practice
(2010-09-15)Research into choosing individuals to fill positions at or near board level in organisations is scarce; however we know that interviewing is the dominant selection practice. The research into selection interviewing at ... -
Sensitivity of Simulated Boundary-Layer Flow to the Representation of Forest Canopies in Complex Terrain
(2022-04-19)Complex terrain covers a large fraction of the land surface of the Earth. Due to the limited uses of steeply sloped terrain a lot of this is undeveloped and often covered with a canopy of trees or shrubs. Vegetation canopies ... -
Sentosa : a feminist ethnography of a psychiatric hospital in Sarawak, East Malaysia
(University of Hertfordshire, 2002)This doctoral thesis is a feminist ethnographic study of psychiatric patients in the State of Sarawak, East Malaysia. The study took place at a psychiatric hospital located in the capital city of Kuching, commencing in ... -
Sex Differences in Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-01-14)Inspection of the published research shows that sex differences in cognition in the general population have been widely cited with the direction of the advantage depending on the domain being examined. The most prevalent ... -
Shattered Narratives and the Search for Meaning: The Experiences of Parents Whose Child Sustains Traumatic Brain Injury
(2009-08-05)This study looked in detail at the parental experience of having a child sustain traumatic brain injury (TBI); beginning with the child sustaining the injury, through the acute and chronic stages of rehabilitation, to the ... -
Shells, Bubbles and Holes: the Porosity of the Interstellar Medium in Galaxies
(2012-10-08)We present an analysis of the properties of HI holes detected in 20 galaxies that are part of “The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey” (THINGS). We detected more than 1000 holes in total in the sampled galaxies. Where they can be ... -
Shock-excited molecular hydrogen in the outflows of post-asymptotic giant branch stars
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-07-02)Since the identi cation of proto-planetary nebulae (PPNe) as transition objects between the asymptotic giant branch stars and planetary nebulae more than two decades ago, astronomers have attempted to characterise these ... -
The Short Term Behaviour of Exchange Rates: a Middle Ground Approach
(2012-06-13)The understanding of the mechanism determining exchange rates is still an unsolved puzzle in the field of international economics. In the search for the underlying causes of the failure of existing approaches to explain ... -
Signal Transduction Mechanisms for Lysophosphatidic Acid Mediated Cardiac Differentiation of P19 Stem Cells
(2018-12-07)The role of endogenous molecules in facilitating stem cell differentiation into cardiomyocytes is yet to be fully understood. SPC and S1P, common biolipids, promote cardiac differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and ... -
Signal Transduction Mechanisms for Stem Cell Differentation Into Cardiomyocytes
(2009-08-05)Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide and particularly in the developed World. The search for new therapeutic approaches for improving the functions of the damaged heart is therefore a ... -
Simulations of High Mass Star Formation in the Milky Way
(2013-02-18)Massive star formation takes place in the dense cores of molecular clouds where the stars may be obscured at optical wavelengths. An excellent signpost of a massive young stellar object is the presence of an ultra-compact ... -
Singing Voice Extraction from Stereophonic Recordings
(2013-02-20)Singing voice separation (SVS) can be defined as the process of extracting the vocal element from a given song recording. The impetus for research in this area is mainly that of facilitating certain important applications ... -
A Single Case Design Study Evaluating the Impact of a Values Based Positive Self Affirmations Intervention on Eating Disorder Symptons in Women with Bulimia Nervosa
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-11-10)Numerous studies have reported psychological benefits associated with the practice of values-based selfaffirmation. However, there is little evidence regarding their clinical applicability. Many of the purported benefits ... -
Single Mothers' Experiences of Temporary Accommodation and Mental Health: a London-Based Study
(2019-12-23)Numbers of families experiencing homelessness and living in temporary accommodation in London are rising each year (House of Commons, 2019), with families headed by single mothers being extremely overrepresented (Shelter ... -
Single Mothers’ Experiences of Temporary Accommodation: a Suffolk-based Study
(2022-10-04)Family homelessness impacts mental health and wellbeing and is rising in the UK (Carey, 2019; Shelter et al., 2021; Spratt, 2022). Single mothers are most likely to be living in TA with their children, which has been found ... -
Skin Lightening as An Image Enhancing Phenomenon: Investigating Risks, Motivations, and Underlying Psychological Factors
(2022-08-16)Background: Skin lightening phenomenon is a widely growing trend with serious side effects. Its history spans many decades and affects different cultures and regions globally. So far it has been marginally investigated and ... -
Smart Distributed Processing Technologies For Hedge Fund Management
(2018-01-29)Distributed processing cluster design using commodity hardware and software has proven to be a technological breakthrough in the field of parallel and distributed computing. The research presented herein is the original ... -
Smartphone Technology: Everyday prompts for those with prospective memory difficulties following brain injury
(2018-03-05)BACKGROUND: Prospective memory difficulties are one of the most common deficits following acquired brain injury. The application of smartphones as a compensatory aid to these difficulties has shown promising results. This ...