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The Design of Novel Nano-Sized Polyanion-Polycation Complexes for Oral Protein Delivery
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-03-19)
Introduction
Oral delivery of proteins faces numerous challenges due to their enzymatic susceptibility and instability in the gastrointestinal tract. In recent years, the polyelectrolyte complexes have been explored for ...
Influences on Beginning Teacher Construing: Beliefs, Stories and Trajectories
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-03-18)
This study focuses on the experiences of beginning teachers in the British Army’s training and education branch. The research sought to identity what influenced participants’ construing about teaching and learning, teacher ...
Investigation of the Elemental Profiles of Hypericum perforatum as used in Herbal Remedies
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-03-11)
The work presented in this thesis has demonstrated that the use of elemental profiles for
the quality control of herbal medicines can be applied to multiple stages of processing. A
single method was developed for the ...
The Effect of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) by Bacteria in the Soil
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-03-10)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of ubiquitous environmental contaminants with two or more aromatic rings and originating from different emission sources. They are extremely toxic, carcinogenic and ...
GENTLE/A - Adaptive Robotic Assistance for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-03-05)
Advanced devices that can assist the therapists to offer rehabilitation are in high demand
with the growing rehabilitation needs. The primary requirement from such rehabilitative
devices is to reduce the therapist ...
Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 Biosensor for Preservative Efficacy Testing
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-02-17)
The preservative challenge test is a regulatory requirement specified in various pharmacopoeias to determine the efficacy of preservatives. However, such testing is a labour-intensive repetitive task and often requires ...
The Tidal Features of the Magellanic Cloud System
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-02-10)
The Magellanic System at a distance of 50 kpc from the Milky Way (MW),
is a prime target in the study of stellar populations, star formation histories and
galactic dynamics in low metallicity environments. The Large ...
A Look 'Behind the Curtains' at Personality Disorder and Mental Health Social Work: Perspectives and Expectations of Service Users and Practitioners
(2014-02-06)
This research project aims to explore service user and mental health social workers’ (MHSW) perspectives and experiences of practice in the area of personality disorder. It seeks to answer three research questions: how ...
Analysis and Optimisation of a Novel Wind Turbine
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-01-31)
The technologies of urban wind turbines have been rapidly developed in recent years, but urban wind turbines have not found a wide application due to the limitations of their designs. The power output of urban wind turbine ...
Informational Constraints and Organisation of Behaviour
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-01-24)
Based on the view of an agent as an information processing system, and the
premise that for such a system it is evolutionary advantageous to be parsimonious
with respect to informational burden, an information-theoreti ...