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New Cryptanalysis and Modelling for Wireless Networking
(2016-04-18)
High data rates and interoperability of vender devices have made WiMAX a prime desire for use worldwide.
WiMAX is based on the IEEE 802.16 standard. IEEE 802.16a, b, c & d versions were updated within three years of the ...
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Potential Inhibitors of S100P, a Protein implicated in Pancreatic Cancer
(2016-04-18)
Pancreatic cancer is relatively uncommon. Despite its relative scarcity, it is the fourth-ranked cancer killer in the Western world with less than a 5% 5-year survival rate. The high mortality rate is due to the asymptomatic ...
Thrombotic Risk Assessment in End Stage Renal Disease Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy
(2016-04-18)
End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have an excess cardiovascular risk, above that predicted by traditional risk factor models. Despite the advances in both Cardiovascular disease (CVD) management and renal replacement ...
Japanese Foreign Direct Investment: Varieties of Capitalism, Employment Practices and Worker Resistance in Poland
(2016-04-15)
This research contributes to an understanding of Japanese Foreign Investment (JFDI) in Poland, by using a Variety of Capitalism approach and drawing on literature from employment relations. It examines firstly, the extent ...
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 ...
Fault Tolerance for Stream Programs on Parallel Platforms
(2016-04-15)
A distributed system is defined as a collection of autonomous computers connected by a network, and with the appropriate distributed software for the system to be seen by users as a single entity capable of providing ...
When the Bells Go Down: Resilience and Vulnerability in Firefighters
(2016-04-14)
Firefighters respond to a wide range of critical incidents in which they face exposure to multiple stressors. Previous studies have reported prevalence rates of various symptomatology and identified some risk factors for ...
Self-Management, Psychological Correlates, and Clinical Outcomes in People on Dialysis for End Stage Renal Disease
(2016-04-14)
The thesis that this dissertation aims to defend is:
Certain self-management behaviours in End Stage Renal Disease are predicted by self-efficacy, patient activation, and psychological distress, and in turn predict clinical ...
Star Formation in LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Galaxies
(2016-04-14)
In this thesis we test and expand our current knowledge of Star Formation Laws (SF laws) in the extreme environment of dwarf irregular galaxies. We focus on the SF characteristics of our 18 galaxies sample, extending current ...
Deglaciation Dynamics of the Feegletscher Nord, Switzerland: Implications for Glacio-Fluvial Sediment Transfer
(2016-04-14)
Understanding of the processes of sediment transfer within, and from, glaciated catchments is of fundamental importance in order to establish rates of sediment transfer and resultant landscape
evolution. Rates of ...