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Cooperative Uplink Inter-Cell Interference (ICI) Mitigation in 5G Networks
(2017-04-19)
In order to support the new paradigm shift in fifth generation (5G) mobile communication, radically different network architectures, associated technologies and network operation algorithms, need to be developed compared ...
Systemic Consultations in Intellectual Disability Services: Experiences of Care Staff
(2017-04-19)
This research used interviews and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) methodology to explore the experiences of care staff who attended systemic consultations within an Intellectual Disability (ID) service. A ...
Sociality in Autism: Building Social Bridges in Autism Spectrum Conditions through LEGO® Based Therapy
(2017-04-19)
Background: Autism Spectrum Conditions are associated with difficulties in core social communication and social interaction (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) and comorbid psychopathology (Simonoff, Pickles, Charman, ...
Formal Approaches to a Definition of Agents
(2017-04-13)
This thesis is a contribution to the formalisation of the notion of an agent
within the class of finite multivariate Markov chains. In accordance with
the literature agents are are seen as entities that act, perceive, ...
Immigration Policy Paradoxes in Catalonia, Spain, 1985-2011: a Political Economy Approach
(2017-04-12)
Before the crisis Catalonia and the rest of Spain received high volumes of immigration – of which much was “illegal”. This was despite formally strict controls – EU policy – and different governments in Madrid claiming to ...
Cirrus Occurrence and Properties Determined From Ground-Based Remote Sensing
(2017-04-07)
The ultimate application of this work is constraining the optical properties of cirrus particles, which
are poorly understood, by providing an automatic method, using all-sky cameras and an infrared
radiometer, to identify ...
Hormonal Modulation of Developmental Plasticity in an Epigenetic Robot
(2017-04-07)
In autonomous robotics, there is still a trend to develop and tune controllers with highly
explicit goals and environments in mind. However, this tuning means that these robotic
models often lack the developmental and ...
The Lived Experience of Older Women with Learning Disabilities
(2017-03-23)
Background: In recent decades, improvements in medical treatment, public health, technology and education have resulted in people living much longer. This includes people with learning disabilities, the fastest growing ...
Factors Affecting Initial Acceptance of and Subsequent Compliance With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
(2017-03-23)
Background: Compliance with CPAP treatment for OSA is not reliably predicted by the severity of symptoms or physiological variables. I conducted a series of studies to examine a range of factors that may affect compliance ...
Equity Perception and Communication Among Arab Expatriate Professionals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(2017-03-10)
The research aims to study how the communication context within the Arab cultures influences the employees’ perception of equity and reaction to inequity. Specifically, the study explores how employees from Arab cultural ...