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Early childhood bilingualism : a study of the development of the noun phrase in Bosnian and English in light of the 'single system' and the 'separate system' hypotheses
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)
This longitudinal study investigates the morphosyntactic development of the noun phrase
in two young Bosnian/English bilingual children (both girls, aged 1.8 to 2.4). as well as
their pragmatic development, in light of ...
Identification of vulnerability to psychological difficulties in second generation South Asian women
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)
Existing studies suggest that the high rates of mental health problems among second
generation or UK born Asians are due to "culture conflict", that is, the idea that individuals are
stuck between two incompatible cultures. ...
Ethical dimensions of management decision-making : a stakeholder values approach to performance and strategy
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)
The research shows how organisations can improve their strategic management
decision-making, in the competitive global arena, through taking into account not only
economic criteria but also ethical and environmental ...
Characterisation of cannabinoid receptors on immune cells and cell lines
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)
Cannabinoids may inhibit immune cell function by modulating cytokine/chemokine
release but the receptors mediating these events are poorly characterised. The aim of
this thesis is to characterise cannabinoid receptors ...
Analysing and enhancing the performance of associative memory architectures
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)
This thesis investigates the way in which information about the structure of a set of
training data with 'natural' characteristics may be used to positively influence the design of
associative memory neural network models ...
Managing violence, aggression and conflict in social work
(2003)
This thesis examines the causes and effects of violence against social workers. In
particular, it addresses issues of conflict arising from certain social workers' roles, and
the nature, extent and effects of aggression ...
Developing leadership : learning what cannot be taught
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)
This thesis explores leadership in a business setting and how it is
learned, and the role that a teacher may play in the process of learning.
The thesis draws on Stacey's theory of complex responsive processes of
relating ...
Managing innovations in engineering industries
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)
It has been shown in this thesis why innovations are regarded as the lifeline of
engineering industries. Continuous flow of novel ideas is the source of innovations but
the encouragement, creation and nurturing of such ...
Executive coaching as the differentiating patterning of power
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)
Executive Coaching is now widely applied in organisations to bring about
improvements in performance through individual focussed development. Coaches
work with their clients to agree outcomes for their work together and ...
Pressure losses associated with slurry flow in horizontal pipelines
(University of Hertfordshire, 2003)
The flow of solid liquid mixtures (slurries) has attracted much attention in research
work because of its importance to industry. Prediction of pressure losses associated
with slurry flow helps pipe designers select the ...