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The Environments of High Redshift Active Galactic Nuclei
(2012-08-30)
In this thesis I study the links between Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and
their surrounding large scale environments mainly at high redshift. I firstly
use Spitzer space telescope data for one of the largest and most ...
Reflective Conversations with Headteachers: Exploring the Realities of Leadership in UK Secondary Schools
(2012-08-21)
The aim of this practitioner research is to explore and analyse how headteachers reflect on their own professional practice to help them sustain themselves and improve secondary schools. The research has two aspects: the ...
The Relationship Between Improvisation and Cognition
(2012-08-16)
“After the group had played [improvisation] game[s]…colours became brighter, people and spaces seem of a different size, focus is sharper. Our normal thinking dulls perception…” Keith Johnstone (1979, pg. 131)
Improvisation ...
A MacIntyrean Philosophy of Work
(2012-08-09)
This thesis outlines and defends a MacIntyrean account of contemporary work. MacIntyre's virtue ethics seems to entail a wholesale rejection of the modern order; throughout his writings MacIntyre is highly critical of ...
Exploring the Personal Constructs of Looked After Children and their Foster Carers: a Qualitative Study
(2012-06-29)
Previous research has indicated the unique contribution that the interaction between looked after children and their foster carers might have on young people’s behaviour, emotional well-being and subsequent placement ...
Computational Modelling of Information Processing in Deep Cerebellar Nucleus Neurons
(2012-06-21)
The deep cerebellar nuclei (DCN) function as output gates for a large majority of the Purkinje cells of the cerebellar cortex and thereby determine how the cerebellum influences the rest of the brain and body. In my PhD ...
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 ...
Narrative Accounts of Family Caregivers of Adults Diagnosed with Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder
(2012-06-07)
The experiences of family caregivers of adults diagnosed with Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD) are under-researched. To address this lack of research and the Department of Health’s (DOH) aim to focus on the experiences ...
Optimization of Neuronal Morphologies for Pattern Recognition
(2012-05-29)
This thesis addresses the problem of how the dendritic structure and other morphological properties of the neuron can determine its pattern recognition performance.
The techniques used in this work for generating dendritic ...
A New Rheological Polymer Based on Boron Siloxane Cross-Linked by Isocyanate Groups
(University of Hertfordshire, 2012-05-17)
The research described in this thesis originated from an idea to develop new body protection for the sport of fencing. The ultimate goal is to develop body armour which would be flexible, wearable, washable, light and ...