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Power and Narrative in Project Management: Lessons Learned in Recognising the Importance of Phronesis
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-07-16)
A component part of modern project management practice is the ‘lessons learned’ activity that is designed to transfer experience and best practice from one project to another, thus improving the practice of project management. ...
Optimisation and Characterisation of a Curved Bimetallic Blade and its Performance Within a Thermal Motor
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-07-04)
In most flat bimetallic strip applications, the bending is employed in the transverse direction, that is, upon the application of uniform heating to the entire strip, the initially straight strip bends transversely up from ...
Investigations into Drug Delivery to the Eye: Nanoparticle Comparisons
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-07-02)
Eye disorders are on the rise as a result of an ageing population, an increasing obesity problem and a growth in the number of diabetic patients. Conventional ophthalmic formulations do not maintain therapeutic drug ...
Shock-excited molecular hydrogen in the outflows of post-asymptotic giant branch stars
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-07-02)
Since the identi cation of proto-planetary nebulae (PPNe) as transition objects between
the asymptotic giant branch stars and planetary nebulae more than two decades
ago, astronomers have attempted to characterise these ...
Construction and Development of Bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains; Application in Biosensors for Preservative Efficacy Testing
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-06-18)
Whole cell biosensors have been extensively used for monitoring toxicity and contamination of compounds in environmental biology and microbial ecology. However, their application in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries ...
Investigation of Optimal Cue to Instruction for Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction in Women Using Ultrasound Imaging
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-06-18)
Background
Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training is recommended as first line conservative management for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The fundamental issue of how to optimally contract the PFM has not previously been ...
JAK/STAT Signalling in the Induction of the L-Arginine-Nitric Oxide Pathway in Macrophages and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-06-09)
The production of Nitric Oxide (NO) under physiological conditions has beneficial roles in acting as a key signaling component of many biological processes as well as having an anti-microbial effect. However its effects ...
Ambulance Service 2030: the Future of Paramedics
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-06-03)
Some innovations are termed ‘disruptive’, a designation that is normally applied to technology; examples include computers, digital cameras, and mobile phones. The term can also be applied to groups of workers, particularly ...
Be Here Now: Evaluating an Adapted Mindfulness-Based Intervention in a Mixed Population with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Neurological Conditions
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-06)
Acquired brain injury (ABI) and long-term neurological conditions (such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease), are major causes of disability in the UK, and can lead to significant physical, cognitive, neuro-behavioural, ...
How clinical psychologists experience working in an acute mental health inpatient setting
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-06)
The focus of this study was to explore how Clinical Psychologists narrate their experience of working on acute adult inpatient units. Mental health services in the UK are poorly resourced with treatments dominated by medical ...