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Ice Crystal Classification Using Two Dimensional Light Scattering Patterns
(2010-08-23)
An investigation is presented into methods of characterising cirrus ice crystals from in-situ light scattering data. A database of scattering patterns from modelled crystals was created using the Ray Tracing with
Diffraction ...
Studies of Depression and Illness Representations in End-Stage Renal Disease
(2010-08-20)
Depression is a substantial psychopathology encountered in the dialysis population yet its association with potentially modifiable psychological antecedents are not well known. Of these potential antecedents, individual’s ...
Uncovering Complexity in Everyday Practice: A Post Modern Study of Community Nursing Assessment
(2010-08-12)
Much skilled nursing practice is described by words which at face value appear low-tech and self-explanatory. Despite being acknowledged as intrinsic to practice “nursing assessment” has few operational definitions.
This ...
Auxiliary Computations: A Framework for a Step-Wise, Non-Disruptive Introduction of Static Guarantees to Untyped Programs Using Partial Evaluation Techniques
(2010-08-05)
Type inference can be considered a form of partial evaluation that only evaluates a program with respect to its type annotations. Building on this key observation, this dissertation presents a uniform framework for expressing ...
A Study in Positivism and Physiology: Readings of Gustave Courbet
(2010-06-30)
This thesis explores ways in which the mid-nineteenth-century current of positivist thought impacted upon the work of the French artist Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Guided by certain methodological imperatives set out in ...
Molecular Analysis of Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Action
(2010-06-30)
The nuclear receptor superfamily comprises a group of ligand-activated transcription
factors that regulate the expression of target genes. They play a central role in
diverse physiological pathways, and are therefore ...
Senior Executives and the Emergence of Local Responsibilities in Large Organisations: A Complexity Approach to Potentially Better Results
(2010-06-30)
All executives strive for better results in their organisations. They are always
dependent on others to achieve these results and this dependency is particularly
evident in large organisations. This thesis is concerned ...
Transformation of University Management: Co-Evolving Collegial and Managerial Values
(2010-06-30)
This thesis explores some of the processes involved in the transformation of a
university as it moved from a conventional collegial style of decision-making towards
a more corporate one. Much of the mainstream literature ...
Women's Experiences of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Psychosis in Adulthood
(2010-06-30)
Objective: To date there have been few if any qualitative studies of adults who have
experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA) followed by psychotic experiences later in
life. This study aimed to explore how a sample of ...
Mechanical Behaviour and Corrosion of Interstitial-Free Steel - Aluminium Alloy Self-Piercing Riveted Joints
(2010-06-30)
The overall aim of the project is to examine the rivetability of new steels and to investigate the mechanical behaviour of self-piercing riveted (SPR) aluminium-steel hybrid structures for automotive applications. Interstitial ...