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Microcurrent Therapy in the Management of Chronic Tennis Elbow
(2011-03-10)
Microcurrent therapy (MCT) involves the application of sub-sensory electric current and can promote tissue repair, possibly by mimicking endogenous electrical cues for healing. It has been used successfully to treat ...
Viable Knowledge: The Centrality of Practice
(2011-03-10)
This thesis investigates how individual student nurses construct a body of knowledge that is appropriate and able to support or underpin their practical experiences in the early part of their undergraduate pre-registration ...
The Impact of Agricultural Depression and Land Ownership Change on the County of Hertfordshire, c.1870-1914
(2011-03-01)
The focus of this research has been on how the county of Hertfordshire negotiated
the economic, social and political changes of the late nineteenth century. A rural
county sitting within just twenty miles of the nation’s ...
Dynamic Assignment Protocols for Multi-wavelength Gigabit-PONs
(2011-02-23)
The research initiatives addressed in this thesis are geared towards improving the performance of passive optical networks through the development of advanced dynamic bandwidth allocation protocols. In particular, the aim ...
"..it depends on the risk." Constructing 'Antipsychotic' Medication 'Refusal' in Community 'Mental Health' Services
(2011-02-18)
Aim
Antipsychotic medication is the predominant intervention used for psychosis in the UK. However, there are risks associated, it is not always effective and service-users express ambivalence towards taking it. The ...
A Re-Conceptualisation of Contemporary Sculpthural Ceramics From a Post-Minimalist Perspective
(2011-02-17)
This thesis examines the extent to which the 1960s process art strand of post-Minimalism can provide an analytical template for critical writing around contemporary ceramic art. A dearth of critical writing is an acknowledged ...
Practitioners' Experience of Former World War Two Child Evacuees in Therapy: A Qualitative Study
(2011-02-11)
Aims: The Second World War had a dramatic impact on the lives of those who lived through it (Davies, 1997) and its long-term impact continues for older people whose formative life experiences were affected by the process ...
The Problems of Applying Theories of Depiction to Non-Figurative Art
(2011-02-01)
Generally speaking depictive theories attempt to explain the experience of looking at paintings and drawings, in particular they describe the process by which a viewer makes sense of a surface that has been intentionally ...
Parent-Trainee Experiences of Child and Mental Health Training: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2011-01-24)
Aims: Research examining the process of clinical psychology training has essentially focused on the outsider perspective and given little consideration of the trainee’s lived experience. Using qualitative methodology this ...
Informational Principles of Perception-Action Loops and Collective Behaviours
(2011-01-20)
Living beings, robotic and software artefacts can all be seen as agents acting and perceiving within an environment. When observed under that perspective, a new concept is accessible: information in the sense of Shannon. ...