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On the Key Processes that Drive Galaxy Evolution: the Role of Galaxy Mergers, Accretion, Local Environment and Feedback in Shaping the Present-Day Universe
(2019-07-17)
The study of galaxy evolution is a fundamental discipline in modern astrophysics, dealing with how and why galaxies of all types evolve over time. The diversity of present-day galaxies is a reflection of the processes ...
Government in The Republic of Cyprus: Responding to the Problems of Water Scarcity and Quality
(2019-07-07)
Water management is a significant challenge in The Republic of Cyprus. The country is subject to a number of water problems based on scarcity and quality, with these stemming from limited precipitation inputs, drought, the ...
Investigating Public Sector Online Communication Channel Adoption and Usage Amongst Older Adults: a UK Local Government Perspective
(2019-07-01)
Since governments around the world are moving away from conventional ways of face to face communication to a more digital approach when delivering services to their citizens. Advancements in using novel information and ...
How People’s Perception on Degree of Control Influences Human-Robot Interaction
(2019-06-21)
Automated products that seem to be more sophisticated every day are invading the market.
Gmail provides suggestions for emails responses and can even track important dates through emails and send a notification about it ...
The Influences of a Health and Social Care Interprofessional Education (IPE) Module on Students' Attitudes Towards Collaboration
(2019-06-16)
The focus of this thesis is a module in interprofessional education (IPE) taught at a Higher Education Institution. The objective is to examine the potential within the module to identify new ideas for health and social ...
The Quantum Wigner Current: a Geometric Approach to Quantum Dynamics in Phase Space
(2019-05-30)
Phase space is the unity of position and momentum configuration space. It allows for
an effective description of dynamical systems and is particularly useful when it comes
to studying chaos theory and statistical ...
Optimisation of IMPAXX EPS Foam Energy Absorber with Applications for Amphibian Aircraft Landing on Water
(2019-05-29)
The research aims to optimise the design of IMPAXX EPS foam energy absorber for enhanced landing performance of an amphibian aircraft. Extensive transient dynamic simulations have been carried out to investigate the effect ...
Interactive Haptics for Remote and On-Site Assessment of Arm Function Following a Stroke
(2019-05-29)
There is a great need to improve the rehabilitation and assessment of arm and hand function of stroke survivors in the home due to cost, time and availability of healthcare professionals. Robotics and haptic technologies ...
Design and Real-World Application of Novel Machine Learning Techniques for Improving Face Recognition Algorithms
(2019-05-28)
Recent progress in machine learning has made possible the development of real-world face recognition applications that can match face images as good as or better than humans. However, several challenges remain unsolved. ...
Demand and Capacity Modelling of Acute Services Using Simulation and Optimization Techniques
(2019-05-09)
The level of difficulty that hospital management have been experiencing over the past decade in terms of balancing demand and capacity needs has been at an unprecedented level in the UK. Due to shortage of capacity, hospitals ...