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The Adoption, Use and Diffusion of Smartphones among Adults over Fifty in the UK
(2015-12-22)
Smartphones are innovations that currently provide immense benefits and convenience to users in society. However, not all the users of society are accepting and using smart phones, more specifically, for this research study ...
Evaluating and Expanding Knowledge and Awareness of Health Professionals on the Consumption and Adverse Consequences of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Through Innovative Information Technologic Tools
(2015-12-21)
Background: The rapid diffusion of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) constitutes an important challenge in terms of public health and a novelty in clinical settings, where these compounds may lead to erratic symptoms, ...
Pretence: Role of Representations and Intersubjectivity?
(2015-12-18)
This thesis investigates the role of representations and intersubjectivity in explaining pretend play of young children. Its goal is to show that basic forms of pretending can be explained without recourse to mental ...
Can Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention Improve Attention in Individuals With Mixed Neurological Disorders?
(2015-12-09)
It is estimated that there are 12.5 million people in England living with neurological disorders (Neurological Alliance, 2014). People with neurological disorders as a result of acquired brain injury (ABI) are living with ...
The Dynamic Relationships Between Public Spending, Economic Growth and Income Inequality in China
(2015-11-19)
China’s economic development has performed spectacularly during the period of China’s economic transition as a result of radical economic reform in the all markets. The country has also gone through extensive fiscal reforms ...
The Influence of Habits, Opportunities and Thoughts on Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyles
(2015-11-16)
This programme of research was focused on developing a better understanding of pro-environmental behaviours and pro-environmental behaviour change, with consideration of the powerful effect of habits in thinking, affect ...
The Impact of Professional and Team Identification on the Leadership Beliefs of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Clinicians
(2015-10-27)
Introduction and Aims - The term ‘clinical leadership’ has received widespread promotion in the NHS in recent years and encourages frontline clinicians to be involved in the leadership of services. Few research studies ...
Perceptions of Causes and Long Term Effects of Academic Underachievement in High IQ Adults
(2015-10-12)
A great deal is known and has been written about the difficulties that high IQ children can experience in the classroom when their special educational needs are not met. Evidence suggests that these difficulties can result ...
Performance Measurement in the Product Development Process
(2015-10-09)
The intention of the programme was to evaluate Product Development (PD) strategies within the automotive industry and to identify areas in which improvements could be made in PD project performance that would also provide ...
Electromagnetic Compatibility in Wireline Communications
(2015-10-09)
This document is a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University
of Hertfordshire for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Part Time) in 'EMC in Wire-line
Communications' in the School of ...