PhD Theses Collection: Recent submissions
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An Exploration of Education, Experience and Social Factors on CT Dose Optimisation
(2022-11-25)Background: The number of Computed Tomography (CT) scans in England is likely to increase by 100% in next five years. In a medical emergency or in the presence of complicated pathology such as oncology indications, CT ... -
Understanding the Experiences of Black Birthmothers who have had their Child(ren) Removed from their Care
(2022-10-05)Research on the experiences of birthmothers who have had their child(ren) removed from their care is scant. Of that which is available, the majority has focused on the experiences of White women. It is well understood that ... -
Caring for those with Parkinson’s Disease: The Effect of Social Networks on the Family Carer’s Role
(2022-11-21)This study explored the social networks of informal carers for those with Parkinson’s Disease and how these impacted on their caring role. An increasing ageing population in the UK means that demand for informal care is ... -
Decolonising Clinical Psychology Training in Singapore: Trainee and Recently Qualified Psychologist Views about Diversifying Therapeutic Models
(2022-11-30)Despite literature suggesting that Western psychology and models might not be as culturally appropriate in other cultures (e.g. Henrich et al., 2010; Llewelyn & Shimoyama, 2012), clinical psychology courses in Singapore ... -
Generation of a Drug-incorporated Membrane for Biomedical Applications
(2022-11-17)Current approach for ocular wound healing involves bandages combined with repeated administration of therapeutic eye drops. There is a need to develop ocular medicated bandages as a convenient and cost-effective strategy ... -
Trust and its Consequences: A Regional Senior Manager's Experiences of Meaning Making in the Canadian Public Service
(2020-03-11)This thesis explores the role of trust in meaning making in the Canadian Federal Government from the perspective of a senior manager based in regional operations. I take a pragmatic approach to my research, using the ... -
Illness Perceptions in Turkish Cypriot Patients Receiving Dialysis
(2022-11-21)Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health concern across the globe. As it progresses, individuals who are diagnosed with advanced kidney failure require kidney replacement therapy (KRT), either through dialysis ... -
Using Deep Learning to Explore Ultra-Large Scale Astronomical Datasets
(2022-11-03)In every field that deep learning has infiltrated we have seen a reduction in the use of specialist knowledge, to be replaced with knowledge automatically derived from data. We have already seen this process play out in ... -
Understanding the Interactions between Phoma Stem Canker (Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa) and Light Leaf Spot (Pyrenopeziza brassicae) Pathogens of Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus)
(2022-08-01)The aim of this project was to understand the interspecific interactions between Leptosphaeria maculans, L. biglobosa and Pyrenopeziza brassicae in oilseed rape through identification of interactions at different levels ... -
An Evaluation of the Regulatory Review System in the Southern African Development Community Work Sharing Initiative (ZaZiBoNa): Enhancing the Review Process and Patients’ Access to Medicines
(2022-07-14)Countries on the African continent have varying capacities to regulate medical products, although all 54 countries, except one, have a regulatory authority or department within the ministry of health responsible for the ... -
Reducing Simulation Performance Gap from Hempcrete using Multi Objective Optimisation
(2022-04-21)The impacts of climate change in the built environment is undeniably overwhelming, which highlights the need for a sustainable reduction of carbon from buildings and the built environment. While carbon reduction from the ... -
Skin Lightening as An Image Enhancing Phenomenon: Investigating Risks, Motivations, and Underlying Psychological Factors
(2022-08-16)Background: Skin lightening phenomenon is a widely growing trend with serious side effects. Its history spans many decades and affects different cultures and regions globally. So far it has been marginally investigated and ... -
Indoor Localisation of Scooters from Ubiquitous Cost-Effective Sensors: Combining Wi-Fi, Smartphone and Wheel Encoders
(2019-07-24)Indoor localisation of people and objects has been a focus of research studies for several decades because of its great advantage to several applications. Accuracy has always been a challenge because of the uncertainty of ... -
Everyday Memory Failures and Strategy Use in Healthy Adults across the Lifespan: a Mixed Methods Approach
(2022-07-22)For several decades, research on cognitive ageing has been using primarily laboratory methods of investigation. However, recent advances in cognitive psychology and related areas have started to emphasise the importance ... -
Optimisation of Piston Bowl Geometry and Double Injection Strategy in Diesel Engines Using a Bespoke Hybrid Regression-Based Technique
(2022-07-11)This research work is driven by the requirement for more efficient and cleaner internal combustion engines that meet fuel saving demands, stringent emissions regulations, and compatibility with hybrid powertrain technology. ... -
“Do I dare/Disturb the universe?” Learning the Game of Governance in an Australian Mental Health Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
(2021-07-27)This thesis explores my participation as a new board director (trustee) in the everyday work of an NGO involved in mental health research in Australia. I have employed collaborative narrative auto-ethnography, which has ... -
Model Assisted Software Development - a MDE-Based Software Development Methodology
(2022-07-05)Model Driven Engineering (MDE) is a flexible approach for the creation and evolution of software systems, centred around models and their transformations. MDE provides a fundamental substrate upon which practitioners ... -
Assessing the Extent and Characteristics of Non-medical Use of a Range of Prescribed Drugs: Epidemiological and Pharmacovigilance Approaches
(2022-07-14)Introduction: In the last ten years, the growing use of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs for recreational purposes has been observed. The use of ‘psychoactive pharmaceuticals’ and ‘pharming’ are new widespread ... -
Workforce Race Equality in UK Higher Education: an Exploration of the Differential Outcomes for Black Staff
(2022-02-10)For more than a decade consistent attention has been drawn to the under-representation of ethnic minority staff in UK higher education. This attention has focused on the failure of institutions to represent their increasingly ... -
Semicarbazide-sensitive Amine Oxidase (SSAO) and its Interaction with Lysyl Oxidase (LOX) in Rat Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
(2022-03-11)Introduction: Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) is both a soluble and membrane bound transmembrane protein expressed in the vasculature. In endothelial cells, SSAO is involved in leukocyte rolling, adhesion, and ...