PhD Theses Collection: Recent submissions
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Young People's Narrative Accounts of Participation in the Design and Delivery of NHS Mental Health Services
(2019-12-09)Rationale and Aims: Youth participation in the design and delivery of mental health services has continued to gain momentum both nationally and internationally over recent years. However, research in this area has largely ... -
Single Mothers' Experiences of Temporary Accommodation and Mental Health: a London-Based Study
(2019-12-23)Numbers of families experiencing homelessness and living in temporary accommodation in London are rising each year (House of Commons, 2019), with families headed by single mothers being extremely overrepresented (Shelter ... -
The Importance of Ethnic Identity and Well-being in the Lives of Third- Generation British Bangladeshi People
(2020-01-27)Rationale and Aims: Ethnic Identity (EI) refers to the extent to which an individual identifies with their cultural group (Phinney, 2000) and has been widely documented as being beneficial for well-being (Smith and Silva, ... -
Design and Implementation of a Re-Configurable Arbitrary Signal Generator and Radio Frequency Spectrum Analyser
(2016-06-29)This research is focused on the design, simulation and implementation of a reconfigurable arbitrary signal generator and the design, simulation and implementation of a radio frequency spectrum analyser based on digital ... -
Development of a Digital Microfluidic Toolkit: Alternative Fabrication Technologies for Chemical and Biological Assay Platforms
(2020-02-05)This thesis proposes the development of a digital microfluidics (DMF) device using alternative fabrication methods and materials for application in chemical and biological assays. DMF technology which relies on ... -
Deceitful Bodies: Ideas, Performance and the Physicality of Bodily Fraud, 1540 - 1750
(2020-02-11)In early modern England it was believed that many people possessed the ability to alter and thereby mispresent their bodies. Various texts claimed that they were able to do so by either creating or restoring different ... -
Understanding r-process Nucleosynthesis in the Milky Way
(2020-02-16)Elements heavier than Fe are formed by neutron capture processes when fusion becomes energetically unfavourable; the slow s-process and site are reasonably well understood, but the rapid r-process site is still a highly ... -
Creating Stories From Parents' Premature Birth Experiences to Engender Empathy in Nursing Students
(2020-01-30)Introduction: In healthcare, stories are an evocative way to educate nurses about the emotional experiences of patients. Little is known however, about the impact of storytelling in neonatal nursing practice and education. ... -
Understanding Young People's Experiences and Perceptions of Relational Bullying: a Mixed Methods Study
(2020-03-02)Aim This research sought to understand the experience and perception of relational bullying among young people in England. Background Bullying among young people has been widely acknowledged as a public health concern. ... -
Development of Novel Sustained Release Formulations for Older Adults With Swallowing Difficulties
(2019-10-14)The older cohort is the fastest growing subsection in the population; they are the major users of medicines and are also more vulnerable to dysphagia which can make safe swallowing of solid oral dosage forms challenging. ... -
The Effects of PPARβ/δ Ligands on Lung Inflammation and Vascular Reactivity
(2020-01-13)The peroxisome proliferator activated receptor beta/delta (PPARβ/δ) is a transcription factor ubiquitously expressed in cells, although more highly active in skeletal muscle, arteries and endothelium. Signalling via PPARβ/δ ... -
The Lord Byron/John Polidori Relationship and the Foundation of the Early Nineteenth-Century Literary Vampire
(2020-03-09)John William Polidori (1795-1821) was appointed as the personal physician to Lord George Noel Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) in April 1816. Byron was not in the best of health, and Polidori was recommended to him by ... -
Assessing Variability of EEG and ECG/HRV Time Series Signals Using a Variety of Non-Linear Methods
(2020-03-13)Time series signals, such as Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Electrocardiogram (ECG) represent the complex dynamic behaviours of biological systems. The analysis of these signals using variety of nonlinear methods is ... -
Body Shame, Body Compassion and Physical Activity
(2020-03-12)Participation in physical activity in the population and especially in young people has been frequently highlighted as a concern, given the increased risk of serious health issues in people who are insufficiently active. ... -
Patient and Doctor Perceptions of Hypertension and its Treatment: a Qualitative Study in Urban Hospitals of Pakistan
(2019-12-23)Hypertension (HTN) is a chronic disease that has become a growing public health problem in countries around the world, including Pakistan. Successful HTN control is an essential cornerstone in the prevention of morbidity ... -
Adult Sibling Stories of Parental Mental Distress
(2020-03-10)There is a limited body of research that focuses on the experiences of families of people with mental distress. While there is research regarding children’s experiences of parents with mental distress, there are few ... -
Tracing Massive Star Formation through a Galactic Census of Compact & Ultracompact HII Regions
(2019-09-26)The following dissertation details the work undertaken to compile the most complete compact and ultracompact H II region catalogue to date via multi-wavelength inspection of survey data. We utilise data from the recently ... -
Computational Properties of Cerebellar Nucleus Neurons: Effects of Stochastic Ion Channel Gating and Input Location
(2018-10-23)The function of the nervous system is shaped by the refined integration of synaptic inputs taking place at the single neuron level. Gain modulation is a computational principle that is widely used across the brain, in which ... -
A Participatory Study into the Student Experience of First Year Under-Represented Students in a UK University
(2019-08-14)This thesis explores the experience of ten undergraduate students at Southeastern (a UK post-1992 university) as they transition into higher education (HE) during their first year. The research focuses on the widening ... -
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 ...