PhD Theses Collection: Recent submissions
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Researching Breakdowns Involving Shame: Reflexive Inquiry and the Practice of Ethical Organisation Development in a UK Government Agency
(2019-09-18)This thesis explores my work as an internal organisation development (OD) consultant in a national body that oversees health and care services in the UK. It makes contributions to practice theory and current debates on the ... -
Developing Metadata and Methodologies to Support Assessment of the Social Value of Buildings and Communities in Future Smart Cities
(2019-05-08)The cost of delivering social programmes (health, education, national security etc.) in all OECD countries is rising to an unsustainable level. The Internet of Things and increased connectivity are increasingly being seen ... -
Experiences of Post-Diagnostic Support for Children and Young People on the Autism Spectrum
(2019-10-11)There is considerable research about individuals’ negative experiences of the process of obtaining an autism diagnosis (Crane et al., 2018), however less is known about experiences of post-diagnostic support. A systematic ... -
Ethical Competence: an Analysis of Decision-Making in Clinical Psychology
(2019-10-11)This research aimed to develop understanding of ethical competence in clinical psychology by exploring responses to hypothetical ethical dilemmas presented in vignettes, developed for the present research. It investigated ... -
Cost Efficiency in the UK Life Insurance Industry in the Post-Global Financial Crisis Period
(2019-10-04)The aim of this research project is to adopt a two-stage approach for empirically measuring and determining the level of cost efficiency in the UK Life Insurance industry during and after the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). ... -
Experiences of Art Psychotherapy in Early Adulthood: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2019-10-31)This study was concerned with exploring young people’s experiences of engaging in individual Art Therapy sessions. An exploratory research question was formulated and addressed using a qualitative methodology. Five young ... -
Young People's Experiences and Views of Formulation, and Its Clinical Implications for Mental Health Professionals
(2019-10-18)The experiences and opinions of adult clients, professionals and teams regarding clinical formulation have been researched, with mixed findings. Formulation helps some clients understand their problems, and feel accepted ... -
Taking Experience Seriously: a Critical Inquiry Into Consultant-Led Leadership Development Programmes in Global Corporations
(2017-09-21)Corporate Leadership Development (LD) is a multi-billion dollar industry. It is estimated that in the US alone corporations spend between US$14-20 billion annually on LD (Pfeffer, 2015: 10), yet academics and practitioners ... -
The Experiences of Females with an Autism Spectrum Condition Undertaking Equine Assisted Therapy
(2019-10-18)Background: Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are described in the literature as a set of neurodevelopmental conditions characterised by early difficulties in social communication and interactions across multiple settings ... -
Determination of Corporate Credit Ratings: Vietnamese Evidence
(2019-10-04)The global economies have been experiencing a process of rapid financial integration and globalization since the 1980s. Consequently, individual economies are increasingly under the influences of a wide range of factors ... -
Problematic Versus Non-Problematic Location-Based Dating App Use: Exploring the Psychosocial Impact of Grindr Use Patterns Among Gay and Bisexual Men
(2019-10-11)The use of online dating applications (apps) among men who have sex with men (MSM) has become a common occurrence in today’s digital age. One example is Grindr, the first location-based dating app of its kind, which was ... -
Measuring the Physical Properties of Distant Galaxies and Black Holes in the Era of Surveys
(2019-09-20)In the era of deep and wide-field surveys (e.g. SDSS, LSST, LOFAR, SKA), we have access to an ever-increasing volume of multi-wavelength data for millions of galaxies both locally and at high redshifts. However, inferring ... -
Analysis of the Response of Modal Parameters to Damage in CFRP Laminates Using a Novel Modal Identification Method
(2019-10-30)Nowadays, composite materials are widely used in several industries, e.g. the aeronautical, automotive, and marine, due to their excellent properties, such as stiffness and strength to weight ratios and high resistance to ... -
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 ... -
The Kinematics of the Outer Galactic Disk from A and F Stars
(2019-08-05)The kinematics of stars in the outer Galactic disk is poorly known. In addition to constraining the Galactic potential, knowledge of the motions of stars throughout the disk facilitates studies of non-axisymmetric motion, ... -
Characterisation of Clinical Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 002 Isolates from Different Time Lineages
(2019-10-11)Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and an important public health threat. Recently, the prevalence C. difficile PCR ribotype 002 in the UK has been noted, yet ... -
Usability of Upper Limb Electromyogram Features as Muscle Fatigue Indicators for Better Adaptation of Human-Robot Interactions
(2019-07-29)Human-robot interaction (HRI) is the process of humans and robots working together to accomplish a goal with the objective of making the interaction beneficial to humans. Closed loop control and adaptability to individuals ... -
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 ... -
Remote Visual Observation of Real Places Through Virtual Reality Headsets
(2019-07-23)Virtual Reality has always represented a fascinating yet powerful opportunity that has attracted studies and technology developments, especially since the latest release on the market of powerful high-resolution and wide ... -
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 ...