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A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON CHANGING HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE IN MID-VICTORIAN HERTFORDSHIRE
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-09-02)Despite the seminal studies dedicated to family structure and household composition, there has been a dearth of these studies since the 1980s, when it was perceived by social historians as outmoded in the context of the ... -
A Comparison Between UK and Cyprus Based Male Football Athletes in Terms of Dietary Intake, Markers of Physiological Stress, and Training Load
(2015-08-19)Few studies have examined the relationship of nutritional intake and training load between different football teams. Additionally, there are not any comparison studies regarding training load in terms of energy cost and ... -
Complete Communities or Dormitory Towns? Case Studies in Interwar Housing at Welwyn Garden City, Becontree and St Helier
(2016-11-23)Housing has always been a paramount issue; in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century attempts were made to revolutionise the problem of poor quality houses and the accompanying poor quality of life. This was set ... -
The Concept of Service Learning in Practice: A Vehicle for University Student Development?
(2016-11-21)Service Learning is a teaching pedagogy which for a faculty is an innovative method for relating academic study to the realities of community practice. For communities and local organisations, it is an invitation to get ... -
Construction and Analysis of Multi-Index Financial Model
(2023-03-23)This paper presents an empirical study of the expansion of the single-index model into a multi-index model with a careful selection of indices. A total of 91 multi-index models were built and tested using advanced statistical ... -
Consumer Buying Criteria for National and Premium Own-label Food Brands
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-10-28)Since its introduction, the premium own label range has become the fastest growing of the own label tiers available in supermarkets in spite of its high price. Accordingly, the question of who buys the premium own label ... -
Contemporary Art Commissioning: The Role of Universities
(2019-03-19)Why would the private business sector be motivated to work directly with a university to commission artwork, as opposed to an alternative provider and in turn, what factors have motivated universities to engage in this ... -
A Critical Assessment of the Higher Order Thought Theory of Consciousness
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-05-28)David Rosenthal’s higher-order thought theory is a theory of state consciousness. The HOT theory posits that a form of higher-order awareness is required for a subject to be conscious of the mental states they bear. ... -
Data-Driven Self-Tuning in a Coordination Programming Language
(2016-05-24)Coordination programming is a paradigm for managing composition, communication, and synchronisation of concurrent components. AstraKahn is a new dataflow coordination language based on Gilles Kahn’s model of process network ... -
Deletion of Prophages in Clostridioides difficile
(2022-04-14)Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) formally known as Clostridium difficile, is a Gram-positive spore forming anaerobe responsible for almost all cases of pseudomembranous colitis and is implicated in 25-33% of antibiotic ... -
Design and Optimisation of a Modular Industrial Air Scrubber Utilising Surfactant Absorption Technology
(2024-01-19)A novel air scrubbing technology using a misting application and water additives has successfully demonstrated the capability of scrubbing H2S at a water treatment plant. The air scrubber design utilises a solution of ... -
Design and Synthesis of Novel pH-Sensitive Anticancer Drug and Efflux Pump Inhibitor Conjugates
(2020-10-27)Resistance to anti-cancer therapies has proven a challenge for effective treatments. Efflux pumps when overexpressed in cancer cells, eject drugs from the cell, rendering them ineffective. The pH of cancer cells is generally ... -
Detection of Driver Drowsiness and Distraction Using Computer Vision and Machine Learning Approaches
(2019-05-27)Drowsiness and distracted driving are leading factor in most car crashes and near-crashes. This research study explores and investigates the applications of both conventional computer vision and deep learning approaches ... -
Developing Particulate Layers for a Light Scattering Model as Potential Means of Interpreting Remote Sensing Data of Planetary Surfaces
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-01-29)The study of terrestrial surfaces (regolith) of celestial bodies on a large scale is only realistic if conducted remotely. One method of achieving this is through investigating the directional properties of light scattered ... -
Development of an Off the Shelf Methanol Maser Telescope
(2018-06-14)Methanol masers are some of the brightest radio sources in the sky with flux densities exceeding several hundred or a thousand of Janskys. This implies that they are very accessible to small (meter class) and low-cost radio ... -
Dietary Habits and Participant-Led Adaptations to Diet for Pain Management in Fibromyalgia Sufferers: a Cross-Sectional Study
(2021-05-27)Abstract Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterised by chronic widespread pain that has been present for more than 3 months and can be elicited by palpitation of specific touch points. It is associated with a wide range ... -
Education and Social Mobility 1870 - 1914: a Study of Four Schools in the Registration District of Hitchin in Hertfordshire
(2015-08-26)Social mobility and how it should be measured is an important topic for sociologists and historians. However, there have been very few studies on the link between social mobility and the introduction of a state education ... -
Effect of Aspirin and Salicylic Acid on LPA Induced Differentiation of P19 Stem Cells into Cardiomyocytes
(2019-05-17)The use of stem cell-based therapy in conjunction with existing medical interventions, to target complications caused by coronary artery disease (CAD) is not fully examined. In parallel, the role of lysophosphatidic acid ... -
The effect of gender and load type on lower extremity biomechanics during jump landings
(2017-05-09)Introduction: Both gender and additional load have been shown to affect landing mechanics. Females are at an increased risk of sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury and patellofemoral pain syndrome, whereas males ... -
The effect of magnesium supplementation on high and low dietary magnesium intake on resting, during and recovering from exercise on blood pressure, performance and serum levels of magnesium (Mg2+).
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-12-12)Objective: The objectives of this study were to determine if there is a significant effect on blood pressure, serum levels of magnesium and sports performance including 1RM and 10 kilometre running time trial following ...