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Explaining Time's Direction
(2021-10-27)
The characteristics of the tenseless theory of time do not account for the direction of time that we experience at a global or local level. There have been several attempts by scientists, and philosophers, to account for ...
Combination of Multi-Modal Imaging and Neurophysiology to Improve Targeting Accuracy and Outcome in Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders
(2021-10-06)
A study was conducted to observe the positioning of two sets of electrodes in fourteen patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The purpose was to potentially optimise electrode positioning and parameters with the goal of ...
Moritz Schlick on the Value of Play
(2021-08-19)
The focus of this essay is Moritz Schlick’s On the Meaning of Life. Schlick wrote On the Meaning of Life in 1927 and hoped to push back against pessimist currents of thought that were popular at the time by using the ...
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 ...
Short-Term Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Glacio-Fluvial Sedimentation at Feegletscher, Swiss Alps
(2021-05-20)
Analysis of short-term spatial and temporal patterns of glacio-fluvial sedimentation associated with recent glacier retreat at Feegletscher, Swiss Alps, was undertaken. Data was collected through glacial imagery, ablation, ...
Understanding the Impact of Low Temperatures in Maize Seed Germination
(2021-04-19)
Maize (Zea mays) is one of the most widely cultivated crops worldwide; however, it is also considered as a chilling sensitive plant. Plants subjected to suboptimal temperatures suffer changes in numerous chemicals, metabolic ...
Synthetic Observations of Line Emission from Simulated HII Regions
(2021-03-24)
In this work I post-process a series of simulations of Giant Molecular Clouds (GMC) from
Dale (2017), Dale et al. (2014) by running them through MOCASSIN (MOnte CArlo SimulationS of Ionized Nebulae) and studying the ...
The Emission Line Properties of Star-forming Galaxies in the WEAVE-LOFAR Survey
(2021-02-22)
The third operational rehearsal of WEAVE-LOFAR has produced 7273 model optical spectra of radio-selected star-forming galaxies. It is the most realistic simulation
of what we expect WEAVE's performance to be. The purpose ...
Offsite Manufacturing for Affordable Housing
(2021-01-31)
Offsite manufacturing (OSM) has been recently highlighted as contributing to increase productivity and to tackle labour shortages in the housing sector. Whilst a range of OSM building technologies are already used for the ...
The Effects of Emotional Labour Coach Education Interventions on Performance Football Coaches' Awareness of Their Own Emotions
(2020-12-18)
This study explores the impact that coach education interventions that were designed utilising Hochschild’s (1983) emotional labour theory had on coaches’ awareness of emotions within their coaching practice. The study ...