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Estimation of changes in the volume of ice making up Gornergletscher since the little ice age maximum (2010)
Thesis
Balounová, L. Estimation of changes in the volume of ice making up Gornergletscher since the little ice age maximum. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Few estimates of glacier volume and changes in mass over the past 150 years are available for the Swiss Alps. This thesis aims to estimate changes in the mass of ice making up Gornergletscher since the Little Ice Age maximum extent (LIAM) in 1860... Read More about Estimation of changes in the volume of ice making up Gornergletscher since the little ice age maximum.

New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes (2010)
Thesis
Platt, N. New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The Thesis is based upon the development of novel synthetic strategies towards heteroatom substituted boranes. The strategies that have been developed and their application towards the synthesis of new species and their characterisation are dis... Read More about New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes.

The effects of prosthetic alignment on gait biomechanics (2010)
Thesis
Malaheem, M. The effects of prosthetic alignment on gait biomechanics. (Dissertation). University of Salford

In clinical settings, trans-tibial prosthetic alignment is a primarily subjective procedure that is based on: the clinical experience and judgment of prosthetists; and amputee feedback regarding comfort, stability and performance, which can be unre... Read More about The effects of prosthetic alignment on gait biomechanics.

A haptic surgical simulator for cataract eye surgery using circular wave model (2010)
Thesis
Abulgasem, E. A haptic surgical simulator for cataract eye surgery using circular wave model. (Thesis). University of Salford

Standard surgical training consists of the acquisition of theoretical knowledge complemented with practical observation during surgery and, at some advanced stage, performing the surgical procedures on live patients under the supervision of qualifie... Read More about A haptic surgical simulator for cataract eye surgery using circular wave model.

A new methodology for designing a multi-lingual bio-ontology : an application to Arabic-English bio-information retrieval (2010)
Thesis
Alazemi, A. A new methodology for designing a multi-lingual bio-ontology : an application to Arabic-English bio-information retrieval. (Thesis). University of Salford

Ontologies are becoming increasingly important in the biomedical domain since they enable knowledge sharing in a formal, homogeneous and unambiguous way. Furthermore, biological discoveries are being reported at an extremely rapid rate. This new info... Read More about A new methodology for designing a multi-lingual bio-ontology : an application to Arabic-English bio-information retrieval.

Developing energy-efficient protocol for wireless sensor networks (2010)
Thesis
Al-Chelabi, M. Developing energy-efficient protocol for wireless sensor networks. (Thesis). University of Salford

Buildings are subjected to natural and man-made hazard such as earthquake, fires, etc. during their long-term use. To examine the effects of these hazards, certain types of physical values are necessary to be monitored. Recently, a smart sensor base... Read More about Developing energy-efficient protocol for wireless sensor networks.

Climatic design as a tool to create comfortable, energy-efficient and environmentally wise built environment (Tripoli-Lybia) (2010)
Thesis
Almansuri, A. Climatic design as a tool to create comfortable, energy-efficient and environmentally wise built environment (Tripoli-Lybia). (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Contemporary Libyan architecture has rarely recognized the local climate or renewable energy issues and these subjects are neglected or rarely studied. However, Libyan local vernacular architecture includes traditional solutions that have been tested... Read More about Climatic design as a tool to create comfortable, energy-efficient and environmentally wise built environment (Tripoli-Lybia).

Facial reconstruction and animation in tele-immersive environment (2010)
Thesis
Alvi, O. Facial reconstruction and animation in tele-immersive environment. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Over the last decade, research in Human Computer Interaction has focused on the development of interfaces that leverage the users' pre-existing skills and expectations from the real world, rather than requiring them to adapt to the constraints of t... Read More about Facial reconstruction and animation in tele-immersive environment.

Investigation of the effects of schistosoma mansoni eggs on hepatic stellate cell phenotype (2010)
Thesis
Anthony, B. Investigation of the effects of schistosoma mansoni eggs on hepatic stellate cell phenotype. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Schistosomiasis is one of the most important helminth infections in man, infecting an estimated 200 million people worldwide leaving 20 million people with severe morbidity and causing 20,000 deaths a year. Of chronically infected patients approxi... Read More about Investigation of the effects of schistosoma mansoni eggs on hepatic stellate cell phenotype.

Semantic based indexing technique for optimisation and intelligent document representation : application to structured and unstructured document clustering (2010)
Thesis
Barresi, S. Semantic based indexing technique for optimisation and intelligent document representation : application to structured and unstructured document clustering. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The advances in data collection and the increasing amount of unstructured and unlabeled text documents have led to the need for better disambiguation and indexing techniques, which allow for the effective and intelligent organisation of large amoun... Read More about Semantic based indexing technique for optimisation and intelligent document representation : application to structured and unstructured document clustering.

A framework for global positioning system (GPS) surveying technology adoption in the Libyan public surveying sector (2010)
Thesis
Belhassan, T. A framework for global positioning system (GPS) surveying technology adoption in the Libyan public surveying sector. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

A global positioning system (GPS) is an innovative type of technology which can be used to increase efficiency and productivity within the surveying discipline and to produce more accurate results. GPS technology is becoming a very popular and eff... Read More about A framework for global positioning system (GPS) surveying technology adoption in the Libyan public surveying sector.

Fault-tolerance of field-programmable gate arrays subjected to radiation (2010)
Thesis
Brown, S. Fault-tolerance of field-programmable gate arrays subjected to radiation. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis describes a technology and methodology designed and developed for the study of certain aspects of reliability in digital electronics sub-systems, as implemented on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), while being subjected to small-... Read More about Fault-tolerance of field-programmable gate arrays subjected to radiation.

Exploring the level of information and communication technology applications and use in secondary school library media centres in Kuwait : an interpretive case study research (2010)
Thesis
Buabbas, H. Exploring the level of information and communication technology applications and use in secondary school library media centres in Kuwait : an interpretive case study research. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The integration of information technology in education has, in the last thirty years, changed from being non-existent to being a fundamental part of a developed education system. A successful School Library Media Centre (SLMC) is central to educat... Read More about Exploring the level of information and communication technology applications and use in secondary school library media centres in Kuwait : an interpretive case study research.

Studies on the effect of asparaginase in paediatric leukaemia (2010)
Thesis
Coe, N. Studies on the effect of asparaginase in paediatric leukaemia. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Asparaginase, an important agent in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, is thought to cause cell death by depriving lymphoblasts of asparagine. However, because asparaginase also hydrolyses glutamine, a critical fuel for normal lymphoc... Read More about Studies on the effect of asparaginase in paediatric leukaemia.

A study of focused ion beam patterned thin magnetic films with soft x-ray and magneto-optical microscopy (2010)
Thesis
Cook, P. A study of focused ion beam patterned thin magnetic films with soft x-ray and magneto-optical microscopy. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Until the last few years, focussed ion beam systems were primarily used within the semiconductor industry as tools for modifying prototype integrated circuits, but owing to the development of commercial systems and the concomitant reduction in cost... Read More about A study of focused ion beam patterned thin magnetic films with soft x-ray and magneto-optical microscopy.

Vocal effort levels and underlying acoustic phonetic characteristics (2010)
Thesis
Cushing, I. Vocal effort levels and underlying acoustic phonetic characteristics. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis presents empirical research which investigates diverse vocal effort levels in anechoic conditions from a large number of British English speakers. Five vocal effort labels were stipulated: hushed, normal, raised, loud and shout. New res... Read More about Vocal effort levels and underlying acoustic phonetic characteristics.

Improving phase grating and absorption grating diffusers (2010)
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Dadiotis, K. Improving phase grating and absorption grating diffusers. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis investigates room acoustic diffusers based on number sequences, exploring their shortcomings and presents improvements. Standard Phase Grating Diffusers display frequencies where they act like flat plates and fail to diffuse. To overco... Read More about Improving phase grating and absorption grating diffusers.

Decision support system (DSS) model to facilitate strategic planning of the housing industry in the developing world (2010)
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Dawood, I. Decision support system (DSS) model to facilitate strategic planning of the housing industry in the developing world. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Houghton (2010) believes that housing is a profoundly important issue like food and water and without housing humans' life becomes unsustainable. Housing is a basic need for communities and part of everyday life. Too often, progressive politicians... Read More about Decision support system (DSS) model to facilitate strategic planning of the housing industry in the developing world.

Improvements to data transportation security in wireless sensor networks (2010)
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Ekonomou, E. Improvements to data transportation security in wireless sensor networks. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are computer networks consisting of miniaturised electronic devices that aim to gather and report information about their environment. The devices are limited in computational, data storage and communication ability.... Read More about Improvements to data transportation security in wireless sensor networks.