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An approach to studying urban sustainability from within an ecological world view (2009)
Thesis
Du Plessis, C. An approach to studying urban sustainability from within an ecological world view. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This dissertation engages with the proposition that one of the reasons current efforts at
improving sustainability are failing is because solutions are sought from within the same
paradigm of thought that threatens sustainability in the first place... Read More about An approach to studying urban sustainability from within an ecological world view.

Visualisation of the electrical activities of the heart in 3D (2009)
Thesis
El-Aff, I. Visualisation of the electrical activities of the heart in 3D. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The work described in this Thesis is concerned with developing a technique to
visualise the electrical activities of the heart in 3D from ECG signals taken from
sensors on the surface of the body. Generating such visualisations can help
cardiologi... Read More about Visualisation of the electrical activities of the heart in 3D.

The feasibility of a process protocol for facilities management : an exploratory investigation in a higher education institution in the United Kingdom (2009)
Thesis
Hamid, M. The feasibility of a process protocol for facilities management : an exploratory investigation in a higher education institution in the United Kingdom. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The contemporary socio-economic and technological climate promotes structural change
in organisations. The impact has been further heightened by the recent global financial
crisis. In these circumstances organisations in all sectors develop chang... Read More about The feasibility of a process protocol for facilities management : an exploratory investigation in a higher education institution in the United Kingdom.

Terrestrial laser scanning of the river environment (2009)
Thesis
Hetherington, D. Terrestrial laser scanning of the river environment. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis describes the results of three field studies concerned with the utilisation
of terrestrial laser scanning in the river environment, over different spatial scales.
Existing research and technical literature has also been reviewed relat... Read More about Terrestrial laser scanning of the river environment.

Atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition of titania and aluminium based thin films (2009)
Thesis
Hodgkinson, J. Atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition of titania and aluminium based thin films. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Atmospheric pressure glow discharge (APGD) plasma CVD was used to deposit
thin films of titania at 200 °C using two different precursors. The resulting films were
characterised using techniques including XPS, RBS and XRD. It was established that... Read More about Atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition of titania and aluminium based thin films.

Investigations by PCR analysis of neospora caninum prevalence and co-infection with toxoplasma gondii in naturally infected populations (2009)
Thesis
Hughes, J. Investigations by PCR analysis of neospora caninum prevalence and co-infection with toxoplasma gondii in naturally infected populations. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii are closely related intracellular protozoan
parasites associated with abortion in mammals. TV! caninum was identified in 1984, described
as a new species in 1988 and often previously misidentified as T. gondii... Read More about Investigations by PCR analysis of neospora caninum prevalence and co-infection with toxoplasma gondii in naturally infected populations.

Hydrogen storage in novel carbon materials (2009)
Thesis
Keens, S. Hydrogen storage in novel carbon materials. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis examines the potential of C 60 intercalated graphite and titanium oxide
'decorated' graphite as sorbing hydrogen storage media.
Initially, various types of natural flake graphite were examined and characterised with
X-ray diffraction a... Read More about Hydrogen storage in novel carbon materials.

Achieving high process capability maturity in construction organisations (2009)
Thesis
Keraminiyage, K. Achieving high process capability maturity in construction organisations. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

A move towards a process based view has been noted as the way forward to achieve
the desired performance improvements in the construction industry. It has further
been recognised that, it is important for the organisations to possess appropriate
p... Read More about Achieving high process capability maturity in construction organisations.

Assessing the effectiveness of Libyan supervisors in dealing with construction delays (2009)
Thesis
Krima, N. Assessing the effectiveness of Libyan supervisors in dealing with construction delays. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Delays are perhaps the most common and costly problem encountered in construction and civil
engineering projects worldwide. According to the owner's requirements, in the Libyan
construction industry, the owner's supervisor (OS) - either an indivi... Read More about Assessing the effectiveness of Libyan supervisors in dealing with construction delays.

Measuring the value of engagement between higher education and industry and practice in the built environment (2009)
Thesis
Lees, M. Measuring the value of engagement between higher education and industry and practice in the built environment. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The relationship between higher education and industry in vocational subjects is important. This priority is recognised by professional institutions that have a long tradition of accrediting education undertaken in universities. Industry is changing... Read More about Measuring the value of engagement between higher education and industry and practice in the built environment.

The influence of the psychological characteristics of the team members on construction project performance (2009)
Thesis
Lefebvre, G. The influence of the psychological characteristics of the team members on construction project performance. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The dynamic of confrontation and conflict that prevails between project team
members and organizations in the construction industry can provoke some devastating
consequences on project performance (Loosemore, M. 1998). Furthermore, the
fragment... Read More about The influence of the psychological characteristics of the team members on construction project performance.

A new framework for context representation, maintenance and discovery in mobile and ad hoc networks (2009)
Thesis
Liu, Q. A new framework for context representation, maintenance and discovery in mobile and ad hoc networks. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

In this thesis, a framework has been developed for applying context
representation, discovery and sharing within mobile ad hoc networks. This
leads to the creation of a Context information Base (CiB) which is used by
each device within a mobile... Read More about A new framework for context representation, maintenance and discovery in mobile and ad hoc networks.

Privacy trust access control infrastructure using XACML (2009)
Thesis
Mbanaso, U. Privacy trust access control infrastructure using XACML. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The use of personal, sensitive information, such as privileges and attributes, to gain access to
computer resources in distributed environments raises an interesting paradox. On one hand, in
order to make the services and resources accessible to... Read More about Privacy trust access control infrastructure using XACML.

Industrialising the construction industry : a collaborative training and education model (2009)
Thesis
Nadim, W. Industrialising the construction industry : a collaborative training and education model. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The United Kingdom (UK) construction industry has long been the centre of
criticism and debate for its relative poor performance and high turnover. In this
respect, the UK Government embarked on reviving Offsite Production (OSP)
in an attempt to n... Read More about Industrialising the construction industry : a collaborative training and education model.

Evaluating medium resolution satellite data for monitoring seasonal vegetation dynamics (2009)
Thesis
Ogunbadewa, E. Evaluating medium resolution satellite data for monitoring seasonal vegetation dynamics. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Quantitative monitoring of vegetation change over time is essential in understanding the
environmental processes of which are important in climate change and global warming
models, because vegetation change is an indicator of environmental variabil... Read More about Evaluating medium resolution satellite data for monitoring seasonal vegetation dynamics.

Re-thinking and re-scaling science? (2009)
Thesis
Perry, B. Re-thinking and re-scaling science?. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This Ph.D. by Published Works examines the dynamic interaction between a
re-thinking and a re-scaling of science. The ten Published Works are located at the
intersection between debates on the changing governance of science and science
policy gove... Read More about Re-thinking and re-scaling science?.

An ontology-driven approach for developing learning object repository for construction using semantic web (2009)
Thesis
Raju, P. An ontology-driven approach for developing learning object repository for construction using semantic web. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The arrival of new technologies makes learning content out of date and thus often leads to
reinventing the wheel. The concept of learning objects is the basis of a new instructional
design paradigm for e-learning that puts the emphasis... Read More about An ontology-driven approach for developing learning object repository for construction using semantic web.

Assessment of the built environment for healthcare : a case study in the development of an evaluation framework (2009)
Thesis
Ruddock, S. Assessment of the built environment for healthcare : a case study in the development of an evaluation framework. (Thesis). University of Salford

A number of studies (CABE, 2002; Lawson and Phiri, 2005) have shown that good design of healthcare facilities can both benefit patients and raise staff morale. This research focuses on an investigation of patient and staff perceptions of healthcare f... Read More about Assessment of the built environment for healthcare : a case study in the development of an evaluation framework.

The landscape scale approach to urban nature conservation : implementation, critical appraisal of policy interactions and new opportunities for urban biodiversity enhancement (2009)
Thesis
Scott, A. The landscape scale approach to urban nature conservation : implementation, critical appraisal of policy interactions and new opportunities for urban biodiversity enhancement. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Within towns and cities there are fragmented natural landscape elements that contain
important biodiversity and provide other ecosystem services. These natural landscape
elements are increasingly being divided into smaller, more frag... Read More about The landscape scale approach to urban nature conservation : implementation, critical appraisal of policy interactions and new opportunities for urban biodiversity enhancement.

Critical success factors affecting the implementation of the ISO 9001:2000 quality management system in Libyan manufacturing companies (2009)
Thesis
Sharif, A. Critical success factors affecting the implementation of the ISO 9001:2000 quality management system in Libyan manufacturing companies. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Since ISO 9000 was introduced in 1987 the number of organisations in developed and
developing countries with ISO 9000 certification is increasing dramatically. Up to the end
of 2006, the number of ISO 9001:2000 certified organisations reached 40,... Read More about Critical success factors affecting the implementation of the ISO 9001:2000 quality management system in Libyan manufacturing companies.