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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Factors that affect the implementation of G2G E-government in countries with non-traditional governance : Libya as a case study (2010)
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Ezentani, A. Factors that affect the implementation of G2G E-government in countries with non-traditional governance : Libya as a case study. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This research study clearly explains the application of G2G e-government within nontraditional governance. This research was aimed at developing a framework that identified the key factors that affect the implementation of G2G e-government within... Read More about Factors that affect the implementation of G2G E-government in countries with non-traditional governance : Libya as a case study.

Ponds, people and the built environment : a socio-ecological perspective (2010)
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Gledhill, D. Ponds, people and the built environment : a socio-ecological perspective. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Blue / green spaces within urban areas offer a variety of services to human populations as well as habitats for other species. Ponds, despite their designation as nationally important habitats in the UK, are among the least well studied urban h... Read More about Ponds, people and the built environment : a socio-ecological perspective.

Precursors for doped boron carbide thin films (2010)
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Guest, A. Precursors for doped boron carbide thin films. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This Thesis is concerned with the development of high yield synthetic strategies to phosphaboranes and phosphacarboranes. These compounds have attracted attention due to their potential as single-source precursors for the deposition of thin films... Read More about Precursors for doped boron carbide thin films.

Development of a tool for diagnosing production management efficiency on construction sites (2010)
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Henrich, G. Development of a tool for diagnosing production management efficiency on construction sites. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Many studies presented in the literature pinpoint that the construction industry suffers from a lack of efficiency if compared with other industries; e.g. manufacturing. This bad construction industry performance can be attributed to many reasons,... Read More about Development of a tool for diagnosing production management efficiency on construction sites.

Probabilistic fuzzy logic framework in reinforcement learning for decision making (2010)
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Hinojosa, W. Probabilistic fuzzy logic framework in reinforcement learning for decision making. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This dissertation focuses on the problem of uncertainty handling during learning by agents dealing in stochastic environments by means of reinforcement learning. Most previous investigations in reinforcement learning have proposed algorithms to... Read More about Probabilistic fuzzy logic framework in reinforcement learning for decision making.

A Dooyeweerdian approach to time in sustainable development (2010)
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Iuliis, M. A Dooyeweerdian approach to time in sustainable development. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Time is at the core of Sustainable planning. How to involve time in the planning processes is a crucial question for which very few exhaustive answers have been provided. This research attempts to provide a definition of the important role played b... Read More about A Dooyeweerdian approach to time in sustainable development.

Source and boundary conditions in finite difference time domain modelling of room acoustics (2010)
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Jeong, H. Source and boundary conditions in finite difference time domain modelling of room acoustics. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This project deals with several issues on the use of Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method for room acoustic simulation. The main features covered are: source implementation; modeling of frequency dependent boundary conditions; and modeling... Read More about Source and boundary conditions in finite difference time domain modelling of room acoustics.

Aetiology, management and prognosis of jaundice in adult patients with acute severe intestinal failure (2010)
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Kalaiselvan, R. Aetiology, management and prognosis of jaundice in adult patients with acute severe intestinal failure. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Introduction: Acute severe intestinal failure, otherwise known as Type II intestinal failure (IF), refers to patients with complex metabolic, septic and nutritional problems which develop following major abdominal catastrophes. Jaundice and live... Read More about Aetiology, management and prognosis of jaundice in adult patients with acute severe intestinal failure.