All Outputs (399)

Risk management in microfinance : identities, perceptions, behaviours and interests of microfinance stakeholders in Plateau State, Nigeria (2019)
Thesis
Danaan, V. (in press). Risk management in microfinance : identities, perceptions, behaviours and interests of microfinance stakeholders in Plateau State, Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

Studies on microfinance risk management in Nigeria are inclined to quantitative analysis of risk based on business and accounting principles without recourse to understanding and interpreting meanings from the lived experiences of relevant stakeholde... Read More about Risk management in microfinance : identities, perceptions, behaviours and interests of microfinance stakeholders in Plateau State, Nigeria.

The Velvet Sky – in memory of Stephen Duckhouse (2019)
Thesis
Battista, C. (in press). The Velvet Sky – in memory of Stephen Duckhouse. (Thesis). University of Salford

Comprising a gently fictionalised biography of my ancestor, Stephen Duckhouse, and a critical reflection this thesis combines critical and creative processes from archive and field research, family stories and creative writing. It aims to engage tech... Read More about The Velvet Sky – in memory of Stephen Duckhouse.

A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945 (2019)
Thesis
Cubbin, M. A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945. (Thesis). University of Salford

International cooperation in weapons technology projects has long been a feature of alliance politics; and, there are many advantages to both international technology transfer and standardisation within military alliances. International collaboration... Read More about A standard European tank? Procurement politics, technology transfer and the challenges of collaborative MBT projects in the NATO alliance since 1945.

The credibility of news in Saudi Arabia : a comparative study of print newspapers with their online counterparts and exclusively online newspapers among Saudis (2019)
Thesis
Maqbul, A. The credibility of news in Saudi Arabia : a comparative study of print newspapers with their online counterparts and exclusively online newspapers among Saudis. (Thesis). University of Salford

The credibility of news outlets in the eyes of their readers is a cornerstone of their ability to exist and persist in the media landscape. With the growth of the Internet, the nature of the newspaper sector has altered radically. Online provision, n... Read More about The credibility of news in Saudi Arabia : a comparative study of print newspapers with their online counterparts and exclusively online newspapers among Saudis.

Action poetry : the vocal-body in performance art (2019)
Thesis
Walker, N. Action poetry : the vocal-body in performance art. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis explores the relationships between performance art, poetry, sound poetry and page-based scores in order to develop ‘action poetry’ as a new transdisciplinary field that foregrounds the ‘vocal-body’ in performance art. Driven by my own cre... Read More about Action poetry : the vocal-body in performance art.

Discovering Towneley Park : a digital and multimethod approach to understanding the effects of a digital heritage interpretation of a Lancashire park (2018)
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McDonagh, A. Discovering Towneley Park : a digital and multimethod approach to understanding the effects of a digital heritage interpretation of a Lancashire park. (Thesis). University of Salford

Focusing on Towneley Park in Lancashire, this research explores the intersection of outdoor park heritage and digital heritage interpretation. The project aimed to forefront the opinions of local park users through interviews, field visits and the... Read More about Discovering Towneley Park : a digital and multimethod approach to understanding the effects of a digital heritage interpretation of a Lancashire park.

An exploratory study of new media adoption for participatory programming in southwest Nigeria’s radio stations (2018)
Thesis
Oni, O. (in press). An exploratory study of new media adoption for participatory programming in southwest Nigeria’s radio stations. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study uses mixed methods to closely investigate how journalistic role conceptions and perceived attributes of new technologies, among other external forces, shape broadcast journalists’ intention and actual use of new media technologies. An inte... Read More about An exploratory study of new media adoption for participatory programming in southwest Nigeria’s radio stations.

A revised pragma-dialectical approach to political argumentation in the media (2018)
Thesis
Al-Rikabi, A. (in press). A revised pragma-dialectical approach to political argumentation in the media. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis critically reviews the pragma-dialectical approach to the study of argumentation advanced by van Eemeren and Grootendorst (1984, 1988, 1992, 2003, 2004) and puts forward a modified version of this framework to provide a better analysis o... Read More about A revised pragma-dialectical approach to political argumentation in the media.

Social media use by public relations departments in Saudi Arabia (2017)
Thesis
Almfleah, A. Social media use by public relations departments in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

The aim of this research is to study and compare the use of social media by public relations departments in the Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) and The Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Saudi MCI). An integration of cross-sectional and... Read More about Social media use by public relations departments in Saudi Arabia.

Performance Portfolio (2017)
Thesis
Zhou, Q. Performance Portfolio. (Thesis). University of Salford

This DMA portfolio contains materials and a written critical commentary relating to the work I have completed towards a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance degree at the University of Salford. My doctoral programme consists of four performance-base... Read More about Performance Portfolio.

Urban transformation through creativity : applying the creative city concept to Makkah (2017)
Thesis
Alamoudy, S. Urban transformation through creativity : applying the creative city concept to Makkah. (Thesis). University of Salford

During the last decade, the rapidly growing prestige of so-called Creative Cities has inspired many other cities to enhance their attractiveness, creativity and success. However, the concept of a creative city is an elusive one because it reflects a... Read More about Urban transformation through creativity : applying the creative city concept to Makkah.

Creating a collaborative Worktown Archive : photography, place and community (2017)
Thesis
Edge, C. Creating a collaborative Worktown Archive : photography, place and community. (Thesis). Bolton Museum and The University of Bolton

This practice-based thesis uses photography as a method to examine how photographic archives constitute community. It develops a case study of the Worktown photographs, which were taken by Humphrey Spender during Mass Observation’s experimental stud... Read More about Creating a collaborative Worktown Archive : photography, place and community.

Towards the realisation of a fully integrated Interactive Computer Music System (ICMS), adopting Transformative Expressive Dimensions (2017)
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Transformative Expressive Dimensions. (Thesis). University of Salford

The principal aim of conducting this research project is to advance the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) in music through the inception of new and exciting ideas relating to the conceptual and aesthetic values and characteristics associated... Read More about Towards the realisation of a fully integrated Interactive Computer Music System (ICMS), adopting Transformative Expressive Dimensions.

The music technologist as collaborator in the contemporaneous co-creation of audio artefacts (2016)
Thesis
Williams, B. The music technologist as collaborator in the contemporaneous co-creation of audio artefacts. (Thesis). University of Slaford

This PhD portfolio of commercially available album releases exemplifies aspects of my practice as I have navigated through the roles of engineer, producer, composer and collaborator over an eight-year period. The six outputs explored are drawn from a... Read More about The music technologist as collaborator in the contemporaneous co-creation of audio artefacts.

The pragmatics of repetition, emphasis and intensification (2016)
Thesis
Jackson, R. The pragmatics of repetition, emphasis and intensification. (Thesis). Salford

It may be tempting to think that humans generally say or do things once in communication. However, repetition for the communication of a particular stylistic effect is a commonplace and everyday occurance. Think of texts with repeated kisses and emoj... Read More about The pragmatics of repetition, emphasis and intensification.

Al-Munqidh mina al-Ḍalāl in English with special focus on retranslation (2016)
Thesis
with special focus on retranslation. (Thesis). University of Salford

Al-Munqidh mina al-Ḍalāl (Munqidh) is a well-known autobiography that was written by Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d.505/1111), one of the most influential theologians and philosophers in medieval Islamic thought. This text has received much attention in the... Read More about Al-Munqidh mina al-Ḍalāl in English with special focus on retranslation.

Phonological adaptation of English loanwords in Ammani Arabic (2016)
Thesis
Abu Guba, M. Phonological adaptation of English loanwords in Ammani Arabic. (Thesis). Salford University

This thesis investigates the phonological adaptation of English loanwords in Ammani Arabic (AA) in order to enhance our understanding of phonological theory and of AA phonology. The thesis also serves as documentation of the dialect in a state of flu... Read More about Phonological adaptation of English loanwords in Ammani Arabic.

Random chords : a family memoir (2016)
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Thomas, R. H. L. Random chords : a family memoir. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Cyberactivism in a non-democratic context : social campaigning in Saudi Arabia (2016)
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Abalkhail, A. Cyberactivism in a non-democratic context : social campaigning in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

There has been a growing literature concerning the role of online technologies in fostering collective action in democratic countries (Bennett and Segerberg, 2012, 2013; Bimber et al., 2005). However, studies in non-democratic settings have tended to... Read More about Cyberactivism in a non-democratic context : social campaigning in Saudi Arabia.

The acquisition of Manchester dialect variants by adolescent Roma migrants (2015)
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Howley, G. (in press). The acquisition of Manchester dialect variants by adolescent Roma migrants. (Thesis). University of Salford

This dissertation reports the results of an ethnographically informed, variationist sociophonetic account of the acquisition of vernacular English dialect features by adolescent Roma migrants attending a Manchester high school. As one of the first st... Read More about The acquisition of Manchester dialect variants by adolescent Roma migrants.