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Canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, southern Kyrgyzstan
Thesis
van Kesteren, F. Canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, southern Kyrgyzstan. (Thesis). University of Salford

Echinococcosis is a serious and often fatal zoonotic disease caused by parasites in the genus Echinococcus. Echinococcus spp. cycle between intermediate and final hosts, and it is the accidental ingestion of eggs in faeces of final hosts (usually can... Read More about Canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, southern Kyrgyzstan.

Sustainable management of transboundary river basins in a changing climate and human-induced interventions upstream
Thesis
Al-Faraj, F. Sustainable management of transboundary river basins in a changing climate and human-induced interventions upstream. (Thesis). The University of Salford

The use of multiple antenna techniques for uwb wireless personal area networks (UWB-MIMO WPANS)
Thesis
Adam, M. The use of multiple antenna techniques for uwb wireless personal area networks (UWB-MIMO WPANS). (Thesis). The University of Salford

The research activities over the three years were presented in this thesis. The work centred on the use of multiple spatial elements for Ultra wide band wireless system in order to increase the throughput, and for wireless range requirement applicati... Read More about The use of multiple antenna techniques for uwb wireless personal area networks (UWB-MIMO WPANS).

Use of multimedia in engineering education
Thesis
Farr, R. Use of multimedia in engineering education. (Thesis). University of Salford

Learning (CAL) by the computing industry, there remained a shortage of suitable titles in some subject areas, including engineering. Investigation revealed that the most significant barrier to the exploitation of multimedia technology concerned ju... Read More about Use of multimedia in engineering education.

Conceptual framework for the sustainable management of social (public) housing estates in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria
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Ihuah, P. Conceptual framework for the sustainable management of social (public) housing estates in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

Sustainable management of social (public) housing estates after their provision is becoming necessary in recent years due to the main purpose of meeting cheap, decent and safe housing needs of the citizens, and on the premise that housing is an indis... Read More about Conceptual framework for the sustainable management of social (public) housing estates in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Developing a building construction associated social cost estimation system for Turkish construction industry
Thesis
Celik, T. Developing a building construction associated social cost estimation system for Turkish construction industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

Purpose - Construction projects, especially in the urban areas, generate serious environmental nuisances for the adjacent residents. Construction causative adverse impacts on the neighbouring communities are known as the social costs. The amount of... Read More about Developing a building construction associated social cost estimation system for Turkish construction industry.

Mitigation of gas and vapour cloud explosions using fine water sprays
Thesis
Johnston, S. Mitigation of gas and vapour cloud explosions using fine water sprays. (Thesis). University of Salford

For the past fifty years or so, there has been a great deal of interest in the use of water based explosion suppression systems, designed to mitigate or reduce the impact of thermal explosions and their consequential overpressures, which may be as hi... Read More about Mitigation of gas and vapour cloud explosions using fine water sprays.

Future spatial audio : Subjective evaluation of 3D surround systems
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Power, P. Future spatial audio : Subjective evaluation of 3D surround systems. (Thesis). University of Salford

Current surround systems are being developed to include height channels to provide the listener with a 3D listening experience. It is not well understood the impact the height channels will have on the listening experience and aspects associated with... Read More about Future spatial audio : Subjective evaluation of 3D surround systems.

Evaluation of local governments capacity in the maintenance of post-disaster road reconstruction assets
Thesis
Hayat, E. Evaluation of local governments capacity in the maintenance of post-disaster road reconstruction assets. (Thesis). University of Salford

Road infrastructures play an important role in the economic improvement of the community in the surrounding area. The better speed, flexibility, and accessibility to reach virtually all points are the distinct features that road infrastructure offers... Read More about Evaluation of local governments capacity in the maintenance of post-disaster road reconstruction assets.

A TQM based assessment framework for blended learning environment in Higher Education sector
Thesis
Savara, V. A TQM based assessment framework for blended learning environment in Higher Education sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

The purpose of this research is to develop an assessment framework in the TQM perspective for a blended learning environment in the higher education sector. Blended learning is a specialized field in learning, i.e., combination of face to face learni... Read More about A TQM based assessment framework for blended learning environment in Higher Education sector.

Potential impacts of climatic warming on glacier-fed river flows in the Himalaya
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Rees, H. Potential impacts of climatic warming on glacier-fed river flows in the Himalaya. (Thesis). University of Salford

The Himalayan region is one of the most highly glacierised areas on Earth. Regarded as the “water towers” of Asia, the Himalayas are the source of several of the world’s major rivers. The region is inhabited by some 140 million people and ten times a... Read More about Potential impacts of climatic warming on glacier-fed river flows in the Himalaya.

Efficient and compact representations of head related transfer functions
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Sinker, J. Efficient and compact representations of head related transfer functions. (Dissertation). University of Salford

These days most reproduced sound is consumed using portable devices and headphones, on which spatial binaural audio can be conveniently presented. One way of converting from conventional loudspeaker formats to binaural format is through the use of He... Read More about Efficient and compact representations of head related transfer functions.

Human response to environmental noise and vibration from freight and passenger railway traffic
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Sharp, C. Human response to environmental noise and vibration from freight and passenger railway traffic. (Thesis). University of Salford

There is currently a push to increase the proportion of freight traffic that is transported by rail, which is argued to be a safer, more sustainable and more climate friendly means of freight transportation when compared with road or air transportati... Read More about Human response to environmental noise and vibration from freight and passenger railway traffic.

Antibacterial activity of novel self-disinfecting surface coatings
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Elfakhri, S. Antibacterial activity of novel self-disinfecting surface coatings. (Thesis). University of Salford

The antibacterial activities of different thin films (TiO2/CuO, Cu/SiO2 and Ag/SiO2) prepared by flame-assisted chemical vapour deposition (FACVD) and atmospheric pressure thermal (APT-FCVD) for TiO2/CuO films, were investigated against standard strai... Read More about Antibacterial activity of novel self-disinfecting surface coatings.

Quantitative tool for measuring safety culture on busy construction sites in Great Britain
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Dixon, W. Quantitative tool for measuring safety culture on busy construction sites in Great Britain. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis is aimed at developing an academically robust, cost effective tool / procedure for measuring safety culture that is easily administered on a busy construction site in Great Britain. This researcher works as a safety manager on construc... Read More about Quantitative tool for measuring safety culture on busy construction sites in Great Britain.

A text mining approach for Arabic question answering systems
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Sadek, J. A text mining approach for Arabic question answering systems. (Thesis). University of Salford

As most of the electronic information available nowadays on the web is stored as text, developing Question Answering systems (QAS) has been the focus of many individual researchers and organizations. Relatively, few studies have been produced for e... Read More about A text mining approach for Arabic question answering systems.

A framework for determining the compensable value of damages due to contamination to wetlands in the Niger delta of Nigeria
Thesis
Akujuru, V. A framework for determining the compensable value of damages due to contamination to wetlands in the Niger delta of Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford, Manchester

Abstract The valuation of any property follows a process which if followed results in a reasonably consistent determination of value. While the valuation of properties usually traded in the market is reasonably rampant and within the everyday pre-oc... Read More about A framework for determining the compensable value of damages due to contamination to wetlands in the Niger delta of Nigeria.

Using visual management to improve transparency in planning and control in construction
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Brady, D. Using visual management to improve transparency in planning and control in construction. (Thesis). University of Salford

The principle of transparency is rarely evident on construction sites. Current practice shows that instability in the execution phase is common, where activities, assumed to be feasible, have be rescheduled initiating a chain of further readjustment... Read More about Using visual management to improve transparency in planning and control in construction.

Mainstreaming women in disaster risk reduction in the built environment
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in the built environment. (Thesis). University of Salford

Natural disasters have long-term implications on sustainable development. They mainly destroy the built environment thereby hindering economic and social development, and causing environment degradation. Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into the... Read More about Mainstreaming women in disaster risk reduction in the built environment.

Descaling of petroleum production tubing utilising aerated high pressure flat fan water sprays
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Abbas, A. Descaling of petroleum production tubing utilising aerated high pressure flat fan water sprays. (Thesis). University of Salford

Recent attempts to utilise solid particles in combination with high pressure water sprays has caused environmental and safety concern, in cleaning mineral and organic scale inside the Oil and Gas Production Tubing. To increase cleaning performance on... Read More about Descaling of petroleum production tubing utilising aerated high pressure flat fan water sprays.