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An investigation into the development of an effective benefits realisation process for healthcare infrastructure projects
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Sapountzis, S. An investigation into the development of an effective benefits realisation process for healthcare infrastructure projects. (Thesis). University of Salford

Traditionally, healthcare infrastructure programmes and projects determine their level of success mainly against cost, quality and time of delivery, and not on the degree to which benefits or impacts are delivered. Too often people have assumed that... Read More about An investigation into the development of an effective benefits realisation process for healthcare infrastructure projects.

Leadership practices to address cultural and behavioural challenges in construction partnering projects
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Thurairajah, N. Leadership practices to address cultural and behavioural challenges in construction partnering projects. (Thesis). The University of Salford

Partnering and related forms of collaboration have been seen as a way of tackling fragmentation and lack of integration that have bedevilled attempts to improve project performance over the years. Despite the amount of interest shown in partnering, a... Read More about Leadership practices to address cultural and behavioural challenges in construction partnering projects.

Coordination and management of information for construction design projects - a framework for Portugal
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Biscaya, S. Coordination and management of information for construction design projects - a framework for Portugal. (Thesis). University of Salford

In the construction industry in Portugal, the coordination and management of information for construction design projects has been neglected. The use of classification systems and protocols for the communication of information amongst the different s... Read More about Coordination and management of information for construction design projects - a framework for Portugal.

Field and laboratory studies into the human response to groundborne vibration : exposure-response relationships, perceptual dimensions, and models of annoyance
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Woodcock, J. Field and laboratory studies into the human response to groundborne vibration : exposure-response relationships, perceptual dimensions, and models of annoyance. (Thesis). University of Salford

With proposed increases in both freight and passenger railway in the United Kingdom and the European Union and the building of new high speed lines, there has been an increase in interest in recent years in the human response to vibration in resident... Read More about Field and laboratory studies into the human response to groundborne vibration : exposure-response relationships, perceptual dimensions, and models of annoyance.

A framework for improving knowledge sharing in the provision of floating support services in sheltered housing for the elderly
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Egbu, J. A framework for improving knowledge sharing in the provision of floating support services in sheltered housing for the elderly. (Thesis). University of Salford, Manchester

The challenges arising from the changing demographic profile and the rapid increase in the older population in the UK promotes the development of a range of models of housing and support that allow elderly individuals to live independently for as lon... Read More about A framework for improving knowledge sharing in the provision of floating support services in sheltered housing for the elderly.

Improving the integration of building design and facilities management
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Bu Jawdeh, H. Improving the integration of building design and facilities management. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis investigates the relationship between facilities management (FM) and design on construction projects in the Middle East region. Input provided by facilities management, the party responsible for developing and maintaining a facility suppo... Read More about Improving the integration of building design and facilities management.

Improving the performance of video based reconstruction and validating it within a Telepresence context
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Duckworth, T. Improving the performance of video based reconstruction and validating it within a Telepresence context. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis investigates visual, spatial and temporal qualities of video based reconstruction with respect to telepresence. State of the art was improved and validated through a new parallelisation of an established algorithm; a tool that allows visi... Read More about Improving the performance of video based reconstruction and validating it within a Telepresence context.

Immunodiagnosis of human and canine echinococcosis and community studies in northwestern China
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Feng, X. Immunodiagnosis of human and canine echinococcosis and community studies in northwestern China. (Thesis). University of Salford

Echinococcosis is highly endemic in northwestern China. In order to improve sero-testing in support of community screening and for hospital use, a dot immunogold filtration assay (DIGFA) for rapid serodiagnosis of human CE and AE was developed. DIGFA... Read More about Immunodiagnosis of human and canine echinococcosis and community studies in northwestern China.

Transmission ecology of gastrointestinal trematodes of small mammals, malham tarn, North Yorkshire, UK
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Boyce, K. Transmission ecology of gastrointestinal trematodes of small mammals, malham tarn, North Yorkshire, UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

In 2007, Rogan et al. reported the rare occurrence of the digenean Plagiorchis muris from the wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus at Malham Tarn Nature Reserve in North Yorkshire, UK. The life cycle of this trematode is not well understood. Therefore, in... Read More about Transmission ecology of gastrointestinal trematodes of small mammals, malham tarn, North Yorkshire, UK.

Assessing the quality of low frequency audio reproduction in critical listening spaces
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Stephenson, M. Assessing the quality of low frequency audio reproduction in critical listening spaces. (Thesis). University of Salford

The quality of low frequency audio reproduction in small spaces has always been problematic. For some time, methods have been suggested in order to optimise this reproduction. Many such methods have been based upon objective metrics which remain unpr... Read More about Assessing the quality of low frequency audio reproduction in critical listening spaces.

Improving wayfinding in old and complex hospital environments
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Rooke, C. Improving wayfinding in old and complex hospital environments. (Thesis). University of Salford

Many hospitals have developed over a number of years in a piecemeal fashion. This has resulted in complex environments made up of long and confusing corridor systems with bends, turns, and confusing signs. Such settings challenge and frustrate those... Read More about Improving wayfinding in old and complex hospital environments.

SODAR comparison methods for compatible wind speed estimation
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Piper, B. (2011). SODAR comparison methods for compatible wind speed estimation. (Thesis). The University of Salford

This thesis includes the results of a PhD study about methods to compare Sonic Detection And Ranging (SODAR) measurements to measurements from other instruments. The study focuses on theoretical analysis, the design of a transponder system for simula... Read More about SODAR comparison methods for compatible wind speed estimation.

Modelling condition monitoring inspection using the delay-time concept
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Wang, W. (1992). Modelling condition monitoring inspection using the delay-time concept. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

In the literature on inspection modelling, the failure distribution traditionally plays a fundamental role in model construction in that it is assumed that system failures occur instantly at random time points from new with a known pdf. of time to... Read More about Modelling condition monitoring inspection using the delay-time concept.