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The 52nd (lowland) division in the great war, 1914-1918 (2009)
Thesis
Forrest, C. The 52nd (lowland) division in the great war, 1914-1918. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The historiography on the conduct of British military operations, 1914-1918, is geographically narrow in focus, concentrating predominately on the actions and performance of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France and Belgium. This thesis w... Read More about The 52nd (lowland) division in the great war, 1914-1918.

Between measurability and immeasurability : the politics of care in Habermas and Derrida (2009)
Thesis
Ganis, R. Between measurability and immeasurability : the politics of care in Habermas and Derrida. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This study considers whether the tradition of moral universalism is correct to dissociate the asymmetrical perspective of "care" from the principle of impartial treatment for all or whether there is in fact a legitimate and indeed necessary place f... Read More about Between measurability and immeasurability : the politics of care in Habermas and Derrida.

The British expeditionary force and communications on the western front 1914-1918 (2009)
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Hall, B. The British expeditionary force and communications on the western front 1914-1918. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Due to the nature of trench warfare and the unprecedented human cost, issues of command and control in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) during the First World War have been the subject of controversy and debate ever since the war ended. Alth... Read More about The British expeditionary force and communications on the western front 1914-1918.

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

Constructing a bio-health knowledge base for access via a standardised electronic health record prototype (2009)
Thesis
Jing, X. Constructing a bio-health knowledge base for access via a standardised electronic health record prototype. (Thesis). University of Salford

Aim and Objectives: To explore the feasibility of accessing biological information and associated health information through a standards-based electronic health record. The objectives include constructing: a condition specific knowledge base prototy... Read More about Constructing a bio-health knowledge base for access via a standardised electronic health record prototype.

Managing HACCP : micro-business perspectives on the benefits of a regulated food safety management system (2009)
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Kane, K. Managing HACCP : micro-business perspectives on the benefits of a regulated food safety management system. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The introduction, in January 2006, of a regulatory requirement for all food businesses in the EU to adopt the seven principles of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system of food safety management, has major implications in terms o... Read More about Managing HACCP : micro-business perspectives on the benefits of a regulated food safety management system.

Hydrogen storage in novel carbon materials (2009)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

The mechanical design of legged robots (2009)
Thesis
Liu, A. The mechanical design of legged robots. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis has focused on the mechanical design of statically stable multi-legged CLimbing And WAlking Robots(CLAWAR) machines and, since crab-like machines represent an important sub-class, in this thesis they were chosen as the subject of the stu... Read More about The mechanical design of legged robots.

Privacy trust access control infrastructure using XACML (2009)
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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.

Portfolio of compositions (2009)
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Meechan, P. Portfolio of compositions. (Thesis). University of Salford

My portfolio will consist of five contrasting large scale works for wind and brass bands which explore the textural and colouristic potential of these ensembles: Apophenia - a three movement concerto for trumpet (doubling flugel and piccolo trumpet)... Read More about Portfolio of compositions.

Discovering concepts, colour and textures in music making (2009)
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Meredith, F. Discovering concepts, colour and textures in music making. (Thesis). University of Salford

The portfolio compositions examine the effects of using differing textures and colour within original musical concepts. The portfolio includes the results of research into methods of composition using two forms of the brass family - a reduced combina... Read More about Discovering concepts, colour and textures in music making.

A critical investigation of the implementation of an information technology service management project in a UK higher education institution (2009)
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Mohammed, T. A critical investigation of the implementation of an information technology service management project in a UK higher education institution. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis investigates the implementation of an Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) project in a UK Higher Education Institution, the implications for employees and their working processes, and how employees live with these implica... Read More about A critical investigation of the implementation of an information technology service management project in a UK higher education institution.