All Outputs (1066)

Skelesense : Arabic sign language recognizer, communicator and tutor for the deaf and mute (2011)
Thesis
Khadragi, A. Skelesense : Arabic sign language recognizer, communicator and tutor for the deaf and mute. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The deaf and mute society is a closed society that faces many obstacles in communication
with the outside world. Through the use of the sign language the deaf and mute people express
themselves to each other and to those who know their signs. There... Read More about Skelesense : Arabic sign language recognizer, communicator and tutor for the deaf and mute.

Analysis of factors affecting the implementation of e-learning in higher education (HE) in Libya (2011)
Thesis
Khashkhush, A. Analysis of factors affecting the implementation of e-learning in higher education (HE) in Libya. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

e-learning means the use of information and communications technology and the
inclusion of the internet in teaching and learning, e-learning enhances the learning
process by offering a different way of delivering education. Colleges and universit... Read More about Analysis of factors affecting the implementation of e-learning in higher education (HE) in Libya.

Can sustainability be inspired by design from nature? (2011)
Thesis
Kirke, M. Can sustainability be inspired by design from nature?. (Thesis). University of Salford

Economically and politically mankind's natural environment has become one of
the most important issues within modern society. With the realisation that
thousands of years of polluting the earth and stripping its resources without
restraint is havi... Read More about Can sustainability be inspired by design from nature?.

Active shielding based on difference potentials (2011)
Thesis
Lim, H. Active shielding based on difference potentials. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Active control of sound is a technique for altering acoustic fields to wanted ones
in aimed domains by introducing controllable active secondary sound sources called
controls. This thesis describes an active shielding methodology based on differenc... Read More about Active shielding based on difference potentials.

Knowledge and knowing in child protection practice : an empirical exploration of the role of knowledge in constructing service user identities at the point of first referral (2011)
Thesis
Luitgaarden, G. M. J. V. D. Knowledge and knowing in child protection practice : an empirical exploration of the role of knowledge in constructing service user identities at the point of first referral. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Professionals who are supposed to deal with child abuse and neglect at the point of
first referral are under increasing pressure to adopt analytical styles of judgment and
decision making (JDM), often under the guise of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP... Read More about Knowledge and knowing in child protection practice : an empirical exploration of the role of knowledge in constructing service user identities at the point of first referral.

Anti-inflammatory effects of Omega 3 fatty acids on murine skeletal muscle cell differentiation (2011)
Thesis
Magee, P. Anti-inflammatory effects of Omega 3 fatty acids on murine skeletal muscle cell differentiation. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Eicosapentaenoic acid (ERA) is an w-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid
(PUFA) with anti-inflammatory and anti-cachetic properties.
These properties have not previously been investigated
simultaneously with regards to skeletal muscle damage and
regenera... Read More about Anti-inflammatory effects of Omega 3 fatty acids on murine skeletal muscle cell differentiation.

Coronary care nurses : developing an understanding of the decision making process in acute situations (2011)
Thesis
Maharmeh, M. Coronary care nurses : developing an understanding of the decision making process in acute situations. (Thesis). University of Salford

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the decision making of coronary care nurses in acute situations. More specifically, the study explored how coronary care nurses take their decisions and what are the factors that underpin those decisions.
Ba... Read More about Coronary care nurses : developing an understanding of the decision making process in acute situations.

The effectiveness of a composite translator training model for Syrian translation masters students (2011)
Thesis
Mannaa, M. The effectiveness of a composite translator training model for Syrian translation masters students. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis tests whether a translation training programme, combining the theoretical
principles adopted in Hervey and Higgins' Thinking Translation series and in Bolanos'
dynamic translation model, helps to improve Arab MA translation students' pe... Read More about The effectiveness of a composite translator training model for Syrian translation masters students.

An intelligent fault tolerant multi-agent framework for automated node monitoring and software deployment (2011)
Thesis
Manzoor, U. An intelligent fault tolerant multi-agent framework for automated node monitoring and software deployment. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Computer networks today are far more complex than in 1980s and managing such
networks is a challenging job for network management team. With the ever growing
complexity of computer networks and the limitations of the available assistance
softwa... Read More about An intelligent fault tolerant multi-agent framework for automated node monitoring and software deployment.

Utilisation management : a study of an initiative to provide community based alternatives to hospital admission (2011)
Thesis
McGirr, S. Utilisation management : a study of an initiative to provide community based alternatives to hospital admission. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This report is a record and analysis of the introduction and development of a
philosophy now known as Utilisation Management (UM), to a group of North West
Health Communities between 2001 and the present day. The study began as an
investigation in... Read More about Utilisation management : a study of an initiative to provide community based alternatives to hospital admission.

Dimensions of power : a Bourdieusian approach to control and influence in the voluntary sector (2011)
Thesis
McGovern, P. Dimensions of power : a Bourdieusian approach to control and influence in the voluntary sector. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This extended case study investigates locally-founded voluntary self-help groups for
people with chronic disease and how they change over time. It explores a self-help
group and its partnerships with five local organisations. The aims are both to r... Read More about Dimensions of power : a Bourdieusian approach to control and influence in the voluntary sector.

Investigation of the nature of formal and informal social support for young mothers in Salford, and its impact upon their experience of social exclusion (2011)
Thesis
McLeod, A. Investigation of the nature of formal and informal social support for young mothers in Salford, and its impact upon their experience of social exclusion. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Teenage pregnancy has been identified as a socially excluding experience.
UK policy initiatives have sought to reduce the prevalence of teenage
pregnancy and also to provide social support to young mothers. The
conceptual and political underpin... Read More about Investigation of the nature of formal and informal social support for young mothers in Salford, and its impact upon their experience of social exclusion.

Production and characterisation of molecular hydrogen storage materials (2011)
Thesis
Mileeva, Z. Production and characterisation of molecular hydrogen storage materials. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The subject of the present work is the characterization of potential materials for
molecular hydrogen storage with a stress on the use of Small Angle Neutron Scattering
(SANS).
This research is dedicated mainly to a study of the porous structure... Read More about Production and characterisation of molecular hydrogen storage materials.

Critical success factors to industrialised building system (IBS) contractor (2011)
Thesis
Mohamad Kamar, K. Critical success factors to industrialised building system (IBS) contractor. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Industrialised Building System (IBS) is defined as a construction technique in which
components are manufactured in a controlled environment (on or off site), transported,
positioned and assembled into a structure with minimal additional site work.... Read More about Critical success factors to industrialised building system (IBS) contractor.

Social enterprise applications in an urban facilities management setting : a service delivery model (2011)
Thesis
Mohd Tobi, S. Social enterprise applications in an urban facilities management setting : a service delivery model. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This research aims to contribute to the area of new alignment in Facilities Management
(FM). By taking urban FM as the focus of the research, this research highlights how FM is
looking at a new way to deliver services to the community, which involv... Read More about Social enterprise applications in an urban facilities management setting : a service delivery model.

Crystallisation in fluorapatite-fluorphlogopite glass ceramics (2011)
Thesis
Moorehead, R. Crystallisation in fluorapatite-fluorphlogopite glass ceramics. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Apatite based glass-ceramics are some of the most bioactive materials found to
date. They do not require fibrous encapsulation and bond to bone directly
through an apatite layer. Apatite based glass-ceramics exhibit relatively poor
biaxial flexura... Read More about Crystallisation in fluorapatite-fluorphlogopite glass ceramics.

Canine echinococcosis in the eastern Tibetian plateau (2011)
Thesis
Moss, J. Canine echinococcosis in the eastern Tibetian plateau. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Echinococcosis caused by E.granulosus or E.multilocularis is a chronic, debilitating and
potentially fatal zoonotic cestode disease of humans. The natural primary definitive host for
E.granulosus is the domestic dog and for E.multilocularis it is... Read More about Canine echinococcosis in the eastern Tibetian plateau.

The role of Christian churches in European integration (2011)
Thesis
Mudrov, S. The role of Christian churches in European integration. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This PhD thesis analyses the role of Christian Churches in European integration. We learn
that Churches are inalienable participants in the process of European integration; therefore it
is important to identify how they are placed within the Europe... Read More about The role of Christian churches in European integration.

Translating conjunctions in political journalistic argumentative texts from English into Arabic (2011)
Thesis
Obeidat, M. Translating conjunctions in political journalistic argumentative texts from English into Arabic. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Political Journalistic Argumentative Texts (PJATs) have always been challenging for
translators of this type of texts when rendering them into Arabic. One major problem
facing translators of this genre is the translation of conjunctions which is of... Read More about Translating conjunctions in political journalistic argumentative texts from English into Arabic.

Mineral dust production in the Bodele depression, Northern Chad (2011)
Thesis
O'Donoghue, A. Mineral dust production in the Bodele depression, Northern Chad. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Aeolian dust studies are of global importance due to the impact of mineral dust on global
climate, human health and the environment. Recent research, for example IPCC (2007)
highlighted the important effects of atmospheric dust on global climate th... Read More about Mineral dust production in the Bodele depression, Northern Chad.