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Leadership styles, organisational politics and employees’ performance : the perspectives of leaders and employees from the oil and gas industry in Oman (2020)
Thesis
Al Busaidi, I. Leadership styles, organisational politics and employees’ performance : the perspectives of leaders and employees from the oil and gas industry in Oman. (Thesis). University of Salford

This mixed methods research explored the interrelation among leadership styles, organisational politics and employees’ performance in the Oil and Gas Industry in Oman. Previous studies have implied that leadership style was vital in organisations, bu... Read More about Leadership styles, organisational politics and employees’ performance : the perspectives of leaders and employees from the oil and gas industry in Oman.

A survey of lower limb rehabilitation systems and algorithms based on functional electrical stimulation (2020)
Journal Article
Sun, M., Wu, X., & Liu, Q. (2020). A survey of lower limb rehabilitation systems and algorithms based on functional electrical stimulation. Computers, Materials & Continua, 62(1), 281-292. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.06098

Functional electrical stimulation is a method of repairing a dysfunctional limb in a stroke patient by using low-intensity electrical stimulation. Currently, it is widely used in smart medical treatment for limb rehabilitation in stroke patients. In... Read More about A survey of lower limb rehabilitation systems and algorithms based on functional electrical stimulation.

Development of optimal location and design capacity of wastewater treatment plants for urban areas: a case study in Samawah city (2020)
Journal Article
Hussien, A., Al-Mukaram, N., & Mohammed, R. (2020). Development of optimal location and design capacity of wastewater treatment plants for urban areas: a case study in Samawah city. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 671, 012089. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/671/1/012089

Water, and related wastewater structures, are critical factors in the existence and the improvement of civilizations. Wastewater gathering and management has a considerable effect on the climate and economy at both regional and global level, and, acc... Read More about Development of optimal location and design capacity of wastewater treatment plants for urban areas: a case study in Samawah city.

Using magneto-inertial-measurement-units to track upper-limb movement during rehabilitation (2020)
Thesis
Al-ani, A. Using magneto-inertial-measurement-units to track upper-limb movement during rehabilitation. (Thesis). University of Salford

Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) can be used to support upper-limb rehabilitation after a stroke. A key aspect of FES control and also patient monitoring is the automatic tracking of upper-limb motion during intensive and functional practise o... Read More about Using magneto-inertial-measurement-units to track upper-limb movement during rehabilitation.

Where are the South Asian [Women] artists? The Horizon Gallery responds to 'The Other Story' (2020)
Book Chapter
Correia, A. Where are the South Asian [Women] artists? The Horizon Gallery responds to 'The Other Story'. In S. Boyce, D. Dibosa, & S. Lok (Eds.), The Fissures of Modernism: Collections, Cultures and Black-British Artists. Duke University Press. Manuscript submitted for publication

There is no question that The Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists in Post-War Britain curated by Rasheed Araeen and staged at the Hayward Gallery, London, and then touring to Wolverhampton and Manchester, 1989-1990, has had a formative, if belated, impac... Read More about Where are the South Asian [Women] artists? The Horizon Gallery responds to 'The Other Story'.

A self-management program for adults with asthma in Saudi Arabia (2020)
Thesis
Dailah, H. A self-management program for adults with asthma in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

Introduction
Globally, asthma is one of the major non-communicable diseases. Across the world, there are approximately 235 million people with asthma; including approximately 4% of the adult population in Saudi Arabia. Asthma patients within the rur... Read More about A self-management program for adults with asthma in Saudi Arabia.

Parents' points of view: an evaluation of the M'Lop Tapang special needs programme, Cambodia (2020)
Report
Shoemaker, D., Chhim, S., Dom, S., Ngov, C., Kennedy, R., Peach, D., & Rowland, A. (2020). Parents' points of view: an evaluation of the M'Lop Tapang special needs programme, Cambodia

M’Lop Tapang is a registered non-governmental organisation working in South West Cambodia and providing services to 5000 vulnerable children and 2500 families.
This evaluation was commissioned to review M’Lop Tapang’s special needs programme.
Inter... Read More about Parents' points of view: an evaluation of the M'Lop Tapang special needs programme, Cambodia.

Into the night : evaluating sleep as a measure of animal welfare (2020)
Thesis
Schork, I. Into the night : evaluating sleep as a measure of animal welfare. (Thesis). The University of Salford

There is a need for a simple non-invasive measure of animal welfare. In humans, sleep quality correlates strongly with a person’s wellbeing; this suggests that sleep may also prove to be a suitable tool to measure mammals’ welfare. Studies in humans... Read More about Into the night : evaluating sleep as a measure of animal welfare.

A cross-case analysis on models of football governance and the influence of supporter groups (2020)
Thesis
Gibson, I. A cross-case analysis on models of football governance and the influence of supporter groups. (Thesis). University of Salford

As the football industry continues to reach unprecedented levels of economic growth, elite clubs continue to capitalise on the financial riches on offer across Europe’s most popular leagues. In the quest for financial growth, historic clubs and their... Read More about A cross-case analysis on models of football governance and the influence of supporter groups.

The performance of place and comedy explored through postdramatic and popular forms with reference to the staging of 'A Good Neet Aht' (2020)
Thesis
Green, P. The performance of place and comedy explored through postdramatic and popular forms with reference to the staging of 'A Good Neet Aht'. (Thesis). University of Salford

The journey begins with a mapping of the terrain of praxis in a discussion of autoethnography, popular performance and the postdramatic. A parallel discussion on place and class draws on the tradition of Cultural Studies. These provide the framework... Read More about The performance of place and comedy explored through postdramatic and popular forms with reference to the staging of 'A Good Neet Aht'.

An investigation into the importance and relevance of intangible assets in Malaysian digital Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMES) performance : the balanced scorecard approach (2020)
Thesis
Hasrin, A. An investigation into the importance and relevance of intangible assets in Malaysian digital Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMES) performance : the balanced scorecard approach. (Thesis). University of Salford

In light of organizations in strategy, the Resource-Based View (RBV) upholds that by appropriate understanding and exploitation of unique resources in organizations, firms may experience outstanding performance. Upon acknowledging the importance of r... Read More about An investigation into the importance and relevance of intangible assets in Malaysian digital Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMES) performance : the balanced scorecard approach.

The interaction effects of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs clusters (2020)
Thesis
Liang, L. The interaction effects of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs clusters. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study aims to exarnine the relationship between the structures of inter- organisation connections and innovation results in the context of small and medium
enterprises (SMEs).
Existing literature shows that SMEs can benefit from inter- organi... Read More about The interaction effects of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs clusters.

'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care (2020)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R., & Dormann, C. 'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care. In R. Austin, & M. Hopfenbeck (Eds.), The Practical Handbook of Dementia. Monmouth: PCCS Books. Manuscript submitted for publication

Playful interaction with clowns can be understood as a form of relief from the daily exigencies of living with dementia. For us, clown performance is a mode of dialogic meaning-making in which absurd juxtapositions can carry affective sense. So, cre... Read More about 'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care.

Investigation of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of iNOS gene expression in infection of natural populations of Apodemus sylvaticus with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (2020)
Thesis
Eshenshani, A. Investigation of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of iNOS gene expression in infection of natural populations of Apodemus sylvaticus with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. (Thesis). University of Salford

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous parasite that infects all warm blooded animals. It can cause pathology in both infected humans and infected animals. There have been many studies investigating the factors the affect infection of laboratory animals,... Read More about Investigation of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of iNOS gene expression in infection of natural populations of Apodemus sylvaticus with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

Underpinning motives and outcomes of consumer decision-making in the wearable sports technology products market (2020)
Thesis
Chang, C. Underpinning motives and outcomes of consumer decision-making in the wearable sports technology products market. (Thesis). University of Salford

The next enormous trend in the technology domain following on from computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones is predicted to be in the market of wearable sports technology products (WSTPs), with analysts expecting this market to be worth over $150... Read More about Underpinning motives and outcomes of consumer decision-making in the wearable sports technology products market.

How to build better fall detection technology : a search for characteristics unique to falls and methods to robustly evaluate performance (2020)
Thesis
Broadley, R. How to build better fall detection technology : a search for characteristics unique to falls and methods to robustly evaluate performance. (Thesis). University of Salford

Falls can have severe consequences for older adults, such as bone fractures and long periods unable to get up from the ground, known as a long-lie. The capability to automatically detect falls would reduce long-lies through ensuring prompt arrival of... Read More about How to build better fall detection technology : a search for characteristics unique to falls and methods to robustly evaluate performance.

Issues and challenges in the assessment of popular music performance within the UK HE music sector (2020)
Thesis
Mawby, R. Issues and challenges in the assessment of popular music performance within the UK HE music sector. (Dissertation). University of Salford

This thesis summarises that assessing popular music performance has it issues and challenges. These arise from: the interpretation of language, how we assess in group assessments versus solo performances, creating assessments within the degree framew... Read More about Issues and challenges in the assessment of popular music performance within the UK HE music sector.

Environmental transfer of radionuclides in a Sub-Saharan Africa setting (2020)
Thesis
Doroh, R. Environmental transfer of radionuclides in a Sub-Saharan Africa setting. (Thesis). University of Salford

In the last two decades, interest in the development of nuclear programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has increased. To ensure that the potential human and environmental ionising radiation exposure from nuclear developments within SSA can be adequat... Read More about Environmental transfer of radionuclides in a Sub-Saharan Africa setting.

A novel boundary element method for low Reynolds number external flow of biological fluid dynamics (2020)
Thesis
Dang, B. A novel boundary element method for low Reynolds number external flow of biological fluid dynamics. (Thesis). University of Salford

Consider two dimensional low Reynolds number flow past a body. In this thesis, the problems of steady flow past a circular cylinder, steady flow past an elliptical cylinder, and the motion of a generic tail-like body are investigated. The theoretical... Read More about A novel boundary element method for low Reynolds number external flow of biological fluid dynamics.