Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida (2014)
Thesis
Alazawi, Z. (in press). Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida. (Thesis). University of Salford

The importance of emergency response systems have grown tremendously in the recent times due to the many manmade and natural disasters in recent years such as September 2001, July 2005 London bombings and the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami disaste... Read More about Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida.

A critical investigation of electronic patient records in the NHS in England : tracing an elusive object through its actor-network (2014)
Thesis
Goff, M. A critical investigation of electronic patient records in the NHS in England : tracing an elusive object through its actor-network. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study is a critical investigation of electronic patient records in the National Health Service in England. It explores whether EPRs benefit clinicians in the context of a technology that has been explicitly designed to fulfil multiple purposes,... Read More about A critical investigation of electronic patient records in the NHS in England : tracing an elusive object through its actor-network.

Groundborne vibrations caused by railway construction and operation in buildings : design, implementation and analysis of measurement for assessment of human exposure (2014)
Thesis
Sica, G. Groundborne vibrations caused by railway construction and operation in buildings : design, implementation and analysis of measurement for assessment of human exposure. (Thesis). University of Salford

Environmental issues surrounding railway operation and construction have become more prominent in recent years, increasing the need for administrators and researchers to understand how residents living around railways respond to the noise and vibrati... Read More about Groundborne vibrations caused by railway construction and operation in buildings : design, implementation and analysis of measurement for assessment of human exposure.

Busting taboos : using idiomatic and linguistic subtleties in undressing questions of sociocultural amorality in Malaysian cinema (2014)
Thesis
Dalan, R. Busting taboos : using idiomatic and linguistic subtleties in undressing questions of sociocultural amorality in Malaysian cinema. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research aims to investigate how sociocultural amorality has been portrayed in Malaysian films, and how can these taboos be alternatively portrayed cinematically to a Malaysian audience. Questions as to why Malaysian (mainstream) cinema is seemi... Read More about Busting taboos : using idiomatic and linguistic subtleties in undressing questions of sociocultural amorality in Malaysian cinema.

Process of estimating the material properties of human heel pad sub-layers using inverse finite element analysis and some model applications (2014)
Thesis
Ahanchian, N. Process of estimating the material properties of human heel pad sub-layers using inverse finite element analysis and some model applications. (Thesis). University of Salford

The human heel pad is subject to repetitive loading and plays an important role in absorbing
shocks which may cause injuries. The heel pad has a composite biological structure consisting
of the fat pad and the skin. The fat pad tissue is organised... Read More about Process of estimating the material properties of human heel pad sub-layers using inverse finite element analysis and some model applications.

Models of training needs assessment for the Iraqi construction industry (2014)
Thesis

Construction companies are the engines that drive a nation’s economy and must train their workforce effectively to enhance their performance. It has been recognised that training is the most effective tool for improving the performance and efficiency... Read More about Models of training needs assessment for the Iraqi construction industry.

Getting under the skin-whitening cultures : discourses, rhetoric and representations across text types and media in Taiwan in the early 21st century (2014)
Thesis

This thesis concerns the ways in which the importance of practicing skin whitening is promoted and represented in newspaper advertorial articles and visual advertisements across different media in contemporary Taiwan, approximately between 2008 and 2... Read More about Getting under the skin-whitening cultures : discourses, rhetoric and representations across text types and media in Taiwan in the early 21st century.