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Measuring the functional and clinical effectiveness of a passive dynamic ankle foot orthosis when used to rehabilitate complex limb salvage post lower limb blast trauma (2020)
Thesis
Bennett, N. Measuring the functional and clinical effectiveness of a passive dynamic ankle foot orthosis when used to rehabilitate complex limb salvage post lower limb blast trauma. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Summary: Studies suggest passive dynamic ankle foot orthoses (PD AFO) are effective at improving gait and patient reported outcomes measures (PROM) in personnel who have undergone limb salvage due to blast trauma. Studies using PD AFOs have included... Read More about Measuring the functional and clinical effectiveness of a passive dynamic ankle foot orthosis when used to rehabilitate complex limb salvage post lower limb blast trauma.

Improving broadcast accessibility for hard of hearing individuals : using object-based audio personalisation and narrative importance (2020)
Thesis
Ward, L. Improving broadcast accessibility for hard of hearing individuals : using object-based audio personalisation and narrative importance. (Thesis). University of Salford

Technological advances in broadcasting can be the impetus for advances in accessibility services. For the 11 million individuals in the United Kingdom with some degree of hearing loss, the advent of object-based broadcasting and it’s personalisation... Read More about Improving broadcast accessibility for hard of hearing individuals : using object-based audio personalisation and narrative importance.

Developing an improved disaster management framework to enhance resilience in Kuwait (2020)
Thesis
Alfaras, M. Developing an improved disaster management framework to enhance resilience in Kuwait. (Thesis). University of Salford

Disaster management is considered as a priority worldwide where the aim of national governments has been to reduce the loss of life and properties. Different researchers and experts have tried over decades to develop several disaster management mode... Read More about Developing an improved disaster management framework to enhance resilience in Kuwait.

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.

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.

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.

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

The synthesis, isolation and evaluation of novel anticancer and antibacterial therapeutics derived from natural products (2020)
Thesis
Omonga, N. The synthesis, isolation and evaluation of novel anticancer and antibacterial therapeutics derived from natural products. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study focused on isolation, synthesis, development and evaluation of novel antimicrobial and anticancer agents from natural product. Natural products have found lead applications in the pharmaceutical industry as sources of chemotherapeutics aga... Read More about The synthesis, isolation and evaluation of novel anticancer and antibacterial therapeutics derived from natural products.

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.

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 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'.

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.

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.

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.

Development of a collaborative innovation management framework to assist in the utilisation of agricultural waste as building materials in Nigeria (2020)
Thesis

The high cost of building materials in Nigeria is creating a shortfall of conventional building materials, which is also exacerbating the housing crisis in Nigerian urban areas. In view of the above, there is an urgent need to produce low cost, susta... Read More about Development of a collaborative innovation management framework to assist in the utilisation of agricultural waste as building materials in Nigeria.

Development of a framework to evaluate the impact of behavioural factors on the performance of strategic railway alliances in the UK (2020)
Thesis
Al-Naseri, W. Development of a framework to evaluate the impact of behavioural factors on the performance of strategic railway alliances in the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

The increasingly competitive environments that industries are operating in today, pose several complex challenges, such as technological advances in both hard and soft systems, which require behaviours, skills and knowledge. These competencies can be... Read More about Development of a framework to evaluate the impact of behavioural factors on the performance of strategic railway alliances in the UK.

Analyzing frequent patterns in data streams using a dynamic compact stream pattern algorithm (2019)
Thesis
Oyewale, A. (in press). Analyzing frequent patterns in data streams using a dynamic compact stream pattern algorithm. (Thesis). University of Salford

As a result of modern technology and the advancement in communication, a large amount of data streams are continually generated from various online applications, devices and sources. Mining frequent patterns from these streams of data is now an impor... Read More about Analyzing frequent patterns in data streams using a dynamic compact stream pattern algorithm.