A critical investigation into the properties of metallised film capacitors for high quality sound reproduction (2009)
Thesis

This is an account of work carried out through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with
Industrial Capacitors (Wrexham) Ltd to assess the effects of metallised film
polypropylene capacitors on key sonic attributes of reproduced sound. The capacitors... Read More about A critical investigation into the properties of metallised film capacitors for high quality sound reproduction.

Modulating protein-protein interactions : novel inhibitors of PDZ domains and tubulin dynamics (2008)
Thesis

Protein-protein interactions are essential for all living systems. The interactions
between tubulin dimers is already a broadly studied area, whereas the PDZ domain
interactions is a relatively recent area of study. The literature in these areas is... Read More about Modulating protein-protein interactions : novel inhibitors of PDZ domains and tubulin dynamics.

Perceptions of service quality and effects of personality traits of employees in the UAE Islamic banks (2008)
Thesis

This thesis aimed at investigating the effects of employees" personality traits on customers"
perceptions of the UAE Islamic bank service quality using two questionnaires (the Mini-
Markers and SERVPERF) and a set of regression models. The sample c... Read More about Perceptions of service quality and effects of personality traits of employees in the UAE Islamic banks.

Impact of high-rise morphology on gas temperatures during fires (2008)
Thesis

With the development and use of fire sensitive construction materials and furnishings,
and with the growing demand for high-rise development, there is an increasing need for
improved fire safety measures. Modern high-rise policies within the UK and... Read More about Impact of high-rise morphology on gas temperatures during fires.

Between silence and speech : mystical experience in contemporary women's writing (2008)
Thesis

This thesis examines the representation of mysticism and female mystics in
contemporary women's writing, with specific reference to fiction by Michele Roberts,
Sarah Waters, Margaret Atwood and Janet Frame. Drawing upon a core mystical
problem (th... Read More about Between silence and speech : mystical experience in contemporary women's writing.

Spatial modelling of small mammal distributions in relation to parasite transmission in western China (2008)
Thesis

This research investigates the spatial distributions of small mammal species which act
as intermediate host vectors for the parasitic tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, which
causes a significant burden of human disease in western China. Small m... Read More about Spatial modelling of small mammal distributions in relation to parasite transmission in western China.

A transmission electron microscopy study of the interaction between defects in amorphous silicon and a moving crystalline/amorphous interface (2008)
Thesis

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been used to investigate the
damage produced following high temperature (350°C) Xe implantation into (100)
Si at fluence (>lx!0 16 Xe ions/cm 2 ) and energy (250keV) which produce a buried
amorphous layer... Read More about A transmission electron microscopy study of the interaction between defects in amorphous silicon and a moving crystalline/amorphous interface.

Lower body exoskeleton for walking gait assistance and performance augmentation using compliance controlled actuators (2008)
Thesis

Successful motor rehabilitation after stroke or traumatic brain/spinal cord injures requires a
highly intensive and task-specific therapy-based approach. Currently many patients with these
types of pathologies are confined to wheelchairs, which res... Read More about Lower body exoskeleton for walking gait assistance and performance augmentation using compliance controlled actuators.

Doctor of Musical Arts performance portfolio : Howard John Evans (2008)
Thesis

This portfolio submission contains three major performance-based projects with
their critical evaluations and details of a public performance completed for the
award of Doctor of Musical Arts. The studio recordings of both Projects One and
Two rep... Read More about Doctor of Musical Arts performance portfolio : Howard John Evans.

Factors affecting the Strategic Planning Process : case studies from Libyan public manufacturing companies (2008)
Thesis

Little research has been conducted in the area of Strategic Planning Processes (SPPs) in
western contexts and especially in public organisations. Although such organisations
differ significantly from business companies, their need for improved 'ope... Read More about Factors affecting the Strategic Planning Process : case studies from Libyan public manufacturing companies.

An investigation of the role of internet artworks in formulating a new communication model in the Internet (2008)
Thesis

The 'Internet Arts' are a new field that has emerged from the new media
revolution. There are many works in this field that are unique, creative and singular
in relation to their concept and practice, especially concerning the human
communication... Read More about An investigation of the role of internet artworks in formulating a new communication model in the Internet.

Fluid-structure interaction of metallic and composite plates subjected to dynamic loading (2008)
Thesis

An important consideration when designing structures from composite materials is their
susceptibility to impact damage. Even under relatively low velocity impact, composites
are vulnerable to internal damage caused by transverse loads, but unlike m... Read More about Fluid-structure interaction of metallic and composite plates subjected to dynamic loading.

The influence of urban morphology on sensible heat flux and convective rainfall distributions over Greater Manchester (2008)
Thesis

Human activities, and alterations of the nature and morphology of the land
surface, perturb the land surface- atmosphere balances of energy, mass and
momentum. These changes lead to modifications of the atmospheric boundary layer
which affect weat... Read More about The influence of urban morphology on sensible heat flux and convective rainfall distributions over Greater Manchester.

Pathways to hydrogen economies : a quantitative cross-national investigation of hydrogen discourses and strategy formulation in Britain and Germany (2008)
Thesis

Hydrogen and fuel cells as an emerging socio-technical system have been suggested as a very promising future energy carrier and technology to address the urgent problem of climate change and other symptoms of a global energy crisis. The flexible ener... Read More about Pathways to hydrogen economies : a quantitative cross-national investigation of hydrogen discourses and strategy formulation in Britain and Germany.

A surface electrode array-based system for functional electrical stimulation (2008)
Thesis

The goal of this thesis is to develop an electrode array-based functional electrical stimulation (FES) system for foot drop correction. The thesis reports a series of studies on the design and development of an electrode array, describes how these re... Read More about A surface electrode array-based system for functional electrical stimulation.

Airbag simulation utilising Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian methodology for Out Of Position cases (2008)
Thesis

The deployment of car airbags can be lethal to an occupant of the vehicle when
caught Out Of Position (OOP) as the envelope can establish contact with the person before
completion of the explosive inflation process. This has resulted in severe inju... Read More about Airbag simulation utilising Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian methodology for Out Of Position cases.

Neutron scattering studies and simulations of hydrogen adsorption in single-walled carbon nanotubes (2008)
Thesis

The storage of hydrogen is one of the main problems that needs to be solved
before hydrogen can become a real alternative to oil in mobile applications.
Physisorption of hydrogen in an adsorbate is one of the possible solutions to
this problem.
T... Read More about Neutron scattering studies and simulations of hydrogen adsorption in single-walled carbon nanotubes.

The growth and characterisation of supported metal catalysts prepared by novel chemical vapour deposition methods (2008)
Thesis

A novel TCVD procedure was employed for the preparation for the
preparation of supported gold catalysts using dimethyl gold
acetylacetonates Me 2 Au(acac) as the volatile precursor. Preliminary
experiments on the use of TCVD for the preparation of... Read More about The growth and characterisation of supported metal catalysts prepared by novel chemical vapour deposition methods.

A study of the structure of codeposited PVD coatings (2008)
Thesis

The structure of two-component coatings codeposited by magnetron sputter
ion plating was studied. This apparently simple topic has never been studied
systematically and has led to a number of unexpected and very interesting
results.
The systems t... Read More about A study of the structure of codeposited PVD coatings.

A study and development of Bayesian exemplar based models (2008)
Thesis

People think and reason about situations using past experience. Often, past
experience consists of stereotypes and exemplars that depict common situations.
In order for a computer to reason in a similar way, the identification and
representation o... Read More about A study and development of Bayesian exemplar based models.