The development of British strategic area bombing 1918-1945 : a study in theory and practice (1993)
Thesis

This thesis contends that it is only by studying the many issues
around which the doctrine of strategic bombing developed during the
inter-war period that an attempt can be made to achieve a clear
understanding of the controversial character of th... Read More about The development of British strategic area bombing 1918-1945 : a study in theory and practice.

Molecular characterisation and functional properties of gum arabic (1992)
Thesis

Semi-PreParative gel permeation chromatography (gpc) was used to isolate several molecular mass components of gum arabic. The u. v. (218 nm) gpc elution profile showed the presence of several prominent peaks; however, only one major peak (FAw 3.8 x 1... Read More about Molecular characterisation and functional properties of gum arabic.

Gas network optimisation using Nash equilibria derived from dynamic non-cooperative non-zero sum game theory (1992)
Thesis

Efficient management of the national gas grid in Great Britain involves a complex
optimisation task to resolve the sometimes conflicting requirements of security of
supplies to customers, contractual obligation to suppliers and the cost of transmis... Read More about Gas network optimisation using Nash equilibria derived from dynamic non-cooperative non-zero sum game theory.

Municipal enterprise : the growth and development of Manchester Airport, c1910-1978 (1991)
Thesis
Williams, V. Municipal enterprise : the growth and development of Manchester Airport, c1910-1978. (Thesis). University of Salford

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the growth and development of Manchester airport and the implications of municipal ownership. The main theme is the nature of municipal ownerships structures and their interaction with other institutional stru... Read More about Municipal enterprise : the growth and development of Manchester Airport, c1910-1978.

Design of tracking systems incorporating multivariable plants (1991)
Thesis
Yamane, H. Design of tracking systems incorporating multivariable plants. (Thesis). University of Salford

The methodology for the design of error-actuated digital
set-point tracking controllers proposed by Porter and
co-workers has emerged as a result of the pursuit of effective and practical solutions to the problem of designing digital control system... Read More about Design of tracking systems incorporating multivariable plants.

Population dynamics of African Trypanosomiasis (1991)
Thesis

At the end of his book The Role of the Trypanosomiases in
African Ecology, Ford (1971) argued that quantitative methods
in the tradition of the work of Ross and MacDonald, should be
adopted in the study of the epidemiology of the
trypanosomiases.... Read More about Population dynamics of African Trypanosomiasis.

Gender, group identity and variation in usage of the Berlin Urban Vernacular (1991)
Thesis

The relationship between gender, group identity and variation in usage of the Berlin
Urban Vernacular (BUY) is explored empirically, with particular attention paid to
methodologies applied for the analysis of gender differences in sociolinguistic r... Read More about Gender, group identity and variation in usage of the Berlin Urban Vernacular.

Mudarabah in Islamic Sharia law (1991)
Thesis

The objective of this study is to discuss a special form of
transaction and analyse its implementation by Islamic
Investment Institutions.
Being newly developed and still under experimentation,
Mudarabah as an investment instrument in its modern... Read More about Mudarabah in Islamic Sharia law.

The tenement house as a building form in relation to the large-scale urban development of Warsaw 1864-1919 (1991)
Thesis

The evolving urban landscape has been investigated in the
socio-economic context of Warsaw's incorporation into the
Russian Empire (another defeated Polish Uprising, rural
immigation in the wake of tsarist social reforms from 1861,
Jewish immigra... Read More about The tenement house as a building form in relation to the large-scale urban development of Warsaw 1864-1919.

The political economy of inequality : poverty, drought and aid programmes in Botswana, c. 1982 - 1988 (1990)
Thesis
Lyons, S. The political economy of inequality : poverty, drought and aid programmes in Botswana, c. 1982 - 1988. (Thesis). University of Salford

Botswana's pattern of economic growth during its first
two decades of Independence has been hailed by many
economists as representing a model for successful
development in Sub-Saharan Africa. From the 1970s the
development of the diamond industry... Read More about The political economy of inequality : poverty, drought and aid programmes in Botswana, c. 1982 - 1988.

A typological model for text-structure processing : implications for the pedagogy of teaching with reference to translation (Arabic-English) (1990)
Thesis
Faiq, S. A typological model for text-structure processing : implications for the pedagogy of teaching with reference to translation (Arabic-English). (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis starts with the postulate that advanced Arab
students are generally «good» at the level of sentence
formation and context free semantics of English, but who are «poor» when it comes to appropriately structuring
information as texts.
I... Read More about A typological model for text-structure processing : implications for the pedagogy of teaching with reference to translation (Arabic-English).

Design of self-repairing digital PID controllers for non-square multivariable plants (1989)
Thesis

The complexity of today's multivariable plants gives rise to the need for sophisticated control
systems to ensure high-performance operation whilst maintaining high system integrity. The
integrity of such systems is to be interpreted as the sensiti... Read More about Design of self-repairing digital PID controllers for non-square multivariable plants.

The effect of classroom instruction on students' reading achievement in English (1989)
Thesis

The present study investigates the differential effects
of two instructional methods for teaching English as a
foreign language on student classroom interaction and
reading achievement. Two groups of Arab students enroled in
the English language... Read More about The effect of classroom instruction on students' reading achievement in English.

Cycloadditions to 1-azetines and 1-azetin-4-ones (1988)
Thesis
Luheshi, A.-B. Cycloadditions to 1-azetines and 1-azetin-4-ones. (Thesis). University of Salford

1-Azetines (1) have until recently been unknown. Prepared for the first time in 1967, they since have met with little interest. The azetine system is a thermolabile one, as to be expected from a strained four-membered ring incorporating a C=N bond.... Read More about Cycloadditions to 1-azetines and 1-azetin-4-ones.

Respectable militants : the Lancashire textile machinery makers, c.1800-1939 (1987)
Thesis
Holden, G. Respectable militants : the Lancashire textile machinery makers, c.1800-1939. (Thesis). University of Salford

Lancashire's textile machinery industry developed with the mechanisation of its cotton industry, and by 1914 was the leading branch of mechanical engineering in Britain. Throughout this industry's history its artisans retained characteristics of resp... Read More about Respectable militants : the Lancashire textile machinery makers, c.1800-1939.

Studies on protozoan parasites of small mammals (1986)
Thesis

Studies on several different protozoan parasites of small mammals,
moles (Talpa europaea), bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus), field
voles (Microtus agrestis), field mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), mice,
rats and rabbits are described in this study.... Read More about Studies on protozoan parasites of small mammals.

The Gulf Co-operation Council and security in the Arabian Gulf (1985)
Thesis

For many years the Arabian Gulf was an area which ranked
high in the list of British overseas interests, so high
in fact that Britain was the protecting power of the
Gulf states by virtue of exclusive treaties. In the
years following the second w... Read More about The Gulf Co-operation Council and security in the Arabian Gulf.

Electromagnetic fields in relation to eddy current gauging (1984)
Thesis
Heys, D. Electromagnetic fields in relation to eddy current gauging. (Thesis). University of Salford

The work presented in this thesis describes some theoretical and experimental aspects of the relationships between electromagnetic fields and a non-contact type of eddy current gauge, which utilises a cylindrical solenoid and coaxially positioned met... Read More about Electromagnetic fields in relation to eddy current gauging.

The effect of reduced cultivation on selected soil fauna (1984)
Thesis

Conventional cultivation is costly in both man hours and fuel energy, and tends to increase the rate of soil erosion. The introduction of reduced tillage systems has led to savings in both labour and energy, and to increased soil conservation. Change... Read More about The effect of reduced cultivation on selected soil fauna.

Program testing : prediction of software bugs (1981)
Thesis
Saraee, M. Program testing : prediction of software bugs. (Dissertation). University of Wyoming

A model to estimate the number of bugs remaining in a system at beginning of testing and integration is described., tested and discussed. This model base on software science metrics, was evaluated empirically by comparing predicated results with act... Read More about Program testing : prediction of software bugs.