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The contributions of knowledge mapping in facilities performance evaluation practice in Malaysia
Thesis
Mat Yasin, M. The contributions of knowledge mapping in facilities performance evaluation practice in Malaysia. (Thesis). University of Salford

Performance evaluations of facilities are widely practiced within facilities organisations and it is generally accepted by Facilities Management practitioners that failure to obtain feedback on the building performance can expose facilities to seriou... Read More about The contributions of knowledge mapping in facilities performance evaluation practice in Malaysia.

Impact of using social media to increase patient information provision, networking and communication
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Vasilica, C. (in press). Impact of using social media to increase patient information provision, networking and communication. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: Social media are powerful communication systems that enable sharing, networking and information generation on an unprecedented scale. However, there is limited evidence as to how social media mechanisms are adopted by patients within heal... Read More about Impact of using social media to increase patient information provision, networking and communication.

A study to explore the impact of working in a social enterprise on employee health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester
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BACKGROUND: Adverse psychosocial work environments, i.e. a lack of ‘good’ work, are implicated in the aetiology of mental and physical health problems that represent a significant, and in some cases growing, public health burden and cost to the UK ec... Read More about A study to explore the impact of working in a social enterprise on employee health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester.

Modelling and forecasting lung cancer incidence and mortality in Saudi Arabia
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Alzahrani, S. Modelling and forecasting lung cancer incidence and mortality in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

The aim of this research is to forecast the rates of lung cancer incidence and mortality in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using data on lung cancer diagnosis between 1994 and 2009.
Lung cancer data, including incidence and mortality, were obtained fr... Read More about Modelling and forecasting lung cancer incidence and mortality in Saudi Arabia.

Journalistic strategies in conflict reporting and the representations of ethnic and religious identities in Jos, Nigeria : towards solutions-review journalism
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This study examines journalistic strategies in terms of the appropriation of media logics in the conflict frame building process. Relying on three models: objectivity, mediatisation and news framing; the research interrogates the role orientations an... Read More about Journalistic strategies in conflict reporting and the representations of ethnic and religious identities in Jos, Nigeria : towards solutions-review journalism.

Physical and match performance of female soccer players
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Turner, E. (in press). Physical and match performance of female soccer players. (Thesis). University of Salford

The English Football Association (FA) reported female soccer was the nation’s number one team sport for female sport participation (1.38 m). There is no research on physical- and match- performance of female soccer players in England at the elite lev... Read More about Physical and match performance of female soccer players.

In vitro analysis of volatile organic compounds in search of potential biomarkers of lung cancer
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Schmidt, K. (in press). In vitro analysis of volatile organic compounds in search of potential biomarkers of lung cancer. (Thesis). University of Salford

Lung cancer is a leading cause of death from cancer worldwide. An early diagnosis and
appropriate treatment are crucial in reducing mortality among people suffering from the
disease. Therefore, one of the main focuses of lung cancer studies is on a... Read More about In vitro analysis of volatile organic compounds in search of potential biomarkers of lung cancer.

Antimicrobial evaluation of selected medicinal plants using molecular approach
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Qaddoori, A. G. Antimicrobial evaluation of selected medicinal plants using molecular approach. (Thesis). University of Salford

Resistance to antibiotics is one of the greatest menaces to the success of modern
medication. It has lately become more dangerous because we can no longer be certain that
any antibiotic chosen will work and because of the emergence of multidrug res... Read More about Antimicrobial evaluation of selected medicinal plants using molecular approach.

The role of the free-response receiver operating characteristic method for dose and image quality optimisation
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Thompson, J. The role of the free-response receiver operating characteristic method for dose and image quality optimisation. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis describes the value of the free-response receiver operating characteristic (FROC) paradigm for dose and image quality optimisation in a niche area of imaging. The empirical works discussed in this thesis focus on the diagnostic value of t... Read More about The role of the free-response receiver operating characteristic method for dose and image quality optimisation.

Development of implementation strategies for offsite construction techniques in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Al-Mutairi, Y. (in press). Development of implementation strategies for offsite construction techniques in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). The University of Salford

Offsite construction is considered a new method of building in Saudi Arabia in comparison to other developed countries. The aim of this research is to examine the main factors affecting offsite construction in Saudi Arabia in order to propose a feasi... Read More about Development of implementation strategies for offsite construction techniques in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Developing a building construction associated social cost estimation system for Turkish construction industry
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Celik, T. Developing a building construction associated social cost estimation system for Turkish construction industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

Purpose - Construction projects, especially in the urban areas, generate serious environmental nuisances for the adjacent residents. Construction causative adverse impacts on the neighbouring communities are known as the social costs. The amount of... Read More about Developing a building construction associated social cost estimation system for Turkish construction industry.

A practice-based exploration of natural environment design in computer & video games : volume 1
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Ali, U. A practice-based exploration of natural environment design in computer & video games : volume 1. (Thesis). University of Salford

I offer this thesis as an original and substantial contribution to knowledge in virtual natural environment design practice within computer and video games, by identifying areas of strong/weak practice and to develop a new design framework that utili... Read More about A practice-based exploration of natural environment design in computer & video games : volume 1.

Customer engagement : conceptualisation, measurement and validation
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Poorrezaei, M. Customer engagement : conceptualisation, measurement and validation. (Thesis). University of Salford

Understanding the dynamics of focal customer/brand relationships has gained the interest of both scholars and marketers in the last three decades. Particularly, identifying the means of building enduring relationships with customers has been a popula... Read More about Customer engagement : conceptualisation, measurement and validation.

Increasing organ donation in the North West South Asian community through targeted education
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Pradeep, A. Increasing organ donation in the North West South Asian community through targeted education. (Thesis). University of Salford

Organ donation continues to be low among ethnic minorities especially within the South Asian community, with a disproportionate number of South Asian people waiting for transplants because suitable matches are often found between people of same ethni... Read More about Increasing organ donation in the North West South Asian community through targeted education.

Cost sensitive meta-learning
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Shilbayeh, S. (in press). Cost sensitive meta-learning. (Thesis). University Of Salford

Classification is one of the primary tasks of data mining and aims to assign a class label to unseen examples by using a model learned from a training dataset. Most of the accepted classifiers are designed to minimize the error rate but in practice d... Read More about Cost sensitive meta-learning.

Living alongside railways : a discursive psychological analysis of adapting to disruption and identities of place
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Condie, J. Living alongside railways : a discursive psychological analysis of adapting to disruption and identities of place. (Thesis). University of Salford

The concepts of ‘place’ and ‘identity’ are increasingly being used to understand the relations between people and physical environments. This research utilised ‘place’ and ‘identity’ to examine how people negotiate environmental conditions such as vi... Read More about Living alongside railways : a discursive psychological analysis of adapting to disruption and identities of place.

America in British political culture during the long 1950s
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Dippnall, S. (in press). America in British political culture during the long 1950s. (Thesis). University of Salford

Since the end of the Cold War, the question of British attitudes towards the United States of America has received significant attention as historians and commentators have debated whether Britain has belonged to an English-speaking Anglosphere or a... Read More about America in British political culture during the long 1950s.