A Holistic Approach for Fostering Community Engagement in the Decision-Making of Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning and Development (2023)
Thesis

In the face of increasing extreme climate events, communities are often excluded from decision-making during pre-disaster and urban planning, despite their tacit knowledge and experience in disaster response and recovery. This marginalisation poses a... Read More about A Holistic Approach for Fostering Community Engagement in the Decision-Making of Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning and Development.

Ratio based failure prediction models for the Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK (2013)
Thesis

Although SMEs represent over 99% of companies in the UK, there has been limited research
into SME failure prediction modelling. This study develops failure prediction models
specifically for liquidated SMEs using financial ratios. Despite the fact... Read More about Ratio based failure prediction models for the Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK.

Towards an understanding of satisfaction : the experiential and affective components (2013)
Thesis

The research investigates factors driving consumer satisfaction by examining the
experiential and affective components of satisfaction. This research was motivated by
the fact that service firms have tried to deal with the complexities of consumer... Read More about Towards an understanding of satisfaction : the experiential and affective components.

An extension to thin aerofoil theory obtained by using eulerlets and oseenlets (2013)
Thesis

An extension and theoretical underpinning of thin aerofoil theory is given. To enable
this requires first a novel mathematical representation for a new matched asymptotic
approach. The new matched asymptotic approach is to match near - field Euler... Read More about An extension to thin aerofoil theory obtained by using eulerlets and oseenlets.

Apportioning liability in construction delay claims : an evaluation of contemporary practices in the U.A.E. and a proposal for improvements (2012)
Thesis

Various theories, concepts and methodologies exist for apportioning liabilities in
construction delay claims. Yet, there is no much consensus among the practitioners
towards them. Often, the implementation of these theories, concepts and methodolog... Read More about Apportioning liability in construction delay claims : an evaluation of contemporary practices in the U.A.E. and a proposal for improvements.

Performance portfolio Neil Graham Yates (2012)
Thesis

The overarching theme of the portfolio is creative performance between established genres. I
present here projects examining the artistic potential of a highly detailed level of genre
mixing. All explore the possibilities of amalgamating at least t... Read More about Performance portfolio Neil Graham Yates.

The social construction of suicide in Libyan society (2012)
Thesis

The aim of this study is to explore how the suicide act is constructed and evaluated in Libyan
society. The methodology includes an analysis of 172 prosecutors' files covering the period
from 2000 to 2009 which exist in the sub-public prosecution d... Read More about The social construction of suicide in Libyan society.

An evaluation of tourism destination website quality and image projection effectiveness (2012)
Thesis

The Internet has changed the way the tourism industry operates. It has provided potential
tourists with an efficient way to gather information about destinations, to plan trips to the
last detail and to make reservations from the comfort of their h... Read More about An evaluation of tourism destination website quality and image projection effectiveness.

Statistical models and techniques applied to the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) database (2012)
Thesis

The research explores statistical models and techniques which 'have been or might be used'
to investigate relationships within the international manufacturing strategy survey (IMSS)
database and other similar databases. The sample data for the rese... Read More about Statistical models and techniques applied to the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) database.

Talent management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international context (2012)
Thesis

This submission incorporates twelve published works relating to issues of talent
management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international
context. These issues are examined from a consistently contextual and processual
stance... Read More about Talent management, leadership development and knowledge transfer in an international context.

The Trojan Horse(s) of "Hello World" culture : the story of Sony PSP domestication through the eyes of the Homebrew users (2012)
Thesis

Technology that is released to the public is often "locked down" or "tethered" ready for
domestication by the regular user in the way that the manufacturer believes that it will be used
(Zittrain, 2007). However, when users such as the hacker users... Read More about The Trojan Horse(s) of "Hello World" culture : the story of Sony PSP domestication through the eyes of the Homebrew users.

The use of prospect theory framework in constrained multi-objective particle swarm optimisation (2012)
Thesis

Many practical problems in the real world nowadays can be formulated as constraint
single or multiple objective optimisation problems with constraints. Particle swarm
optimisation (PSO) is a population-based stochastic algorithm has been shown to b... Read More about The use of prospect theory framework in constrained multi-objective particle swarm optimisation.

The spatial and temporal ecology of the large mammal populations and vegetation of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania (2012)
Thesis

Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve and is
home to tens of thousands of large mammals. This study documents the historical ecology of
the crater from 1892 to 2012 based on an analysis of the published litera... Read More about The spatial and temporal ecology of the large mammal populations and vegetation of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Omani crafts as an expression of culture and heritage : an investigation of Omani craft and pottery challenges (2012)
Thesis

The doctoral project has for main purpose to investigate the challenges facing the
traditional craft enterprises in Oman and to develop a framework for understanding and
managing the cultural, artistic, marketing and consumption influences that aff... Read More about Omani crafts as an expression of culture and heritage : an investigation of Omani craft and pottery challenges.

Mouths and meaning : a multisensory, creative and collaborative arts based exploration of food, eating and embodiment towards gaining greater understanding of the experience of eating disorders (2012)
Thesis

While it is widely recognized that there is no single cause contributing to the onset of
an eating disorder, current understanding of embodiment for those affected is
predominately represented as a preoccupation with body image (Probyn, 2000).
Cli... Read More about Mouths and meaning : a multisensory, creative and collaborative arts based exploration of food, eating and embodiment towards gaining greater understanding of the experience of eating disorders.

A dynamic model for evaluating the effects of changes in eating and physical activity on childhood obesity (2012)
Thesis

Obesity is a term used to describe the condition of excess fat. It has many dangerous side
effects for health and well-being. Knowing the negative impacts of obesity, this research
attempts to demonstrate the contribution offered by system dynamics... Read More about A dynamic model for evaluating the effects of changes in eating and physical activity on childhood obesity.

Modelling and prediction of intermittent demand distributions (2012)
Thesis

The management of spare part inventories is an issue of strategic concern for most
industrial firms. However, the demand for spare parts is typically intermittent in nature
meaning that orders arrive sporadically and the order sizes may be highly v... Read More about Modelling and prediction of intermittent demand distributions.

Norms of subtitling taboo language and the role of censorship in Jordan : a case study of the Arabic subtitling of 'Friends' (2012)
Thesis

This study, which draws on norm theory (Toury, 1995; 1999), investigates the
translation norms in subtitling taboo language (moral, religious and political) in
Jordanian Television and Institution B's Arabic subtitles of the American sitcom
Friend... Read More about Norms of subtitling taboo language and the role of censorship in Jordan : a case study of the Arabic subtitling of 'Friends'.

Performance measurement in facilities management - the case of outsourced service contracts (2012)
Thesis

Performance measurement is common practice and a well-researched topic in many
disciplines including Facilities Management (FM). This thesis focuses on FM service
performance and specifically addresses an identified gap in knowledge about measureme... Read More about Performance measurement in facilities management - the case of outsourced service contracts.

A framework to assess the sustainability of an employee suggestion system in the UAE organizations (2012)
Thesis

Employee Suggestion Systems (ESS) is a tool widely used by the corporations to
elicit employees' creative ideas. It will elicit suggestions from employees, classify
them, and dispatch them to the "experts" for evaluation. After this, the suggestion... Read More about A framework to assess the sustainability of an employee suggestion system in the UAE organizations.