The experiences of women from three diverse population groups of immediate skin-to-skin contact with their newborn baby following birth (2010)
Thesis
Finigan, V. The experiences of women from three diverse population groups of immediate skin-to-skin contact with their newborn baby following birth. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study was carried out in a well-established UNICEF Baby Friendly accredited maternity unit in a NHS trust in the North West of England. The culture within this trust
was sensitive to the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding, uphol... Read More about The experiences of women from three diverse population groups of immediate skin-to-skin contact with their newborn baby following birth.

Estimation of changes in the volume of ice making up Gornergletscher since the little ice age maximum (2010)
Thesis

Few estimates of glacier volume and changes in mass over the past 150 years are
available for the Swiss Alps. This thesis aims to estimate changes in the mass of ice
making up Gornergletscher since the Little Ice Age maximum extent (LIAM) in 1860... Read More about Estimation of changes in the volume of ice making up Gornergletscher since the little ice age maximum.

Micro and macroparasites of bats (Chiroptera) (2010)
Thesis
Lord, J. Micro and macroparasites of bats (Chiroptera). (Thesis). University of Salford

Bats (Chiroptera) are one of the most successful and diverse of mammalian orders, with an
estimated 1100 species worldwide. Due to protected species legislation, studies that focus upon
bat endoparasites are limited. As such, many fundamental que... Read More about Micro and macroparasites of bats (Chiroptera).

An investigation into the relationship between knee axis alignment and swing phase whip during trans-femoral amputee gait (2010)
Thesis

Lateral whip, which is defined as sideward motion of the prosthetic heel away from the
line of progression during swing phase of gait, is one of the common gait deviations that
trans-femoral amputees exhibit during walking. It poses several negativ... Read More about An investigation into the relationship between knee axis alignment and swing phase whip during trans-femoral amputee gait.

New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes (2010)
Thesis
Platt, N. New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The Thesis is based upon the development of novel synthetic strategies
towards heteroatom substituted boranes. The strategies that have been developed and
their application towards the synthesis of new species and their characterisation are
dis... Read More about New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes.

Extensive reading : an empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students' reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes (2010)
Thesis

This study investigated reading comprehension, reading fluency and
attitudes of students after exposure to extensive reading (ER), an approach to
teaching and learning foreign languages without using a dictionary or focusing on
grammar, but aiming... Read More about Extensive reading : an empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students' reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes.

An investigation into the factors that influence the intention to use E-commerce : the Jordanian business-to-business market (2010)
Thesis

Several researchers have suggested that behavioural decision theories from the field of
social psychology could provide a potential foundation for research on user behaviour.
Generally, the majority of research in information technology adoption ha... Read More about An investigation into the factors that influence the intention to use E-commerce : the Jordanian business-to-business market.

The effects of prosthetic alignment on gait biomechanics (2010)
Thesis

In clinical settings, trans-tibial prosthetic alignment is a primarily subjective procedure
that is based on: the clinical experience and judgment of prosthetists; and amputee
feedback regarding comfort, stability and performance, which can be unre... Read More about The effects of prosthetic alignment on gait biomechanics.

Work-life balance policy in the UK : gendered ICT workplaces and the culture of resentment (2010)
Thesis

Previous studies have recognized the low adoption of corporate work-life
balance policies during a time when reports indicate the continual pressures of balancing
work and personal life. Alongside these stresses there is additional pressures for wo... Read More about Work-life balance policy in the UK : gendered ICT workplaces and the culture of resentment.

A haptic surgical simulator for cataract eye surgery using circular wave model (2010)
Thesis
Abulgasem, E. A haptic surgical simulator for cataract eye surgery using circular wave model. (Thesis). University of Salford

Standard surgical training consists of the acquisition of theoretical knowledge complemented with practical observation during surgery and, at some advanced stage,
performing the surgical procedures on live patients under the supervision of qualifie... Read More about A haptic surgical simulator for cataract eye surgery using circular wave model.

A new methodology for designing a multi-lingual bio-ontology : an application to Arabic-English bio-information retrieval (2010)
Thesis
Alazemi, A. A new methodology for designing a multi-lingual bio-ontology : an application to Arabic-English bio-information retrieval. (Thesis). University of Salford

Ontologies are becoming increasingly important in the biomedical domain since they enable knowledge sharing in a formal, homogeneous and unambiguous way. Furthermore, biological discoveries are being reported at an extremely rapid rate. This new info... Read More about A new methodology for designing a multi-lingual bio-ontology : an application to Arabic-English bio-information retrieval.

Developing energy-efficient protocol for wireless sensor networks (2010)
Thesis
Al-Chelabi, M. Developing energy-efficient protocol for wireless sensor networks. (Thesis). University of Salford

Buildings are subjected to natural and man-made hazard such as earthquake, fires, etc. during their long-term use. To examine the effects of these hazards, certain types of
physical values are necessary to be monitored. Recently, a smart sensor base... Read More about Developing energy-efficient protocol for wireless sensor networks.

The discourse structure of English and Arabic, with particular reference to the syntactic, thematic and grounding structures of newspaper editorials (2010)
Thesis

This study aims to investigate aspects of the discourse structure of English and Arabic in general and political editorial argumentative texts in particular. Three major notions are examined and compared: subordination and coordination, thematic stru... Read More about The discourse structure of English and Arabic, with particular reference to the syntactic, thematic and grounding structures of newspaper editorials.

Seeking to understand how behavioural change is prompted and sustained (2010)
Thesis
Allcock, P. Seeking to understand how behavioural change is prompted and sustained. (Thesis). University of Salford

Behavioural change is the purpose of Human Resource Development (HRD), the researcher's chosen field of practice. This study describes the evolution of professional
practice and the research that, through critical study and analysis, has yielded a c... Read More about Seeking to understand how behavioural change is prompted and sustained.

Ongoing conversation : Virginia Woolf, the visual arts and readers (2010)
Thesis
Almahameed, N. Ongoing conversation : Virginia Woolf, the visual arts and readers. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

My thesis offers a new way of considering Virginia Woolf s writing, and the
different ways in which she introduced the idea of conversation in her writings.
The thesis examines this relatively unexplored area of her work, focusing on six
differ... Read More about Ongoing conversation : Virginia Woolf, the visual arts and readers.

An empirical study of dictionary use by Saudi EFL learners at university level with reference to major and gender (2010)
Thesis
Alowimer, S. An empirical study of dictionary use by Saudi EFL learners at university level with reference to major and gender. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The dictionary is an indispensible tool for language learning, and significant work
has been done to improve it and adapt it to suit language learners' needs and reference
skills. Dictionary use by foreign language learners has been the focus of a... Read More about An empirical study of dictionary use by Saudi EFL learners at university level with reference to major and gender.

Facial reconstruction and animation in tele-immersive environment (2010)
Thesis
Alvi, O. Facial reconstruction and animation in tele-immersive environment. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Over the last decade, research in Human Computer Interaction has focused on the
development of interfaces that leverage the users' pre-existing skills and expectations from
the real world, rather than requiring them to adapt to the constraints of t... Read More about Facial reconstruction and animation in tele-immersive environment.

Investigation of the effects of schistosoma mansoni eggs on hepatic stellate cell phenotype (2010)
Thesis
Anthony, B. Investigation of the effects of schistosoma mansoni eggs on hepatic stellate cell phenotype. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Schistosomiasis is one of the most important helminth infections in man,
infecting an estimated 200 million people worldwide leaving 20 million people
with severe morbidity and causing 20,000 deaths a year. Of chronically
infected patients approxi... Read More about Investigation of the effects of schistosoma mansoni eggs on hepatic stellate cell phenotype.

Semantic based indexing technique for optimisation and intelligent document representation : application to structured and unstructured document clustering (2010)
Thesis
Barresi, S. Semantic based indexing technique for optimisation and intelligent document representation : application to structured and unstructured document clustering. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The advances in data collection and the increasing amount of unstructured and unlabeled
text documents have led to the need for better disambiguation and indexing techniques,
which allow for the effective and intelligent organisation of large amoun... Read More about Semantic based indexing technique for optimisation and intelligent document representation : application to structured and unstructured document clustering.

An analysis of the performance of push, pull and hybrid production systems in manufacturing supply chains (2010)
Thesis
Bazin, N. An analysis of the performance of push, pull and hybrid production systems in manufacturing supply chains. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis presents the analysis of dynamic behaviour arising from different
production planning systems in manufacturing supply chains. Models of push, pull
and hybrid production planning systems are developed using the system dynamics
methodolo... Read More about An analysis of the performance of push, pull and hybrid production systems in manufacturing supply chains.