A study of the operation of labour markets from an industrial relations perspective (2010)
Thesis
Dobson, J. A study of the operation of labour markets from an industrial relations perspective. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This PhD by published works falls entirely within the field of industrial relations
and contributes to three distinctive areas of the subject - general industrial
relations, industrial relations in the steel industry and the operation of labour
ma... Read More about A study of the operation of labour markets from an industrial relations perspective.

Social relations in the ICT workplace : the gender dimension of social capital (2010)
Thesis

This thesis is about social relations in the ICT workplace and the gender dimensions
of social capital. The concept of 'social capital' has only recently been recognised in
studies of organisations, yet its legitimacy is clear in terms of be... Read More about Social relations in the ICT workplace : the gender dimension of social capital.

The political allegory of lovesickness and the lovesick womb in early modern studies, with an emphasis on Spenser (2010)
Thesis

The Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser published his sonnet sequence
Visions of the Worlds Vanitie in a collection called Complaints in 1591, and the
Amoretti and Epithalamion in 1595. I am analysing these poems and ot... Read More about The political allegory of lovesickness and the lovesick womb in early modern studies, with an emphasis on Spenser.

The critical success factors for knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian undergraduate students (2010)
Thesis

This research investigates the critical success factors of knowledge sharing behaviour among
Malaysian undergraduate students. Each university has their own method in
delivering knowledge to their undergraduates, but occasionally there would stil... Read More about The critical success factors for knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian undergraduate students.

Exploring the level of information and communication technology applications and use in secondary school library media centres in Kuwait : an interpretive case study research (2010)
Thesis
Buabbas, H. Exploring the level of information and communication technology applications and use in secondary school library media centres in Kuwait : an interpretive case study research. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The integration of information technology in education has, in the last thirty years,
changed from being non-existent to being a fundamental part of a developed
education system. A successful School Library Media Centre (SLMC) is central to
educat... Read More about Exploring the level of information and communication technology applications and use in secondary school library media centres in Kuwait : an interpretive case study research.

The identification and the effective enforcement and control of the risks of foodborne illness in the micro owner/managed catering business sector (2010)
Thesis
Green, R. The identification and the effective enforcement and control of the risks of foodborne illness in the micro owner/managed catering business sector. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The incidence of foodborne disease in England and Wales shows a continuous rise
throughout the latter part of the twentieth and early twenty first centuries despite regular
inspections by Environmental Health Officers (EHOs). In order to ameliorate... Read More about The identification and the effective enforcement and control of the risks of foodborne illness in the micro owner/managed catering business sector.

Source and boundary conditions in finite difference time domain modelling of room acoustics (2010)
Thesis
Jeong, H. Source and boundary conditions in finite difference time domain modelling of room acoustics. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This project deals with several issues on the use of Finite Difference Time
Domain (FDTD) method for room acoustic simulation. The main features covered
are: source implementation; modeling of frequency dependent boundary conditions;
and modeling... Read More about Source and boundary conditions in finite difference time domain modelling of room acoustics.

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.

Ethnocentric consumption of Malaysian consumers and acculturating migrants (2010)
Thesis
Sahak, S. Ethnocentric consumption of Malaysian consumers and acculturating migrants. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis investigates ethnocentric behaviour (i.e. favouritism for home country
products) among consumers who had migrated to a foreign country and those living in
their home country. The work was underpinned by two key... Read More about Ethnocentric consumption of Malaysian consumers and acculturating migrants.

Environmental investment in the Lybian cement and iron and steel industrial sectors - measuring the environmental investment yield (2010)
Thesis
Rhumah, A. Environmental investment in the Lybian cement and iron and steel industrial sectors - measuring the environmental investment yield. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The aims of this PhD research were to investigate the nature of environmental
pollution in the Libyan Cement and Iron & Steel Industrial Sectors, identify
associated environmental improvements from abatement measures and to develop an
approach by... Read More about Environmental investment in the Lybian cement and iron and steel industrial sectors - measuring the environmental investment yield.

The application of MEIS for the physical characterisation of high-k ultra thin dielectric layers in microelectronic devices (2010)
Thesis
Reading, M. The application of MEIS for the physical characterisation of high-k ultra thin dielectric layers in microelectronic devices. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

During the last decade the use of 8162 as gate dielectric layers in complementary
metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) microelectronic devices has become increasingly
problematic due to leakage resulting from the electron tunnelling... Read More about The application of MEIS for the physical characterisation of high-k ultra thin dielectric layers in microelectronic devices.

Constrained, compromised and disconnected : experiences of women in contact with the Magistrates' Court following violence and intimidation from male partners (2010)
Thesis
Grundy, M. Constrained, compromised and disconnected : experiences of women in contact with the Magistrates' Court following violence and intimidation from male partners. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The thesis explores the experiences of women who had contact with the Magistrates' Court
process as a result of violence and intimidation from men in past and existing relationships.
Drawing on understandings and appropriations of feminist standpoi... Read More about Constrained, compromised and disconnected : experiences of women in contact with the Magistrates' Court following violence and intimidation from male partners.

Knee valgus braces and lateral wedge insoles in the treatment of medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (2010)
Thesis
Jones, R. Knee valgus braces and lateral wedge insoles in the treatment of medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis. (Thesis). University of Salford

Osteoarthritis of the knee joint has been shown to develop in approximately 10% of adults over the age of 55, and is nearly ten times more common in the medial than the
lateral compartment. This discrepancy is speculated to be the result of increase... Read More about Knee valgus braces and lateral wedge insoles in the treatment of medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis.

Epidemiology, treatment and follow-up of human echinococcosis on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China (2010)
Thesis
Li, T. Epidemiology, treatment and follow-up of human echinococcosis on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of human echinococcosis in Tibetan
communities of Sichuan Province, undertake genotyping of human echinococcosis isolates
from the Tibetan Plateau, and assess the clinical efficacy of albendazole... Read More about Epidemiology, treatment and follow-up of human echinococcosis on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China.

Stability of transition metal doped magnesium hydride high-pressure phases (2010)
Thesis
Moser, D. Stability of transition metal doped magnesium hydride high-pressure phases. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

MgH2 is hydrogen dense but normally has a rutile structure, which is too
stable with too low a hydrogen diffusion rate for practical applications. At
pressures of several GPa a CaF2 structure phase has been predicted for MgH2 .
With a small fracti... Read More about Stability of transition metal doped magnesium hydride high-pressure phases.

Capital structure and business risk in Nigeria : evidence from a panel data analysis (2010)
Thesis
Mohammed, D. Capital structure and business risk in Nigeria : evidence from a panel data analysis. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The publication of Modigliani and Miller's seminal work in the late 1950s ignited a
debate on the appropriate debt-to-equity ratio that companies should aim to achieve in
the long-term. But although some progress has been made on the subject, the t... Read More about Capital structure and business risk in Nigeria : evidence from a panel data analysis.

The rise of the rogue states doctrine : the Clinton and Bush approach to national security in the post-cold war era (2010)
Thesis
Miles, A. The rise of the rogue states doctrine : the Clinton and Bush approach to national security in the post-cold war era. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This PhD examines the rise of the rogue states doctrine in US foreign policy, which had
its roots in the presidencies of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush
but was most clearly developed in the post-Cold War era by Bill Clinton and... Read More about The rise of the rogue states doctrine : the Clinton and Bush approach to national security in the post-cold war era.

After Halberstam : subversion, female masculinity and the subject of heterosexuality (2010)
Thesis
Deasey, S. After Halberstam : subversion, female masculinity and the subject of heterosexuality. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Because female masculinity seems to be at its most threatening when
coupled with lesbian desire, [...]! concentrate on queer female masculinity
almost to the exclusion of heterosexual female masculinity. I have no doubt
that heterosexual female ma... Read More about After Halberstam : subversion, female masculinity and the subject of heterosexuality.

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.

The life cycle of initial public offering companies : a panel analysis of Chinese listed companies (2010)
Thesis
Li, D. The life cycle of initial public offering companies : a panel analysis of Chinese listed companies. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Many prior studies have been devoted to the performance of Chinese listed companies over
the last 20 years, however they have largely neglected what influence the transition of the
post-IPO companies. This thesis reports on one of the first empir... Read More about The life cycle of initial public offering companies : a panel analysis of Chinese listed companies.