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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.

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.

Labour movements in a post-material world : a study into the continued relevance of labour movements in contemporary advanced industrial societies (2010)
Thesis
Duke, G. Labour movements in a post-material world : a study into the continued relevance of labour movements in contemporary advanced industrial societies. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This PhD Research examines the basic precept of postindustrial/
post-materialist theory, exploring the relationship that
labour movements have historically played in shaping contentious
politics as well as exploring the wider organizational framew... Read More about Labour movements in a post-material world : a study into the continued relevance of labour movements in contemporary advanced industrial societies.

National-level approaches to increasing participation in health-enhancing physical activity (2010)
Thesis
Cavill, N. National-level approaches to increasing participation in health-enhancing physical activity. (Thesis). University of Salford

Increasing participation in regular physical activity is a key public health goal in many countries, but there is little consensus among experts on effective, national population level strategies to change physical activity behaviour.
This thesis br... Read More about National-level approaches to increasing participation in health-enhancing physical activity.

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.

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.

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.

Influence of integrating disaster risk reduction within post-disaster infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development (2010)
Thesis
Palliyaguru, R. Influence of integrating disaster risk reduction within post-disaster infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The trend of natural disasters has shown an unprecedented scale of increase during the last
few decades, causing massive human and property losses. This has resulted in an increase
of reconstruction, in both the housing and infrastructure sectors... Read More about Influence of integrating disaster risk reduction within post-disaster infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development.

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.

Aetiology, management and prognosis of jaundice in adult patients with acute severe intestinal failure (2010)
Thesis
Kalaiselvan, R. Aetiology, management and prognosis of jaundice in adult patients with acute severe intestinal failure. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Introduction:
Acute severe intestinal failure, otherwise known as Type II intestinal failure (IF),
refers to patients with complex metabolic, septic and nutritional problems which
develop following major abdominal catastrophes. Jaundice and live... Read More about Aetiology, management and prognosis of jaundice in adult patients with acute severe intestinal failure.

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.

Discourse connectives in translation : a relevance-theoretic account with special reference to translation from and into Arabic (2010)
Thesis
Lounis, H. Discourse connectives in translation : a relevance-theoretic account with special reference to translation from and into Arabic. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The present study investigates how Discourse Connectives are handled in
translation. It starts by reviewing available published studies on DCs with a
particular focus on how these impacted on the field of translation studies and
translation pra... Read More about Discourse connectives in translation : a relevance-theoretic account with special reference to translation from and into Arabic.