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Li, Hongxiu.
Three Essays on the Economics of Innovation as Adaptation to Climate Change.
Degree: 2017, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12696 
► This thesis consists of three chapters on technological innovation as adaptation to climate change. The first chapter adopts a non-cooperative game theory model to investigate…
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▼ This thesis consists of three chapters on technological innovation as adaptation to climate change.
The first chapter adopts a non-cooperative game theory model to investigate the relationship between adaptation technology and the formation of emission-reducing International Environmental Agreements (IEAs) on climate change. The main contribution to the literature consists of considering countries that are heterogeneous with respect to the benefits and costs of both mitigation of emissions and adaptation. While differences in climate vulnerability are a deterrent for cooperation, this chapter shows that increasing the effectiveness of adaptation in highly vulnerable countries can foster an IEA. Both free-riding on climate change mitigation efforts, and free-riding on adaptation technology among members of an IEA can be reduced by the transfer of adaptation technology within the IEA. A numerical example with parameters estimated from climate change data is employed to simulate stable coalitions and demonstrate how the transfer of adaptation technology reduces free-riding on an IEA.
The second chapter examines the determinants of adaptive innovation aimed at reducing the impact of natural disasters, which are expected to intensify with climate change. Starting from a conceptual model combining perceived risk theory with innovators' profit motive, this study investigates the salience of innovation induced by natural disasters, using a unique dataset that includes related U.S. patent data, and flood, drought, and earthquake damage data for the years 1977 to 2005. To address the potential endogeneity of disaster damage, the control function approach is employed with instrumental variables constructed from disaster intensity measurements. The results show that impact-reducing innovations at the state level respond to national disaster damages in the U.S. In general, the impact of natural disasters is not localized to a state – that is, disaster damage in a state also stimulates innovations in more-distant states. This is in contrast with comparable existing cross-country evidence. The findings in this paper highlight a policy role for the federal government in more effectively spurring impact-reducing innovations nationwide.
With the pressure of economic growth and the impact of climate change, water issues such as water shortage and pollution have substantial impacts on welfare and sustainability.
Taking a view of innovation as adaptation to intensified water threats, the third chapter explores the impact of federal and state level regulatory changes with respect to drinking water quality, water pollution and water quantity in the U.S. on the level of relevant technological innovation. Based on a detailed review of relevant legislative acts, a unique dataset covering major amendments and additions to regulated contaminants lists is constructed to capture the changes of water governance in the U.S. in the past 30 years. In addition, technological patents pertaining to water quality and quantity are identified…
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Li, H. (2017). Three Essays on the Economics of Innovation as Adaptation to Climate Change. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12696
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Li, Hongxiu. “Three Essays on the Economics of Innovation as Adaptation to Climate Change.” 2017. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12696.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Li, Hongxiu. “Three Essays on the Economics of Innovation as Adaptation to Climate Change.” 2017. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Li H. Three Essays on the Economics of Innovation as Adaptation to Climate Change. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12696.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Li H. Three Essays on the Economics of Innovation as Adaptation to Climate Change. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12696
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Waterloo
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Mirahmadi Shalamzari, Akram.
Robust Multi-Class Multi-Period Scheduling of MRI Services with Wait Time Targets.
Degree: 2018, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12943
► In recent years, long wait times for healthcare services have become a challenge in most healthcare delivery systems in Canada. This issue becomes even more…
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▼ In recent years, long wait times for healthcare services have become a challenge in most healthcare delivery systems in Canada. This issue becomes even more important when there are priorities in patients' treatment which means some of the patients need emergency treatment, while others can wait longer. One example of excessively long wait times in Canada is the MRI scans. These wait times are partially due to limited capacity and increased demand, but also due to sub-optimal scheduling policies. Patients are typically prioritized by the referring physician based on their health condition, and there is a wait time target for each priority level. The difficulty of scheduling increases due to uncertainty in patients' arrivals and service times. In this thesis, we develop a multi-priority robust optimization (RO) method to schedule patients for MRI services over a multi-period finite horizon. First, we present a deterministic mixed integer programming model which considers patient priorities, MRI capacity, and wait time targets for each priority level. We then investigate robust counterparts of the model by considering uncertainty in patients' arrivals and employing the notion of the budget of uncertainty. Finally, we apply the proposed robust model to a set of numerical examples and compare the results with those of the non-robust method. Moreover, sensitivity analysis is performed over capacity, penalty cost, service level, and budget of uncertainty. Our results demonstrate that the proposed robust approach provides solutions with higher service levels for each priority, and lower patients' wait time in realistic problem instances. The analysis also provides some insights on expanding capacity and choosing the budget of uncertainty as a trade-off between performance and conservatism.
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Mirahmadi Shalamzari, A. (2018). Robust Multi-Class Multi-Period Scheduling of MRI Services with Wait Time Targets. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12943
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mirahmadi Shalamzari, Akram. “Robust Multi-Class Multi-Period Scheduling of MRI Services with Wait Time Targets.” 2018. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12943.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mirahmadi Shalamzari, Akram. “Robust Multi-Class Multi-Period Scheduling of MRI Services with Wait Time Targets.” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mirahmadi Shalamzari A. Robust Multi-Class Multi-Period Scheduling of MRI Services with Wait Time Targets. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12943.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mirahmadi Shalamzari A. Robust Multi-Class Multi-Period Scheduling of MRI Services with Wait Time Targets. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12943
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Guelph
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Deyman, Kristen.
Impact of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Elevated CO2 on Polyamine and γ-Aminobutyrate Levels in ‘Empire’ Apple Fruit.
Degree: MS, Department of History, 2014, University of Guelph
URL: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8467
► The hypothesis tested was that 1-methylcyclopropene, an ethylene antagonist, and elevated CO2 enhance the levels of polyamines and γ-aminobutyrate in ‘Empire’ apple (Malus domestica Borkh.)…
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▼ The hypothesis tested was that 1-methylcyclopropene, an ethylene antagonist, and elevated CO2 enhance the levels of polyamines and γ-aminobutyrate in ‘Empire’ apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) fruit during controlled atmosphere storage. A 46-week experiment was conducted using a split-plot design with four treatment replicates and 3◦C, 2.5 kPa O2, and 0.03 or 2.5 kPa CO2 with or without 1 μL L−1 1-methylcyclopropene. The response of individual polyamines suggested that conversion of putrescine into higher polyamines and interconversion of free and conjugated forms was altered, rather than availability of S-adenosylmethionine. The stimulation of glutamate decarboxylase activity and inhibition of 4–aminobutyrate catabolism, rather than a contribution of polyamines, could account for the linear accumulation of γ-aminobutyrate over time. Results of untreated fruit at 2.5 kPa CO2 might differ from those found with frozen samples from a 2009 study using 5 kPa CO2, and this could be associated with the incidence of physiological injury.
Advisors/Committee Members: Shelp, Barry (advisor), Bozzo, Gale (advisor).
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Deyman, K. (2014). Impact of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Elevated CO2 on Polyamine and γ-Aminobutyrate Levels in ‘Empire’ Apple Fruit. (Masters Thesis). University of Guelph. Retrieved from https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8467
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Deyman, Kristen. “Impact of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Elevated CO2 on Polyamine and γ-Aminobutyrate Levels in ‘Empire’ Apple Fruit.” 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Guelph. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8467.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Deyman, Kristen. “Impact of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Elevated CO2 on Polyamine and γ-Aminobutyrate Levels in ‘Empire’ Apple Fruit.” 2014. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Deyman K. Impact of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Elevated CO2 on Polyamine and γ-Aminobutyrate Levels in ‘Empire’ Apple Fruit. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Guelph; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8467.
Council of Science Editors:
Deyman K. Impact of 1-Methylcyclopropene and Elevated CO2 on Polyamine and γ-Aminobutyrate Levels in ‘Empire’ Apple Fruit. [Masters Thesis]. University of Guelph; 2014. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8467
University of Florida
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O'Luanaigh, Erin R.
Bel Canto.
Degree: M.F.A., Creative Writing - English, 2018, University of Florida
URL: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0052312
The poems in Bel Canto meander through art, architecture, opera, theater, and film. They examine performance and persona, masculinity and femininity, authenticity and fakery, excess and intricacy. ( en )
Advisors/Committee Members: MLINKO,ANGE (committee chair), LOGAN,WILLIAM (committee member).Subjects/Keywords: thesis
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O'Luanaigh, E. R. (2018). Bel Canto. (Masters Thesis). University of Florida. Retrieved from https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0052312
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
O'Luanaigh, Erin R. “Bel Canto.” 2018. Masters Thesis, University of Florida. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0052312.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
O'Luanaigh, Erin R. “Bel Canto.” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
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O'Luanaigh ER. Bel Canto. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Florida; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0052312.
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O'Luanaigh ER. Bel Canto. [Masters Thesis]. University of Florida; 2018. Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0052312
University of Florida
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Dareus, Rocheteau.
Screening Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata L. Walp] Germplasm for Forage Production and Root-Knot Nematode Resistance (Meloidogyne Spp.).
Degree: MS, Agronomy, 2019, University of Florida
URL: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0056147
► Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata L. WALP] is a legume grown worldwide. In developing countries, cowpea is exploited as a dual-purpose crop for its grain and fodder…
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▼ Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata L. WALP] is a legume grown worldwide. In developing countries, cowpea is exploited as a dual-purpose crop for its grain and fodder while it is cultivated as food and cover crop in industrialized countries. However, root-knot nematodes (RKN) (Meloidogyne spp) represent a threat to cowpea production.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rios,Esteban Fernando (committee chair), Chase,Carlene Ann (committee member), DiGennaro,Peter (committee member), Colbert,Raphael Wesly (committee member).
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Dareus, R. (2019). Screening Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata L. Walp] Germplasm for Forage Production and Root-Knot Nematode Resistance (Meloidogyne Spp.). (Masters Thesis). University of Florida. Retrieved from https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0056147
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Dareus, Rocheteau. “Screening Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata L. Walp] Germplasm for Forage Production and Root-Knot Nematode Resistance (Meloidogyne Spp.).” 2019. Masters Thesis, University of Florida. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0056147.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Dareus, Rocheteau. “Screening Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata L. Walp] Germplasm for Forage Production and Root-Knot Nematode Resistance (Meloidogyne Spp.).” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Dareus R. Screening Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata L. Walp] Germplasm for Forage Production and Root-Knot Nematode Resistance (Meloidogyne Spp.). [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Florida; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0056147.
Council of Science Editors:
Dareus R. Screening Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata L. Walp] Germplasm for Forage Production and Root-Knot Nematode Resistance (Meloidogyne Spp.). [Masters Thesis]. University of Florida; 2019. Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0056147
University of Leicester
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Altaee, Raeed A. K.
Investigating sex specific mechanisms of neuroprotection using mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332434.v1
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794038
► Ischaemic stroke initiates a pathological cascade resulting in brain injury and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is the only available and approved drug, thus identification of…
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▼ Ischaemic stroke initiates a pathological cascade resulting in brain injury and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is the only available and approved drug, thus identification of novel therapeutic targets is essential. There is increasing evidence that men and women differ in incidence, mortality, and outcome following stroke yet the majority of preclinical stroke studies tend to focus on single sex, for in vivo studies, or mixed-sex if using in vitro approaches. The aim of this study was to establish a sex-specific in vitro model of ischaemia to then investigate if the effectiveness of neuroprotective steroids (i.e. oestrogens, progestin) were affected by biological sex. The aim was also to identify sex differences in the molecular processes activated under ischaemic conditions. Male and female-derived organotypic hippocampal sliced cultures (OHSCs) were exposed to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) in order to model ischaemia. Treatment with sex steroid hormones (e.g. progesterone and oestrogens) did reduce the amount of cell death but some sex differences were observed. Administration of a caspase inhibitor, i.e. Q-VD-OPH, significantly reduced the amount of cell death only in female-derived OHSCs while poly (ADP) - ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibition, (via PJ-34 inhibition) significantly reduced the amount of cell death only in male-derived OHSCs. The ability of progesterone and oestrogens to induce neuroprotection were not affected, in both sexes, by the inhibition of caspase or PARP. Following the establishment of a sex-specific in vitro model of ischaemia we showed that caspase activation is a major contributor to cell death in female-derived cells only whereas, in contrast, PARP is a major contributor to cell death in males. This adds further evidence to sex differences in the specific elements of the cell death pathways activated following ischaemic stroke and highlights the need to consider sex effects when investigating novel therapeutic targets.
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Altaee, R. A. K. (2019). Investigating sex specific mechanisms of neuroprotection using mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332434.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794038
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Altaee, Raeed A K. “Investigating sex specific mechanisms of neuroprotection using mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332434.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794038.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Altaee, Raeed A K. “Investigating sex specific mechanisms of neuroprotection using mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Altaee RAK. Investigating sex specific mechanisms of neuroprotection using mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332434.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794038.
Council of Science Editors:
Altaee RAK. Investigating sex specific mechanisms of neuroprotection using mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332434.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794038
University of Leicester
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Benfaed, Nura F.
Effect of proteinuria on cellular expression of the cubilin-amnionless CUBAM endocytic complex.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335706.v1
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► Albumin is protein filtered by the glomerulus and subsequently reabsorbed in the proximal tubule. Reabsorption is mediated at least in part by cubilin-amnionless (cubam) endocytic…
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▼ Albumin is protein filtered by the glomerulus and subsequently reabsorbed in the proximal tubule. Reabsorption is mediated at least in part by cubilin-amnionless (cubam) endocytic receptor complex. Proteinuria is an important renal biomarker correlated with the poor prognosis of the kidney disease. However, expression of the cubam complex is not well studied in disease. These studies aimed to investigate the expression and turnover of the cubam complex in proteinuria and the effect of matrix metalloproteinase inhibition on the expression of the cubam complex. In a mouse model of protein overload proteinuria, cubam complex was significantly reduced in the proximal tubule associated with a rise of urinary shedding of both cubilin and amnionless. An increase in renal matrix metalloprotease activity in proteinuria accompanies the urinary loss of these receptors. Furthermore, matrix metalloprotease inhibition (MMPI) treatment has an antiproteinuric effect by reducing urinary proteins excretion in proteinuric animals. Similarly, MMPI ameliorated cubam endocytic complex shedding in the urine. In addition, the studies investigated the degree of tubulointerstitial injury in experimental animals finding an increase in renal proinflammatory cytokines, inflammatory cell infiltration, collagen and apoptosis in proteinuria reversed by MMPI. Moreover, cubam complex expression was significantly downregulated in the proximal tubules of the patients with minimal change disease (MCD), membranous nephropathy (MN) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), consistent with the findings in the mouse models. In conclusion, this indicates a renoprotective action of MMPI in proteinuric nephropathies. This may have important clinical implications in the therapeutic approach to proteinuria.
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Benfaed, N. F. (2019). Effect of proteinuria on cellular expression of the cubilin-amnionless CUBAM endocytic complex. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335706.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794005
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Benfaed, Nura F. “Effect of proteinuria on cellular expression of the cubilin-amnionless CUBAM endocytic complex.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335706.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794005.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Benfaed, Nura F. “Effect of proteinuria on cellular expression of the cubilin-amnionless CUBAM endocytic complex.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Benfaed NF. Effect of proteinuria on cellular expression of the cubilin-amnionless CUBAM endocytic complex. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335706.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794005.
Council of Science Editors:
Benfaed NF. Effect of proteinuria on cellular expression of the cubilin-amnionless CUBAM endocytic complex. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335706.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794005
University of Leicester
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Nezam-Abadi, Neda.
Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages infecting Legionella spp.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108807.v1
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► Legionella spp. are waterborne pathogens that can cause Legionnaires' disease, a potentially fatal acute pneumonia. These pathogens can be resistant to many disinfectants and thermal…
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▼ Legionella spp. are waterborne pathogens that can cause Legionnaires' disease, a potentially fatal acute pneumonia. These pathogens can be resistant to many disinfectants and thermal treatments. Furthermore, detection of Legionella spp. is often difficult. Thus, infections with these organisms can be difficult to both diagnose and treat. Bacteriophages are a potential tool to be exploited to aid in the elimination and detection of Legionella spp. in both the environment and in patients, with bacteriophage based diagnostics and therapeutics already successfully developed for many organisms. However, little is known about the bacteriophages capable of infecting Legionella spp. Thus, with little knowledge available in the literature, the aim of this study was to obtain more information on Legionella spp. bacteriophages using both experimental and bioinformatic approaches. Here, a diverse range of Legionella spp. were collected either through isolation from 262 water and soil samples from natural reservoirs and man-made systems, or obtained from Public Health England. These strains were then characterised, used to isolate bacteriophages from the same 262 samples, and were exposed to prophage-inducing agents to isolate bacteriophages directly from the bacteria themselves. While no bacteriophages were isolated from the samples, virus-like particles were observed following induction of Legionella spp. These particles were not like any currently identified bacteriophages, and warrant further investigation to conrm they are in fact bacteriophages. A bioinformatic approach was conducted in parallel to these investigations. Using this approach, a total of 717 Legionella spp. genomes in the GenBank database were screened for the presence of prophage-like regions. Although putative complete prophage elements were identied in the Legionella spp. genomes, further investigation concluded that these were due to fX-174 contamination that had not been removed by the submitting group before adding their genomes to GenBank. Other elements were discovered, but with little core recognisable bacteriophage genes. These results show that much more fundamental knowledge remains to be understood about Legionella spp. bacteriophages before extensive work is carried with the aim of developing bacteriophage diagnostics and therapeutics for Legionella spp. infections.
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Nezam-Abadi, N. (2019). Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages infecting Legionella spp. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108807.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794021
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nezam-Abadi, Neda. “Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages infecting Legionella spp.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108807.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794021.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nezam-Abadi, Neda. “Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages infecting Legionella spp.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Nezam-Abadi N. Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages infecting Legionella spp. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108807.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794021.
Council of Science Editors:
Nezam-Abadi N. Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages infecting Legionella spp. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108807.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794021
University of Leicester
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Mordue, Ryan D.
The identification and characterisation of novel cytoplasmic ASC-1 complex protein interactions.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791281.v1
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► Cytoplasmic control of gene expression allows for a rapid reprogramming of specific cellular processes in response to stresses, such as exposure to agents that damage…
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▼ Cytoplasmic control of gene expression allows for a rapid reprogramming of specific cellular processes in response to stresses, such as exposure to agents that damage nucleic acids. These responses dictate cell fate in the absence of transcriptional regulation, by regulating the expression of proteins that permit a cell to promote cell survival pathways, or alternatively trigger cell death in situations where homeostasis cannot be restored. In general, cytoplasmic control of gene expression is achieved by the action of RNA-binding proteins, therefore, techniques that allow the analysis of the RNA-bound proteome, such as RNA-interactome capture (RIC), permit the identification of novel RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that have a key regulatory role in these responses. Work within the Willis laboratory has previously identified Activating signal cointegrator 1 (ASC-1) complex subunit 3 (ASCC3) as a cytoplasmic protein that has increased affinity for RNA in response to UVB irradiation. ASCC3 is a member of the ASC-1 complex, which also includes ASCC2, TRIP4, and ASCC1. In this thesis, the ASC-1 complex members were investigated using immunoaffinity purification and size exclusion chromatography-based approaches. The data show that ASCC3 has increased binding to RNA in a range of cell lines following exposure to UVB and 4NQO, and that the response of ASCC3 and the ASC-1 complex to nucleic acid damage is conserved. FLAG-tagged versions of ASCC3 were generated, and when used as a bait in immunoaffinity purification reactions, the deubiquitinase OTUD4 was identified as a novel interactor of ASCC3. Further studies showed that OTUD4 was part of the cytoplasmic ASC-1 complex, although this interaction may occur with only a small proportion of total cytoplasmic OTUD4. While OTUD4 did not influence control of global protein synthesis rates or cell proliferation, it demonstrated increased binding to polyribosomes following treatment of cells with 4NQO, suggesting that it may function in the ribosome quality control pathway.
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Mordue, R. D. (2020). The identification and characterisation of novel cytoplasmic ASC-1 complex protein interactions. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791281.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798210
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mordue, Ryan D. “The identification and characterisation of novel cytoplasmic ASC-1 complex protein interactions.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791281.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798210.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mordue, Ryan D. “The identification and characterisation of novel cytoplasmic ASC-1 complex protein interactions.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mordue RD. The identification and characterisation of novel cytoplasmic ASC-1 complex protein interactions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791281.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798210.
Council of Science Editors:
Mordue RD. The identification and characterisation of novel cytoplasmic ASC-1 complex protein interactions. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791281.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798210
University of Leicester
10.
Jacquemot, Nicolas.
Storytelling and values in a family business : an ethnonarrative study of the Hotel Queen Sophia.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10334531.v1
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794035
► Values are the bedrock of family business culture and have great power to shape behaviours, decisions and priorities in these companies. Notwithstanding this, previous research…
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▼ Values are the bedrock of family business culture and have great power to shape behaviours, decisions and priorities in these companies. Notwithstanding this, previous research has been unable to fully explain, how values are perceived and passed on in family firms. Additionally, scholars have not yet thoroughly explored the role of storytelling, for values transmission in family companies. Research in this area is important to better understand how values affect ownership, management and work in family firms. This thesis, based on an ethnographic case study of a Swedish hotel, investigates how values are conveyed through storytelling in a family-run business. It also examines how storytelling uncovers different perceptions of values - and how the notion of "family" occurs within the stories. Fieldwork was carried out during a sixmonth period and included participant observation and thirty-three semistructured interviews. Narrative analysis was used to interpret the findings, which reveal that the family and their firm are closely intertwined; the company's values are strongly linked to the family. It also shows how storytelling plays an important role in transmitting values in the family business. This research makes a substantial contribution to existing knowledge. Firstly, it shows how values are disclosed and passed on in a family business. This increases knowledge of the process through which values are conveyed through storytelling and offers a thorough understanding of the complexity of this process. Secondly, this research reveals how the values of the organisation are embraced and exhibited - i.e. personified - in different ways. It suggests that this personification of values is linked to autonomy, which adds important knowledge to family business, and hospitality, research. Thirdly, this study makes a vital methodological contribution. The ethnonarrative approach and its focus on storytelling allowed for a deeper understanding of how values are conveyed, perceived and personified in family business.
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Jacquemot, N. (2019). Storytelling and values in a family business : an ethnonarrative study of the Hotel Queen Sophia. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10334531.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794035
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Jacquemot, Nicolas. “Storytelling and values in a family business : an ethnonarrative study of the Hotel Queen Sophia.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10334531.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794035.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Jacquemot, Nicolas. “Storytelling and values in a family business : an ethnonarrative study of the Hotel Queen Sophia.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Jacquemot N. Storytelling and values in a family business : an ethnonarrative study of the Hotel Queen Sophia. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10334531.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794035.
Council of Science Editors:
Jacquemot N. Storytelling and values in a family business : an ethnonarrative study of the Hotel Queen Sophia. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10334531.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794035
University of Waterloo
11.
Charlebois, Gemma.
Microcystin and Microcystis Destruction by Ozone in Drinking Water Treatment: Constraints and Effects.
Degree: 2016, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10583
► Appropriate and effective drinking water treatment is critical to the protection of public health. Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are a globally increasing drinking water source quality-associated…
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▼ Appropriate and effective drinking water treatment is critical to the protection of public health. Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are a globally increasing drinking water source quality-associated health risk as even very low (>1.5 parts per billion (ppb) or micrograms per litre (µg/L)) concentrations of the cyanobacteria-produced toxin microcystin can be unsafe to drink. Increased pressures on freshwater supplies as well as climate change associated factors such as alternating periods of drought and intense storms and increasing water temperature cause more nutrient runoff into water supplies and create favourable conditions for the growth of cyanobacteria.
Ozone is generally understood to effectively destroy many toxins during drinking water treatment. Its efficacy, however, can be adversely impacted by the presence of natural organic matter, often measured as dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The conditions that create favourable growth conditions for cyanobacteria, can also increase the concentrations of DOC in the source water of a drinking water treatment facility.
The objectives of this research were to determine whether ozone is an effective cyanobacterial toxin elimination technology at the conditions studied; specifically in the presence of high DOC (~10 mg/L), to determine the efficacy of ozone in the destruction of intercellular (within cells) toxin vs. extracellular (within water matrix) toxin, and to determine the extent of cell destruction by ozone.
Bench-scale experiments were conducted. Both extracted toxin and cyanobacterial cells were added to coagulated/flocculated/clarified water collected from the Mannheim Water Treatment Plant in Kitchener, Ontario. Microcystin concentrations were measured by the ELISA method and by liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS-MS).
This investigation confirmed that ozone can destroy extracellular microcystin-LR to below 1.5 µg/L (ppb) at ozone residuals above 0.3 mg O3/L when the aqueous DOC concentration was below 5 mg/L. The relationship between required ozone residual to achieve adequate extracellular toxin destruction and DOC concentration in the water matrix was quantitatively described. Notably, when Microcystis aeruginosa cells were present, an amount equivalent to less than 50% of the concentration of extracellular microcystin-LR was destroyed by ozone. This demonstrates that significant oxidative capacity is required to lyse the cells before ozone can destroy intercellular toxin. The novel contribution of this work is that this relationship was 1) demonstrated through using toxin in extracted and cellular forms and 2) maintained when all other critical operational factors (i.e., ozone residual, DOC concentration, water matrix) were the same. These results underscore the need to reassess operational requirements for ozonation for the treatment of cyanobacterial toxins when intact cells are present as opposed to extracellular toxin, which is used in most performance assessments.
Notably, as the aqueous DOC concentration…
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Charlebois, G. (2016). Microcystin and Microcystis Destruction by Ozone in Drinking Water Treatment: Constraints and Effects. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10583
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Charlebois, Gemma. “Microcystin and Microcystis Destruction by Ozone in Drinking Water Treatment: Constraints and Effects.” 2016. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10583.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Charlebois, Gemma. “Microcystin and Microcystis Destruction by Ozone in Drinking Water Treatment: Constraints and Effects.” 2016. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Charlebois G. Microcystin and Microcystis Destruction by Ozone in Drinking Water Treatment: Constraints and Effects. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10583.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Charlebois G. Microcystin and Microcystis Destruction by Ozone in Drinking Water Treatment: Constraints and Effects. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10583
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
12.
Ye, Qiang.
Adaptive Medium Access Control for Internet-of-Things Enabled Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.
Degree: 2016, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10927
► An Internet-of-Things (IoT) enabled mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a self organized distributed wireless network, in which nodes can randomly move making the network…
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▼ An Internet-of-Things (IoT) enabled mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a self organized distributed wireless network, in which nodes can randomly move making the network traffic load vary with time. A medium access control (MAC) protocol, as a most important mechanism of radio resource management, is required in MANETs to coordinate nodes’ access to the wireless channel in a distributed way to satisfy their quality of service (QoS) requirements. However, the distinctive characteristics of IoT-enabled MANETs, i.e., distributed network operation, varying network traffic load, heterogeneous QoS demands,
and increased interference level with a large number of nodes and extended communication distances, pose technical challenges on MAC. An efficient MAC solution should achieve consistently maximal QoS performance by adapting to the network traffic load variations, and be scalable to an increasing number of nodes in a multi-hop communication environment.
In this thesis, we develop comprehensive adaptive MAC solutions for an IoT-enabled MANET with the consideration of different network characteristics.
First, an adaptive MAC solution is proposed for a fully-connected network, supporting homogeneous best-effort data traffic. Based on the detection of current network traffic load condition, nodes can make a switching decision between IEEE 802.11 distributed coordination function (DCF) and dynamic time division multiple access (D-TDMA), when the network traffic load reaches a threshold, referred to as MAC switching point. The adaptive MAC solution determines the MAC switching point in an analytically tractable way to achieve consistently high network performance by adapting to the varying network traffic load.
Second, when heterogeneous services are supported in the network, we propose an adaptive hybrid MAC scheme, in which a hybrid superframe structure is designed to accommodate the channel access from delay-sensitive voice traffic using time division multiple access (TDMA) and from best-effort data traffic using truncated carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (T-CSMA/CA). According to instantaneous voice and data traffic load conditions, the MAC exploits voice traffic multiplexing to increase the voice capacity by adaptively allocating TDMA time slots to active voice nodes, and maximizes
the aggregate data throughput by adjusting the optimal contention window size for each data node.
Lastly, we develop a scalable token-based adaptive MAC scheme for a two-hop MANET with an increasing number of nodes. In the network, nodes are partitioned into different one-hop node groups, and a TDMA-based superframe structure is proposed to allocate different TDMA time durations to different node groups to overcome the hidden terminal problem. A probabilistic token passing scheme is adopted for packet transmissions within different node groups, forming different token rings. An average end-to-end delay optimization framework is established to derive the set of optimal MAC parameters for
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Ye, Q. (2016). Adaptive Medium Access Control for Internet-of-Things Enabled Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10927
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ye, Qiang. “Adaptive Medium Access Control for Internet-of-Things Enabled Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.” 2016. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10927.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ye, Qiang. “Adaptive Medium Access Control for Internet-of-Things Enabled Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.” 2016. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ye Q. Adaptive Medium Access Control for Internet-of-Things Enabled Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10927.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Ye Q. Adaptive Medium Access Control for Internet-of-Things Enabled Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10927
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Queens University
13.
Rafiei, Sepide.
Application of Distributed Generation Sources for Micro-Grid Power Quality Enhancement
.
Degree: Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014, Queens University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8611
► In conventional power generation systems, large centralized plants operating on fossil fuel mainly generate the electric power. The generated electricity has to travel through the…
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▼ In conventional power generation systems, large centralized plants operating on fossil fuel mainly generate the electric power. The generated electricity has to travel through the long transmission and distribution lines to be delivered to the end users. In addition to being costly, this structure yields poor reliability and low efficiency. On the other hand, serious concerns have been raised about the shortage of fossil fuels, global warming, and energy security. As a result, the power systems are moving toward more distributed structures based on renewable energy resources.
During the last decade, the concept of small-scale energy resources distributed over the grid has gained a considerable interest. This concept is often called distributed generation (DG). DG systems are mainly using renewable energy sources as their prime movers. Renewable energy sources (including biomass, wind, solar, hydropower, and geothermal) can provide clean, efficient, reliable and adequate energy supply while making modern energy services accessible and affordable.
However, despite the substantial benefits of distributed generation, the application of an individual DG system can cause as many problems as it may solve. To avoid such problems and to realize the emerging potential of distributed generation, a system approach has been taken, in which generation and loads are considered as a subsystem called “micro-grid”.
One important issue in the existing power network is the capability of renewable energy sources to increase the power quality of the micro-grid. One aspect of this feature is harmonic compensation using distributed resources.
In this thesis an adoptive notch filter (ANF) is employed in the control system of a distributed generation (DG) system for harmonic compensation. It is shown that the performance of the system is highly improved using the adoptive notch filter.
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Rafiei, S. (2014). Application of Distributed Generation Sources for Micro-Grid Power Quality Enhancement
. (Thesis). Queens University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8611
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Rafiei, Sepide. “Application of Distributed Generation Sources for Micro-Grid Power Quality Enhancement
.” 2014. Thesis, Queens University. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8611.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rafiei, Sepide. “Application of Distributed Generation Sources for Micro-Grid Power Quality Enhancement
.” 2014. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rafiei S. Application of Distributed Generation Sources for Micro-Grid Power Quality Enhancement
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Queens University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8611.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Rafiei S. Application of Distributed Generation Sources for Micro-Grid Power Quality Enhancement
. [Thesis]. Queens University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8611
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Waterloo
14.
Batmaz, Rasim.
Advanced Silicon Anode Architectures for High Energy Density Lithium-ion Batteries.
Degree: 2018, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13759
► The pressing environmental issues and the continuous increase in energy demand have drawn tremendous attention to the development of advanced electrochemical energy storage systems (EESS).…
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▼ The pressing environmental issues and the continuous increase in energy demand have drawn tremendous attention to the development of advanced electrochemical energy storage systems (EESS). Lithium-ion batteries are currently the most developed EESS; however, they are insufficient to meet the requirements of energy intensive applications such as electric vehicles. This stems from the intrinsic limitations of commercial cathode and anode materials. Therefore, their electrochemical properties should be either improved by applying new fabrication techniques or replaced with new generation materials to increase their energy density, power density and stability.
Silicon is a promising candidate as a new generation anode material due to its enormous theoretical lithium storage capacity. However, silicon faces some technological hurdles such as poor cycle stability and rate capability. This stems from its intrinsic low electrical conductivity, severe volume change upon reaction with lithium, leading to loss of electrode integrity and formation of an unstable solid electrolyte interphase. In an attempt to address these problems, the proposed research projects have been embodied in this thesis. The main focus of these projects includes: enhancing electronic conductivity, forming stable electrolyte interphase and preventing electrode structural failure. To achieve these goals, novel silicon-carbon composite materials in which the silicon particles were hosted by nano-architectured carbon scaffolds were prepared to improve the electronic conductivity and help form a stable electrolyte interphase. Furthermore, to prevent electrode structure failure, the electrodes prepared from these silicon-carbon composite materials were subjected to thermal treatment to alter the electrode architecture by tuning the chemical structure of the binder.
In Chapter 4, an advanced silicon electrode was developed by using commercially available silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) as the anode material and sulfur-doped graphene (SG) as a carbon support. The electrode slurry was prepared by mixing these components with polyacrylonitrile (PAN) binder and then applied to the current collector. After the electrodes were dried, a thermal treatment was applied to reconstruct the architecture of the electrodes. In this new electrode architecture, PAN polymer is turned into an aromatic structure (cPAN) with 6-membered rings hosting the nitrogen atoms in pyridinic position. Thus, after the treatment, SiNPs are surrounded by the 3D conductive hierarchical architecture of SG sheets and the aromatic structure of cPAN. It was found that the silicon atoms on the nanoparticle surfaces anchor to and covalently interact with the sulfur and nitrogen atoms of this carbonaceous nanoarchitecture. This prevents the agglomeration of silicon particles, maintains the electrode integrity and stabilizes the solid electrolyte interphase leading to a superior reversible capacity of over 1000 mAh g-1 for 2275 cycles at 2.0 A g-1. The excellent performance combined with the simple,…
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Batmaz, R. (2018). Advanced Silicon Anode Architectures for High Energy Density Lithium-ion Batteries. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13759
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Batmaz, Rasim. “Advanced Silicon Anode Architectures for High Energy Density Lithium-ion Batteries.” 2018. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 04, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13759.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Batmaz, Rasim. “Advanced Silicon Anode Architectures for High Energy Density Lithium-ion Batteries.” 2018. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Batmaz R. Advanced Silicon Anode Architectures for High Energy Density Lithium-ion Batteries. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13759.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Batmaz R. Advanced Silicon Anode Architectures for High Energy Density Lithium-ion Batteries. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13759
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Leicester
15.
Robert Runau, Franscois G. A.
Proteomics of the effect of gemcitabine with intravenous omega-3 fish oil infusion in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10541747.v1
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794033
► Background: Pancreatic cancer carries the poorest prognosis of all solid organ tumours. Administration of intravenous omega-3 fatty acid (n-3FA) in advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients receiving…
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▼ Background: Pancreatic cancer carries the poorest prognosis of all solid organ tumours. Administration of intravenous omega-3 fatty acid (n-3FA) in advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients receiving gemcitabine chemotherapy in our institute shows disease stabilisation and improved progression free survival. Uncovering the underlying biological mechanisms that are responsible for these clinical effects will be investigated using high definition plasma proteomics. Methods: Plasma from patients with histologically confirmed un-resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma, collected at baseline before treatment (Baseline group), after one-month treatment with intravenous gemcitabine and n-3FA (Treatment group) and intravenous gemcitabine only (Control group). Plasma was 99% immuno-depleted using Seppro IgY14 + Supermix columns, reduced, alkylated and tryptically digested. Two arms studies comparing Baseline vs Treatment groups and Treatment vs Control groups performed. Samples labelled with TMT-6plex, with a Quality Control sample comprising pooled samples. Combined TMT-labelled samples underwent high-pH reversed-phase fractionation. Fractions were injected into a QExactive-Orbitrap LC-MS/MS in triplicate and analysed on Proteome Discoverer 2.1 and Scaffold 4.7. Bioinformatic analysis was performed on Protein Centre for Gene Ontology Biological Process (GO-BP) enrichment analysis (p < 0.05, Bonferroni corrected), Cytoscape for visualisation and KEGG pathway analysis. Selective Reaction Monitoring (SRM) analysis for verification were performed on selected peptides. Results: 3476 proteins identified. 125 proteins were significant markers of pancreatic cancer, including REG1A, LVVE and TFF. Anti-inflammatory markers (CRP, Haptoglobin and Serum Amyloid-A1) were reduced in the treatment group confirming the anti-inflammatory effects of n-3FA. GO-BP enrichment analysis showed angiogenesis downregulation, complement immune systems upregulation and epigenetic modifications on histones. KEGG pathway analysis identified direct action via the Pi3K-AKT pathway, with decreased HSP90 and increased inhibitory protein 14-3-3. Serum Amyloid-A1 significantly reduced (p < 0.01) as a potential biomarker of efficacy for n-3FA. Conclusion: Administration of n-3FA and gemcitabine has anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and pro-apoptotic effect via direct mechanism on cancer signalling pathways in patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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Robert Runau, F. G. A. (2019). Proteomics of the effect of gemcitabine with intravenous omega-3 fish oil infusion in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10541747.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794033
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Robert Runau, Franscois G A. “Proteomics of the effect of gemcitabine with intravenous omega-3 fish oil infusion in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10541747.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794033.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Robert Runau, Franscois G A. “Proteomics of the effect of gemcitabine with intravenous omega-3 fish oil infusion in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Robert Runau FGA. Proteomics of the effect of gemcitabine with intravenous omega-3 fish oil infusion in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10541747.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794033.
Council of Science Editors:
Robert Runau FGA. Proteomics of the effect of gemcitabine with intravenous omega-3 fish oil infusion in patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10541747.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794033
University of Leicester
16.
Vargas, Lauren.
Understanding museum digital maturity through data collection and use.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108672.v1
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794028
► This thesis considers the question of whether digital maturity can be measured through a museum's data collection and use. Given that there are multiple components…
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▼ This thesis considers the question of whether digital maturity can be measured through a museum's data collection and use. Given that there are multiple components of such maturity, this research proposes if and how data might be used as a proxy to gauge a museum's overall digital maturity. Technology is a major influence of transformation in current museums and one of the sparks fuelling this transformation, is how museums collect and use data. Responding directly to this technological and business challenge, this thesis examines the experiential context for digital maturity by analysing how data is currently being used in the museum sector. This research draws upon the human context for digital maturity over the past five decades of technological innovation in museology through the lens of a change agent's ethic and way of thinking to spark technological evolutions and revolutions. This approach is informed by the organisational context for digital maturity by researching how the digital landscape may be reimagined around existing physical community and urban planning principles. An outcome of the literature review and fieldwork is to enable cultural institutions a model to assess a panoramic view of their current digital business processes, strengths and weaknesses, define and overcome the paradox of the current digital maturity state, and establish pathways of actionable steps to achieve the desired level of digital maturity. Just as there are numerous ways to navigate through a physical city-taking short cuts or the scenic route-there are myriad paths to manoeuvre through the digital ecosystem. And, every move made, every twist and turn, has consequences. Evidence presented here draws upon the insights of museums' use of technology over the past five decades and to test business tools that may be applied within museums to gauge their overall digital maturity through the understanding of how the museum collects and uses data. The thesis concludes that this mechanic may be used elsewhere in the sector and the framework scaled to include other components of digital maturity to conclude exact maturity levels across many capabilities. More broadly, what emerges is an insight in which applying data-informed decisions, museums of the present and future may be able to bridge the physical and digital institutions and attract a plethora of new visitors with new visitor experiences.
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Vargas, L. (2019). Understanding museum digital maturity through data collection and use. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108672.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794028
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vargas, Lauren. “Understanding museum digital maturity through data collection and use.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108672.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794028.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vargas, Lauren. “Understanding museum digital maturity through data collection and use.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Vargas L. Understanding museum digital maturity through data collection and use. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108672.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794028.
Council of Science Editors:
Vargas L. Understanding museum digital maturity through data collection and use. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11108672.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794028
University of Leicester
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Lampert, Jodie E.
An investigation of differentiation between Cornwall and Devon based on history, surnames, and Y-chromosomes.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791260.v1
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► Understanding genetic diversity among human populations can help uncover their histories. In 2015 the 'People of the British Isles' (PoBI) study of autosome-wide diversity revealed…
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▼ Understanding genetic diversity among human populations can help uncover their histories. In 2015 the 'People of the British Isles' (PoBI) study of autosome-wide diversity revealed subtle but significantly different genetic clusters, including a clear distinction between the neighbouring counties of Cornwall and Devon; it proposed that Bodmin Moor and the River Tamar had formed a barrier between the two. This thesis uses a combination of historical, onomastic, and genetic approaches to investigate differentiation in this region in more detail. A survey of the historical literature examines whether Cornwall has been isolated from the rest of England and the Continent. Evidence from archaeology, historical documents, and place-names shows that both Roman and Anglo-Saxon influence on Cornwall was less than that on Devon, supporting the idea of Cornish distinctiveness at least over the last two millennia. However, the historical record also shows abundant evidence for Cornwall's connectedness with the nearby nations of Ireland, Wales, and Brittany. Based on census and parish records, research was undertaken to analyse the specificity and persistence over time of surnames of the people of the Bodmin Moor region between 1702 and 1881. This showed a lack of regionally-specific names, and clear evidence of input from Devon and the rest of England. Analysis of the male-specific Y chromosome examined whether the autosomal Cornwall-Devon distinction seen in the PoBI study was also reflected in paternal lineages. Surname-ascertained samples were recruited from Bodmin Moor and supplemented with PoBI samples. DNAs were analysed with short tandem repeats and single nucleotide polymorphisms. Population genetic analysis supported Cornish distinctiveness, with Bodmin Moor more closely related to Devon. Differences are compatible with lower Anglo-Saxon influence on west Cornwall. Co-analysis with other datasets clusters Cornwall most closely with Wales and Ireland and supports affiliation with Brittany, while Bodmin Moor and Devon more closely resemble other English populations.
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Lampert, J. E. (2020). An investigation of differentiation between Cornwall and Devon based on history, surnames, and Y-chromosomes. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791260.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798211
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lampert, Jodie E. “An investigation of differentiation between Cornwall and Devon based on history, surnames, and Y-chromosomes.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791260.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798211.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lampert, Jodie E. “An investigation of differentiation between Cornwall and Devon based on history, surnames, and Y-chromosomes.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lampert JE. An investigation of differentiation between Cornwall and Devon based on history, surnames, and Y-chromosomes. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791260.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798211.
Council of Science Editors:
Lampert JE. An investigation of differentiation between Cornwall and Devon based on history, surnames, and Y-chromosomes. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11791260.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798211
University of Leicester
18.
Rohith, Nikitha.
Essays on ethnic discrimination.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11799048.v1
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► This thesis investigates the ethnic discrimination faced by the minority communities under different scenarios. Chapter 2 examines ethnic discrimination in the rental housing market in…
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▼ This thesis investigates the ethnic discrimination faced by the minority communities under different scenarios. Chapter 2 examines ethnic discrimination in the rental housing market in England using an online experiment. We investigate discrimination by running a large scale experiment where fictious identities sent inquiries to property advertisements posted on a leading property portal signalling different ethnicities and specific personal information. For the experiment, 5,545 online inquiries were made. Results suggest significant differential treatment towards potential tenants based on applicant's ethnicity. We find that inquiries sent with British sounding names have better chance of being invited for property viewing compared to the Non-British applicants. The estate agents further discriminate based on the information provided on the inquiry form. We also analyse heterogeneous effects. Chapter 3 explores the ethnic discrimination in the rental housing market through telephone inquiry method. We test for discrimination in the English rental market via telephone inquiries by trained callers from different ethnic backgrounds. We made 1,472 rental inquiries where the ethnic identity and explicit accent associated with the identity were signalled directly to the estate agents. We find that the British applicants are more likely to be booked in for viewing a property or offered a call back. Chapter 4 investigates ethnic discrimination while conducting stop and search by the police officials in England and Wales. I used the latest available data on stop and search and police workforce to assess ethnic disproportionality and explore the effect of ethnic composition of the police workforce on it. I find that even though the number of stop and search has been declining, there exists ethnic disproportionality for minority communities. Blacks suffer the highest disproportionality in stops and searches and its extent varies across the regions. I also find that more diversity in the police workforce, especially in those categories with stop and search power significantly reduces the search disproportionality for Black and Minority Ethnicities (BME).
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Rohith, N. (2020). Essays on ethnic discrimination. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11799048.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798196
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rohith, Nikitha. “Essays on ethnic discrimination.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11799048.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798196.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rohith, Nikitha. “Essays on ethnic discrimination.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rohith N. Essays on ethnic discrimination. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11799048.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798196.
Council of Science Editors:
Rohith N. Essays on ethnic discrimination. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11799048.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798196
University of Leicester
19.
Holmes, Cristian S.
The nature, form and purpose of contemporary professional associations : an extended case study of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335652.v1
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► This thesis is an exploration of the nature, form and purpose of contemporary professional associations. The research focuses on a single primary case, the British…
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▼ This thesis is an exploration of the nature, form and purpose of contemporary professional associations. The research focuses on a single primary case, the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Through an adaptation of an Extended Case Method, the research draws on 34 interviews, both from inside the organisation and other associations. It triangulates interview data by drawing on over 1,500 articles and letters published in BACP's journal. The research explores professional associations as hybrid organisations, home to four primary institutional logics: to the member; the profession; the public; and to the organisation. These logics change and vary their centrality overtime. Dominant logics towards the membership and profession are consistently central, but at different points in the associations' history, the logics of public and organisation have competed for centrality. Hybridity and institutional logics effectively describe the nature of the association and why there is often a perceived conflict between its roles. Literature is often inattentive to the role of associations in this regard and has a tendency to underplay an associations importance and agency. The thesis suggests associations plays central roles in the organisation of a profession and its articulation of jurisdictional claims and defences. These roles are complicated by the inherent heterogeneity within a profession. These two roles, that create central institutional logics within an association, are explored more fully. Finally, the thesis explores the strength of institutional isomorphism as an adequate explanation for perceived high degrees of conformity between associations. It suggests associations are isomorphic at functional and structural levels, but are plurally isomorphic at a cultural level.
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Holmes, C. S. (2019). The nature, form and purpose of contemporary professional associations : an extended case study of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335652.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794007
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Holmes, Cristian S. “The nature, form and purpose of contemporary professional associations : an extended case study of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335652.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794007.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Holmes, Cristian S. “The nature, form and purpose of contemporary professional associations : an extended case study of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Holmes CS. The nature, form and purpose of contemporary professional associations : an extended case study of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335652.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794007.
Council of Science Editors:
Holmes CS. The nature, form and purpose of contemporary professional associations : an extended case study of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335652.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794007
University of Leicester
20.
Kidd, Katherine.
Therapist perspectives on individual and group Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders.
Degree: Thesis (D.Clin.Psy.), 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332227.v1
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► Systematic Literature Review: A systematic literature review explored quantitative papers investigating shame in clinical eating disorder (ED) groups. Following searches of four databases, 30 papers…
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▼ Systematic Literature Review: A systematic literature review explored quantitative papers investigating shame in clinical eating disorder (ED) groups. Following searches of four databases, 30 papers were deemed relevant to the current review and were selected for inclusion. Included studies suggested that shame was significantly correlated with ED symptoms, and that shame was significantly higher in ED groups compared to healthy control groups. Several variables were identified that may affect the relationship between shame and ED symptoms. The results suggested that shame is high in groups diagnosed with an ED but that the variables that affect this relationship have not been fully explored. Empirical Research Project: Research into the group Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders (CFT-E) protocol has found encouraging results (Gale et al., 2014), but little research has been conducted into individual CFT-E. This research aimed to provide the first qualitative investigation of therapists' understanding of the benefits, challenges and process of individual CFT-E (Part A) and provide a qualitative comparison of the benefits and challenges of group and individual CFT-E (Part B). Participants were therapists who conducted CFT-E in their clinical practice. For Part A, four therapists completed three qualitative interviews per client over the course of individual CFT-E interventions. For Part B, six therapists completed a qualitative interview about the benefits and challenges of individual and group CFT-E. For Part A, the thematic analysis created two major themes: "the therapeutic process of CFT-E" and "working through fears, blocks and resistances in therapy". For Part B, eight themes were created using thematic analysis which reflected benefits and challenges of group and individual CFT-E. The research described the therapeutic process of individual CFT-E and highlighted the importance of fears, blocks and resistances. Clinical implications and suggestions for future research were discussed.
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Kidd, K. (2019). Therapist perspectives on individual and group Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332227.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794039
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kidd, Katherine. “Therapist perspectives on individual and group Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332227.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794039.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kidd, Katherine. “Therapist perspectives on individual and group Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kidd K. Therapist perspectives on individual and group Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332227.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794039.
Council of Science Editors:
Kidd K. Therapist perspectives on individual and group Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10332227.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794039
University of Leicester
21.
Khoury, Marwan El.
The effects of heat and explosions on forensic DNA analyses.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11798913.v1
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► This project explores the effects of high temperatures and explosions on DNA samples of forensic value. It aims to determine the conditions under which biomaterials…
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▼ This project explores the effects of high temperatures and explosions on DNA samples of forensic value. It aims to determine the conditions under which biomaterials may degrade in accidental disasters, crime involving fire, and bombings, and how degradation affects interpretation. The experiments were designed to reflect situations requiring victim and suspect identification, and so involved testing various human samples including blood and saliva stains. Some samples were heated under laboratory conditions, while others were attached to pipe bombs and detonated outdoors with the assistance of US Police bomb enforcement officers. A sensitive mitochondrial DNA multiplex system was devised, and successfully used to detect DNA degradation prior to more costly analyses. Capillary electrophoresis-based STR typing and Massively Parallel Sequencing were compared in terms of their performance on degraded DNA. Treatment at 180 °C for 30 minutes was required to induce the first signs of DNA degradation in dried blood and saliva stains, reflected by reduced post-PCR DNA detection or drop-out of longer amplicons. There were no interpretable DNA products when heat treatment increased to 200 °C. Similar degraded DNA effects were observed in 27% of stains placed on and within smokelesspowder-charged pipe bombs, but no sign of degradation was observed with the more energetic C4 explosive, probably because of the shorter duration of heat exposure. DNA degradation poses challenges to the interpretation of retrieved genetic data. These challenges were investigated both in real profiles from heat-treated samples, and in simulated data. In addition, a real case of an unidentified male victim (the Blazing Car Murder 1931) was analysed. The combination of real and simulated data provided realistic scenarios, but also allowed control of parameters which affect evidential strength such as population size and diversity, through lowering of the likelihood ratio and increasing the number of random matches in a database.
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Khoury, M. E. (2020). The effects of heat and explosions on forensic DNA analyses. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11798913.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798199
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Khoury, Marwan El. “The effects of heat and explosions on forensic DNA analyses.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11798913.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798199.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Khoury, Marwan El. “The effects of heat and explosions on forensic DNA analyses.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Khoury ME. The effects of heat and explosions on forensic DNA analyses. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11798913.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798199.
Council of Science Editors:
Khoury ME. The effects of heat and explosions on forensic DNA analyses. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11798913.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798199
University of Leicester
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Eicher, Claudia.
Christianity's slow revolution in northern France : the religious transformation of the medieval countryside in the Yvelines (AD 350-1300).
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11940378.v1
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► This thesis identifies the archaeological and non-archaeological signatures of rural Christianization in the French department of the Yvelines. It questions the roots of Christianization from…
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▼ This thesis identifies the archaeological and non-archaeological signatures of rural Christianization in the French department of the Yvelines. It questions the roots of Christianization from the influence of villae and Gallo-Roman cult sites to settlement development, and Gallo-Roman and early medieval necropoleis; it also identifies patterns, ruptures, continuities, and discontinuities as well as historical sequences of Christianization after Antiquity. I have created maps for each step to analyze spatial patterns and determine blank spots in the distribution map; this exercise also allows the identification of potential early churches. The thesis further discusses the role of monasteries across the early medieval to medieval periods as well as their influence on settlement development, and questions parish growth and parish networks. Special attention is paid to less well-researched areas such as prieurés-cures, proprietary churches, and leprosaria. I also explore the main players of early and continued Christianization – lords, saints, and bishops, but without neglecting the ‘ordinary' people. Finally, this thesis identifies gaps in the current research on rural Christianization in Gaul/France, and debates the processes, character, and significance of late and slow Christianization. These research questions are examined with the help of an extensive Gazetteer of sites which includes published archaeological and historical data.
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Eicher, C. (2020). Christianity's slow revolution in northern France : the religious transformation of the medieval countryside in the Yvelines (AD 350-1300). (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11940378.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803692
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Eicher, Claudia. “Christianity's slow revolution in northern France : the religious transformation of the medieval countryside in the Yvelines (AD 350-1300).” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11940378.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803692.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Eicher, Claudia. “Christianity's slow revolution in northern France : the religious transformation of the medieval countryside in the Yvelines (AD 350-1300).” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Eicher C. Christianity's slow revolution in northern France : the religious transformation of the medieval countryside in the Yvelines (AD 350-1300). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11940378.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803692.
Council of Science Editors:
Eicher C. Christianity's slow revolution in northern France : the religious transformation of the medieval countryside in the Yvelines (AD 350-1300). [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11940378.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803692
University of Leicester
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Riddell, Iain E.
Kinship collation : trends in 19th century UK kinship networks evidenced from rural Aberdeenshire.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321253.v1
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► This thesis presents kinship collation a social history tool that can reveal the sense of community as experienced by past individuals from the mapping of…
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▼ This thesis presents kinship collation a social history tool that can reveal the sense of community as experienced by past individuals from the mapping of their networks with related people across landscapes, social institutions and economic activity. The tool was developed from a doctoral project that worked from the interdisciplinary scholarly space created by modern, digitised genealogical endeavour and synergises methodological theories with processes that can repurpose the British-sphere record base of enumeration returns and population records. The thesis challenges the longstanding belief that British data does not carry information on the kinship behaviours of nineteenth-century actors; instead, it reveals that the data has been intentionally and unintentionally hidden. It has taken the development of improved accessibility, enhanced visualisation and data management technology combined with a specific theorisation of kinship to reveal the varied kinship connectivity that ran through society influenced in form by socioeconomic currents. The thesis, therefore, asserts that British orthodoxy on kinship has fallen behind the theoretical discussions on the nature of kinship as mutuality and reciprocity between actors as it manifests in European cultures. The discourse follows an anthropological argument that not all relatives, even close ones are automatically kin, aligned to a hypothesis that kinship is not limited to the private world of the domestic co-residency. The importance of kinship collation to map the lived community and identify kinship is amplified from a Scottish region; the sprawl of kinship is tracked as it was sustained across continents, over many decades and passed between generations. The networks are analysed for indicators of social forces that operated through the structures of the modern world, democracy, liberal values and capitalist structures and as individual social capital that stabilised women and men in their situations.
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Riddell, I. E. (2019). Kinship collation : trends in 19th century UK kinship networks evidenced from rural Aberdeenshire. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321253.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794050
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Riddell, Iain E. “Kinship collation : trends in 19th century UK kinship networks evidenced from rural Aberdeenshire.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321253.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794050.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Riddell, Iain E. “Kinship collation : trends in 19th century UK kinship networks evidenced from rural Aberdeenshire.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
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Riddell IE. Kinship collation : trends in 19th century UK kinship networks evidenced from rural Aberdeenshire. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321253.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794050.
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Riddell IE. Kinship collation : trends in 19th century UK kinship networks evidenced from rural Aberdeenshire. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321253.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794050
University of Leicester
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Barmanpek, Ufuk.
Relationship between personality traits and vocational interests : a multi-faceted study.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10319564.v1
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► Personality traits and vocational interests are important constructs of the individual differences that exist in the many sub-fields of psychology. Many studies have examined one…
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▼ Personality traits and vocational interests are important constructs of the individual differences that exist in the many sub-fields of psychology. Many studies have examined one or both, and indeed the associations between these constructs. Most researchers have investigated these associations by conceptualising and measuring a typical model of the 'Big Five' - representing the 'bright' side of personality - and RIASEC vocational interests. However, although few studies have investigated the association between the 'dark' side of personality and vocational interests, no study has examined these associations by considering both the 'bright' and 'dark' sides of personality. This research investigates the relationship between personality traits and vocational interests by examining the 'dark' (i.e., Dark Triad) and 'bright' (i.e., HEXACO) sides of personality traits with vocational interests (i.e., RIASEC). These associations were investigated via four studies: longitudinal, cross-groups, cross-cultural, and the moderation effect of values on these associations within samples from undergraduates from Turkey (N=1,026) and the UK (N=445), and Turkish working adults (N=320). Overall, the conclusions of this thesis are: (i) the relationship between personality traits and vocational interests was generalizable and most likely did not differ across time, groups or cultures; (ii) concerning the relationships between the dimensions of vocational interests and personality, Enterprising was consistently associated with several types of personality: Extraversion and Dark Triad personality types were positively related to Enterprising, while Honesty-humility was negatively related to Enterprising across time, groups, and cultures, suggesting that these variables could be considered together to provide a context when psychological variables were examined within the context of the resultant relationships between personality and Enterprising; (iii) although values, personality, and vocational interests were shown to be interrelated, values were not generally observed to moderate this relationship, though with a few exceptions. Future research and the practical implications of these findings are also discussed.
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Barmanpek, U. (2019). Relationship between personality traits and vocational interests : a multi-faceted study. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10319564.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794055
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Barmanpek, Ufuk. “Relationship between personality traits and vocational interests : a multi-faceted study.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10319564.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794055.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Barmanpek, Ufuk. “Relationship between personality traits and vocational interests : a multi-faceted study.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Barmanpek U. Relationship between personality traits and vocational interests : a multi-faceted study. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10319564.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794055.
Council of Science Editors:
Barmanpek U. Relationship between personality traits and vocational interests : a multi-faceted study. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10319564.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794055
University of Leicester
25.
Ajala, Olubunmi A.
Essays on the performance related pay policies and teachers turnover in England.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932872.v1
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► This thesis consists of three chapters discussing incentive pay for teachers and understanding teachers turnover in England. The first chapter evaluates the impact of the…
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▼ This thesis consists of three chapters discussing incentive pay for teachers and understanding teachers turnover in England. The first chapter evaluates the impact of the 1999 performance-related pay policy (PRP), for teachers in England on pupils' academic performance. Using the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement data (TIMSS), which links pupils with their teachers, we assess the policy's impact on pupils' scores in science and mathematics. We utilise a difference-in-differences methodology and find the policy to have a significant positive impact on mathematics, whereas the impact on science is significantly negative. The second chapter evaluates the impact of the 2013 PRP on teachers' intention to leave the job. Using the 2007-2018 Quarterly Labour Force Survey (OLFS) and a difference-in-differences estimator, we find that the policy has resulted in a significant reduction in the teachers' intention to leave their job by 1.3 percentage points. This amounts to a reduction in the magnitude of approximately 13%. We find no heterogeneous policy impacts across gender. The third chapter examines whether primary and secondary school teachers can be treated as homogeneous when tackling the problem of teacher shortage. We analyse primary and secondary school teachers' turnover rates in England, using a duration framework. Our result from the sample of teachers in the 2007- 2017 QLFS shows that the turnover rate is not the same for primary and secondary school teachers. Within the first four years of joining teaching, secondary school teachers' turnover ratio decreases on average by 64.87% while primary teachers' ratio increased by 18.83% relative to the turnover ratio in the first year. We also find the teachers' turnover rates to be duration dependent and different across areas.
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Ajala, O. A. (2020). Essays on the performance related pay policies and teachers turnover in England. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932872.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803700
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ajala, Olubunmi A. “Essays on the performance related pay policies and teachers turnover in England.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932872.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803700.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ajala, Olubunmi A. “Essays on the performance related pay policies and teachers turnover in England.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ajala OA. Essays on the performance related pay policies and teachers turnover in England. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932872.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803700.
Council of Science Editors:
Ajala OA. Essays on the performance related pay policies and teachers turnover in England. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932872.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803700
University of Leicester
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Onyia, Nkeiruka N.
Application of remote sensing in the assessment of oil pollution impacts on biodiversity in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932884.v1
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► Biodiversity loss remains a global challenge, and monitoring methods are often limited in their coverage. Rivers State is a biodiversity hotspot because of the high…
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▼ Biodiversity loss remains a global challenge, and monitoring methods are often limited in their coverage. Rivers State is a biodiversity hotspot because of the high number of endemic species endangered by oil pollution. This thesis investigates the potential of integrating remote sensing tools for monitoring biodiversity in the State using vascular plant species as indicators. Satellite data from Hyperion, Sentinel 2A and Landsat were analysed for their usefulness. Soil samples from polluted and control transects were analysed for total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH), phosphorus (P), lead (Pb), temperature, acidity, species diversity, abundance and leaf chlorophyll concentration. Field data results showed significant differences in all variables between polluted and control transects. Average TPH on polluted transects was 12,296 mg/kg, and on control transects was 40.53 mg/kg. 163 plant species of 52 families were recorded with Poaceae and Cyperaceae the most abundant. Floristic data ordinated on orthogonal axes of soil parameters revealed that TPH strongly influenced species occurrence (r = -0.42) and abundance (r = -0.39). Similarly, application of the spectral variability hypothesis (SVH) revealed the underlying environmental gradient controlling vegetation composition on polluted transects as TPH and on control transects as P. Models of relationship between spectral metrics and soil properties estimated soil TPH (R2 = 0.45) and P (R2 = 0.62) with marginal errors. Hyperion data provided better insight into vegetation response to oil pollution. Continuum removed reflectance, band depths of absorption maxima, red edge reflectance all significantly differed between polluted and control vegetation. Furthermore, a new index created from TPH sensitive Hyperion wavelengths- normalised difference vegetation vigour index (NDVVI) outperformed traditional narrowband vegetation indices (NBVIs) in models estimating species diversity in Kporghor. R2 and RMSE values for Shannon's index were 0.54 and 0.5 for NDVVI-based models and 0.2 and 0.67 for NBVI-based models respectively. This research provides evidence of oil pollution effect on vegetation composition, abundance, growth and reflectance and outlines how this information can be used for biodiversity monitoring.
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Onyia, N. N. (2020). Application of remote sensing in the assessment of oil pollution impacts on biodiversity in Rivers State, Nigeria. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932884.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803699
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Onyia, Nkeiruka N. “Application of remote sensing in the assessment of oil pollution impacts on biodiversity in Rivers State, Nigeria.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932884.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803699.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Onyia, Nkeiruka N. “Application of remote sensing in the assessment of oil pollution impacts on biodiversity in Rivers State, Nigeria.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Onyia NN. Application of remote sensing in the assessment of oil pollution impacts on biodiversity in Rivers State, Nigeria. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932884.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803699.
Council of Science Editors:
Onyia NN. Application of remote sensing in the assessment of oil pollution impacts on biodiversity in Rivers State, Nigeria. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11932884.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.803699
University of Leicester
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Way, Laura A.
Just typical girls? : an exploration of older women's construction and maintenance of punk identities.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321445.v2
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► This thesis examines the construction and maintenance of punk identities by ageing, or older, (punk) women. Recent scholarship on post-youth subcultural involvement demonstrates some evidence…
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▼ This thesis examines the construction and maintenance of punk identities by ageing, or older, (punk) women. Recent scholarship on post-youth subcultural involvement demonstrates some evidence of exploring the interplay between age, gender and subculture yet still lacks any research which solely focuses on the experiences of older punk women. Historically, women have been marginalised in subcultural scholarship and this has been more so the case for ageing, or older, women. In line with the feminist research values, this thesis therefore gives voice to a previously marginalised sample. The research utilised a methodology informed by a feminist and inductive approach. Data was analysed from 16 semi-structured interviews (one paired) and 5 e-mail interviews. A set of common punk values were raised by the research participants which in turn informed, not determined, their relationship with dress, music and gigs. These punk values were also important for how the women negotiated punk identities as they aged. A career model is proposed for understanding how ageing women construct and maintain punk identities. This demonstrates the emergence of three main identity categories across the research sample: the 'toner downs', the 'consistent punks' and the 'never massively outrageous'. Reflecting on punk in their lives 'then' and 'now', the women demonstrated tensions between agency/structure with gender and social ageing highlighted as potential constraints on their construction and maintenance of punk identities.
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Way, L. A. (2019). Just typical girls? : an exploration of older women's construction and maintenance of punk identities. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321445.v2 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794046
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Way, Laura A. “Just typical girls? : an exploration of older women's construction and maintenance of punk identities.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321445.v2 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794046.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Way, Laura A. “Just typical girls? : an exploration of older women's construction and maintenance of punk identities.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Way LA. Just typical girls? : an exploration of older women's construction and maintenance of punk identities. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321445.v2 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794046.
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Way LA. Just typical girls? : an exploration of older women's construction and maintenance of punk identities. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10321445.v2 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794046
University of Leicester
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Egfayer, Hawa M. I.
On the stability of the non-Newtonian boundary-layer flow over a rotating sphere.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10304618.v1
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► The majority of this work is concerned with the local-stability of incompressible non-Newtonian boundary-layer flows over rotating spheres. Convective stability given by the power-law fluids…
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▼ The majority of this work is concerned with the local-stability of incompressible non-Newtonian boundary-layer flows over rotating spheres. Convective stability given by the power-law fluids is considered for fluids that adhere to a non-Newtonian governing viscosity relationship. The velocity distribution of the base flow is described by ordinary differential equations with the power-law flow index as the only parameter. The laminar boundary layer flow is studied by extending the perturbation method suggested by Howarth and used by Banks. The laminar mean velocity profiles are obtained by solving the resulting ordinary differential equations assuming that the flow is axisymmetric and time independent. Having the base flow solutions, we investigate the convective instabilities associated with flows in the limit of large Reynolds number inside the threedimensional boundary-layer. The local rotating sphere analyses are conducted at various latitudes from the axis of rotation (θ). A linear stability analysis is conducted using the Chebyshev collocation method. Extensive computation results are given for the flow index 0.6 ≤ n ≤ 1.0. Akin to previous Newtonian studies at sphere latitudes θ = 10◦−70◦ in ten degrees increments, it is found that there exists two primary modes of instability; the upper-branch Type I modes (cross-flow) and the lower-branch Type II modes (streamlinecurvature). The results of the convective instabilities are presented in terms of neutral curves and growth rates. The predictions of Reynolds number, vortex angle and vortex speed at the onset of convective instability when the power-law index n = 1 are consistent with previous Newtonian studies. Our predictions and neutral curves for convective instability of the power-law boundary layer on rotating spheres approach those of the rotating disk as we approach the pole. Roughly speaking, our findings reveal that shear-thinning power-law fluids over rotating spheres have a universal stabilising effect.
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Egfayer, H. M. I. (2019). On the stability of the non-Newtonian boundary-layer flow over a rotating sphere. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10304618.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794068
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Egfayer, Hawa M I. “On the stability of the non-Newtonian boundary-layer flow over a rotating sphere.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10304618.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794068.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Egfayer, Hawa M I. “On the stability of the non-Newtonian boundary-layer flow over a rotating sphere.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Egfayer HMI. On the stability of the non-Newtonian boundary-layer flow over a rotating sphere. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10304618.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794068.
Council of Science Editors:
Egfayer HMI. On the stability of the non-Newtonian boundary-layer flow over a rotating sphere. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.10304618.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794068
University of Leicester
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Baldry, Fay.
Teachers' orchestration of mathematics for different groups of students.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335562.v1
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► Class composition for secondary mathematics lessons in England is often decided by measures related to prior attainment, with students grouped with others of similar 'ability'…
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▼ Class composition for secondary mathematics lessons in England is often decided by measures related to prior attainment, with students grouped with others of similar 'ability' and referred to as 'setting'. Research suggests setting does not raise overall attainment and disadvantages students placed in lower attaining sets, with those students experiencing an impoverished curriculum, such as more 'drill and practice' (Wiliam and Bartholomew, 2004). This classroom-based video study explores mathematics teachers' practice in 'typical' classrooms and changes that come about when they teach sets with different attainment profiles. The Orchestration of Mathematics Framework (OMF) was developed to interpret classroom activities; this framework integrates a range of theoretical perspectives, including variation theory (Marton and Pang, 2006) and classroom norms (Cobb et al., 2009). The application of the OMF in different settings demonstrated it facilitated cross-class comparisons, and while further research is needed, this evidenced the potential of the OMF as an analytical tool. Three teachers participated in this study; for each teacher two sets with different attainment profiles were studied. When the findings were analysed, a complex picture of teachers' practice emerged. There were differences between sets, but many facets of teachers' practice were relatively stable across classes. Some differences reflected previously reported characteristics associated with low attaining sets, such as tighter control over classroom talk (Kutnick et al., 2006), but others were absent; for example, there were no discernible shifts to 'drill and practice'. One common thread was the low frequency of attention being drawn to mathematical concepts beyond that provided by examples. One question raised is whether students in higher attaining sets are those better placed to read the implicit mathematical meanings available in the act of 'doing' tasks.
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Baldry, F. (2019). Teachers' orchestration of mathematics for different groups of students. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335562.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794011
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Baldry, Fay. “Teachers' orchestration of mathematics for different groups of students.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335562.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794011.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Baldry, Fay. “Teachers' orchestration of mathematics for different groups of students.” 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Baldry F. Teachers' orchestration of mathematics for different groups of students. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335562.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794011.
Council of Science Editors:
Baldry F. Teachers' orchestration of mathematics for different groups of students. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11335562.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794011
University of Leicester
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Alzahrani, Sara A.
Dialectics of humanism : thematic readings of the literature of the Vietnam and Iraq Wars.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Leicester
URL: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11800215.v1
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► Since ultimate military failure in the Vietnam War (1964-75), the United States has changed its management of wars, making full use of advanced military technology…
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▼ Since ultimate military failure in the Vietnam War (1964-75), the United States has changed its management of wars, making full use of advanced military technology to carry out small-scale wars and continue imposing its global dominance without risking involvement in military and political quagmires. Shedding the spectre of the Vietnam War, however, proved particularly elusive at the onset of the Iraq War (2003-11) and cultural commentators have questioned if Iraq War has become another Vietnam in terms of a seismic culture change. While ample research has studied the changes in military engagement and the emergence of "postmodern combat" after the Vietnam War, scant discussion has been offered on the role of the two wars in recontextualizing the human discourse. This thesis steers away from the rigid analysis which defines the contemporary scholarly approach to both wars and instead pays special attention to the insider perspectives of veterans to better understand the changing conception of "the human" through the prism of war. Taking into consideration the central role that Vietnam War played in creating postmodern confusion and disillusionment, the main objective of the thesis is to thoroughly examine Iraq War narratives to develop a discussion concerning the ways in which veterans extend, subvert or transcend the postmodern politics that informed Vietnam War narratives. The thesis adopts a thematic-based analysis of cultural texts from both wars in order to identify veterans' contrasting responses to the militarization of the body (chapter 2), the mental and physical trauma that ensues from war disabling injuries (chapter 3), the hyper-masculine military culture (chapter 4), and the long-held strategy to dehumanize the enemy (chapter 5). It argues that war narratives depart from traditional war templates, beginning in Vietnam and then more fully in Iraq, by presenting emerging posthuman concepts such as relational embodiments, psychological resilience, gender fluidity and worldly encounters. In spite of the similarities between the Vietnam and Iraq wars that this thesis documents, it also identifies and explores notable differences relating to social and historical particularities that shaped each war and each era.
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Alzahrani, S. A. (2020). Dialectics of humanism : thematic readings of the literature of the Vietnam and Iraq Wars. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11800215.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798187
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Alzahrani, Sara A. “Dialectics of humanism : thematic readings of the literature of the Vietnam and Iraq Wars.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Leicester. Accessed March 04, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11800215.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798187.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Alzahrani, Sara A. “Dialectics of humanism : thematic readings of the literature of the Vietnam and Iraq Wars.” 2020. Web. 04 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Alzahrani SA. Dialectics of humanism : thematic readings of the literature of the Vietnam and Iraq Wars. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 04].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11800215.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798187.
Council of Science Editors:
Alzahrani SA. Dialectics of humanism : thematic readings of the literature of the Vietnam and Iraq Wars. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Leicester; 2020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25392/leicester.data.11800215.v1 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.798187
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