Despite the importance of access to reliable energy sources for development, large numbers of rural communities in South Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal) have no access to electricity grids or reliable, clean cooking energies.... Read More about Sustainable rural energy access in rural communities of South Asia: An analysis of the literature on the challenges and failures.
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The identification of distinctive sedimentological characteristics within the basal ice layer (BIL), and their potential preservation within the proglacial environment, is crucial to enhancing our understanding of glaciological conditions beneath ice... Read More about The sedimentological characteristics of basal ice and their preservation within the proglacial environment.
This study investigates the potential for children to influence their parents environmentally responsible behaviours following their involvement in a month long environmental education programme (eep). The locus of interest has been approached from t... Read More about Design and evaluation of a primary school environmental education programme: fostering environmentally responsible behaviour through intergenerational learning.
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane based precursors as linkers for porous materials
Thesis
Within this thesis, the organic synthesis and characterisation of various polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) based compounds has been explored. The target POSS based compounds studied have been chosen because of their eight functionalised or... Read More about Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane based precursors as linkers for porous materials.
Art and music as a means to communicate climate change issues to the general public
Thesis
Climate change is a pressing global issue, but attempts to communicate climate change have not always been successful in engaging the public. This project aims to develop art and music as alternative methods of communication, instead of traditional s... Read More about Art and music as a means to communicate climate change issues to the general public.
X-ray diffraction is a non-destructive technique which may be used to reveal information about the structure of materials, and is already a widely used tool in the study and determination of the polymorphic nature of cocoa butter and associated triac... Read More about Polymorphic transitions in cocoa butter studied by time resolved small-angle and wide-angle x-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation.
The cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor AZD5438 was in development by AstraZeneca for treatment of solid tumours where it showed a pattern of emerging toxicity loosely correlated with exposure during clinical trials in patients. Metabolites identified... Read More about An investigation into the biotransformation and enzymology of a methyl-imidazole containing cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor.
Heterocyclic NO-donors as anti-cancer agents
Thesis
Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in numerous biological processes including cancer, where this small diatomic radical can exert both pro- and anti-cancer effects. Two series of novel NO-donors were synthesised in this work, the first representing an ext... Read More about Heterocyclic NO-donors as anti-cancer agents.