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Long wave anti-plane motion in pre-stressed elastic laminates (2020)
Thesis
Mohammed Helmi, M. Long wave anti-plane motion in pre-stressed elastic laminates. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417184

The propagation of long waves along pre-stressed compressible elastic laminates is considered, focusing on anti-plane shear type waves. Within this thesis we investigate the mechanical response of this type of motion for a class of compressible pre-s... Read More about Long wave anti-plane motion in pre-stressed elastic laminates.

Dynamic chirality and failure in structured materials with applications (2020)
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Garau, M. Dynamic chirality and failure in structured materials with applications. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/416588

We consider the vibration of two classes of discrete periodic systems and the resulting dynamic effects. We analyse elastic lattices connected to arrays of gyroscopic spinners, that confer chirality to the elastic system. It is shown in the time-harm... Read More about Dynamic chirality and failure in structured materials with applications.

Low-frequency vibrations of coated elastic structures (2019)
Thesis
Alzaidi, A. Low-frequency vibrations of coated elastic structures. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415222

The thesis deals with 1D and 2D scalar equations governing the dynamic behaviour of coated elastic structures. Low-frequency vibration of a composite rod, beam, rectangular plate and circular plate are studied. The main focus is on physical effects t... Read More about Low-frequency vibrations of coated elastic structures.

The trade-off between usability and security in the context of eGovernment (2019)
Thesis
Alshamsi, A. J. A. A. The trade-off between usability and security in the context of eGovernment. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415214

Electronic government (e-government) implements a wide range of online services that are supported by the latest information communication technology (ICT) and accessible by devices that have great mobility in delivering services to citizens. The ong... Read More about The trade-off between usability and security in the context of eGovernment.

Extracting Cancer pagurus stomatogastric ganglion pyloric rhythm frequency via voltage-sensitive dye imaging data using signal processing techniques (2019)
Thesis
dos Santos, F. Extracting Cancer pagurus stomatogastric ganglion pyloric rhythm frequency via voltage-sensitive dye imaging data using signal processing techniques. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414939

Voltage-sensitive dye imaging (VSDI) has been widely used in the past few decades in both vertebrates and invertebrates to study, in vitro and in vivo, the nervous systems. Cancer pagurus is a seawater crab whose nervous system has a ganglion, the st... Read More about Extracting Cancer pagurus stomatogastric ganglion pyloric rhythm frequency via voltage-sensitive dye imaging data using signal processing techniques.

High-contrast problems in linear elasticity for a coated half-space (2019)
Thesis
Sultanova, L. High-contrast problems in linear elasticity for a coated half-space. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413899

The thesis is concerned with asymptotic analysis of static as well as dynamic problems for a solid coated by a thin isotropic elastic layer with a high contrast in their material parameters. First, the static anti-plane shear deformation problem is c... Read More about High-contrast problems in linear elasticity for a coated half-space.

Development of parabolic-elliptic formulations for bending edge waves on thin elastic plates (2019)
Thesis
Althobaiti, S. Development of parabolic-elliptic formulations for bending edge waves on thin elastic plates. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413323

The project is concerned with the analysis of bending edge waves propagating in thin elastic orthotropic plates, and aims at the derivation of explicit formulations for bending edge waves, generalising recent results for isotropic plates. The derived... Read More about Development of parabolic-elliptic formulations for bending edge waves on thin elastic plates.

Scalability performance measurement and testing of cloud-based software services (2019)
Thesis
Al-Said Ahmad, A. Scalability performance measurement and testing of cloud-based software services. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414329

Cloud-based software services have become more popular and dependable and are ideal for businesses with growing or changing workload demands. These services are increasing rapidly due to the reduced hosting costs and the increased availability and ef... Read More about Scalability performance measurement and testing of cloud-based software services.

The non-Newtonian and non-isothermal spreading of liquid domes using mathematical and numerical methods (2019)
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Algwauish, G. M. S. The non-Newtonian and non-isothermal spreading of liquid domes using mathematical and numerical methods. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413769

This thesis is concerned with the spreading of a large mass of fluid under the influence of gravity and viscous forces, referred to as a viscous-gravity current. The focus is on a particular class of viscous-gravity currents which involve the spreadi... Read More about The non-Newtonian and non-isothermal spreading of liquid domes using mathematical and numerical methods.

Study on automatic citation screening in systematic reviews: reporting, reproducibility and complexity (2019)
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Olorisade, B. K. Study on automatic citation screening in systematic reviews: reporting, reproducibility and complexity. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413083

Background: Challenges in the conduct of systematic reviews have led to research into and development of support tools targeting the process or specific stages. There is a growing body of research into the use of text mining methods for citation scre... Read More about Study on automatic citation screening in systematic reviews: reporting, reproducibility and complexity.

An evaluation model for information security strategies in healthcare data systems (2018)
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Almutiq, M. M. An evaluation model for information security strategies in healthcare data systems. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412314

This thesis presents a newly developed evaluation model, EMISHD (An "Evaluation Model for Information Security Strategies in Healthcare Data Systems") which can address the specific requirements of information security in healthcare sector. Based on... Read More about An evaluation model for information security strategies in healthcare data systems.

Ekman currents caused by variable wind in models of upper ocean with depth and time dependent eddy viscosity (2018)
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Almelah, R. B. Ekman currents caused by variable wind in models of upper ocean with depth and time dependent eddy viscosity. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412320

The work examines response of the upper ocean to time-varying winds. In the Ekman paradigm the effect of wind is considered as time-varying horizontally uniform tangential wind stress applied to the ocean surface and the turbulent diffusion of moment... Read More about Ekman currents caused by variable wind in models of upper ocean with depth and time dependent eddy viscosity.

Detection of suspicious URLs in online social networks using supervised machine learning algorithms (2018)
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Al-Janabi, M. F. Z. Detection of suspicious URLs in online social networks using supervised machine learning algorithms. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412294

This thesis proposes the use of several supervised machine learning classification models that were built to detect the distribution of malicious content in OSNs. The main focus was on ensemble learning algorithms such as Random Forest, gradient boos... Read More about Detection of suspicious URLs in online social networks using supervised machine learning algorithms.

Low-frequency vibrations of strongly inhomogeneous multicomponent elastic structures (2018)
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Sergushova, O. Low-frequency vibrations of strongly inhomogeneous multicomponent elastic structures. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412021

The thesis deals with 1D and 2D scalar equations governing dynamic behaviour of strongly inhomogeneous layered structures. Harmonic vibrations of a composite rod and antiplane shear motions of a cylindrical body consisting of several components are s... Read More about Low-frequency vibrations of strongly inhomogeneous multicomponent elastic structures.

Application of data science to inform surface engineering for in vitro neural stem cell control (2018)
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Joseph, G. Application of data science to inform surface engineering for in vitro neural stem cell control. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412289

The interest in the clinical use of stem cell therapies is increasing rapidly, with a need for more control over cell populations cultured/expanded in vitro. This is particularly relevant for the treatment of neurological disorders such as Parkinson'... Read More about Application of data science to inform surface engineering for in vitro neural stem cell control.

Asymptotic models for elastic solids taking into account nonlocal boundary layers (2018)
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Chebakov, R. Asymptotic models for elastic solids taking into account nonlocal boundary layers. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/411338

The thesis is aimed at asymptotic analysis of the near-surface boundary layers in non-locally elastic solids. The dynamic response of a homogeneous half-space with a traction-free surface is analysed for a nonlocal exponential kernel. A typical wave-... Read More about Asymptotic models for elastic solids taking into account nonlocal boundary layers.

Global instability of mixing layers created by confinement (2018)
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Danyi, R. Global instability of mixing layers created by confinement. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/411348

This problem is concerned with the inviscid linear stability of parallel stratified shear layer. Most flows do not form well-defined layers, but have density and/or velocity that varies smoothly and continuously with a spatial coordinate. Even in the... Read More about Global instability of mixing layers created by confinement.

Quantifying textual similarities across scientific researchcommunities (2018)
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Duffee, B. Quantifying textual similarities across scientific researchcommunities. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/411459

There are well-established approaches of text mining collections of documents and for understanding the network of citations between academic papers. Few studies have examined the textual content of the papers that constitute a citation network. A do... Read More about Quantifying textual similarities across scientific researchcommunities.

An agent based co-operative preference model (2003)
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Jayousi, R. An agent based co-operative preference model. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1020265

Distributed problem solving is often characterised by multiple valid solutions, a solution being considered to be valid if it meets all the constraints. When there are multiple valid solutions, the user has a choice, which can be specified in terms o... Read More about An agent based co-operative preference model.