Extracting Cancer pagurus stomatogastric ganglion pyloric rhythm frequency via voltage-sensitive dye imaging data using signal processing techniques

dos Santos, Filipa

Identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: perspectives of healthcare practitioners. A qualitative study (2019)
Thesis
Silverwood, V. A. (2019). Identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: perspectives of healthcare practitioners. A qualitative study. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417798

Background
Perinatal mental health (PMH) problems are those which occur during pregnancy or up to 12 months postpartum, and affect up to 20% of women. Perinatal anxiety (PNA) is at least as common as depression and can adversely impact on both mothe... Read More about Identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: perspectives of healthcare practitioners. A qualitative study.

Understanding the extent of, and reasons for, diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease (2019)
Thesis
Cross, E. L. (2019). Understanding the extent of, and reasons for, diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417796

Background: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a complex chronic condition affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) system and is sub-classified into Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Patients with IBD can present with a multitude of symp... Read More about Understanding the extent of, and reasons for, diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease.

How do older adults self-manage distress and what role does the internet have? A qualitative study (2019)
Thesis
Moult, A. (2019). How do older adults self-manage distress and what role does the internet have? A qualitative study. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414985

Although anxiety and depression are common in older adults, the medical terms may not be acceptable to them. Older people are more likely to perceive themselves as experiencing distress, and may also feel responsible for managing their own mood probl... Read More about How do older adults self-manage distress and what role does the internet have? A qualitative study.

Use of invasive strategies in the management of non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction and clinical outcomes (2019)
Thesis
Rashid, M. (2019). Use of invasive strategies in the management of non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction and clinical outcomes. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414984

Non-elevation acute myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is one of the commonest phenotype of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and associated with significant morbidity and mortality at the short and long term. An invasive strategy in the form of coronary ang... Read More about Use of invasive strategies in the management of non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction and clinical outcomes.

An epidemiological investigation into the incidence, prevalence, treatment and comorbidities associated with polymyalgia rheumatica in the United Kingdom 1990-2015 (2019)
Thesis
Partington, R. J. (2019). An epidemiological investigation into the incidence, prevalence, treatment and comorbidities associated with polymyalgia rheumatica in the United Kingdom 1990-2015. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414978

Background
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory rheumatic disease that affects older people. It can cause stiffness, severe pain and significant impairment to daily activities. Glucocorticoids (GCs) remain the mainstay of treatment... Read More about An epidemiological investigation into the incidence, prevalence, treatment and comorbidities associated with polymyalgia rheumatica in the United Kingdom 1990-2015.

The importance of the UK’s rural spaces to EU8 migrants (2019)
Thesis
MacKrell, P. A. (2019). The importance of the UK’s rural spaces to EU8 migrants. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414977

This PhD examines the importance of rural space to new migrants. Developing upon existing work (for example, Spencer et al., 2007), it explores the lives of economic migrants beyond the workplace and the ways in which they i) understand and define th... Read More about The importance of the UK’s rural spaces to EU8 migrants.

1. How not to get pregnant, 2. Between places: the walking-writing method in rural industrial space (2019)
Thesis
Campion, J. (2019). 1. How not to get pregnant, 2. Between places: the walking-writing method in rural industrial space. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414976

This thesis utilises the walking-writing method to produce a work of creative non- fiction that explores the issues of memory, time and queer identity in rural spaces. The body of work about the walking-writing method has covered rural spaces and que... Read More about 1. How not to get pregnant, 2. Between places: the walking-writing method in rural industrial space.

Child protection decision-making and ethical engagement: a comparative analysis of social work practice in England and Finland (2019)
Thesis
Falconer, R. (2019). Child protection decision-making and ethical engagement: a comparative analysis of social work practice in England and Finland. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414974

The decision to intervene in family life to protect a child necessitates weighing up ethical and legal considerations, a task shaped by the knowledge, skills and personal values of social workers and situated in organisational and local policy contex... Read More about Child protection decision-making and ethical engagement: a comparative analysis of social work practice in England and Finland.

The Argentine military, the military family and the violence of the 1970s: an ethnographic study of kinship (2019)
Thesis
Natale, E. (2019). The Argentine military, the military family and the violence of the 1970s: an ethnographic study of kinship. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414957

This thesis addresses the military of the last dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983). The findings are based on original empirical data, gathered through interviews with former subaltern officers of the 1970s, their wives and children. By adopting an... Read More about The Argentine military, the military family and the violence of the 1970s: an ethnographic study of kinship.

The use of virtual patients for developing the evidence informed, shared decision making of clinicians (2019)
Thesis
Jacklin, S. (2019). The use of virtual patients for developing the evidence informed, shared decision making of clinicians. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414956

Background
Shared decision-making (SDM) involves a patient and a health professional sharing information to arrive at a decision that aligns with both the best available evidence and the patient’s preferences. Research shows that SDM is not occurrin... Read More about The use of virtual patients for developing the evidence informed, shared decision making of clinicians.

Geotechnical site characterisation using seismic and resistivity geophysical techniques (2019)
Thesis
Eissa, R. M. A. A. (2019). Geotechnical site characterisation using seismic and resistivity geophysical techniques. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414955

Geotechnical site investigations are vital for any construction project in brownfield re-development and/or greenfield sites. Many non-invasive, near-surface geophysical techniques are used for site characterisation, with electrical resistivity and s... Read More about Geotechnical site characterisation using seismic and resistivity geophysical techniques.

Sedimentological characterisation of continental sabkhas: an example from the cedar mesa sandstone of the Paradox Basin, Utah, USA (2019)
Thesis
Pettigrew, R. P. (2019). Sedimentological characterisation of continental sabkhas: an example from the cedar mesa sandstone of the Paradox Basin, Utah, USA. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414954

Continental sabkhas are present within many arid sedimentary basins, however they are often overlooked compared to coeval aeolian and fluvial deposits, despite their potential to record and preserve sedimentary signatures relating to basin formation... Read More about Sedimentological characterisation of continental sabkhas: an example from the cedar mesa sandstone of the Paradox Basin, Utah, USA.

Sex education, gender and sexualised behaviour in the primary school: a qualitative analysis of parent, teacher and pupil perspectives (2019)
Thesis
Wire, T. (2019). Sex education, gender and sexualised behaviour in the primary school: a qualitative analysis of parent, teacher and pupil perspectives. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414952

This thesis compares teachers’ and parents’ views concerning content and delivery of KS1 Sex and Relationships Education with children’s lived experiences and understanding of gender and sexuality. Data was gathered through 18 focus group interviews... Read More about Sex education, gender and sexualised behaviour in the primary school: a qualitative analysis of parent, teacher and pupil perspectives.

Exploring the erythrocyte invasion–blocking effect of modified heparin and heparin mimetics in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (2019)
Thesis
Hmoud, M. K. (2019). Exploring the erythrocyte invasion–blocking effect of modified heparin and heparin mimetics in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414945

Despite the efforts in malaria eradication and elimination, malaria still poses a global challenge to health that, through the spread of antimalarial resistance, highlights an urgent need for new approaches for malaria treatment. Heparin and sulphate... Read More about Exploring the erythrocyte invasion–blocking effect of modified heparin and heparin mimetics in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

X-ray spectral variability of disk winds in a sample of local active galactic nuclei (2019)
Thesis
Costa, M. T. (2019). X-ray spectral variability of disk winds in a sample of local active galactic nuclei. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414944

In this thesis I will present the culmination of my research into the phenomenon of AGN winds using several X-ray telescopes (Suzaku, XMM-Newton and NuSTAR); I will do this primarily through the use of radiative transfer models (Sim et al. 2010). I w... Read More about X-ray spectral variability of disk winds in a sample of local active galactic nuclei.

Big Stories and Little Stories: how children and family social workers make sense of who they are, what they do and how they do it in a climate of failure, blame and certainty (2019)
Thesis
Maguinness, N. (2019). Big Stories and Little Stories: how children and family social workers make sense of who they are, what they do and how they do it in a climate of failure, blame and certainty. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414943

This thesis reports a qualitative study which employed a combination of narrative inquiry and the conceptual framework of Bourdieu to explore who children and family social workers are and how they perceive their role and responsibilities, and those... Read More about Big Stories and Little Stories: how children and family social workers make sense of who they are, what they do and how they do it in a climate of failure, blame and certainty.

A mixed methods study exploring organisational factors influencing the development of services for people with dementia in English hospices (2019)
Thesis
Hodges, E. (2019). A mixed methods study exploring organisational factors influencing the development of services for people with dementia in English hospices. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414942

Hospices are being challenged by changing demographics in the UK population. Originating from a response to cancer, hospices have struggled to diversify. As the population ages, dementia creates a particular challenge. A report by the Alzheimer’s Soc... Read More about A mixed methods study exploring organisational factors influencing the development of services for people with dementia in English hospices.

Intra-Sunni contestations in contemporary Lebanon: A framing-theory approach to the analysis of political divides within Lebanon’s Sunni demographic (2005-2016) (2019)
Thesis
El Sayed, M. (2019). Intra-Sunni contestations in contemporary Lebanon: A framing-theory approach to the analysis of political divides within Lebanon’s Sunni demographic (2005-2016). (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414941

The aim of this research is to examine how the Lebanese Sunni political actors frame intra-Sunni political division in Lebanon. The research draws on Max Weber’s “interpretivist” approach of understanding (Verstehen), which denotes that reality is so... Read More about Intra-Sunni contestations in contemporary Lebanon: A framing-theory approach to the analysis of political divides within Lebanon’s Sunni demographic (2005-2016).

Employee perceptions of work-life balance and formal and informal approaches to work-life management: a case study of China's pharmaceutical sector (2019)
Thesis
Xu, M. (2019). Employee perceptions of work-life balance and formal and informal approaches to work-life management: a case study of China's pharmaceutical sector. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414940

This thesis examines Chinese employees’ perceptions and experience of work-life balance (WLB) and the relationship between management’s formal application of WLB policies and practices, and the reality experienced by the employee. WLB in China has be... Read More about Employee perceptions of work-life balance and formal and informal approaches to work-life management: a case study of China's pharmaceutical sector.

Extracting Cancer pagurus stomatogastric ganglion pyloric rhythm frequency via voltage-sensitive dye imaging data using signal processing techniques (2019)
Thesis
dos Santos, F. (2019). Extracting Cancer pagurus stomatogastric ganglion pyloric rhythm frequency via voltage-sensitive dye imaging data using signal processing techniques. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from 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.

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