All Outputs (113)

Advancing cartilage cell therapy through chondrocyte culture and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) (2019)
Thesis
Sykes, J. G. (2019). Advancing cartilage cell therapy through chondrocyte culture and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414327

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is the only UK approved cell therapy or knee cartilage defects which might otherwise progress to osteoarthritis. For ACI, chondrocytes isolated from a healthy cartilage biopsy are expanded in number prior to... Read More about Advancing cartilage cell therapy through chondrocyte culture and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs).

Genetic and ecological processes of speciation in the Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae sibling species (2019)
Thesis
Dawam, N. N. (2019). Genetic and ecological processes of speciation in the Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae sibling species. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414328

Malaria is a leading cause of death, killing thousands every year. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest mortality rate, with pregnant women and children under the age of five most affected. The culprits responsible for transmission of the disease are m... Read More about Genetic and ecological processes of speciation in the Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae sibling species.

Scalability performance measurement and testing of cloud-based software services (2019)
Thesis
Al-Said Ahmad, A. (2019). Scalability performance measurement and testing of cloud-based software services. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from 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.

Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory study of entrepreneurial opportunities identification among early-stage small business owners in Nigeria (2019)
Thesis
Bello, M. A. (2019). Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory study of entrepreneurial opportunities identification among early-stage small business owners in Nigeria. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414415

This thesis explores the under-investigated construct of entrepreneurial opportunities identification within an entirely new context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Opportunity has been recognised as the single most important concept in the study of entrepren... Read More about Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory study of entrepreneurial opportunities identification among early-stage small business owners in Nigeria.

Freedom as the pursuit of self-realisation: T. H. Green and the contemporary debate on the nature of freedom (2019)
Thesis
Swinbank, A. D. (2019). Freedom as the pursuit of self-realisation: T. H. Green and the contemporary debate on the nature of freedom. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414416

This dissertation explores Green’s theory of freedom, it discusses where it sits in the contemporary debate on the nature of freedom, and what it contributes to it. I argue that Green presents us with a nuanced notion of freedom, informed by his robu... Read More about Freedom as the pursuit of self-realisation: T. H. Green and the contemporary debate on the nature of freedom.

Opioids for musculoskeletal pain and their associations with reproductive and sexual function in women: an epidemiological study (2019)
Thesis
Richardson, E. (2019). Opioids for musculoskeletal pain and their associations with reproductive and sexual function in women: an epidemiological study. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414417

Background One fifth of primary care attendees report chronic non cancer pain (CNCP) most of which is related to musculoskeletal conditions, 12% of these are prescribed strong opioid analgesics. Evidence suggests long-term opioid use causes hypogona... Read More about Opioids for musculoskeletal pain and their associations with reproductive and sexual function in women: an epidemiological study.

Factors that affect the decisions made by skilled professionals to migrate to the UK: A qualitative study of Cypriot migrant and returning physicians. (2019)
Thesis
Konstantinou, K. (2019). Factors that affect the decisions made by skilled professionals to migrate to the UK: A qualitative study of Cypriot migrant and returning physicians. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414418

Background: Migration theorists have been slow to consider international mobility of physicians as well as the feminisation of medicine and physicians’ migration and identify the key characteristics for efficient physicians’ migration management. Thi... Read More about Factors that affect the decisions made by skilled professionals to migrate to the UK: A qualitative study of Cypriot migrant and returning physicians..

Fundamental parameters of subgiant stars in detached eclipsing binary systems (2019)
Thesis
Evans, J. A. (2019). Fundamental parameters of subgiant stars in detached eclipsing binary systems. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413063

Detailed studies of stars in long-period, detached eclipsing binary systems remain one of the best ways to test stellar evolutionary models. With so many detections of planets outside of the solar system, research has turned to the characterisation o... Read More about Fundamental parameters of subgiant stars in detached eclipsing binary systems.

A collaborative approach to developing a shared morality to protect the natural environment (2019)
Thesis
Udrea, L. I. (2019). A collaborative approach to developing a shared morality to protect the natural environment. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413066

Given the limitations of current governmental approaches in influencing people to take pro-environmental action, especially in the longer term, this thesis explores whether a shared morality towards nature can be developed. Focusing on one community... Read More about A collaborative approach to developing a shared morality to protect the natural environment.

Biochemical, biophysical, and structural studies of seed proteins from Moringa oleifera and implications for traditional water purification (2019)
Thesis
Moulin, M. (2019). Biochemical, biophysical, and structural studies of seed proteins from Moringa oleifera and implications for traditional water purification. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413067

Moringa oleifera is a tropical plant that belongs to the Moringaceae family and is native to northern India. Moringa oleifera is called The Miracle Tree because many of its parts have valuable applications. In particular, seed extracts from the plant... Read More about Biochemical, biophysical, and structural studies of seed proteins from Moringa oleifera and implications for traditional water purification.

An investigation into how professionals in English schools adapt to changes in careers information, advice and guidance policy (2019)
Thesis
Hackfath, I. R. (2019). An investigation into how professionals in English schools adapt to changes in careers information, advice and guidance policy. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413068

This research explores the process by which school senior leaders and careers advisers received and enacted a change in Careers Information, Advice and Guidance (CIAG) policy. In 2012 the statutory responsibility to provide independent CIAG transferr... Read More about An investigation into how professionals in English schools adapt to changes in careers information, advice and guidance policy.

Enhanced reforming of methane to synthesis gas by co-doped perovskite catalysts (2019)
Thesis
Khazaal, M. H. (2019). Enhanced reforming of methane to synthesis gas by co-doped perovskite catalysts. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413071

Greenhouse gases conversion have become an environmentally friendly way of producing H2 and CO that can be used as a fuel to power solid oxide fuel cells as well as wider industrial applications. The direct conversion of CH4 and CO2 into synthesis ga... Read More about Enhanced reforming of methane to synthesis gas by co-doped perovskite catalysts.

Efficiency of the English criminal courts in a time of austerity. Exploring courtroom lawyers' assessment of government policy (2010-2017) (2019)
Thesis
Nicklas-Carter, C. M. (2019). Efficiency of the English criminal courts in a time of austerity. Exploring courtroom lawyers' assessment of government policy (2010-2017). (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413074

Against the background of financial cuts this thesis examines the effects of the measures pursued by the government to improve the efficiency of the English criminal courts and the English and Welsh Criminal Justice System (EWCJS). An initial examina... Read More about Efficiency of the English criminal courts in a time of austerity. Exploring courtroom lawyers' assessment of government policy (2010-2017).

Through Merryman’s Window: The potential of English undergraduate liberal legal education to create proactive critical citizens and advance disability rights (2019)
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Pearson, A. V. (2019). Through Merryman’s Window: The potential of English undergraduate liberal legal education to create proactive critical citizens and advance disability rights. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413075

This thesis explores the potential of English undergraduate liberal legal education to increase legal consciousness about the rights of people with disabilities in response to low levels of awareness of these rights throughout society. Including disa... Read More about Through Merryman’s Window: The potential of English undergraduate liberal legal education to create proactive critical citizens and advance disability rights.

An evaluation of the antiparasitic activities of a novel natural product and open-access Pathogen Box libraries (2019)
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Hameed, H. N. (2019). An evaluation of the antiparasitic activities of a novel natural product and open-access Pathogen Box libraries. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413079

Using a novel library of natural products isolated from temperate zone plants, the antiparasitic activity of 643 Phytopure library compounds were determined against intraerytrocytic P. falciparum, the blood-stream form of T. b brucei and axenic amast... Read More about An evaluation of the antiparasitic activities of a novel natural product and open-access Pathogen Box libraries.

‘We’re still together’: a biographical study of sibling relationships in later life (2019)
Thesis
Ogden, H. L. (2019). ‘We’re still together’: a biographical study of sibling relationships in later life. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413082

My thesis explores the nature of older adults’ sibling relationships, which are best appreciated from a life-course perspective due to their enduring nature. Despite recognition that sibling relationships are important for emotional support and remin... Read More about ‘We’re still together’: a biographical study of sibling relationships in later life.

Study on automatic citation screening in systematic reviews: reporting, reproducibility and complexity (2019)
Thesis
Olorisade, B. K. (2019). Study on automatic citation screening in systematic reviews: reporting, reproducibility and complexity. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from 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.

Evaluating donor variability of ovine adult stem cells - implications for orthopaedic animal models (2019)
Thesis
Muhammad Hassan, E. (2019). Evaluating donor variability of ovine adult stem cells - implications for orthopaedic animal models. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413084

Articular cartilage is a specialised tissue which covers the articulating surfaces at the end of the mammalian bone. This thin layer performs essential functions such as load bearing and shock absorption in joints. However, it lacks the ability to sa... Read More about Evaluating donor variability of ovine adult stem cells - implications for orthopaedic animal models.

The role of social capital and community leadership in post-disaster recovery practices: an ethnography of Minami-Sanriku after the 2011 Tsunami (2019)
Thesis
Lin, Y. (2019). The role of social capital and community leadership in post-disaster recovery practices: an ethnography of Minami-Sanriku after the 2011 Tsunami. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413088

This research explores community post-disaster recovery practices in Minami-Sanriku, Japan after the 2011 tsunami by focusing on how various types of social capital have been developed and deployed in bottom up community-based tourism initiatives. In... Read More about The role of social capital and community leadership in post-disaster recovery practices: an ethnography of Minami-Sanriku after the 2011 Tsunami.

Fundamental properties of M-dwarfs in eclipsing binary star systems (2019)
Thesis
Gill, S. (2019). Fundamental properties of M-dwarfs in eclipsing binary star systems. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413089

The absolute parameters of M-dwarfs in eclipsing binary systems provide important tests for evolutionary models. Those that have been measured reveal significant discrepancies with evolutionary models. There are two problems with M-dwarfs: 1. M-dwarf... Read More about Fundamental properties of M-dwarfs in eclipsing binary star systems.