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Collapses of linearly decaying three-dimensional perturbations in homogeneous and weakly stratified boundary layers (2020)
Thesis
Oloo, J. O. (2020). Collapses of linearly decaying three-dimensional perturbations in homogeneous and weakly stratified boundary layers. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/418970

The physical mechanisms of why an orderly laminar flow suddenly becomes turbulent are still poorly understood, despite more than a century of incessant efforts. The thesis puts forward a radically new approach to understanding of the fundamental chal... Read More about Collapses of linearly decaying three-dimensional perturbations in homogeneous and weakly stratified boundary layers.

The association between osteoarthritis and invasive management strategies and clinical outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in electronic health record data (2020)
Thesis
Parmar, S. S. (2020). The association between osteoarthritis and invasive management strategies and clinical outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in electronic health record data. (Thesis). Keele University

Background The association between osteoarthritis (OA) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is unclear, as are the outcomes of people with OA diagnosed with AMI. This study aimed to describe the annual prevalence of OA among AMI patients and descri... Read More about The association between osteoarthritis and invasive management strategies and clinical outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in electronic health record data.

The use of a virtual patient to simulate a pharmacist-patient anticoagulation consultation: a mixed methods evaluation (2020)
Thesis
Richardson, C. L. (2020). The use of a virtual patient to simulate a pharmacist-patient anticoagulation consultation: a mixed methods evaluation. (Thesis). Keele University

Introduction Patients commencing new medications, particularly those that are high risk such as non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs), require counselling to ensure safe, effective and empowering use of the medicine. Pharmacists are well placed... Read More about The use of a virtual patient to simulate a pharmacist-patient anticoagulation consultation: a mixed methods evaluation.

The role of the microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis (2020)
Thesis
Hammad, D. B. M. (2020). The role of the microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/418967

The human microbiome plays a vital role in both health and disease. The evolution of molecular techniques to characterise entire microbiome communities has renewed interest in the involvement of microorganisms in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid arthri... Read More about The role of the microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis.

Dopaminergic modulation of superficial layer projection neuron excitability in the lateral entorhinal cortex (2020)
Thesis
Harvey, L. A. (2020). Dopaminergic modulation of superficial layer projection neuron excitability in the lateral entorhinal cortex. (Thesis). Keele University

Projection neurons located in the superficial layers of the entorhinal cortex provide the hippocampus with nearly all its sensory input. This innervation occurs via multiple discrete pathways to different targets within the hippocampus, including the... Read More about Dopaminergic modulation of superficial layer projection neuron excitability in the lateral entorhinal cortex.

The English torts of defamation and (false) privacy: analysing the impact of the overlap on defences, interim injunctions and damages (2020)
Thesis
Jinana, H. H. A. (2020). The English torts of defamation and (false) privacy: analysing the impact of the overlap on defences, interim injunctions and damages. (Thesis). Keele University

Following the enactment of the Human Rights Act 1998, the English law recognised direct protection of the right to privacy under the tort of misuse of private information (MOPI) by virtue of the House of Lords’ judgment in the landmark case of Campbe... Read More about The English torts of defamation and (false) privacy: analysing the impact of the overlap on defences, interim injunctions and damages.

Characterising the nature and extent of contamination at a restored coal mining area in Staffordshire and assessment of remediation options (2020)
Thesis
Arab, K. A. H. (2020). Characterising the nature and extent of contamination at a restored coal mining area in Staffordshire and assessment of remediation options. (Thesis). Keele University

Mine site management, monitoring and restoration are important, long term environmental activities that are needed in many regions of the UK and around the world. This project characterised the nature and level of contamination at a former coal minin... Read More about Characterising the nature and extent of contamination at a restored coal mining area in Staffordshire and assessment of remediation options.

Exploring Serious Incident Investigation Practices in the NHS: towards a patient safety culture in Community Healthcare NHS Trusts (2020)
Thesis
Hulme, A. (2020). Exploring Serious Incident Investigation Practices in the NHS: towards a patient safety culture in Community Healthcare NHS Trusts. (Thesis). Keele University

Patient safety is a major challenge in healthcare systems worldwide. In an attempt to make healthcare safer, practices have been adopted from other safety critical industries, accepting the underlying theory of high reliability organisations (HROs).... Read More about Exploring Serious Incident Investigation Practices in the NHS: towards a patient safety culture in Community Healthcare NHS Trusts.

Translational studies to support the use of pitavastatin as a cancer therapeutic (2020)
Thesis
Jawad, M. J. (2020). Translational studies to support the use of pitavastatin as a cancer therapeutic. (Thesis). Keele University

Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of death associated with cancer. Initially, the disease responds to surgical cytoreduction, followed by chemotherapy. The primary response rate for chemotherapy is about 80%. Unfortunately, most patients rela... Read More about Translational studies to support the use of pitavastatin as a cancer therapeutic.

Complexity and the governance of security in communal spaces: an ethnographic exploration of two university campuses (2020)
Thesis
Saduova, D. (2020). Complexity and the governance of security in communal spaces: an ethnographic exploration of two university campuses. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis sets out to explore how the physical security of communal spaces is governed on two university campuses. It draws upon non-participant observation and in-depth interviews to explore the authorization and provision of physical security. It... Read More about Complexity and the governance of security in communal spaces: an ethnographic exploration of two university campuses.

Gout flares and health-related quality of life in people living with gout: a prospective cohort study in primary care (2020)
Thesis
Watson, L. (2020). Gout flares and health-related quality of life in people living with gout: a prospective cohort study in primary care. (Thesis). Keele University

Background Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis affecting an estimated 2.5% of the UK population. The hallmark of gout is sudden onset, extremely painful acute inflammatory flares, which are strongly associated with impaired health-related qualit... Read More about Gout flares and health-related quality of life in people living with gout: a prospective cohort study in primary care.

Can energy empower women? : A case study of the Solar Mamas' programme in rural Rajasthan, India (2020)
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Mininni, G. M. (2020). Can energy empower women? : A case study of the Solar Mamas' programme in rural Rajasthan, India. (Thesis). Keele University

Feminist scholars who have analysed the gender, energy and development (GED) and women’s empowerment nexus, including Clancy et al. (2012), Batliwala, (2015), and Dutta et al. (2017), claim that access to energy is critical in the development process... Read More about Can energy empower women? : A case study of the Solar Mamas' programme in rural Rajasthan, India.

Re-evaluating the moral status of the embryo and pre-sentient fetus: a multi-criterial, multi-level approach (2020)
Thesis
Suffield, W. M. (2020). Re-evaluating the moral status of the embryo and pre-sentient fetus: a multi-criterial, multi-level approach. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis contends that the concept of moral status, which earmarks those entities towards which we have moral obligations, ought to be re-evaluated so that it is ascribed on the basis of multiple criteria, each of which may have increasing levels... Read More about Re-evaluating the moral status of the embryo and pre-sentient fetus: a multi-criterial, multi-level approach.

Non-Newtonian and non-isothermal effects in the gravity-driven draining of a vertically-aligned thin liquid film (2020)
Thesis
Alahmadi, H. N. (2020). Non-Newtonian and non-isothermal effects in the gravity-driven draining of a vertically-aligned thin liquid film. (Thesis). Keele University

The drainage and thinning of liquid films are important in a variety of applications,such as in liquid and solid foam networks, relevant in the manufacture of metallic and ceramic foams, the food industry, processing in the petro-chemical industry, a... Read More about Non-Newtonian and non-isothermal effects in the gravity-driven draining of a vertically-aligned thin liquid film.

Combining asteroseismic and s-process nucleosynthesis observations to constrain the evolution of rotating low-mass stars (2020)
Thesis
den Hartogh, J. W. (2020). Combining asteroseismic and s-process nucleosynthesis observations to constrain the evolution of rotating low-mass stars. (Thesis). Keele University

In this thesis, I study the evolution of low-mass (around 2 M?) solar-metallicity stars including the effect of rotation and magnetic fields. These stars produce a significant amount of elements heavier than iron via the so-called s process and thus... Read More about Combining asteroseismic and s-process nucleosynthesis observations to constrain the evolution of rotating low-mass stars.

Toi: a novel (2020)
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Coquaz, A. L. N. (2020). Toi: a novel. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis explores two sets of relationships: “mother tongue”/second language and mother/daughter. My novel acts these out simultaneously: my main characters are a mother and a daughter and the tensions between them are played out in their relatio... Read More about Toi: a novel.

Developing neural transplant cell sprays for neurological injuries (2020)
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Woods, W. A. (2020). Developing neural transplant cell sprays for neurological injuries. (Thesis). Keele University

Regeneration of the central nervous system following penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) represents a significant clinical challenge. Neural cell therapies have the potential to promote regeneration in central neural injury. However, such thera... Read More about Developing neural transplant cell sprays for neurological injuries.

Assessing the usability of virtual learning environments in higher education (2020)
Thesis
Abuhlfaia, K. M. O. (2020). Assessing the usability of virtual learning environments in higher education. (Thesis). Keele University

Context: E-learning is an integral part of the modern higher education system, and therefore it is essential that students and staff are able to use systems that support E-learning, such as Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), effectively. Usability... Read More about Assessing the usability of virtual learning environments in higher education.

New in vitro model of traumatic brain injury to assess biomaterial based regenerative strategies (2020)
Thesis
Basit, R. H. (2020). New in vitro model of traumatic brain injury to assess biomaterial based regenerative strategies. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/418094

Penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) causes significant neural damage and debilitation. The management of pTBI is largely supportive currently, with no clinically established regenerative therapies. Researchers have previously evaluated the rege... Read More about New in vitro model of traumatic brain injury to assess biomaterial based regenerative strategies.

Larval ecological adaptations, water quality and aquaticbacterial communities in Anopheles gambiae s.l. :prospects for improved rearing techniques towards releaseprogrammes (2020)
Thesis
Akpodiete, N. O. (2020). Larval ecological adaptations, water quality and aquaticbacterial communities in Anopheles gambiae s.l. :prospects for improved rearing techniques towards releaseprogrammes. (Thesis). Keele University

The sibling species Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles coluzzii are the most important vectors of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. They are thought to be undergoing speciation with gene flow with rare viable hybrids but are reproductively isola... Read More about Larval ecological adaptations, water quality and aquaticbacterial communities in Anopheles gambiae s.l. :prospects for improved rearing techniques towards releaseprogrammes.