All Outputs (60)

Investigating the interaction between dengue viral envelope proteins and host receptor molecules (2022)
Thesis
Hyatt, J. G. (2022). Investigating the interaction between dengue viral envelope proteins and host receptor molecules. (Thesis). Keele University

Infection of dengue remains to this date a major socio-economic and public health challenge for large parts of the world, especially low- and middle- income countries in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite the prevalence of the associated neglected... Read More about Investigating the interaction between dengue viral envelope proteins and host receptor molecules.

‘A Hellish Knot of Witches’: a regional approach to early-modern witchcraft beliefs and accusations in and around Selwood Forest (2022)
Thesis
Pickering, A. D. (2022). ‘A Hellish Knot of Witches’: a regional approach to early-modern witchcraft beliefs and accusations in and around Selwood Forest. (Thesis). Keele University

List of publications submitted in the order published 1) Pickering, Andrew, ‘Witchcraft and evidence in a seventeenth century Somerset parish’, The Local Historian: Journal of the British Association for Local History, Volume 48, Number 1, Januar... Read More about ‘A Hellish Knot of Witches’: a regional approach to early-modern witchcraft beliefs and accusations in and around Selwood Forest.

Exploring human resources management in merger and acquisition: a case study of a foreign multinational company in China (2022)
Thesis
Liu, Z. (2022). Exploring human resources management in merger and acquisition: a case study of a foreign multinational company in China. (Thesis). Keele University

Few studies have systematically evaluated how the key dimensions of human resource management can facilitate successful mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in emerging economies. This research addresses this significant gap by exploring the role of train... Read More about Exploring human resources management in merger and acquisition: a case study of a foreign multinational company in China.

An investigation into the functional roles of protein phosphatase 4 regulatory subunits PP4R3A and PP4R3B in leukemic T-cells (2022)
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Kavousi, N. (2022). An investigation into the functional roles of protein phosphatase 4 regulatory subunits PP4R3A and PP4R3B in leukemic T-cells. (Thesis). Keele University

The serine/threonine protein phosphatase 4 holoenzyme consists of PP4 catalytic subunit (PP4c), which interacts with four different regulatory subunits (PP4R1, PP4R2, PP4R3, PP4R4). Previous studies have shown that PP4c acts as a tumour suppressor an... Read More about An investigation into the functional roles of protein phosphatase 4 regulatory subunits PP4R3A and PP4R3B in leukemic T-cells.

Adapting Dickens for the screen (2022)
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Kelsall, H. A. (2022). Adapting Dickens for the screen. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis examines the value of film and television adaptations of Dickens’ novels; Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Bleak House and Great Expectations. Adaptations are bound to the multiple landscape, where they emerge from social, economic, comme... Read More about Adapting Dickens for the screen.

A solution to the Problem of Evil: Advaita Vedanta and the challenge of horrendous evil (2022)
Thesis
O’Neill-Adkins, H. E. (2022). A solution to the Problem of Evil: Advaita Vedanta and the challenge of horrendous evil. (Thesis). Keele University

The problem of evil is possibly the most difficult question facing the theist. How are we to resolve the presence of evil in the world with the belief in an all loving, all powerful, God? For generations Western theists have offered possible solution... Read More about A solution to the Problem of Evil: Advaita Vedanta and the challenge of horrendous evil.

An interpretive phenomenological study of nursing insights into the formation of the therapeutic nurse patient relationship within acute psychiatric wards (2022)
Thesis
Fieldhouse, C. J. (2022). An interpretive phenomenological study of nursing insights into the formation of the therapeutic nurse patient relationship within acute psychiatric wards. (Thesis). Keele University

This study has concerned itself with the therapeutic nature of the relationship between psychiatric nurses and the inpatients of acute psychiatric wards. In particular it sought the insights that those nurses held in relation to their strategic endea... Read More about An interpretive phenomenological study of nursing insights into the formation of the therapeutic nurse patient relationship within acute psychiatric wards.

Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars (2022)
Thesis
Miller, N. J. (2022). Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars. (Thesis). Keele University

Modern high-precision spectroscopy and photometry has made it possible to directly measure masses and radii for stars in detached eclipsing binaries (DEBs) to 0.5% or better. These stars, due to their wide orbits, are suitable for testing models of s... Read More about Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars.

Safe Spaces and Good Places: The contribution of safety to community sites and social change (2022)
Thesis
Drummond, M. G. (2022). Safe Spaces and Good Places: The contribution of safety to community sites and social change. (Thesis). Keele University

This project explores the contribution of considerations of safety to communities and sites of social change. In this thesis, the concept of safety is grounded in contemporary conceptualizations and ongoing debates about safety found in discussions o... Read More about Safe Spaces and Good Places: The contribution of safety to community sites and social change.

Assessing the impact of comorbidity measures on outcomes following acute coronary syndrome (2022)
Thesis
Zhang, F. (2022). Assessing the impact of comorbidity measures on outcomes following acute coronary syndrome. (Thesis). Keele University

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a common acute presentation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with significant morbidity, mortality and societal economic burden. With improvements in medical care and post- ACS survival rates, ACS patients... Read More about Assessing the impact of comorbidity measures on outcomes following acute coronary syndrome.

Conceptualising and measuring adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal pain: The Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool (ATEMPT) (2022)
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Bailey, D. L. (2022). Conceptualising and measuring adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal pain: The Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool (ATEMPT). (Thesis). Keele University

Aim: To develop and test a measurement tool for adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Purpose: A valid and reliable measure of adherence to exercise will improve the interpretation of whether outcomes observed in studies of exercis... Read More about Conceptualising and measuring adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal pain: The Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool (ATEMPT).

Religious symbols in public spaces: the politics of regulation in England and France (2022)
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Ibiši, S. (2022). Religious symbols in public spaces: the politics of regulation in England and France. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis examines the regulations of religious symbols in public spaces in England and France. It contends that these cannot be understood just by reference to historical and cultural contexts, and argues they can only be more fully explained by t... Read More about Religious symbols in public spaces: the politics of regulation in England and France.

Contract cheating and academic literacies: Exploring the landscape (2022)
Thesis
Thacker, E. J. (2022). Contract cheating and academic literacies: Exploring the landscape. (Thesis). Keele University

The phenomenon of contract cheating in higher education is complex and a growing concern for those invested in the delivery of high-quality education and positive educational outcomes. This research explores the academic literacies practices, exchang... Read More about Contract cheating and academic literacies: Exploring the landscape.

Internal mixing processes in massive stars: uncertainties and impact (2022)
Thesis
Kaiser, E. (2022). Internal mixing processes in massive stars: uncertainties and impact. (Thesis). Keele University

Massive stars are key contributors to the evolution of galaxies and many observed phenomena. Therefore, understanding them is crucial to explain the evolution of the Universe and its constituents. The evolution of massive stars is strongly in uenced... Read More about Internal mixing processes in massive stars: uncertainties and impact.

A metabolomic analysis of cardiac metabolism in a human model of early myocardial ischaemia (2022)
Thesis
Chacko, S. M. (2022). A metabolomic analysis of cardiac metabolism in a human model of early myocardial ischaemia. (Thesis). Keele University

Introduction: Acute myocardial ischaemia and the transition from reversible to irreversible myocardial injury are associated with abnormal metabolic patterns. Advances in metabolomics have extended our capabilities to define these metabolic perturbat... Read More about A metabolomic analysis of cardiac metabolism in a human model of early myocardial ischaemia.

Systematic reviews of the management of premenstrual disorder through the elimination of ovulation (2022)
Thesis
Naheed, B. (2022). Systematic reviews of the management of premenstrual disorder through the elimination of ovulation. (Thesis). Keele University

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a distressing psychological and somatic disorder of unidentified aetiology occurring during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. This thesis includes systematic reviews of the published literature on the therapeutic... Read More about Systematic reviews of the management of premenstrual disorder through the elimination of ovulation.

Living in a plastic world: problems, places, people, and perspectives on developing ‘Plastic Literacy’ through participatory arts (2022)
Thesis
Lei, X. (2022). Living in a plastic world: problems, places, people, and perspectives on developing ‘Plastic Literacy’ through participatory arts. (Thesis). Keele University

Creative practice is experiencing a revival as both research method and vehicle for impact and public engagement in geographical research. Academics are increasingly collaborating with artists to deliver public engagement and impact with an emphasis... Read More about Living in a plastic world: problems, places, people, and perspectives on developing ‘Plastic Literacy’ through participatory arts.

Factors influencing the commissioning and provision of community pharmacy Emergency Hormonal Contraception services in England (2022)
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Thayer, N. M. (2022). Factors influencing the commissioning and provision of community pharmacy Emergency Hormonal Contraception services in England. (Thesis). Keele University

In England, community pharmacies provide services commissioned either nationally or locally. Local commissioning exhibits variation in specification and implementation, exemplified by Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) services. A literature revi... Read More about Factors influencing the commissioning and provision of community pharmacy Emergency Hormonal Contraception services in England.

Developing tools for inter-site transport of brain tissue models in tissue engineering research (2022)
Thesis
Kabiri, B. (2022). Developing tools for inter-site transport of brain tissue models in tissue engineering research. (Thesis). Keele University

Penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) remains one of the leading causes of death in the younger population in the UK, as no clinical regenerative therapies are available. Experimental therapies currently being screened for efficacy are wide rangi... Read More about Developing tools for inter-site transport of brain tissue models in tissue engineering research.

The chemical ecology of a model aphid pest, Myzus persicae, and its natural enemies (2022)
Thesis
Ali, J. (2022). The chemical ecology of a model aphid pest, Myzus persicae, and its natural enemies. (Thesis). Keele University

The peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae, is a serious crop pest with a worldwide distribution. It has short generation time, high reproductive rate and the ability to adapt to new hosts and develop resistance against major class of insecticides. There... Read More about The chemical ecology of a model aphid pest, Myzus persicae, and its natural enemies.