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Application and development of statistical methods for prediction modelling in healthcare research (2025)
Thesis
Archer, L. Application and development of statistical methods for prediction modelling in healthcare research. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1109632

This thesis explores methods and applications for prediction modelling in a healthcare setting, focusing on continuous outcomes, sample size, and external validation of model performance.

It begins by discussing current practices around the dicho... Read More about Application and development of statistical methods for prediction modelling in healthcare research.

Petrodollar system and the US hegemony in the Middle East: A case study of the US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran (2025)
Thesis
Okonkwo, I. R. Petrodollar system and the US hegemony in the Middle East: A case study of the US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1109913

The research explores the relationship between the petrodollar system and the US foreign policy as the global hegemonic power in the Middle East, particularly concerning US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran. Throughout recent history, the oil-rich... Read More about Petrodollar system and the US hegemony in the Middle East: A case study of the US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Is there value, and a practical application for the use of ‘risk terrain’ analysis in the rural county of Lincolnshire? (2024)
Thesis
Fox, H. Y. Is there value, and a practical application for the use of ‘risk terrain’ analysis in the rural county of Lincolnshire?. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012538

Risk terrain modelling (RTM) has been demonstrated to work in identifying locations at future risk of crime, with most published research in highly urbanised areas of the America’s. This research investigates the applicability of RTM, using the Simsi... Read More about Is there value, and a practical application for the use of ‘risk terrain’ analysis in the rural county of Lincolnshire?.

First-principles investigation of the interaction between pentacene molecules and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (2024)
Thesis
Black, E. J. First-principles investigation of the interaction between pentacene molecules and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1018715

The search for new materials for photonic applications continues to expand, and one promising route is that of van der Waals heterostructures. Assembled layer by layer from atomically thin materials, there are combinations of materials with promising... Read More about First-principles investigation of the interaction between pentacene molecules and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides.

Development, characterisation and application of a novel nanofiber-based 3D technique for isolation, enrichment and purification of extracellular vesicles from mesenchymal stem cells (2024)
Thesis
Alfred, K. I. Development, characterisation and application of a novel nanofiber-based 3D technique for isolation, enrichment and purification of extracellular vesicles from mesenchymal stem cells. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1015802

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoscale, lipid-bound particles carrying bioactive molecules produced by cells. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are preferred sources for producing therapeutically relevant EVs (MSC-EVs). Nonetheless, harnessing MSC-EVs... Read More about Development, characterisation and application of a novel nanofiber-based 3D technique for isolation, enrichment and purification of extracellular vesicles from mesenchymal stem cells.

Operationalising ‘vulnerability’: how the police are informed about, identify and respond to individuals categorised as ‘vulnerable’ (2024)
Thesis
Briody, L. J. Operationalising ‘vulnerability’: how the police are informed about, identify and respond to individuals categorised as ‘vulnerable’. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012506

‘Vulnerability’ has become an increasing area of business within contemporary policing, (HMIC, 2015; HMICFRS, 2016). What ‘vulnerability’ means within a police framework and policing practice, however, has been elusive (Keay & Kirby, 2018). Researche... Read More about Operationalising ‘vulnerability’: how the police are informed about, identify and respond to individuals categorised as ‘vulnerable’.

Clinical educators' experiences with older adults and the perceived influence on physiotherapy practice and clinical education (2024)
Thesis
Watkins, C. A. Clinical educators' experiences with older adults and the perceived influence on physiotherapy practice and clinical education. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1018614

Background
Managing older adults within acute care is challenging due to their complex presentation. Experiential learning, via clinical placements and the input of clinical educators, is central to enabling physiotherapy students to manage this pop... Read More about Clinical educators' experiences with older adults and the perceived influence on physiotherapy practice and clinical education.

Military to civil transition: a critical and creative writing analysis of the experience of British Army veterans. Punching Out: A Novel (2024)
Thesis
Fergus Geofrey Newlands, S. Military to civil transition: a critical and creative writing analysis of the experience of British Army veterans. Punching Out: A Novel. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1018552

This research explores the experience of Military to Civil Transition (MCT) for British Army veterans during the period 2000-2020. I propose that there is a common flow to the experience such that it can be articulated as a process map.

The first... Read More about Military to civil transition: a critical and creative writing analysis of the experience of British Army veterans. Punching Out: A Novel.

Essays on fiscal sustainability in the Caribbean (2024)
Thesis
Mitchell, T. K. Essays on fiscal sustainability in the Caribbean. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1015617

The PhD thesis sets out to improve fiscal sustainability assessment in the Englishspeaking Caribbean and to provide the tools for more robust dialogue on the topic. It also seeks to influence Caribbean governments’ fiscal policy actions by providing... Read More about Essays on fiscal sustainability in the Caribbean.

The fate of massive single stars: exploring the impact of rotation and metallicity (2024)
Thesis
Chambers, C. S. The fate of massive single stars: exploring the impact of rotation and metallicity. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1018847

The fate of massive stars depends largely on the mass and structure of their inner cores, and the composition of their envelopes at death. This is dependent on the mass loss history of the star, which has significant effects on the evolution of massi... Read More about The fate of massive single stars: exploring the impact of rotation and metallicity.

Defining optimal interventions for Perinatal Anxiety (PNA) in a primary care population: a multi-methods study (2024)
Thesis
Silverwood, V. A. Defining optimal interventions for Perinatal Anxiety (PNA) in a primary care population: a multi-methods study. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1015697

Introduction
Perinatal anxiety (PNA) occurs during pregnancy and up to 12 months postpartum. PNA affects approximately 21% of women worldwide and can have a negative impact on mothers, children and their families. The National Institute for Health... Read More about Defining optimal interventions for Perinatal Anxiety (PNA) in a primary care population: a multi-methods study.

1. Fixed Link 2. Isle of Sheppey mudscapes: an ecocritical-creative response (2024)
Thesis
Crawley, S. M. 1. Fixed Link 2. Isle of Sheppey mudscapes: an ecocritical-creative response. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1018726

This critical-creative dissertation explores memory, loss, and the past, present and futures of the mudscapes of the Isle of Sheppey, to enquire how the mudscapes can speak to contemporary issues around the current global environmental crisis. Mud, a... Read More about 1. Fixed Link 2. Isle of Sheppey mudscapes: an ecocritical-creative response.

Evaluating the effectiveness of air quality management plans as a governance instrument in South Africa (2024)
Thesis
Mukwevho, P. Evaluating the effectiveness of air quality management plans as a governance instrument in South Africa. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1018706

Since the 19th century, industrialised societies introduced technologies to enhance economic production and productivity, most notably related to energy generation. These caused ever-increasing levels of air pollution. The ambient air quality has sub... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of air quality management plans as a governance instrument in South Africa.

Analysing power dynamics in teachers’ understanding of policies through storytelling about refugees in the East Midlands region (2024)
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Hewitt, S. Analysing power dynamics in teachers’ understanding of policies through storytelling about refugees in the East Midlands region. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012522

The aim of this thesis was to use storytelling to determine how five teachers in the East Midlands assimilated conflicting discourses into practice and whether they aligned policy with personal and professional beliefs, ultimately identifying if they... Read More about Analysing power dynamics in teachers’ understanding of policies through storytelling about refugees in the East Midlands region.

Understanding chromotropic materials with combined insitu Neutron Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy (2024)
Thesis
Dugmore, S. K. Understanding chromotropic materials with combined insitu Neutron Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012545

In recent years, in many fields of scientific research, the multi-technique approach has grown into a robust method for the experimental characterisation of complex materials. The combination of diffraction, spectroscopy and other non-destructive tec... Read More about Understanding chromotropic materials with combined insitu Neutron Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy.

Trajectories of work absence in England due to a musculoskeletal or mental health condition: an electronic health record study (2024)
Thesis
Legha, A. S. Trajectories of work absence in England due to a musculoskeletal or mental health condition: an electronic health record study. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/956328

Introduction
Long-term sickness absence has recently been rising in the UK, causing a record number of economically inactive individuals and prompting concern from the Government. The aim of this thesis is to derive trajectories of absence over time... Read More about Trajectories of work absence in England due to a musculoskeletal or mental health condition: an electronic health record study.

Exploring the expectations, needs and concerns of people with rheumatoid arthritis commencing Methotrexate (2024)
Thesis
Logan, S. J. Exploring the expectations, needs and concerns of people with rheumatoid arthritis commencing Methotrexate. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/956315

Background
Methotrexate is recommended as initial disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Rheumatology nurses provide information in DMARD counselling consultations to support people to take treatme... Read More about Exploring the expectations, needs and concerns of people with rheumatoid arthritis commencing Methotrexate.

Letters from home: an interpretive exploration of the experiences of people who were children during World War Two (2024)
Thesis
Longson, K. J. Letters from home: an interpretive exploration of the experiences of people who were children during World War Two. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/956336

World War Two (WWII) brought upheaval for children on a global scale, with fathers conscripted and transported away to fight in sometimes distant places, mothers supporting the war effort and millions of children evacuated away from home and harm. Pe... Read More about Letters from home: an interpretive exploration of the experiences of people who were children during World War Two.

Textile based medical devices and their role in sustainable health systems (2024)
Thesis
Morris, H. V. Textile based medical devices and their role in sustainable health systems. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/956321

The field of medical textiles is one of the fastest growing areas within the technical textiles sector of the textile industry. Part of this expansion is because of advances in technology, such as nanotechnology, electrospinning, and the ability to i... Read More about Textile based medical devices and their role in sustainable health systems.