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Theories and practices: studies of practical reasoning in everyday life and in the construction of theory
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Theories and practices: studies of practical reasoning in everyday life and in the construction of theory. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414634

This thesis subjects the relation between professional theory and everyday practice to examination. It inquires into the social reflexivity of theorising and practical action, and their essential engagement. The areas of practice which are inquired i... Read More about Theories and practices: studies of practical reasoning in everyday life and in the construction of theory.

Alternative strategies for national industrial planning in the United States, 1929-1933
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Alternative strategies for national industrial planning in the United States, 1929-1933. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414635

This study examines the origins of the N.I.R.A. (1933) with particular reference to its industrial planning features. It argues that the Act's form was influenced by the interplay of three strategies for national industrial planning which were curren... Read More about Alternative strategies for national industrial planning in the United States, 1929-1933.

Studies of decision-making in a renal dialysis unit and a special education establishment using talk as a resource
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Studies of decision-making in a renal dialysis unit and a special education establishment using talk as a resource. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414638

This thesis comprises of studies of decision-making in two organizational settings: namely a renal dialysis unit and schools for maladjusted children. More specifically, the orientation to decision-making is one which deals with decision-making "glos... Read More about Studies of decision-making in a renal dialysis unit and a special education establishment using talk as a resource.

Personal identity (a critical survey of the problem from John Locke to the present day)
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Personal identity (a critical survey of the problem from John Locke to the present day). https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414640

The problem of personal identity, as I propose to discuss herein, is the problem of what, if anything, makes a person the same person at different times. It is a problem because although many things about a person go on changing - his physical featur... Read More about Personal identity (a critical survey of the problem from John Locke to the present day).

Land reform and the development of capitalism in rural Iran
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Land reform and the development of capitalism in rural Iran. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414641

Prior to land reform in Iran, there existed the articulation of capitalist and feudal modes of production. The relations of production of each mode reproduced/reinforced the relations of production of both. Thus, the relationship among the agents of... Read More about Land reform and the development of capitalism in rural Iran.

Effects of government expenditure, credit and tax policies on the economic development of Iran with special reference to the 1960-76 period
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Effects of government expenditure, credit and tax policies on the economic development of Iran with special reference to the 1960-76 period. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414642

Iran is ons of the best case studies among the oil producing countries in which the effects of oil revenue can be examined. While it has some of the basic characteristics of developing countries, it is endowed with enormous wealth. A combination of t... Read More about Effects of government expenditure, credit and tax policies on the economic development of Iran with special reference to the 1960-76 period.

Factors involved in the induction of platelet aggregation during the collection and storage of human blood
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Factors involved in the induction of platelet aggregation during the collection and storage of human blood. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414643

In this thesis, some of the causes and mechanisms of platelet aggregation have been discussed. Platelet/granulocyte aggregates occur in stored blood and have been implicated in the development of respiratory distress syndrome following massive blood... Read More about Factors involved in the induction of platelet aggregation during the collection and storage of human blood.

Involuntary change of professional careers: a study of the reorganisation of the colleges of education
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Involuntary change of professional careers: a study of the reorganisation of the colleges of education. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414644

This study approaches the recent reorganisation of the Colleges of Education through an examination of the involuntary change of the careers of the college lecturers. It is thought that -this apparent contradication of commonplace views of the almost... Read More about Involuntary change of professional careers: a study of the reorganisation of the colleges of education.

Accelerated erosion of arable soils with special reference to the West Midlands
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Accelerated erosion of arable soils with special reference to the West Midlands. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414647

Whilst acknowledging the growing concern about the environmental impact of modern farming on the soil system, there has been little discussion about the natural extension of these problems where cropping takes place on sloping terrain - soil erosion.... Read More about Accelerated erosion of arable soils with special reference to the West Midlands.

The stimulus specificities of different components of pattern-onset visual evoked potentials in man
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The stimulus specificities of different components of pattern-onset visual evoked potentials in man. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414652

The transient visual evoked potential elicited by the onset of a briefly presented pattern typically contains three major components occurring within 200ms of stimulus onset. The first of these, Cl, is believed to originate in striate cortex, while t... Read More about The stimulus specificities of different components of pattern-onset visual evoked potentials in man.

Gas chromatographic analysis of ecdysteroids in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria
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Gas chromatographic analysis of ecdysteroids in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414653

The ecdysteroids present in 3rd, 4th, and 5th instar Schistocerca gregaria phase gregaria, and 5th instar Schistocerca gregaria, phase solitaria have been determined by gas chromatography with electron capture detection of their trimethylsilyl ethers... Read More about Gas chromatographic analysis of ecdysteroids in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria.

Terrain classification and selected soil properties of part of al. Zubair desert, southern Iraq
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Terrain classification and selected soil properties of part of al. Zubair desert, southern Iraq. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414654

Background information, including aerial photographs, and field sampling are used to produce a terrain classification for part of al. Zubair desert, southern Iraq. Published methodologies are found to be not entirely suitable and modifications of the... Read More about Terrain classification and selected soil properties of part of al. Zubair desert, southern Iraq.

Personality and personality change in the male physical education student
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Personality and personality change in the male physical education student. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414655

The personality and personality development of the male physical education student was investigated through a series of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Attention was focused on five basic questions. Firstly, does a male physical educationis... Read More about Personality and personality change in the male physical education student.