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Optimising canine olfactory ensheathing cell therapy using tissue engineering tools
Thesis
Delaney, A. M. (2016). Optimising canine olfactory ensheathing cell therapy using tissue engineering tools

The adult mammalian spinal cord is incapable of significant regeneration following injury. As such, spinal injury is a lifelong debilitating condition which represents a significant burden on healthcare globally. Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) ha... Read More about Optimising canine olfactory ensheathing cell therapy using tissue engineering tools.

A review of newborn screening results and anthropometric measurements in infants diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in the West Midlands
Thesis
Patterson, K. D. (2016). A review of newborn screening results and anthropometric measurements in infants diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in the West Midlands

INTRODUCTION: Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) was implemented nationally in July 2007 and has reduced the age of diagnosis and produced better nutritional and survival outcomes. AIM: To assess demographic data of a screened coho... Read More about A review of newborn screening results and anthropometric measurements in infants diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in the West Midlands.

Women, nature and the Kantian sublime: can a reconciliation be found?
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Kings, A. E. (2016). Women, nature and the Kantian sublime: can a reconciliation be found?

This thesis will investigate the relationship between Immanuel Kant, women and the natural world. Using mainly Kant’s third critique, The Critique of Judgement and his Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime, I will seek to establish... Read More about Women, nature and the Kantian sublime: can a reconciliation be found?.

Art and music as a means to communicate climate change issues to the general public
Thesis
Evans, F. (2016). Art and music as a means to communicate climate change issues to the general public

Climate change is a pressing global issue, but attempts to communicate climate change have not always been successful in engaging the public. This project aims to develop art and music as alternative methods of communication, instead of traditional s... Read More about Art and music as a means to communicate climate change issues to the general public.

The appearance of God: A defense of the argument from religious experience
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Burns, A. (2016). The appearance of God: A defense of the argument from religious experience

Should we trust religious experience? Discussions of religious experience in analytic philosophy have, over the last fifty years, focussed primarily on whether such experiences can serve as non-inferential evidence for the existence of God. Richard S... Read More about The appearance of God: A defense of the argument from religious experience.

Presidents and legitimacy in U.S. foreign policy: Cold War and Post-Cold War intervention in Latin America
Thesis
Summers, S. (2012). Presidents and legitimacy in U.S. foreign policy: Cold War and Post-Cold War intervention in Latin America

The legitimacy of presidential actions in United States interventions in Latin America is examined. The key questions are to consider the legitimacy of the interventions in terms of the constitutional legitimacy, international legitimacy, including t... Read More about Presidents and legitimacy in U.S. foreign policy: Cold War and Post-Cold War intervention in Latin America.

Altered states of consciousness as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music
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(2012). Altered states of consciousness as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music

The aim of this research was to use altered states of consciousness (ASCs) as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music, in which common features of the ASC experience provide a basis for the design of sonic material and inform the st... Read More about Altered states of consciousness as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music.

Britain and the negotiation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
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(2012). Britain and the negotiation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

2011 was the fiftieth anniversary of the negotiation, at the height of the cold war, of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (VCDR). Since then the VCDR has become a cornerstone of diplomatic law. Despite its importance, no complete com... Read More about Britain and the negotiation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

Polymorphic transitions in cocoa butter studied by time resolved small-angle and wide-angle x-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation
Thesis
(2012). Polymorphic transitions in cocoa butter studied by time resolved small-angle and wide-angle x-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation

X-ray diffraction is a non-destructive technique which may be used to reveal information about the structure of materials, and is already a widely used tool in the study and determination of the polymorphic nature of cocoa butter and associated triac... Read More about Polymorphic transitions in cocoa butter studied by time resolved small-angle and wide-angle x-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation.

"Re-thinking resistance to organisational change: the case of the Stoke-on-Trent potteries industry"
Thesis
(2012). "Re-thinking resistance to organisational change: the case of the Stoke-on-Trent potteries industry"

The problem of resistance to organisational change has been highlighted through the contemporary literature on change management. Endemic with change programs are the reported failure rates, which suggest an unusually high percentage of all change in... Read More about "Re-thinking resistance to organisational change: the case of the Stoke-on-Trent potteries industry".

General Practitioner and Practice Nurse perceptions of sleep, sleep problems and insomnia: a qualitative study
Thesis
(2012). General Practitioner and Practice Nurse perceptions of sleep, sleep problems and insomnia: a qualitative study

Insomnia is common, can have a negative impact on quality of life and is associated with risks to health. The majority of people seeking medical help for insomnia are seen in primary care. However, research suggests awareness of insomnia (sleep probl... Read More about General Practitioner and Practice Nurse perceptions of sleep, sleep problems and insomnia: a qualitative study.

Mind over matter or matter over mind? A comparison and evaluation of four approaches to the problem of mental causation
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(2011). Mind over matter or matter over mind? A comparison and evaluation of four approaches to the problem of mental causation

This thesis concerns the problem of mental causation and four contemporary approaches committed to its solution or dissolution. The problem of mental causation is the question of how, given the causal closure of the physical, the mental can have caus... Read More about Mind over matter or matter over mind? A comparison and evaluation of four approaches to the problem of mental causation.

An investigation into the biotransformation and enzymology of a methyl-imidazole containing cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor
Thesis
(2011). An investigation into the biotransformation and enzymology of a methyl-imidazole containing cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor

The cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor AZD5438 was in development by AstraZeneca for treatment of solid tumours where it showed a pattern of emerging toxicity loosely correlated with exposure during clinical trials in patients. Metabolites identified... Read More about An investigation into the biotransformation and enzymology of a methyl-imidazole containing cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor.

Becoming a secondary English teacher: men constructing professional identities
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(2011). Becoming a secondary English teacher: men constructing professional identities

This is a qualitative study of a small group of men on a one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education programme based in a university education department, as they undergo the process of learning to become secondary English teachers. Contributing t... Read More about Becoming a secondary English teacher: men constructing professional identities.

The role of law in promoting reproductive autonomy: English and Chinese regulatory models of abortion
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(2012). The role of law in promoting reproductive autonomy: English and Chinese regulatory models of abortion

This thesis provides a normative exploration of abortion law in England and China from a feminist, ethical and comparative standpoint. It proceeds from the assumption that legal regulation of abortion should take account of the principle of respect f... Read More about The role of law in promoting reproductive autonomy: English and Chinese regulatory models of abortion.

The poetics and politics of urban spaces: sexual difference under pressure in British women's fiction 1910-1930: Rose Macaulay, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf & Jean Rhys
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(2011). The poetics and politics of urban spaces: sexual difference under pressure in British women's fiction 1910-1930: Rose Macaulay, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf & Jean Rhys

From 1910 to 1930, and in the aftermath of the First World War, history and politics were focused on the city. The city crystallised what was at once a temporal crisis and a period rich in potential. It was, at the same time, a laboratory for a new M... Read More about The poetics and politics of urban spaces: sexual difference under pressure in British women's fiction 1910-1930: Rose Macaulay, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf & Jean Rhys.

Structural studies of the interaction of bacterial lipopolysaccharides with C-reactive protein and lung surfactant protein D
Thesis
(2012). Structural studies of the interaction of bacterial lipopolysaccharides with C-reactive protein and lung surfactant protein D

In this thesis, recognition of the complex natural ligand lipopolysaccharide (LPS) by the innate immune proteins C-reactive protein (CRP) from Limulus polyphemus (Atlantic horseshoe crab), and human surfactant protein D, in the form of a recombinant... Read More about Structural studies of the interaction of bacterial lipopolysaccharides with C-reactive protein and lung surfactant protein D.