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Influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on chronic kidney disease progression: an epidemiological study in general practice populations
Thesis
(2013). Influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on chronic kidney disease progression: an epidemiological study in general practice populations

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Identifying and avoiding disease progression risk factors is important in the management of CKD. Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), which are commonly pr... Read More about Influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on chronic kidney disease progression: an epidemiological study in general practice populations.

Immunomodulation of the innate response in common carp Cyprinus carpio by ß-glucan feeding and pathogenic infection
Thesis
(2013). Immunomodulation of the innate response in common carp Cyprinus carpio by ß-glucan feeding and pathogenic infection

Two major components of the common carp Cyprinus carpio innate response, i.e. the C-reactive protein (CRP) and the complement system, have been analysed in common carp either orally immunostimulated with ß-glucan or infected with a pathogen or both.... Read More about Immunomodulation of the innate response in common carp Cyprinus carpio by ß-glucan feeding and pathogenic infection.

Malaysia and the commonwealth : the Mahathir era (1981-2003)
Thesis
(2013). Malaysia and the commonwealth : the Mahathir era (1981-2003)

There was a significant change in the Malaysia's attitude to the Commonwealth when Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, came to power in 1981. In contrast to his predecessors who had supported the Commonwealth, Mahathir took a dim... Read More about Malaysia and the commonwealth : the Mahathir era (1981-2003).

Trade union responses to civil service restructuring : organising in the Public and Commercial Services union
Thesis
(2013). Trade union responses to civil service restructuring : organising in the Public and Commercial Services union

This thesis explores the adoption of the organising model of union renewal by the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) in response to membership decline and civil service restructuring. The neoliberal stance of successive UK Governments, togeth... Read More about Trade union responses to civil service restructuring : organising in the Public and Commercial Services union.

The evolution of orchestral brass in the last hundred years: organology, trends in performance practice and their effects
Thesis
(1996). The evolution of orchestral brass in the last hundred years: organology, trends in performance practice and their effects

The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child
Thesis
(1978). The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child

Nine personal interviews were conducted with mothers of mentally and physically handicapped children. A postal questionnaire was designed to appraise the problems and needs of parents with a mentally handicapped child aged twelve or under living at h... Read More about The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child.

(En)gendering barriers: a comparative discussion of the woman question in mid- to late-nineteenth-century English, German and Russian literatures
Thesis
(2010). (En)gendering barriers: a comparative discussion of the woman question in mid- to late-nineteenth-century English, German and Russian literatures

Imagery of enclosure [...] constantly threatens to stifle the heroines of women’s fiction.

This thesis seeks to develop recent research into Russian literature, which has applied semiotic theory to a feminist critique, to explore how spaces may b... Read More about (En)gendering barriers: a comparative discussion of the woman question in mid- to late-nineteenth-century English, German and Russian literatures.

Isolation, purification and characterisation of the pentraxins from Limulus polyphemus and Mustelus canis
Thesis
(2008). Isolation, purification and characterisation of the pentraxins from Limulus polyphemus and Mustelus canis

CRP and SAP form part of the innate immune system in humans, and homologues have been found in mammals, amphibians, fish, elasmobranchs, and invertebrates. The aim of this research was to broaden knowledge of CRP and SAP in horseshoe crabs, and to at... Read More about Isolation, purification and characterisation of the pentraxins from Limulus polyphemus and Mustelus canis.

The language of the unheard: civil disorder in Staffordshire 1640-1842
Thesis
(1991). The language of the unheard: civil disorder in Staffordshire 1640-1842

'The Language or the Unheard' attempts to reconstruct the history or civil ctiaorder within Staffordshire between 1640 and 1842. The prime sources for the study are newapapers, State Papers and Assizes and Quarter Sessions Court records. The latter a... Read More about The language of the unheard: civil disorder in Staffordshire 1640-1842.

Scheler’s ethics and the problem of normativity
Thesis
(2016). Scheler’s ethics and the problem of normativity

Kant and Scheler both develop ethical frameworks which are grounded by their epistemic theories. In this thesis, I exposit both of these epistemologies and show their relations to the respective ethical theories. I then look at how those theories try... Read More about Scheler’s ethics and the problem of normativity.

Observational studies of pre-main sequence stars
Thesis
(1988). Observational studies of pre-main sequence stars

This work investigates selected young stars, paying particular attention to their photometric and polarimetric characteristics. The stars observed represent particular sub-classes of the Orion Population of young stars: stars of about one solar maSSj... Read More about Observational studies of pre-main sequence stars.