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The role of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in the pleiotropic effects of Atorvastatin (2023)
Thesis
Sandhu, K. S. (2023). The role of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in the pleiotropic effects of Atorvastatin. (Thesis). Keele University

The following thesis began by discussing current controversies surrounding EPC identification then studied the effect of atorvastatin on EPC numbers in bench and bed side studies. Atorvastatin was hypothesised to increase chemokine CXCL-12 its recep... Read More about The role of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in the pleiotropic effects of Atorvastatin.

Using Twitter to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists - A qualitative study (2023)
Thesis
Campbell, L. H. (2023). Using Twitter to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists - A qualitative study. (Thesis). Keele University

Background - First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) specialise in supporting people who consult with musculoskeletal conditions in National Health Service primary care. Cited FCP role challenges include professional isolation, time demands and changin... Read More about Using Twitter to mobilise knowledge for First Contact Physiotherapists - A qualitative study.

Everyday emotion regulation: A mixed-methods investigation into how speech regulates emotion response systems (2023)
Thesis
Beer, O. M. (2023). Everyday emotion regulation: A mixed-methods investigation into how speech regulates emotion response systems. (Thesis). Keele University

Emotions shape and enrich our conscious experiences. Despite the interdisciplinary consensus that emotions are fundamental to understanding human behaviour, there are limited investigations into emotion and emotion regulation in the daily lives of no... Read More about Everyday emotion regulation: A mixed-methods investigation into how speech regulates emotion response systems.

Hope and local food activism in a North Wales town: a conceptual and ethnographic study (2023)
Thesis
West, R. H. (2023). Hope and local food activism in a North Wales town: a conceptual and ethnographic study. (Thesis). Keele University

The aim of this thesis is to examine the relationship between hope and local food growing projects within a sustainability context. Hope has often been overlooked or dismissed as naïve in sociological and political discourse, while interstitial polit... Read More about Hope and local food activism in a North Wales town: a conceptual and ethnographic study.

Business leases and energy efficiency: improvements, dilapidations, implied terms and lease renewals (2023)
Thesis
Western, J. D. (2023). Business leases and energy efficiency: improvements, dilapidations, implied terms and lease renewals. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis considers the two distinct areas of landlord and tenant law and building energy efficiency for older refurbished commercial buildings. Market forces are unlikely to help solve the split incentive problem by themselves. After explaining th... Read More about Business leases and energy efficiency: improvements, dilapidations, implied terms and lease renewals.

A social realist challenge to the structuring of professional practice knowledge for initial teacher education in England (2023)
Thesis
Swift, D. (2023). A social realist challenge to the structuring of professional practice knowledge for initial teacher education in England. (Thesis). Keele University

Professional practice knowledge for beginning teachers involves grappling with the extent to which ‘theory’ and ‘practice’ should be evident during initial teacher education courses. The end point assessment tool for such programmes in England is tha... Read More about A social realist challenge to the structuring of professional practice knowledge for initial teacher education in England.

Study to determine the rate of kill of anti-leishmanial drugs using a novel bioluminescence-based assay (2023)
Thesis
Freakley, A. L. (2023). Study to determine the rate of kill of anti-leishmanial drugs using a novel bioluminescence-based assay. (Thesis). Keele University

Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease associated with poverty, deprived socio-economic settings and population displacement, primarily due to conflict. The causative agent are species of Leishmania parasites that are transmitted by sand flies... Read More about Study to determine the rate of kill of anti-leishmanial drugs using a novel bioluminescence-based assay.

“Hot and bitter tears” (辛酸泪): An inquiry into Chinese migrants’ experiences of undocumented status (2023)
Thesis
Machin, H. E. (2023). “Hot and bitter tears” (辛酸泪): An inquiry into Chinese migrants’ experiences of undocumented status. (Thesis). Keele University

Undocumented Chinese migration to the UK has, in the aftermath of widely publicised events such as the Dover and Morecambe Bay tragedies, triggered significant concern. Since such events, attention has turned to other forms of irregular entry. Yet, u... Read More about “Hot and bitter tears” (辛酸泪): An inquiry into Chinese migrants’ experiences of undocumented status.

1. Franklyn’s Dog, 2. Trauma fiction : Enforcement, healingand the role of the perpetrator (2023)
Thesis
Cassam, S. J. (2023). 1. Franklyn’s Dog, 2. Trauma fiction : Enforcement, healingand the role of the perpetrator. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis aims to explore current and emerging trends within trauma fiction and the criticism surrounding it. The thesis consists of a novel, Franklyn’s Dog, that focuses on the protagonist, Jon, and his attempts to overcome and move beyond the tra... Read More about 1. Franklyn’s Dog, 2. Trauma fiction : Enforcement, healingand the role of the perpetrator.

Understanding process of management control changes in hybrid organisational contracts (2023)
Thesis
Zaidi, U. (2023). Understanding process of management control changes in hybrid organisational contracts. (Thesis). Keele University

Motivated by controversial public and private sector hybrid organisational relationships and, more broadly, by repeated calls regarding control and management of hybrid organisational relationships, this thesis is concerned with the understanding pro... Read More about Understanding process of management control changes in hybrid organisational contracts.

Statistical methods for prognostic factor and risk prediction research (2023)
Thesis
Whittle, R. L. (2023). Statistical methods for prognostic factor and risk prediction research. (Thesis). Keele University

Prognosis research is an important part of medical research as it seeks to understand, predict, and improve future outcomes in people with a given disease or health condition. This thesis focuses on the application and development of statistical meth... Read More about Statistical methods for prognostic factor and risk prediction research.

Radio and infrared surveys for active galactic nuclei behind the Magellanic Clouds (2023)
Thesis
Pennock, C. M. (2023). Radio and infrared surveys for active galactic nuclei behind the Magellanic Clouds. (Thesis). Keele University

I present an analysis of a new 120 deg2 radio continuum image of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) at 888 MHz with a bandwidth of 288 MHz and beam size of 13.′′9×12.′′1, from the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP). I constructed a ca... Read More about Radio and infrared surveys for active galactic nuclei behind the Magellanic Clouds.

Policing football in Sweden: a Participant Action Research project conducted with the football community (2023)
Thesis
Williams, N. S. (2023). Policing football in Sweden: a Participant Action Research project conducted with the football community. (Thesis). Keele University

This PhD thesis was written as part of a programme of research conducted by the Enable Project into the policing of domestic football events in Sweden. Between 2014 and 2016 Enable had conducted a series of Participant Action Research based observati... Read More about Policing football in Sweden: a Participant Action Research project conducted with the football community.

A study of mechanical and capillary bifurcation phenomena in soft elastic materials (2023)
Thesis
Emery, D. R. (2023). A study of mechanical and capillary bifurcation phenomena in soft elastic materials. (Thesis). Keele University

Stress-induced pattern formations in soft elastic materials are bifurcation phenomena which can be localized or periodic. Certain localized pattern formations such as necking or bulging are associated with zero wavenumber, whereas periodic pattern fo... Read More about A study of mechanical and capillary bifurcation phenomena in soft elastic materials.

Machine learning identification of massive young stellar objects in Local Group galaxies (2023)
Thesis
Kinson, D. A. (2023). Machine learning identification of massive young stellar objects in Local Group galaxies. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis presents the development and implementation of a machine learning classification of massive Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) in two Local Group galaxies, NGC6822 and M33. Using archival near- and far-IR data, point sources in both galaxies ar... Read More about Machine learning identification of massive young stellar objects in Local Group galaxies.

The management of varices in acute on chronic liver failure: a systematic review of guidelines and investigation of local practice (2023)
Thesis
Kesavan, S. (2023). The management of varices in acute on chronic liver failure: a systematic review of guidelines and investigation of local practice. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/515604

Varices are a complication of chronic liver disease and are associated with a high mortality if they haemorrhage. Patients need to be managed using the best available evidence to improve their outcomes. This thesis is formed of two parts: a systemati... Read More about The management of varices in acute on chronic liver failure: a systematic review of guidelines and investigation of local practice.

Creative community groups as catalysts for health and wellbeing: An ethnographic study of arts participation in Stoke-on-Trent (UK) (2023)
Thesis
Fanthome, J. C. (2023). Creative community groups as catalysts for health and wellbeing: An ethnographic study of arts participation in Stoke-on-Trent (UK). (Thesis). Keele University

The role of creative activity for wellbeing is of growing interest, with third sector resources increasingly utilised to prevent the over-medicalisation of social problems. Experiences of community creative participation, however, are not well unders... Read More about Creative community groups as catalysts for health and wellbeing: An ethnographic study of arts participation in Stoke-on-Trent (UK).

The evaluation of a metabonomic approach to detect decomposition products in water and leachates using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (2023)
Thesis
Williams, M. F. (2023). The evaluation of a metabonomic approach to detect decomposition products in water and leachates using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. (Thesis). Keele University

Statistics show that there was a 12% increase in missing persons’ incidents in the UK between 2014 and 2019. Approximately 50% of these missing individuals are found within 24 hours, and on average a large number will be deceased. Land-based searches... Read More about The evaluation of a metabonomic approach to detect decomposition products in water and leachates using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.

Food safety news events classification via a hierarchical transformer model (2023)
Journal Article
Xiong, S., Tian, W., Batra, V., Fan, X., Xi, L., Liu, H., & Liu, L. (2023). Food safety news events classification via a hierarchical transformer model. Heliyon, 9(7), Article e17806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17806

In light of the significance of regulatory authorities and the rising demand for information disclosure, a vast amount of information on food safety news reports is readily accessible on the Internet. The extraction of such information for precise cl... Read More about Food safety news events classification via a hierarchical transformer model.