All Outputs (1650)

Structural and ion exchange study of nanostructured materials (2024)
Thesis
Contini, A. (2024). Structural and ion exchange study of nanostructured materials. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/857282

In this thesis, the structural and acidic properties of two zeolites LTL and MAZ are compared and reported. Commercial LTL and MAZ were ion exchanged with metal alkali cations, to obtain the corresponding ion exchanged forms, and characterised by IR... Read More about Structural and ion exchange study of nanostructured materials.

Investigation into the mechanistic effects of the lncRNA Growth Arrest Specific 5 in the regulation of cell survival (2024)
Thesis
Maroszek, M. R. Investigation into the mechanistic effects of the lncRNA Growth Arrest Specific 5 in the regulation of cell survival. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/884975

Current research indicates that long noncoding RNAs orchestrate various regulatory processes in a physiological context and thereby, their dysregulation may contribute to major human diseases, including cancer (Grammatikakis et al.,2014).

Long no... Read More about Investigation into the mechanistic effects of the lncRNA Growth Arrest Specific 5 in the regulation of cell survival.

Why bad policy persists: examining finance practitioners’ views of the English NHS internal market (2024)
Thesis
Outhwaite, L. Why bad policy persists: examining finance practitioners’ views of the English NHS internal market. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/884969

This thesis evaluates the reasons for the longevity of the English NHS internal market policy, which challenged the post-1948 public provision model for healthcare services. It reviews the intellectual underpinning of the policy, derived from New Pub... Read More about Why bad policy persists: examining finance practitioners’ views of the English NHS internal market.

Creativity as a scientific-social phenomenon (2024)
Thesis
Kamran, S. (2024). Creativity as a scientific-social phenomenon. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/857263

In recent years, educational academics, teachers, and politicians from all over the world have turned their attention to the need to encourage children's creativity in their academic studies. Creativity is a critical component of thinking and learnin... Read More about Creativity as a scientific-social phenomenon.

A canon of collaboration: literary value, student voices and diversity in contemporary studies of literature (2024)
Thesis
Sadler, S. (2024). A canon of collaboration: literary value, student voices and diversity in contemporary studies of literature. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/885039

Intense competition for students and financial support in a market-led, businessorientated academic context, as well as adverse political fallout from the ‘canon wars’ and ‘culture wars’ of the early 1990s has resulted in the Arts and Humanities need... Read More about A canon of collaboration: literary value, student voices and diversity in contemporary studies of literature.

Applying electron microscopy analysis to assess neural tissue engineering outcomes (2024)
Thesis
Lindop, G. E. (2024). Applying electron microscopy analysis to assess neural tissue engineering outcomes. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/884963

Spinal cord injury (SCI) has a major socio-economic impact with treatments providing little to no functional recovery due to the SCI environment hindering regeneration through chemical and physical barriers. Novel approaches to alter the injury envir... Read More about Applying electron microscopy analysis to assess neural tissue engineering outcomes.

Investigating multiple factors affecting the successful infection and transmission of arboviruses (2024)
Thesis
Widlake, E. (2024). Investigating multiple factors affecting the successful infection and transmission of arboviruses. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/850302

Arboviruses are arthropod-borne viruses that cycle between a vertebrate host and an arthropod vector. This disparate life cycle involves adapting to two alternate animals and the differing tissues and systems within them. A range of factors influence... Read More about Investigating multiple factors affecting the successful infection and transmission of arboviruses.

Following the trend or resisting the change? The role of dynamic norms in shaping political attitudes (2024)
Thesis
Eraslan, E. G. (2024). Following the trend or resisting the change? The role of dynamic norms in shaping political attitudes. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/855651

This thesis examines the effects of dynamic norm interventions, which highlight changing societal attitudes and behaviour over time, on political attitudes and behavioural tendencies through twelve experiments (three pilot and nine main experiments).... Read More about Following the trend or resisting the change? The role of dynamic norms in shaping political attitudes.

Evaluation of Nanopore sequencing for interrogating mosquito pools from surveillance systems (2024)
Thesis
Nascimento, C. L. D. (2024). Evaluation of Nanopore sequencing for interrogating mosquito pools from surveillance systems. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/853170

Vector-borne diseases are responsible for 17% of all infectious diseases worldwide and contribute to more than 700 000 deaths annually, mainly in sub-Saharan countries. Vector surveillance is a crucial element of vector control programmes to assure t... Read More about Evaluation of Nanopore sequencing for interrogating mosquito pools from surveillance systems.

Statistical significance of three-dimensional stochastic fluvial reservoir modelling (2024)
Thesis
Davies, C. H. C. (2024). Statistical significance of three-dimensional stochastic fluvial reservoir modelling. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/849832

Fluvial systems, characterized by complex structures at multiple scales, often serve as excellent reservoirs for both hydrocarbons and carbon storage. Locating such reservoirs, and assessing their quality is challenging due to their sub-seismic natur... Read More about Statistical significance of three-dimensional stochastic fluvial reservoir modelling.

Towards an ethically informed framework for managing patients with medically unexplained symptoms: developing boundary principles (2024)
Thesis
Fernando, B. L. (2024). Towards an ethically informed framework for managing patients with medically unexplained symptoms: developing boundary principles. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/855660

Introduction
Patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), i.e., physical complaints not fully explained by somatic/psychiatric pathology, are well-documented as a significant problem in primary care. Yet, the issues these patients and their... Read More about Towards an ethically informed framework for managing patients with medically unexplained symptoms: developing boundary principles.

Becoming and being a counsellor: An exploration of the tension between graduate learning regimes and professional identity in a counsellor training programme in Singapore (2024)
Thesis
Tan, T. L. L. (2024). Becoming and being a counsellor: An exploration of the tension between graduate learning regimes and professional identity in a counsellor training programme in Singapore. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/850261

In this thesis, the author investigates and explores the experience of the ‘becoming’ and ‘being’ of Singaporean counselling graduates as they navigate their professional identity in a specific counselling training programme in Singapore. ‘Becoming’... Read More about Becoming and being a counsellor: An exploration of the tension between graduate learning regimes and professional identity in a counsellor training programme in Singapore.

How do stroke survivors self-manage their life-career transitions? (2024)
Thesis
Wilson, C. T. (2024). How do stroke survivors self-manage their life-career transitions?. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/857256

Background
Using the metaphor of life-thread, medical sociologists have drawn attention to the biographical disruption caused by stroke. However, there is little literature examining stroke-survivors’ (approaches to life-career transitions after ac... Read More about How do stroke survivors self-manage their life-career transitions?.

Evaluation of chemometric software for analysis of complex mixtures for biologically derived samples analysed using liquid-chromatography mass spectrometry (2024)
Thesis
Scott, M. R. (2024). Evaluation of chemometric software for analysis of complex mixtures for biologically derived samples analysed using liquid-chromatography mass spectrometry. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/850250

There is a risk of losing important information when choosing the best metabolomic workflow for untargeted chemometric analysis. Choosing the best software for conducting this analysis is crucial as wrong parameters with the wrong software could lead... Read More about Evaluation of chemometric software for analysis of complex mixtures for biologically derived samples analysed using liquid-chromatography mass spectrometry.

The use of a Pharma Compounds augmented reality educational tool in sixth form and undergraduate students: a mixed methods evaluation (2024)
Thesis
Essel, D. Y. (2024). The use of a Pharma Compounds augmented reality educational tool in sixth form and undergraduate students: a mixed methods evaluation. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/849930

Augmented reality (AR) generates immersive, engaging environments that has been shown to improve learners’ motivation, knowledge and spatial awareness in some science-based subjects. Therefore, this study aimed to design, then evaluate the effectiven... Read More about The use of a Pharma Compounds augmented reality educational tool in sixth form and undergraduate students: a mixed methods evaluation.

The geometry and distribution of thrust-fold related fractures in limestone (2024)
Thesis
Grodner, M. W. (2024). The geometry and distribution of thrust-fold related fractures in limestone. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/849840

Outcrop study of fracture geometry and topology in limestones of high-level thrust sheets in the Frontal Himalayan Thrust, north of Islamabad, Pakistan has enabled the determination of convergent tectonic spatial geometries and distributions of thrus... Read More about The geometry and distribution of thrust-fold related fractures in limestone.

Chemical synthesis approaches to amphiphilic mimetic glycosides (2024)
Thesis
Porter, J. A. (2024). Chemical synthesis approaches to amphiphilic mimetic glycosides. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/849924

The majority of surfactants in use are derived from petroleum feedstocks. Synthetic surfactants face numerous issues including low biodegradability, ecotoxicity and bioaccumulation. Biosurfactants such as amphiphilic glycoconjugates are a promising c... Read More about Chemical synthesis approaches to amphiphilic mimetic glycosides.

The politics of the UK food sovereignty movement (2024)
Thesis
Westwell, E. (2024). The politics of the UK food sovereignty movement. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/853518

This thesis explores the political nature of UK Food Sovereignty Movement (UKFSM), focusing predominantly on its expression in England. In doing so this research informs an understanding of what the food sovereignty movement is in the context of the... Read More about The politics of the UK food sovereignty movement.

How do males of South Asian origin with long-term physical conditions understand, experience and seek help for emotional distress? (2024)
Thesis
Awan, H. (2024). How do males of South Asian origin with long-term physical conditions understand, experience and seek help for emotional distress?. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/849807

People with physical-mental comorbidity have a poorer quality of life, worse clinical outcomes and increased mortality than those with physical conditions alone. Those from some ethnic groups may be less likely to recognise and seek help for symptoms... Read More about How do males of South Asian origin with long-term physical conditions understand, experience and seek help for emotional distress?.

Politics en Vogue: an exploration of entanglements of US consumer capitalism, feminisms, and environmental concerns (2024)
Thesis
Dawson, C. S. (2024). Politics en Vogue: an exploration of entanglements of US consumer capitalism, feminisms, and environmental concerns. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/853316

An entanglement, a lack of self-contained existence, between feminism and neoliberalism emerged in the 1990s in popular media and consumer culture. Since, feminist scholars have attempted to describe and explain postfeminism. Postfeminism emphasises... Read More about Politics en Vogue: an exploration of entanglements of US consumer capitalism, feminisms, and environmental concerns.