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Synthetic approaches to 1,3-diazepines
Thesis

A number of possible synthetic routes to monocyclic, fully unsaturated 1,3-diazepines are reported. Diazabicycloheptanones were prepared from the addition of dimethylsulphoxonium methylide to alkylated pyrimidones and attempts were made to expand th... Read More about Synthetic approaches to 1,3-diazepines.

Economy and the state in colonial Spanish America: a sociological approach
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This thesis analyses the development of economic and ideological forms of domination of the state over the exploited classes, Indians, African slaves and poor whites, in colonial Spanish America. Agriculture was throughout the colonial period the ma... Read More about Economy and the state in colonial Spanish America: a sociological approach.

Adaptive filters for two to four wire conversion in telephony
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The problem of inaccurate two to four wire conversion is considered, and a conprehensive survey of the transhybrid responses of 1845 subscribers' lines is carried out. Results on the optimum performance achieved by line matching techniques are prese... Read More about Adaptive filters for two to four wire conversion in telephony.

Stereochemical studies of heterocyclic analogues of decalins
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This dissertation is concerned with the synthesis of the octahydro-1-benzopyran and octahydro-1,4-benzoxazine systems and the application of 1H and 13C n.m.r. spectroscopy to determine the stereochemistry and major conformation adopted by the isomer... Read More about Stereochemical studies of heterocyclic analogues of decalins.

The matter-of-fact in science: a sociological ethnography of a biochemistry laboratory
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The development of intellectual strands pointing to the value of ethnographies of science are traced and the approach adopted for the present research is related to other laboratory observations. The findings gathered for this thesis are then prese... Read More about The matter-of-fact in science: a sociological ethnography of a biochemistry laboratory.

Publications submitted for the degree of D.Sc.
Thesis

Contents: Books: Tarling, D.H. and Tarling, M.P., Continental Drift : A study of the Earth's Moving Surface. (A recommended text for first year Geology and Geography courses in many British and overseas universities, polytechnics, teacher trai... Read More about Publications submitted for the degree of D.Sc..

Arab capital market integration: problems and prospects
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The Arab region comprises a group of developing countries which sought further socio-economic development through institutionalizing their cooperation. Within this context intensified efforts have been made toward their economic integration. The oil... Read More about Arab capital market integration: problems and prospects.

An A.E.S. study of S.E.E. and electron beam effects at oxygen exposed aluminium surfaces
Thesis

An AES technique has been used to Investigate oxygen adsorption at clean polycrystalline aluminium surfaces. The adsorption process was found to consist of two stages: chemisorption, reached within the first 50L of oxygen exposure, is followed by an... Read More about An A.E.S. study of S.E.E. and electron beam effects at oxygen exposed aluminium surfaces.

Business, politics and family ties three case studies: the Cerchi, Dell'antella and portinari of Florence 1260-1360
Thesis

Despite the importance of the patrician family to the history of Florence, there have been few modern studies of any representative family or families in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the formulative period in the evolution of the commune,... Read More about Business, politics and family ties three case studies: the Cerchi, Dell'antella and portinari of Florence 1260-1360.

Evaluation of crosslinked soluble N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) Methacrylamide copolymers as a potential drug carrier
Thesis

Soluble crosslinked hydroxypropyl(methacrylamide) copolymers have been studied in the rat, both in vitro and in vivo, in order to assess their suitability as drug carriers in a targetable drug delivery system. The lO radiolabelled copolymers used w... Read More about Evaluation of crosslinked soluble N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) Methacrylamide copolymers as a potential drug carrier.

The 1902 education act and Roman Catholic schools: a study of a community's efforts to gain and to preserve denominational education in its schools
Thesis

By 1902, a quarter of a million children were attending Catholic elementary schools in England and Wales. The thesis suggests that the initial impetus for the founding of these schools was the desire of the Catholic immigrant community to manifest it... Read More about The 1902 education act and Roman Catholic schools: a study of a community's efforts to gain and to preserve denominational education in its schools.

Midland saints: the Mormon mission in the West Midlands, 1837 - 77
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Ten years before the pioneer party of the Mormon Church first sighted the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, and determined that this was the place where "the Saints would find protection and safety," missionaries Of Lhe sect were active in England, prea... Read More about Midland saints: the Mormon mission in the West Midlands, 1837 - 77.

Prenatal maternal stress in Mus musculus: effects on the offspring, and the role of the mother
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The aim of this project was to examine certain aspects of prenatal stress, by providing a more comprehensive study of one strain of animal in one laboratory than hitherto presented. The stressor employed was that of crowding during the last third of... Read More about Prenatal maternal stress in Mus musculus: effects on the offspring, and the role of the mother.

Service outlets in shopping centres: problems and policies
Thesis

Although there has been a profusion of studies on most aspects of retailing during the post-war period, the rapid growth of service outlets in traditional shopping centres is one component of retail change that has attracted relatively little attenti... Read More about Service outlets in shopping centres: problems and policies.

The relationship between sedimentary history and geotechnical behaviour of Quaternary sediments in Holderness
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The stratigraphy-, sedimentology and geotechnical properties of the Quaternary sequence in Holderness were examined in detail, with the aim of relating depositional history to observed geotechnical behaviour. Both the Withernsea and Skipsea Till unit... Read More about The relationship between sedimentary history and geotechnical behaviour of Quaternary sediments in Holderness.

Economics of oil: a case study of Libya
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In the last few decades the economics of oil has been very much influenced by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). OPEC behaviour has been a paradox to economists and politicians alike; this thesis attempts to analyse how OPEC me... Read More about Economics of oil: a case study of Libya.

An experimental study of fine-grain motion perception in the human visual system
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This thesis explores the characteristics of motion perception in the peripheral field of the human visual system as revealed by the fine-grain movement illusion, in which the sequential flashing of two spatially unresolved dot flashes results in the... Read More about An experimental study of fine-grain motion perception in the human visual system.

The geology of the Morlaix - St Michel-en-Greve region, N.W. Brittany, France
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Detailed mapping of the area between Morlaix and St. Michel-en- Greve has been carried out within the northwest part of the Massif Armoricain and three distinct tectono-metamorphic areas have been recognised. In the western area a medium-high grade m... Read More about The geology of the Morlaix - St Michel-en-Greve region, N.W. Brittany, France.

Silurian trilobites from Scandinavia
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Trilobites of the family Lichidae are described from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden. Nineteen species (fourteen of which are named, two new) are assigned to Acanthopyge, Choneiliobarges, Craspedarges, Dicranopeltis, Lichas, Platylichas and Pseudotup... Read More about Silurian trilobites from Scandinavia.

Hymenolepis diminuta: the pathophysiology of infection in the intermediate host, Tenebrio molitor
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In T. molitor infected with metacestodes of H. diminuta total haemolymph free protein concentration, determined by the Lowry method, ranged from 62 to 81 mg/ml in females and was significantly lower in males (36-54mg/ml). A 477. increase was detected... Read More about Hymenolepis diminuta: the pathophysiology of infection in the intermediate host, Tenebrio molitor.