All Outputs (29)

Hong Kong preservice teachers' beliefs and attitudes towards teaching proof in school mathematics: A design-based research (2022)
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Researchers have suggested that proof is essential for the learning of mathematics and should be placed at the centre of school mathematics. Yet, many studies suggest that teachers have counterproductive beliefs and attitudes towards teaching proof i... Read More about Hong Kong preservice teachers' beliefs and attitudes towards teaching proof in school mathematics: A design-based research.

The discursive representation of British wildlife in The Times newspaper, 1785–2005 (2019)
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This diachronic study investigates the discursive representation of four key wildlife species in Britain—red squirrels, grey squirrels, badgers, and hedgehogs. The research takes a modern-diachronic corpus-assisted discourse studies approach (Parting... Read More about The discursive representation of British wildlife in The Times newspaper, 1785–2005.

Evaluating Brain-in-Hand for adults with an acquired brain injury (2019)
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Over one million people live with the long-term consequences of acquired brain injury (ABI). Individuals with ABI may find it difficult to self-manage the effects of injury and it is important to provide them with the skills to live independently. Ma... Read More about Evaluating Brain-in-Hand for adults with an acquired brain injury.

Investigation of the conversion of fuels in the presence of solid oxygen carriers and the development of a plasma-assisted chemical looping system for H2 production (2018)
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The thesis, entitled ‘Investigation of the conversion of fuels in the presence of solid oxygen carriers and the development of a plasma-assisted chemical looping system for H2 production’, presents the work of Yaoyao Zheng in the Department of Engine... Read More about Investigation of the conversion of fuels in the presence of solid oxygen carriers and the development of a plasma-assisted chemical looping system for H2 production.

Magnetic monopole creation (2018)
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Elementary magnetic monopoles have never been experimentally observed but there are credible theoretical reasons to believe that they may nonetheless exist. This thesis gives partial answers to the questions: if magnetic monopoles do exist, can we cr... Read More about Magnetic monopole creation.

Adult education, spirit and the 'New Age': Sir George Trevelyan and the Shropshire Adult Education College at Attingham 1948-76 (2017)
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This thesis presents an interdisciplinary study of post-Second World War short-term residential adult education, through an investigation of the Shropshire Adult Education College (SAEC), 1948-1976. This was located at Attingham Park, Atcham, Shropsh... Read More about Adult education, spirit and the 'New Age': Sir George Trevelyan and the Shropshire Adult Education College at Attingham 1948-76.

To what extent is a CLIL approach useful in teaching intercultural understanding in MFL? (2017)
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This thesis investigates the importance learners and teachers of Modern Languages in England attach to the development of intercultural understanding, and the extent to which this is incorporated in everyday practice in the context of secondary educa... Read More about To what extent is a CLIL approach useful in teaching intercultural understanding in MFL?.

Absence through layering: from experiencing urban leftovers to reimagining sites (2017)
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As built reality, architecture constitutes presence: a place created to have a present use and meaning. Absence, in contrast, reflects the condition of no longer used leftover spaces and structures that escape the definition of architecture and the c... Read More about Absence through layering: from experiencing urban leftovers to reimagining sites.

Markers of synovial inflammation in cohorts at risk of knee osteoarthritis (2016)
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Background and objectives. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a leading cause of disability in the developed world. Additionally, it is possibly linked with premature mortality. Low-grade inflammation is associated with a high risk of non-traumatic KOA inc... Read More about Markers of synovial inflammation in cohorts at risk of knee osteoarthritis.

Theory and numerical modelling of parity-time symmetric structures for photonics (2016)
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Enacted Embodiment in Adaptive Architecture: Physiological Interactions Between Inhabitants and Biofeedback Architecture (2015)
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This thesis argues for an enactive embodied approach to understanding interactions with Adaptive Architecture. The growing interest in Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing, including the current trends of wearable, sensor infused technology, shows the... Read More about Enacted Embodiment in Adaptive Architecture: Physiological Interactions Between Inhabitants and Biofeedback Architecture.

Hybrid Marker-less Camera Pose Tracking with Integrated Sensor Fusion (2014)
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This thesis presents a framework for a hybrid model-free marker-less inertial-visual camera pose tracking with an integrated sensor fusion mechanism. The proposed solution addresses the fundamental problem of pose recovery in computer vision and robo... Read More about Hybrid Marker-less Camera Pose Tracking with Integrated Sensor Fusion.

An investigation into the cytotoxicity of cis,cis-triaminocyclohexane derivatives (2014)
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N,N’,N’’-Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)-cis,cis-1,3,5-triaminocyclohexane, tachpyr, has been studied for several years for its potential application in cancer therapy. Several studies have been carried out to understand the mechanism of action of this molecul... Read More about An investigation into the cytotoxicity of cis,cis-triaminocyclohexane derivatives.

Paramagnetic Probes for Magnetic Resonance (2013)
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Novel paramagnetic lanthanide complexes have been synthesised for use as probes for magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. Initially, complexes containing a trifluoromethyl group were examined for 19F MRI/S, due to the large chemical shift rang... Read More about Paramagnetic Probes for Magnetic Resonance.

Haptic Role Allocation and Intention Negotiation in Human-Robot Collaboration (2013)
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This dissertation aims to present a perspective to build more natural shared control systems for physical human-robot cooperation. As the tasks become more complex and more dynamic, many shared control schemes fail to meet the expectation of an effor... Read More about Haptic Role Allocation and Intention Negotiation in Human-Robot Collaboration.

Noncommutative Gravity and Quantum Field Theory on Noncommutative Curved Spacetimes (2011)
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The focus of this PhD thesis is on applications, new developments and extensions of the noncommutative gravity theory proposed by Julius Wess and his group. In part one we propose an extension of the usual symmetry reduction procedure to noncommut... Read More about Noncommutative Gravity and Quantum Field Theory on Noncommutative Curved Spacetimes.

Quantifying the effects of content, complexity and delay on memory for real-world images (2011)
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“A picture speaks a thousand words”, yet retrieval of a specific, previously viewed image from a large image collection may result in a substantial number of unwanted returns. This thesis offers an investigation into the feasibility of a novel soluti... Read More about Quantifying the effects of content, complexity and delay on memory for real-world images.

Modelling and Animation of Brittle Fracture in Three Dimensions (2007)
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This thesis describes a system for simulating fracture in brittle objects. The system combines rigid body simulation methods with a constraint-based model to animate fracturing of arbitrary polyhedral shaped objects under impact. The objects are repr... Read More about Modelling and Animation of Brittle Fracture in Three Dimensions.

Exploring heterogeneity in meta-analyses using summary and individual patient data methodologies from stroke trials (2005)
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Voices in the Silence: Narratives of disadvantage, social context, and school mathematics in post-apartheid South Africa (2005)
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"Voices in the Silence" is a critical exploration of the construction of disadvantage in school mathematics in social context. It provides a reflexive, narrative account of a pedagogic journey towards understanding the pedagogizing of difference in m... Read More about Voices in the Silence: Narratives of disadvantage, social context, and school mathematics in post-apartheid South Africa.