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Single Polymer Composites Based on Polypropylene: Processing and Properties
(Queen Mary University of London, 2004)
Isotropic polymers lack sufficient strength and stiffness for many engineering
applications. In order to improve these properties polymers can be filled with structural
reinforcements such as glass or natural fibres. ...
Oxygen therapy in respiratory disorders
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)
Oxygen therapy remains a cornerstone of medical practice and is generally regarded as being safe. However, there is a lack of clinical evidence to support the routine use of oxygen therapy, and in certain conditions, ...
Rethinking urban lighting: geographies of artificial lighting in everyday life
(Queen Mary University of London, 2017-07-17)
In this thesis I study the role of artificial lighting in the everyday urban life of older residents living in the London Borough of Newham. Newham’s light infrastructure is currently undergoing change as the borough’s ...
Bringing it all back home? A Chinese bank going global
(2011)
This thesis examines the role of trust in the global expansion and activities of
Chinabank over the past eight, and especially the past two, decades and the
associated transformative effects of this emergent geography. ...
Home, work and migration for Vietnamese people in East London
(Queen Mary University of London, 2016-01)
This thesis examines relationships between home, work and migration for Vietnamese
people in East London. It contributes to a growing body of work within geographies of
home, as well as furthering research on mobility ...
INVESTIGATION OF NOVEL CATALYTIC TRANSFORMATIONS USING BIO-HYBRID AND TRANSITION METAL CATALYSIS
(Queen Mary University of London, 29/10/2019)
This thesis is focused on the development of new catalytic tools to access complex structural scaffolds with a special emphasis given to heterocyclic compounds. The first chapter presents our work in the field of DNA-based ...
Mind the gap: a strategy for supporting understanding and engagement with climate change science.
(2010)
Concerns within geography over public engagement and understanding has necessitated a new
strategy to be developed that moves away from the top down approach to disseminating
knowledge to a dialogue between expert and ...
The role of PROM-1/CD/AC133 in colorectal cancer.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)
Background: Colorectal cancer is the result of dysregulation within classic regulatory
pathways in epithelial stem-cell(s): the precursors giving rise to all other intestinal
lineages. The resulting cancer stem-cell (CSC) ...
The Role of the Chief Justice in Commonwealth Africa: a comparative study of South Africa, Ghana and Kenya
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)
This
is
a
comparative
study
of
the
leadership
role
of
the
Chief
Justice
as
head
of
the
judiciary
through
a
decade
of
change,
up
to
2009,
in
South
Africa,
Ghana
and
Kenya.
It
draws
on
a
...
Ecosystem engineering impacts of invasive species on river banks: signal crayfish and Himalayan balsam
(Queen Mary University of London, 2018-04-19)
This thesis investigates the impact of two invasive ecosystem engineers on the river banks.
Invasive species generate significant global environmental and economic costs and represent a
particularly potent threat to ...