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Statistical modelling for facial expression dynamics
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)
One of the most powerful and fastest means of relaying emotions between humans are facial expressions.
The ability to capture, understand and mimic those emotions and their underlying dynamics
in the synthetic counterpart ...
Persuading John Bull: the American Civil War comes to London’s Fleet Street
(Queen Mary University of London, 2010)
This thesis analyses Union and Confederate propaganda in Britain during the American Civil War. The London American, founded in 1860, became an unofficial Union propaganda journal after the outbreak of the conflict. In ...
Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
(2009)
Tuberculosis (TB) has re-emerged as a potential health threat in both developed and developing countries. Notification rates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) increased from 23 to 85 cases per 100,000 population between ...
MRAP2 (Melanocortin Receptor Accessory Protein Two) and its role in melanocortin receptor trafficking and expression
(2009)
The melanocortin receptor (MCR) family consists of five G-protein coupled receptors
(MC1R-MC5R) involved in a wide range of physiological and disease processes.
MC2R is a critical component of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal ...
Characterising the tumour evolution and genetic heterogeneity underlying follicular lymphoma and its progression.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2015-04)
Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an incurable indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) that behaves heterogeneously. Although epitomised by the t(14;18), the full spectrum of genetic lesions and the clonal hierarchy that contribute ...
Cross talk between stromal cells and immune cells in rheumatoid arthritis: the role of Toll-like receptor activated synovial fibroblasts in B cell autoreactivity.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the synovial joints leading to cartilage destruction and bone erosion. One of the hallmarks of RA is the presence of circulating autoantibodies and the ...
Control of analgesic and anti-inflammatory pathways by fatty acid amide hydrolase
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)
The endogenous cannabinoids (endocannabinoids) arachidonoyl ethanolamide (AEA)
and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) regulate neurotransmission and inflammation by
activating the CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the central ...
'Dangerously far advanced into the darkness’: the place of mysticism in the life and work of Aldous Huxley
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011)
This thesis traces Huxley’s abiding preoccupation with mysticism, from his first
collection of poetry to his final novel Island (1962). The function of mystics, Huxley
argues in Grey Eminence (1941), is to dispel the ...
Developing new directions in the analysis of competition law and policy in the areas of the New Economy and the internet.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2010)
This thesis examines the application and interrelationship of competition law and policy and the areas of the New Economy and the Internet. The aim is to further develop and elevate the existing discussion in relation to ...
Geographies of Contemporary African Art
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)
This thesis explores how the art world negotiates what contemporary African art
means, in the context of the international contemporary art system and in relation to
the histories of Western perspectives on Africa. Using ...