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Femininity, stardom and the everyday : a comparative account of the French female cinema star and the Hollywood female cinema star in French cultural discourses of the 1950s..
(2002)
This thesis explores the links between ideology, stardom, nationality
and the everyday. It argues that as France underwent rapid economic
expansion and technical modernisation in the 1950s, everyday life was
subsequently ...
Macroeconomic Issues In A Small Transition Economy: The Case of Latvia.
(2002)
In a series of essays a number of important issues of macroeconomic
modelling of a small transition economy are explored. The essays are unified by the
common theme of dollarization or currency substitution, which is ...
Ships' Boys and Charity in the Mid-Eighteenth Century: The London Marine Society (1756-1772).
(2003)
This study has three principal aims: to research the circumstances of mid-eighteenthcentury
ships' boys, to look at the role the sea service played for contemporary youths
with no family connections to the maritime world, ...
The Greenshirts: fascism in the Irish Free State 1935-1945.
(2004)
General O'Duffy's National Corporate Party/Greenshirt movement was Ireland's
largest fascist movement. This thesis explores the origins of Irish fascism, arguing
that it was not simply an imitation of continental models, ...
Composites based on natural fibres and thermoplastic matrices.
(2002)
This thesis examines the possibility of reinforcing thermoplastic matrices, notably
polypropylene (PP) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), by (a vegetable fibre) flax.
An effort is made to enhance/optimise the mechanical ...
Behaviour of GFRP rebars reinforced concrete elements under elevated temperature and fire
(2003)
In general, it is expected that concrete structures using Glass Fibre Reinforced
Plastic (GFRP) rebars as reinforcement could have improved durability compared to
normal steel reinforcement because of the corrosion ...
Assessing asthma in adult clinical trials of inhaled B2-agonists: a search for a standard primary outcome measure
(2002)
Since the late 1960s the safety of inhaled B2-agonists has been questioned and the longtenn
regular use of these drugs has been linked to increasing morbidity and mortality.
National and international guidelines recommend ...
An investigation into the mechanical and biological properties of acrylic bone cement containing triphenyl bismuth (TPB) as an alternative radiopacifier
(2003)
Total joint replacement is the most successful method of treating end-stage
arthritis. It significantly improves the quality of life and the functional capability
of patients suffering from arthritis. Currently an estimated ...
Single Polymer Composites Based on Polypropylene: Processing and Properties
(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. ...
Buckling and Post-Buckling Analysis of Cracked Plates by The Boundary Element Method
(2003)
This thesis presents boundary element formulations for buckling and nonlinear
buckling analysis of plates. Dual boundary element formulations are
also presented for linear and nonlinear buckling, and large deformation ...
