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Algebraic Methods for Finite Linear Cellular Automata
(Queen Mary University of London, 1996)
Cellular automata are a simple class of extended dynamical systems which have
been much studied in recent years. Linear cellular automata are the class of cellular
automata most amenable to algebraic analytic treatments, ...
The characterisation and analysis of in-situ and blasted block-size distributions and the blastability of rock masses.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1997)
In this thesis, previous research on discontinuity geometry, in-situ block size
distribution (IBSD), blasted block size distribution (BBSD), and blastability of rock
mass is discussed. The IBSD with special reference to ...
Masochism and literature, with reference to selected literary texts from Sacher-Masoch to Duras.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1995)
The introductory section of the thesis puts forward a view of the usefulness of the concept
of masochism in studying literature, arguing that the tendency has been inadequately
formulated by psychoanalytic theory. It ...
Configurations of imperialism and their displacements in the novels of Joseph Conrad.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1998)
This thesis examines certain configurations of imperialism
and their displacements in the novels of Joseph Conrad
beginning from the premise that imperialism is rationalised
through a dualistic model of self/"other" and ...
Contested understandings: The Lansbury estate in the post war period.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1994)
The Lansbury estate was the LCC's first post-war reconstruction area, it
formed the Exhibition of Architecture during the Festival of Britain, and
received considerable media, political, architecutral and planning ...
'Ceux de Guise': The Guise Family and their Affinity in Normandy, 1550-1600
(Queen Mary University of London, 1993)
Despite their importance in. France and Europe in the sixteenth century, the Guise have received
little archival study from historians this century. This thesis overturns the myths that have
surrounded the family as a ...
Patent ownership in Malaysia - a comparative legal analysis of the Patents Act 1983.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1996)
Prior to 1986, Malaysia had a system whereby patents issued in the United Kingdom could
be registered in Malaysia. On registration, the patent owner would have privileges and
rights as those conferred by the issue of the ...
Policing the Recession: Unemployment, Social Protest and Law-and-Order in Republican Barcelona, 1930-1936
(Queen Mary University of London, 1995)
What follows is a social and cultural study of the Barcelona proletariat during
the Spanish Second Republic (193 1-1936). Unlike many historical and organisational
studies of working class groups and labour organisations, ...
HEALTH AND ILLNESS EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN CARIBBEAN WOMEN AND MEN: A STUDY IN EAST LONDON.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1999)
This thesis explores how gender can affect experiences of health and illness, with the
understanding that gender is constructed differently across the life course, and is
mediated by 'race' and class relations in Britain. ...
Inland Container Transportation System Planning with Reference to Korean Ports
(Queen Mary University of London, 1999)
This study attempts to develop realistic and relevant investment planning models for
inland container transportation systems. An inland container transport system model
has been constructed consisting of three sub-models: ...