Queen Mary University of London Theses

Head movement in conversation

Gurion, T

This work explores the function and form of head movement and specifically head nods in free conversation. It opens with a comparison of three theories that are often considered as triggers for head nods: mimicry, backchannel ...

Aspects of (Super)Conformal Field Theories in Even dimensions

Andriolo, E

The thorough study of Conformal-Field-Theories (CFTs) and Super-Conformal Field Theories (SCFTs) lies at the heart of the towering progress that our understanding of Quantum Field Theories (QFTs) has witnessed in the last ...

Study of protein corona formation and its impact on the morphology and properties of acrylamide-based nanogels

Traldi, F

The application of nanomaterials to the field of medicine offers exciting and promising therapeutic strategies which are expected to positively impact the quality of life of future patients. In particular, polymeric ...

International Treaties and Commonwealth Caribbean States: A three-dimensional approach to improving treaty implementation

Modeste, D

Treaties are of growing importance. Their reach has extended from the regulation of war and peacemaking to regulation involving multiple states across practically all areas of human activity. The quantitative and qualitative ...

Essays in Corporate Finance with Machine Learning Techniques

Iweze, D

This thesis comprises three corporate finance (entrepreneurial finance) studies with machine learning techniques. In chapter one, I estimate the causal effect of the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) scheme on investment (change ...

RISKS OF PRETERM BIRTH AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS IN TWIN PREGNANCIES: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND META-ANALYSES

Marleen, F

Background The rates of twin pregnancies have increased globally due to the substantial increase in artificial reproductive techniques (ART) worldwide. Preterm birth is a major contributing factor to twins' significantly ...

Investigating the role of microtubules on pro-invasive factor secretion and intracellular organisation in cells with extra centrosomes

Yeon, B

The presence of extra centrosomes can drive aneuploidy and invasiveness, thus contributing to tumorigenesis. We previously showed that cells with extra centrosomes induce extra centrosomes-associated secretory pathway ...

Queer Worldmaking: Radical Sexual Politics in the Age of United States Hegemony

Stoffel, A

Queer struggles have radically contested the global social relations of the post-war American order. These struggles include most prominently the gay liberation movement of the sixties, the black lesbian feminist movement ...

Hamiltonian Decompositions and Linear Arboricity of Graphs

Khoployklang, Teerasak

Let Γ be a finite abelian group with operation “+ ”and A be a symmetric subset of Γ (if a ∈ A, then −a ∈ A). The Cayley graph Cay(A, Γ) is the graph having the elements of Γ as its vertices and, for all vertices x and y, ...

Machine Learning for Design Optimization of Antenna Applications

Ma, Y

In recent years, the rapid development of machine learning (ML) technique enables us to address complex electromagnetic (EM) problems such as Radio frequency (RF) signal analysis, antennas, and artificial EM materials ...

Numerical study of cells flowing in microfluidics

Lu, R (2023-01-23)

Microfluidics has grown tremendously and rapidly in bioapplications. It has been successfully applied in cells/microparticles mechanical characterisation, cells/microparticles sorting, and intracellular delivery. Among all ...

Dynamics of Random Mutations

Moeller, M

Mutations are the source of evolution in all biological systems. Understanding how mutations arising from single individuals within a population expand, fluctuate and reach fixation or extinction is essential for the study ...

Aspects of the Classical Double Copy

Alawadhi, R

This thesis applies the Kerr-Schild and the Weyl double copy formalisms to study var- ious concepts in the physics literature. First we apply both the Kerr-Schild and the Weyl double copy to solution generating transformations ...

Scattering Amplitudes from Rational Maps and Correlators in AdS/CFT

Zhang, S-Q

This thesis focuses on novel techniques of computing scattering amplitudes and correlation functions in quantum field theories. We begin with the twistor formulation of amplitudes in six dimensions (6D), which compute ...

Atomic motion and rearrangement in functional materials

Yuan, S

The modern challenge of functional materials requires us to understand the link between atomic structures and the functionality of materials. While experiments have greatly improved our understanding of these materials, ...

Family History, Ancestral Place and Diaspora: material culture and community heritage for people of Punjabi descent in London

Mahal, C

Abstract This thesis examines the role of family history, ancestral place, and diaspora for people of Punjabi descent in London. It examines how family history is constructed in relation to identity and heritage across two ...