Browsing Queen Mary University of London Theses by Subject "Ageing"
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Bare Singulars and So-Called Bare Singulars
(Queen Mary University of London, 30/11/2018)This thesis investigates bare singular nouns from a cross-linguistic perspective, with an emphasis on Spanish. While there has been considerable work on bare plural and bare mass nominals, there is, in comparison, little ... -
Exploring the emotional geographies of communication technology use among older adults in contemporary London
(Queen Mary University of London, 2017-08-22)Geographies of ageing literature recognises the emotional qualities of ageing. However, an historical tendency to overly medicalise ageing means research often focuses on the emotions associated with specific events such ... -
Mechanisms of Abdominal Pain in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(Queen Mary University of London, 26/10/2018)Introduction. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition affecting more than 3 million people in Europe and the USA combined. Patients report pain as one of the most severe and debilitating symptoms leading to a lower ... -
Pathways Regulating Inflammation in Microglia and Ageing
(Queen Mary University of London, 2016-06)Inflammation is implicated in a wide array of diseases and is associated with the ageing process: ‘inflammageing’ is the low-grade inflammation that occurs as an organism ages. I was particularly interested in age-related ... -
Treating the Changing Face of Western Medicine: Pharmacological Interventions on the Jak/STAT Pathway in Diabetic Complications and its Relationship to Ageing
(Queen Mary University of London, 2017-07-11)Ageing and diabetes are two major healthcare concerns that used to be regarded as problems of the Western world but are now of increasing concern in developing nations. Treating elderly patients with diabetes poses issues ...