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Preparation, Characterisation, and Modelling of Graphene-based Polymer Nanocomposites with Enhanced Mechanical and Electrical Properties
(2019-01-15)
Despite the exceptional properties of graphene and graphite nanoplatelets (GNP), the performance of their polymer nanocomposites is often disappointing. Nanofiller agglomeration is one among many other reasons for this ...
Understanding the distinctions in, and impacts of, hand-based sensorimotor interaction in immersive virtual reality; via second language learning
(2023-07-24)
It is widely accepted that immersive virtual reality (IVR) depends on head-based sensorimotor interaction, and the implications and impacts of this interaction are well-explored. However, an additional sensorimotor interaction ...
Automatic extraction of retinal features to assist diagnosis of glaucoma disease
(2015-04-24)
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that have common traits such as high eye pressure, damage to the Optic Nerve Head (ONH) and gradual vision loss. It affects the peripheral vision and eventually leads to blindness if ...
Elucidating MSH6 as a novel regulator of PD-L1 expression
(2024-05-16)
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has shown great therapeutic promise, but response rates vary and definitive biomarkers for predicting response are lacking. In 2017, the FDA approved pembrolizumab, an anti-PD-1 therapy, ...
Modelling Instrumental Gestures and Techniques: A Case Study of Piano Pedalling
(2019-12-06)
In this thesis we propose a bottom-up approach for modelling instrumental gestures and techniques, using piano pedalling as a case study. Pedalling gestures play a vital role in expressive piano performance. They can be ...
Harnessing siRNA technology as a treatment delivery system for osteoarthritis
(2024-04-24)
Background: Osteoarthritis is a painful chronic disease of the whole joint characterised by the loss of articular cartilage and pain, for which there is no cure. Novel potential therapeutic targets have been identified. ...
A View of Things to Come
(2024-04-12)
A View of Things to Come explores how bacteria, fungi, and plants can produce cinematic art, with or without us. I approach these beings as artistically and pedagogically insightful companions, interrogating, rethinking, ...