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K-theory for étale groupoid C*-algebras via groupoid correspondences and spectral sequences
(2022)We develop techniques that allow us to convert isomorphisms in the homology of ample groupoids into isomorphisms in the K-theory of their associated C*-algebras. We apply this to prove an "orbit-stabiliser" K-theory formula ... -
“Keep our markets open”: Remaking Urban Marketplaces and Everyday Financial Practices in Nairobi in the Time of COVID-19
This research engages with geographical scholarship to better understand the role of crisis and its narratives in shaping socioeconomic and financial development. Previous research on crisis narratives has focused on the ... -
Keeping Europe in Order Conservative International Political Thought in Victorian Britain, 1854-1880
(Queen Mary University of London, 2014-09-24)Conservative international thought in Victorian Britain is a prominent landmark in the landscape of international thought which has up to now gone unmapped. In illuminating this body of thought, the thesis addresses ... -
Keratin Dynamics and the Role of Lipids on Keratinocyte Differentiation and mRNA Stability
(Queen Mary University of London, 04/12/2019)Keratin K2 is a 66 kDa type II intermediate filament protein expressed in differentiating keratinocytes of the epidermis with a very low-level expression in normal oral mucosa. In the epidermis it is expressed in the upper ... -
Ketchup and Blood: Documents, Institutions and Effects in the Performances of Paul McCarthy 1974-2013
(Queen Mary University of London, 18/11/2014)Since the 1970s, the work of Los Angeles-based artist Paul McCarthy (b. 1945) has included live performance, video, sculpture, kinetic tableaux, and installation. Tracing the development of McCarthy’s work between 1974 and ... -
Kindernomics: The Developmental Origins of Other-Regarding Preferences in Children
(Queen Mary University of London, 2015-08-27)People systematically allow others’ outcomes to affect their decisions. These tendencies, known as other-regarding preferences, are irrational according to traditional models of economics, and yet their existence is ... -
Kirigami inspired 3D shape programmable multifunctional polymer nanocomposite structures
(2022)Over the past decade, two-dimensional (2D) programmable polymeric materials have attracted a great interest due to their ability to self-transform their flat shape into a complex three-dimensional (3D) geometry, in response ... -
Kissing bonds in adhesive joints: a holistic approach for surface chemistry and joint mechanics
(2011)Kissing bonds (KBs) refer to the situation where two surfaces are only partially bonded or are debonded but touching or in very close proximity. This may be the consequence of poor adhesion, environmental degradation or ... -
Kisspeptin: a novel regulator of human foetal adrenocortical development and function
(Queen Mary University of London, 2018-08-02)Context: The human foetal adrenal (HFA) is an integral component of the foeto-placental unit and important for the maintenance of pregnancy. Low kisspeptin levels during pregnancy are associated with miscarriage, and ... -
Knights and knighthood in Tudor England
(Queen Mary University of London, 1970)The first chapters of this thesis attempt to isolate the factors responsible for the making of a Tudor 1aiigt. Birth (noble and gentle), education, wealth, conrtexiona, reli&.on, activity in royal service, war, and the ... -
Knowledge sharing: From atomic to parametrised context and shallow to deep models
(Queen Mary University of London, 2017-08-14)Key to achieving more effective machine intelligence is the capability to generalise knowledge across different contexts. In this thesis, we develop a new and very general perspective on knowledge sharing that unifi es ... -
Knowledge Transfer in Object Recognition.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2020-10-30)Abstract Object recognition is a fundamental and long-standing problem in computer vision. Since the latest resurgence of deep learning, thousands of techniques have been proposed and brought to commercial products to ... -
Knowledge-Enhanced Text Classification: Descriptive Modelling and New Approaches
(Queen Mary University of London, 2014-07-09)The knowledge available to be exploited by text classification and information retrieval systems has significantly changed, both in nature and quantity, in the last years. Nowadays, there are several sources of information ... -
Korean bank regulation and supervision: crisis and reform (a critical evaluation with recommendations).
(Queen Mary University of London, 1999)This thesis presents a critical analysis and evaluation of the current Korean banking regulatory and supervisory system. The objective is to identif' continuing structural weaknesses of the Korean banking system and to ... -
Kurt Weill: the 'composer as dramatist' in American musical theatre production
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011)The aim of this thesis is to critically examine Weill‘s negotiation of American cultural industries and his collaborative practice in making musicals there. It addresses the influence of the earlier, now discredited, concept ... -
Laboratory studies examining aspects of scent marking, traplining and remote detection of reward in the foraging bumblebee.
(2007)Energy from food is essential for the survival of all animals. For decades, bumblebees have been used as model organisms for studying animal foraging strategies. Here, I use bumblebees to examine two foraging strategies: ... -
The Labour Governments 1964-1970 and the Other Equalities.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)This thesis explores the idea that an equality state has evolved in Britain since the 1960s. The policies and institutions that make up the equality state are those that seek to ensure some forms of equality between its ... -
Laminar separation bubbles in two and three dimensional incompressible flow.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1968)A theoretical and experimental study is made of the closed 'bubbles` of separated flow formed when a laminar boundary layer separates from an aerofoil surface and, after undergoing transition to turbulence, subsequently ... -
The landscape of vascular accessible chromatin and prioritisation of functional risk alleles for cardiovascular disease
(2022)Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality and disability. A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of 181,522 coronary artery (CAD) cases and 984,058 controls identified 897 CAD risk variants ... -
Language & Normativity in Sexuality & Gender-Related Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: a Netnographic-Informed Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study.
(Queen Mary University of London., 2021-11-18)Psychologists generally agree that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is caused by intrinsic biopsychological factors and extrinsic sociocultural factors that influence the topic of obsessions (e.g., cleanliness, symmetry, ...