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The yagé aesthetic of William Burroughs: the publication and development of his work 1953-1965
(2011)My concern in this thesis is to show that a reconstruction of the publishing history of the work of William Burroughs offers a new, critical perspective on his experiments with psychoactive substances and their connection ... -
The Yukos Case: The New Dimension in Money Laundering Cases
(2008)The Yukos case is known for its unprecedented character and complexity as a Russian corporate, tax and money laundering case. It continues to raise political and legal problems, both domestically and internationally, and ... -
Z4-codes and their gray map images as orthogonal arrays and t-designs
(2009)This thesis discusses various connections between codes over rings, in par- ticular linear Z4-codes and their Gray map images as orthogonal arrays and t-designs. It also introduces the connections between VC-dimension ... -
Zeal and Sacrifice: The Woman Missionary and Women’s Writing, 1830-1900
(Queen Mary University of London, 2014)This thesis explores the development of the ‘female missionary’ character both within the developing literary form of the female missionary biography and as she was invoked in the writings of other women through ... -
Zebra fish as a model for translational neurobiology: Implications for drug discovery and development
(Queen Mary University of London, 2017-06-15)Diseases which affect the central nervous system present a huge burden to sufferers and caregivers. In tandem with longevity, prevalences of age-related neurodegenerative diseases are increasing. However, despite the ... -
ZFP64: a novel protein in centromere regulation, and chromosomal instability in cancer
(Queen Mary University of London, 2021)Chromosomal instability (CIN), a state defined by the ongoing loss/gain of chromosomes, affects the vast majority of cancers. However, the underlying mechanisms which drive CIN in cancer, and allow cancer cells to survive ... -
The zinc finger transcription factor Early Growth Response 2 (Egr-2) is an intrinsic regulator of T cell tolerance and homeostasis
(2009)Tolerance of T cells to self-antigen is crucial to prevent the development of autoimmune disease. How self-tolerance is controlled at the transcriptional level is, however, unknown. We discovered that the transcription ... -
ZnO Nanorods-Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2015-07)Piezoelectric nanostructures of ZnO were employed for development of vibration energy harvesters. Columnar nanorod structures of ZnO, incorporated into various heterojunction-based device prototypes, were strained to ... -
‘Þys tale rymeth hou men in senne beþ’: a Study of Vernacular Verse Pastoralia for the English Laity c.1240 - c.1330.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)The Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 promoted regular and effective religious instruction for the parish laity. This was facilitated by the development of preaching and instructional texts – works known as pastoralia – which ...
