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B-cell depletion in Rheumatoid Arthritis: clinical, biochemical and synovial predictors of response
(Queen Mary University of London, 04/09/2019)Despite a growing armamentarium of therapies available to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), predicting response to therapy remains a clinical challenge. Witnessed variability in treatment outcomes translates to a large unmet ... -
B-Cell Receptor Signalling in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) cells may depend on B-cell receptor (BCR) signalling as well as other microenvironmental survival signals. A peculiarity of CLL is that cells preserve IgD signalling in the presence of ... -
Back and forth: the grotesque in the play of romantic irony
(2009)This thesis examines the dramatic implications of the grotesque in Romantic aesthetics, particularly in relation to its poetics of plurality. There have been few studies exploring the drama of the Romantic grotesque, a ... -
Badges of trade: the protection of trade marks and related intangibles in unfair competition law
(Queen Mary University of London, 1995)The increasing efforts within the European Union to harmonise intellectual property law also lead to the approximation of some aspects of unfair competition law. Despite these efforts, common standards for unfair ... -
‘Bad’ woman, ‘mad’ woman: Exploring the construction of victim-subjects in cases of domestic violence in Pakistan
Pakistani women are increasingly seeking legal redress against acts of domestic violence. Their claims, however, are routinely dismissed through character allegations which assert that she is a ‘bad’ woman that needs to ... -
The Bandwagon Effect: How Popularity Information Affects Electoral Expectations and Voting Behaviour.
(Queen Mary University of London., 2021-09-30)This thesis studies whether and how information about the popularity of political candidates and parties, such as the results of opinion polls, influences what people think is going to happen at elections and how they ... -
Bandwidth-efficient Video Streaming with Network Coding on Peer-to-Peer Networks
(Queen Mary University of London, 2017-04-20)Over the last decade, live video streaming applications have gained great popularity among users but put great pressure on video servers and the Internet. In order to satisfy the growing demands for live video streaming, ... -
Banking in MERCOSUR : liberalisation and integration : policy reflections
(Queen Mary University of London, 2006)This thesis studies MERCOSUR Agreements in the area of banking services. The core issue of this study is to examine whether the present and potential benefits arising from MERCOSUR Agreements - as they have been designed ... -
Banking regulation and deposit insurance: legal and comparative perspective.
(2008)A major point of debate in most financial systems is the relevance, form and scope of regulatory intervention, particularly on the trade-off between the benefits and costs of regulation. Deposit insurance is a prominent ... -
‘Barbed Wire Disease’: Captivity and mental health in British P.O.W.s during and after the Second World War, 1939-1947
(2023)This work explores the emergence of ‘Barbed Wire Disease’, a neurotic illness centred around imprisonment or internment, in British P.O.W.s during and after the Second World War. Barbed Wire Disease was a distinct form of ... -
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 ... -
Barking Abbey : a study in its external and internal administration from the Conquest to the Dissolution.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1961)This thesis attempts to trace the history of Barking Abbey from the Conquest to the Dissolution. In some respects it has proved a disappointing study, for though Barking was among the greatest and wealthiest nunneries ... -
Barocaloric effects in the vicinity of first-order phase transitions.
(Queen Mary University of London., 2021-09-26)Barocaloric effects refer to the adiabatic temperature change (ΔT) or isothermal en-tropy change (ΔS) of a solid under the application (or removal) of hydrostatic pressure, which are expected to show a great enhancement ... -
Baroclinic Jets on Other Jupiters and Earths
(Queen Mary University of London, 27/01/2015)Dynamics of baroclinic jets on extrasolar planets is studied using three-dimensional general circulation models (GCMs) which solve the traditional hydrostatic primitive equations. The focus is on: i ) baroclinic ow and ... -
Barriers and Facilitators to Identifying and Treating Chronic Viral Hepatitis in Immigrants in Primary Care: the HepFREE Trial.
(Queen Mary University of London., 2020)Chronic viral hepatitis, caused by Hepatitis B (HBV) or Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is a global public health concern, and contributes considerable health burdens from chronic liver disease, liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular ... -
Barriers to the application of the United Nations convention on contracts for the International sale ogf goods (1980) in the Peoples Republic of China.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011)The meteoric growth in the economy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the success of the PRC’s increasingly vast participation in international trade and commerce could be viewed as resting at the intersection of ... -
Barriers to the Use of Goal Directed Therapy in a High Risk Surgical Patient Group
(Queen Mary University of London, 13/09/2019)Background Goal directed therapy, the utilisation of fluids and inotropes to optimise cardiovascular performance of tissue oxygen delivery during surgery, has been shown in small studies to reduce complications after major ... -
A barrister’s role in the plea decision: an analysis of drivers affecting advice in the crown court
(2010)This thesis explores the reasons behind barristers' advice to defendants in the Crown Court on plea, primarily through interviews with criminal law practitioners themselves. Beginning with a critical overview of the ... -
Barthes, Bakhtin, Structuralism: A Reassessment
(Queen Mary University of London, 2001)The thesis is a comparative analysis of the shared ideas and concerns in the works of Mikhail Bakhtin and Roland Barthes from the point of view of differences between French and Slavic literary structuralisms. Its ... -
Barts Explanatory Model Inventory: The exploration of cross-cultural variations in perceptions of mental distress
(2006)Cultural variations in individuals' perceptions of mental distress are an important issue for health care. They can affect communication between health professionals and mentally distressed individuals and might be one ...