Defining a realistic strategy, that directs employees to achieve the organisation's strategic goals, is an important step towards achieving an organisation's objectives. Balanced Scorecards are one of the most useful tools ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are an important source of air pollution. The reduction of VOCs concentration in air, including their catalytic oxidation is becoming increasingly important, not only because of their ...

Video surveillance applications have experienced an increase in demand over the last decade. Surveillance systems can easily be found in places such as commercial offices, banks and traffic intersections, parks and recreational ...

When exploring the topic of overheating in buildings, the notion is commonly applied to future overheating, as a consequence of climate change. By contrast, this thesis is concerned with present-day overheating, as it is ...

Individuals of South Asian origin with asthma in the UK are more likely to experience excess morbidity and increased hospitalisation rates compared to their White British counterparts. South Asian groups also have lower ...

Substandard and falsified medicines (SF) are a major global public health problem and occur throughout healthcare systems worldwide. With an average occurrence of 10% of all medicines globally, the specific levels range ...

This thesis examines the concept and practice of creative photographic work within the advertising industry. It argues that while the industry is saturated by, and dependent on, photographic production, analytical work ...

The increasing development of e-learning systems in recent decades has benefited ubiquitous computing and education by providing freedom of choice to satisfy various needs and preferences about learning places and paces. ...

This research is to tackle the electricity crises in Kurdistan, as a primary objective, and minimize emissions and global warming effects; this research investigates the potential for the reduction of energy consumption ...

The purpose of this study was to explore how entrepreneurs, who are past the start-up stage of business, evaluate and make decisions on growth opportunities. Small business growth is a complex, dynamic and episodic phenomenon ...