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Functions of Code-switching in EFL Classrooms with Native and Non-native Speaker Teachers: A Qualitative Study in A Turkish University
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This study aimed to find out how code switching functions in EFL classes with native (NS) and non-native speaker (NNS) teachers by using classroom observation and interview methods. To reach this aim 162 B-level students ... -
Fuzzy Logic Based Software Product Quality Model for Execution Tracing
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This report presents the research carried out in the area of software product quality modelling. Its main endeavour is to consider software product quality with regard to maintainability. Supporting this aim, execution ... -
Genetic algorithms with implicit memory
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This thesis investigates the workings of genetic algorithms in dynamic optimisation problems where fitness landscapes materialise that are identical to, or resemble in some way, landscapes previously encountered. The ... -
How a structured exercise programme involving cardio and resistance exercise affects type 2 diabetes mellitus volunteers
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Background T2DM is a metabolic disorder that is rapidly increasing in prevalence, it has become a 21st century epidemic and addressing this is one of the greatest global health challenges of our time. In the UK £10.3 billion ... -
An Investigation into Factors Affecting the Chilled Food Industry
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Investigation into teachers’ practice in relation to curriculum implementation in ELT in Bangladesh
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)The study investigates teachers’ practices in relation to curriculum implementation in secondary level education in Bangladesh. The research examines five English language teachers’ classroom activities and compares if ... -
An investigation into the elements of a successful methodology for influencing contemporary interior design environment of tourist class globally-branded hotels based in China
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)The main purpose of the study is to investigate the possibility of achieving global hotel design diversification through the utilization of traditional cultural characteristics. The focus of this study is global hotel ... -
Life-cycle information management and acquisition for blood products
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Ten of thousands patients die every year because of medical errors. Many more patients suffer permanent damage and have to be medicated for the rest of their life. In the context of a blood donation, blood production and ... -
The management of local greenhouse gas emissions.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)Climate change is recognized as a major threat to humanity and action is being taken at various spatial levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Most efforts at the local level are focused on the development and ... -
The nature of managerial involvement in strategic investment decisions.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)The role of managerial judgement and involvement in strategic investment decisions (SIDs) has received limited attention in Management Accounting and Finance literature. This study inquired into the nature of managerial ... -
New Horizon in Mobile Communications Networks Planning
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)The new horizon in mobile communication network planning is a developed study on mobile communication services in developed and developing countries. The aim of the study is to introduce a method to predict the best country ... -
Optimization of mechanical mixing of anaerobic digesters using computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)To keep biogas production competitive against alternatives in the energy sector, reducing the operating costs is a major challenge for biogas applications. Up to 50 % of the energy consumption in biogas plants is ... -
Protecting Autonomy in Non-consensual Sexual Offences: A Kantian Critique
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)The current law has been criticised on the basis that it does not provide a clear definition of consent. This criticism is important, particularly in light of the fact that the Sexual Offences Act 2003 adopts a consent-centric ... -
Realism and representations of the working class in contemporary British cinema.
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This thesis examines the history of social realism and the representation of the working-class in contemporary British cinema. Opening with a critical history, of the political and social context of British social realist ... -
Rewriting the Boundaries
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This thesis examines contemporary British experimental theatre of the 1990s and its relation to postmodern cultural theory. The practitioners discussed include Forced Entertainment, Third Angel, Stan’s Cafe, Blast Theory ... -
Spectrokinetic studies of the photostability and the photodegradation of Diethylstilbestrol
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)A spectrokinetic study has been carried out for research purposes on the photodegradation and photostability of the photoactive Diethylstilbestrol compound (DES) a synthetic oestrogen sometimes used in the treatment of ... -
Student Disability and Employability: Empowering Self-Discovery
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)University students with disabilities are supported in a variety of ways designed to help all students realise their academic potential. Students are supported whether they have physical disabilities or cognitive learning ... -
A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Controllable Electricity Production via Biogas Plants
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)With the expansion of renewable but fluctuating power generation from wind and solar energy, the demand placed on the security and reliability of supply is increasing. To en-sure grid stability in the future, controllable ... -
Transferring the improvisational potential of drawing to a contemporary sculptural practice
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)This text and the body of artwork it describes are the outcomes of a practice-based research project exploring the question: "What are the implications and opportunities of transferring the improvisational potential of ... -
Unearthing the Self: Performative and Theological Explorations Towards a Discovered Identity
(Thesis or dissertation / Masters / MPhil)How does one begin to understand the self? Approaching identity as a fragmented and complex form, this thesis argues that true self-knowledge is a thing to be discovered rather than created. As a route in, it offers three ...