Probes in gaseous plasmas by Schwar, M. J. R.

“…From the time of Langmuir measurements of the current-potential characteristic of a small electrode probe immersed in a partially ionised gas have been used for the quantitative study of plasmas. …”
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Application of natural polymers and nanoparticles in enhancing oil recovery at reservoir condition by Aja, Agi Augustine

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Beyond individual flow: distributed flow in ice hockey, its antecedents and consequences to performance by Reidelberger, Melissa

“…One of the most popular psychological factors underlying sport performance has been mental toughness. However, recently, flow and metacognition are starting to receive more attention as the understanding of their potential impact is ever increasing. …”
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Technology commercialisation at research universities in Malaysia by Abd. Jamil, Azlin

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The development of green construction site index by Firmawan, Ferry

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Nutriepigenetics and cardiovacular disease by Kalea, Anastasia Z., Drosatos, Konstantinos, Buxton, Jessica L.

“…Several risk factors for CVD, including adiposity, inflammation and oxidative stress, have been associated with changes in histone acetylation, lower global DNA methylation levels and shorter telomere length. …”
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Optical properties of concentrated dispersions by Molloy, Peter J.

“…Apparatus and methods have been developed to measure the diffuse transmittance T and reflectance R of multiple scattering, concentrated, colloidal dispersions. …”
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Synthesis and performance of novel azo initiators with special reference to emulsion polymerisation by Barrutia, Esther

“…The surfactant properties of some of the initiator/stabilisers have also been investigated. The kinetics of the decomposition of these initiator/stabilisers is also included.…”
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“The facts don’t work”: the EU referendum campaign and the journalistic construction of ‘post-truth politics’ by Collins, Jeremy

“…The assertions made by the campaign – such as the £350M per week cost of EU membership which could instead be spent on the National Health Service – have been identified by commentators such as NYU professor of journalism Jay Rosen as ‘post-factual’ (Rosen, 2016). …”
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Measuring growth and obesity across childhood and adolescence by McCarthy, H. David

“…In conclusion, a collection of national references for individual body measures have been produced against which children and youths can be assessed. …”
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A novel and rapid method for obtaining high titre intact prion strains from mammalian brain by Wenborn, Adam, Terry, Cassandra, Gros, Nathalie, Joiner, Susan, D’Castro, Laura, Panico, Silvia, Sells, Jessica, Cronier, Sabrina, Linehan, Jacqueline M., Brandner, Sebastian, Saibil, Helen R., Collinge, John, Wadsworth, Jonathan D. F.

“…Progress in understanding mammalian prion strains has however been severely limited by the complexity and variability of the methods used for their isolation from infected tissue and no high resolution structures have yet been reported. …”
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Prion 2016 poster abstracts by Terry, Cassandra, Wenborn, Adam, Gros, Nathalie, Sells, Jessica, Joiner, Susan, Hosszu, Laszlo L. P., Tattum, M. Howard, Panico, Silvia, Clare, Daniel K., Collinge, John, Saibil, Helen R., Wadsworth, Jonathan D. F.

“…Mammalian prions are hypothesized to be fibrillar or amyloid forms of prion protein (PrP), but structures observed to date have not been definitively correlated with infectivity. One of the major challenges has been the production of highly homogeneous material of demonstrable high specific infectivity to allow direct correlation of particle structure with infectivity. …”
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Reflecting on parental terminal illness and death during adolescence : an IPA by Cafferky, Jennifer, Banbury, Samantha, Athanasiadou-Lewis, Catherine

“…There has been little consideration of how adolescents experience parental terminal illness (PTI) and death and any continuing impact it may have on their lives. …”
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Evoked and oscillatory responses to natural vestibular stimulation: semicircular canal contributions by Gale, Steven, Prsa, Mario, Schurger, Aaron, Gay, Annietta, Paillard, Aurore, Herbelin, Bruno, Guyot, Jean-Philippe, Lopez, Christophe, Blanke, Olaf

“…While there have been numerous studies of the vestibular system in mammals, less is known about the brain mechanisms of vestibular processing in humans. …”
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Cultural tourism development in Ngada, Flores, Indonesia by Cole, Stroma

“…Research for this thesis has been carried out over more than ten tears. Early research (1989-1994) was carried out as a tour operator. …”
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Dynamic analysis of anthropomorphic manipulators in computer animation by Loizidou, Stephania M.

“…Using this idea. a higher level of control could be used to coordinate the movement. This has been examined through the use of a Hybrid Inverse and Direct Dynamics System, HIDDS, based on Featherstone's formulation. …”
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A qualitative exploration into how UK Pakistani male immigrants deal with personal problems and stresses in everyday life by Mahmood, Zakia Jabeen

“…However, such studies have been criticised for embodying a distinctly white, middle class, Western male perspective of masculinity. …”
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Situating the citole, c.1200-1400 by Margerum, Alice C.

“…The citole, one of the foremost plucked musical instruments of the High Middle Ages, has been largely overlooked by modern scholars. This is due, in part, to disagreement as to which instrument type should be identified by that term. …”
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The well from which we drink is poisoned: clergy sexual exploitation of adult women by Kennedy, Margaret

“…The thesis adds to the body of knowledge on clergy sexual exploitation of adults in the UK and Ireland, which has rarely been studied, and not at all from the victim's perspective. …”
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Guyanese comfa: arts of imagination by Asantewa, Michelle

“…Research in this area has tended to focus on Cuban Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Trinidadian Shango/Orisha/Spiritual Baptist and Jamaican Myal/Kumina practices. There has been little research on Guyanese religious and cultural practices. …”
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