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Sailors' Wives And Husband Absence, Joan Chandler Jan 1987

Sailors' Wives And Husband Absence, Joan Chandler

Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses

This thesis reports on a study of women married to Royal Navy personnel and resident in the West of England and Wales. The analyses are based on data derived from secondary sources, a questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews, the field-work having been conducted between January 1985 and April 1986. Past research has concentrated on the emotional reaction of wives to husband absence, its relationship to anxiety and depression. This thesis is, however, concerned with the social situation of wives intermittently without husbands. It is an exploration of the marital and domestic consequences of husband absence and the implications it has …

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A Simple And Versatile Interface To Feed Analogue Data From The Output Of Analytical Instruments To A Bbc Microcomputer., L. Ebdon, Ji Alonso, S. J. Hill, A. Hopkins Jan 1987

A Simple And Versatile Interface To Feed Analogue Data From The Output Of Analytical Instruments To A Bbc Microcomputer., L. Ebdon, Ji Alonso, S. J. Hill, A. Hopkins

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Voluntarism And The Criminal Justice System : A Comparative Analysis, Martin Laurence Gill Jan 1986

Voluntarism And The Criminal Justice System : A Comparative Analysis, Martin Laurence Gill

Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses

This thesis comparatively evaluates three groups of volunteers working within the criminal justice system in the South West of England. The groups chosen - probation Voluntary Associates, police Specials and Victims Support Scheme Volunteers - incorporate parties working with the offender, the public and the victim, ie those most closely identified with the judicial process. To date, research in both Britain and abroad has chosen to focus on a single agency which has limited our understanding of voluntarismo Nevertheless, most have identified a number of issues pertaining to the use of volunteers. Through a consideration of the type of work …

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Further Developments In The Taylor 'V' Type Vawt Concept., Aj Robotham, Dj Sharpe, Da Taylor, Ga Boyle Jan 1985

Further Developments In The Taylor 'V' Type Vawt Concept., Aj Robotham, Dj Sharpe, Da Taylor, Ga Boyle

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

This paper describes the development of the Taylor 'V' Type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (V-VAWT) which was first described at the 1983 ISES Solar Energy Congress in Perth, Australia. The aerodynamic performance prediction model VAWTTAY has been enhanced in VAWTTAY6. Further wind tunnel tests have been carried out using two-bladed models, and two of these are described. These tests have produced results which are close to the values predicted by VAWTTAY6, and results which have demonstrated that power control of the V-VAWT can be achieved by varying the pitch of the blade tips. The design of a prototype 5kW machine, …

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A Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy Of The Upper Cretaceous Of The Southern North Sea Basin (Uk Sector)., Kim C. Ball Jan 1985

A Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy Of The Upper Cretaceous Of The Southern North Sea Basin (Uk Sector)., Kim C. Ball

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

The Cenomanian to Maastrictian foraminifera have been studied from borehole material (ditchcuttings) of three wells - 44/2-1,49/19-1 and 49/20-2 - drilled by Shell (UK) Exploration & Production Ltd in the Southern North Sea Basin. The microfaunas have been utilized in the formulation of a zonal scheme comprising twelve foraminiferal biozones based on 'tops' (highest occurrences) of selected taxa; the taxonomy of the stratigraphically diagnostic forms is briefly discussed. The major lithostratigraphic units of the Dutch and British sectors of the Upper Cretaceous of the Southern North Sea Basin are recognised from Gamma Ray and Formation Density wireline log signitures (where …

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Investigation Of Ocular Artefacts In The Human Eeg And Their Removal By A Microprocessor-Based Instrument, Emmanuel Ifeachor Jan 1984

Investigation Of Ocular Artefacts In The Human Eeg And Their Removal By A Microprocessor-Based Instrument, Emmanuel Ifeachor

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

The Electroencephalogram (EEG) is widely used in clinical and psychological situations, but it is often seriously obscured by ocular artefacts (OAs) resulting from movements in the ocular system (eyeball, eyelids etc). 'The work described in this thesis is concerned with the problems of OAs in the human EEG, their removal both off-line and on-line, and the design and development of an on-line OA removal system, together with a critical review of the literature on the subject. The work of Jervis and his co-workers was extended to further study OAs, to obtain improved measures of the effectiveness of OA removal, and …

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The Interaction Between Nurses And Patients' Relatives, Ruth Hawker Jan 1982

The Interaction Between Nurses And Patients' Relatives, Ruth Hawker

School of Nursing and Midwifery Theses

During the course of a span of duty the nurse in hospital has to relate to a number of different people including other occupational groups, other nurses, patients and patients' relatives. The present study has been designed to examine one of these role-relationships, that between the nurse and the patients' relatives.

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The History Of Libraries In Plymouth To 1914: A Study Of The Library Developments In The Three Towns Of Plymouth, Devonport And Stonehouse Which Amalgamated Into Plymouth In 1914, Margaret Ivy Lattimore Jan 1982

The History Of Libraries In Plymouth To 1914: A Study Of The Library Developments In The Three Towns Of Plymouth, Devonport And Stonehouse Which Amalgamated Into Plymouth In 1914, Margaret Ivy Lattimore

Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses

The individual and collective history and character of the Three Towns is outlined, with special reference to factors affecting their potential as library environments. The libraries are then presented by type, each type being introduced by an appropriate sketch of the national setting and specialist local background, followed by accounts of individual libraries. The libraries are mostly post-1800, and the main types are: commercial subscription, private subscription, literary and philosophical, mechanics' institutes, cooperative, rate-supported, school, scientific, medical, law and naval libraries. The general conclusions reached are: that the Three Towns contained a number of libraries which were amongst the earliest …

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The Smithsons At Robin Hood, John Furse Jan 1982

The Smithsons At Robin Hood, John Furse

Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses

This thesis The Smithsons at Robin Hood can be seen as a logical continuation of This Was Tomorrow, in that it deals specifically with that tomorrow: the culmination of the Smithsons' thinking, on the problem of mass working-class housing, in the built form of Robin Hood Gardens, Poplar, London E.14., completed in 1972. It is the purpose of this thesis to argue that the Smithsons' intentions were indeed a dream, and that Robin Hood is an ideological fragment of that dream. The building is, as Johnson suggests: 'very far from being just another block of council flats', equally it is …

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The Biology Of Marine Myxosporida And An Investigation Into The Effects Of These Parasites On Teleosts, Charles Nigel Tomlinson Jan 1981

The Biology Of Marine Myxosporida And An Investigation Into The Effects Of These Parasites On Teleosts, Charles Nigel Tomlinson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

A survey of Myxosporidia in teleosts from the South-Western. coast of England demonstrated the widespread occurrence of these parasites. Infection in selected fish species was related to age, sex and seasonal migration of the host. Structural studies of Myxobolus exiguus and Myxidium incurvatum were undertaken in order to investigate sporogenesis, parasite development and the host-parasite interface. Of particular note was the intimate association between parasite and host cells, the structure of the surface layers in Myxobolus exiguus and Myxidium incurvatum, and the occurrence of epithelioid cells in developmental stages of Myxobolus exiguus. Myxobolus exiguus was transmitted experimentally in mullet, and …

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Computer Modelling Of Marine Traffic Behaviour, Paul Vernon Davis Jan 1981

Computer Modelling Of Marine Traffic Behaviour, Paul Vernon Davis

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

The increase in marine traffic has resulted in the need for traffic routing schemes in areas of high vessel density. In order to assess the viability of a scheme before it is brought into use a simulation study can be used. This thesis describes the construction of a computer model to simulate the behaviour of mariners using the concepts of domains and arenas to control their actions. The arena is an area around a ship where one navigator takes account of another ship's presence. The domain is the area around his ship which a navigator wishes to keep clear of …

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The Role Of Content In Reasoning, Kenneth Ian Manktelow Jan 1979

The Role Of Content In Reasoning, Kenneth Ian Manktelow

School of Psychology Theses

A programme of research is reported in which the effects of different contents in two deductive reasoning paradigms were investigated. A review of the literature showed that the two main determinants of performance are the logical structure of the task, and non-logical performance variables such as 'matching bias’. Matching is a prime determinant of behaviour in abstract tasks, e.g. Wason's Selection task. This is shown by systematically negating logical rule components. However, a large literature indicates that logical performance is facilitated by using thematic materials.

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Human Reasoning: Logical And Nonlogical Explanations, Paul Pollard Jan 1979

Human Reasoning: Logical And Nonlogical Explanations, Paul Pollard

School of Psychology Theses

This thesis is concerned with subjects' responses to psychological 'reasoning’ tasks. Theoretical interpretations of responses to such tasks can be broadly categorised into logical explanations, that assume that subjects perform an analysis on the structure of the problem and nonlogical explanations, that explain responses as determined by some, logically irrelevant, feature of the problem. In part 1, data from relevant reasoning studies are reviewed with particular reference to identifying separate effects of logical and nonlogical factors. It is concluded that both factors appear to play a role in determining responses.

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The Stimulated Ambipolar Diffusion Under High Frequency Electric Field, Gi Shapiro, Am Soroka Jan 1979

The Stimulated Ambipolar Diffusion Under High Frequency Electric Field, Gi Shapiro, Am Soroka

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Depression Of Ionization Instability In An Alternating Electric Field, Gi Shapiro Jan 1978

Depression Of Ionization Instability In An Alternating Electric Field, Gi Shapiro

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Stabilisation Of Ionization Instability In An Alternating Electric Field., Gi Shapiro Jan 1978

Stabilisation Of Ionization Instability In An Alternating Electric Field., Gi Shapiro

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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On Stabilisation Of Adhesive Instability Of Glow Discharge By A Rotating Electric Field., Gi Shapiro Jan 1978

On Stabilisation Of Adhesive Instability Of Glow Discharge By A Rotating Electric Field., Gi Shapiro

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Ionization-Superheating Instability Of A Glow Discharge In Time-Varying Fields And Stabilizing Effect Of A Train Of High-Voltage Pulses, Gi Shapiro Jan 1978

Ionization-Superheating Instability Of A Glow Discharge In Time-Varying Fields And Stabilizing Effect Of A Train Of High-Voltage Pulses, Gi Shapiro

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Study Of Taylor Instabilities And Turbulence In Lubricating Films, Michael Geoffrey Short Jan 1977

Study Of Taylor Instabilities And Turbulence In Lubricating Films, Michael Geoffrey Short

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

The development of the wavy mode of Taylor vortices in the flow between a rotating inner cylinder and a stationary outer cylinder has been investigated by visual observations using a stroboscopic technique and by inner cylinder torque measurements. Radius ratios of 0.874, 0.911, 0.950 and 0.975 have been tested for the concentric and eccentric cylinder cases. The stability of wavy mode flow has been found to decrease with increasing radius ratio and/or increasing eccentricity. Observations of the flow suggested that the wavy mode can be classified into three regimes called, respectively, the primary, transitional and secondary modes. The three regimes …

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Rheological Characterization Of Suspensions, Susan Anne Bullivant Jan 1977

Rheological Characterization Of Suspensions, Susan Anne Bullivant

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

The aim of this research is to obtain a meaningful rheological characterization of deflocculated china clay suspensions. It is generally true that in the study of suspensions relatively little successful work has been carried out on the flow properties of highly concentrated suspensions as compared with dilute suspensions; it was decided therefore that the work, presented in this thesis, should be confined to the study of higher concentration suspensions. A survey is given of previous work on the rheological characterization of suspensions and the reasons for choosing the clay suspensions in particular, are discussed. Since a knowledge of the microscopic …

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British Attitudes Towards The Italian Primitives, 1815-1865, With Special Reference To The Mid Nineteenth-Century Fashion, Robyn Cooper Jan 1976

British Attitudes Towards The Italian Primitives, 1815-1865, With Special Reference To The Mid Nineteenth-Century Fashion, Robyn Cooper

Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses

This thesis is about the fashion for the Primitives in Britain in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. By Primitives I mean the painters of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. I have concentrated on Italian artists. However, since interest extended to earlier Netherlandish and German painters, some mention will be made of attitudes to them also. In my analysis of this fashion I have chosen to treat as self-contained units its various manifestations . Therefore, a short sketch of the course of the fashion might be useful here.

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Electron Spin Resonance Studies Of Aluminosilicate Minerals And Associated Organic Substances, Peter L. Hall Jan 1972

Electron Spin Resonance Studies Of Aluminosilicate Minerals And Associated Organic Substances, Peter L. Hall

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

This thesis is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter describes the basic principles of electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. In the second chapter, relevant previous studies of clay minerals are reviewed, including a summary of previous studies by optical, Mössbauer and ESR spectroscopy of iron and other transition metal impurities in clay minerals. The third chapter reviews previous ESR studies of Fe³˖ ions in aluminosilicate minerals and other materials. The fourth chapter reviews the nature and properties of organic substances associated with natural clays and carbonaceous materials, emphasis being placed on the occurrence of organic free radicals and transition …

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