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Shear Class: A Visual Ethnography Of The British Hair Salon: Part Of Portfolio Kurl Up N Dye, I Rae Jan 2009

Shear Class: A Visual Ethnography Of The British Hair Salon: Part Of Portfolio Kurl Up N Dye, I Rae

School of Art, Design and Architecture

In his book The Ongoing Moment, the English writer Geoff Dyer (2005) draws out some of the common themes that have concerned photographers over the last century. His focus is the documentary tradition, primarily American, and within it he notes the homage that younger photographers pay to the history of image making that has gone before them. Barbershops are one example. Tracing a lineage from Walker Evans through Robert Frank to Michael Ormerod, with a short detour by way of Diane Arbus, he notes the ways in which the barbershop has been a recurring motif, how different people have photographed …

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Benchmarking The Implementation Of E-Commerce A Case Study Approach, C. R. D. Freiherr Von Ettingshausen Jan 2009

Benchmarking The Implementation Of E-Commerce A Case Study Approach, C. R. D. Freiherr Von Ettingshausen

Plymouth Business School Theses

The purpose of this thesis was to develop a guideline to support the implementation of E-Commerce with E-Commerce benchmarking. Because of its importance as an interface with the customer, web-site benchmarking has been a widely researched topic. However, limited research has been conducted on benchmarking E-Commerce across other areas of the value chain. Consequently this thesis aims to extend benchmarking into E-Commerce related subjects. The literature review examined two main bodies of theory, E-Commerce and benchmarking. lt became clearly apparent that a gap in the literature existed for E-Commerce benchmarking. To address this gap, a single-case-study exploratory methodology has been …

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Determinants Of Knowledge Transfer In Turkish Textile And Apparel Industry, Dababrata Narayan Chowdhury Jan 2009

Determinants Of Knowledge Transfer In Turkish Textile And Apparel Industry, Dababrata Narayan Chowdhury

Plymouth Business School Theses

The knowledge transfer activities in Turkish Textile and Apparel Industries have been explored in this study. The knowledge transfer is undisputedly important subjects as knowledge provides competitive advantage to firms. Only few percentages of the Turkish textile and apparel industries are engaged in knowledge transfer activity although it is recorded as the largest industry in Turkish economy. Turkish textile and apparel industries are mostly run by family and most of them are either unaware or reluctant to involve in the knowledge transfer activities. This study examines the knowledge transfer activities in Turkish SMEs through qualitative research and quantitative analysis by …

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Sustainability Through Community Planning: A Substantive Level Approach, Toni Soji Ola Jan 2009

Sustainability Through Community Planning: A Substantive Level Approach, Toni Soji Ola

Plymouth Business School Theses

This study identified ways of translating sustainability and sustainable development aims and objectives into practical means in a local government setting, through action research, thereby contributing to the global sustainability debate. This is in an attempt to fill the gap identified in literature, which relates to the paucity of research on translating sustainability into practical means. In achieving one of its aims, the study proposed three levels of abstraction in the form of globalisation theory, sustainability theory and applied sustainable development, conceptualised as grand theory, meso theory and substantive theory. The linkage between these theories was established, thereby contributing and …

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Inter-Port Competition And Inland Container Transport: A Multiple Criteria Decision-Making Approach To Achieve Lntermodal Transport System Development Strategies In Taiwan, Yih-Ching Juang Jan 2009

Inter-Port Competition And Inland Container Transport: A Multiple Criteria Decision-Making Approach To Achieve Lntermodal Transport System Development Strategies In Taiwan, Yih-Ching Juang

Plymouth Business School Theses

Inland container transport has intensified over the past thirty years in Taiwan. It is closely related to inter-port competition and port selection by container carriers. In the 1980's, large containerships only berthed at Kaohsiung port due to the limit of container terminal operation capacities of Keelung port and the carrier's regional hub port decision in the country region. The container traffic of the south-north motorways made them more crowded and increased road maintenance expenses. The purpose of this research is to study inter-port competition and inland container transport flows in Taiwan. Although Taiwan is an island, the freight transport policy …

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The Role Of Health Kiosks In 2009: Literature And Informant Review., R Jones Jan 2009

The Role Of Health Kiosks In 2009: Literature And Informant Review., R Jones

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Chemotherapy Related Encephalopathy In A Patient With Stage Iv Cervical Carcinoma Treated With Cisplatin And 5-Fluorouracil: A Case Report, Al Chue, In Fernando, Sa Hussain, Da Yates Jan 2009

Chemotherapy Related Encephalopathy In A Patient With Stage Iv Cervical Carcinoma Treated With Cisplatin And 5-Fluorouracil: A Case Report, Al Chue, In Fernando, Sa Hussain, Da Yates

Peninsula Medical School

INTRODUCTION: Chemotherapy related encephalopathy is commonly reported with certain forms of chemotherapy but few reports note an association with low dose 5-Fluorouracil. CASE PRESENTATION: A 57-year-old Caucasian lady received her first cycle of Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil for palliative treatment of cervical carcinoma, and presented several days later with signs of encephalopathy. Several causes were eliminated, and encephalopathy related to 5-Fluorouracil was thought to be the most likely cause. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the head revealed changes related to the chemotherapy received. Symptoms resolved completely within three days of presentation. CONCLUSION: Encephalopathy from low dose 5-Fluorouracil is not well documented in …

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Longitudinal Evaluation Of South West Peninsula Deanery F1 Doctors, Nicola Brennan, Oonagh Corrigan Jan 2009

Longitudinal Evaluation Of South West Peninsula Deanery F1 Doctors, Nicola Brennan, Oonagh Corrigan

Peninsula Medical School

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.BackgroundIn 2007 and 2008, the first and second cohorts of Peninsula Medical School (PMS) students graduated. Of the 232 graduates, 75% (174) gained Foundation Year 1 (F1) positions in the South West Peninsula Deanery (SWPD).ObjectivesThe objectives of the study are:1. to provide a systematic evaluation of the performance and preparedness of the first and second cohorts of PMS graduates based in the F1 programme in the SWPD;2. to compare the performance and preparedness of PMS graduates with graduates of other medical schools based in the F1 programme in the SWPD;3. to explore F1 doctors’ experience of transition from medical …

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