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Identifying An Appropriate Approach To Judge Low Carbon Buildings, C Isiadinso, S Goodhew, J Marsh, M Hoxley Jan 2011

Identifying An Appropriate Approach To Judge Low Carbon Buildings, C Isiadinso, S Goodhew, J Marsh, M Hoxley

School of Art, Design and Architecture

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An Exploration And Analysis Of The Evolving Bank Corporate Governance Practices In Egypt: A Grounded Theory Approach, Mohamed Karim Sorour Jan 2011

An Exploration And Analysis Of The Evolving Bank Corporate Governance Practices In Egypt: A Grounded Theory Approach, Mohamed Karim Sorour

Plymouth Business School Theses

This thesis investigates the phenomenon of corporate governance in the Egyptian banking sector (EBS); it aims to understand the nature of corporate governance in this context and identify the factors shaping it. Especially that these aspects had been ignored by the literature. Through grounded theory methodology, an empirical study of the nature of corporate governance in the EBS is undertaken, it identifies the factors affecting corporate governance in the EBS, the interests corporate governance is serving and as such outline the model of corporate governance prevailing in the EBS. Grounded theory methodology is illustrated by the thesis in the following …

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The Impacts Of Culture On Cross-Border Mergers And Acquisitions Post-Financial Performance In The Banking Industry Using Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling, Tarek Kandil Jan 2011

The Impacts Of Culture On Cross-Border Mergers And Acquisitions Post-Financial Performance In The Banking Industry Using Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling, Tarek Kandil

Plymouth Business School Theses

This thesis is concerned with the impacts of national culture on the cross-border-mergers and acquisitions performance in the banking industry across Egypt and UK through studying the role of the human side as a mediator variable. The main conceptual framework has been developed based on the GLOBE cultural project. It perceives the national culture as a multi-dimensional construct that interacts between levels. The thesis consists of a mixed methods approach which investigated international mergers and acquisitions by banks in Egypt and the UK from 2004 to 2007. The data collection process was carried out between June 2008 and November 2009 …

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Accounting Disclosure, Financial Transparency, Ownership Structure And Corporate Governance: Implications For Internal And External Wvb Jordanian Credit Risk Assessments, Abdullah A.K (Ash-Shu’Ayree As-Salafi) Al-Khawaaldah Bani Hasan Jan 2011

Accounting Disclosure, Financial Transparency, Ownership Structure And Corporate Governance: Implications For Internal And External Wvb Jordanian Credit Risk Assessments, Abdullah A.K (Ash-Shu’Ayree As-Salafi) Al-Khawaaldah Bani Hasan

Plymouth Business School Theses

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH UK School of Business Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics ABSTRACTDoctor of PhilosophyAccounting disclosure, financial transparency, ownership structure and corporate governance: implications for internal and external WVB Jordanian credit risk assessmentsBy Abdullah A.K. Al-Khawaaldah Bani Hasan (Ash-Shu’ayree As-Salafi)Creditworthiness is a quality that is important to all stakeholders of an organisation, especially bondholders. It is posited that good corporate governance practices assist the confidence that stakeholders have in an organization’s ability to generate the strong cash flows that are needed to meet financial obligations, which in turn should enhance credit risk assessments. Much research has been conducted into …

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The Love Of Money Is The Root Of All Evil: Pay Satisfaction And Cpi As Moderators, Thomas Li Ping Tang, Toto Sutarso, Mahfooz A. Ansari, Vivien Kim Geok Lim, Thompson Sian Hin Teo, Fernando Arias-Galicia, Ilya Garber, Peter Vlerick, Jian Liang, Adebowale Akande, Michael W. Allen, Abdulgawi Salim Alzubaidi, Mark G. Borg, Brigitte Charles-Pauvers, Bor Shiuan Cheng, Randy K. Chiu, Linzhi Du, Consuelo Garcia De La Torre, Rosario Correia Higgs, Abdul Hamid Safwat Ibrahim, Chin Kang Jen, Ali Mahdi Kazem, Kilsun Kim, Roberto Luna-Arocas, Eva Malovics, Alice S. Moreira, Richard T. Mpoyi, Anthony Ugochukwu Obiajulu Nnedum, Johnsto E. Osagie, Aahad M. Osman-Gani, Mehmet Ferhat Özbek, Allen F. Stembridge Jan 2011

The Love Of Money Is The Root Of All Evil: Pay Satisfaction And Cpi As Moderators, Thomas Li Ping Tang, Toto Sutarso, Mahfooz A. Ansari, Vivien Kim Geok Lim, Thompson Sian Hin Teo, Fernando Arias-Galicia, Ilya Garber, Peter Vlerick, Jian Liang, Adebowale Akande, Michael W. Allen, Abdulgawi Salim Alzubaidi, Mark G. Borg, Brigitte Charles-Pauvers, Bor Shiuan Cheng, Randy K. Chiu, Linzhi Du, Consuelo Garcia De La Torre, Rosario Correia Higgs, Abdul Hamid Safwat Ibrahim, Chin Kang Jen, Ali Mahdi Kazem, Kilsun Kim, Roberto Luna-Arocas, Eva Malovics, Alice S. Moreira, Richard T. Mpoyi, Anthony Ugochukwu Obiajulu Nnedum, Johnsto E. Osagie, Aahad M. Osman-Gani, Mehmet Ferhat Özbek, Allen F. Stembridge

Faculty Publications

By incorporating pay satisfaction at Level 1 and Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) at Level 2, we investigated the relationship between the love of money and self-reported corrupt intent among 6,382 managers in 31 geopolitical entities across six continents. Our significant cross-level three-way interaction effect showed that for managers with high pay satisfaction, the intensity (slope) of the love of money to corrupt intent relationship was almost identical in high or low CPI entities but the former had the lowest magnitude of corrupt intent, whereas the latter had the highest. For those with low pay satisfaction, the slope was the steepest …

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Is Spiritual Formation Bad For Us? A Review Of “The Omega Rebellion” By Rick Howard, Kenley D. Hall Jan 2011

Is Spiritual Formation Bad For Us? A Review Of “The Omega Rebellion” By Rick Howard, Kenley D. Hall

Faculty Publications

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Ceo Demographics And Accounting Fraud: Who Is More Likely To Rationalize Illegal Acts?, Carmelita J. Troy, Ken G. Smith, Madeline A. Domino Jan 2011

Ceo Demographics And Accounting Fraud: Who Is More Likely To Rationalize Illegal Acts?, Carmelita J. Troy, Ken G. Smith, Madeline A. Domino

Faculty Publications

This article proposes that key CEO demographic factors reflect alternative modes of rationalizing the choice to engage in and/or facilitate accounting fraud. Specifically the authors theorize that younger, less functionally experienced CEOs and CEOs without business degrees will be more likely to rationalize accounting fraud as an acceptable decision. Based on a sample of 312 fraud-committing and control firms, the study finds support for the authors’ predictions. It also finds that CEO stock options (a form of executive equity incentive) also predict fraud, and that this relationship is not moderated by CEO demographics. The study thus extends upper echelon theory …

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Insights Into A Multidrug Resistant Escherichia Coli Pathogen Of The Globally Disseminated St131 Lineage: Genome Analysis And Virulence Mechanisms, Makrina Totsika, Scott A. Beatson, Sohinee Sarkar, P Minh-Duy, Nicola K. Petty, Nathan Bachmann, Marek Szubert, Hanna E. Sidjabat, David L. Paterson, Mathew Upton, Mark A. Schembri Jan 2011

Insights Into A Multidrug Resistant Escherichia Coli Pathogen Of The Globally Disseminated St131 Lineage: Genome Analysis And Virulence Mechanisms, Makrina Totsika, Scott A. Beatson, Sohinee Sarkar, P Minh-Duy, Nicola K. Petty, Nathan Bachmann, Marek Szubert, Hanna E. Sidjabat, David L. Paterson, Mathew Upton, Mark A. Schembri

School of Biomedical Sciences

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A Replicating Cytomegalovirus-Based Vaccine Encoding A Single Ebola Virus Nucleoprotein Ctl Epitope Confers Protection Against Ebola Virus, Yoshimi Tsuda, Patrizia Caposio, Christopher J. Parkins, Sara Botto, Ilhem Messaoudi, Luka Cicin-Sain, Heinz Feldmann, Michael A. Jarvis Jan 2011

A Replicating Cytomegalovirus-Based Vaccine Encoding A Single Ebola Virus Nucleoprotein Ctl Epitope Confers Protection Against Ebola Virus, Yoshimi Tsuda, Patrizia Caposio, Christopher J. Parkins, Sara Botto, Ilhem Messaoudi, Luka Cicin-Sain, Heinz Feldmann, Michael A. Jarvis

School of Biomedical Sciences

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Phytoestrogens Directly Inhibit Tnf-Α-Induced Bone Resorption In Raw264.7 Cells By Suppressing C-Fos-Induced Nfatc1 Expression., S Karieb, Sw Fox Jan 2011

Phytoestrogens Directly Inhibit Tnf-Α-Induced Bone Resorption In Raw264.7 Cells By Suppressing C-Fos-Induced Nfatc1 Expression., S Karieb, Sw Fox

School of Biomedical Sciences

TNF-α-induced osteoclastogenesis is central to post-menopausal and inflammatory bone loss, however, the effect of phytoestrogens on TNF-α-induced bone resorption has not been studied. The phytoestrogens genistein, daidzein, and coumestrol directly suppressed TNF-α-induced osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption. TRAP positive osteoclast formation and resorption area were significantly reduced by genistein (10(-7)  M), daidzein (10(-5)  M), and coumestrol (10(-7)  M), which was prevented by the estrogen antagonist ICI 182,780. TRAP expression in mature TNF-α-induced osteoclasts was also significantly reduced by these phytoestrogen concentrations. In addition, in the presence of ICI 182,780 genistein and coumestrol (10(-5) -10(-6)  M) augmented TNF-α-induced osteoclast formation and resorption. …

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Evaluating The Use Of Enterprise To Create Synergies Between Graduate Skills Development, Career Management And Successful Induction, Ross Pomeroy, Rebecca Turner, Claire Gray, Marc Lintern, J Goering, Julie Swain Jan 2011

Evaluating The Use Of Enterprise To Create Synergies Between Graduate Skills Development, Career Management And Successful Induction, Ross Pomeroy, Rebecca Turner, Claire Gray, Marc Lintern, J Goering, Julie Swain

Plymouth Business School

We planned an evaluative study into the use of the entrepreneurial visual planning tool ‘XING’ in the ‘FLUX’ competition format (Working Knowledge, 2011) during induction week at a University of Plymouth Colleges (UPC) Partner. This college is one of 18 working in partnership with the University to provide Higher Education (HE), primarily in the form of Foundation Degrees (FDs), in a Further Education (FE) environment. Foundations degrees were designed to bring together academic and vocational experiences by building on the principles of employer engagement and work-based learning. Entry to HE has been acknowledged as a stressful time for undergraduates as …

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Propofol And Children--What We Know And What We Do Not Know., Ae Rigby-Jones, Jr Sneyd Jan 2011

Propofol And Children--What We Know And What We Do Not Know., Ae Rigby-Jones, Jr Sneyd

Peninsula Medical School

The pharmacokinetics of propofol are relatively well described in the pediatric population. Recent work has confirmed the validity of allometric scaling for predicting propofol disposition across different species and for describing pediatric ontogenesis. In the first year of life, allometric models require adjustment to reflect ontogeny of maturation. Pharmacodynamic data for propofol in children are scarcer, because of practical difficulties in data collection and the limitations of currently available depth of anesthesia monitors for pediatric use. Hence, questions relating to the comparative sensitivity of children to propofol, and differences in time to peak effect relative to adults, remain unanswered. K(eo) …

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Women's Experience Of Colposcopy: A Qualitative Investigation, Dawn R. Swancutt, Sheila M. Greenfield, David M. Luesley, Sue Wilson Jan 2011

Women's Experience Of Colposcopy: A Qualitative Investigation, Dawn R. Swancutt, Sheila M. Greenfield, David M. Luesley, Sue Wilson

Peninsula Medical School

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The Problem With Health Measurement., Stefan J. Cano, Jeremy C. Hobart Jan 2011

The Problem With Health Measurement., Stefan J. Cano, Jeremy C. Hobart

Peninsula Medical School

In this review we discuss health measurement with a focus on psychometric methods and methodology. In particular, we examine some of the key issues currently facing the use of clinician and patient rating scales to measure the health outcomes of disease and treatment. We present three key facts and flag one crucial problem. First, the numbers generated by scales are increasingly used as the measurements of the central dependent variables upon which clinical decisions are frequently made. The rising profile of rating scales has significant implications for scale construction, evaluation, and selection, as well as for interpreting studies. Second, rating …

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Exploring The Map Of Medicine's Potential In Undergraduate Medical Education., Nicola Brennan, Karen Mattick Jan 2011

Exploring The Map Of Medicine's Potential In Undergraduate Medical Education., Nicola Brennan, Karen Mattick

Peninsula Medical School

BACKGROUND: Map of Medicine is a web-based knowledge resource depicting evidence-based pathways of patient care. Recent publications suggest a possible role for the Map of Medicine as a training tool in postgraduate education. AIM: The aim of this study was to explore the potential of the Map of Medicine to enhance undergraduate medical education. METHODS: A mixed-method study including a survey of UK medical schools, and the embedding of the resource at one medical school and the evaluation of its impact. RESULTS: The survey found that only 1 of 23 medical schools was using the Map of Medicine in its …

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Management Of Patient Adherence To Medications: Protocol For An Online Survey Of Doctors, Pharmacists And Nurses In Europe, W Clyne, C Mshelia, S Hall, S Mclachlan, Et Al Jan 2011

Management Of Patient Adherence To Medications: Protocol For An Online Survey Of Doctors, Pharmacists And Nurses In Europe, W Clyne, C Mshelia, S Hall, S Mclachlan, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

Introduction It is widely recognised that many patients do not take prescribed medicines as advised. Research in this field has commonly focused on the role of the patient in non-adherence; however, healthcare professionals can also have a major influence on patient behaviour in taking medicines. This study examines the perceptions, beliefs and behaviours of healthcare professionals—doctors, pharmacists and nurses—about patient medication adherence. Methods and analysis This paper describes the study protocol and online questionnaire used in a cross-sectional survey of healthcare professionals in Europe. The participating countries include Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy …

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