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What Is Nanoscience?' - A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study Of Nanoscience Researchers' Experiences, Deepa Chari
What Is Nanoscience?' - A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study Of Nanoscience Researchers' Experiences, Deepa Chari
Doctoral
Nanoscience and nanotechnology have been described as a research area that integrates many scientific and engineering disciplines. However, the integration of disciplines is so complex that the disciplinarity of nanoscience and nanotechnology remains undefined. As a result, the nanoscience and nanotechnology area is viewed as multidisciplinary, or interdisciplinary science, or even as a separate discipline and there is no consensus regarding its disciplinarity. The previous studies conducted in order to describe the disciplinarity associated with this area have focused mainly on political, institutional and external factors while the cognitive aspects of disciplinarity of nanoscience and nanotechnology are still less understood. …
The Social And Economic Impact Of Refractive Error In Mozambique, Stephen James Thompson
The Social And Economic Impact Of Refractive Error In Mozambique, Stephen James Thompson
Doctoral
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate potential key determinants of the success, or otherwise, of endeavours to address avoidable Visual Impairment (VI) by addressing Uncorrected Refractive Error (URE) in Mozambique and the wider region of sub-Saharan Africa by providing optometric services. It includes a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of a higher education optometry training programme, barriers that might prevent the realisation of overarching goals despite a successful training programme, and a Willingness to Pay (WTP) analysis to inform the pricing structure and to determine the financial sustainability of the system. Methods A standard CBA methodology was applied to …
Low-Toxicity Diacetone Acrylamide-Based Photopolymer For Applications In Holography, Dervil Cody
Low-Toxicity Diacetone Acrylamide-Based Photopolymer For Applications In Holography, Dervil Cody
Doctoral
Photopolymers are fast becoming one of the most popular holographic recording media due to their suitability for a wide range of holographic applications, such as sensors, diffractive optics and data storage. The majority of the investigated water-soluble holographic photopolymers are Acrylamide (AA) based. However, the toxic and carcinogenic nature of AA is a growing concern. In order for photopolymer recording media to be a viable option for holographic applications, efforts must be made to remove any occupational and environmental hazards involved in large-scale material development and device fabrication. The main objective of the work presented here is the development and …