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PhD thesis on liquidity of bond market
This thesis consists of empirical and theoretical studies on the liquidity of bond markets. In the first study, we present an extended model for the estimation of the effective bid-ask spread that improves the existing models and offers a new direction of generalisation. The quoted bid-ask spread …
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Towards better gameplay in educational computer games: a PhD thesis
… they change depending on the type of game? This thesis begins by compiling a prospective set of required features for an educational game, taken from literature on Learning Environments, as well as the requirements of different learning styles. This requirement set is cross-referenced with an …
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A User Centric Interface for the Management of Past, Present and Future Events [PhD thesis presentation]
… is any happening worth of remembering. This thesis makes an in-depth philological query of the nature of events and their intricate relationship to other events in the tapestry of complex social structures. We tried to understand our life events from grainy to vast in nature and size. …
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A User Centric Interface for the Management of Past, Present and Future Events [PhD thesis full text]
… is any happening worth of remembering. This thesis makes an in-depth philological query of the nature of events and their intricate relationship to other events in the tapestry of complex social structures. We tried to understand our life events from grainy to vast in nature and size. …
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Monolithically integrated micro fuel cells for on-chip power generation
… (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 2 POLM-PJAK-PHD THESIS-2011.pdf: 8336288 bytes, checksum: 80a18a301139151760b423af2f5f91b4 (MD5) POLM-PJAK-PHD THESIS-2011.docx: 17762060 bytes, checksum: b15b4baa7a2db58da2ee7f058dcfc265 (MD5)
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Raman spectroscopy of layered cultural heritage materials
… Cultural Heritage Materials” is a dedicated PhD thesis on Raman spectroscopy and its applications with a special focus on the non-invasive and non‑destructive analysis of layered structures in works of art. It combines the concepts of direct and stratigraphic analysis, in order to propose …
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Second language learning at a distance: Metacognition, affect, learning strategies and learner support in relation to the development of autonomy. Volume 2: Submitted publications
… in Volume 1: Introduction to the published work. PhD thesis, The Open University.
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A hitchhiker’s guide to efficient non-projective dependency parsing
… us to use graph-based dependency parsers. This thesis examines algorithms used in four stages of non-projective, graph-based dependency parsers: inference, sampling, decoding, and significance testing. The thesis will guide the reader through a series of novel extensions to existing algorithms, …
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Investigation into the applicability of AVO techniques to coal mine exploration
… Within the frame of this project, this PhD thesis assesses the ability of AVO to detect a difference between Mudstone and Sandstone roofs over a 6 meters thick coal seam, in the region of Daw Mill (UK). It moreover presents a modification of a triaxial cell aimed at calibrating AVO in …
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A sleep behaviour intervention to improve cardiometabolic health in adults with overweight and obesity
… minor in Exercise Science. For his undergraduate thesis in 2012, he moved to South Africa where he was introduced to chronobiology in exercise science. In 2013, Rob continued to study in South Africa for his Master of Science (Exercise Science) degree and published his first peer-reviewed article …
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Shadowing and numerical analysis of set-valued dynamical systems
In this PhD thesis, shadowing theory is systematically generalized to set-valued discrete-time dynamical systems. In particular, a notion of hyperbolicity is proposed and the corresponding shadowing and inverse shadowing theorems are proved. Explicit error estimates for the Viability Kernel …
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Barriers to Nonviolent Resistance: Identities, Aims and State Responses to Dissent
The second chapter of this PhD thesis examines the barriers to nonviolent resistance and explains why, despite the grievances, we see uprisings in some states and not others. I argue that a lack of common ties and the existence of ethnic cleavages create additional barriers for nonviolent mass …
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Integrating Safety, Security and Human Factors Engineering in Rail Infrastructure Design and Evaluation.
… with cyber security. The research problem this PhD thesis addresses is how the process-techniques and tool- support available in safety, security and human factors engineering can be integrated to provide design solutions in rail infrastructure. This PhD thesis claims that proposed design …
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An investigation of basic science and clinical research methodologies to benefit clinical practice
The aim of this PhD thesis was to produce research that could inform and benefit clinical practice by exploring the application of basic science and clinical research methodologies to disorders in obstetrics and gynaecology. Chapter 1’s investigation of endometriosis is the first to 1) report …
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The fragile and imaginative world of learning to teach: experience, identity, pedagogy
This PhD thesis is by Published Works. Its focus is on learning to teach in Initial Teacher Education. The key concepts explored include the experience of learning to teach, the identity-making process involved and the importance of pedagogy to the process. Student teacher texts of practice make up …
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A PRIVATE BUSINESS.THE ROLE OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES IN THE ORGANIZATION OF DOMESTIC WORK
in my PhD thesis I analyze the impact of both for-profit and non-for-profit labour intermediaries on the organization of domestic work in Italy. I focus on the impact these intermediaries may have on the high rate of labour informality defining domestic work, as well as on the condition of …
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Group recommendation with automatic detection and classification of groups
This PhD thesis presents ART (Automatic Recommendation Technologies), a set of group recommendation algorithms that detect groups of users with similar preferences. With respect to classic group recommendation, the first step that such systems have to compute is the detection of groups of people …
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Design and synthesis of components for optically active metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and synthetic routes to diverse deuterium labelled α-diazoacetates, α-diazoacetamides, α-diazoketones, and the antibiotic azaserine
… assembly are required. The first part of this PhD thesis entails the synthesis of a novel linear organic linker equipped with ester functional groups for the future introduction of a chiral centre. In addition, a selection of novel axially chiral (S)-BINOL-derived building blocks bearing …
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Experimental Essays on Singling Out, Emotions, and Electoral Decisions
This PhD thesis is a collection of three independent essays in the area of experimental economics. The first investigates the effects of singling out an individual on trust and trustworthiness. The second essay studies the role played by the punishment technology, and the experience and cultural …
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